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177% RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
December 3, 1996
There was a meeting held at 6: 30 p.m. , on Tuesday,
December 3, 1996, of the Randolph County Planning Board in
the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Randolph County Office
Building, 725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, North Carolina.
1. Chairperson Aweilda Williams called the meeting to
Order at 6: 30 p.m.
2 . Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of the
members: Aweilda Williams , Chairperson, present;
Maxton McDowell, Vice Chairman, present; Charles Adams ,
present; Lynden Craven, present; Jim Routh, present;
Bill Dorsett, present; and Phil Brower, absent.
3. Bill Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Lynden
Craven, to approve the Minutes of the November 12 , 1996
Planning Board meeting. The motion passed.
4 . REZONING REQUEST:
A: CHARLES GLASS, SR. , Asheboro, North Carolina, is
requesting that 34 . 77 acres located on Green Farm
Road, Back Creek Township, be rezoned from
Residential Agricultural to Residential
Restricted. Zoning Map #7732 . It is the desire
of the applicant to develop a restricted
residential subdivision of 7 lots .
Glass was not present for the meeting.
Roger Grosswald, neighbor to the site, said that
it was his understanding that the development
would be for site built homes and that this would
be good development for the County. Grosswald
supported this request.
Johnson said that this would be a relatively short
private road and only two lots would front on
Green Farm Road.
Craven said that since the neighbors seem to be in
support and this is a 5+ acre tract subdivision,
which he likes to see , he would see no reason to
postpone this request (since Glass was not
present) . Craven made the motion, seconded by
Adams, to recommend to the Commissioners that this
request be approved as consistent with the area.
The motion passed unanimously.
5. 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. "
21 people took this Oath.
6 . REQUESTS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT:
A: PERCY COBB, Trinity, North Carolina, is requesting
a Special Use Permit to obtain an automotive
dealer' s license and operate a car sales lot at
his residence located at 7471 Flint Hill Road, 1 . 2
acres , Tabernacle Township, Zoning Map #7725,
Zoning District RA.
Cobb explained his plans to use an old chicken
house (and tear down the additional old chicken
house on the property) to work on cars . Cobb said
he would be purchasing strictly wholesale . Cobb
said that this would not be a car lot and no more
than a couple of cars would be displayed on the
property (for sale) . Cobb said that he would
remove the mobile home on the property and there
would be no night work in the business . Cobb said
they would be straightening automobile frames and
would also being doing work for the public .
Dorsett questioned what they would be doing with
scrap material (if they would have outside
storage) . Brad Nelson, 954 Loflin Hill Road, said
that he would be Cobb' s partner and that they
would sell scrap material to the local junkyards .
Henrietta Walker, 747 Flint Hill Road, said that
they property is an eyesore and Cobb has owned the
property for 3 years and has never attempted to
cleaned in up. Walker said her concern would be
that the property would become even more of a
problem. Walker said that this neighborhood has
several real nice developments and well kept homes
and this would not be consistent with the area.
C.A. Parris, 3888 Level Plains Road, discussed his
concern for the run-off to his property of fluids
and oils . Parris ' property is in the rear of this
site and due to topography it is down hill from
the site.
Charles Dwayne Sink, 3932 Level Plains Road,
expressed concern for run-off into the creek.
Gary Cox, 3409 Giant Oaks Road, said he felt this
would lower property values in the area and cause
added traffic to the road.
Ronnie Clodfelter, Level Plains Road, said that he
also felt this would hurt property values .
There were 10 citizens present in opposition to
this request.
Nelson said that he understood the concerns
expressed but there would be no paints, oils , or
grease run-off. Cobb said that EPA would regulate
this and not allow run-off.
Dorsett said that what they are asking for is
different than what they had applied for and he
didn' t feel the Board should allow the additional
request.
Routh said that he sympathized with Cobb wanting
to use his property that he already owned but he
didn' t feel this would be the right place. Routh
said he realized there were other businesses in
the area but that most of those businesses were
there prior to zoning. For this reason Routh made
the motion, seconded by Dorsett, to deny this
request for a Special Use Permit. The motion
passed unanimously.
