Zoning, water on city agenda
Bed and breakfast seeking OK for special-use permit
09/19/05
By Alan Riquelmy, Rome News-Tribune Staff Writer
The Between the Rivers Historic District could get a bed and breakfast, if the Rome City Commission approves a special permit at its meeting today.
Greg Price, who wants to open the business at 300 E. Fourth Ave., requested the permit at the September meeting of the Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission. The commission denied his request 6-2, though the City Commission has the final say.
Rome’s Planning Director Sue Hiller will report on the request tonight at 6:30 in City Hall before a public hearing is held on the issue.
“That’s how a special-use permit works,” Hiller said. “You go through on a case-by-case basis.”
Bed and breakfasts are allowed in historic districts, but they must have special-use permits. Hiller’s office recommended to planners, if they supported the permit, to limit the bed and breakfast’s use to the definition in the Unified Land Development Code.
If the commission follows that recommendation, Price’s business could have rooms for rent but no meetings or receptions.
In another matter, the commission is expected to give City Manager John Bennett the authority to sign a contract with Johnson Controls. The $9,695,407 contract will lead to new water meters across the city.
“This is the last step before (Johnson Controls) start doing it,” Bennett said. “I would suspect they’ll start within a month. They’re ready to go.”
The water meters, whose installation should take less than a year to complete citywide, will more accurately account for how much water is used. Many city residents may not pay for all the water they use, since older meters don’t account for usage as well as newer ones.
Some residents could see water bills increase by $3, Bennett said. Others may not see any increase at all.
Some 3,500 residences out of 14,000 had new meters installed within the past three years. Bennett said those homes should not see a change in their water bills.
09/19/05
By Alan Riquelmy, Rome News-Tribune Staff Writer
The Between the Rivers Historic District could get a bed and breakfast, if the Rome City Commission approves a special permit at its meeting today.
Greg Price, who wants to open the business at 300 E. Fourth Ave., requested the permit at the September meeting of the Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission. The commission denied his request 6-2, though the City Commission has the final say.
Rome’s Planning Director Sue Hiller will report on the request tonight at 6:30 in City Hall before a public hearing is held on the issue.
“That’s how a special-use permit works,” Hiller said. “You go through on a case-by-case basis.”
Bed and breakfasts are allowed in historic districts, but they must have special-use permits. Hiller’s office recommended to planners, if they supported the permit, to limit the bed and breakfast’s use to the definition in the Unified Land Development Code.
If the commission follows that recommendation, Price’s business could have rooms for rent but no meetings or receptions.
In another matter, the commission is expected to give City Manager John Bennett the authority to sign a contract with Johnson Controls. The $9,695,407 contract will lead to new water meters across the city.
“This is the last step before (Johnson Controls) start doing it,” Bennett said. “I would suspect they’ll start within a month. They’re ready to go.”
The water meters, whose installation should take less than a year to complete citywide, will more accurately account for how much water is used. Many city residents may not pay for all the water they use, since older meters don’t account for usage as well as newer ones.
Some residents could see water bills increase by $3, Bennett said. Others may not see any increase at all.
Some 3,500 residences out of 14,000 had new meters installed within the past three years. Bennett said those homes should not see a change in their water bills.
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