Important Notice from the BHA Alliance!

Mark Your Calendars:

Ø Tuesday, June 26th Planning Commission Meeting 7PM, Agenda-Crabapple Rezoning Requests
Ø Wednesday, June 27th Community Zoning Information Meeting
Ø Monday, July 9th Ethics Board Meeting 6PM
Ø Thursday, July 12th City Council Work Session 3PM
Ø Thursday, July 12th City Council Meeting 7:30pm

All meetings are held at Milton City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107, Milton, GA 30004.

Planning Commission

Planning Commission tomorrow evening will hear and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council vote on July 12th of the following two cases. Your emails to staff and the Planning Commission requesting DENIAL can make a difference. The Planning Commission can be reached at PC@cityofmilton.ga.us.

Case #RZ07-003 & VC07-003 – Trinity Land Group - Deferred from May 22nd - City of Milton Community Development Department Recommendation- DENIAL of both parts.

The Planning Commission requested the applicant to revise the site plan to reflect the Staff’s recommendation of residential; address the Fire Department’s comments; the Arborist’s comments and allow Staff to review the traffic study submitted at the Planning Commission meeting. The revised site plan is inconsistent with the policies and intent of the Crabapple Crossroads Plan and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners policy; therefore should be denied.

The rezoning case # RZ07-003 exceeds the maximum allowable retail/commercial square footages and maximum density of the approved Crabapple Crossroads Overlay. Milton staff recommends denial of the request to develop 5.03 acres with 12,000 square feet of retail within 2 buildings each containing 6,000 square feet with 15 condos above the retail; to develop 2 detached townhomes and 13 single family homes for a total of 31 residential units.

The request violates the:

· Crabapple Crossroads Community Plan and Design Guidelines as approved by Fulton County Board of Commissioners, June 3, 2003 and adopted by City of Milton.
· Comprehensive Land Use plan.
· Fulton County Board of Commission Policy.
· Staff's recommendations for denial.
· Chapter 14 of the Milton City Code regarding Land Development including Soil and Erosion Control and Flood Damage Prevention. The proposed rezoning will add approximately 3.9 acres of impervious surface which is seventy-seven (77) percent of the site.

Additionally, the Fire Department and Arborist have concerns with the following:
· Amount of water lines and hydrants shown on the revised site plan.
· Site plan does not provide acceptable turning radii in front of the single family lots.
· The revised site plan shows the proposed locations of the specimen trees to be saved will most likely not survive because of the proposed parking lot and road on top of the roots systems.

Case #RZ07-005 & VC07-002 Milton Medical Holdings - City of Milton Community Development Department Recommendation- DENIAL of both parts.

The proposed use of the 4.09 acres on Mayfield Road of AG-1 land is to develop 16,685 square feet of medical office within 2 new buildings and general office within 2 new buildings; 4,000 square feet of commercial retail in the existing Dinsmore Farm House and 10 townhomes within 3 new buildings with a request to reduce the 75 foot buffer and 10 foot improvement set back. The proposed office, commercial retail and residential development are inconsistent with the policies and the intent of the Crabapple Crossroads Plan and Fulton County Board of Commissioners policy; therefore these requests should be DENIED. Both cases exceed the maximum allotted total square footage of 100,000 square feet for both Commercial/Retail and Office-

Additionally, the City of Alpharetta has been represented with a rezoning request PH-07-08, Shops of Crabapple, to increase approved square footages of 1700 square feet of retail to 4500 square feet. Together these three rezonings would far exceed the maximum allowable density. City of Alpharetta’s Staff notes that this should be denied, “there is not enough parking on site.” This case will be before the Mayor and City Council on Monday, July 23rd.

Community Information Meeting:

Rezoning request for 1.6346 acres of existing AG-1 land to Mixed Use for a 1,179 square foot commercial business operating as a county store and single family residence. The complete site plan may be viewed on Wednesday at the CZIM at City Hall.

Address: 15260 Hopewell Road
Applicant: Mark L. King, Reunion Park LLC

Important dates:

Design Review Board Tuesday, July 10th 6PM City Hall
Planning Commission Tuesday, July 24th 7PM City Hall
City Council Meeting Thursday, August 16th 7PM City Hall

What Can You Do?

 Contact the Mayor, City Council Staff and Planning Commission via email, letters and phone calls with your opinions about any of the issues facing Milton. Contact information at the bottom of this message.
 Attend the public meetings
 Tell a friend, a neighbor and your Homeowner's Association (HOA) and get them involved.
 Join the Birmingham Hopewell Alliance (BHA) as an individual and as an HOA and renew your 2007 membership.
Your opinions matter. Please copy or blind copy to the Birmingham Hopewell Alliance, info@BHAlliance.org so we can track responses and community desires as well.

City of Milton Contact Information:

City Hall
13000 Deerfield Parkway,
Suite 107
Milton, GA 30004
678-242-2500
www.cityofmiltonga.us

Mayor Joe Lockwood
joe.lockwood@cityofmiltonga.us
Karen Thurman – District 1
karen.thurman@cityofmiltonga.us
Julie Zahner Bailey – District 2
julie.zahnerbailey@cityofmiltonga.us
Bill Lusk – District 3
Bill.lusk@cityofmiltonga.us
Neal O’Brien – District 4
Neal.obrien@cityofmiltonga.us
Tina D’Aversa-Williams – District 5
tina.daversa@cityofmiltonga.us
Rick Mohrig – District 6
rick.mohrig@cityofmiltonga.us
Aaron Bovos – City Manager
678-242-2489
Aaron.Bovos@cityofmiltonga.us
Tom Wilson – Community Development Manager
678-242-2534
tom.wilson@cityofmiltonga.us
Robyn MacDonald – Planner
Robyn.macdonald@cityofmiltonga.us
Greg Wilson – Community Services Manager
678-242-2556
Greg.wilson@cityofmiltonga.us
Jeanette Marchiafava – City Clerk/Clerk of Court
678-242-2521
Jeanette.Marchiafava@cityofmiltonga.us
Mike Tuller – Community Development Deputy Director
Mike.tuller@cityofmiltonga.us
Chris Lagerbloom – Public Safety Director
678-242-2570
Chris.Lagerbloom@cityofmiltonga.us
Carol Wolfe – Operations Director
678-242-2505
Carol.Wolfe@cityofmiltonga.us

Local Newspaper Contacts:

Milton Herald

Hatcher Herd
hatcher@northfulton.com

Milton Herald
Jason Wright
wright@northfulton.com

AJC/Northside
Todd C. Duncan/Editor
tduncan@ajc.com

Doug Nurse/Johns Creek and Milton
dnurse@ajc.com