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REGULAR MINUTES
APRIL 2, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
April 2, 2002, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planner Ron Smith, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. (County Attorney Bill Pope was not in
attendance.)
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Williams.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Mr. David Hollars, Director of the Centralina Workforce Development Board Inc.,
Requests the Approval of a Resolution, Articles of Association, and an Agreement Pertaining
to the Workforce Development Consortium: Mr. Hollars said the workforce development
consortium consisted of seven counties and was established in 1983. Hollars said the new
agreement extended from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004. He said the agreement allowed the
consortium to receive federal and state job training and workforce development funds, along with
worker retraining, youth programs, and adult service funds. Mr. Hollars asked for the continuation
of the agreement, which would allow Iredell County to be a member of the consortium for the next
two years.
OTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant Mr. Hollars' request and approve the Articles
of Association, the Agreement, and the Resolution in reference to the Centralina Workforce
Development Board Consortium.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION AND
AGREEMENT FOR THE CENTRALINA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM
WHEREAS, the counties of Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, and Union as
independent and contiguous units of general purpose local government do hereby agree to continue
as the Centralina Workforce Development Consortium to act jointly as a Workfbrce Investment Area
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and
WHEREAS, certain technical revisions to the original "Articles of Association" and
subsequent amendments, have been made for Program Years 2002 and 2003 and have been executed
by the Chairman of this Board on behalf of this county, subject to ratification of such action by this
Board; and
WHEREAS, the "Articles of Association"designates the signatory official for the Consortium
and the administrative/fiscal agent to administer the program on behalf of the Consortium, and
requests certification of the current Centralina Workforce Development Board as the local
"Workforce Investment Board" as required by the Act.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the execution of the aforesaid "Articles of
Association and Agreement .for the Centralina Worobrce Development Consortium" by our
Chairman is ratified and adopted by this Board.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Public Comments Regarding the Rural Operating Assistance Program Funding in
the Amount of $123,958 for FY 2002-2003: Iredell Transportation Authority Chairman Ben
Garrison said he was requesting to apply for an annual grant from the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. He said the funds were not to be used for administrative purposes or for capital.
Garrison said the funds were broken down into the following three components: $67,476 for the
Elderly & Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, $12,702 for Work First Employment
Funds, and $43,780 for Rural General Public Funds. Garrison said additional funding might be
available in the Rural General Funds, and he was completing a separate application for them.
Commissioner Williams asked Garrison if he was certain the state funds would be available.
Garrison said nothing was certain, but he was being told the funds were earmarked for the
referenced purpose. He added that most of the funds were from the federal government, and they
were passed from the state to the counties.
No one else requested to speak, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to allow Mr. Garrison to move forward in seeking
the Rural Operating Assistance Grant in the amount of $123,958.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Rezoning Request: Veronica W. Jenkins, Applicant for the Elgevia P. Waugh
Property, Case No. 0203-1, from Residential Agricultural to General Business District
(Location: 2010 Old Mountain Road, Statesville, NC): Planning Supervisor Ron Smith said the
applicant was requesting to rezone property from Residential Agricultural to General Business (any
and all uses). He said the property consisted of approximately 5.9 acres (PIN# 4704-73-0277).
Smith said the existing land use was residential, and it was surrounded by vacant, residential and
industrial uses. Mr. Smith said the property was within a commercial land use node and that on
March 6, 2002, the planning board unanimously recommended approval of the request.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the request involving Case No. 0203-1
(Waugh Property) from Residential Agricultural to General Business District.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Rezoning Request: Wade D. & Nancy R. Blackwelder Property, Case No. 0203-2,
from Highway Business to Residential Agricultural District (Location: 1130 Turnersburg
Hwy., Statesville, NC): Smith said this request would rezone property from Highway Business
(HB) to Residential Agricultural (RA). Mr. Smith said the overall tract was 11.68 acres; however,
the request pertained to only the back portion, or 8.64 acres (PIN# 4757-32-0107). (The portion
facing Turnersburg Highway would remain Highway Business or commercial.) Smith said the
entire 11.68 acres was zoned Highway Business in year 2000, along with several other adjacent
tracts. Mr. Smith said now, the Blackwelders were requesting the RA designation due to the
increased tax burden associated with the commercial zoning. Smith said the applicants were
agreeable to leaving the front portion Highway Business in an effort to not create a spot zoning
situation to the north (Turner property). Mr. Smith said the planning staff, and the planning board,
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recommended approval of the 8.64 acre rezoning. (Planning Board unanimously agreed on March
6, 2002.)