B: KELLY BROWN, Archdale, North Carolina, is
requesting a Special Use Permit to operate an
automotive repair business and welding shop from
an existing 30 ' x 40 ' building at his residence
located at 5112 Clifton Drive, . 4 acre, New Market
Township, Zoning Map #7727 , Zoning District RM.
Brown explained that he has done this type of work
for several years and would like the opportunity
to work for himself. Brown said that he would not
be doing any painting or major auto repairs.
Brown said it would only be light auto repair work
and a welding business . Brown said his hours
would not be late night and it would be a
full-time business . Brown said that the scrap
would go to Cecil Tate' s Scrap Yard or store in an
old existing building, outside storage would be
minimal and kept neat close to the buildings .
Brown presented a petition to the Board of 12
signatures from the community in support of his
request.
There was no one present in opposition to this
request.
�. Craven made the motion to approve this request of
a Special Use Permit with the following
restrictions:
**hours from 7 am to 7 pm
**minimal outside storage kept in neat order
Adams seconded this motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
C: LARRY WOOD, Franklinville, North Carolina, is
requesting a Special Use Permit to located a
planned unit development (his house - son' s mobile
home - 2 rental mobile home spaces) at his
residence located on 46 acres at 3368 Carl Allred
Road, Franklinville Township, Zoning Map #7794 ,
Zoning District RA.
Wood explained that this would only be an addition
of 1 mobile home rental space (the additional
development is existing) . Wood presented pictures
of his property and the location of the new mobile
home space. Wood said he owned approximately 900
feet of road frontage on Carl Allred Road and that
the home would sit 150 ' off the road as the other
mobile homes do. Wood said he didn' t intend on
`' locating any more mobile homes on the property.
Glenn Reeder, 3324 Carl Allred Road, said that
Wood' s property is neat and well kept and for this
reason he would be in support of this request.
There was no one present in opposition to this
request.
Lynden Craven said that the property is well kept
and knowing Wood personally he was sure it would
be kept compatible to the community. For these
reasons Craven made the motion, seconded by
McDowell, to approve this request for a Special
Use Permit. The motion passed unanimously.
D: STEPHEN PARRIS, Archdale, North Carolina, is
requesting a Special Use Permit to obtain a
dealer' s license at his residence located at 6901
Mendenhall Road on 1 acre, Trinity Township,
Zoning Map #6798 , Zoning District RA.
Parris said that this would be just for wholesale.
Parris said that he is disabled and this would be
to purchase cars and his daughters would detail
the vehicles . Then Parris would carry the cars to
car lots to sell. Parris said that he would have
no more than 3 or 4 cars on his property at
anytime (for the business) and it would only be
part-time. David McDade, 1868 Riverview Road,
Lexington, said that he is Parris ' partner and
that this would be strictly part-time, that he
works with the Sheriff' s Department full-time and
this would be a side job. Parris said that there
would be no mechanic work done on the site, just
detail work.
There was no one present in opposition to this
request.
Adams made the motion, seconded by Routh, to
approve this request for a Special Use Permit.
The motion passed unanimously.
7 . Recommendation for Zoning Ordinance Amendment Allowing
Civil Penalties for Zoning Ordinance Violations.
Johnson explained that the County Attorney had brought
to his attention the fact that the Zoning Ordinance
only allows him to bring Criminal Penalties to
violators of the Zoning Ordinance. Johnson said that
if the violators were brought up on civil penalties the
burden of proof was not quite as difficult and that the
judges were more apt to prosecute offenders.
Craven made the motion, seconded by McDowell, to
recommend to the Commissioners that this Amendment to
the Zoning Ordinance be made. The motion passed
unanimously.
8 . Special Meeting
Johnson set the date of December 16 , 1996 at 3 : 00 p.m.
for a special meeting of the Planning Board to discuss
the new proposed Zoning Ordinance.
9 . The meeting adjourned at 7 : 50 p.m. There were 32
citizens present for the meeting.
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