ORD-2009-011-Zoning Atlas Amendment (Rezoning) – 4115 Old NC 10 (Jones)

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Attachment 10 2 4 Ezcerpt of January 14 Planning Board Minutes Citizen: My name is Jo Soulier and I just want to address a couple of things that some of you were questioning. Why save these four litt~ houses, if yoU think about coming off the highway and what people might think of Hillsborough, you come off the highway and so far there's grass and then our neighborhood and then these four little houses slow{y you're working your way up, yes, there's the gas station, and the credit union. Then you go over and you get slammed with fast food so if we could keep it gradual going in. We are all for whatever helps those four houses stay in there. What Hillsborough did was take everything all the way around and they took us too but they left those four little houses because the water and sewer doesn't make it down to there. Our water arid sewer comes from behind there's a water tower up there. There is no water and sewer down the street there, so that's another wnsideration. Hillsborough didn't even want to take them in. That's why they're not part of that. I can't say enough how much we oppose trying to put parking behind these building where it's not visible. What I'm hoping with these four little houses if that all passes and we can keep the houses there is with a shared driveway kind of thing, maybe the driveway can go in between and the parking lot can be in the space you can see between the houses and not actually go up behind them. Keep it in the space that is still visible from the road that way the parking lot can still be behind but visible. My last little problem, if you will, the lower tract, if you see it's got that one little finger sticking out. That use to be one of Comwallis Hills lots and that does come all the way through into our neighborhood onto the street. When the owner bought that lot thinking they were going to build a church there and all of Cornwallis would come through there to go to church. I do believe its no longer on the books as part of Comwallis Hills but it's still real interesting how things can troop back and forth there and we're worried about our safety and what might want to continue on. I don't know what you can do about that but it's kind of a funnel in and we're scared about it. I thank you for looking out for us and for even being here and looking at all of this. Brian Crawford: Thank you. Robert Davis: There's a stream right there at that corner crossing that I'm not sure of all rules that would come into play but ('m sure there would be Neuse River rules so it would be somewhat expensive from an engineering perspective. I can't imagine anyone wanting to use it for primary business access --maybe emergency access. I'll talk to the erosion control supervisor and find out what that would entail. That would add quite a bit of costs to a project. MOTION by Jay Bryan to approve a statement of consistency regarding tract one and a resolution to approve ordinance for zoning atlas amendment for rezoning for tract one. Seconded by Larry Wright. Brian Crawford: Is there any discussion? Tommy McNeill: Is that what is presented by the staff. Jay Bryan: I'm not moving regarding tract two. Tommy McNeill: Is that what you are presenting as well? Robert Davis: We've recommended both tract one and two. Statement of consistency is fine, he's got to do that anyway. Once you get to the recommendation. We've recommended tract one and tract two to be rezoned. Brian Crawford: We have to go back to tract two. He's only recommending tract one right now. Tommy McNeill: The question I would have are we also going to vote on two as well. Brian Crawford: Yes, if someone makes motion.