Mr. Wade Blackwelder (applicant) said that in the year 2000, his brother sold some
property, and the new owner applied for the Highway Business designation. He said that in an
effort to help the new owner, he (Blackwelder) agreed to request the HB zoning. Blackwelder said
that when he received his tax notice the property's valuation had nearly tripled. Mr. Blackwelder
said he was a 76 -year -old -retiree, and the taxes on the property had created a hardship.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
OTION by Commissioner Williams to grant the rezoning request of Wade and Nancy
Blackwelder (Case #0203-2) of 8.64 acres from Highway Business District to Residential
Agricultural.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
(Note: The Iredell County Land Use Development Plan did not need to be amended due to only a
portion of the tract being rezoned. If the entire tract had been rezoned, the land use plan would have been
amended.)
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Proposed Expansion of a Non -Conforming Use: L. Harold Jordan Property
(Texaco Station), Case No. 0203-3 (Location: 5233 Wilkesboro Hwy., Statesville, NC): Mr.
Smith said this request had been submitted because the owner/applicant desired to build a 2,400 sq.
ft. storage building. Smith said the applicant was legally operating a nonconforming use or
business in a Residential Agricultural area. (The Texaco Station opened in 1976 and was
"grandfathered" when countywide zoning was adopted in 1990.) Mr. Smith said the property
consisted of 8.64 acres (PIN# 4822-30-3312). He said the surrounding land use was residential and
vacant. Smith said that in granting an enlargement of a nonconforming use, the following four
factors should be considered.
1. The enlargement would not cause substantial harm to adjoining property owners.
2. The enlargement would not result in traffic increases beyond the capacity of the roads
serving the use.
3. The enlargement would not result in emission of smoke, fumes, noise, odor, or dust,
which would be detrimental to the character of the district or the health, safety, or
general welfare of the community.
4. The enlargement would maintain all minimum setbacks and buffer requirements of the
use district in which said use would be permitted.
Smith said the planning board on March 6, 2002, reviewed the four standards, found them to
be in order, and unanimously recommended approval.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the expansion request involving the
nonconforming use pertaining to Case No. 0203-3 (Jordan).
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Proposed Small Area Plan for the Brawley School Road Peninsula: Planning
Supervisor Smith said an Iredell County Land Use Plan was approved in 1998 as a guide for growth
and development. He said the plan was a "broad brush approach" and designated certain land use
designations. He said that as the county began to urbanize, especially in the southern end, a more
specific plan was needed. Mr. Smith said the Brawley School area was established by the Balanced
Growth Committee as the number one site or priority that needed further review. He said that
during the past few months, representatives from a subcommittee of the planning board, Centralina
Council of Governments, Iredell-Statesville Schools, North Carolina Department of Transportation,
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Crescent Resources, Town of Mooresville, various county department heads and other agencies met
to develop the plan. He said the current land use plan had failed to guide rezoning decisions. Mr.
Smith said there had been 1700 recorded lots since 1990, plus several hundred had been platted but
not yet recorded, along with 700 vested Crescent Resources lots. Smith said an updated plan was
also needed due to the new Lowe's Corporate Center. Smith said the encroachment by the Town of
Mooresville was another factor to be considered.
Mr. Smith said a public input meeting was held at Brawley Middle School and
approximately 60 residents attended. He said that on March 6, 2002, the planning board
recommended approval of the plan.
Smith then reviewed the three major categories (transportation, land use, and public
facilities) along with the six nodes (residential, institutional, commercial, mixed use —
commercial, transitional, and mixed use — transitional) in the plan.
Commissioner Johnson said citizens should have their property rights, but not to the
extent that others were prohibited from traveling. He said that some of the initial
recommendations in the Exit 42 plan would be beneficial for the peninsula. He said a
highway overlay plan with higher criteria was appropriate for the peninsula, e.g.,
architectural review, limiting the size and composition of signs, and setbacks. Johnson said
he understood that one of the criteria that would be considered in the future if someone
requested a rezoning on the peninsula would be traffic. He said that if a rezoning request had
a tendency to draw traffic, it would be looked at less favorably.
Smith said the "current scenario was a blank canvas and the plan would scale it
down."
Commissioner Ray said she understood that any new commercial development in the
referenced areas would be looked at on an individual basis.
Smith said this was correct. He said the small area plan was trying to "better the
peninsula." Mr. Smith said the recommendations had to be placed in an implementation
phase, and at that point, the logistics and design standards would be reviewed. He said a
new Roadway Protection Overlay would probably be developed.
