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Home My Public Portal About6.6.1991 Agenda & Minutes Planning Board11 ITEM #1: C7, own of Iiillshnrvugli HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA AGENDA PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 6:30 PM TOWN BARN Consideration of additions to the agenda. Comments from the Chair. 101 E. Orange Street P.O. Box 429 (919) 732-2104 Approval of the minutes of the May 2, 1991 meeting Discussion and possible recommendation to send to Public Hearing a Text Amendment to the Permitted Use Table to allow limited retail sales in GI (General Industrial) Districts. r W/,7F4✓0Y t✓aw C11�c 1. �2#evrih� �C3 Appeal by Kentallen,Inc. of the Planning Director's decision not to approve a one lot Minor Subdivision of the proposed Shannon Hills Shopping Center (Tax Map 4.40.A.41). Discussion and possible recommendation to send to Public Hearing a Rezoning request by Jack Payne to change Tax Map 4.10.A.7 (second lot from the end on the south side of Rencher Street) from R-10 (Residential) to MHP (Mobile Home Park) . oLP I ITEM #7: Initial discussion regarding storage of mobile homes and the use of mobile homes as accessory buildings. ITEM #8: ITEM #2: Joe Iel--c AN month Planning ITEM #3: affordable ITEM #4: ITEM #5:4 Please call the Planning Department at cannot attend this meeting. ITEM #6 C7, own of Iiillshnrvugli HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA AGENDA PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 6:30 PM TOWN BARN Consideration of additions to the agenda. Comments from the Chair. 101 E. Orange Street P.O. Box 429 (919) 732-2104 Approval of the minutes of the May 2, 1991 meeting Discussion and possible recommendation to send to Public Hearing a Text Amendment to the Permitted Use Table to allow limited retail sales in GI (General Industrial) Districts. r W/,7F4✓0Y t✓aw C11�c 1. �2#evrih� �C3 Appeal by Kentallen,Inc. of the Planning Director's decision not to approve a one lot Minor Subdivision of the proposed Shannon Hills Shopping Center (Tax Map 4.40.A.41). Discussion and possible recommendation to send to Public Hearing a Rezoning request by Jack Payne to change Tax Map 4.10.A.7 (second lot from the end on the south side of Rencher Street) from R-10 (Residential) to MHP (Mobile Home Park) . oLP I ITEM #7: Initial discussion regarding storage of mobile homes and the use of mobile homes as accessory buildings. ITEM #8: Information: Joe Iel--c A) Distribution of the 6 month Planning ► c. + �� W" (' t B) Handout on affordable housing. Please call the Planning Department at cannot attend this meeting. CvP47-r, e)h, C --P LA'` t9 ff•,fZ H IrCrC Activities Report. 732-2104 if you MINUTES PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 mEMBERS Sam Jones (Chair), Wayne Tilley (Vice -Chair), Bill Crowther, PRESENT: Cheshire Cole, Lief Deetjen, Margaret Moore, Wendy Olson (Alternate) MEMBERS Ken Chavious, Ida Louise Evans, Stephen Jones, Richard Simpson, ABSENT: Jim Culbreth (Alternate) OTHERS Will Anderson, Karin Fitzpatrick, Amiee Tattersall, Neal PRESENT: Littman, Terry Talbot, Wesley Hyatt, Joff Coe Jones called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. ITEM #1: Olson added ITEM #9, Update on the Efland I-85 Interchange. Coe asked to move ITEM # 5 before ITEM #3 and Olson asked to move ITEM #9 in front of ITEM #6 and the Board agreed. ITEM #2: The Chair had no comments. ITEM #3: Moore moved to approved the minutes of the May 2, 1991 meeting. MOTION: Tilley seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous. Olson commended Margaret Hauth for a good job in writing the minutes. _TEM #5: Coe informed the Board that the appeal.of Kentallen, Inc. had been withdrawn. He explained that an application for a minor subdivision had.been made and was originally denied by the Planning Director because it did not meet all of the Zoning Ordinance requirements. This decision was then appealed to the Planning Board as provided for in the Subdivision Regulations. However, the Town Attorney's opinion was that the Board did not have the authority to approve a subdivision request that did not meet the Ordinance requirements. Concurrently, the applicant had discovered the surveyor had made a mistake in the plat that was originally submitted and a second plat was submitted for Minor Subdivision approval. This second plan did meet all of the Ordinance requirements and was consequently approved by the Planning Director as a Minor Subdivision. Therefore, Coe pointed out this item was now before the Board for information only. Coe pointed out the approval of this subdivision might alter the approved site plan for the rest of the project, but that this would be addressed by the Board of Adjustment as a Modification or_by staff as a Minor Change. Littman stated the reason for the subdivision was not for any conveyance of property but to satisfy the bank's requirments for securing financing. He apologized for the confusion and suggested wording might be included through a future text amendment to address this type of situation. Tilley asked what would happen if the bank foreclosed on the property in the future and Coe said the bank could then take possession of the described plat. Littman said the cross easements were all recorded and noted that a change in ownership PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 2 would not affect the proposed joint parking requirements. Coe said a vote would not be necessary now since the item was for information only. ITEM #4: Coe reviewed the previous discussion of a Text Amendment to allow limited retail sales in GI (General Industrial) Districts. He said several meetings had been held with Will Anderson of Vietri; Inc. and Alex Gold of the Hillsborough Business Center to discuss the exact language of the amendment and also noted James Rae Freeland of Daniel Boone, Inc. had expressed his support of such a provision in the Ordinance. Coe asked if there was a concensus of the Board that some type of retail sales be allowed in GI Districts and the Board agreed it could be allowed under certain circumstances. Moore said her only concern was traffic and Olson agreed, saying there could be both positive and negative aspects and if it were allowed there should be conditions. Crowther asked if the Conditional Use Permit would address these concerns and Coe said he felt this would be a better method to control abuses of the