10-30-1978 PC MIN
Ell-c RIv~R PLFJ.TI>TTI',TG COI.11'lISSIOI\! l'IEETII:TG
October 30~ 1978 at 7:30 P.M.
lilembers Preserlt:
Co~ni5sioners Fredericksen, Toth, Rootes. Driessen,
Thornpson, I'Jelson! Lucas, ancl Holmeso
1.'Iember.s Absent:
Comrni s sj~oner:=: Z.s.bee 8.11cl FOJ{.
.J.. f'!leeting called to orcler at 7:35 P.I:I. b;l Cl1airman Toth.
2& Agenda
Consideration of the Pinewood subdiv~sion final plat, Tom Noon
Petitioner; consideretion of Christian Reality's - Suilders
buildin[ permits; and consideration of Chip Martin variance
request 't'Jel~e ad_cled to the a.genda as i terns 111.:.rnbrer 9, 10, ancl
11, re 5pecti vel;! . COI~:IT/1ISSION'ER ROOTE2: l~lO\]3D J'~PPROV AL OF THE
P..GENTI..4. }\.S Ji..I~fEN1}EI) 0 COl;J}iISSIC)N1~R I\J.GLSON SECOI,JI)ED THE 1~'10TIOl\J 0
MOTION P!~SED 8-0.
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1~iinutes
CHj~IRl'-1PJ\j TOTti 1~'lOv3I) l~PPROVJ~L OF T}iE l-liINUTES OF TI-i""E SEPTEl.IBER 25,
1978 PLPBNING COrIT1ISSION rSETING. CO~~ISSIONER DRIESSEN SECOr8ED
TH~ I~IOTIOI\J. },lC;TIOI\T P.c4.SSED 8-0.
L+o "\]ariance for IncIustrial Hardfacing
Jack Holmes, the City's Btulding Inspector, made a brier pre-
sentation on the variance request by Industrial Hardfacing.
1.ir. Holrnes e):plained the -v-ariances requested and indicated the
locations of 8):sisting buildings and road\~Jays to the members of
the Commission. Chair8an Toth opened the Public Hearing on
this item, and Mr. Ga~T Feller inquired vD1en the ordlnance
on set-backs was adopted. The Commissioners indicated the
oralnance became effective in 1971. Commissioner Driessen
expressed some concern over sight difficulties with the building
2ddition on the curve for automobile traffic. Chairman Toth
closed the Public Hearing end COI~Il~'lISSIOITER FREDERICKSEl'J 1\10\IED
jl..PPRO\IAL OF A SET-Bl;.CIC \lj\.RI.Al~CE OF 4.5 FEET FROI\1 TI-IE CEI\TTEB. L1NE
OF CC1Jl'.JTY EO.AD 13 FOR THAT l-'ROPt~RTf I}ESCRIBJ~D 1l..3 P~~RT OF Th~
Si~'I 1/ ij, 01 the 1\J!/1 1 /~. and part of t11e I<E'.J 1 l~ of t.he ST'J 1/4;
Section 35; TOvffiShip 33~ Ran~e 20. Co}n1ISS10NER THOMPSON SECONDED
TI-IE 1.TOTIOI\I. 1.IOT10I\T PASSED 2. COJ>TI;:I1SSl.OlillRS DR1Z5SEI'J J~NI) LUCAS
OPPOSED.
