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HomeMy Public PortalAbout3.1.1990 Agenda & Minutes Planning Board�(� ����4f "� •1 ( 101 E. Orange Street 01 own of .� itlftibor ug4 P.O. Box 429 (919) 732-2104 HILLSBOROLiGH, NORTH CAROLINA AGENDA PLANNING BOARD 11ARCH 1, 1990 ORIENTATION SESSION - 5:30PM REGULAR MEETING - 6:30PM Town Barn 5:30 ORIENTATION SESSION - all members are invited to review the role of the Planning Board (attachments) 6:30 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEM #1: Welcome to new members, Stephen Jones, Leif Deetjen, & Wendy Olson and congratulate members Margaret Mo -ore and Ida Louise Evans on their reappointment as full members. (members list attached) ITEM #2: Consideration of additions to the agenda. ITEM #3: Approval of the minutes of the February 1, 1990 meeting. (attch) ITEM #4: Planning Board Chair's comments. ITEM #5• Park & Recreation Chair's comments. -5R: oc.c: P4 comm. ITEM #6: Update on the Feb. 12th Town Board decisions regarding the Jan. 23rd Public Hearing, planning issues, and Triangle J Resolution(�`__'__.-_-_-t) . ` ITEM #7: Report on the Feb. 24th Town Board Retreat. ITEM #8: Discussion of the Turner Heights/McAdams Rd. street problems. (attachment) ITE14 #9: Discussion of possible requests to the NCDOT for the T.I.P. (Transportation Improvement Plan) request in May. (attachments) ITEM #10: Volunteer to serve on the Orange County Transportation Advisory Subcommittee. W a,,,B-j ITEM #11: Discussion of the NCDOT street standards and whether to incorporate into our ordinances. ITEM #12: Discussion of the Planning Dept. budget request for FY 1990-1991. (attachment) ITEM #13: Certificates of Appreciation for Dr. Robert Murphy and Tarleton Davis, retiring members. ITEM #14: FOR INFORMATION ONLY: ITEM #14a: Town Board and Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a Joint Meeting on March 26th at the O.C. Planning Building, Revere RC' ITEM #14b: In April, the Planning Board will hold annual elections for Chair and Vice -Chair. ITEM #14c: John Hartwell's Report to the People. (attachments) PLEASE CONTACT JANET RIGSBEE, 732-2104 (mornings), IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THIS MEETING. l i s4 r -1bof e Te -x+ A w, earn ,+-s MINUTES PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 MEMBERS Bill Crowther (Chair), Leif Deetjen, Steve Jones, Margaret PRESENT: Moore, Sam Jones, Cheshire Cole, Richard Simpson, Wayne Tilley, Ida Louise Evans, Wendy Olson (Alternate) MEMBERS Ken Chavious, Jim Culbreth (Alternate) ABSENT: OTHERS Julia White, Janet Rigsbee, Joff Coe (Secretary) PRESENT: Crowther called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. ITEM #1: Rigsbee introduced new members Leif Deetjen, Steve Jones and Wendy Olson. Crowther welcomed them and commented the Board had a nice mixture of older and younger members. Rigsbee said the remaining alternate will be considered by the Town Board at its April meeting. ITEM #2: Olson added Item #9A, Transportation Issues, to the agenda. ITEM #3: Cole moved to approved the minutes of the February 1, 1990 meeting. Jones seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Crowther reminded the members new and old that this is an open discussion group. They are encouraged to raise issues, make motions and interject thoughts. He said the Board is open minded. ITEM #5: Jones reviewed the last meeting of the Parks and Recreation Task Force. He said work was continuing on the Resource Inventory and the Needs Assessment Survey and that Charles Burger had given a presentation reviewing the final report of the Occoneechee Park Committee. He also noted the last meeting was one of the best held yet. ITEM #6: Rigsbee reviewed the Feburary 12, 1990 Town Board decisions, noting they had adopted and forwarded the Triangle J Resolution. Crowther asked if there were any changes in the Resolution and Rigsbee said they had added the term non -monetary considerations" and several other minor alterations were made upon the advice of the Town Attorney. She also noted the Meadowlands rezoning request will require another Public Hearing which will be held on April 24, 1990 at 7:00 PM. ITEM #7: Rigsbee reviwed the results of the February 24, 1990 Town Board Retreat. She said water issues had been discussed and Commissioner Rose had recommended the Planning Assistant's position be made full-time. Rigsbee also said the Board had PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 PAGE 2 agreed to act as a unit upon reaching a final decision and would look at re -negotiating the Durham Pipe Line. She noted that swapping allotments with OAWS from the Eno River had been discussed and the task of setting up options and a time frame for the reservoir situation had been given to the Planning Board. Olson