HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1683Sonja Barbee: Advocate of the Rezoning and a resident of Knox Farm Road. Mentioned that
affordable housing for all people should be considered. Barbee said the issue with this rezoning was
protecting the environment, land values, and a family's heritage. She mentioned that John Knox
(great grandfather of President James K. Polk) built a home and farm on this road in 1758. These
structures are being considered for a land trust estate. (It is already on the National Registry.)
Barbee said the developer had done little at the Crestfield Subdivision site. 'The brunt of
development will tic with the property owners. She mentioned no landscaping, roads, or gravel had
been done.
Brad Borders: Advocate of the Rezoning and stated he was a land owner in the area.
James Cover: Opponent of the Rezoning. Said he had inherited five acres and planned to
move a `91 mobile home onto the property.
John Greene: (Attorney for Tom White ofAcorn Development who was in opposition to the
rezoning due to his proposed mobile home subdivision called Crestfield). Stated that everyone
could not afford stick -built homes. Shared pictures of the mobile homes proposed by Crestfield.
Commissioner Fortner asked Mr. White if he advised the buyers of the two lots that they
might not be allowed to place mobile homes on their property. White said he advised them of this
fact. Mr. White said that 40% of the housing in North Carolina was manufactured. This is the
choice of some people. He also mentioned that the people working in the new industries being
developed on Hwy. 70 would need affordable housing.
John Reitzel. Jr.: Advocate of the Rezoning. Mentioned his family owned the largest piece
of land on the road. He mentioned a "coherent vision' needed to be developed pertaining to
rezoning, especially in rural sections of the county.
Fred Stownover: Said he was a managing partner with Carriage Manufactured Homes, LLC.
He stated the manufactured housing industry provided attractive and affordable homes. Stownover
said he owned two properties in the Crestfield Subdivision - - one property in his name and the other
under Carriage Mfg. Homes.
Myrtle Ugriyht Keller: Opponent of the Rezoning.
Maude Overcash Upright: Opponent of the Rezoning. Mentioned she lived in a mobile
home in this area and might someday want her son to move near her with a mobile home.
William Upright: Opponent of the Rezoning.
Wayne Westmoreland: Employed with Goldmetal Manufactured Homes. Mentioned the
mobile home industry brought in $60 million last year in North Carolina.
Jack Borders: Advocate of the Rezoning. Mentioned he had a 112 acre beef cattle fans on
this road. Mentioned that Acorn Development also constructed stick -built homes and requested that
this be done rather than a mobile home subdivision.
Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Former to deny the rezoning request.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - I (Stewart).
Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session.
REZONING REQUEST; PHILLIP & PRISCILLA REDMOND PROPERTY CASE
NO.9710-3: Mr. Allison advised that the Redmonds were requesting a portion of their property
be rezoned from NB, Neighborhood Business to HB, Highway Business District. The property is