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AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, November 4, 1997
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 October 7 minutes.
ITEM #4: Review of Preliminary Plan for Hart's Mill, 31 lots on 11.9 acres on the west side of
NC 86 North.
ITEM #5: Discussion of proposed amendments to Section 4 of the Subdivision Regulations
regarding streets.
ITEM #6: Discussion of Scotswood.
ITEM #7: Adjourn
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MINUTES
PLANNING BOARD
November 4, 1997
PRESENT: John Taylor (chair), Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, David Daniel, Ed Gill, Jack Hughes, Pip
Merrick, George Sagar
PUBLIC: Louie &.Kim Callemyn, Margaret Hauth
Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
ITEM #2: Sagar reported that the Board of Adjustment did not meet. Gill reported that the Parks and
Recreation Board also did not meet, but Olson presented a report to the Town Board on
Occoneechee Mountain Park in hopes of getting a park ranger position approved.
ITEM #3: Gill moved to approve the minutes as written. Hughes seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4: Hauth introduced the preliminary plan for Hart's Mill for a second review. She noted that the
plans now indicated the wooded areas intended to be preserved and the street trees to be planted.
Bradford asked about the existing tree cover. L. Callemyn said there is a mix of large hardwoods
that are less than 10 years old. He noted it is his plan to grub out the site this winter so the larger
trees have a chance to grow. Hauth noted that the Town Engineer has approved the plan and is
awaiting a formal extension contract with the developers. The contract will include the
developers for Governor's Downs, who are currently unavailable to sign an agreement. Hauth
noted the Engineer's recommendation to approve the plans with the condition that construction
of infrastructure is delayed until the contract is signed.
MOTION: Hughes moved to recommend approval of Hart's Mill preliminary plan to the Town Board,
including the engineer's recommended condition on delaying utility construction. Gill seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #5: Hauth introduced the discussion of amendments to the street section of the subdivision
regulations. She highlighted some of the areas where she envisions changes. Merrick asked
whether the changes would replace or add to the existing language. Hauth said they would add
to the existing text. She added that she had not proposed any changes relative to minimum right-
of-way widths or sidewalks. The members discussed these two topics. Gill spoke in favor of
requiring sidewalks on at least one side of the street. His experience in Cornwallis Hills indicates
the need for these improvements in most cases. Brinkley asked Hauth the find a reasonable cost
estimate for sidewalks that the members can use as a rule of thumb when deciding when to
require sidewalks.
ITEM #6: Hauth updated the members on the status of the annexation of the proposed Scotswood
development. She said the Town Board asked staff to prepare cost estimates for providing water
and sewer to the intervening properties and determine who would pay those costs. Hughes noted
that he had been contacted by the developer and agreed to meet with him to further discuss the
project. Hughes said that while the meeting was amiable, the two remain on opposite sides of the
topic. He noted that the point may become moot depending on the outcome of the local election.
He said, based on pointed questions asked at a candidates forum, a change on the Town Board
will shift the opinion away from annexation. He thanked the members for their indulgence with
the topic.
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Hughes noted that the members may be wise to stop a look at the larger picture for a time. He
noted that the development is not going to go away and others will follow, each seeking
annexation. He suggested the members consider investing some time to formulate an ideal of
how large tract developments should be. The members asked Hauth to prepare a map of tracts
of at least 100 acres in an near town so they can get a feel for where the large developments may
be proposed. Taylor suggested that the members be careful to not focus on specific developments
like Scotswood and University Station, but instead think in general terms about what is and is not
desirable.
Taylor adjourned the meeting at 7:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
AAAL
Margare A. Hauth, Secretary