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02FebruaryPB Ar Ts� 41.-114,; ! MINUTES i. ►"a, ins RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD February 13, 1996 There was a meeting of the Randolph County Planning Board, held at 6 : 30 p.m. , on Tuesday, February 13 , 1996 , in the Commissioners ' Meeting Room, Randolph County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, North Carolina. 1 . Chairman Charles Adams called to Order the Randolph County Planning Board meeting at 6 : 30 p.m. 2 . Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of the members : Charles Adams, Chairman, present; Aweilda Williams, Vice Chairman, present; Tim Poole, absent; Bill Dorsett, absent; Phil Brower, absent; Jim Routh, present; Lynden Craven, present; and Maxton McDowell, Alternate, present. 3 . Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Aweilda Williams, to approve the January 16, 1996 Randolph County Planning Board Meeting Minutes . The motion passed. 4 . Swearing in of the Witnesses: "Do you swear or affirm that the information you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. " 10 citizens took this Oath. 5. REQUESTS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT: A: THURMAN HOGAN, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting a Special Use Permit to obtain a dealer ' s license at his residence located at 2520 Hopewell Friends Road, on 24 . 56 acres , Cedar Grove Township, Zoning Map #7639, Zoning District RA. Hogan explained that he collects and restores ' 67 , ' 68 , and ' 69 cameros and currently has 41 stored on this property. Hogan said that 19 of these will be carried will soon be carried to Cranford' s Junkyard and eventually he will only be storing 12 vehicles at a time. Hogan said that he needs the dealers license to purchase and sale cars at the car sale. Hogan said he will not have a sign and there should be no additional traffic because he does not sale at his residence. John Hill, 2490 Hopewell Church Road, said that he was just concerned if this would change the zoning in this area. Hill said that since it will not change the zoning, he didn't have a problem with this request. Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Maxton McDowell , to approve this request for a Special Use Permit. The motion passed unanimously. B: PAUL NELSON, Archdale, North Carolina, is requesting a Special Use Permit to place a 30x60 building on at his future residence for an automotive repair shop on 2 . 18 acres, at the corner of Hwy 62/Irwin Street, Longview Acres lots 12-17 & 43, Trinity Township, Zoning Map #6797 , Zoning District RR. Nelson explained that this would be a part-time business to work on brakes and tires . Nelson said that there are no deed restrictions on the property and that he would be working from 4 : 30 p.m. to 9 : 00 p.m. and on Saturdays . Nelson said that he would not have any outside storage. Nelson presented a site plan of the proposed development. Mary Easter, 4555 Irvin Street, said that she lives in front of this property and would have no problem with this with the following restrictions : **must help keep the private road up **building must be painted block or vinyl siding **no noise after 9 **no outside storage of tires **sign indicating children at play at the beginning of the road **no more than 2 cars stored outside of the building Easter was speaking for 6 of the neighbors who were all present. Cheryl Isley, adjoining property owner, said that she was opposed for the following reasons : **effect on property values **traffic and noise in the evenings **commercial activity in residential area Isley said that they did not realize that the restrictions in the subdivision had run out or they would have had them re-instated. Isley presented a petition of 20 signatures of neighbors in opposition to the request. Jerry Nance, 4556 Jerry Street, reminded the Board that they had denied a turkey shoot in this neighborhood a few months ago and he would like to see this commercial activity denied also. Nance said the community is residential and should remain this way. Richard Hatley, 4571 Jerry Street, said that Nelson' s property backs up to his and he feels this would effect the value of his property. Danielle Evans, adjoining property owner, said that she is concerned of safety and the noise the business would create. Evans said that she has purchased a lot here to build their home and would not have if they knew the intentions of this property owner. There were 10 people present in opposition to the request. Routh said that this is a nice residential community and if approved this would disturb the character of the neighborhood. Williams said that the fact that there were restrictions on the subdivision at one time meant that this property was never intended for business . Williams made the motion, seconded by Routh, to deny this request for a Special Use Permit. The motion passed with a 4 to 1 vote, Craven voted against the motion. C: BELLSOUTH PCS, Charlotte, North Carolina, is requesting a Special Use Permit to located a 300 ft. Cellular Tower, on 47 . 