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06JuneBOA o ' :I) MINUTES sitAi OW t,. Ne �' "' . RANDOLPH COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 177 �. June 4, 1996 1 . Chairman Aweilda Williams called the Randolph County Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting to Order. 2 . Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of the members: Aweilda Williams, Chairman, present; Maxton McDowell , Vice Chairman, present; Charles Adams, absent; Bill Dorsett, present; Jim Routh, present; Lynden Craven, present; and Phil Brower, absent. 3 . Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Jim Routh, to approve the Minutes of the May 7 , 1996 Randolph County Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting. 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. " 3 citizens took this Oath. 5 . REQUESTS FOR A VARIANCE: A: DOUGLAS JOHNSON, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting a vairance to allow a 9 ft. side property line setback in lieu of the required 10 ft. Location: 486 Mountain Brook Road, . 81 acre lot, Back Creek Township, Zoning Map #7722 , Zoning District RA. **Arguments for Granting the Request Johnson said that the house was 75% complete when a new survey was done for the mortgage loan. This survey showed an error in the original survey. The house foundation was sited 9 feet off the property line in lieu of the required 10 feet setback. **Arguments Against Granting the Request There was no one present in opposition. **Board Discussion: Conclusions Based on Findings of Fact The Board recognized an obvious hardship to the property with the error that was made in the original survey of the property. **Order of the Board of Adjustment Bill Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Jim Routh, to approve this request for a Variance. The motion passed unanimously. B: JOHN FLOYD, Thomasville, North Carolina, is requesting a variance to allow development of 8 (20,000 sq. ft. ) lots as platted prior to WQCA and Watershed Regulations . Location: Covered Bridge Road, Tabernacle Township, Zoning Map #7703 , Zoning District RA. **Arguments for Granting the Request Johnson explained that this subdivision was platted several years ago when the County only required 20 ,000 sq. ft. per building lot. Johnson said that the watershed regulations require a property owner with contiguous vacant lots to combined lots to meet the watershed lot size requirements . The reason the County passed the regulation was because we had received information from the State that this would be their requirement. However , when the State passed their regulations this was made an option for the counties (instead of a requirement like the State had originally planned) . Johnson said that Randolph County has historically "grandfathered" lots that were created under the old regulations . Johnson added that this type of variance would be compatible to this subdivision. Floyd explained that he purchased the lots 30+ years ago and he now wants to sell them as individual lots, as he purchased them. **Arguments Against Granting the Request There was no one present in opposition to this request. **Board Discussion: Conclusions Based on Findings of Fact Dorsett said that area is sparsely developed and this would not over-crowd the community. **Order of the Board of Adjustment Routh made the motion, seconded by McDowell , to approve this request for a Variance. The motion passed unanimously. C: JIMMY TROTTER, Thomasville, North Carolina, is requesting a variance to allow a subdivision for 5 lots (1 acre lots) in lieu of the required 5 acres per lot on a private road. Location: Carl Lee Drive, 7 . 81 acre, Tabernacle Township, Zoning Map #6782 , Zoning District RM-CU. **Arguments for Granting the Request Terry Trotter (son of the applicant) said that there are 4 children that will inherit the property in the future, but his father wants to go ahead and deed the lots out separately to each of his children. Trotter informed the Board that this road services a family division of property and that some of the other family members want to do this to their tracts for their kids also. **Arguments Against Granting the Request Johnson explained that the problem with this request was that it was zoned for this development through the public hearing process . Johnson said that the fact that this property was not to be subdivided was clearly discussed at that time, prior to the development of these rental houses. Johnson said that he would not have a problem with the division of the property if the road was brought up to State Maintenance Standards but this development went through this Board and the Board of Commissioners and this fact should be considered. **Board Discussion: Conclusions Based on Findings of Fact Dorsett said that this road has the potential for this type of request coming up for several tracts . **Order of the Board of Adjustment Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Craven, to deny this request for a Variance. The motion passed unanimously. 6 . The meeting adjourned. NORTH CAROLINA RANDOLPH COUNTY I j r - Planning Direc or 41/40/7.4, Date Cl/ k/Secretary , 40 oa. `��s _ 1779 '