060418 Council Mtg Agenda Backup
REGULAR AGENDA
OF
JUNE 4, 2018
CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA
AGENDA: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
June 4, 2018 – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor – 7:00 P.M.
CITIZEN COMMENTS: Citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council on each item listed on this agenda. Mayor Pettit will
call for your comments prior to City Council discussing the matter. Citizens wishing to address Mayor and City Council are
required to submit a Speaker Form to the City Clerk before addressing Mayor and City Council. Forms are provided on the
credenza at the entrance to the Council Chambers. Citizen comments are limited to five minutes.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE: Individuals needing special assistance or sign interpreter to participate in the meeting, please notify the
Administration Department 48 hours prior to the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. ROLL CALL:
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular and study session meeting minutes of May 21, 2018
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. ZONING: Ordinance No. 2018-05 – An Ordinance Amending Article 3, Zoning Districts, Related to the
Boundaries of the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District, of the North Augusta Development
Code, Chapter 18 of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina Code of Ordinances
A. Remove from Table
B. Ordinance 2018-05, First Reading
C. Ordinance 2018-05, Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS
6. ZONING: Receipt of Planning Commission Recommendation Relative to a Request by the City of North
Augusta to rezone +/- 2.41 Acres of Land Located at 1220 and 1220 ½ Georgia Avenue, Aiken
County Tax Parcels: 007-07-06-003 and 007-07-06-004 from R14, Large Lot, Single Family
Residential to P, Public Use
7. PRESENTATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
A. Citizen Comments: At this time, citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council regarding matters not listed on the
agenda. Citizens wishing to address Mayor and City Council are required to submit a
Speaker Form to the City Clerk before addressing Mayor and City Council. Forms are
provided on the credenza at the entrance to the Council Chambers. Citizen comments are
limited to five minutes.
B. Council Comments
8. ADJOURNMENT:
Thank you for attending tonight’s meeting of the North Augusta City Council.
To assure every citizen’s privilege to speak to City Council and to maintain proper decorum
the following sections of the City’s Code of Ordinances are reprinted.
Sec. 2-57. Order and decorum generally.
(a) By council members. While the council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum,
and a member shall not, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the
council, or disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the council or its presiding officer,
except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) By other persons. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks or who shall
become boisterous while addressing the council shall be forthwith, by the presiding officer, barred from further
audience before the council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the council.
Sec. 2-62. Addressing council--Permission required; exceptions.
Any person desiring to address the council shall first secure the permission of the presiding officer so to do.
Sec. 2-63. Same--Procedure.
Each person addressing the council shall step up in front of the rail, shall give such person's name and address in
an audible tone of voice for the records, and unless further time is granted by the council, shall limit the address
to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a body and not to any member thereof. No
person, other than the council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion,
either directly or through a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question
shall be asked a council member except through the presiding officer.
Sec. 2-64. Persons authorized to be within rail.
No person, except city officials or their representatives shall be permitted within the rail in front of the council
chamber without the express consent of the council.
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ITEM 6. ZONING: Receipt of Planning Commission Recommendation
Relative to a Request by the City of North Augusta to
rezone +/- 2.41 Acres of Land Located at 1220 and 1220
½ Georgia Avenue, Aiken County Tax Parcels: 007-07-
06-003 and 007-07-06-004 from R14, Large Lot, Single
Family Residential to P, Public Use
On May 17, 2018, after a duly advertised and convened public hearing, the
Planning Commission considered a request by the City of North Augusta
to rezone +/1 2.41 acres of land at 1220 and 1220 ½ Georgia Avenue,
Aiken County Tax Parcels: 007-07-06-003 and 007-07-06-004 from R-14,
Large Lot, Single Family Residential to P, Public Use. The Planning
Commission, on a vote of 7-0, voted against a recommendation to City
Council to rezone the property as proposed.
A motion by Council to receive the written recommendation of the
Planning Commission for consideration by Council is in order.
No ordinance for the rezoning is being proposed for consideration at
this time.
Please see ATTACHMENT NO. 6 for a copy of Memo #18-001 from the
Planning Department.