41 acres located at 7190 US Hwy 311N, New Market Township, Zoning Map #7736, Zoning District HC. Tracy Harris, BellSouth; Richard Warden, North State Telephone; Bill Dulla, Engineer, BellSouth; and Darrell Dennis, BellSouth were present. Harris explained that there are no existing towers in this area and this tower will be designed for a co-location to allow other antennas to be attached to the tower. Harris said that they had spoken with all the adjoining property owners and had taken lots of time in find the right location. Routh questioned if there was any liability of falling ice with the tower located so close to the road. Dulla said that the ice would fall within 100 ft. radius and come off in such small sections that there would be no danger. Hodgin, the property owner, was present and stated that he plans to build his house approximately 1200 feet from the site of the tower and feels there should be no problems with the tower being located on this site. There was no one present in opposition to the site. Johnson complimented BellSouth for the well given presentation and their sensitivity to the adjoining property owners . Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Aweilda Williams , to approve this request for a Special Use Permit. The motion passed unanimously. 6 . REQUESTS FOR PROPERTY REZONING: A: RANDY SUMMIT, Thomasville, North Carolina, is requesting that 88.26 acres located on Tree Hollow Road, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #6795 . It is the desire of the applicant to develop a restricted residential subdivision of 72 lots. Al Horne, land surveyor, said that it was Summit ' s intention to develop a site built subdivision at the end of Tree Hollow Road and bring this road (Tree Hollow Road) coming into the property up to State standards (pave the road) . Summit said that he has had a soil scientist do some preliminary evaluations on the property and 70% of the property perks for conventional septic tank systems and 30% of the property will require a low pressure pipe system. Summit said that this is to only entrance to the property that could be used. Summit said the other roads that come into the property have such an elevation problem that it would not be feasible to use them as entrances . J.C. Russell, 7025 Tree Hollow Road, said that he and the other property owners on this road have maintained the road for 20 - 25 years . Russell said that there is a 2 ft. reserve section at the end of Tree Hollow Road, put in place by the original developers, to prevent any extension of this road. Russell said that they did not want there road up graded and that 8 of the 11 lots that would be effected are present in opposition. Russell said that he had spoken with Mr. Coley at the N.C.D.O.T. and he told him this was a private road and could not be used. Summit said that he owns one of the last lots on Tree Hollow Road and that his insurance company' s attorneys had researched this access and said the road is a public right-of-way and that it could be used. Joe Styers, Tree Hollow Road, said that with the under cut that will have to be done to the road and the pavement it would be a burden to he and the other residents on this road. Gene Pittman, Tree Hollow Road, said that he wouldn't object if the developer had an additional access but this would create so many more cars on this road with 72 lots that it would be too much of a burden to Tree Hollow Road. Pittman said that Wright Road or Fox Trail comes into this property. Roger Foley, Tree Hollow Road, discussed the septic tank problems in to area. There were 8 people present in opposition to this request. Routh discussed his concern of there being only one access proposed for so many lots . Routh also spoke about his concern of this road (whether or not it could be used with the reserve strip at the end and the ownership of the road being questionable) . Johnson said that the concerns with this request are the road ownership, the density, and the access. Craven made the motion to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be denied. The motion died for a lack of a second. Johnson advised the Board that they could delay any action until the concerns (road ownership, density, and access) could be researched further. Johnson suggested that the developer and the property owners on Tree Hollow Road try to get together to work out some of the problems with ownership of the road. McDowell made the motion, seconded by Williams , to delay and action until these concerns could be resolved. The motion passed unanimously. B: UNITED INVESTMENTS, Staley, North Carolina, is requesting that 30. 95 acres located on Langley Road (approximately 4. 