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MINUTES OF JULY 2, 2018
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
James M. Adams, Jr., Councilmember
J Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
Kenneth J. McDowell, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The study session meeting of July 2, 2018, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Pettit at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Conference room on the third floor of the Municipal
Center and adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the meetings by email was sent out to the current maintained
"Agenda Mailout" list consisting of news media outlets and individuals or companies requesting
notification. Notice of the meetings was also posted on the outside doors of the Municipal
Center, the main bulletin board of the Municipal Center located on the first floor, and the City of
North Augusta website.
Members present were Mayor Pettit and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert,
McDowell, and McGhee.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney;
Cammie T. Hayes, Director of Finance; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Thomas C.
Zeaser, Director of Engineering and Public Works; Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges, Director of
Planning and Development; Diana H. Miller, Manager of Human Resources; and J. D.
McCauley, Manager of Human Resources effective August 1, 2018.
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the July 2, 2018 Council Agenda —
Council Discussion
Council reviewed the items scheduled for the July 2, 2018 meeting.
Minutes of Study Session of July 2, 2018
ITEM 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS:
Perry Holcomb presented his Mountaineer Pest Services Request for a Text
Amendment Zoning Change handout at tonight's study session to Mayor and
Council.
Dave Leverett addressed Mayor and Council regarding preserving overlay
districts.
There being no further business, Council adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
APPROVED THIS O DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
2018. e.
Donna B. Young
enneth J. I cDowell, Mayor Pro Tempore City Clerk
MOUNTAINEER PEST SERVICES REQUEST FOR A "TEXT
AMENDMENT" ZONING CHANGE
At next Monday (7/2) evening's meeting,the City Council will address the spot rezoning, by
"text amendment," of the area along the west side of Georgia Avenue between Briggs and
Maddox to allow Mountaineer Pest Services to make changes to what now exists on their
property.
POINT #1 - State Code
SC Code Ann. § 6-29-720(C)(5)
Zoning districts; matters re•ulated. uniformity; zoning techniq_ues:
"overlay zone' or a zone which imposes a set of requirements or relaxes a
set of requirements imposed by the underlying zoning district when there is
a special public interest in a particular geographic area that does not
coincide with the underlying zone boundaries;"
The City is attempting to remove the NP Overlay Zoning District from those properties.
POINT #2 - Chapter 18 of City Ordinances - The North Augusta
Development Code (NADC)
The City proposes to remove the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zoning District, from
the area between Briggs and Maddox. "Overlay Districts" are one of the City's five "Zoning
District Categories." The "Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District" (NP) is one of the 19
"zoning districts" within those five, which are addressed by the NADC. The foregoing
information about"zoning districts" can be found in Article 3-1,Table 3-1 of the NADC. A
copy is attached.
(A) City of North Augusta, NADC § 5.3.2
Rezonings and Text Amendments - Applicability
"This section applies to any application for an amendment to the text of this
Chapter or for an amendment to the Official Zoning Map. An amendment to
the Official Zoning Map which reclassifies property from one zoning district
to another is known as a 'rezoning."A change to the text of this Chapter is
referred to as a 'text amendment.' "
Here is part of the NA Zoning Map as copied from the City's website. I cannot answer why it
doesn't say"Official Zoning Map." On enlarging you can see it's from the City's website.
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The red arrow points to the section of the Zoning Map where the blue overlay, representing
NP,will have to be removed to show that NP Zoning District no longer exists. So,the City is
still calling this a "Text Amendment." Here's the kicker:
(B) City of North Augusta, North Augusta Development Code (NADC) § 3.2.4
Amendments to Official Zoning Map:
"If, in accordance with this Chapter and S.C. Code §6-29-720, changes are
made in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official
Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on said map(s)promptly after
amendment has been approved by the City Council. No amendment to this
Chapter that involves matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Maps shall
become effective until after such changes has been made on said Official
Zoning Maps."
By the City's code of ordinances of which the NADC is a part, if the blue NP Overlay Zoning
District between Briggs and Maddox is not removed from the "official zoning map" by the
City,then the "text amendment" becomes null and void from the very beginning of the
process. Changing the official zoning map requires letters of notification, posted signs, and a
public meeting. They were not done.
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Zoning Districts and Map
The City of North Augusta Official Zoning Map shows the zoning classification assigned to each parcel
of land within the City limits. A summary of the classifications is included in the following table:
Zoning Districts
Zoning District Categories Zoning Districts
R-14 Large Lot, Single-Family Residential
Residential R-io Medium Lot, Single-Family Residential
R-7 Small Lot, Single-Family Residential
R-5 Mixed Residential
Base OC Office Commercial
Districts NC Neighborhood Commercial
Commercial GC General Commercial
TC Thoroughfare Commercial
D Downtown Mixed Use
Industrial IND Industrial
PD Planned Development
CR Critical Areas
Special Districts TND Traditional Neighborhood Development
P Public Use
R-MH Manufactured Home Residential
G Georgia Avenue Overlay District
Overlay Districts HC Highway Corridor Overlay District
NP Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District
LMK Landmark Overlay District
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