provision because it could specify the conditions of operation and could be revoked for non- compliance. Coe noted a CUP -1 required a Planning Board recommendation and a Board of Adjustment decision. Deetjen asked if the Board couldn't recommend just the land use and then have the Board of Adjustment set the conditions and Coe said this would be the way applications would be considered. Olson said the intent should be made clear and the integrity of the GI Districts should be maintained. Coe said it was also possible to amend the Intent section of the GI District in the Ordinance to allow some type of sales. He said Gold had stated that some sales were probably already occuring but Coe said these incidental sales would be difficult to enforce. Olson said if it was already occuring then it made sense to make provisions for it in the Ordinance and the Board agreed. Coe said since this was a Board sponsored amendment, wording would have to be presented for the July Public Hearing and the Board would then make a recommendation for the August Town Board decision. Coe said one possibility was simply to allow the land use and then judge each case through a CUP -1. Crowther said he felt there should be some language clarifying that the goods sold should be manufactured on site and not allow distributed goods and the Board agreed. Olson asked why should the Ordinance be changed for one specific situation and said she was opposed opening the GI Districts to retail Crowther suggested a work session and Coe and Deetjen agreed to attend. Coe said it was also possible to add conditions to the Ordinance clarifying the intent of this provision. ITEM #6 The Rezoning request of Jack Payne to rezone his lot on the south side of Rencher Street from R-10 (Residential) to MHP (Mobile Home A PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 3 Park) was presented by Coe. Coe said the reason for the request was to allow the applicant to put a mobile home on his lot and the MHP District is the only one available that could allow this use. Payne said there was an existing driveway on the property and he added that because the adjacent lot was rezoned to NB (Neighborhood Business) he felt he should be allowed to use his lot for a rental property. Coe noted Evans was unable to attend but had.called in favor of the proposal due the the lack of adequate housing in Hillsborough. Coe noted this rezoning was sponsored by the applicant and would be seen again at the July meeting. ITEM #9: Olson presented an update on the Efland Interchange at I-85. She noted the Board had discussed this at the March meeting and made a recommendation that the Town Board resolve to request NCDOT to keep the Ben Johnson Road connection open for pedestrian and bicycle traffic to Efland. She said NCDOT was proposing to close this road and presented maps, adding she felt it was a bad policy to close the only minor road to Efland. Crowther said he was at the Town Board meeting and they had decided to support the Best Management Practices but not to endorse keeping the road open due to potential problems such as vagrancy. Olson made a recommendation that the Board again recommend to the Town Board that the road be kept open. She said residential development was occuring in the area and if the road were closed, these residents would have to get onto the Interstate to get from Hillsborough to Efland. Tattersall said the road was a beautiful area to ride bikes and if closed it would not be possible to ride in Hillsborough. Olson added that this interchange could be part of a future truck route and it was not advisable to have this type of traffic on the road leading to the Occoneechee Park. Crowther asked if a new underpass was necessary and Olson said they only had to keep the existing one open. Crowther clarified that the county has recommended only non -motorized access. Olson said she felt the road should be kept open for all types of traffic. MOTION: Crowther moved to re -introduce this item to the Town Board. Olson suggested the recommendation also include a provision to keep the road open for all traffic. She said NCDOT wanted to keep the interchange on grade but that this would affect Hillsborough for the next 100 years. Crowther asked if the motion should include motorized traffic and if the county should make the recommendation. Olson said it was Hillsborough's Thoroughfare Plan and jurisdiction and had confirmed this with Gene Bell of the Orange County Planning Department. She said NCDOT had said this item had come up for public hearing but she was unclear as to when it had occured and the minutes should be checked. She said that if the Town Board was concerned about vagrancy, then keeping the road open to traffic would solve that problem. PLANNING BOARD JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 4 Tilley seconded the motion. Crowther withdrew the motion to allow Olson to restate the wording. MOTION: Olson moved to recommend the Town Board amend the original resolution to state that Old Highway 10/Ben Johnson Road remain a thoroughfare for all types of transportation and that this resolution be forwarded to NCDOT. Tilley seconded the motion. Cole pointed out there was also a public safety concern in that.. the closing of the road would make emergency access more difficult. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #7: Coe pointed out the Planning Department had received a request < use a mobile home as an accessory building as well as there were several situations in town where mobile homes were being stored but not lived in. He read from the Ordinance that stated mobile homes were allowed for residential purposes only. Coe asked if there was any interest from the Board to consider any change or i beef up the wording restricting the use -of mobile homes. Deetjen asked if there had been any progress in setting up an Appearance Commission and Coe said there had not. Crowther said' he felt the wording was sufficient unless something could be add to make the intent more clear to citizens. Coe said he would look, into a minor text change to clarify the wording. ITEM #8A: Coe said the Planning Activites report would be distributed at the July meeting. ITEM #8B Coe said the handout on Affordable Housing for the Board's information and noted this would continue to be an important issue as implementation of the Vision 2010 Plan got underway. Respectfully Submitted, Joff Coe, Secretary