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RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
June 18 , 1980 , - 1 : 00 PM
The Randolph County Planning Board met on Wednesday, June 18 , 1980 ,
in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room, County Courthouse , Asheboro ,
N. C. The following members were present :
Don Hancock, Chairman Members Absent : Doyle Stout
Ray Farlow, Vice-Chairman Lorene Walker
Elmer Routh
Andrew Lueker
Jim Newton
Hal Johnson, Administrative Officer
1: Andrew Lueker made the motion , seconded by Jim Newton , to approve the
May 19 , 1980 , Planning Board Minutes . This motion was approved .
• 2 . Jim Newton made the motion, seconded by Elmer Routh , to approve the
Final Plat for Indian Summer Subdivision , Kay Delk, Developer , Cedar Grove
Township , SR 1422 . This motion was approved.
3. Ray Farlow made the motion, seconded by Andrew Lueker , to approve the
Preliminary Subdivision Plat for Section 2 , Stoneybrooke Subdivision ,
Frank Synder Construction Co . , Developer , Grant Township . This motion
was approved by the Board .
4. Jim Newton made the motion, seconded by Ray Farlow, to approve the
Final Plat of Lorien Subdivision, Level Cross Township , Solar Systems ,
Randleman, N.C . , Developers , Clotus Craven, Surveyor . 3 Lots . SR1935 .
This motion was approved by the Board.
5. Committee Report: At the May Planning Board meeting a committee was
appointed by Chairman Hancock to visit the site of the re-zoning request
of Mrs . Ivey B. Riggs and to report back concerning the general land use
in the area. Ray Farlow, Couullittee Chairman, advised the Board that the
Committee consisting of Ray Farlow, Andrew Lueker , Lorene Walker , and
Hal Johnson, had visited the site . The general land use in the area was
a mixture of industrial , commercial , and residential. The property was
bordered on two sides by industrial establishments and across the road
was a mixture of small commercial operations which included some property
being used as residential. Mr. Farlow advised the Board that it was the
opinion of the special Committee that the re-zoning request for use
as industrial was justified and recommended that the Board recommend to
the County Commissioners that the property be re-zoned as reauested .
The Motion was then placed to the Planning Board for recommendation that
the property be rezoned to Light Industrial as requested . Jim Newton
spoke in opposition to the rezoning request . Mr . Newton advised the
Board that he thought the size of the lot , and the fact that the area did
not have fire protection, or water , should be taken into consideration.
May, 1980 , Planning Board Minutes - - - - Page 2 _
Planning Board of the industrial nature of the adjacent property uses
which boarded the property in question . Piedmont Outdoor Advertising
Company, Greensboro , N . C . , had been in the process of constructing a
Billboard on the property in question . Because of the County Zoning
Ordinance that does not allow a Billboard in a residentially zoned area
the billboard construction was stopped , while the property goes through
re-zoning procedure . Charles Wood , Salesman, Piedmont Outdoor Advertising ,
was present at the meeting and advised the Planning Board that his company
wanted to comply with all County laws and ordinances . Jimmy Newton advised
Mr. Riggs and Mr . Wood that even if the property is Re-zoned to Light
Industrial the Billboard must meet the requirements outlinedJin the Zoning
Ordinance for proper location of signes .
Glenn Conners , High Point , N . C . was present at the meeting and requester
that the County enforce the penalty for zoning violations as outlined
in the Zoning Ordiance . Mr . Conners said that it had been over 30 days
since the property owners had been notified of the Zoning violation and
they had not removed the sign which was partially constructed. Hal Johnson
advised the Board that the Zoning Ordinance provides for an appeal which
stays all proceedings in a Zoning matter. By requesting a Re-Zoning to
allow compliance with the County Zoning Ordiance the property owners were
following the correct provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and no action
would be taken by the County until the appeals process had been completed .
Rev. Charles Adams , High Point , N. C . was present at the Planning
Board Meeting and said that the citizens of the Trinity Township had
pushed hard for zoning because they did not want to see their neighborhood
be destroyed. Rev. Adams said that if the County allowed the Billboard to
be constructed the County would have no control over what goes on the
Billboard. Rev. Adams said that he was afraid that the Billboard would be
. used to advertise in a manner that would hurt the neighborhood.
Mr . Luther Black was present at the Board meeting . Mr . Black spoke
in opposition to the Re-Zoning request .
Mrs . Ivey Riggs said she purchased the lot with the idea that she
could some day use it for commercial or industrial purposes . The Billboard
was not the reason she purchased the land and she would not allow the
Billboard to be used in a way that would hurt the neighborhood.
Hal Johnson advised the Planning Board that the issue of the Billboard
was secondary to the request that the property be Re-Zoned to Light
Industrial classification. If the property is re-zoned the Zoning Ordiance
allows by right in commercially zoned districts billboard, although the
billboards are still subject to restrictions .
Don Hancock stated that the authority in Re-zoning matters rested with
the County Commissioners . But before the Board of Commissioners acted on a
re-zoning request they must have a recommendation from the Planning Board .
Andrew Lueker advised that he was not familiar with the area and would
like to see the land before he made a recommendation. Lorene Walker
also said that she was not familiar with the property and recommended that
a committee be appointed from the Planning Board to go to the area and
report back to the Board at the June meeting . Ray Farlow; Lorene Walker;
Andy Lueker ; and Hal 'Johnson were appointed to review the property in
question.
5. Being no further business , °1mp - •ng was adjourned.
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