April 26, 2004
Agenda
April 26, 2004
Minutes
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Town of Emerald Isle
3. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting held on March 22, 2004. 4. Report from the Planning Director· Town Board Meeting · Building Inspection Report, March 2004 · Meetings to Note 1. Board of Commissioners, May 11, 2004 2. Planning Board, May 24, 2004 5. Consider a request by John P. McLean for commercial review for the proposed expansion of the Boardwalk RV Park.
6. Consider a request by Stacey McCann to rezone two lots located on the south side of Emerald Drive from B-3 (Business) to R-2 (Residential).
7. Report from the Planning Board Committee established to review Chapter 16, Stormwater Management, of the Town Code.
8. Report from the Planning Board Committee established to review the implementation of the 2004 Land Use Plan.
9. Discussion on possible amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to allow for certain professional/technical services as either a permitted use or special use within the Table of Permitted Uses.
10. Comments
11. Adjourn |
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TOWN OF EMERALD ISLE PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004
Chairman Ceil Saunders called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present were Ceil Saunders, Frank Vance, Jim Craig, Bob Smith, Robert Conrad, and Jerry Huml. Eddie Barber was absent. Also attending were Planning Director Kevin Reed, and Secretary Carol Angus.
A motion was made by Jerry Huml to excuse Eddie Barber from the meeting. The motion was seconded by Frank Vance and passed unanimously (5 to 0).
Motion was made by Jim Craig, second by Jerry Huml, to approve the March 22, 2004 Planning Board Minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Jerry Huml and passed unanimously (5 to 0).
Kevin Reed advised the members there had been no items on the Town Board of Commissioners agenda that was related to the Planning Board; therefore, he had nothing to bring forward. He advised that for the month of March the Inspections Department had issued a total of 17 permits for new homes with a total estimated value in excess of $4.5 million. This brings the fiscal year total to over $28,000,000 and the department has collected over $196,000 in fees.
Consider a request by John P. McLean for commercial review for the proposed expansion of the boardwalk RV Park. Mr. Reed advised the Board that this expansion would be located on the site of the old Beachfront Building. There will be 15 additional spaces added to the existing park. There was one issue with the size of the turn around in one area; however, Chief Walker presented a letter that the turn around was adequate and he had approved the proposed design. There are some outstanding agency approvals to be submitted that must be forthcoming to allow the project to proceed, those being Carteret Craven EMC, Bogue Banks Water Corp; Carteret County Health Department; and North Carolina Division of Water Quality stormwater approval. These agency approvals must be available prior to Town Board of Commissioners approval. Mr. John McLean, engineer, advised these approvals will be available before the project proceeds to the Board of Commissioners.
There were some general questions from the members concerning decking to be allowed, parking, and emergency vehicle access throughout the park. Mr. Huml said he had visited the site and agreed that this would be an improvement to what is existing. Frank Vance made the motion to recommend approval of the proposed expansion with the conditions that the North Carolina Department of Water Quality stormwater approval; Bogue Banks Water Corp; Carteret Craven EMC; and Carteret County Health Department approvals are submitted. The motion was seconded by Bob Conrad and passed unanimously (5-0).
Consider a request by Stacey McCann to rezone two lots (#3 & #4) located on the south side of Emerald Drive from B-3 (Business) to R-2 (Residential). Mr. Reed advised that this is the same request that had been considered in February with no changes. The Board of Commissioners conducted a public hearing on the request at its March 9, 2004 meeting. The applicant withdrew the request prior to the Commissioners taking any action; therefore, no decision was rendered on the request. Attorney, Mike Lincoln appeared for the applicant, Ms. McCann and reiterated what Ms. McCann had stated at the February meeting. He indicated there is no demand for commercial businesses in this portion of the Town; however, there is demand for residential. He stated that he lived in the area for a number of years and has seen a number of businesses come and go from that area. He stated that there are a number of remaining commercial lots that would still be available. Therefore, rezoning of these two lots should not be a future problem.
There was discussion concerning the rezoning of the second row lots on the north side of Ocean Drive and south of these two properties in 1977 which resulted in multiple lots being rezoned from commercial to residential.
Mr. Huml advised that the recent Land Use Plan made reference to these properties as being part of the Eastern Commercial area and he did not believe the rezoning would be in keeping with the Land use Plan.
Mr. Lincoln continued that without rezoning this land will remain vacant, but rezoning it will generate tax revenue. He presented letters to Mr. Reed signed by surrounding property owners indicating that they were in support of the rezoning. Mr. Lincoln said that the owners of the convenience store plan to include a restaurant and coffee shop in their present location.
Mr. Huml asked about the representation of the signatures submitted and if it is fair to the commercial property owners to rezone residential around them.
Mr. Conrad said he felt that the regional access in that area creates a lot of traffic for potential business and to rezone to residential now could lead to future rezoning requests of other properties to commercial to accommodate a future need.
Chairman Saunders reminded the Board that when the businesses that have not prospered were there, it was prior to Pier Point Condominiums and the expansion of development on the east end of Town.
Mr. Lincoln indicated that he felt the need for commercial property is at the center of Town not in the east end.
Pat McElraft added that there is a convenience store there; there will remain some commercial properties. This rezoning could place homes valued at as much as $650,000 on the property.
John Wootten added that he felt the Planning Board should make its recommendation to the Board of Commissioner, who will ultimately decide the fate of the rezoning request.
Bob Smith made a motion to recommended denial of the rezoning request to the Board of Commissioners. The motion was seconded by Robert Conrad and passed unanimously (5-0).
Report from the Planning Board Committee established to review Chapter 16, Stormwater Management, of the Town Code. Mr. Reed advised that the committee had met and recommended that the ordinance be changed to require that all development have an engineered stormwater plan. The only exemptions to be allowed would be the ones currently in the Code. This recommendation was discussed insofar as the cost incurred to a proposed project. There was no definite answer to that question because the scope of the project and the hourly rate charged by different engineers. It was felt that several hundred dollars might be an average.
Frank Vance made the motion to recommend this amendment to the Board of Commissioners. The motion was seconded by Bob Smith and passed unanimously (5-0).
Report from the Planning Board Committee established to review the implementation of the 2004 Land Use Plan. Mr. Reed gave the Board members the priority list for the proposed Land Use Plan. The committee recommended acting on the first item and directed staff to develop a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to remove the 3-story limitation. A copy of the proposed amendment was presented to the Planning Board.
1. Remove 3-story limitation, which currently exists in commercial areas. 2. Amend Zoning map to rezone all developed areas, which are currently RMH to R-2, except where future land use map designates the areas as “mixed-residential”. 3. Develop long-range plan for the Village East - Town Center and the Village West areas. 4. Create and delineate the zoning district for Village East and develop zoning district requirements for this new district. 5. Create and delineate the zoning district for Village West and develop zoning district requirements for this district. 6. Study alternative means of access for properties in the western portion of the Town, which currently have only one means of ingress and egress (Coast Guard Road). 7. Develop Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan. 8. Review and update all development related aspects of the Town Code in order to create a unified development ordinance.
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