[HNA News] Special Permit requested at 300 Germantown Road

[Jeff Briere]

I oppose this request for a variance and I will attend the zoning 
meeting and say so.

I suppose that 15 kids during the day would not disrupt our lives all 
that much.  I don't object to the nature of the business, it wouldn't be 
any more of a distraction than an attorney's office.

The speed of the traffic on Germantown and the obstruction of folks 
turning left in the morning or late afternoon is the problem.  They 
propose to close their facility at precisely the time that everyone is 
lined up waitin' to get on I-24.  A close inspection of the application 
does not explicitly ask for a curb cut on Germantown, but that would be 
foolhardy, indeed.  It's foolish enough to approve a variance that would 
attract more traffic turning left from Germantown.

Jeff Briere
Minister, UU Church of Chattanooga
www.uuc.org

Melanie Commander wrote:
> I emailed Carol Berz last week regarding the special permit request 
> for 300 Germantown as a daycare. She asked Brian Shults about the 
> permit. Below you will find my original email to Carol Berz, a 
> response from Brian, and Carol's response. It seems that we need to 
> show our concern for this type of establishment in this area (they 
> have indeed applied for a curb cut as well) at the meeting on 
> Wednesday, May 14th at 10:00am. This could mean an entrance and exit 
> on Germantown.
>  
> _My original email_
> There is a house at the corner of Germantown and Lerch (300 
> Germantown) that has asked for special zoning for a daycare. Do you 
> know any of the rules regarding businesses on Germantown past Navajo? 
> Also, do you know if there is any kind of precedent that would be set 
> if the special zoning is approved?
>    We are quite concerned due to the insane amount of traffic that is 
> already at this intersection, let alone if there was a day care 
> facility that requires parents to drop off and pick up their children. 
> In addition to the traffic, we are under the understanding that they 
> have applied for some kind of curb cut, as well. I honestly do not 
> know what that means. Anyway, I have no idea if you can help us, but 
> would like to see what you know. We appreciate help you could provide.
>  
>  
> _From Brian Shults_
> "The case on Germantown Road is a Special Exception Permit from the 
> Board of Appeals for a Pre-Kindergarten Learning Center.  The property 
> is currently zoned R-1, and per the zoning ordinance Kindergartens not 
> operated by a governmental or religious organization are permitted 
> subject to a special permit by the Board of Appeals.  I have attached 
> a copy of the Board of Appeals Application and a proposed site plan 
> for the property.  Per the site plan, it appears that the applicant is 
> proposing a curb-cut, which may be an existing curb-cut off of Lerch 
> Street.  The Board of Appeals meeting is Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 
> 10:00 a.m.  I would encourage those to be in attendance at the Board 
> of Appeals so as to speak in opposition to or in support of the 
> proposed request.  It has also been the policy at RPA to try to hold 
> the line of commercial and office expansion along S. Germantown Road 
> to no further than Navajo Road.  I hope this information helps."
>  
> _From Carol Berz_
> "Thanks Brian - I think that the residents have a good point.  This is 
> an R-1 area and the exceptions have gone far enough.  I think Navajo 
> is a good stopping point.  As I will be out of town on the 14th, I 
> will be sending a lawyer from our office to argue that point."
>  
> Attached you will find a copy of the request.
>  
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