HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0743 (2)Commissioner Johnson asked the concerns of the two planning board members that voted
against the request.
Smith said they had concerns about potential spot zoning. He said there was really "no
clear cut" answer on spot zoning -- what was legal and what wasn't.
Ronnie Taylor said his repair service involved multi-million dollar medical units or
trailers used for PET (Positron Emission Tomography) CT (Computerized Tomography) and
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans. Taylor said the site would be used for the short-
term storage of the mobile units and there would be low traffic impact on the highway. He said
the trailer units would be worked on one at a time, and they did not contain anything that would
be harmful to the environment.
Commissioner Bowles asked, other than the air conditioning system, what would need
refrigeration.
Taylor said the magnets in the MRI units had to stay at a certain temperature. He said
liquid helium was involved. Mr. Taylor said the repair work was specialized and the closest
facility in the southeast doing similar work was in Atlanta, Georgia.
Commissioner Williams noted the area chosen for the business was in an isolated area.
He asked about security.
Mr. Taylor said an eight -foot fence would be erected with an electronic gate. He said the
units would be to the backside of the property with trees lining the road frontage.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to amend the Iredell County Land Development
Plan as it related to Case No. 0204.1 (Specialty Refrigeration Services).
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
OTIO by Commissioner Williams, after reviewing the findings of fact relating to
Case No. 0204-1 (Specialty Refrigeration Services) and finding them to be in order, to grant the
request and rezone the property from Residential Agricultural to Highway Business Conditional
Use District with the five conditions outlined by the planning supervisor.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Request for the Approval of an Amendment to the Iredell County Zoning
Ordinance Regarding Non -Profit Retreat Centers: Smith said his office had been working
on a zoning violation case involving a non-profit retreat center in a Resort Residential District.
Mr. Smith said the case had revealed a discrepancy in the zoning ordinance. He said non-profit
retreats were allowed in Residential Agricultural (RA) Districts, Rural Residential (RU -R)
Districts, and Single Family Residential (R-20) Districts, and he didn't see why they were
eliminated from Resort Residential (RR) Districts. Smith said his staff had looked at
disallowing non-profit retreat centers in the R-20 districts; however, after review, it was found
there wasn't much difference between RA and R-20 with the exception of the exclusion of
mobile homes.
Smith said the planning board had recommended that a definition of non-profit retreat
centers be written for the ordinance. He said the following had been written.
Retreat Center. Non -Profit . A facility operated by a corporation or
association of persons or churches for social and recreational purposes.
The retreat center must be owned by a not-for-profit organization.
Commissioner Bowles asked the districts where Moose Clubs or Elks Lodge's would be
permissible.