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AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, May 7, 1996
6:30 p.m. Town Barn
ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to the agenda.
ITEM #2: Comments from the Chair.
* Committee Reports
ITEM #3: Approval of April 2 minutes. + _tf e-'4 'Q3 k e a r ,*I5 .
ITEM #4: Recommendations to Town Board on Public Hearing items:
a) To rezone .61 ac on the west side of Churton St. from OI and R-20 to
Central Commercial (TM 4.36.E.18, 21 & 22).
b) To rezone approximately .5 ac on the south side of Cornelius St. from R-
10 to General Commercial (TM 4.14.A.4a & 7a).
C) Brad Walker to rezone 11.01 ac from AR to Multi -family. The property
is north of the railroad and south of King James and King Charles Roads
(TM 4.38.A.2b).
d) Amend Section 9.8 to clarify when a use with non -conforming
characteristics must come into complete compliance.
ITEM #5: Continued discussion of options to expedite the site plan review process.
ITEM #6: Discussion of system to monitor activity on rezoned property.
ITEM #7: Adjourn.
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MINUTES
PLANNING BOARD
May 7, 1996
PRESENT: Richard Bradford, Ed Gill, Jack Hughes, Louise Long, Chris Quinn, Quanda Turner
PUBLIC: Tom & Sybel Deaton, Morris Casper, Evelyn Hicks, Ken Chavious, Margaret Hauth
Gill called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. Hauth distributed copies of letters received since
the public hearing on the rezoning requests.
ITEM #2: Gill reported that the Parks and Recreation Board had a joint meeting with the Town Board
and came to the conclusion that the needs are great and the funding in limited so the master
plan will be addressed one piece at a time. Hauth reported that the Board of Adjustment
denied a duplex conditional use permit and reviewed but did not take action on a site plan
for Abundant Life.
ITEM 3: Hughes moved to approved the minutes of the April 2 meeting and April 23 public hearing.
Bradford seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4c: Hauth introduced the Walker rezoning request and noted that a number f the distributed
letters were from adjacent owners. Quinn said that the numbers of opponents living in the
immediate area was quite persuasive for him as well as the impact of increased access and
traffic into the established neighborhood. Gill noted that living in a rural area with a lot of
open land around you is nice, but people have to remember that development does come.
He gave the example of the newest phase of Cornwallis Hills coming in behind the developed
portion. Hughes noted that the ordinance specifies access to an arterial street for Multi-
family zoning, which this parcel does not have. Bradford described the land in question,
based on visits he made, as an open field or pasture.
MOTION: Hughes moved to recommend denial of the request to Town Board because the
application does not meet the criteria of arterial street access. Bradford
seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4a: Hauth introduced the 228/Calvin Ray rezoning request and noted one of the letters distributed
applied to this request. Hughes noted the difficulty he had accessing Churton Street when
he drove to visit the site. Gill asked about the lot behind the ones requesting rezoning which
have trailers and other commercial items stored on them. Hauth said that is the back of the
Southern States lot that separates these lots from those fronting Wake Street. Gill continued
that given Southern States' use of their lot, residential doesn't seem a viable use for the lots
in question any more.
MOTION: Gill moved to recommend approval of the request. Motion died for lack of a second.
MOTION: Hughes moved to recommend denial of the request. Bradford seconded. Turner asked to add
a substitute motion to recommend approval of the request but emphasizing the members'
concern about the traffic situation and recommend the Town Board take action to ensure the
situation is corrected when development plans are reviewed. Substitute motion died for lack
of a second.
VOTE: 4-2 (original motion)
MOTION: Hughes moved that the Planning Board send the following additional recommendation to the
Town Board:
PB
5/7/96, page 2
In considering the rezoning request for Calvin Ray and the 228 Group to rezone .61 Acres
on the west side of Churton Street from Office -Institutional and Residential -20 to Central
Commercial, the Board expressed a substantial concern about the safety hazard associated
with commercial development of the properties in question. The Planning Board strongly
believes that the present intersection of N & K Street with Churton Street poses a serious
hazard which should be resolved before further rezoning requests are presented. Gill
seconded the motion.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4b: Hauth introduced the Davis and Peele rezoning request and noted that these parcels where
left out of the request earlier approved by the Town Board. Hughes noted that this proposal
is in keeping with the other requests. Members commented on the haphazard manner of this
request in general.
MOTION: Quinn moved to recommend approval of the request. Turner seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4d: Hauth introduced the text amendment to clarify when non -conforming projects will have to
come into complete compliance. Bradford asked how "reasonable" would be determined.
Hauth said it would be up to the Board of Adjustment, based on the information provided.
Hughes said the current language protects the Board of Adjustment from making judgmental
and financial decisions. Bradford said he was concerned about the precedents that may be
set by their decisions. Turner suggested that the Board of Adjustment is there to make this
exact type of decision and the town should rely on them.
MOTION: Turner moved to recommend approval of the text as written. Hughes seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #5: The members renewed their discussion of possible changes to the site plan review process.
Hauth noted that the Board of Adjustment recommended that the hearing process be
maintained, saying that the board provides an important check in the system. The members
agreed with the board's recommendation. They added that the posting of the property in
question is a desirable action to add to the process.
ITEM #6: Hauth briefly discussed her report regarding establishing a monitoring system for rezoned
properties. The members discussed the need for this and agreed that is was unnecessary.
The members also agreed that Hauth should prepare a report on the current status of land
within the jurisdiction. She had proposed to update the information in the Vision 2010 that
gives acreages in each zoning district. She addedthat should could also estimate a build out
percent, noting that 50% of the X number of commercial acreage is vacant or similar
statistics. She added this information could be used in reviewing rezoning requests.
Gill adjourned the meeting at 8:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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M aret A. Hauth, Secretary