HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1037Warren said yes. He said there was not a limitation on the permitted uses.
Steve Emmons, said there was a demand for storage units in Mooresville due to
new housing developments and people moving into the area. He said 1 in I1
households used self -storage units, and he owned Triple S Mini Storage in Mooresville.
He said Larry Crease, a partner with Joe Keiper, the applicant, was also attending the
meeting. (Crease owns Mini -Storage 1109 in Mooresville and Advantage Mini Storage
in Statesville.) Mr. Emmons said the applicant wanted to be a good neighbor, and
clean, attractive units were proposed. He said fencing and shrubbery would be placed at
the site, and a detention pond would be constructed. Emmons said he was a licensed
general contractor, that he served on the North Carolina Self -Storage Association, and
that all applicable state laws (SR 30) would be followed for the storage units.
Commissioner Robertson asked if the roadway would be gravel or paved. He
also asked about any runoff.
Emmons said paved. He said any runoff would be on the property itself.
Emmons said state law required a 15 ft. wide road, but Mr. Keiper's would be 27 ft.
wide. Emmons said approximately 300 individual units ranging from 5 x 5 to 12 x 40
were anticipated for the site, and the only plumbing would be an office bathroom that
would have a drain field. Mr. Emmons said the business would probably generate
around $20,000 in tax revenue.
Sandy McCurdy. owner of the property, said one individual at the planning
board meeting had concerns about lighting that might shine on an old homestead. Mrs.
McCurdy said this would not occur, because the home was not across from the property.
(She offered pictures to illustrate this fact.)
Commissioner Robertson asked Mr. Warren about conditional uses. He asked
what happened if the request were granted and a few years from now, something else
was placed on the site.
Warren said any permitted uses in the Highway Business designation could be
established on the property provided the conditions were met.
Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Emmons and Mr. Crease if they had the
authority from Mr. Keiper, the applicant, to accept any further conditions.
The gentlemen said yes, and Commissioner Johnson asked if they would accept
an additional condition -- it being that only mini -storage uses could be placed on the
property.
Crease said no. He said there was a life span on storage units, and ten years
down the road something else might be needed. Mr. Crease said they did not want to be
"handcuffed" in the matter.
Emmons said there was a life cycle to storage units. He said they started out
with residential goods but ended up with commercial products.
Johnson said in 15 to 20 years that if the owners wanted to place offices on the
site, they could seek permission for that type of use. Mr. Johnson said there were
citizens with concerns about the project.
Doug Carrigan, said he would soon live near the property. He said there wasn't
so much of a concern about mini -storage units as there was about the highway business
designation, which was sort of "carte blanche." He said the owner would have several
business options.