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MINUTES
OCTOBER 21 1997
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, October 21,
1997, at 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners' Meeting Room of the Iredell County Government Center,
200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Absent: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Also attending: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
William Allison, Planning Supervisor
Ray Rabe, Health Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: Vice Chairman Johnson moved to make the following
adjustments to the agenda:
Deletions: * Request for Approval of Industrial Training Program Resolution in Reference to
Goodyear, Inc.
* Request for Approval of Reorganization of the Iredell County Maintenance
Department
Additions: * Closed Session for G.S. 143-318.1 I(a) (5) - Property Acquisition and G.S. 143-
318.1 Ila) (3) - Attorney Client
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
PUBLIC HEARING
Vice Chairman Johnson adjourned the meeting to public hearing session.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE/SECTION 41.40
(a) TRANSMISSION TOWERS: William Allison explained that a clause in this section reading:
transmission towers shall be set hack at least half the length of the tower was being submitted for
deletion. Instead, a revision reading: Transmission Towers shall have a setback of one foot for each
one foot in height of tower from all property lines and rights-of-way was being requested. Allison
said the planning board had reviewed the changes and given a favorable recommendation.
Judy Clin said she felt commissioners all over the state were not equipped to deal with
transmission tower zoning. She mentioned this was new technology. Mrs. Cline submitted a petition
about the placement of towers and a request for a moratorium. Cline referred to a section in the
present ordinance that talked about the Federal Aviation Agency governing airports. She mentioned
that airstrips were not governed by the FAA. In addition, Mrs. Cline said she felt the company trying
to install a proposed tower in the eastern part of the county was not concerned about the rights of
property owners.
Richard Shaver spoke and advised that he was a resident of Rowan County; however, he was
a native of Iredell County. He said that the Sprint Company had previously approached him about
the placement of a tower on his property. He said no, and he later learned an adjacent property owner
had consented. Shaver said he was concerned because the proposed tower will be 199 ft. and will