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01JanuaryPB 0 tcPin ; 1773 RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD January 5, 1993 MINUTES 1 . Chairman Phil Brower called to Order the Randolph County Planning Board meeting at 7 : 00 p.m. 2 . Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of the Board members: Phil Brower, Chairman, present; Aweilda Williams, Vice Chairman, present; Jim Routh, present; Charles Adams, present; Lynden Craven, present; Bill Dorsett, present; Doyle Stout, present; Maxton McDowell, Alternate, absent; and Arlie Culp, Alternate, absent. 3. Lynden Craven made the motion, seconded by Aweilda Williams, to approve the Minutes of the Randolph County Planning Board meeting on December 8 , 1992. The motion passed unanimously. 4. REQUEST FOR REZONING: PHILLIP CRAVEN, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting that 71 . 65 acres located on SR 1114 (Pisgah Covered Bridge Road) (across from SR 1248) , Union Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map # 7646 . It is the desire of the applicant to develop a 58 lot restricted subdivision. Hal Johnson explained that this request had come before the Board a couple of months ago for Residential Mixed (single wide/double wide manufactured housing, site built development allowed in this zone) and was voluntarily withdrawn by the applicants due to concerns raised by the Community. Johnson added that the current request before the Board is for Residential Restricted (the highest residential zoning district for major subdivision development/site built and Class 'A' double wide manufactured housing with permanent foundations) . Phil Craven (and partner Sonny Edmondson) was present at this meeting and present to the Board a list of proposed private deed restrictions . Johnson asked Craven who would enforce these deed restrictions and he answered a joint effort between the developers and the County. Johnson explained that the only legal recourse the County would have in enforcing private deed restrictions would be any restriction that would fall in the realms of zoning laws. Johnson stated that private restrictions such as no junk vehicles could not be enforced by the County if the lot only had 1 or 2 junked/unlicensed vehicles because the zoning codes would address this problem under junkyards (defined as 600 sq. ft. of junked area) . Johnson said these type issues would have to be handled by the developer or the individual lot owners as the lots are sold. Johnson questioned if there were any environmental codes required to be met when land was stripped of timber. Craven stated that he didn' t cut the timber he purchased the property from the timber company after the land was timbered. Johnson asked Craven to describe the type of housing in this area. Craven stated a mixture of housing with the majority being single-wide mobile homes. WALTER LUTHER, adjoining property owner, discussed concerns of lot sizes, wells, septic tanks, the one-lane bridge on the road, schools being at capacity, property values, and effects this development will have on the environment. Luther also stated that he feels any private restrictions placed on this property would not be enforced. PAT MYERS, Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Asheboro, expressed concerns of traffic problems and stated that she felt the acreage should be increased per lot. JOEY MOFFITT, Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Asheboro, discussed his concerns of the type of effect this development would have on the water table. Johnson explained that just a few years ago any type of residential subdivision could be developed in Randolph County without being required to go through the zoning process (at that time the mobile home subdivision across the road from this site was developed) . Johnson said that due to "problems" of large major mobile home subdivisions developing over night in communities that are primarily site built caused the County to build in (to the zoning ordinances) the ability to be able to consider the type of housing being allowed in major subdivision. Johnson stated that prior to this as long as the developer met our subdivision regulations he could develop any type of housing. Johnson said the County currently requires a developer to rezoning property to RR or RM prior to development. RR (Residential Restricted) is the most restrictive zoning Randolph County has. This zone allows site built/class "A" manufactured (modular) housing with permanent ..� masonry foundations. Johnson explained that the law does not allow local governments to discriminate against manufactured housing, therefore would not allow the County to zone out all types of manufactured housing. Johnson explained the minimum lot size requirements in Randolph County (40, 000 sq. ft. in watershed area, 80, 000 sq. ft. in water critical area, and 30, 000 sq. ft. outside of these areas) and further stated that there was just so much that the County could legal impose. Jim Routh described this property as having the appearance of a dog with the mange. Routh stated that personally he would not be interested (as a builder) in developing/purchasing any of this land because it would not show off his work. Routh added the land is just ugly. Routh went on to express his concerns of the land reclaiming itself. Doyle Stout stated that he felt Phil Craven was the type of man to try to enforce this private restrictions and that he knew Sonny Edmondson would do what ever he could to see that the restrictions were upheld. Stout said let' s face it the restrictions would not be enforced. Stout said that he did not like it (to allow this type of development) but that there was not anything that he could do to stop it and that Craven and Edmondson have done all that they can do (in requesting RR zoning) . Stout then asked Craven with all due respect if he would live down there (with this statement the crowd began to roar) . Stout calmed the crowd and explained his concerns of this type of development occurring in the community in which he lives. Chairman Brower closed the public hearing and requested a motion. The meeting stood quiet. Aweilda Williams spoke up and explained to the crowd that nobody wants to speak up in a case like this. Williams added that it is not fun when you as a Board member feel you must rule against the people. Williams stated that she felt that legally the Board should recommend this request be accepted. Williams made this a motion. Bill Dorsett stated that at one time he thought if all of Randolph County was zoned RR everything would be the perfect situation, this request has shown that that is not true. Dorsett stated that there is nothing to protect us from density and legally we are bound to approve this request. Dorsett seconded the motion. Jim Routh, Doyle Stout, Lynden Craven, and Phil Brower voted against the motion. The motion did not pass. Jim Routh made the motion to recommend to the Commissioners that this request be DENIED based on concerns raised by the Board and the Citizens . Doyle Stout seconded this motion. The motion passed with a 4/3 vote with Bill Dorsett, Aweilda Williams, and Charles Adams voting against the motion. 5. There were 38 citizens present at this meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7 : 45 p.m. NORTH CAROLINA RANDOLPH COUNTY aide , &.-----/ ,/ P anning Dire for /— 2 - 93G2/ / Date Cl k/Secretary 3'f ° fw bf;n'� +� t r- w a