012086The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in a special work session at
7:00 p.m., January 20, 1986 in Courtroom B, County Courthouse, Asheboro, NC. The
purpose of the meeting was for discussion of recent issues. No action was taken
on any item coming before the Board. Commissioners Frye, Langley, Davidson, Comer
and Petty were present.
Dr. Larry Linker of RTC requested an additional $6,000 from this year's budget
for renting a building adjacent to the campus for the purpose of housing adult
education and other continuing education programs.
The Commissioners reviewed sewer and water allocations to the various
municipalities. Don Hancock, Chairman of the Randolph County Planning Board, was
present to answer questions.
The Commissioners discussed the issue of mobile home parks, lack of regulation
on such parks and lack of zoning and land use regulations. Mr. Frye suggested the
possibility of a moratorium on mobile home parks until an ordinance could be
drafted.
Ed Powell, a consulting engineer with Davis, Powell & Associates of High Point,
discussed a 55 -acre mobile home park proposed for the Tabernacle area by a Mr.
Welborne. Mr. Powell said the park would be on Davidson County water and that
roads would be built to state standards. The project will be located on a tributary
of the Little Uwharrie.
Jack Lail of the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce, said that at their board meeting
last week they passed a resolution urging the County Commissioners to adopt county-
wide zoning and a mobile home park ordinance.
Joe Craig, Providence Township, expressed concern that the composition of a
neighborhood can change overnight because of a mobile home park. In his neighbor-
hood is a 376 -acre farm for sale. He is concerned that a developer could buy this
property and put an unlimited number of mobile homes on it. He urged the Board to
seek an orderly process by which mobile home parks can be controlled.
Richard Scheid of Level Cross said he has already started developing a mobile
home park and wanted to know if a moratorium would stop construction in process.
Johnny Johnson, Asheboro, spoke in defense of young couples who cannot afford
to buy their own land, well and septic tank and must resort to renting space in a
mobile home park. He said they must have a home, too.
George Elliott, Health Director, informed the Board that he had received 1278
requests for mobile home inspections just that day. He said many people apparently are
trying to beat a possible moratorium.
R. S. (Sonny) Davis stated that if each of these 1278 trailers had just one
child, an entire new school would be needed just to accommodate them.
Tommy Routh of Grays Chapel asked the Board to regulate lot size in mobile
home parks and require them to be larger.
Richard Toombs suggested the Board study Guilford's mobile home park ordinance
in order to make ours compatible with theirs so we won't become their dumpting
grounds.
Mike Owen, Providence Township, asked if there are or would be any restrictions
on the number of mobile homes or mobile home parks per square mile.
Lindsay Cox of Piedmont Triad Council of Governments (PTCOG) told Commissioners
that all JTPA Service Delivery Area requests this year had been denied by the state.
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The state is considering replacing regional planners with state planners and taking
away some power from the various private industry councils and making them advisory
committees only.
In response to an appeal from Everett and Robert Cooper, who were denied a
special -use permit by the County Planning Board, Chairman Frye stated that the
Board of Commissioners has no legal jurisdiction to reconsider a request denied
by the Planning Board.
County Attorney Ed Gavin told the Coopers that the method of appeal set out
in the Zoo Zoning Ordinance is by state statute from the Planning Board to the
courts (section 8.12).
Mr. Frye suggested that the Coopers wait until a mobile home park ordinance
can be adopted and then see how that fits in with their circumstances.
Concerning the loss of federal revenue sharing money, Chairman Frye told the
Board that the general feeling in Raleigh is that local governments may be able
to influence decisions in Washington and that they should send a strong message
to Washington saying that if federal programs are going to be mandated locally,
money should be sent to support these programs. The National Association of
Counties has asked counties for 1/10th of 1% of last year's revenue sharing money
to be sent to them for lobbying for money to support mandated programs.
This worksession adjourned at 9:30 p.m.