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Home My Public Portal About7.23.1996 Joint Public Hearing Minutes and Agenda►j of awa" . AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS & WORK SESSIONS HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD AND PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, July 23, 1996 7:00 pm, Town Barn TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING ITEM #1: Voluntary annexation request for Old Mill Office Park (60 acres on the east side of Old NC 86). JOINT PLANNING/TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING ITEM #1: Zoning Request (7:30) a) To zone Cornwallis Hills, Phases 1-3 and 4 lots on the north and south sides of Oakdale Drive from R-3 (county zoning) to R-15. This 79.36 ac. area was recently annexed into the city. All of Tax Maps 4.42E, and ITEM #2: 4.42F, and lots 4.44.A.6, 4.44.B.9, 4.44A..1, and 4.44A..2a are included. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments (approx. 7:45) a) Amend Section 3.5 and Section 5 to establish performance standards for accessory and attached dwelling units. This proposal will allow accessory units not to exceed 50% of the principal dwelling on most lots and allow up to 4 attached units on lots if the density is not greater than all the zoning district. owed in ITEM #3: Close public hearing and adjourn Planning Board. TOWN BOARD WORK SESSIONS ITEM #l: Town Board work session on draft Transportation Plan.(approx. 8:00). ITEM #2: Town Board/Town Attorney joint meeting to discuss items of mutual interest (approx. 9:15). Please call the Clerk or Planning Department if you cannot attend 732-2104 ext. 224 or 228 both lines are connected to voice mail 101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919-732-2104 • Fax: 919-644-2390 MINUTES JOINT PUBLIC HEARING July 23, 1996 PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Richard Simpson, Evelyn Lloyd, Ken Chavious, Ed Gill (PB vice -chair), Richard Bradford, Jack Hughes, Louise Long PUBLIC: Kevin & Kimberly Moore, Roger Dale Stephens, Bonnie Gates, Tony Whitaker, Harriet Hughes, Jonathan Butler, Beth Velliquette, Michael Brough, Michelle Adams, Eric Swanson, Margaret Hauth Mayor Pro Tem Simpsowcalled the hearing to order at 7:05 ITEM #1: Swanson introduced the voluntary annexation request for Old Mill Office Park. He described the area and noted there are still some concerns about the improvements that are required to be installed. He added that staff is working with the owner to reach a win-win solution which may bring sewer service to the development sooner than expected. Kevin Moore, property owner in the development, spoke with his concerns. He noted that the road is required to be paved and has been promised to be paved for more than a year. He continued that the gavel drive is hurting his business and he would like a firm time of when the road will be paved. Stephens spoke as one of the owners of the development. He said that he understands Moore's concern and shares it. He added that he is trying to serve the area with sewer or at least install dry sewer lines to avoid the added expense and difficulty of installing them later. Swanson said the street paving and sewer service were two items staff is currently working on. He added he has hoped to have firm time lines by this meeting, but they haven't been agreed to yet. Stephens said "we are not going into winter with an unpaved road." Chavious asked if that is a firm commitment to pave the road. Stephens said the road would absolutely be paved by winter. Moore said he and Stephens have been discussing a September time frame, which is acceptable to him. Mayor Pro Tem Simpson closed the annexation public hearing and called the joint public hearing with the Planning Board to order. He passed the gavel the Planning Board Vice -Chair Gill. Gill briefly described the purpose and process of the hearing. ITEM #1: Hauth introduced the zoning request for Cornwallis Hills and the four surrounding properties. She noted the area was recently annexed and the zoning needed to be converted to a town district. She continued that the County's R-3 and Town's R-15 were made very compatible a few years ago and there is very little difference between the districts. Gill noted that the application should also include Sweet Gum Drive as a road accessed. ITEM #2: Hauth introduced text amendments to' Section 3.5 and 5 to allow attached housing units provided the density built does not exceed the zoning maximum. Hauth said these amendments seek to achieve the goal of dispersed pockets of multi -family housing as described in the Vision 2010. She noted that duplexes are currently the only form of multi -family housing allowed outside the MF district. Duplexes are currently required to be on a lot JPH 7/23/96, page 2 twice