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Commission considers manufactured-home permits at two Chase Street properties after mixed votes; minutes record contradictory language on earlier lot
Summary
Athens Planning & Zoning heard three requests to place manufactured homes: one application’s minutes record a motion related to denial, and two applications at 519 and 521 Chase drew public support and motions to recommend approval with two commissioners recorded as opposing.
The Athens Planning and Zoning Commission on April 6 considered three specific-use permit requests to place manufactured homes in the city and recorded mixed outcomes in the minutes.
City Manager Elizabeth Borstad presented the first application — for Lot 1A at the corner of Cream Level Road and Edmonson Avenue (Property ID 234265) — and told the commission that notices were sent to property owners within 200 feet and two approvals had been received. The public hearing produced no comments. Member Jim Kerlin moved to deny that request; the motion was seconded by Chairperson Brian Schutt and the minutes state it “was denied unanimously.” The minutes’ phrasing is ambiguous about whether the motion or the request was denied; the record does not further clarify the final action beyond that language.
Later the commission heard two related requests from applicant Patricia Brown for manufactured homes zoned Single-Family 5 at 519 and 521 Chase Street (Property ID 234225). For 519 Chase, Borstad said notification letters produced no responses; Patricia Brown spoke during the hearing. Member Kerlin moved to recommend approval of that application; Member Freddie Paul seconded. The minutes record that Chairperson Schutt and Member Von Thomas opposed the motion.
For 521 Chase, Brown again spoke and several neighbors — including Tres Winn, Nelly Pedroza, Charles Lance, Samara Alsobrooks and Becky Robertson — spoke in favor. Member Kerlin moved to recommend approval and Member Paul seconded; the minutes again note Chairperson Schutt and Member Thomas opposed the motion. The minutes do not explicitly state a final roll-call tally or whether the recommendations will be transmitted to city council with a formal numeric vote recorded in the file.
Why it matters: The commission’s recommendations guide City Council review on zoning and specific-use permits. The Chase Street hearings highlight neighborhood support for two of the applications and illustrate uneven commissioner sentiment; the Lot 1A entry contains an ambiguous minutes line that the record does not clarify.
What’s next: The minutes identify the commission’s recommendations and objections but do not show a final council decision. Council consideration and any permit conditions were not addressed at the April 6 session.