Johnson said the commissioners had some control over land use, but as far as
transportation issues were concerned, improvements were achieved through the State
Department of Transportation.
Commissioner Williams said he felt the Lake Norman Rural Planning Organization
(RPO) might have some impact on transportation improvements.
Smith said the coalition of counties in the Lake Norman RPO would be helpful in
lobbying for road improvements.
Commissioner Bowles asked how Iredell County would convince the other RPO
members that our transportation needs were greater.
Smith said he understood that an "overall benefit" would be considered by the RPO
members.
Chairman Tice said Iredell County was fortunate to have Mr. Frank Johnson on the
North Carolina Board of Transportation.
Tom Svritta said he was glad that planning was occurring for the peninsula area. Mr.
Sgritta said he was representing his neighbors (approximately 30 people in the audience)
about the possible bridge connecting Oak Tree Road and Doolie Road. He said some type of
connector was investigated in 1963, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation
abandoned the idea. He said that in 1986, a group of people again asked the state if there
were plans for a connector road. Sgritta said the people were told the state had no intentions
of a connector road, so they built and purchased their homes. He said that in 1997 the
peninsula was discussed by the Mooresville Planning Commission. Mr. Sgritta said the
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meeting revealed that a bridge would not significantly relieve the traffic, and the congestion
might possibly increase due to traffic patterns. Sgritta asked the county commissioners to
continue looking at the needs of the peninsula, but to permanently stop looking at disturbing
the Oak Tree/Doolie neighborhood with a bridge concept.
Smith said the Brawley School Road Small Area plan was only a recommendation
type of document. He said that when the plan was approved, the transportation ideas would
be submitted to the Lake Norman RPO and then the Department of Transportation. Smith
said the bridge could be at another location, or it could be totally eliminated from the plan.
Ron Lilly said he was against the bridge idea. Mr. Lilly said he didn't think the
Morrison's Plantation road would help relieve the traffic congestion. Mr. Lilly said the work
involved in the plan might be for nothing because the Town of Mooresville could annex the
area.
Commissioner Ray said she had been on the lake since it began to back up and heard
talk about building a bridge. Mrs. Ray said she agreed with Mr. Lilly and would like to see
the word "bridge" eliminated from the plan's contents and only include a statement about
finding alternative methods of ingress and egress.
Cecil Maynor said he wanted to bring the county commissioners up to date on his
proposal of putting a wastewater treatment plant at the landfill. Maynor said he had talked
with a representative from Crescent Resources and was told that a project on Brawley School
Road was going to be "septic." Mr. Maynor said the lake had about 25 package treatment
plants and his goal was to eliminate these with a duckweed purification system. Maynor
said he desired to make money by creating an asset out of a liability -- clean water from
wastewater by growing duckweed, recycling the water, and discharging it back in the lake.
He said a current project in Hookerton, NC would soon be finished, and he would approach
the board members at that time about a possible landfill project.
Greg Biffle said he was opposed to the bridge idea at Oaktree & Doolie Roads.
Biffle said he owned 1 I acres of waterfront property on Doolie Road, and he planned to
develop it. He encouraged the elimination of the bridge concept from the plan.
Terry LeTourneau asked about a statement under the public facilities section that
discussed the designation of common open space. She said it stated that money, instead of
land dedications for open space, could be considered. Letourneau voiced concerns about
future leaders using the money for other projects and not for the intended use (parks).
Nadine Bennett (Planner with Centralina Council of Governments) said the money
would have to be used for parklands or common space.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adopt the plan with the exclusion of number
five under the subtitle of Transportation on page four.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
(The following was totally eliminated from the plan.)
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The three categories (transportation, land use, public facilities) studied in the plan will
now be written as follows.
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BRAWLEY SCHOOL ROAD SMALL AREA PLAN
TRANSPORTATION
Goal: Promote a thoroughfare design that safely and efficiently moves people into and out
of the Brawley School Road Peninsula while controlling local land use activities and
providing for basic recreation and pedestrian opportunities.
