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Nash County Board of Commissioners Regular Board Meeting Mar 10, 2014 at 10:00 AM Claude Mayo, Jr. Administration Building 3rd Floor - Frederick B. Cooper Commissioners Room 120 West Washington Street Nashville, North Carolina March 2014 Regular Meeting 1 - Call to Order 2 - Invocation 3 - Pledge of Allegiance 4 - Approval of Minutes Regular Meeting Minutes February 3, 2014 5 Special Called Meeting Minutes February 17, 2014 34 Recessed Meeting Minutes February 24, 2014 36 5 - Project Lifesaver Recognition Stacie Shatzer, Aging Director Summary 39 6 - Introduction of Braswell Memorial Library Director Daryl Terry, Chairman - Braswell Memorial Library Board of Trustees Summary 40 7 - Public Comment 8 - Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Site Plan Amendment Request Nancy Nixon, Planning Director Summary and Maps 41 9 - Public Hearing - UDO Text Amendment Incorporating New Floodplain Maps Nancy Nixon, Planning Director Summary and Maps 46 10 - Red Oak Water Project Update Derek Hawkes, County Engineer Summary 52 Recruitment Map 53 Report 54 11 - NCDOT Request for Additions to the Secondary Road Program Rosemary Dorsey, Assistant County Manager Summary & Resolution 66 12 - Resolution Naming a Portion of US 64 Business for Tim Valentine Rosemary M. Dorsey, Assistant County Manager Summary & Resolution 68 13 - Budget Amendments Lynne Hobbs, Finance Director Summary & Budget Amendments 70 14 - Board Appointments Rosemary M.Dorsey, Assistant County Manager Summary, Letter & Spread Sheet 75 15 - Monthly Tax Report Jim Wrenn, Tax Administrator Summary 81 16 - Tax Refunds Jim Wrenn, Tax Administrator Summary 89 17 - Establishment of Meeting Dates for the Board of Equalization and Review Jim Wrenn, Tax Administrator Summary 91 18 - NCACC Video Zee Lamb, County Manager Summary 93 19 - Manager's Report Zee Lamb, County Manager 20 - Closed Session Closed session as permitted by NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4) for the discussion of matters relating to economic development and the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the County; and NCGS 143-318(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence and performance of an employee. 21 - Adjournment Nash County Commissioner’s Agenda Information Sheet page 1 of 1 Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 attachments: n Item: Project Lifesaver Recognition Initiated By: Stacie Shatzer, Aging Director Action Proposed: None ___________________________________________________________________________ Description: Chris Bissette with Nash County Emergency Management will present information on the Project Lifesaver program in Nash County. An overview of the program, the Nash County partnership and information on two missing persons searches will be provided. Project Lifesaver International recently recognized Nash County for these two searches and sent the county two commendations. The commendations will be shared during the presentation. No action by the Board is needed. 39 of 93 Nash County Commissioner’s Agenda Information Sheet Page 1 of 1 Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 Attachments: Yes Item: Introduction of New Braswell Library Director Initiated By: Daryl Terry, Chairman – Braswell Library Board of Trustees Action Proposed: No Action Required ____________________________________________________________________________ Description: As you probably know by now, Braswell Library has hired a new Library Director, Ms. Catherine Roche. Daryl Terry, Chairman of the Board of Trustees will be here to introduce Ms. Roche to you and give a brief update. 40 of 93 Nash County Commissioner’s Agenda Information Sheet page 1 of 3 Date: March 10, 2014 Attachments: 2 Item: Public hearing - Conditional Use Zoning CU-121202 - Site Plan Amendment Request made by Tami A. Massey on Behalf of RTT Machine & Welding, Inc. to Permit an Approximately 60' x 65' Building Addition to the Existing Metal Fabrication and Machining Operation Located at 12671 W NC Highway 97, Zebulon, NC (PARID 006503). Initiated By: Nancy M. Nixon, Planning Director Action Proposed: Conduct a quasi-judicial public hearing and take action on the request. Case summary: On January 7, 2013 at the request of property owners James Rodney Massey and Tami A. Massey, the Nash County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning of approximately 2.6 acres of the front portion of an approximately 14.6 acre tract located on the south side of West NC Highway 97 at 12671 W NC Highway 97, Zebulon, NC 27597 from RC Rural Commercial to GI-CU General Industrial Conditional Use in order to permit the establishment of RTT Machine & Welding, Inc., a metal fabrication and machining operation, in the existing structure at that site. Because this property is