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__1 ~ .u J...__Ctlng _nE3pec vor ralsec T:n.e q1.1e:::'vlorl or zorugg lor vIle
Industrial Hardfacing property. The zoning map indicated that
the property is currently zoned R-2 when the use dictates~ and
1-2 classification. Commissioners indicated that this subject
~.Iould be d~iscu.E,Se(.1 on t.he DS):t Plaiming Commission agenCia.--
5. Zonin_g Board of J~dj1..lstrnent Rezoning for l-icC11esne:r Propert;l
The Ci t~l Plan11er explained t}-!6 p01;-,jers of tIle Zonillg Board of
Adjustment to clarify a zo~ing district when a question on
3u.ch district a.ri3e~3. The Cit~r Fle.mier suggested. t.hat in the
case of Mr. McChesney's property on Meadovrvale Road~ that such
a clarification be made. It appears that there are no records
to sul) stantiat e l'jlr. 1'.icCl-1e sneJ:~ t s claim ~ 1)ut b~l t11e 5.ame tol'Cen,
8.11 parties concerl1ed can conCD.r ..-;i th lvIr. I~cChesne:.r t.l1e.t t11e
property should be zoned 1-1 rather than R-2. CO~TIsISSIODffiR
FREDERICKSEI\] r~;lCI\IED TRliT Tli3 PROPERTY DESCRIBED 11..8 F.PPRO;\Il.iATELY
THE 31:J 1/4 of the S1d l/~. of Section 20, TO\oJnship 33~ Ra.11ge 26~
LYIi~JG SOUTHERLY (IF TI-IE BTJ?LINGTOI\T I,JORTB-:EPJ-J IiJ\.ILV-lJtY LINE R.1Jl\TI'JTIJG
FROI~ ELI( ftlv-:ER TO BIG L.4.KE BE ClJtRIFIED fl..S TO THE PRC1PER ZOI~II\jG
Arm h~NCEFORTH BE DESIGNATED AT 1-1. CO~~ISSIO~TER ROO~S SECONDED
TI.IE I'lOTIO!;!.
MOTION PASSED 8-0.
6. Prelimina~J Plat - Jerr~y McChesney, Petitioner
The City Pl~~ner questioned Mr. McChesney about the designation
of optional sevIer and \.'!ater~ on the }::relimina.t:r plat. l'lr. l'16Chesne:l
said it was no longer necessary and could be stricken from the plato
The City Plaru~er 21so asked Mr. McChesney about the street profiles
and the proposed sewer e)~ension. Mr. McChesney indicated that
the City Engineer had suggested the pattern indicated on the
preliminar~y. plat. COI'.IT'-lISSIOrrER FREDERICKSEI\J I~10\TED _APPROJIJtL OF
T1-IE FRE1II~ln\L4.RY PL4T SUBJ".'IITTED ~i JERRY l'JlcC1-fESI\JKi FOR THE
PROPERTf LC1C.ATEI) 01\J I\IEP..D01"rV-ALE ROAD SOUTH OF TI-IE BUPJ.:II~GTOI\T
l'.JORTHEI{N FU1;.ILi>JJiY T?wf;,.CKS lir,ill THE INDUSTRIAL Pj~Fj'Co C01Jll'lISSIOlER
liOOTES SECON'DED TIE r.jOTIOIJ. I~.}OTION P..c,-SSED 8-0.
~. Rezor~ng and Conditional Use Permit for Custom Motors~ Inc.
Chairman Toth indicated that he thought the use for Custom Motors
had been ,granclfathered into the S11er1)lir11e Count~r ZODi11g OI~dinance
~hen adopted. The City Pla~~ler indicated that the County ~ould
have taken this action but failed to inact the proper ordinance
or resolution to e.ccomplish the I"eZOrllllg at the time of the
ordinance's adoption. l~lr. S-te-\l'e 1','1urlstenteiger ~ representing T"lr 0
Jerr~y Gellati. asked if the conditional use perwit is transferrable;
as the land is to be sold. The City Pla~ner indicated that the
Zoning Ordinance speaks to the use and not the OwTIer~ so the
transference should be acceptable. The Commissioners proceeded
to cliscuss the nThuber and type of uses which would be permitted
e.t the site; those being the salvage ~ra.rd~ repair shop, ca.r and
truck dealerships. The Commissioners also d.iscussed what was included
in the definition Qf "sal\Tagej and ~'Jhat therpermit could be iSS1.led
for. COI~Il:1ISSIOI~ER l'GlSOI~ I','IC\V"ED Tl-Ift_T THE PRC!PERTi DESCRIBED AS TH~li_ T
PART OF THE l-I 1/2 of the i;,J 1/2 of the 1JE 1/4 ly"ing E of the V~J ;'92'
thereof excludin~ residencej, Section 31~ Township 33~ Range 2
BE REZOiiliD FRCil"i A-l TO 1-2. C01.II.iIISSIOi<IER. DRI:SSSEI~ SECONDED THE
MOTION. 110TION PASSED 8~0.
