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11NovemberPB �- Y. PO*- .ti fr, ` MINUTES 0 �• = -3 RANDOLPH COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 1779 November 8 , 1988 There was a meeting of the Randolph County Planning Board on Tuesday, November 8 , 1988 , at 7 :00 p.m. , in Court- room B, Randolph County Courthouse, 145 Worth Street, Ashe- boro, North Carolina . 1 . Vice Chairman Lynden Craven called the Randolph County Planning Board meeting to Order at 7 : 00 p.m. 2. Hal Johnson, Planning Director , called roll of the members: Doyle Stout, Chairman, absent ; Lynden Craven, Vice Chairman, present; Charles Adams, present; Ray Farlow, present; Guy Troy, present; Bill Dorsett, present; Arlie Culp, Alternate, present (substituting for resigned member Tal Harrison) ; and Maxton McDowell, Alternate, present (substituting for regular member Doyle Stout) . 3 . Vice Chairman Craven asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the October 4, 1988 Planning Board meeting and the minutes from the October 4, 1988 Board of Adjustment meeting. Ray Farlow made the motion, seconded by Guy Troy, to approve the Minutes of the Planning Board/Board of Adjustment meetings of October 4th. The motion passed. 4. SUBDIVISION : A: HAPPY HOLLOW ACRES (Final Plat) ; Richland Township; SR 2843; 10 lots. Donald W. Lanier & J. K. Boiling -Owners. Hal Johnson, Planning Director, stated that there were no changes from the Preliminary Plat to the Final Plat . Donald Lanier was not present at the hearing. Guy Troy made the motion, seconded by Ray Farlow, to grant final plat approval to Happy Hollow Acres Subdivision. The motion passed. 5. REZONING REQUESTS : A: Betty Allen, Archdale, North Carolina, is requesting that approximately 3 1/2 acres located on the north side of Highway 311 approximately 800 ft. before Caraway Furni- ture, New Market Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Light Industrial/ Conditional Use. Zoning Map #7736 . It is the desire of the applicant to manufacture bed spreads & quilting from an existing building. Betty Allen was present at the meeting and told the Board her plans of using a house existing on the property for her business. Allen stated that this property is located next to Caraway Furniture and has a circle drive around the existing house. Allen also told the Board that the property would be used strictly for this purpose and no one would be November 8, 1988 Page 1 - using the house for residential purposes . There was no one present at the meeting in opposition to this request . Ray Farlow stated that he felt this would be in keeping with the land development plan for property located on Highway 311 . Farlow made the motion, seconded by Guy Troy, to recommend to the Board of Commissioners, this request be approved. The motion passed unanimously. B: Donald Lanier, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting that approximately 1 acre located at the intersection of SR 1003/SR 1312, Concord Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Highway Commercial. Zoning Map #7609 . It is the desire of the applicant to use the property for commercial develop- ment. Donald Lanier was not present at this meeting. Hal Johnson stated that he had had some calls concerning this request . Johnson stated that most of these calls were inquiring on what Lanier ' s plans were for this property. There was one gentleman present at the hearing from the Farmer Community that expressed his concerns of what type of development would be on this property. Maxton McDowell made the motion, seconded by Bill Dorsett, to continue this request at the next scheduled meeting (when Lanier could be present) . The motion passed unanimously. C: S. Neal Craven, Asheboro, North Carolina, is requesting that approximately 66 acres located off SR 2839 at the end of North Lake Drive, Cedar Grove Township, be rezoned from Resi- �... dential Agricultural to Residential Mixed. Zoning Map #7668. It is the desire of the applicant to develop a manufactured housing subdivision (addition to Farlow Park Subdivi- sion) of 42 lots. Neal Craven was present at the meeting and explained to the Board that this section was land-locked and the only entrance to the property was through section one. Bill Dorsett asked Craven how many units adjoined this section. Craven answered 24. Ray Farlow expressed his concerns of whether or not these roads would meet State standards. Craven stated that the developers would make all the necessary changes that the State required. Guy Troy and Bill Dorsett expressed their concerns of whether or not the road access would be adequate for this many residential units . There was no one present in opposition to this request. Guy Troy made the motion, seconded by Ray Farlow, to recommend to the Commissioners, this request be approved. The motion passed. D: J. H. Pike, Staley, North Carolina, is November 8, 1988 Page 2 - requesting that approximately 89 acres located on SR 2458 , Columbia Township, be rezoned from Residential Agricultural to Residential Restricted. Zoning Map #8714 . It is the desire of the applicant to use the property for residential development. Jim Wilson, representative for J. H. Pike, told the Board this property was approximately 5 miles out of Liberty and Pike is proposing to develop a site built residential subdivi- sion. Wilson stated that this would be a low density single family subdivision. Hal Johnson expressed his concerns of the plat of 11+ acres (8 lots) not meeting the County Subdivision regulations. Wilson stated that Pike just wants the rezoning at this time and all necessary corrections to the subdivision plat will be complied with. Vice Chairman Craven asked if there was anyone present to speak in opposition to this re- quest . Approximately 10 people stood up in the meeting room. Joe Gray, property owner on SR 2458, stated that basically all lots on this road are of 5 acres or greater in size. Gray stated that most homes are built back off road. Gray also expressed his concerns to the Board of the dangers of the quarry on this road. Vic Burrack, property owner on SR 2458, expressed his concerns of the dangers of the quarry. Burrack stated that this quarry has a 90 ' drop off and that it can be seen from the State Road. Monnie Miller, adjoining property owner , stated his concerns of water/sewage problems in this area at the present time. Miller added that this property is located in the Sandy Creek Watershed. Miller also expressed his concerns of the added traffic to this area. Miller present the Board with a peti- tion of