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HomeMy Public PortalAbout4.4.2000 Agenda & MinutesTown 1 "5 ; ►i • AGENDA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, April 4, 2000 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 minutes from March 7 meeting. ITEM #4: Election of officers. ITEM #5: Discussion of noise levels and their relation to development standards for bars and nightclubs. ITEM #6: Adjourn. 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 Q1Q_7.Q9_91n4 • Fnr• U19 -R44-9.3.90 MINUTES PLANNING BOARD April 4, 2000 PRESENT: John Taylor (chair), Pam Blue -Thompson, Jim Boericke, Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, Cathy Carroll, David Daniel, Ed Gill, Chris Quinn, Bryant Warren PUBLIC: Margaret Hauth Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. He announced that he is resigning effective immediately due to his need to relocate his residence to Durham due to a separation agreement. The members thanked his for his service and expressed regret at his departure. Taylor left the meeting. Gill continued as chair. Brinkley asked to add a discussion of open space. Hauth announced that the Town Board would receive the water capacity study prepared by staff at their next meeting, if the members were interested in hearing the presentation. ITEM #2: Bradford reported that the BOA approved a site plan for Eurosport to build additional warehouse space. He noted that the members have struggled in the past with flex space buildings and he suggested the Planning Board take up the topic to define the use and establish development criteria. ITEM #3: Quinn moved to approve the minutes as written. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Quinn nominated Gill as the new chair and Gill accepted the nomination. Carroll nominated Daniel as vice -chair and he accepted the nomination. MOTION: Carroll made a motion to close the nominations and elect Gill and Daniel as chair and vice -chair respectively. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5: Hauth introduced information from other jurisdictions about noise ordinances. She noted that these types of restrictions are generally handled in the regular code, rather than the development code. After much discussion, the members agreed to not establish different noise limits or times when the limits could be exceeded. They agreed that they would leave those requests to applicants who found they couldn't meet the limits, rather than guessing what they could be. MOTION: Daniel moved to send the proposed text amendments to cover definitions, uses, and sound levels relating to restaurants, nightclubs, and bars to public hearing. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5a: Brinkley asked the members to take up the definition of open space as their next topic. He passed around a proposal to get discussion started that would prevent developers from giving all the `waste" property as open space. Bradford asked if Brinkley had an "intended use" for open space in mind. He did not. Bradford asked whether open space would include active recreation facilities and/or passive recreation facilities as well as general open space. The members agreed that was one of the points of discussion. Carroll asked that this proposal be given the same thought and consideration that was just given to bars and nightclubs and that members keep in mind the impact on affordability as requirements increase. Hauth said she would draft some samples for further discussion. Bradford asked that she also check with the Town Attorney about homeowners associations, and how they would relate to this topic. Gill adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, x&f/toAti i " Marga4t A. Hauth, Secretary MINUTES PLANNING BOARD April 4, 2000 PRESENT: John Taylor (chair), Pam Blue -Thompson, Jim Boericke, Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, Cathy Carroll, David Daniel, Ed Gill, Chris Quinn, Bryant Warren PUBLIC: Margaret Hauth Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. He announced that he is resigning effective immediately due to his need to relocate his residence to Durham due to a separation agreement. The members thanked his for his service and expressed regret at his departure. Taylor left the meeting. Gill continued as chair. Brinkley asked to add a discussion of open space. Hauth announced that the Town Board would receive the water capacity study prepared by staff at their next meeting, if the members were interested in hearing the presentation. ITEM #2: Bradford reported that the BOA approved a site plan for Eurosport to build additional warehouse space. He noted that the members have struggled in the past with flex space buildings and he suggested the Planning Board take up the topic to define the use and establish development criteria. ITEM #3: Quinn moved to approve the minutes as written. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Quinn nominated Gill as the new chair and Gill accepted the nomination. Carroll nominated Daniel as vice -chair and he accepted the nomination. MOTION: Carroll made a motion to close the nominations and elect Gill and Daniel as chair and vice -chair respectively. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5: Hauth introduced information from other jurisdictions about noise ordinances. She noted that these types of restrictions are generally handled in the regular code, rather than the development code. After much discussion, the members agreed to not establish different noise limits or times when the limits could be exceeded. They agreed that they would leave those requests to applicants who found they couldn't meet the limits, rather than guessing what they could be. MOTION: Daniel moved to send the proposed text amendments to cover definitions, uses, and sound levels relating to restaurants, nightclubs, and bars to public hearing. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5a: Brinkley asked the members to take up the definition of open space as their next topic. He passed around a proposal to get discussion started that would prevent developers from giving all the "waste" property as open space. Bradford asked if Brinkley had an "intended use" for open space in mind. He did not. Bradford asked whether open space would include active recreation facilities and/or passive recreation facilities as well as general open space. The members agreed that was one of the points of discussion. Carroll asked that this proposal be given the same thought and consideration that was just given to bars and nightclubs and that members keep in mind the impact on affordability as requirements increase. Hauth said she would draft some samples for further discussion. Bradford asked that she also check with the Town Attorney about homeowners associations, and how they would relate to this topic. Gill adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM. Respectfully submitted,