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Oct. 30~ 1978 Meeting OI the Planning CO~TIiS5ion
lJ2ge 2
COI~'TI~fISS,IorfBR F~OOTES I'JIOv~D TI{i-\.T J~ CC;I'TDITIC)ltliL USE F'EPJilIT FOR j~
~ it T \7-'\ Gi? "\t f; D'f': Cnl,T'r il Ii\TI1\Tf"1 !J. PG'D~r SHOD I\'lECHP..I~ICAL ~_r--2P P.~-_l 'ri AB"R..4...
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J;J'TI) TRUCK DEALERSHIP BE J"..PPRO\\TI~D YOR TJiE PROP.t;RYI DESCRIB.c.;D
11\J TIiE PA.PJi..GP~APl1 .ABOVE, l~TIT}I AF'PrtOPRIJ~TE SCP3ENII-~G AROUl\ill T"H~
EI,JTIPt.E PERII,'iETER elF TI-ill SUBJECT PROPERTY'. CCr~j}-1ISSIOI\TER DRIESSEI\J
SECONDED THt; I~10TIOT~. 1':IC T 101\1 PliSSED 7-1. COjyj}lISSIOirSR THOr.:rPSOI\T
OPPOSED.
COl<II>'IISSIOI'TER LtJC.AS I1IOVED TH.t~T SCRE31"JII\JG FOR Tli.""E CONnITIOI\J~li..L ijSE
PEPJ~TIT FOR CTJSTOI<'l I~10TORS, 11\JC. bE DEFIN~SI) AS E\TERGPJ:;EI~S OR OTHER
ft..PFROPRIATE PIJ\l'}TII\JGS, T'THICH AP~ TO BE 1~'lPjJE PRIOR TO JuNt; 1! 1979 e
COi.-:Il.'IISS10I'\ltJ-t IJ.tiLSOl~ 5~CONDED T1-I:C 1\10TIOl,j. 1,JIOTIOl-J P J~SSED 8-0.
8. Frelimil1ar:v Plat of Ridge,:..jood Ee..5t Lth .b;.ddition
The City Fla~ner indicated that ~ne preliminary plat did not
inclicate a.n intended U58 for de3ignated out lot:;., alld_ that the
ZOnil1g orcline.l'1Ce aJ_lo-;'.Jecl the City to request the type of
development intended for these areas. Art Raudio~ represenGlng
the developer, indicated that they had no plans for these areas
8.11(i i.-.rish to incorporate the suggef;tions of the Plan.ning COffunis.sion.
The City Administrator mentioned co~~ents made by members of the
Cemeta~r Board relative to a buffer zone between the adjoi~ing
cemetar;l and_ the Ridge~'!ood "East htr1 Addition subdi vision. T11e
City Admir~strator e?~res3ed some concern with the drainage patterns
in the area 2nd the possibility of flooding in the adjacent park.
Commission merrbers also e;qJressed ooncern with the sewer system
sui tablii t.:y. COFl}.iISSIC;rfER F?8DERICI(SEl\T l:iO'VED TO TP.BLE FURTHER
CCr-IS IDE:R-:{T IOT-J OI'J THE PP~LlljIII~JliRY PLJ1T Ul~TIL TI-IE Tfu;~T PhDJ\TI\TII,JG
COl'.Ti'jI1SSIOI\T I,ISETII'~G SO TH..4.T TB~ COI.11ilSS10I'JERS pj\W THE BI\JG1FIZEF~
HP_~\,j1; ADDITIOr~P..L TIt-ill TO RE\lIZl-'T P..ND COl<JSIDER THE PLb~T. COI-0TI~'IISSION1SR
T.lJ~LSOl\T Sr~CC)I\lDt;l) TH1.:,; l-.}OTIOl~T. I.IOTIOI\} P ..4.SS~D ;-0. COl,j}lISS lOI'JER
LDGJl..S OPPOSED; 1'lITH COl.'}f.:IISS10ITSR TBOT;lPSCJ.J ABSTAltJIl'JG.