signatures in opposition to this request. Johnny Burchell, adjoining property owner , expressed his opinion that the area should remain low density. Burchell stated that the property owners on SR 2458 were just glad to finally get the road paved but now this may be a hindrance. Vickie Keaton, Staley, North Carolina, expres- sed her concerns of the added traffic, over population of schools, and if the Board would consider limiting tract sizes in this area. Guy Troy made the motion to approve the 11+ acre plat with the restriction that it meets all County Subdivision regulations and to delay any action on the remaining property until further studies can be gathered concern- ing the safety of the Community. Charles Adams seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. E: Ronall Davis, Greensboro, North Carolina, is requesting that approximately 1/2 acre located on Highway 220 near M & M Motors, Level Cross Township, be rezoned from Residential Mixed to Highway Commercial/Conditional Use. Zoning November 8 , 1988 Page 3 - Map #7767 . It is the desire of the applicant to operate a machine shop in an existing building of 2000 sq. ft. Ronall Davis was present at the hearing and explained to the Board that this existing building has been a church, day care, nursery, etc. There was no one present in opposition to this request . Arlie Culp made the motion, seconded by Maxton McDowell, to recommend to the Commissioners, this request be approved. The motion passed unanimously. F: Arthur Privette, Ramseur , North Carolina, is requesting that approximately 3/4 acre located on Highway 42 South approximately 1500 ft. from Deep River Bridge, Coleridge Township, be rezoned from Residential Restricted to Residential Agricultural/Conditional Use. Zoning Map #8618 . It is the desire of the applicant to construct a building (28 ' x 40 ' ) to operate a automotive garage repair business beside his residence. Arthur Privette was present at the hearing and told the Board he had approximately 30 people with him and petition that had been signed by 136 people in the Coleridge Community that was in favor of this rezoning. Privette told the Board that he planned to build a metal build- ing, he lives on the property, and he has been a certified mechanic for 16 years. Privette stated that he did not own a junkyard and did not wish to own a junkyard. Privette told the Board that no junked vehicles would be stored on the property. Vice Chairman Craven asked Privette, when he purchased the property in May 1988, was he aware that the property was zoned Residential Restricted. Privette answered that he was not aware of any zoning. One gentleman, claiming to be Privette' s Sunday School teacher, stated that he felt Privette was a plus to the Community, a good mechanic, and he attended church every Sunday. Roland Scott , adjoining property owner , told the Board that he felt this business would add to the Community because at the present time there are no shops in the area . Privette added that his regular business hours are from 8 :00 am - 5: 30 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am -12:00 pm on Saturday. Privette also told the Board that his business is currently located 3/4 mile away from this site. Vice Chairman Craven asked if there was anyone present in opposition to this request. Approximately 7 people stood up in the meeting room. Earl Cohagan, property owner across the road, stated that this would devalue to property around 25-30% , and the building would have to be located close to road because of the steep grade in the back of the property. Cohagan told the Board that all the run off from this November 8, 1988 Page 4 - business would go into a big, swampy ditch and this ditch empties into Deep River . Cohagan expressed concerns of the traffic hazard this business so close to the road would cause . Cohagan also stated that he would like to see Coleridge remain the nice residential district it is. Golda Tupper , adjoining property owner , stated that this type of business would create a junkyard of old cars, motors, batteries, and transmissions . Tupper expressed her concerns of traffic problems with School buses travel- ing this road, perking problems of the pro- perty, and how close the business would be to the road. Privette showed the Board a plat of the property and stated the Building would be setback at least 60 feet. Dana Kivett, neighbor across the road, stated that she was opposed to this request because of the traffic hazard this would create on Highway 42 . Ms. Privette told the Board that they lived at this location and would not allow the property to become a junkyard. Frances Simmons, Route 1, Asheboro, stated she owns the property in across the road and is opposed to this request because she feel this would devalue her property. Mike Tupper , Coleridge, stated that no one that signed the Petition in favor of this request will have to live across from this business . Bill Dorsett stated that it was the Board' s job to decide if such a request would be in keeping with the County Land Development Plan. Dorsett stated that he did not feel this request would be in keeping with the Land Development Plan so he made the Motion to recommend to the Commissioners this request be denied. Ray Farlow seconded this request. The motion passed with a 6/1 vote. Arlie Culp voted against the motion. 6 . MISCELLANEOUS A: Hal Johnson advised the Board that the Pied- mont Triad Regional Water Authority was beginning to make purchase of land for the Randleman Lake Project. The Water Authority has advised that there will be approximately 15 lots affected by the project where the remaining lot area will be less than the 80,000 sq. ft. minimum required in the Water Critical Area . Most of the remaining lots have homes on the lots and approved septic tank systems for the area remaining after the Randleman Lake land purchase. Johnson asked if these lots could be considered exempt from the 80,000 sq. ft . as the property was reduced in size through a public water reservoir purchase and not through any plan of the owners. Guy Troy made the motion, seconded by Charles Adams, that lots surrounding the Randleman Lake that have been reduced in size as a result of the Water Authority Randleman Lake November 8, 1988 Page 5 - purchase be exempt from the County' s current requirements of 80 ,000 sq. ft. The motion passed unanimously. 7 . The meeting adjourned at 8: 23 p.m. RANDOLPH COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Planning Director / . Date Secretary :IF, ✓; !--:,,-;4N, Ca r.rel November 8, 1988 Page 6 -