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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2049 (2)had been reviewed and was in order. On January 6,1999, the planning board unanimously approved the request. Sam Phillips, an advocate for the rezoning, said he was unaware of any opposition. In addition to Phillips, about 15 other citizens were in attendance to show support for the request. No one spoke in opposition, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the non -owner rezoning request for the designated Goble Road Area from Residential Agricultural to Rural Residential District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST; WILLIAM H. SUMMERS, JOHN W. MICHALOWSKI, AND ERNEST H. RUNGE, ET. AL., PROPERTIES, CASE NO. 9901-2: Allison said the applicant (Ernest H. Runge) was requesting the rezoning of property from Residential Agricultural (RA) and Highway Business Conditional Use ( HBCUD) to General Business (GB) District. The owners of the property are William H. Summers, John W. Michalowski, and Ernest Runge, et. al. Proposed usage would be a truck terminal and other GB uses. The 13.3 acres in the request are located on Old Mountain Road at Conifer Drive, more specifically identified as Pin #s 4704645203, 4704636681, 4704732774, and 4704639903. Allison said the property was in a commercial node extending from Interstate 40 to Island Ford Road. He said that trucking terminals needed to be within close proximity to an interstate. On January 6, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval in a I 1-0 vote. Commissioner Stewart asked if the present conditional use included a berm for the adjacent property owners. Allison said that in reference to the Runge property, there was a 50 ft. undisturbed buffer as a condition associated with the site at the current time. Commissioner Stewart asked if the buffer would follow the rezoning. Allison said the request was to rezone the property to General Business with no conditions. Commissioner Stewart said it needed to be added to the rezoning. Allison said the applicant would have to agree to the condition. Mr. Allison said the 50 ft. buffer applied to the Wall property and Souther property. Linda Souther (opposition) said she and her husband were adjoining property owners to the Runge property. She said the zoning ordinance stated that zoning should be comparable with the adjoining property owners. Mrs. Souther said there were no General Businesses in the area. She said she understood the property was in a commercial node, but she felt a land use study needed to be done. She further said that within a one -mile radius there were two schools, three churches, a fire department, the West Iredell swimming pool, a mini -warehouse and storage facility, a hardware store, a race car shop, six gas stations with car washes and shopping areas, a restaurant, ten manufacturing plants, a trailer sales lot, and two automotive repair shops. She asked how much more could be put in one area. Mrs. Souther said the request was for a re -rezoning of the same piece of property. Bill Crosswhite, attorney for the three owners, said the area was in a commercial node. He said the terminal would be small (8,000 sq. ft. building). The individual seeking to purchase the property and create the terminal has approximately 20 trucks and 40 trailers. Chairman Haire asked Crosswhite if his clients would accept the conditional use proposed by Commissioner Stewart.