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02FebruaryPB - Work Session II iov. 4 -4. 'At w sIt r :� MINUTES ' RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING 1775 February 27, 1996 There was a meeting held at 10 : 00 a.m. , on Tuesday, February 27 , 1996, of the Randolph County Planning Board, in the County Manager ' s Conference Room, County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, North Carolina. The following members were present: Charles Adams, Chairman; Aweilda Williams, Vice Chairman; Jim Routh; Bill Dorsett; Maxton McDowell; Lynden Craven; and Phil Brower. Planning Director Hal Johnson explained to the Board that this meeting would be for reviewing the proposed zoning ordinance changes and that they would not be expected to make any decisions today. Johnson explained that he did not have nor know all the answers to the problems with land development in the County. Johnson said that he did have 20+ years experience in Randolph County Land Planning and during this time, has seen Randolph County go through an evolution in development. Johnson said that the County first experienced Zoo zoning, then Trinity Township zoning, and in ' 87 Countywide zoning. Johnson said that there was no real planning used in development of many previous ordinances. Johnson said in 1986 the County put in a mobile home park ordinance to begin getting a handle on some development while trying to zone the northern townships . During this time, proposed development of a mobile home park in the Coleridge Township sparked interest in zoning the southern townships . Coleridge residents were asking the County why they were putting regulations in place to protect the northern townships and not the southern townships. Then the County decided to propose Countywide zoning. Johnson said the regulations that were established during this time were basically zoning, there was no real long term planning established. Johnson described one of the most monumental evolutions in land development regulations (occurred in September 1988) as being totally reactionary. Johnson said that was to bring major subdivision developments into the zoning arena. This change required developers to zone property for the type of housing prior to subdivision approval. Johnson said that the issue we need to deal with now is how development should be directed. Johnson told the Board that he was not sitting there as a Planning Director telling the Board that he had all the answers . The major issue needing to be dealt with is major residential subdivision development. Johnson said he would like to set up a subcommittee to take this proposed zoning ordinance and go through it page by page and once a consensus has been made in this subcommittee bring the proposed zoning ordinance to the full Planning Board for review. Johnson said that he wanted to stress the fact that he believed that this would be the only opportunity Randolph County would have to decide what Randolph County is going to become. Growth and change were continuing at a high pace. Johnson reviewed the map developed as the proposed Growth Management Plan (GMP) for Randolph County. Johnson described the Rural Conservation Areas as low density sections of Randolph County where development patterns have not yet been established. The Secondary Growth Areas are areas where mainly residential growth patterns have been established and the Primary Growth Areas are areas of higher density residential, commercial, and industrial patterns . Johnson said that as the Planning Director he is presenting this Board with the "optimum" level of guidelines. These regulations could be scaled back if necessary, but all options (of regulations) are being presented at this time. Johnson said that if we were starting with the very minimum, basic regulations there would be no where to go, because if those type of regulations are scaled back, then you are left with nothing. Johnson said once this Board can reach a consensus of regulations they are comfortable with then we can bring in developers, citizens, etc. to reach a consensus with the Randolph County community. Johnson said that he and his staff has come up with changes to the originally proposed ordinance to try to answer concerns voiced by this Board during the last "working session" . Johnson discussed some of the changes made to the proposed Article 4 : **changed the proposal to not rezoning all the property within the RC Growth Area (of the GMP) . This zoning district is now being proposed as an overlay zoning district that would be required for major subdivision development. **this change (within the RC Growth Area as explained above) would also allow minor subdivision to have a minimum lot size of 40 , 000 sq. ft. and major subdivision lot sizes would be a minimum of 80 , 000 sq. ft. **the RC Zoning Overlay District will also restrict the number of lots fronting on an existing State Maintained road. Johnson discussed some of the changes made to the proposed Article 5 : **the change would allow Class C manufactured homes to be permitted in a RM Zoning District. (They still would not be allowed within major subdivisions within that zoning district) . **addition of Tire Storage Regulations within commercial districts . There was a consensus of the Board to have a sub-committee that would study the proposed zoning regulations . The meeting adjourned at 11 : 17 a.m. NORTH CAROLINA RANDOLPH COUNTY i !f-j . // ____A7/ Planning Dire. or 1)( ' 0-1-2/LDate � C1 k/Secretary 6...../ /.4111.61,0 1779