commented this was a very ambitious undertaking to be ready for the April meeting. Crowther said the Town Board had assigned this task to the Planning Board in order for some input to be generated. ITEM #8: Rigsbee reviewed the Turner Heights/McAdams Road area on the map and said her site inspection showed a large gulley and easement problems in the McAdams Road area and several dilapidated houses on Turner Street. Crowther said the Board should look at the safety problem due to lack of access. Rigsbee showed an old subdivision map which indicated Cedar Grove Road was only 30 feet wide. Olson commented the grade of Cedar Grove Road was much safer than McAdams Road. Crowther asked what the official name of the area was and Rigsbee answered Turner Heights. She said the area was well within the town limits but Cedar Grove Street did not appear to be a public road. Crowther asked if these streets were owned, constructed and/or maintained by the Town and Rigsbee said yes all but Old Cedar Grove Road appeared to be public streets. Olson asked if all lots had access and Rigsbee said no. Crowther noted discussions at 2 meetings had shown there was a significant safety hazard in this area. Simpson said the area had been neglected over the years and the situation should be corrected. He said the Board should present the situation to the Town Board for their consideration. Crowther said the Planning Board could recommend improvements in Town maintained roads and these should be considered as well as the state roads. Tilley said the property owners should be considered and they should be asked if they were opposed to necessary easements. Crowther asked if this could be a Public Hearing issue noting the Mayor lived in this area. Olson asked about the topography of the area and Rigsbee said it was fairly flat. Simpson said it was mostly open land. Olson said the options were more exits on US 70 or a loop road back onto Corbin Street. Simpson said it was necessary to access US 70 and Rigsbee noted one could access US 70 from McAdams Road but it was very difficult. Crowther noted the Board was now aware of the problem and should look for proper PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 PAGE 3 avenues to address the issue. Evans commented there was a need for outlets on US 70 especially for church traffic. Deetjen asked if there were any drawbacks and Rigsbee said there were no planning drawbacks but engineering and construction costs and easements could pose problems. Simpson said he thought the people in the area would be willing to allow easements in exchange for better streets. Rigsbee noted in April the Town Board would be working on the budget and any recommendation should be presented by then. ITEM #9: Rigsbee reviewed the requests to NCDOT for the Transportation Improvement Plan. Crowther said the Planning Board could come up with a list of TIP needs to be sent to the Town Board. Rigsbee said the recommendations should be ready by April. Simpson said the Rencher Street/School Bus Garage Road area needed attention noting both were dead end roads. Crowther said each item should be discussed in order. There was no consensus to include first request for a new bridge at the Eno Mountain Road. The second request for a traffic signal at Faucette Mill Road and US 70 was reviewed and Olson noted the sight distance was short and vehicle speed was too fast. Simpson agreed saying the intersection was dangerous. Olson asked about the accident rate at the intersection and noted NCDOT had standards covering this situation. Olson said request #3, widening of Mayo Street, should not be widened but needed to be re -worded to include the realignment of the intersection with Orange Grove Road. Crowther commented request #4, widening of US 70 from NC 86 to the Meadowlands did not appear to be a high priority item. Deetjen agreed saying there was not enought traffic now to warrant improvements. Crowther said the Board was not in concensus to include this request. There was a concensus that request #5, completion of paving of Latimer Street, was needed. Rigsbee reviewed the special request for an Eastern Bypass and Crowther excused himself from this portion of the discussion and handed the Chair over to Jones. Crowther noted the NCDOT report had moved this request to the first priority and as he lived and worked in the area, he excused himself from acting as Chair. Rigsbee asked if the Board had a feeling about the design of the Bypass and Simpson said the people living there should be considered before any action is taken. Olson said she had a problem with making a thoroughfare road out of a residential road. She said both the east and west sides of PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 PAGE 4 Town needed