9. Pinewood Subdiv~sion - Tom NOOD. Petitioner
r"lr5e l'-Joon \'Ias present at the rneetin,g and e:zplained the prolJlem
~~th the hardshell of the final plat; that being the incorrect
legal i>Jorclil1g at tl-lis time. COT'~1}"1ISSIOlTER FREDERICI{SE1>J 1,IOv3D TO
APPF~O\TE TITS PIN?~T{OCJD SUBDI,\iISIOIJ FIl',Tl~L PL~T, SUBJECT Tel THE .
COR~~CT10N OF THE LLGAL DESC~lPT10N Arm 110RD1NG~ P~D APPROVAL
Hf THE CI'Yi EI\TGII'JEE2 Pj\TD TI-lE CIYl PT .1\lJl.E~R. COI'.II~'fISSIONER Ll.TCft~S
5EC(}NDBD 'l'}il~ l,:101'101\} e
l"lOT lOlJ P J'~SSED 8-00
10. Christian Reality and Builders Building Permits
R-a.leigh Cl1ristian~ CIlliCk: Chri5tian, Hncl their legal representativ"e,
I:Ir. Cliff L1LYlclberg! 1-Tere present at the meetil1g to discu_ss this item
with the Plam1ing Co~~ssion. The City Adrr~nistrator began the
cliscu_ssion lTit.b an update for the Commissiol1ers and. otl1ers. present,
011 the situation e..nd prolJlem. Fir. L1L11dberg questio11ed l'rb.at the
Ci t~l ~'Jas doing and inc..icated that he felt the Cit3T ~'.Jas re'vokirlg
building permits issued to his clients. The City Administrator
indic~ted that the permits vJere only suspended temporarily? and
not necessarilJT re-\rol(e6_e I-lr. Luncl1)erg indicated. that b~{ lS2.ulng
a buildi11g permit ~ the Ci t::r had 1:Ja.i -v"ed all right s to stop
construction of the project. Commissioner Toth asked the
Christians if they would be pulling to plat the area in order
to resolve the problem. Both Chuck and Raleigh Christian
inclicated t112.t t.l1e~r might be \-Jilling t.o pursue this option
i11 order to correct the situation. COI'.'ll';IISSICJN'ER FREDERIC1CSEl'J },Iov~D
TO T.ABLE JU\!Y FURTI-IER i~CTIOI\T OI'J THIS ITEl.:1 ul\TTIL j.\ LEGJiL OP'Il'JIO:n CPJ\T BE
OBT1\.I1TED 0 COI,'IT~lISSIONER TJiOI~lPSC)l,T SECOI'JD3D THE l::fC)TIOtJ 0 I:IOTIOl\J PASSTi:f:i 8-0.
11. Variance for Chip Martin Property on Highw2~ 10
The City Admiristrator e}~lained a letter received from the HigmNay
Department regarc;~ing tIle reql.lGst b~l Cl1ip 1;;1e.rtin to use Higl1t~Ia3r
right-of-v.J2:r for parl-:ing. The letter indicated tl1at t118 Higl11'!c.y
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.0-....- _' - GmenT.. ~'TOU_O. nOG perrfil"G any use 01 l"G3 rlgdlJ-OI-1-'JajT lor
pa.rl::illg l)~T I'.lr 6 1,'Iarti11. COI,'TI'.:IISSIOIBR LUCAS l)IO\~D THJ:..T THE Pl~Rj'CII'TG
~RI!il'.JCES REQ1J3STED BY l.:IR. I'.iJl.RTIII FOR HIS PROPERTY OtJ HIG1-I\'JFl.YIO
BE I);2~I\JIED. COI<u..:IISSIONt;R I-JELSOl\j SECONI)I:~D THE 1.'IOTION. I~10TICJl\J PliSSED 8-0.
Meeting Adjourned.
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Respectfully Submitted~
4C.~
Robert C. Middaugh
Ci t::r Ac1rrird2,tr2..tor