Site plan approved for Jaycee Park pool

June 14, 2023 by Pete Gawda

Tourism moves and Jaycee Park pool improvements were some of the topics discussed Monday night at the Clinton Board of Zoning Appeals and Clinton Regional Planning Commission.

The Board of Zoning and Appeals granted the Anderson County Tourism Council authority to take another step toward moving to a new location.

The board granted permission for the council to move its electronic sign from the council’s current location near Interstate 75 to its new location in the second floor of the building owned by Stephenson Auction and Realty at 210 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd.

Turning to other business, the board granted Tim Melton’s request for a variance from the required 30-foot front setback to 23 feet for his property at 426 Highland Drive. Melton noted that there are no pins to mark his front property boundary.

He wanted to put a carport on the front of his property and he was not sure of the amount of setback needed.

Patterson and Pamela Cake were also granted a variance to the required front setback to erect a garden shed. Because of the steepness of the property, this was the only place the shed could be located near the garden.

A variance to right and left setback requirements was granted to Tony Martin because of the width of the house he wanted to center on his lot at 312 Lamar St.

The same board, sitting as the Clinton Regional Planning Commission, granted five site plan approvals.

Of those plans, three were for improvements on city property.

Site plans were approved to rebuild the training tower at Fire Station No. 1 on Longmire Road, and for an additional bay to Station 2 on Hiway Drive.

The commission also granted site plan approval for the swimming pool at Jaycee Park to allow for disability accommodations, and to build a splash pad.

Bob Gilliam was granted site plan approval to add 26 feet of parking space at 110 E. Center Stage Business Park.

There was some discussion about approval of the site plan for property for a proposed storage facility on Hillvale Road near Walmart.

The owner of adjacent property, Catherine Stooksbury Long, expressed concern about storm drainage onto her property.

Approval was eventually granted contingent upon correction of storm drainage problems and fire hydrant connections.