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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0191Kelly Case asked if the project would include citizen involvement. Niblock said public meetings would be held and citizen input would be permitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. PROPOSED MUNICIPAL LANDFILL EXPANSION INVOLVING 54 ACRES OF PROPERTY (The tract of land being considered can be identified by PIN#4753-78-5203. On the north side, the property is adjacent to the tredell County Solid Waste Facility. On the south side (Hwy. 7and the 0). the property is adjacent to the propertiesowned the est i ownnow, or oed now or formeriby llyoby, Harry & Paul T umassTowards Accuma Corporation. The propertys location. the east, the property adjoins land owned now, or formerly by, Kimber &Wanda Hanelpe and Merchant Metals.) Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman advised the audience as to the property' ood shape for He said the land already being used for landfill services would take care of the county's needs for about 1 i years. With the additional land, Weatherman said the county "should being p the next 25 to 30 years." No one else spoke. Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to designate the referenced 54 acres, as identified by PIN #4753-78-5203, as being property to be used for solid waste or landfill expansion. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. NON -OWNER REZONING: INDIAN HILL ROAD AREA, CASE NO. 0006-1, RA, Residential Agricultural to R-20, Single Family Residential District: Planner Lindsey Hobbs said several property owners (94%) in the Indian Hill Road area had requested to rezone their properties from RA, Residential Agricultural District to R-20, Single Family Residential District. He said the total tract involved 2225.78 acres. He Also that 94tinued by% of the property owne saying there were 83 t signed parcels and that 75 out of the 83 were in favor (90%). the petition (63 different property owners signed and 3 did 2000, he panning b and and unanimously is residential, "bona fide farm," and vacant. ng land use On June 7, recommended approval (9-0 vote) with the exclusion of Mr. Doug Addis' property (PIN# 4843-05- 3084). Mr. Addis currently operates a farm machinery sales and service business. id this ng Hobbs ned that far, dsprotected 20 zoning. tic also d 11 allowed fanners topla esn lideanddoublewide nobile homesontheirfrm land for employees. Hank Van Ho an attorne for thea licants said the residents in the area wanted to protect existence. Ile said the -- re was a threat to their "serene and pastoral" thopproperties wners fe redtthat densedevelopn development would outstrtheip the public resources. Van Hoy said Pins would pressure on the schools and urces the residentsfeared t su a eb etum netax relvo nue. He said he petit ones were seeking (1) to rezone zone without any comn e 0 and (2) to the property from RA to R-2request that the Iredeil County Zoning Ordinance be revises romote efficient use of resources (3) prevent to prevent sprawl. Van Hoy said these provisions would () to include "Smart Growth Provisions" enable the preservation of green space and farms (2) p -.leap frogdevelopmentinareasnotsuitableand(4)encouragedevelopmentso occur where utilities and resources were available. He encouraged the board of commissioners to commission a study. Mr. Van Hoy asked the audience members in favor of the request to stand and approximately fifty people stood up.