to be looked at and Durham had problems in this area when their bypass was constructed. Cole agreed asking why Eno Mountain Road could not be used instead and Rigsbee said they were looking for the best route for NC 86 traffic to get through Town. Crowther said the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension will be done but not necessarily now and the Town should follow the original existing plan. Tilley said the Eastern Bypass was needed and should stay on the agenda to help solve the congestion problem. Deetjen noted the Western Bypass seemed more feasible due to less impact and fewer existing roads. Simpson said the route from US 70 to the Eno Mountain Road could be widened to keep eastbound traffic off Churton Street. Crowther said the Board should look at the Orange County Transportation Improvement Plan and Hillsborough and Orange County should coordinate their efforts. Jones asked if there was a concensus an Eastern Bypass was needed and the members agreed. Olson said dump trucks on Churton street were a problem. Simpson noted dump trucks were necessary for construction and 18 -wheel trucks were a bigger problem. Olson said her survey showed there were more dump trucks than 18 -wheelers on Churton Street. Evans suggested Hillsborough and Orange County make a joint recommendation and Deetjen said the Board needed more input before acting. Olson noted Orange County was doing a trip survey and Simpson suggested waiting until Orange County made its recommendation before a final review is completed. Crowther suggested the local issues be sent to the Town Board for inclusion in the TIP. Rigsbee said there should be two categories: state road improvements are included in the TIP and town road improvements go to the Town Board. Simpson said we should recommend Rencher Street become a loop road to connect with School Bus Garage Road or make a cul-de- sac at the end of Rencher Street as it was a dead end with no turnaround. Evans suggested the recommendation be made for paving Tuliptree and Locust Streets. Crowther said the linking of US 70 to Business 70 and the linking Old Cedar Grove Road and McAdams Road should be considered. The Board agreed on these recommendations. Simpson noted the big tree on the northeast corner of Wake and King Street obstructed vision especially as cars were speeding on King Street. Crowther said the Board still had the option to work on this further at the next meeting and the members agreed. PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 PAGE 5 ITEM #9A: Olson said other forms of transportation besides cars, especially pedestrians and bicycles, should be considered in the TIP. She said other alternatives should be invesitgated and suggested police reports should be checked for accidents involving pedestrians. She also commented walkways and bikeways should be considered for safety reasons. ITEM #10: Olson said she had already been appointed to the Orange County Transportation Advisory Subcommittee and agreed to serve as the Planning Board representative. ITEM #11: Rigsbee reviewed current NCDOT street standards noting a recommended ordinance insert was in the back of the Thoroughfare Plan. She asked if the Board desired to include the ordinance changes into our regulations. Crowther asked if it was defficult to do and Rigsbee said comparing our regulations to the recommended ordinance was complicated. Olson said the TAC was looking at NCDOT private road standards and she said NCDOT standards tended to be overkill and could encourage more traffic on these roads. The Board decided not to pursue the changes at this time. ITEM #12: Rigsbee reviewed the current budget and noted increases would be necessary for additional staff and a consultant to help prepare a Comprehensive Land Use Plan. She asked if any extra equipment might be needed and Crowther suggested computers and a phone in the barn. Simpson said there was no provision for extra staff in the old budget and the Board should request more from the Town Board. ITEM #13: Cole moved to approve Certificates of Appreciation for retiring members Dr. Robert Murphy and Tarleton Davis. Tilley seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #14a:Rigsbee announced the Joint Board of Commissioners Meeting on March 26, 1990. ITEM #14b:Rigsbee noted annual elections for Chair and Vice -Chair would be held at the April meeting. Crowther said the election would be held at the beginning of the meeting. ITEM #14c:Rigsbee noted John Hartwell's Report to the People at the end of his term as County Commissioner was attached. Cole moved to adjourn the meeting. Jones seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous. PLANNING BOARD MARCH 1, 1990 PAGE 6 Crowther adjourned the meeting at 8:22 PM. Joffl-Coe, Secretary