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a UDOLPH C073NTY PLANNING BOARD
March 7 , 1989
There was a meeting of the Randolph County Planning
Board on Tuesday, March 7 , 1999 , at 7 : 00 a.m. , in Courtroom
B, Randolph County Coudt3oise, 145 Worth Street, Asheboro,
North Carolina .
1. Doyle Stout, Chairman, called the Randolph County
Planning Board meeting to Order at 7 : 00 p.m.
^.:.. Hal Johnson, Planning Director, called roll of the
Planning Board members: Doyle Stout, Chairman,
present; Lynden Craven, Vice Chairman, present;
Charles Adams, ?resent; Guy Troy, present; Bill
Dorsett, present; Tray Farlow, present; Aweilda
Little, present; L 7 e_Cu1n,-_A.lternate, absent ;
and T4a,lton i`IcPowe21_4_111`__erna.te.l, absent
3 . Bill Dorsett made the motion, seconded by Ray
Far low, to approve the Minutes of the Randolph
County Planning Board meeting of February 7 , 1989 .
The motion passed.
4 . S IJ?3'7 I VAC S I OST
A: WHYNOT ACRES (final Plat) ; Richland Township;
• SR 2862; 11 Lots . Donald Lanier - Owner .
Donald Lanier was present at the hearing.
Hal Johnson stated that there had been no
changes (of this plat) from the Preliminary
Plat.
Ray Farlow made the motion, seconded by Lynden
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Craven, to aoprove the final plat of Nhynot
Acres . The notion passed.
5 . SPECIAL USE PERMIT.R_GOUEST
A: Randolph County Board of Education, Asheboro ,
North Carolina, requested a Special Use Permit
to construct a new middle school to service
ar)proximate_.y 790 students on approximately 54
acres located on SR 1142, Cedar Grove !.own-
_ ship, Zoning HaP #7648 .
Bob Trogdon, Assistant Superintendent of
County Schools, was present at the hearing and
presented a small scale model of the proposed
school to the P=lanning Board. Trogdon stated
that the building would be approximately
170 ,000 sq. ft. and would be able to accom-
modate approximately 750 students . Trogdon
stated that this building would be adjacent to
the high school and would share the bus
parking area with the high school. Trogdon
stated that the bidding of the construction of
the school would begin April 13th and the
projected date to open the new school would be
August of 1990 .
Hal Johnson asked Trogdon of this was a result
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of the .l3roe amount of residential growth in
this area. Trogdon answered that the growth
factor did ?:Lay a role in this planning, but
the school system is trying to design County
school' s of X-5, 6-8, and 9-12 for the entire
County.
Guy Troy asked Trogdon questions concerning
the parking area. Trogdon stated that there
would be 100 staff parking places, 50 visitor
parking spaces and plenty of room for expanded
parking if necessary. Trogdon added that the
school would be 700 ft. of the road . and not
visible from the road. Trogdon stated that
the students attending this middle school
would come from Farmer , Seagrove, and Taber-
nacle Elementary Schools.
Aweilda Little asked Trogdon questions
concerning the type of sewage disposal that
would be used for this school. Trogdon stated
that all the sewage generated from this school
would be put underground and have no impact on
the (nearby) stream. Trogdon added that this
• system would also be used for the high school
and would help to solve the problems of the
existing sewage disposal system being used by
the high school .
There was no one in opposition to this
request.
Rex Hurley, adjoining property owner , asked
questions concerning the buffer zone (for the
school) and if there were plans for turning
lanes on the road (for future traffic pro-
blems) . Trogdon stated that all the clearing
for this proposed school has been completed
and Dean Spinks, architect (for the school) ,
stated that State normally would not make
adjustments to the roads unfortunately until
it became a problem. Hal Johnson stated that
the State normally made the road systems near
public schools a priority.
Guy Troy made the motion, seconded by Charles
Adams, to approve this Special Use Permit
request. The motion passed unanimously.
6 . REZONING_REQUEST3 .
A: Herman X. .]cDowell, Asheboro, North Carolina,
is requesting that approximately 188 acres
located on the southeast and southwest corners
of SR 2106/SR 21.13, Providence Township, be
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rezoned from Residential Agricultural to
Residential Restricted. Zoning Map *7777 . It
is the desire of the applicant to develop a
residential subdivision of 82 lots for site
built and Class A double wide manufactured
homes on permanent foundations.
Herman K. McDowell was present at the hearing.
Hal Johnson explained to the Board that this
subdivision was primarily for site built homes
and the subdivision was designed. Johnson
stated that the developer has increased the
lot sizes and by doing so has address the
County' s concerns on the impact this subdi-
vision will have on Polecat Creek .
