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AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, August 5, 1997
6:30 p.m. Town Barn
ITEM #l: Consideration of additions to the agenda.
_ITEM #2: Comments from the Chair.
• Committee Reports
ITEM #3: Approval of July 1 and July 22 minutes.
ITEM #4: Recommendations to Town Board regarding proposed text amendments:
a) Amendments to Sections 10.3, 10.8.3, 10.10, 10.11.3, and 10.12.3 to make
state mandated and recommended changes to the watershed protection
regulations.
b) Amendments to the Economic Development District Design Manual relating
to required site volume ratios, parking requirements, land use buffers, sound
levels, utility information, and perimeter buffers.
c) Amendment to Section 25, to change the definition of a Tourist Home to
increase the number of lodging units from 9 to 12.
ITEM #5: Adjourn
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MINUTES ,
PLANNING BOARD
August 5, 1997
PRESENT: Ed Gill(vice-chair), Richard Bradford, David Daniels, Jack Hughes, Louise Long, Chris Quinn,
George Sagar
PUBLIC: Ken Chavious, Margaret Hauth
Gill called the meeting to order at 6:33 PM.
ITEM #1: Hughes told the members that the Town Board would be discussing the annexation request from
Scotswood at their August 11 meeting. He said he would be out of the country, but the
discussion may be of interest to others. Hauth added that the Board would receive the staffs
financial impact report at the meeting.
ITEM #2: Sagar reported that the Board of Adjustment did not meet in July. Gill reported that the Park
board is focusing its efforts on raising the Town Board's awareness of Occoneechee Mountain
Park in hopes they will reconsider funding a staff person. He said they will be working on a fact
sheet with bullets of information.
ITEM #3: Hughes moved to approve the July 1 minutes. Daniels seconded. Bradford moved to approve
the July, 22 minutes. Hughes seconded.
VOTE: The motions were considered together. Unanimous approval.
ITEM #4a: Gill moved- to recommend that the Town Board adopt the amendments to Sections 10.3-10.14
relating to watershed protection. Hughes seconded
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4b: Hauth said she checked with Orange County staff about the parking for general restaurants. She
said that the amendment was moving the current requirement from the "service" heading to the
"retail" heading, not changing the requirement. The intent of the amendment is not to change the
standard, which is currently in the manual as 1 space per 50 square feet plus 1 space for every 4
seats. The members agreed to not make any changes.
MOTION: Hughes moved to recommend that the Town Board adopt the amendments to the EDD Design
Manual. Quinn seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4c: Hauth reminded the members that Diane Lea, representative of the applicant, spoke in favor of
the amendment to facilitate her client's purchase of the Hillsborough House Inn. She added that
the amendment would also apply to the Inn at Teardrops, the only other Tourist Home in town.
Chavious raised the question of whether the Town would be able to limit a potential applicant
whose site or building was not suited for 12 units. Hauth said it would be addressed through the
Conditional Use Permit process. She said there is most likely a minimum lodging unit size set by
building code or another state agency that would make the rooms reasonably sized. The town
requires off-street parking based on the number of rooms,, which would be another limiting factor.
There are also height limits which would allow additional stories within strict limits. Quinn added
that there are also sanitary requirements that would impact room size & require additional
bathrooms. The members agreed that the Town would retain sufficient control over the number
of units allowed.
MOTION: Sagar moved to recommend that the Town Board adopt the amendment to Section 25. Daniel
seconded.
VOTE: Unanimous.
Gill adjourned the meeting at 6:50 PM.
Respectfully, su ted,
Margaret A Hauth, Secretary