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1„1 ,� RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
17TH
November 9, 1995
1 . Acting Chairman Jim Routh called to Order the Randolph
County Planning Board meeting at 7 : 00 p.m.
2 . Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of Members :
Charles Adams, Chairman, absent; Aweilda Williams,Vice
Chairman, absent; Tim Poole, present; Lynden Craven,
present; Jim Routh, present; Bill Dorsett, present;
Phil Brower, present; and Maxton McDowell , Alternate,
present.
3 . Bill Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Lynden
Craven, to approve the Minutes from the October 3 , 1995
Randolph County Planning Board meeting. The motion
passed unanimously.
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. "
~' 8 citizens took this Oath.
5 . REZONING REQUESTS:
A: 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 10
lots that would allow site built homes , double
wide manufactured homes on permanent foundation,
or modular homes .
Hal Johnson explained that this request was
considered by the Planning Board and Board of
Commissioners a couple of months ago for RM zoning
and denied.
Jim Wilson, Attorney, explained that the Board has
received a new plat with some of the lot sizes
changed but due to the fact that there was a lot
sold between lots 5 & 6 some of the lots could not
be altered much. Wilson said that this request is
for double-wide mobile homes (on permanent
foundations) , modular homes , and site built homes .
Wilson said the restrictions would include :
**no homes older than 3 years
**double-wides must be underpinned within 3 months
**no rental property
Wilson said the lots would range in cost from
$15 , 000 to 35 , 000 . Wilson added that within 1
mile of the site there are 10 single-wides and 3
double-wides and although there are farms in the
area, it was his opinion that the development
would be consistent to the area .
Doug Coble, 1370 Langley Road, said that the lots
had not changed (but very little - some being on
. 01 of an acre) and it was his concern that this
would effect the attractiveness of the area with 7
lots still being proposed on Langley Road. Coble
said that the restrictions will only be enforced
by the neighbors and not the County and this could
cause problems for the community. Coble added
that he did appreciate the change of housing type
from single-wides to double-wides . Coble went on
to say that 4 of the single-wides mentioned by
Wilson are owned by United Investments .
Boyd Langley, 1046 Langley Road, said that he has
a breeder hen operation business adjoining this
site and if the request was denied it would solve
problems later.
Penny Sillmon, 1076 Langley Road, said that the
neighbors felt these small lots would be grossly
incompatible to the area. Sillmon said if the
lots were to be combined and reduce the number of
lots fronting on Langley Road the area could
retain its country atmosphere.
Bill Allred, 1139 Langley Road, added his concerns
for the lot sizes .
There were 11 citizens present in opposition to
the request.
Lynden Craven said he did not see much change in
the design of the development, the only change he
could really see was from allowing single-wides to
requiring at least a double-wide .
There seemed to be a consensus of the Board that
the developer should combine some of the lots to
increase their size .
Bill Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Tim
Poole , to recommend to the Commissioners that this
request be denied on the grounds that there are
too many small lots being proposed on Langley
Road. The motion passed unanimously.
B: LEE & VANCE ROBERTS, Asheboro , North Carolina, is
requesting that 80 . 47 acres located on Grantville
Lane (across from Young Road) , Grant Township, be
rezoned from Residential Agricultural to
Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #7790 . It is
the desire of the applicants to develop a
restricted residential subdivision of 40 lots .
Lee Roberts presented a summary of his development
plans and also a visual aid to describe the
community. Roberts said the lots size minimum
would be approximately 2 acres and house size
minimum would be 1200 sq. ft. Roberts said only
shingled roofs would be allowed and described the
buffers they plan to impose . Roberts said the
Grantville Lane side would have a "no cut zone" of
25 ' , and the remainder of the site would have a
50 ' "no cut zone" buffer . Roberts said that
within the development each side property line
would have a 10 ' "no cut zone" buffer also.
Roberts described the adjoining development as one
side having a large mobile home park and the other
side adjoining a large mobile home subdivision.
Roberts showed (on a map) the Board the large
number of mobile home developments in the area and
also those few restricted residential
developments .
Faye Cox, 1211 Grantville Lane, told the Board
that they are infested with mobile homes and they
are sick of it. Cox discussed concerns for the
wells in the area and explained that some wells
have gone dry due to the growth. Cox said that
there are 5 chicken farms , 3 cattle farms, and a
furniture manufacturing business in this area.
Cox said that there have been 4 fatalities on this
road and additional traffic would just cause more
dangers driving conditions . Cox said that there
is not much country left in their area and they
would like to keep what they have left.
Richie Everette, 1669 Grantville Lane , expressed
concern for added traffic congestion. Everette
added that he felt the representation of mobile
homes was adequate in this area.
Fat Cox, Cox Brothers Road, said that he farms
chickens , cows , and strawberries and that this is
a farming community.
Roberts said that they are not asking anyone to
give up their livelihood. Roberts said that they
own the land and felt this would be the highest
and best use of the land.
Melvin Cox, 1347 Grantville Lane, said that he
felt this development was just for monetary gain.
Faye Cox added that the Board denied a request on
Young Road for a development around a year ago due
to traffic concerns .
