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AGENDA BRIEFING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 2.1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, February
2,1999, 5:00 p,m., in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell County Government Center,
200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
County staff in attendance included: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Finance
Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Inspections Director Lynn
Niblock, Register of Deeds Brenda Bell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
NON -OWNER REZONING REQUEST (FROM RA TO RU -R); FOR SEVERAL
PROPERTY OWNERS (88%) IN THE GOBLE ROAD AREA, CASE NO. 9901-2: In
reference to this case, Chairman Haire asked the planning supervisor to explain the difference
between RU -R zoning and R-20. Allison said RU -R was somewhat of a compromise between Rural
Agricultural and R-20. The RU -R allows double -wide homes, multi -sectional, and modulars. There
are some restrictions. The R-20 eliminates mobile homes entirely. Allison said the property owners
making the request preferred the R-20 zoning; however, a developer was too far into a project for
this to occur. It will be necessary for the developer, however, to reduce a mobile home development
by 20 lots.
Commissioner Bowles asked what happened if a stick -built home in an R-20 neighborhood
burned down. Specifically, he asked if the property owner could put a mobile home on the site until
another stick -built home could be built. Allison said there were no provisions in the code for this
type of arrangement.
REZONING REQUEST; WILLIAM H. SUMMERS, JOHN W. MICHALOWSKI,
AND ERNEST H. RUNGE, ET. AL., PROPERTIES, CASE NO. 9901-2: William Allison
explained this request and said there was opposition from Mr. & Mrs. Luther Souther (adjacent
property owners). Allison said notices of the rezoning request had been sent to adjacent property
owners; however, Mrs. Souther had stated she never received one. The planning supervisor said his
office, as a courtesy, sent out rezoning notices to adjacent property owners, but this was not required
by the Iredell County Code or the General Statutes.
Commissioner Stewart said that initially, when the property was zoned Highway Business
Conditional Use, the developers had indicated a shopping center would be built. This never
happened. Now, the developer was requesting a zoning change to General Business District.
Allison said he had talked to the Department of Transportation about the request since it was
for a trucking terminal. Commissioner Stewart asked if conditions could also be placed on the
rezoning. Specifically, if it could be conditioned upon the site not being allowed to accumulate
trucks, trailers and equipment in a junkyard fashion. Mr. Allison suggested that a certain sq.
footage be used for the condition, or some type of statement that no more than two vehicles
(unused) could be on the site at a given time. Allison also said the applicant had to consent to any
conditions.
REQUEST FROM REGISTER OF DEEDS IN REFERENCE TO A PLAT
IMAGING SYSTEM (RENTAL VS. PURCHASE): Brenda Bell, the Register of Deeds, said
the purchase of a plat imaging system had been approved in the 98-99 budget. Bell mentioned that
she had talked to other counties using the plat imaging. Mrs. Bell was told it would be more prudent
to lease rather than purchase. This is due to the equipment becoming obsolete so fast. A36 -month