subject to a Conditional Use Zoning, it may only be developed in accordance with the previously approved site plan. The applicants are now proposing a revision to the site plan to permit an approximately 60' x 65' addition to the east side of the existing building in order to expand their current business. All operations and storage will continue to take place indoors per the requirements of the previously approved Conditional Use Zoning. The industrially zoned area does not contain any buffered streams or ponds and it is not located in either a regulated flood zone or a protected watershed area. Although the proposed building addition will be located less than 100 feet from the adjacent residentially used property to the east, there is no proposed activity area on that side of the structure so no additional buffers or screening would be required by the ordinance. The construction of the building addition would also require the relocation of the existing septic system on the lot, and Nash County Environmental Health has already issued the required Wastewater Relocation Permit. Consistency with the 2006 Nash County Land Development Plan: In rezoning the property in 2013, the Board of Commissioners determined that the limitations on the original development as reflected in the Conditional Use was compatible with the surrounding land uses and the LDP designation of Suburban 41 of 93 Growth Area. The Planning Board has determined that the current request is consistent with a Suburban Growth Area because the restrictions still limit the potential use of the site to a single industrial use, all operations and storage are to be conducted indoors and it allows the re-use of an existing viable nonresidential structure on a major highway. Spot Zoning: The TRC and the Planning Board considered that the request proposes a more intensive use of the property than previously allowed, determined that the proposed building addition would not significantly change the current GI-CU General Industrial Conditional Use zoning restrictions on the subject property, and concluded that the request is not "spot zoning." TRC Recommendation: The Nash County Technical Review Committee (TRC) considered the site plan amendment request for Conditional Use Zoning CU-121202 on January 30, 2014 and recommended APPROVAL based on its determination that the request is consistent with the 2006 Nash County Land Development Plan and it is not spot zoning. Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board considered this request on February 17, 2014 and unanimously adopted the following consistency statement: The requested site plan amendment is reasonable and in the public interest; and consistent with the 2006 Nash County Land Development Plan for the reasons previously identified in Nash County Conditional Use rezoning Case #CU- 121202; and not spot zoning because the request does not change the current zoning classification of the subject property. The Planning Board unanimously recommended APPROVAL of the Revised Site Plan associated with Conditional Use Permit #121202. Suggested Motions: In accordance with North Carolina state law, prior to adopting or rejecting any zoning amendment the Board of Commissioners shall approve a statement describing whether the proposed action is consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan and explaining why the board considers the action taken to be reasonable and in the public interest. For this reason, the staff has drafted suggested motions for recommendation of both approval and denial of the map amendment: Motion #1 - Adopt Consistency Statement: I move that the Nash County Board of Commissioners adopt Consistency Statement "A" or "B" (choose one) related to the requested zoning map amendment. 42 of 93 Consistency Statement "A" (FOR APPROVAL): The requested zoning map amendment is: 1) Reasonable and in the Public Interest; and 2) Consistent with the 2006 Nash County Land Development Plan because the subject site is located on a major highway at a location that previously had a broad nonresidential zoning classification, the potential use of the site is limited to a single industrial use, all operations and storage are to be conducted indoors and it allows expansion of an existing viable business; and 3) Is not spot zoning because the boundary of the current General Industrial- Conditional Use zoning district is not changing. --- OR --- Consistency Statement "B" (FOR DENIAL): The requested zoning map amendment is: 1) Not in the public interest; 2) Not consistent with the 2006 Nash County Land Development Plan because ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________; AND 3) Is spot zoning because ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________. Motion #2 - Recommend Approval
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