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P.O. Box 429
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
(919) 732-2104
27278
AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, February 4, 1992
6:30 PM
Town Barn
Consideration of additions to the agenda.
Comments from the Chair.
Approval of the minutes of the January 7, 1992 meeting.
(Attachment)
Continue discusssion of text amendment concerning communications
towers on Eno Mountain.
Initial consideration of 1993 Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) requests (Attachment)
Continue discussion of the definition of setback as applied to
HVAC units (Attachment).
Continue discussion of reassessment of the NB (Neighborhood
Business) and GC (General Commercial) districts (Attachment).
Reminder of discussion concerning the siting of the new Orange
County landfill on February 5, 1992 at 7:00 PM.
Update on Churton Street Truck Survey (Attachment).
Re -appointment of Planning Board members. (Attachment)
ITEM #lis Information:
A: Parks and Recreation Task Force Update.
B: Newletter & Calender (Attachment)
It is essential to have a quorum at this meeting. Please call the
Planning Department at 732-2104 if you cannot attend. Thank You.
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MINUTES
PLANNING BOARD
February 4, 1992
MEMBERS Bill Crowther, Leif Deetjen, Margaret Moore, Richard Simpson,
PRESENT: Wendy Olson, Ida Louise Evans
MEMBERS Sam Jones (Chair), Wayne Tilley (Vice -Chair), Kenneth Chavious,
ABSENT: Cheshire Cole, Kendall Abernathy (Alternate)
OTHERS Wesley Hyatt, Joff Coe
PRESENT:
ITEM #1: Coe asked to add Item #2A, personnel change, and the members
agreed.
ITEM #2: Since Jones and Tilley were not present, the members agreed that
Crowther would act as Chair.
ITEM #2A: Coe announced his resignation as Planning Director effective
February 19, 1992.
ITEM #3: Crowther suggested this item be tabled and the members agreed.
ITEM #4: Coe reviewed the background of the current zoning ordinance text
concerning towers on Eno Mountain. Olson noted the county did
not allow towers to be located so they would fall on adjacent
property. Simpson asked how long was the Board going to halt
progress and asked who was going to pay the bill. He said too
much emphasis was placed on silly things and asked when the
Board was going to stop trying to stop development.
Olson said she had opposed the towers from the beginning and did
not feel they were appropriate in an area designated as a habitat
for rare and endangered species, adding the construction of towers
would cause environmental damage.
MOTION: Olson moved to change the wording of the Ordinance to "No
structure shall exceed the height of Eno Mountain Ridge" and send
the change to public hearing.
Moore seconded the motion.
VOTE: 5 - 1 with Simpson voting nay.
ITEM #5: Coe reviewed the progress of projects recommended in last year's
Transportation Improvement Program requests, noting staff would
check with NCDOT to see which projects were scheduled and if they
still need to be included in the new TIP. Evans said she felt the
stoplight at Faucette Mill Road and US 70 was still a high
priority and that she had known the three people would had been
killed in accidents there. Olson pointed out that the widening of
Nash Street would result in higher speeds and increase the
likelihood of accidents. The members agreed to review items that
should be included in the new TIP and to discuss those at the next
meeting.
PLANNING BOARD
FEBRUARY 4, 1992
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ITEM #6: Coe reviewed previous work concerning the location of HVAC units
in setbacks. He said one possibility would be to strengthen the
ordinance text to specify that non-residential HVAC units must
meet the setback requirements. Simpson suggested a list of
exemptions to include such things as swimming pools could be made.
Discussion continued concerning wording of the text.
MOTION: Olson moved to add "all non-residential HVAC units must meet the
setback requirements" to the definition of setback and to send
this item to public hearing.
Crowther seconded the motion.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #7: Coe reviewed work to date on this issue and discussion ensued
concerning which land uses were compatible with neighborhoods
and how home occupations should be allowed. The members decided
to review the permitted use table for uses that would be either
a high impact commercial or low impact commerical use compatible
with neighborhoods. These ideas would then be drafted at the
next meeting.
ITEM #8: Coe reminded the members of the presentation concerning the new
landfill.
ITEM #9: Coe reviewed the preliminary results of the NCDOT truck survey for
Churton Street and thanked those members who volunteered.
ITEM #10: All those members eligible indicated they would seek
re -appointment for second terms.
ITEM #11A & B: These informational items were given to the Board.
Crowther adjourned the meeting at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joff Coe, Secretary