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A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Hemminger to add an agenda item at the end of the meeting to appoint an Interim Tax <br /> Administrator. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> Planning Board Vice Chair Larry Wright introduced this item. <br /> 1. Zoning Atlas Amendment and Class A Special Use Permit Modification - To review <br /> an application to modify an existing Class A Special Use Permit governing the <br /> development of the Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain Planned Development by <br /> removing a parcel from the project and rezoning it from PD-H-R1 (Planned Development <br /> Housing Rural Residential) and RB (Rural Buffer) to RB (Rural Buffer). The property is <br /> located off of Pathway Court, a private road. <br /> Michael Harvey: This is a special use permit. At this time, all individuals that are seeking to <br /> provide testimony have to be sworn. <br /> Those who were speaking to this item were then sworn in. <br /> Michael Harvey: I have been sworn. This item involves a request to review a modification to <br /> an existing special use permit and the review of a general use rezoning application for lot 31 R in <br /> the Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain Planned Development. As you will note, in attachment 2 <br /> in your packets, Mr. Spence Dickinson is the owner of this property property that is currently <br /> split-zoned Rural Buffer and Planned Development Housing rural Residential. I would like to <br /> remind the Board that you have a copy of the PowerPoint presentation at your places for your <br /> review. As indicated in the abstract, the property is currently split zoned and approximately two <br /> acres is located within the boundary of the special use permit. The Heartwood at Blackwood <br /> Mountain project is zoned Planned Development Housing Rural Residential and is directly <br /> adjacent to existing camp/retreat center, also owned and operated by Mr. Dickenson. The other <br /> portion of this property, which is two acres in area is to the north zoned Rural Buffer. It is not <br /> and was not part of the original Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain Planned Development. As <br /> you will note from the abstract provided to you, at some point, Mr. Dickenson recombined this <br /> tract of land (staff identified the portion of property zoned Planned Development) with this tract <br /> of land (staff identified the portion of property zoned Rural Buffer), which technically constituted <br /> a special use permit modification and should have been approved by the County at the time the <br /> recombination occurred. This was done in the mid-90's. This proposal will correct that problem. <br /> Ultimately, what Mr. Dickenson is requesting is lot 31 R in its entirety, this two-acre portion <br /> currently zoned Rural Buffer, and this two-acre portion currently zoned PD-H-R1, be rezoned <br /> totally to Rural Buffer and removed from the provisions of the Heartwood special use permit. <br /> You will find a copy of the application in Attachment 1 of your abstract packet. As we indicated <br /> in our abstract, as Mr. Dickenson argues the request is an attempt to address existing and long- <br /> standing septic and development issues at the creative learning center, specifically the camp <br /> retreat center operating to the east. Mr. Dickenson has been working with the current Planning <br /> staff for several years to bring this particular parcel of property into compliance with the <br /> provisions of the code. He is currently operating the retreat center on the property in <br />