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BRIEFING MINUTES
MARCH 21 2000
The Iredell County Board ofCommissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, March 21,
2000,4:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles (arrived at 4:20 p.m.)
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planning Supervisor William Allison, Inspections Director Lynn Niblock, County Assessor Brent
Weisner, Director of Support Services Jim Vernon, Cooperative Extension Service Chairman Ken
Vaughn, Communications Director Larry Dickerson, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
PRESENTATION AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION
BIDS FOR THE NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO BE LOCATED ON BRISTOL
DRIVE, STATESVILLE, NC: CBSA Architects Robert Smith and Todd Beck presented the bids
for the new agricultural center.
County Manager Mashburn said $2.1 million was originally estimated for the project. The
predicted amount, now, is $2,471,672.
The architects said the general construction low bidder was agreeable to $23,197 in deducts.
Other deducts were considered but not recommended. One item pertained to changing the exterior
soffits from synthetic stucco finish, on gypsum board, to painted gypsum board. This was not
recommended; however, the architects said they were pursuing the usage of metal panels. The
commissioners encouraged the architects to continue looking at the possibility of using the metal
panels.
The only mechanical deduct that could be found was the possible omission of an exhaust
hood in kitchen. (The architects and staff will delete this $8,446 purchase, if the deletion is not in
violation of the building codes.)
No deducts could be found in reference to the plumbing work.
Several electrical deducts were found.
DISCUSSION OF A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT IN REFERENCE TO OFF -
PREMISES SIGNS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES LOCATED
IN RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DISTRICTS: Due to recent inquiries about directional signs for
farmers and small businesses, Planning Supervisor Allison gave a brief history of county signage.
He said the county adopted county -wide zoning in 1990; however, prior to that time some areas had
regulations. In July of 1999, a zoning text amendment about off -premises signs was shared with
the planning board. The amendment received an unfavorable response.
Commissioner Stewart asked about signs attached to small metal holders that were placed
in neighborhoods.
Allison said most of the signs were illegal. He said these types of signs were called "snipe
signs." The planning staff pulls them up when driving through the county.