HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0989 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
DECEMBER 20, 2005
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center
(South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Sara Haire Tice, Chairman
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve Johnson
Marvin Norman
Absent: Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Steve Warren, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
REQUEST FROM TWIN OAKS GOLF DEVELOPMENT, LLC FOR
THE RELEASE OF ZONING JURISDICTION TO THE CITY OF
STATESVILLE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON TWIN OAKS ROAD, EAST
OF STATESVILLE: Planning Supervisor Steve Warren said a development company
was requesting the release of zoning jurisdiction for a 100+ acre tract due to the need
for city water and sewer. He said a housing development was planned, and the request
was consistent with the county's land use plan. Warren said the planning staff
recommended approval, and the City of Statesville approved the extension of utilities
on August 15, 2005. He said, however, the site was near the county landfill, and this
facility, at times, might not be too conducive for a housing development.
County Manager Mashburn said the landfill staff took much care in covering the
garbage, but it was a solid waste business, and as such, there was traffic, noise, and
occasional odors.
Chairman Tice said a positive note, regarding the development and its close
proximity to the landfill, was that at least the homeowners would have city water rather
than having to rely on wells.
Commissioner Johnson expressed concerns about the city not having clear plans
for annexation. He said that if the release occurred, the residents would fall under the
city's zoning jurisdiction up until they were annexed. Johnson said they would be
county residents, but future boards of commissioners might not be able to assist with
many of their concerns.
Ben Thomas, Patty Keath, and Frank Harmon, all interested parties or
developers in the housing project encouraged approval. They said having a landfill in
close proximity to a housing development was "not new ground," and they offered
statements from area landfill facilities (Foxhole Landfill/Ballantyne, Charlotte NC,
BFI/Concord, NC, North Mecklenburg Landfill, Huntersville, NC) indicating there
were only a few, if any, complaints from nearby residents.
Thomas (Attorney/Managing Partner for Twin Oaks Development) said
information could be included in restrictive covenants about the nearby landfill, and an
odor easement could be granted.
Keath, the long-time General Manager for the golf course, said methane gas
could occasionally be smelled, but this was only on a really hot day. She said a "trash
odor did not occur."