HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1190 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
AUGUST 5. 2003
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Planning and Code Enforcement Director
Lynn Niblock, Library Director Steve Messick, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle, Tax
Collector Joe Ketchie, Recycling Coordinator Carla Parks, Emergency Management
Director Tracy Jackson, Social Services Director Don Wall, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
Request from the City of Statesville for the Review of an Urban Service
Area: Joining the commissioners to discuss an urban service area (USA) were
Statesville Mayor John Marshall, Statesville Planning Director David Currier, and
Planning Works Consultant Michael Lauer of Kansas City, Missouri. Marshall said the
city had been reviewing a comprehensive land use plan and this review had prompted
discussions about an urban service area. He said that before the city could continue
studying the USA concept, some "assurances" needed to be obtained from the county.
Mayor Marshall said that if the county officials were willing to review an urban service
area, a "methodogy" needed to be worked out.
Lauer said there were differences between a USA and ETJ (extraterritorial
jurisdiction). He said that in USAs, different governmental groups defined the rules and
an intergovernmental agreement was adopted. Lauer discussed the following "key
points" and said that if the two governments could reach some consensus on them, an
urban service area might be feasible.
1. Land Use Plan (A basis to zoning decisions -- city and county would have to
mutually agree on future land use plans and ajoint amendment process.)
2. Public Improvement Standards (These would be for streets/utilities/drainage &
other services.)
3. Other Development Standards (Items such as zoning, sign regulation and
landscaping.)
4. Review & Approval Process (County would be the approval body on
subdivision and zoning requests, but the city would have some say-so on public
improvement variances.)
5. Interim Development (If no sewer in the CIP [Capital Improvement Plan]
developer may extend or propose interim cluster development. Also, planned
development must accommodate planned utility and street extensions.)
6. Other
Marshall said the citizens would benefit from a USA area because they would know
what services would be available, plus farmland would not be "chewed up." He said
there would be a plan to show how the city desired to grow.
Commissioner Norman asked how many residences would be involved.
Lauer said he understood there had been a 20 -year projection showing the City of
Statesville should grow by about 20,000 — 30,000 people. He said the USA regulations
would primarily be on new development.