• Bill Dorsett asked McDowell if he planned to
develop this subdivision in phases. McDowell
stated that it would be developed in phases
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beginning with the lots with State Road
frontage and the subdivision would take
approximately 3-5 years to develop.
Joe Craig, adjoining property owner and
representative of this Community, asked if the
citizens of this Community, that had not had
the chance to come by the Planning Department
(to view the plat) , could see the plat.
Johnson stated that the plat had been in the
Planning De7partment for viewing (before the
hearing) , and he did not think this would be
appropriate at this time.
Joe Craig stated that stated that this plan
went along way in protecting the integrity of
this area and that he personally had no
opposition to it being approved.
Jo Price, adjoining land owner , stated that
she was very concerned about this development,
but could not say if she had opposition to
this request without being able to see the
plat. The Board showed Price the plat.
Ray Farlow stated that he felt there had been
a lot of work and compromise on the part of
the developer with this subdivision. Farlow
• stated that he felt this subdivision plan
would be compatible with this area and for
this reason, made the motion to recommend to
the Commissioners this subdivision be
approved. Lynden Craven seconded this motion
and the motion passed unanimously.
B: Ray Poole, High Point, North Carolina, is
requesting that approximately 26 1/2 acres
located off SR 1919 behind Ray Poole' s Mobile
• Home Park, New Market Township, be rezoned
from Residential Agricultural to Mixed Resi-
dential/Conditional Use. Zoning Map #7727 .
It is the desire of the applicant to expand an
existing mobile home park of 31 spaces to 57
spaces .
Ray Poole was present at the hearing and
explained to the Board that the lot sizes
appearing on the plat were 1/2 acre, but that
he planned to use the entire 26 1/2 acres for
the 26 mobile homes. Poole stated that the
1/2 acre lots would only have the mobile home
located on the lot and the sewage disposal and
water system would be located in a common
area.
Lynden Craven expressed his concerns of the
well and sewage disposal systems.
Guy Troy e::1?ressed his concerns of the trash
located near the stream (at the back of the
property) . Poole stated that it was not trash
it was tree stumps, logs, etc. Troy stated
that it was trash.
Ray Farlow asked Poole if there were septic
problems in his existing park . Poole stated
no that several of the systems had been in the
ground for 17 years and only one system had
had 100 ft. of line added to it. Poole added
that he did not have to make the addition to
that septic tank, but that he was a septic
tank contractor and decided to do so instead
of using dirt over the system (Poole said this
was the recommendation of the Health Depart-
ment) .
epart-ment) .
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Guy Troy expressed his concerns of the lot
sizes.
There was no one present in opposition to this.
request.
Ray Farlow stated that there was no opposition
(from the neighbors) to this request, the land
was land-locked by mobile homes , and that in
the interest of the County, this was the most
compatible use of the land. Farlow added that
the septic tank system will have to be
approved by the Local Health Department or the
State before development of the addition.
Farlow made the motion that the Board recom-
mend to the Commissioners this request be
approved. There was no second to this motion.
Guy Troy made the motion to recommend to the
Commissioners that this request be denied.
Bill Dorsett stated that he would second this
motion because of his concerns of the density,
the motion passed by a 4-2 vote. Aweilda
Little and Ray Farlow voted against the
motion.
C: Ben Foust, Staley, North Carolina, is request-
ing that approximately 6 acres located on the
south side of SR 2437 approximately 1 mile
from SR 2459, Liberty Township, be rezoned
from Residential Agricultural to Mixed
Residential/Conditional Use. Zoning Map
#8725. It is the desire of the applicant to
develop a 6. space mobile home park.
Ben Foust was present at the hearing and told
the Board that he had two rental mobile homes
on the property and that he just wants to add
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4 more rental units. Foust stated that he had
4 mobile homes on the site now, 2 set-up, and
2 that are not being lived in.
The Board asked Foust if SR 2437 was paved and
Foust stated that it was a graveled road.
There were approximately 16 persons present in
opposition to this request. David Osborne was
the spokesperson. Osborne presented the Board
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with a petition signed by 72 area residents
opposed to this request. Osborne stated that
the road was poorly maintained and he had
concerns of the added traffic to the road.
Osborne stated that this type of development
would not fit in this community and that this
area was a watershed.
Mary Patterson, adjoining property owner,
stated that there was dog problems in the
community from the two existing mobile homes
and that Foust did not take care of his
residence so it was obvious of how well he
would maintain the proposed park .
Hal Johnson, Planning Director , stated that
the Planning Office had received approximately
40 letters expressing opposition to this
request.
Richard Kimrey, adjoining property owner ,
expressed his concerns that Foust would not
maintain the park and his concerns of the road
problems.
Charles Adams, Board member, stated that he
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did not fee?. that this proposal would fit in
with the rest of the community and for this
reason Adamr; made the motion to recommend to
the Commissioners that this request be denied.