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-05
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, ZONING DISTRICTS, RELATED TO THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT, OF THE
NORTH AUGUSTA DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY OF
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2007, by Ordinance 2007-22, the North
Augusta City Council adopted the North Augusta Development Code which is consistent
with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and which incorporates all City zoning and land
development regulations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 6, Chapter 29 of the South Carolina Code, the
North Augusta Planning Commission may review requests for amendments to zoning
ordinances; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.3.3.1 Rezonings and Text Amendments
in Article 5, Approval Procedures, of the North Augusta Development Code, any property
owner, city board, commission, department or the City Council may apply for a change in
zoning district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the North Augusta Planning Commission, following a March
15, 2018 public hearing, reviewed and considered a request by Mountaineer Pest Services
to amend Section 3.8.2, Establishment of Corridor Overlay Districts, in Article 3, Zoning
Districts, of the North Augusta Development Code to change the boundaries of the
Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District. The Planning Commission report has been
provided to City Council.
The Mayor and City Council have reviewed the request as well as the report
from the Planning Commission and has determined that the change to the boundaries of the
Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District is appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MEETING
DULY ASSEMBLED AND BY THE AUTHORITY THEREOF, THAT:
I. The North Augusta Development Code, Chapter 18 of The City of North
Augusta, South Carolina Code of Ordinances, Providing for New Zoning
and Land Development Regulations for the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina, is hereby amended and shall read as described in the following
section. The section of the Code affected by the proposed amendment is
identified by the section number.
A. Section 3.8.2, Establishment of Corridor Overlay Districts, is amended to read:
3.8.2 Establishment of Corridor Overlay Districts
The following overlay districts are hereby established:
ATTACHMENT NO. 5-B
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NORTH AUGUSTA Page 2
DEVELOPMENT CODE – APPLICATION RZT 18-001
TABLE 3-8 CORRIDOR DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
(Rev. 12-19-11; Ord. 2011-16)
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Overlay District Corridor Streets Generally
1. G, Georgia Avenue
Overlay 1. Georgia Avenue between Clifton Avenue and Spring Grove Avenue
2. HC, Highway
Corridor Overlay
1. Martintown Road between US 1 and Bama Avenue
2. The commercially zoned and utilized property on the north side of
Martintown Road between Hampton Avenue and River Bluff Drive
3. The south side of Martintown Road between West Avenue and River
Bluff Drive
4. Martintown Road between Knobcone Avenue and the city limits
5. Knox Avenue/Edgefield Road (US 25) between Martintown Road and the
city limits north of Walnut Lane
6. Jefferson Davis Highway (US 1) between Martintown Road and Atomic
Road
7. Belvedere-Clearwater Road between Edgefield Road (US 25) and Old
Sudlow Lake Road
8. The east side of Georgia Avenue between Marion Avenue and Knox
Avenue/Edgefield Road (US 25)
9. The west side of Georgia Avenue between Hugh Street and Knox
Avenue/Edgefield Road (US 25)
10. Five Notch Road Between Georgia Avenue and Walnut Lane
3. NP, Neighborhood
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1. West Avenue between Jackson Avenue and Martintown Road
2. Carolina Avenue between Jackson Avenue and Martintown Road
3. The south side of Martintown Road between Bama Avenue and West
Avenue
4. The north side of Martintown Road between Bama Avenue and Hampton
Avenue
5. The residentially zoned and utilized property on the north side of
Martintown Road between Hampton Avenue and River Bluff Drive
6. Martintown Road between River Bluff Drive and Hammond Pond Road
7. The east side of Georgia Avenue between Jackson Avenue and
Observatory Avenue
8. The east side of Georgia Avenue between Sidereal Avenue and Argyle
Avenue
9. The west side of Georgia Avenue between Jackson Avenue and Briggs
Avenue
10. The west side of Georgia Avenue between Maddox Street and Hugh
Street
11. Buena Vista Avenue from the alley located between Georgia Avenue and
East Avenue to Brookside Drive
4. LMK, Landmark
Overlay
1. Reserved. Not applicable until the city adopts historic preservation
standards for any portion of the city.
II. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the
extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
III. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption on
third reading.
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NORTH AUGUSTA Page 3
DEVELOPMENT CODE – APPLICATION RZT 18-001
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS
______ DAY OF __________, 2018.
First Reading
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
Second Reading
Third Reading ATTEST:
Donna B. Young, City Clerk
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City of
North Augusta, South Carolina
Planning Commission
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The North Augusta Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at its
regular monthly meeting beginning at 7:00 PM on May 17, 2018, in the
Council Chambers, North Augusta Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Avenue,
North Augusta, South Carolina, to receive public input on the following
application:
RZM 18-001 – A request by the City of North Augusta to rezone ± 2.41
acres of land located at 1220 Georgia Avenue, Aiken County Tax Parcels:
007-07-06-003 and 007-07-06-004 from R-14, Large Lot, Single-Family
Residential to P, Public Use. The purpose of the rezoning request is to
convert the lot for use as a new fire station.
