CEDAR BLUFF PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES

JANUARY 5, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M.

 

The Cedar Bluff Planning Commission met in regular session in the Council Room at Town Hall, 3420 Spring Street, Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Monday, January 5, 2009 at 5:00 p.m., pursuant to notice duly posted as prescribed by law. Chairman Herb Sherwin presided and called the meeting to order.  Members in attendance were as follows:

 

Herb Sherwin                                       Billie Harris                                                       W. K Summers                                    DeLana Martin                        

Harlan Starr                                          Debbie Shaw

Leatha Harp

 

Item No. 1:                                                       Call to Order

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Herb Sherwin.

 

Item No. 2:                                                       Approve minutes of the December 1, 2008 meeting

 

A motion was made by W K Summers, seconded by Harlan Starr that the minutes be approved as presented.  Motion carried (7-0).

 

Item No. 3:                                                       Discuss proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance

 

Chairman Sherwin advised he still has not had a response from Mrs. McGinnis, the instructor of the class he attended in Guntersville.

He will report to the Commission at the next meeting if she has completed the review.

 

Item No. 4:                                                       Old Business.

 

In Old Business, Member Harlan Starr distributed the wording for the mission statement for the Planning Commission.

Chairman Sherwin advised that maybe this should be called the objective of the Planning Commission and Zoning Ordinance.

A motion was made by DeLana Martin to accept the objective of the Planning Commission and Zoning Ordinance and to present it to the Town Council for approval to amend the Zoning Ordinance to include the objective statement “To promote an atmosphere that is aesthetically appealing and attractive to visitors, new businesses and residents while enriching the lives of the current citizens.  Motion was seconded by W K Summers.  Motion carried (7-0).

 Also, discussed was the review of preliminary site plans for new construction by the Planning Commission.  Town Clerk DeLana Martin advised she would contact the League of Municipalities to see what procedures need to be taken for this to be in effect.

 

Item No. 5:                                                       New Business

 

There was no New Business to be discussed.

 

Item No. 7:                                                       Adjournment.

 

There being no further business to come before the meeting, a motion was made by W K Summers, seconded by Leatha Harp, that the meeting be adjourned (5::32 p. m).  Motion carried (7-0).                                               

 

 

                                                                        ___HERB SHERWIN__________________

                                                                                                CHAIRMAN

 

 

___DeLANA MARTIN__________________

            SECRETARY

 

APPROVED 02/02/09