HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0500Smith said yes -- Mr. Lancaster had approval for 20 slips. He said the action would
require some local approval of any additional slips that might go into the area. He said there was
a requirement, now, on the usage of the slips.
Commissioner Bowles said he understood there would not be any gas sales at the
location.
Smith said this was true. He said no gas would be sold.
Commissioner Ray said she understood there would not be a public launch area at the
site.
Smith said this was correct.
Commissioner Johnson asked how far out into the cove the boat slips could protrude.
Smith said the approved FERC permit allowed them to extend 95 feet into the water. Mr.
Smith said the county had its own pier projection/extension regulations, but they mirrored Duke
Power's regulations and FERC's regulations.
Commissioner Williams asked how the condition pertaining to the removal of people
from the slips/docks thirty minutes after sunset would be enforced.
Smith said this would be in the lease agreement with the people using the boat slips, and
it would be enforced by the planning department. He added that Mr. Lancaster would also have
some responsibility.
Mark Lancaster said he started his business in 1986, and lie currently employed 17
people. Lancaster said he had served on the Lake Norman Marine Commission, and that he had
assisted several other community -related agencies. Mr. Lancaster said he desired to purchase the
site, because he was running out of space at his current dock building location. He said he knew
the site's history because his father helped to build the marina. Mr. Lancaster said his family had
owned businesses in the Mooresville area since the 1970s. He said he cared about the lake
because it supplied his livelihood.
Ken Kotowiez (Advocate for the Rezoning): Advised that he owned the dry storage
business on the adjacent piece of property. He said that during the past year, he had seen the
property depreciate, and he felt Mr. Lancaster's business would be an asset.
Duane Lewis (Advocate for the Rezoning): Advised that he known Mn Lancaster for
many years, and he (Lancaster) would make a good commercial neighbor. Lewis said that a
dock -building business was necessary for Lake Norman. (Lewis that he was a realtor in south
Iredell, but he had nothing to gain by his comments.)
Tom Cochran (Opponent of the Rezoning): Advised that he lived at 141 Driftwood
Cove Drive (3 lots from the convenience store). Cochran said he represented 102 people who
signed a petition against the rezoning. He voiced concern about adjacent properties requesting
to be rezoned commercial, in the future, if the request were approved.
Earl Carney Opponent of the Rezoning): Advised that the cove being discussed was
very narrow. Carney said he was opposed to anything going into the location. He also said the
soil at the site was contaminated.
Sandy Cochran (Opponent of the Rezoning): Advised that she was concerned about the
environment, especially lake pollution. She said the soil on the opposite side of the lake would
be tested for contamination on August 30, 2001, by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Harry Tsumas (Advocate for the Rezoning): Advised that he had lived in the Skipper's
Cove area for 15 years. He said the owner of the property was going to sell the property to
someone, and he was in favor of it being sold to Mr. Lancaster for his dock -building business.
Bob Dooley (Advocate for the Rezoning): Advised that he felt Mr. Lancaster's proposed
usage would be better for the area than other uses.