HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0384 (2)I . Brawley School Road Area (Fast Growth)
2. US Highway 21 North: Statesville City limits to Prison Camp Road (Fast Growth)
3. US Highway 70 East: Statesville City limits to County Line (Slow Growth)
4. US Highway 64W/NC 90 West: Statesville City limits to County Line (Slow Growth)
5. Cornelius Road/1-77 Interchange: Mazeppa Road/Shinnville Road/Withrow Creek Area:
including Cornelius Road improvement and extension to Mazeppa Road (Fast Growth)
6. West Iredell (Small Area: I-40 (including interchanges) south to Buffalo Shoals Road, Old
Mountain Road to Catawba River/Lake Norman (Slow to Moderate Growth)
7. 1-77 & 901 Interchange (Slow Growth)
8. Exit 45 (Slow Growth)
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the small area/corridor planning initiative
and for the planning staff to review the Brawley School Road Area (Fast Growth) and the US
Highway 70 East: Statesville City Limits to County Line (Slow Growth) Area during the first year.
During the second year, the US Highway 21 North: Statesville City Limits to Prison Camp Road
(Fast Growth) and the US Highway 64W/NC 90 West: Statesville City Limits to County Line (Slow
Growth) area are to be reviewed. Thereafter, one -fast growth area and one -slow growth area will
be reviewed each year.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O.
Commissioner Johnson said he wanted to insure the county had ample areas for industries
to locate. He encouraged the planning staff to keep this mind when they began their review process.
MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION
Smith said that in February of this year, county and municipal officials met to discuss
transportation issues and the possible establishment of either a Rural Planning Organization (RPO)
or a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Mr. Smith then explained the RPOs and MPOs.
He said:
MPOs: These are areas designated by the US census as urban areas and have been mandated by the
state to perform regional transportation planning. There are 17 MPO areas in North
Carolina at this time. When the census figures become official, probably more areas will
be designated.
RPOs: These are established by the North Carolina Legislature. The purpose of an RPO is to allow
areas outside of an MPO to participate with each other in regional transportation planning.
The minimum requirements for establishment of RPOs are to have at least 50,000
people and to include at least 3, but no more than 15 contiguous counties.
Smith said that at a previous commissioners' meeting, there was a consensus for a
subcommittee (composed of area planners) to meet and discuss the possible formation of an RPO.
Mr. Smith said it was the recommendation from this subcommittee, and from representatives of the
local state transportation office, for Iredell County to approach Catawba County about the
establishment ofan RPO. The RPO could potentially include Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,
Iredell, and Lincoln Counties.
Smith said that if the new census figures showed that Iredell County was an MPO candidate,
the State Department of Transportation would require the staff to create a Metropolitan Planning
Organization.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to instruct the Planning Supervisor and the
Inspections/Planning Director to pursue the multi -jurisdictional cooperation as far as MPOs and RPOs and
to (1) determine which counties Iredell County needed to be aligned with (2) recommend the best course
of action to pursue and (3) return to the board of commissioners with an overall recommendation.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.