10 mile off Browns Crossroads Road) , Columbia Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #8733 . It is the desire of the applicant to develop a subdivision of 8 lots that would allow site built homes, double wide manufactured homes on permanent foundation, or modular homes. The applicant has submitted a new proposal increasing the size of 4 lots on the state road. Jim Wilson, Attorney, was present and explained that there would be 4 wooded lots fronting on the road and presented a copy of the proposed restrictions to the Board. Penny Sillmon, 762 Langley Road, expressed her concerns of the 4 acre tract that adjoins her that was cut out and sold since the last meeting. Sillmon questions if that tract would be allowed to be re-subdivided. Johnson said no that if this was proposed, this development/intentions would be looked upon as "not in good faith" and would not be allowed without coming back to this Board. Bill Allred, 1139 Langley Road, was present in opposition. Craven made the motion, seconded by Routh, to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be approved. The Board noted the reduction in the number of lots fronting on Langley Road. The motion passed unanimously. C: RICHARD & FAYLENE WHITAKER, Climax, North Carolina, is requesting that 43 acres (out of 108. 85 acres) located on Wayne White Road, Providence Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #7798 . It is the desire of the applicants to develop a restricted residential subdivision of 40 lots . Glenn King, Developer, was present representing the Whitakers and explained their intentions to develop a subdivision for site built homes only. King said the minimum lot size would be 1 acre and he presented a copy of the proposed restrictions . King said that the Whitakers live and farm near this property and plan to farm the remaining 65 acres . King said that this development would be similar to Johnston Downs Subdivision (located near this site) . King explained that there has not been fitting weather to perform any soil evaluations. Frank Coolman, adjoining property owner, requested a copy of the proposed restrictions. Cindy Allen, adjoining property owner, discussed her concerns about the area becoming so densely populated and with no near infrastructure what would the community do if the septic systems began to fail. Allen discussed her concerns of adding an additional burden to the already over crowded school system. Lawrence Allen, Randolph Church Road, said that there has been a population explosion in this area and he would like to see the lot sizes larger. There were 4 people present in opposition to the request. Craven made the motion, seconded by McDowell, to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be approved. The motion passed unanimously. D: DONALD OSBORNE, Randleman, North Carolina, is requesting that 41 . 05 acres located on Providence Church Road (directly across from Old Providence Church Road) , Providence Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #7777 . It is the desire of the applicant to develop a restricted subdivision of 40 lots . Osborne explained that he lives on this property and plans to only allow site built homes . Osborne said the minimum house size would be 1400 sq. ft. and the rest of the restrictions would be similar to those in nearby Woodfield Acres Subdivision. There was no one present in opposition to this request. Routh made the motion, seconded by Williams, to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be approved. The motion passed unanimously. E: WILSON REALTY, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting that 19 . 25 acres located on Business Hwy 220 South (just past Leo Cranford Road) , Cedar Grove Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Light Industrial. Zoning Map #7658 . It is the desire of the applicant to develop the property for industrial purposes. Billie Wilson was present and explained that the property is surrounded by businesses (Klausner Lumberyard, a service station, TV repair shop, and a church) . Wilson said they wanted to market the property for business uses. Shirley Fleming, adjoining resident, said that there are 8 homes that adjoin this property and that her home is 50 ft. from their property line (at the rear of her home) . Fleming said they would have no objection to rezoning the property with a Conditional Use, where they would know what type of business would be their neighbor. Fleming said that this straight zoning could bring a type of use that many be a nuisance. Robert Fleming, adjoining resident, said that he had the same concerns and would like to see the Commissioners require the property to be zoned with a Conditional Use. Fleming discussed possible problems with noise and dust. Williams made the motion, seconded by Craven, to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be denied. The Board noted that they would reconsider a request for a Conditional Use zoning. The motion passed unanimously. 7 . The meeting adjourned at 8 : 44 p.m. There were 76 citizens present for this meeting. NORTH CAROLINA RANDOLPH COUNTY C4cztr Planning Direct r ' ' 4111 • 4// / QC • VVV / Date Cle , /Secretary • `, *". /4. , 1778 .