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The Sandy Springs Planning Commission met on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chair Reed Haggard. Roll call confirmed the presence of Chair Haggard, Commissioner Robin Conklin, Commissioner Karen Trylovich, and Commissioner Steve Leeds. Vice Chair Andy Porter, Commissioner Sherwin Clemens, and Commissioner Jay O'Meara were absent. The agenda and minutes from July 22, 2026 were unanimously approved. A scheduled case was deferred administratively, and the commission received an update on the comprehensive plan and recreation/parks master plan, "The Next Chapter," from city staff and consultants.
It's only until the next meeting. Let's just put a cordboard cut out. No or yours are reading. Oh everybody already got to be able to do that. Are we um deferral? Administrative deferral. So it's the next meeting. Next meeting. Next meeting. Administrative deferral to next meeting. And that'll be October. I just wish to be a little bit. Okay. I'll just do this. All right then. Without further ado, I would like to welcome everyone. And uh call to order. Tonight's meeting, the Wednesday, September 16th meeting of the Sandy Springs Planning Commission is now called to order. If I had my gavel, I'd hammer it. I am so sorry, Chair. That's okay. I'll just I'll say it's it's hammer time. It's hammer time. And uh turn it over to Sam for roll call and announcements. Thank you, Chair. Good evening, uh Mr. Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the planning commission. Today is September the 16th, 2026. Please confirm your attendance as I call your name. Chairman Reed Haggard. I am here. Um Vice Chair Andy Porter, who is absent. Commissioner Robin Conklin. Here. Commissioner Karen Trollovich. Commissioner Sherwin Clemens, she's absent. Commissioner Steve Leeds. Commissioner Jay O'Mira, absent. Your attendance has been confirmed and will be included in the official meeting minutes. Now I will read the announcements regarding the decorum and procedures of the planning commission meeting. The planning commission duty is to review and provide recommendations on applications for legislative review, including text amendments, comprehensive plan, character area maps, amendments, zoning map amendments, rezonings, and conditional use permits. The petition will be heard in the sequence listed on the posted agenda. Following are some of the rules and procedures for this part of the meeting. Since the burden approved is upon the applicant, the applicant will be allowed to make closing remarks provided time remained from the original allotted time. Staff will keep track of the time for both sides. Those called to speak will be taken in the order that the public comment cards were received by the planned and zoning clerk prior to the beginning of tonight's meeting.