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Home My Public Portal About6.1.1999 Planning Board Agenda & Minutesr Town AGENDA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, June 1, 1999 6:30 p.m. Town Barn ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to the agenda. ITEM #2: Comments from the Chair: • Committee Reports • Certificates of Appreciation to retiring/resigning members ITEM #3: Approval of minutes from March 2, April 27, and May 20 meetings. ITEM #4: Interview of potential in -town member. ITEM #5: Recommendation to Town Board regarding public hearing items: A. Request from Heritage Group Partners to rezone 19.07 acres from R-10 to MF at the northeast quadrant of the I-85/0range Grove Road overpass. (Tax Map 4.38.E.5, 5b, and part of map 38C). B. 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. C. Amend Section 8A.h to allow temporary signs for community events subject to restrictions. ITEM #6: Discussion of options to adjust Planning Board size and membership ITEM #7: Direction to staff about future projects. ITEM #8: Adjourn. Reminder: Special Public Hearing,, Monday June 21 at 7:00 PM Development plan for PUD at I-40 Please call the Planning Department if you cannot attend. 732-2104 extension 228 (this line is connected to voice mail) 101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919-7.32-2104 0 Fax: 919-644-2390 5A: Heritage Group Partners to rezoning request for 19.07 acres from R-10 to MF Public Comments: both owners across Orange Grove Road spoke in favor of the proposal. Planning Director's recommendation: recommend approval 5B. 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 Public comments: None Planning Director's recommendation: recommend approval 5C. Section 8.4.h to allow temporary signs for community events subject to restrictions 8.4.h Announcements by public or non-profit organizations of fund raising events, special events, or activities of interest to the general public, other than political signs. Signs may be erected not more than 2 weeks prior to the event and shall be removed no later than 2 days after the event. Such signs shall be of rigid construction (not banners) and shall no�/ exceed 8 square feet in area. Signs shall be limited to 4 per event at different locations. No more than 2 signs advertising different events may be placed at one location. For the purposes of determining number of signs, the use of a banner permitted by section 8.5.f shall count as one of the 4 allowable signs, but shall not limit the placement of two additional signs at the banner location. Signs may be located within the public right-of- way, but not in intersection sight triangles or other areas determined unsafe by the Zoning Officer. Public Comments: None Planning Director's recommendation: recommend approval ITEM #7 Where do we go next?? Pending projects: -71. Finish landscaping, recreation & transportation issues in Subdivision Regulations 2. Look at related landscaping, buffering, and transportation issues in the Zoning Ordinance. 3. Look at Conditional Use section of Zoning Ordinance (there's lots of room for improvement here) 4. Look at approval processes. All could still use work (site plans, subdivisions, rezonings, etc.) 5. oar mem ers . LI oJk� n� MINUTES PLANNING BOARD June 1, 1999 PRESENT: John Taylor (chair), Jim Boericke, Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, Cathy Carroll, David Daniel, Ed Gill, Jack Hughes, Louise Long, Pip Merrick, Chris Quinn PUBLIC: Ron Horvath, John Williams, Juanita Diggs, Harriet Hughes, Pam Blue -Thompson, John Blackley, Dennis Evans, Margaret Hauth Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. ITEM #2: Taylor presented certificate of appreciation to members Long, Hughes, and Merrick who would be leaving the planning board. He thanked each for their service and wished them well. He encouraged Merrick to re -apply when she returns from her over -seas trip. Gill noted that the Parks and Recreation Board is working on an update to the plan to include the southeast quadrant of town and to provide interconnections throughout town. _ . ITEM #3: Gill moved to approve the minutes as written. Bradford seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Hauth introduced Blue -Thompson. Board members asked her background, reason for being interested in serving, familiarity with the Vision 2010 document and other relevant questions. The members thanked Blue -Thompson for her time and noted they would delay decision on a recommendation until they reached consensus on item 6. ITEM #5a: Hauth introduced the discussion of the Heritage Group W rezoning request. Carroll noted that she would not vote on this issue, due to the possible appearance of financial interest as her in-laws own adjacent property. Quinn noted his concern about the traffic impact on Orange Grove Road, especially in light of the proposed high school below this site. Hauth noted that each development must accommodate the impact it creates not the impact of another development. Daniel noted his concern about traffic and the potential gating of the community. MOTION: Bradford moved to recommend approval of the rezoning. Gill seconded. VOTE: 7-3 (Carroll's abstention is not reflected as her "alternate" position could not vote) ITEM #5b: Hauth introduced the text amendment to add and delete some uses from some commercial categories. MOTION: Daniel moved to recommend approval of this amendment. Hughes seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5c: Hauth introduced the text amendment to add provisions for temporary event signs. MOTION: Gill moved to recommend approval of this amendment. Merrick seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #6: Hauth introduced the discussion of options to adjust the Planning Board size and membership. She noted confusion created by having alternates and difficulties with a large and even sized board. The members discussed various alternatives. Carroll expressed her surprise that she is limited on when she can vote as an alternate member. Hughes noted that he sees the broad participation and discussion that the larger board brings as critical and desirable. The members 6/1/99, page 2 suggested setting another number of members as a quorum, if that is becoming a problem. They agreed that alternate positions are confusing and should be eliminated, but the current volunteers maintained and transferred to full status. The members did not agree to limit the geographical area that a member resided. MOTION: Hughes moved to establish a planning board size of 10 full members, set the quorum as five and remove the alternate positions. Merrick seconded. MOTION: Quinn made a substitute motion to set the quorum at six, not five. Gill seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous. The motion on the floor was amended to read "establish a planning board size of 10 full members, set the quorum as six and remove the alternate positions." VOTE: Unanimous. The members returned to Blue-Thompson's recommendation. Hauth noted that with the three new vacancies, one in -town vacancy would still be available after moving Carroll into a full position, and considering Warren's application from earlier in the year. MOTION: Gill moved to recommend Blue -Thompson to the Town Board. Brinkley seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #7: Hauth asked for board direction on how to proceed with pending projects. Gill added lighting as item 5. The members agreed to proceed in the order listed in the packet. Daniel asked that street stub -outs and inter-connectiveness be included in the remaining work of item 1. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 8:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, Margaret A. Hauth, Secretary