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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1075 (2)PRESENTATION ON PLANNING DEPARTMENT ITEMS: Planning Supervisor Steve Warren provided a brief description of the Thomas & Sandra McCurdy rezoning request, Case No. 0601-3. Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department Request, Case No. 0602-1: Mr. Warren said he knew of at least one person (Ross Adams) who was in opposition to the Lake Norman VFD rezoning request. He said the property being considered for rezoning was used by the VFD for parking, and it was purchased from the Adams family in the 1980s. Warren said the fire department wanted to sell the property as commercial. He said the staff had talked with the applicants, and they were unwilling to impose any additional restrictions. Mr. Warren said the planning board voted in favor of the request by a split vote of 6-4. He said that with it being placed in the RPO, it would have certain conditions such as landscaping, buffering, and architectural review. He said the individual in opposition was fine with the conditions, but objected to many of the uses included in a neighborhood -zoned district. Warren said that when the setbacks were in place, there wasn't much that could be situated on the site. He said it wasn't really suitable as a residential Iot, but it could be commercially used. Chairman Tice said the applicants could get approval now to put in a convenience store, but if placed in the RPO, it would give the adjoining owners more protection. Commissioner Johnson stated there were also lighting, curb, and parking requirements, but these conditions were only possible if placed in the RPO. He said NB zoning was designed to be more compatible with RA, and typically NB businesses drew from the neighborhood and not outside. Commissioner Williams asked if Mr. Adams lived in front of the property. Warren said Adams owned the house in front, but it was currently being rented. He said that Mr. Adams lived in a house further back on the property. Chairman Tice said it would be better for Mr. Adams to go along with the request and have the protection of the overlay district. Proposed Text Amendments to the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance including the Addition and Revision of Various Definitions to the "definitions" Section & Revisions to the following uses: restaurant & bar, bona fide farm, farm buildings, farm type enterprises, kennels/animal shelters/grooming, land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfills and rural commercial recreational facilities: Planner Richard McHargue said several months ago the staff began reviewing the zoning ordinance, and the planning board formed a subcommittee of four members who met monthly. McHargue said the committee recommended a new article to separate the definitions from the main text so that anyone reviewing the ordinance could find them more easily. Commissioner Robertson asked if the farm definition was different from what the tax assessors used. County Manager Mashburn said the zoning definition would not change the criteria used by the tax office for land use. He said a person could have a farm less than ten acres, but the property might not be able to qualify for farm use. Mashburn said a footnote could be added indicating that a farm building was for zoning criteria, and this way, the staff would have something to refer back to when addressing questions. McHargue said at the present, if a person owned property and wanted to build a barn, the construction would not be permitted unless there was a dwelling on the property, and this was due to the accessory building ordinance. He said this section would differentiate between a bona fide farm building and a farm building. McHargue said with the amendment, if a bona fide farm building existed, there would be an exemption from the zoning. He said if a bona fide farm didn't exist, a person would have to follow the guidelines of SR55.