City of Ringgold

The Commission addressed several agenda items related to variances and development requests. Key actions included voting to approve conditional variance requests from Truck Parking Club for a gravel parking lot and parking in front of the building. Truck Parking Club also received approval for a sign variance request, amended to an aggregate square footage of 500 square feet. Additionally, the Commission approved requests from Lift concerning an exposed fastener metal wall system and a sidewalk variance. Approvals were also granted for a subdivide and rezone request by Tailored Construction, and a subdivide and variance request by Ringgold DDA.

The Council approved several items via the Consent Agenda, excluding the approval of previous minutes. Key decisions included rescinding a vote from a prior Public Hearing regarding a variance request for games of chance by The Seldom Wright Group, LLC. The Council also voted to revise an ordinance concerning coin-operated amusement machines to align with Georgia State Law. Further actions involved approving annual renewals for Memorandums of Understanding related to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Sexual Assault Protocol and the Sexual Assault Victim's Advocacy Center, Inc. Additionally, the Council approved the Hamilton Medical Center Employee Assistance Program Agreement, a Resolution to apply for a CHIP Grant on behalf of the DDA, the General Fund Reservice Fiscal Policy, and the Police Department equipment request from the CCSO. The meeting included a session for Executive Session followed by a return to Open Session.

The agenda items for this session primarily focused on procedural matters. The Bureau voted to approve the minutes from the previous meeting held in April 2016, followed by a vote to adjourn the current session.

The agenda outlines a Work Session followed by a Regular Council Meeting. Key discussion items include a public hearing regarding a variance request for parking spaces at a storage unit property and a request to subdivide another property. Old Business involves Board of Ethics Appointments. New Business items cover municipal election procedures, a first reading of an amendment to the Alcohol Ordinance, the demolition of a water tank and booster pump station, ratification of a K-9 transfer, a request for street lighting and striping using LMIG funds, a joint meeting, a tile project for a Mountain Street property, declaring items surplus, and a review of compensation adjustments for the Mayor and Council. The meeting concluded with an Executive Session reserved for matters relating to Personnel, Land Acquisition, and Potential Litigation.

The Commission addressed several planning and zoning actions. Key items included granting a rezone request from C-2 property to I-1 for Robert Mashburn, and approving subdivision and lot division requests for H&J Properties, Inc. and Charles Gass, respectively. The Commission also approved a rezone request from I-1 to C-2 for D&B Holdings Ringgold-East, LLC. Finally, the Commission voted to forward the Rural/Suburban Arterial Corridor Overlay Model Ordinance to the City Council for final approval.