Planning & Zoning Meeting Summary: October 26, 2026

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Planning and Zoning Meeting

October 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.; Forsyth City Hall.

Meeting Summary

 

Present: Steve Coleman (Chair), Hal Clarke, Noah Harbuck, Martin Pennington, and Chris Soule 

Not Present: James Freeman and John Howard

Staff Present: Dean Nelson, Brian Causey, Alex Smith, and Rachel Floyd

Guests Present: Logan Clark, Moore Bass Consulting representing Ashley Altman; Chad Tyler, agent representing Yosef Properties, LLC.

 

I. Call Meeting to Order – Mr. Coleman called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.

 

II. Approval of Agenda – Mr. Soule moved to approve the agenda as advertised. Mr. Harbuck provided a second. The agenda was approved unanimously. (4-0)

 

III. Approval of Minutes

  1. Regular Meeting – September 28, 2026 – Mr. Clarke made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Pennington seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. (4-0)

     

IV. Planning and Zoning

  1. Public Hearing to consider a conditional use application by Ashley Altman for parcel 054C058, 312 Clover Pass, to allow the use Accessory Apartment, Detached, within the Residential, Low to Moderate Density District (R-2).

    Mr. Coleman opened the public hearing at 5:05 p.m.

    Mr. Logan Clark, Operations Manager at Moore Bass Consulting, Inc., represented the applicant and property owner, Ashley Altman, and spoke in favor of approving the request.

    No one present spoke in opposition. 

    Mr. Coleman closed the public hearing at 5:19 p.m.

    Mr. Soule made a motion to recommend approval of the conditional use request. Mr. Pennington provided a second. The motion was approved unanimously. (4-0)

     

  2. Public Hearing to consider a rezoning application by Chad Tyler for parcel F42 038, located at 56 Brooklyn Avenue, to be rezoned from Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) to Institutional (INST).  

    Mr. Coleman opened the public hearing at 5:20 p.m.

    Mr. Chad Tyler, the agent for the property owner, Yosef Properties, LLC., spoke in favor of approving the rezoning application.

    Mr. David Jester, 133 E. Main St., spoke in opposition to the application.

    Mr. Coleman closed the public hearing at 5:30 p.m.

    Mr. Soule made a motion to table the item until a called meeting on November 16 at 5:00 p.m. The motion failed for lack of a second.

    Mr. Clarke made a motion to recommend denial of the request, which was seconded by Mr. Pennington. The motion to recommend denial passed, 3-2, with Mr. Soule and Mr. Harbuck voting against the motion and Mr. Clarke and Mr. Pennington voting in favor. Chairman Coleman cast the deciding vote to recommend denial of the request.

     

V. Additional Business

Chairman Coleman canceled the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for November 23 for lack of agenda items. 

 

VI. Adjournment

Mr. Coleman adjourned the meeting at 6:19 p.m.