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RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
June 4, 1991
There was a meeting of the Randolph County Planning
Board on Tuesday, June 4, 1991 , at 7 :00 p.m. , in the Commis-
sioners Meeting Room, in the County Office Building, 707
McDowell Road, Asheboro, North Carolina .
1 . Chairman Lynden Craven 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: Lynden Craven, Chairman, present;
•Bill Dorsett, Vice Chairman, present; Charles
Adams, present; Aweilda Williams, present; Jim
Routh, -present; Phil Brower , present; Dov..e Stouts_
absent. ; Maxton McDowell, Alternate, present; and
Arlie_Culp2._A1teED4te.. ab_Sent .
3 . Charles Adams made the motion, seconded by Maxton
McDowell , to approve the Minutes of the May 7 ,
1991 , Planning Board meeting.
4 . BEZONING_REOUEST5 :
A: PHILLIP L. RYAN, JR. , Ramseur , North
Carolina, is requesting that approximately 1/2
acre located on southwest corner of SR 2652/SR
2651 , Coleridge Township, be rezoned from
Residential Restricted to Residential Agricul-
tural/Conditional Use. Zoning Map #8618. It
is the desire of the applicant to operate a
motorcycle repair and sales from an existing
building .
Phillip Ryan was present at the hearing and
told the Board that he lives on the property
and plans to operate a small repair business,
Monday - Saturday from 8 am - 5 pm, from an
existing business . Ryan stated there would be
no outside storage and no employees other than
himself.
The secretary to the Administrative Board of
Cocord Methodist Church (adjoining property
owner) presented the Board with a Letter
expressing their concerns of this property
being rezoned.
THERE WERE 10. PEOPLE PRESEBT fl 02PQ5IT.ION IQ
THIS BEQUEST .
Rev. Gary Farrell , Concord Methodist Church,
stated that Ryan was a very considerate and
good neighbor and has always been good to
watch out for the church. Farrell stated that
he just felt the noise from the business would
disturb church services held during the week .
Aweilda Williams stated that she hesitated to
make a recommendation to the Commissioners
because Ryan has apparently been a good
neighbor in the Community. Williams made the
motion to recommend to the Commissioners that
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this request be DENIED as not being
compatible to the area. Williams added that
this Board has consistently tried to protect
the churchs in the County. Bill Dorsett
seconded this motion and the motion passed
unanimously.
B: MCDOWELL, KEARNS, & CRAVEN , Asheboro, North
Carolina, is requesting that approximately 80
acres located at the intersection fo SR
2843/SR 1002, Richland Township, be rezoned
from Residential Agricultural to Residential
Mixed. Zoning Map #7675. It is the desire of
the appicant to develop a residential sub-
division of 90 lots.
Ken McDowell was present at the meeting and
stated that this subdivision would be a
maximum of 90 lots allowing single wide,
double wide, and site built development.
McDowell presented the Board with a set of
preliminary restrictions and stated that most
of the lots would not be visible from the
highway. McDowell showed the Board pictures
• of the area and of the site in question.
AL JOHNSON , resident of SR 2843, stated that
he did not feel this type of development would
benefit the Community and that he lived in
this area for the peace and quiet and 90 more
homes would certainly change the area.
LARRY KING , property owner of SR 2843, listed
his concerns:
*density level would be grossly incompatible
to the area,
*some mobile home parks become eyesores,
*traffic hazards (access planned would allow
for poor site distance on road)
*run-off problems created by high density of
sewage waste could cause problems to Fork
Creek,
*area has poor police protection,
*area has trash dumping problem due to the
removal of the dumpster from Seagrove.
ELDORA ROBBINS , Adjoining Property Owner,
stated her opposition to a mobile home park .
Robbins added that studies have shown
discipline problems (in children) begin in
high density areas. Robbins described other
subdivisions these men have developed as being
poorly kept up.
PAM JOYNER , owner of a farm in the community,
requested more time to organize the Community
opposition.
NIEDA SANFORD stated that her family had •
owned land in this area for many generations .
She stated that she drove from Florida to
attend the meeting so she could express her
opposition to this large development. Mrs.
Sanford stated that she did not feel there was
sufficient time allowed prior to notice of the
Planning Board meeting to organize all the
opposition from the Seagrove area.
Hal Johnson, Planning Director, explained that
the Planning Board meeting was the first of 2
Public Hearings designed to obtain citizen
input and comments. Recommendation from the
Planning Board are forwarded to the County
Commissioners who conduct another Public
Hearing before making the final decision.
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This second Public Meeting is held 3-4 weeks
after the Planning Board in order to allow
sufficient time for citizen input and site
visitations by Commissioners.
DONALD KING BULLA , resident of SR 2843 ,
expressed the following concerns :
*traffic, safety problems
..., *littering problems
*wildlife (for hunters) and police protection
problems
*enforcement of private deed restrictions .
There were 2 Seagrove School Bus Drivers
present expressing concerns of traffic hazard
problems .
GREG YOW , Adjoining Property Owner, expressed
concerns of run-off.
EDNA KING , Adjoining Property Owner ,
expressed her opposition to this many trailers
in this area .
Phil Brower made the motion to recommend to
the Commissioners that this request b be
DENIED, because the density level requested
would not be compatible to the area. Bill
Dorsett seconded the motion and the motion
passed unanimously.
5 . The meeting adjourned at 8: 27 p.m.
NORTH CAROLINA
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Planning Director
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Date Cler /Secretary
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