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AGENDA
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD and PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
7:00 PM, Town Barn
ITEM #1: Call joint public hearing to order and comments from Mayor and Chair.
ITEM #2: Zoning Map Amendment
Request from Heritage Group Partners to rezone 19.07 acres from R-10 to MF at
the northeast quadrant of the I-85/Orange Grove Road overpass. The property is
adjacent to the existing Cedar Creek condominium development (Tax Map
4.38.E.5, 5b, and part of map 38C).
ITEM #3: Zoning Ordinance Amendments
a) Amend Section 3.4 (Permitted Use Table) to add "gallery & museum"' as
permitted use in CC, to add "extended care facility" as permitted use in
HIC, to delete "bus terminal & garage" and "grain & feed mill as
permitted uses in CC, and delete "office & personal services B" from NB.
b) Amend Section 8.4.h to allow temporary signs for community events
subject to restrictions.
ITEM #4: Adjourn
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MINUTES
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
April 27, 1999
PRESENT: Mayor Horace Johnson, Frances Dancy, Evelyn Lloyd, Catherine Martin, Richard Simpson, Ed Gill
(Planning Board Vice -chair), Jim Boericke, Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, Cathy Carroll, Pip Merrick,
Chris Quinn
STAFF: Eric Peterson, Kenny Keel, Margaret Hauth
PUBLIC: Ben Lloyd, Scott Humphrey, Juanita Diggs, Ronald Horvath, Jim Mooring, John Blackley, Paul Sharon,
Amy Keller, Robert Chambers, Susan Waldrop, Cathy Thacker
ITEM #1: Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. He noted that the Town Board would have a short
regular meeting following the hearing to discuss some issues related to the water plant expansion. He added
that a property owner within the notification area was present who had not received a notice. Hauth asked
which owner, and Mr. Humphrey identified himself as the owner of the house across Orange Grove Road
from the site and said he did not receive written notice and was unaware of the hearing until noticing the
sign posted on the property on his way home the night of the hearing. Hauth reviewed the list of notices she
sent and said that according to her research, the parcel is still listed in Mr. Lloyd's name. She added that
the County records are not always as up-to-date as one would prefer. The members discussed the options.
Mayor Johnson asked if there was any proof that people had received notices. Hauth said the ordinance
requires first class mail, not certified or return receipt. After much discussion, the Town Board members
agreed that a new hearing should be set, new advertisement made, and new notices mailed. The new notices
are to be certified with return receipt service. Sharon, speaking on behalf of the applicant, expressed
concern about the time delay and concern about exceeding the requirement to go to certified mail service.
He asked what consequences the board would impose if all the post cards had not been returned by the next
hearing. Mayor Johnson said the Board preferred to err on the side of caution to avoid any legal challenge
to their decision. The members agreed to set the new hearing for Thursday, May 20 at 7:00 PM in the
Barn. The Planning Board members present indicated they would be available on that date. By consensus,
the Town Board members agreed not to receive any public comment at this hearing, and receive all
comments on May 20th. Peterson asked that staff be allowed to get an opinion from the Town Attorney
regarding the town's liability regarding this delay and the different notification method and the board
agreed. Mayor Johnson passed the gavel to Gill who called the public hearing to order.
ITEM #2: Gill re -iterated that the hearing on this item would be delayed until May 20, with new notices to be made.
ITEM #3a: Hauth presented a text change to correct some oversights from the 1994 re -write of the commercial districts.
She asked that the boards consider adding "gallery & museum" as a permitted use in Central Commercial;
delete "bus terminal & garage%nd "grain & feed mill" as permitted uses in Central Commercial; add
"extended care facility" as a permitted use in HIC; and delete "office and personal services B" as a
permitted use in Neighborhood Business. She added that the type B Office and Personal Services are those
greater than 10,000 square feet.
ITEM #3b: Hauth presented a text change to establish standards for temporary event signs other than banners. She
indicated the increasing difficulty with these type signs as they are not specifically allowed, but very popular
for advertising events. She noted that options are to find standards for the signs, or prohibit them. She
added that the amendment should include that the signs be removed within 48 hours of the end of the event,
not 7 days.
Gill closed the public hearing and passed the gavel back to Mayor Johnson who adjourned the hearing and
excused the Planning Board. Mayor Johnson called to order the Town Board for a regular meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret A. Hauth, Secretary