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Commissioner Stewart asked what type mobile home Thornburg was
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not rashy."
Commissioner Boone asked the planning director if it would be
possible to rezone the Thornburg tract or would this be considered
spot zoning. Allison said this type of rezoning could probably be
construed as spot zoning.
Commissioner Boone said it might be good to have an amendment
to the zoning ordinance to have a special use exception in hardship
cases. The cases would be approved by the Board of Adjustment.
Mr. Boone said it would be good to have the Planning Board examine
this matter.
P U B L I C g B A R I N O B
Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing
session.
MOM-OWNBR REZONING; TROUTMAN BART[ ROAD AREA, CASE NO. 9606-1:
This request is to rezone property from RA (Rural Agricultural) to
ion
was0approved bymthe Board ily eoficommissioners on May 21al District). A ,1e1996. The
property is located on Troutman Farm Road (SR 1334) south, off Old
Mountain Road (SR 1005); more specifically identified as Lots
1,2,2C,2D,2E,2H,2L,3,4,39B,40,60,61,62,63, 64,69,71,73,81,84,96,99;
Block B, of Iredell County Tax Map 3K. Also, Lots 1,1A,2A,2B,2F,
of�Iredell ContySTaxpMap 3(K. Lots 1 1,11Block A, of Ir dell County
Iredel 1 County Tax Map3K-2 and s3S 2, The size0of4the,41 areat2; Block A of
is4approximately
880 acres (64 parcels Of land).
On July 3, 1996, the Planning Board recommended approval by a
vote of 5-3.
A valid protest petition has been received with at least 25%
of the residents against the rezoning. Allison mentioned that
approximately 75% were in favor of the rezoning.
Commissioner Johnson said the minutes of the Planning Board
stated that the lowest percentage that was ever approved on a case,
such as this, was about 76%. Allison said the mid-70s would
probably be the lowest case approved.
Melyin Messick (ORRonentl: Complained about the non -owner
petition and stated that it did not contain the original reason
that created it. "in the beginning," Messick said, "the
originators of the petition went to most of the property owners,
but, not to all of us. The people were told that the Messicks were
putting in a trailer park." Messick contended that the petition
was to prohibit the Messicks from putting in a trailer park and not
to get the area rezoned. (Mr. Messick did advise that he was
putting in one mobile home for his son.)
Sam Winthrop (Attorney fo+ rP*itioners): Stated it had never
been anyone's intention to insult anybody. Mentioned that he
thought the reason the petition was originally filed was the
residents wanted to protect their investments. The biggest portion
of the area is undeveloped and it could easily fall prey to a
developer. The current zoning is rural agricultural; however,
Winthrop contended that in a few years the area would beurban.
Winthrop said his clients wanted orderly, controlled, growth.
Further, Winthrop said he understood that typically the
commissioners wanted a percentage in excess of 75%. If two tracts
of land (Hardy family property) were removed from the rezoning, the
percentage would to 78.5%. His petitioner (Larry Dishmond) would
be agreeable to withdraw these two tracts of land.