Aweilda Little seconded this motion and the.
motion passed unanimously.
D: Linda B. Hill, Trinity, North Carolina, is
requesting that approximately 17 acres located
on SR 1408 (3 miles north of Highway 64) ,
Tabernacle Township, be rezoned from Residen-
tial Agricultural to Mixed Residential/Condi-
tional Use. Zoning Map #7713 . It is the
desire of the applicant to develop a mobile
home park of 8 spaces with permanent founda-
tions.
Linda Hill was present at the hearing and
presented the Board with photographs of the
area. Hill stated that the Health Department
had done a preliminary soil test on the
property and that Davidson Water served this
area. Hill stated that she had prepared 2
plans: 1) that the new roads be cut and the
lots front on two roads, and 2) that all the
lots front on the State maintained road. Hill
stated that the lots would be 1 acre in size.
Hill stated that this was a very mixed area
with approximately 23 homes - 10 mobile homes
and 13 houses . Hill stated that she had 3
duplex apartments on the property now.
Hal Johnson stated that within 1 mile of the
site there were several single wide mobile
homes .
Guy Troy asked Hill why she planned to develop
the property with mobile homes instead of more
duplex apartments. Hill answered by saying
• that this far out in the country people
preferred the privacy of living in a single
family structure over sharing a building with
other families .
Cecil and Becky Barnes, adjoining property
owners, were present in opposition to this
request. Cecil Barnes stated that he did not
believe this type of development would be
compatible with the area. Becky Barnes stated
that the duplex apartments were not well kept
and that this area all ready had enough mobile
homes .
Hal Johnson asked the Board to note that Plan
2 would spread mobile homes along the road
front.
Lynden Craven made the motion to recommend to
the Commissioners that this request be
approved on the bases that the park be deve-
loped like Plan 1. Ray Farlow seconded the
motion and the motion passed with a 4-2 vote.
Charles Adams and Guy Troy voted against the
motion.
E: J. H. Pike, Staley, North Carolina, is
requesting that approximately 78 acres located
on SR 2458 approximately .7 mile from SR 2456,
Columbia Township, be rezoned from Residential
Agricultural to Residential Restricted.
Zoning Map #8714. It is the desire of the
applicant to develop a site built residential
subdivision of 17 lots.
Jim Wilson, Attorney, was present to represent
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Pike. Wilson stated that in the previous
meeting (concerning the Pike property) the
concerns of the Board seemed to be the Rock
Quarry near this property. Wilson stated that
Pike had deed off 6 .68 acres to the adjoining .
property owner that would be a buffer between
this quarry and the subdivision. Wilson said
that the lots were an average of 4 acres and
meets all a;•pparent County regulations. Wilson
stated that the subdivision was located
approximately 5 miles from Liberty and would
be compatible with the area .
Guy Troy expressed his concerns of one lot
being located 100 ft. away from the quarry.
Wilson stated that every subdivision was
located near a highway, railroad, or some type
of possible danger and that Pike could not be
responsible for this being located in the
community.
There was no on present in opposition to this
request.
Lynden Craven made the motion to recommend to
the Commissioners that this request be
approved, Charles Adams seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
F: Dennis Wright, Thomasville, North Carolina, is
requesting that approximately 9 acres located
off SR 1404 on Wright Road (property at dead
end of pavement) , Trinity Township, be rezoned
from Residential Agricultural to Mixed Resi-
dential/Conditional Use. Zoning Map #6796 .
It is the desire of the applicant to develop a
7 space mobile home park .
Ruth Williams, Dennis Wright' s mother , was
present to represent him. Williams explained
that this would be served with Davidson County
Water , individual septic tanks, weekly trash
pick-up, and have a 45 ' road with 18"-20"
gravel .
Hal Johnson stated that the road will meet
State standards and each lot will be 40 ,000
sq. ft.
• There was no one present in opposition to this
request.
Lynden Craven stated that he felt this type of
development would be compatible with the area
and for this reason Craven made the motion to
recommend to the Commissioners that this
request be approved. Aweilda Little seconded
this motion and the motion passed unanimously.
7 . MISCELLANEQUS
A: Hal Johnson announced to the Planning Board
that this was Ray Farlow' s last meeting as a
Planning Board member . Johnson stated that
Farlow had been a member of 13 years and has
seen Randolph County Planning change from no
zoning to Zoo Zoning to Trinity Zoning to
Countywide Zoning. Johnson stated that
Farlow' s goals were to see County Zoning and
the County Road Naming Project. Johnson
stated that Farlow has been a leading force
for this County Planning Board and he will be
missed.
8. The Planning Board adjourned at 8: 46 p.m.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
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