the minimum size (per unit density is the same) and they are conditional uses. She continued the text also clarifies the provisions for efficiency units and accessory units. She noted that water and sewer is required, the density will not exceed the zoning without a conditional use permit, and a maximum of four units can be built regardless of the lot size. ITEM #3: Gill closed the joint public hearing and returned the gavel to Mayor Pro Tem Simpson. He adjourned the joint meeting and excused the Planning Board. After a brief recess, Mayor Pro Temp Simpson convened the Town Board in regular session. ITEM #1: Swanson introduced the work session on the Transportation Plan. He said he would describe the options of how to proceed and ask Hauth to go over the project's history. Hauth went through the project time line, which started in June 1994 with the appointment of the Task Force. Swanson described the proposed action options for the members. He said the list from the January meeting was included as a starting point. Hauth described the rewording that she proposed for the old NC 10/ Lawrence Road project, detailing the project in two phases with the intersection . at NC 86 being of main importance. Chavious noted that he did not see the need to go through each project again. Lloyd agreed, saying it would be unnecessary unless someone has changed their mind. Smith asked to discuss the Nash Street/Dimmocks Mill intersection improvement. Hauth described the project and noted it may be done as part of the work to decrease the rail travel time between Raleigh and Charlotte. After discussion, .the members agreed to leave the project on the list. Smith asked to discuss the alignment of Eno Mountain Road and Mayo Street. Hauth passed around the map from the Feasibility Study which showed the proposed location of the aligned road. Chavious noted his concern about aligning the intersection. He said it would simply increase speed through the area and over the mountain. Lloyd noted the alignment may be helpful to the police patrols. The members agreed to remove this project from the list. Smith asked to discuss the vertical alignment of Nash Street. Hauth described the project from the Feasibility Study. She added the proposed cost is $4.1 million for everything except the sidewalks and construction would be ten years away. Chavious said the area is definitely dangerous and noted he has submitted petitions before from property owners and the schools about the situation. The members discussed appropriate action. Chavious suggested stop signs may help the situation. Hauth said that stop signs can be requested and if approved, installed quickly. She continued that any improvements requiring funding fro NCDOT would have to go through the same funding process as a road, with the same 10 -year construction horizon. Chavious suggested the Town investigate installing sidewalks, at least on one side independent of NCDOT:. Hauth said she would contact the appropriate office to get permission and construction specifications. The JPH 7/23/96, page 3 members agreed to remove this project, but leave the bike and pedestrian elements in their respective places in the plan. Swanson read over the list from January and confirmed that the following projects have been removed: Oakdale Drive, Mayo/Eno Mountain, US 70 Business extension, Shawnee Drive extension, Nash Street vertical alignment, Widening US 70 Business, and widening St. Marys Road. The members agreed that is the list to be submitted. MOTION: Chavious moved to approve the resolution adopting the Transportation Plan, with the projects agreed to at this meeting and that the resolution and plan are forwarded to NCDOT for their approval. Smith seconded. VOTE: 3-1 (Lloyd voting against). Lloyd clarified her vote, stating she is generally in favor of the plan but cannot support Brady Road. ITEM #2: Brough initiated the discussion of addressing severed parcels as part of the land acquisition process for the reservoir. He described the options the Board has for - dealing with these parcels. The members discussed the options. They agreed the parcels should be acquired if the remainder will have no access. The draft resolution was reviewed. Under Section 1, additional language was agreed on to be . added at the end f the paragraph as follows: "unless, prior to the filing of the condemnation complaint, the property owner expresses in writing his or her preference that such severed areas not be acquired." MOTION: Smith moved to adopt the amended resolution detailing the Board's intent to acquire severed parcels if a remainder has no access. Chavious seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. Mayor Pro Tem Simpson adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted, 0� AAQ AV 4. �kA Margaret . Hauth, Secretary