HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0530Jackson said no.
Dick Brolin, the applicant for the owner, offered to answer any
questions.
Cindy Sims, with DEI, Inc., offered to answer any questions about the
request.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing. Mrs. Tice
thanked the Earnhardt family and the DEI organization for being excellent
corporate citizens and for providing an economic boost to the county.
OTIO by Commissioner Norman to amend the Iredell County Land
Use Plan as it related to Case No. 0412-2/Dick Brolin, Applicant for Dale
Earnhardt Incorporated.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
OTIO by Commissioner Robertson to grant the rezoning request for
Case No. 0412-2/Dick Brolin, Applicant for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated from
Residential Agricultural to General Business District.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Request for the Consideration and/or Approval of a Proposed Amendment
to the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance in Regards to Agricultural Tourism:
County Planner Whitney Hodges said the county's zoning ordinance did not allow for
agricultural tourism. She said also, the agricultural activities that were allowed did not
offer opportunities for public comment regarding non-traditional commercial activity on
farms. Hodges said the amendment (as follows) was based upon interest from members
of the community.
Article VIII Table of Permitted Uses and Special Uses
Section 8.3 Table of Permitted Uses and Special Uses
Use Types
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1.R -R I R-20
R-12
I R-8
I R -8A
RO
OI NB
HB
I SC
I CB
M-2
I SR
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tourism
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Article IX. Special Requirement Notes to the Table of Permitted and Special Uses
SR 53. Agricultural Tourism
Agricultural tourism uses shall meet the following standards:
A. The facility or activity must be operated in association with an existing bona fide farm
located on the same property, or an adjoining property under the same ownership. In
cases where the agricultural use ends or the farm loses its bona fide status the
agricultural tourism use shall be discontinued.
B. The facility must be located in such a manner that visual impacts to adjoining
properties used or zoned for residential or agricultural purposes is minimal.
C. All tourism structures, parking, (non-farm) storage area, and other uses related to the
tourism facility must have an eighty (8 0) foot buffer from all property lines and/or street
right-of-ways.
D. All lighting shall be directed inward in such a manner so as not to produce glare onto
adjacent property and so that the primary cone of illumination does not extend beyond
the property lines.
E. All parking and (non-farm) storage areas associated with the agricultural tourism shall
be screened from adjoining used or zoned residential areas. Screen shall meet the
requirements of Article 12.1 set forth in this ordinance.
F. Off-site parking is not permitted.
G. There shall be a separation of at least two hundred (200) feet between residences on
adjoining tracts and any building used for the agricultural tourism operation.
H. All on premise signs shall meet the requirements of Section 11.17 (F) of the Iredell
County Zoning Ordinance.