HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0223 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
AUGUST 26, 1993 meeting (Continued from August 17, 1993)
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The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Adjourned Session on Thursday evening, August 26, 1993, at 6:00
p.m. Those present for the meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A Boone, Vice Chairman
Diane M. Hamby
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan G. Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administrative Services
Jerry T. Lundy, Director of Planning and
Development
Alice T. Fortner, Clerk to the Board
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Haire
CONTINUATION Op DISCUSSION OF WATERSHED REGULATIONS: At the
board's request, Mr. Lundy continued the discussion of this matter
at this time. Ms. Sandy Albrecht with Centralina Council of
Governments took part in the discussion. Mr. Lundy gave a
background of the Watershed regulations and what some of the
commissioners' options were in adopting the regulations. He
brought a map showing the watershed areas. Mr. Lundy said this is
the first draft and changes can be made in the regulations later on
by the board if they so desire.
The questions that must be answered by the board are as
follows:
1. Low density or high density option? Mr. Lundy explained
the issue.
Commissioner Madison inquired if there would be a public
hearing. Mr. Lundy said there would be a series of public hearings
after a draft of the ordinance has been prepared.
Commissioner Boone inquired which areas are involved. Mr.
Lundy said the board could go with high or low densities in any of
the areas.
Commissioner Stewart inquired about the ponds that would need
to be constructed in the high density areas. Mr. Lundy said if the
board chose to go with high density, ponds would have to be
available to capture the runoff from a 1" rainfall and contain it.
The ponds will have to be engineered. The majority would be
earthen. The ponds keep the runoff from going onto other
properties and getting into the streams, Lundy said. A skilled
engineer in this field will be required to do the designing of the
ponds. An annual inspection will be required of the county, with
an inspection form provided by the state.
Commissioner Stewart inquired about farmland. Farmland will
be operated under Best Management Plans (BMPs) and will be
administered by the Soil Conservation Service, and not done by the
county.
A part of the inspection requirements will be that the ponds
are cleaned of silt periodically to keep the capacity there to
capture the runoff.
Commissioner Madison inquired how the ponds are arrived at.
Mr. Lundy said low density would not be required to put in a pond.