Tuesday, 19 June 2007 01:27
Jackson Planning Commission To Send Admonishment To Developer That Did Not Follow Ruling
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The Jackson Planning Commission met last night and one of the
items before them was the review of the Conditional Use Permit for K. Hovnanian
Forecast Homes Temporary Model Home Sales Office. On November 20, 2006 the Planning Commission
reviewed the businesses request for a conditional use permit to operate their
temporary model home sales office in Pine Meadows subdivision on Scottsville
Boulevard. At that time the office included signs and flags, which many nearby
residents said were not appropriate for a residential neighborhood.
Since the City’s code allowed for temporary
signs the questioned echoed throughout that November night was “what is the
city of Jackson’s definition of the word temporary”? After a long discussion and hearing from the
public the Commission decided in the Fall that only one monument sign per home
would be allowable and that the flags and all other signs must come down.
The Commissioners only approved the Conditional Use Permit with the following
conditions: that K. Hovnanian Homes must remove the flags immediately, that there is to be only one monument
sign per home, and that the use permit be reviewed within 6 months. Last
night was the overdue 6 month review of the Conditional Use Permit. According
to the staff report, “Due
to a noticing error, the review was postponed to tonight’s meeting.” Last night
there was no public comment however the Planning Commissioners had plenty to
say. Commissioner Teri Works commented that she had driven by the development soon after the decision
to allow monument signs and the developer had not complied with the request.
She went by again recently and still the developer had not replaced its banner
and regular for sale signs with the required monument sign. Commissioner
Leticia Sexton stated that she
too had been monitoring the situation and also felt that the developer had not
complied with the city’s rules. The Commission ultimately decided to
send a letter to the developer and remind them their 6 months is up, as well as
what the approved conditions for signage is…Commissioners Sexton and Works will
continue to monitor the situation.
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