A map and documents related to the rezoning application will be available
for public inspection after May 10, 2018 in the Dept. of Planning and
Development on the second floor of the North Augusta Municipal Center,
100 Georgia Avenue, North Augusta, South Carolina, 803-441-4221.
Citizens and property owners interested in expressing a view on the
requested rezoning are encouraged to attend.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE:
Individuals needing special assistance or a sign interpreter to participate in
the meeting are asked to please notify the Department of Planning and
Development at 803-441-4221 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
3.6.4.5Standards and Review Criteria
3.6.4.5.1Review Criteria for Rezoning
x Inter-jurisdictional Analysis ʹ A review to determine the extent to which an inter-jurisdictional
approach may be appropriate, including consideration of possible alternative sites for the facility
in other jurisdictions and an analysis of the extent to which the proposed facility is of a citywide,
countywide, regional or state-wide nature, and whether uniformity among jurisdictions should
be considered.Station 1 is a citywide station and serves the city only and no other jurisdiction.
There is no Jurisdictional approach to providing fire protection available.
x Financial Analysis ʹ A review to determine if a negative financial impact upon the City of North
Augusta can be reduced or avoided by intergovernmental agreement. Fire Station #1 relocation
is funded by Sales Tax#3.
x Special Purpose Districts ʹ When the public facility is being proposed by a special purpose
district including a school district, the city should consider the facility in thecontext of the
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Comprehensive Plan.The site is not located in a Special Purpose District according to the
South Carolina Special Purpose Districts 2016 BiennialDirectory.
x Measures to Facility Siting ʹ The factors that make a particular facility difficult to site should be
considered when a facility is proposed, and measures should be taken to facilitate siting of the
facility in light of those factors including, but not limited to:
The availability of land ʹ A number of potential sites where evaluated for the siting of
the proposed fire station including:
1.700 BK Old Edgefield Rd
2.W. Martintown Rd @ Observatory
3.North Hills Dr @ Leisure Ln
4.W. Martintown Rd @ North Hills
5.100 Bk of Sidereal Ave (Water Tank)
6.1700 Bk of Georgia Ave (Food Lion)
7.300 Bk Whitlaws Rd (Capital City)
8.444 and 454 E. Buena Vista Ave
9.Riverside Blvd@ Buena Vista Ave
10.417 E. Martintown Rd (Lidl)
Sites availableand for sale at the timethat contained the amount of land required,
sufficient access to utilities, access to adequate roadway infrastructure and in the
proximity of the service area required that would not facilitate the construction of a
fourth fire stationdue to overlap of service area were not available. The site in
question is highly suited to provide adequateaccess to existing utilities and
transportation infrastructure and to maximize public safety coverage of the required
service area that would allow the relocation of station #1 and not facilitate the
construction of a 4th station.
Access to the transportation network ʹ The site has directaccess to Georgia Avenue, a
major collector roadway and Martintown Road, a major collector roadway. Both
provide direct east-west and north-south access to the City of North Augusta.
Compatibility with neighboring uses ʹ The firehouse will sit adjacent to residential and
commercial land uses. The property lies within a portion of the Georgia Avenue
Corridor that contains Residential, General Commercial, Office Commercial, Public Use
and Planned Development Zoning. The firehouse will be occupied 24 hours a day and
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will be home to fire fighters adding to the residential feel of the area as well as the
enhancing the safety of the surrounding residences and other properties. The
architecture will blend with the historic character of the area by incorporating Tudor
style architecture elements and features to all sides of the facility. Care will be taken
to blend the building within the residential context of the area. Heavy landscaping
and preservation of significant trees will further bolster the residential feel of the
firehouse site and protection of the residential aesthetic. Decorative fencing and
evergreen landscaping will further enhance the buffering of surrounding land uses.
The impact of the physical environment ʹ The station is planned to sit on a previously
developed site. Grading will be minimized since the site is gently sloped. Public
utilities are immediately adjacent to the site thus further minimizing land disturbance.
Many existing significant trees and adjacent open space will be preserved. Parking is
relegated to the rear of the site and buffered from the street and surrounding
properties.