Vance Roberts said that this would be a nice and
properly maintained subdivision and the
restrictions would prevent it from becoming any
type of a junk hole. Roberts said that these are
not typical standards here. Roberts added that he
was an appraiser and this restricted development
would help to increase value of the area.
Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Phil
Brower, to recommend that this request be denied
due to density and traffic concerns .
Bill Dorsett said that if this property could not
be used for this what could it be used for.
�-- Dorsett said that the Land Use Plan shows this as
an appropriate use.
Phil Brower agreed with Dorsett but added that his
concern was density, not the type of development.
Dorsett agreed.
Tim Poole said that he thought that this was a
good job in proposing these buffers but that he
just could not go along with this many lots.
The motion passed unanimously.
C: GLENN COLEY, Climax, North Carolina, is requesting
that . 69 acres located at corner of NC Hwy 22 and
Mack Lineberry Road, Providence Township, be
rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Highway
Commercial/Conditional Use . Zoning Map #7796 . It
is the desire of the applicant to develop a used
car lot.
Coley said that he would have 3 to 10 cars with a
10x10 office building. Coley said he would
landscape and conform the property to the
community. Coley said he felt this would be a
good use for such a small lot because he won' t
need a well or septic tank. Coley said the
business would be a part-time business and the
entrance would be from Mack Lineberry Road. Coley
said there would be only sales no repair work of
cars .
Doug Coble, Coley' s partner, said that he had a
full-time job and this would only be part-time.
Max Hinshaw, NC Hwy 22N, said that he lived
directly across from this site and it would be
concerned of who would make him keep the property
up if the business closed. Hinshaw said that
there is a new housing development for site built
homes (in site of this location on Mack Lineberry
Road) and this would devalue the residential
properties in the area.
Lee Wall, NC Hwy 22N, said he lives beside
Hinshaw, and that if this was approved this would
mean he would get up and look at used cars
everyday. Wall said he felt this would create a
hindrance to his life and his home . Wall spoke of
concerns of driving hazards being created by this
being in this intersection and also the increase
risk of crime.
Bill Dorsett said that he looked at the area and
did not object to a small building being here but
that this was the wrong thing to place in this
area. Dorsett said the lot is too small to allow
for any type of screening.
Craven made the motion, seconded by Bill Dorsett,
to recommend to the Commissioners that this
request be denied. The motion passed unanimously.
D: EDWARD FINKENBINDER, Liberty, North Carolina, is
requesting that 2 . 91 acres located on NC Hwy 49N
(just past Willard Road) , Liberty Township, be
rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Highway
Commercial/Conditional Use. Zoning Map #8725 . It
is the desire of the applicant to construct a
2 , 500 sq. ft. building to operate a pet store .
Finkenbinder said that when they purchased the
property in April of last year his realtor and
himself was under the impression that the entire
5z acre tract was zoned commercial. Finkinbinder
explained some of the business close by: Freeman
Ford, Liberty Farm & Garden, Roush Racing, and a
convenience store. Finkinbinder said that there
was a commercial garage operating on this property
before they bought it. Finkinbinder said that
they currently sell exotic birds , AKC dogs , and
small animals from their basement (of their home) .
Finkinbinder said that he plans to construct a
2 , 800 sq. ft. building with a 1000 sq. ft. area
for a free-flight aviary beside his residence .
There was no opposition present.
Craven made the motion, seconded by Tim Poole, to
recommend to the Commissioners that this request
be approved. The motion passed unanimously.
6 . REQUESTS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT:
A: KEITH ELKES, Archdale, North Carolina, is
requesting a Special Use Permit to obtain a
dealers license (will be limited storage of
automobiles) at his residence located on 2 acres
at 5464 Elkes Place; New Market Township; Zoning
Map #7737 ; Zoning District RA.
Elkes was present and explained that he only wants
his dealers license for a hobby and he will store
no more than 1 car on the property. Elkes said he
will not have a car lot.
All of the Elkes family (that live on this road)
..� were present in support.
There was no opposition present.
Craven made the motion, seconded by Phil Brower,
to approve this request for a Special Use Permit.
The motion passed unanimously.
B: DOROTHY BASS, Trinity, North Carolina, is
requesting a Special Use Permit for an additional
lot in her mobile home Park (Dogwood Hills MHP)
located at 5614 Parinna Drive; Tabernacle
Township, Zoning Map #7703 , Zoning District RA.
Johnson explained to the Board that Bass was
present at the beginning of the meeting with
pneumonia and he asked her to leave . Johnson told
Bass that it was obvious that she was very ill and
that he would be glad to present her case to the
Board. Johnson told her he appreciated her
attending but that the Board would not require her
to be present when she was so ill. Johnson said
that he has never received any complaints on her
mobile home park and that this would be the last
mobile home she could request (due to property
limitations in a watershed) .
There was no one present in opposition to this
request.
Craven made the motion, seconded by Phil Brower ,
to approve this request for a Special Use Permit.
The motion passed unanimously.
7 . The Planning Board scheduled a special working session
meeting to discuss new proposals for the Zoning
Ordinance for Randolph County. The meeting will be
held on Thursday, November 30 , 1995 , at 2 : 00 p.m.
8 . The meeting adjourned at 8 : 55 p.m. There were 58
citizens present for this meeting.
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