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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAugust 5th Agenda & MinutesTown 1 1 1; g 1 AGENDA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, August 5, 2003 7:00 PM, Town Barn ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to agenda and comments from the Chair. ITEM #2: Committee reports and updates • Board of Adjustment • Parks & Recreation Board (did not meet in July) • Retirement centers ITEM #3: Approval of meeting minutes ITEM #4: Recommendations to Town Board on public hearing items: a. Strickland rezoning request b. Zoning Ordinance amendments C. Subdivision Regulations ITEM #5: Major subdivision application for Kenion Grove — 60 lot subdivision on 19.78 acres with access to Revere Road. A meeting with neighbors was held July 24. ITEM #6: Continued discussion of process for amending the zoning ordinance to regulate manufacturing operations involving petroleum products. ITEM #7: Adjourn Please call the Planning Department if you cannot attend. 732-1270 extension 73 (this line is connected to voice mail) 101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 .91.9- .?9_797n . Fn -r 419_RdQ_9_700 MINUTES PLANNING BOARD August 5, 2003 PRESENT: David Daniel (Chair), Jim Boericke, Joel Brinkley, Kelly Hopper, Cannie Lloyd, Paul Newton, Barrie Wallace, Bryant Warren PUBLIC: Edna Ellis, Vic Knight, JD Cecil, Phil Koch, Chris Kimball, Archie White, Andrew deGrandpre, Margaret Hauth Daniel called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. ITEM #2: Hauth reported that the BOA granted a variance to allow the division of a lot on West Margaret Lane which contains two houses so they can be sold individually, approved a conditional use permit to allow motorcycle sales in North Hills Shopping Center, and approved a site plan for an office building to be constructed behind the Neighbours Office building. She added that a request from Piedmont Minerals is being held over to have a public hearing. Hauth said that the Town Board had completed their worksessions on the retirement centers and had adopted criteria in priority order. She said she would send the list to the Planning Board. Newton updated the members on the clock. He said the current scaffolding is from Pickard Roofing, who is completing the repairs to the cupola. He said the clock repairer had fallen and broken his leg, so the installation of the repaired clock may be delayed. ITEM #3: Warren moved to approve the minutes as written. Lloyd seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4a: Hauth introduced the Strickland rezoning request at Faucette Mill Road. The members indicated their agreement with the owner's opinion that the land was not suited for residential MOTION: Warren moved to recommend approval of the Strickland rezoning request. Hopper seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4b: Hauth introduced the request from Carillon Assisted Living to have extended care facilities include assisted living and to allow them in residential districts. She said the request had been for a Conditional Use designation. She said that the board members expressed interest in using the Special Use designation is possible at the public hearing. Hauth said the packet -contained language for both options. She said she consulted with the Town Attorney about using the special use process outside of special use districts and the attached language addresses that. The members discussed the differences in the process. Hauth noted the language would continue to place special use requests on the quarterly hearing schedule. Brinkley said the boards could and have called special meetings. The members agreed they preferred the special use process for this type of development. MOTION: Warren moved to recommend the adoption of the revised text amendment allowing extended care facilities in residential districts with a Special Use Permit to the Town Board. Boericke seconded. VOTE: 7-1 ITEM #4c: Hauth asked the members if they wanted to discuss the other amendments individually. The members had no discussion. MOTION: Warren moved to recommend the adoption of the five text amendments to the Town Board. VOTE: Unanimous. PB 8/5/2003, page 2 ITEM #5: Hauth introduced the continued discussion of Kenion Grove. Knight introduced Phil Koch from Civil Consultants and JD Cecil from ENT Land Surveys. Knight confirmed that a meeting was held in the Barn on July 24 to discuss the project with the neighbors. He said the concerns of the neighbors include speed enforcement on Revere Road, water run-off and entrance points. He said there were no revisions to the plans. Knight said he did not plan to build a second entrance because it is not required for safety. The members asked Hauth for the comments from the police and fire chiefs. Hauth said she had not gotten comments back yet from the fire chief, but the police chief did say that two points of access are defnutely safer. She said he did not indicate a preference for the location of the second access.. She said the right of way width shown is not adequate for the number of houses on the street and should be returned to the previous 60' width. She added that the "gathering space" provided in the open space for community use would be restricted from having structures built if it remains in the open space calculation, based on the town's definition of open space. Edna Ellis asked the members to require the access from US 70 Bypass to protect the neighborhood. She expressed concern about the stormwater from the development being directed through the existing culvert under Revere and to the Burgers' property. She asked whether the applicants own the parcel or whether they just have an option to purchase. She asked that the members require a conventional subdivision complying with the required lot sizes. She asked for a berm along the south side of the property to protect the lots on Revere Road from runoff. Chris Kimball said his concerns with the development of the property are how it will impact the current safety and security in the neighborhood. He said the existing traffic does speed and adding an access point will worsen the situation. He asked the members to consider that each house will likely have two cars, plus school bus traffic, using the single access point. Archie White encouraged the members to come out to the site and see the difference that is being proposed. He expressed concern that there is no place within the development for children. Newton asked what would be acceptable to the neighbors, access to US 70 Bypass and Revere? Kimball said they want to see a better development. Warren asked for clarification on the cluster provisions. Hauth said the lots could be reduced up to 50% so long as the reduced area is returned in open space. Members asked what would happen to the open space. Hauth said it would remain in the homeowners association's ownership. Knight said it continues to be his intention to not clear the open space and maintain the existing trees. He said he is not asking for anything the ordinance does not allow. He said providing access to US 70 Bypass will change the focus of the development from downtown and the historic district to Fairview. Newton recognized the changes to the plan between the first two meetings. He asked the applicant to understand that the members are asking for more to address the concerns of the neighbors. Knight said anything more is beyond the ordinance. Lloyd asked why there was a 2 - lot reduction. Hauth said those lots were lost to the right of way to Cedar Grove Road and the PB 8/5/2003, page 3 need for additional open space. Lloyd asked whether the town could accept money for the sidewalk on Revere rather than requiring its installation. Hauth said she did not know. Lloyd asked whether the road could be shifted west to move it away from the curve and improve safety. Knight said they met NCDOT on site to select the safest driveway location, which is reflected on the plans. Hopper asked about the future of the development. Hauth said, if approved, the lot layout and streets, and utilities are fixed in place. Any restrictions the applicant places would be on himself through restrictive covenants. Once the lots are created, they can be sold and developed in anyway that meets the ordinance. Knight said he has stated continually his intent to maintain the trees and build houses. Wallace said she did not think the plan met the ordinance's intent for open space and clustering. Brinkley suggested that ifno further modifications are forthcoming on the plan, the members should make a recommendation. Knight asked the members to understand his position that the plan meets the ordinance and doing any more will exceed the ordinance requirements. MOTION: Warren recommended the Town Board disapprove the Kenion Grove subdivision plan. Hopper seconded. VOTE: 7-1 (Lloyd opposed, wanted to wait for information from fire). ITEM #6: Hauth introduced the text amendment Bob Homik prepared prohibiting manufacturing and processing operations involving petroleum products. She said the text could be further amended or a vote taken to send to public hearing. Warren suggested forwarding this language to public hearings so the board can focus on related issues. Wallace said she thinks it is important to address the other issues before the end of the moratorium. MOTION: Warren moved to send the attorney prepared text to public hearing in October. Newton seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. Newton asked that pavement widths and neighborhoods meeting for subdivisions be discussed soon. The members agreed. Daniel adjourned the meeting at 8:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, M rgaret A. Hauth, Secretary