HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1442 (2)Schools are overcrowded for multiple reasons.
School administration has addressed issue of busing, parking, & hours.
Land costs impair school location.
Poor communication & planning among schools, planners, and developers.
Opening back gate to Woodland Heights is not feasible; NCDOT mandates use of Brawley
School Road.
Findings of Fact
Public Safety
Traffic congestion effects response times.
Call volume does not justify EMS unit on Brawley School Road.
Insufficient manpower for traffic control.
A temporary office for Sheriff exists at The Point.
Fire protection is inadequate (water availability, traffic, poor interconnectivity, and lack of
infrastructure) on portions of Brawley School & Perth Roads.
Funding is inadequate for fire services.
Findings of Fact
Water & Sewer
County does not provide public water or sewer.
Currently no reliable way to measure ground water quantities.
Growth and demand on Brawley School Road has created a concern for water quality.
Municipalities are implementing a water supply grid, but town polices differ on service delivery.
Individual property owners may, or may not, be permitted to tap onto existing water supply.
County regulates septic systems.
Findings of Fact
Parks & Open Space
A demand and need exists for park(s) on Brawley School Road.
Stumpy Creek serves the Perth Road area.
No written policy for creation of parks in high growth areas.
No county policy to address open space requirements (watershed limits the amount of
impervious area).
Over -development has negatively impacted the environment.
Conclusions & Recommendations
-Create Perth Road small area plan.
-Special tax districts.
•NCDOT and I -SS added to Subdivision Review Committee.
Adequate Public Facility Ordinance.
-Documentation for water availability and fire suppression.
-Urban service areas and jurisdictional boundaries.
-New subdivision ordinance provisions.
-Subdivision overlay district.
-Traffic impact analysis.
-Overlay zoning for environmentally sensitive areas.
-Roadway Protection overlay for Perth Road; Modify existing Brawley School Road RPO.
-Building permit caps on Brawley School Road.
-Add new zoning classifications.
-Prepare countywide growth management plan.
-Review, update & expand small area and countywide land use plans.
-Land transfer fee.
-Coordinate water & sewer service with municipalities.
-Place sheriff's substation at Lake Norman VFD.
Warren said everything listed in the conclusions and recommendations could be done, but
they would have to be implemented carefully and legally. He said North Carolina was a Dillon
ruled state and not home -ruled. Warren said that in regards to a building cap, there wasn't a
North Carolina model to emulate. He said there wasn't any case law either. Warren said the
Brawley School Road was unique in that there was only one -way -in and one -way-out.
Attorney Pope said the legislature had police power and certain tests or criteria would have to be
met to implement a building cap. He said, "Your action will have to bear a relationship to a desired