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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
JUNE 2.1998
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, June 2, 1998, at 5:00 p.m. for
an agenda briefing in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County Government Center,
200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve Johnson
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
S_ff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager; Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director;
Carolyn Harris, Personnel Officer; William Allison, Planning Supervisor; and Jean Moore, Clerk
to the Board.
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
EARLY VESTING OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS REQUEST: SUBMITTED BY
AMERICAN LAND CORPORATION - CHARLOTTE INC., PHASE III OF CHESHIRE
RIDGE SUBDIVISION: The planning supervisor advised that a letter to withdraw this request
was received on May 29. A letter was immediately prepared and sent to the adjoining property
owners. Mr. Allison said he talked to Attorney Eddie Gaines about this case (County Attorney Bill
Pope was out of town and has a conflict of interest), and it is Gaines' opinion that the applicant has
a common law vested right. The applicant does not need to pursue the statutory vested right.
Allison noted that some of the adjoining property owners were in opposition because they
felt the development would devalue their properties.
DISCUSSION OF NON -OWNER REZONING APPLICATIONS (CUT-OFF DATE):
Mr. Allison said that at the May 19 meeting, the board had requested a discussion about a cut-off
date for adjustments to non -owner petitions. Allison said that in order to prevent any last minute
percentage changes, it was felt that a date needed to be established sometime shortly after the
Planning Board met (perhaps seven days). It was mentioned that the commissioners should be
studying the same percentages, etc., that had been given to the planning board. Then, it was
mentioned that the planning board meeting was more of a learning process. Citizens at this time
find out the implications or regulations that might occur as a result of a rezoning.
CONSENSUS of the Board to establish seven days after a planning board meeting as the
official cut-off date for citizens to change names on petitions and to change names on deeds for non -
owner rezoning applications.
The commissioners chose to delete this item from the regular meeting and to direct the
planning supervisor and county attorney to study the legality of not counting deeds that had been
split. The planning supervisor said he would like to make sure that up-to-date planning staff reports
were in the commissioners' agenda packets.
DISCUSSION OF 1998-99 BUDGET ORDINANCE: Commissioner Boone mentioned
the FY 98-99 budget and the possibility of cutting the tax rate by one penny.
Commissioner Stewart asked why the tax rate should be changed this year. She said next
year would be better due to revaluation.
Commissioner Fortner said she did not feel it was "good business to play around with the tax
rate."