HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0042Commissioner Johnson asked if litigation had occurred in the counties with APF ordinances
about schools not being built.
built. Hobbs said to his knowledge no lawsuits had been filed in reference to schools not being
Doug Madison, an audience member, asked what happened if two competing developers
wanted to build in the same area. He asked which one would be chosen.
Hobbs said it would be the one that received approval first.
Rita---Trontell, an audience member, asked about Morrison's plantation. She asked why the
county didn't get the developers to initially put some money down towards a new school. She also
complained about Brawley School Road and the traffic hazards.
Hobbs said the Morrison's plantation project was in the Town ofMooresville'surisdiction.
It was explained that the Department of Transportation was working on acquiring the rights of way
to widen the road, but it would take some time before the traffic j
problems were helped.
Commissioner Johnson said that in order for the APF ordinance to be beneficial, the
municipalities had to participate.
Hobbs agreed.
Niblock said the municipalities would
approved. see some advantages if an APF ordinance were
Commissioner Johnson said he thought the two areas where the commissioners had the most
authority were in taxation and land use. He said he thought the board should proceed cautiously,
because the APF would have a moratorium effect. Johnson asked who would effect the "cure." He
also said the term
would "cure" wasjust another name for an impact tax. He continued by saying an APF
deprive people from homes, and it would h
for a living. urt people who depended on construction work
Commissioner Bowles asked how an APF ordinance would impact a young couple who had
been given a lot by a relative.
Hobbs said there would be no impact, because the lot was given to them.
Johnson said a couple would be impacted if they didn't already have the lot, because there
would be a "lid on housing" and the houses available might be too expensive.
Commissioner Fortner said the meeting was being held to discuss growth management. She
said she liked the term "managed growth." Fortner said she wanted growth in an orderly fashion and
agreed that traffic would be one of the main issues.
RESIDENTIAL LOT SIZES
Allison passed out handouts and mentioned the lot size requirements of Catawba and
Cabamas Counties.
Commissioner Fortner asked how much open space would be needed for a 100 -acre
development.
Allison said the county did not have a requirement. He said, however, there semed to be a
trend towards more open space.