Brawley School Road currently provides the only access to the Brawley School Peninsula.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) is currently studying a proposed
widening project of Brawley School Road from Chuckwood Road (SR 1177) to US 21, with
an interchange at 1-77. This route has a capacity of approximately 10,500 vehicles per day
and is currently carrying 19,700 vehicles. By 2025, it is expected to carry as many as 37,600
vehicles per day. The DOT has not yet reached the design phase of this project. Right-of-way
acquisition is anticipated to begin in 2005 with construction slated to begin in 2007. Two
alternatives are currently being considered. The first is a five -lane, undivided section with
curb and gutter. The second alternative is a four -lane divided section with a median, grass
shoulders, and sidewalks. The DOT currently foresees using a combination of the two
options (i.e., five lanes along one portion of the corridor, four lanes along another portion.)
Sidewalks, bike lanes and/or a multi -use path are also being considered.
In the interim, NCDOT has agreed to examine "stop -gap" measures to alleviate the current
congestion problems along Brawley School Road. Over the last few years, major
improvements have been made to the intersections of Oak Tree, Canvasback and Brawley
School Road and also at Starts Road and Brawley School. Plans are currently being designed
for the construction of a third lane on Brawley School from Williamson Road to Oak Tree
Road. This improvement should be completed using the existing right-of-way. Construction
is scheduled to begin in 2002.
In January of 2002, Iredell County joined the Lake Norman Rural Planning Organization
(RPO). In doing so, Iredell has joined with Lincoln County, Cleveland County, and a small
portion of Gaston County to make regional recommendations on transportation
improvements to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. All transportation
improvement recommendations must be reviewed and approved by the RPO.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Utilize the five -lane, undivided alternative for portions of the corridor designated on the
future land use as Commercial, Mixed -Use Commercial, Transitional and Mixed -Use
Transitional. Crosswalks should be incorporated where appropriate. This alternative requires
a 100' right of way.
FIVE -LANE UNDIVIDED SECTION WITH CURB AND GUTTER
2. Utilize the four-lane/landscaped median alternative for the remaining sections of Brawley
School Road. The 14' outside lanes would be able to accommodate road cyclists. In order to
facilitate pedestrian traffic, crosswalks should be located in appropriate places (e.g., schools).
This alternative would require a 150' right of way.
FOUR -LANE DIVIDED SECTION
ACTION (Recommendations 1 and 2): Work with NCDOT and the newly formed Lake
Norman RPO to incorporate these options into the design of the TIP.
3. Limit ingress and egress along the corridor.
ACTION: Establish a Roadway Protection Overlay District. The overlay district could
address spacing between points of ingress and egress along Brawley School Road as well as
promotion and perhaps requirement of shared driveways, etc.
4. Require connectivity between subdivisions so that strictly local traffic (i.e., traffic within
the peninsula) can be minimized along Brawley School Road.
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ACTION Amend the subdivision ordinance to reflect this recommendation.
5. Investigate the possibility of connector roads at various locations on the peninsula to
facilitate connectivity between developments and limit the number of dead end roads, which
would assist in evacuation during an emergency event.
ACTION: Work with NCDOT and the Lake Norman RPO to determine appropriate
locations and explore the feasibility of connector roads.
6. Incorporate a park and ride facility into development along Brawley School Road to ease
traffic along the corridor in the event that a transit station is developed in the Mooresville
area.
ACTION: Work with the Town of Mooresville and the Charlotte Area Transit System to
determine the best location for a park and ride facility.
LAND USE
GOAL: To maintain Brawley School Road's primarily residential character and to
accommodate neighborhood -oriented businesses at strategic and well-planned locations
along the corridor.
Most of the Brawley School Road area is currently residentially zoned with a density of one
house per 30,000 square feet (1.5 dwelling units per acre). In addition, the entire peninsula is
covered by Water Supply Watershed regulations requiring a minimum 50 -foot setback from
the 760' line and a maximum impervious surface coverage of 24-50% for commercial
development.
Given the large amount of development that has taken place over the past ten years and the
proposed development by Crescent Resources, there are relatively few areas left for
subdivisions and conducive for development. Rezoning pressures are therefore greatest
along Brawley School Road itself.
The Future Land Use Map details the recommended future land use patterns for the Brawley
School Road corridor. This map is intended to act as a specific parcel -by -parcel guide to
future land development along this corridor and to assist the Iredell County Planning Board
and the Board of County Commissioners with future land use decisions.
The land use classifications shown on the Future Land Use Map are explained in detail
below:
• Low Density Residential - This land use designation includes single-family
residential units with a minimum of 30,000 square foot lots.
• Commercial - Traditional retail land uses including those listed in the
Shopping Center, Neighborhood, Highway, Community, and General Business
designations in the zoning ordinance, as well as any service or office and
institutional uses.
• Transitional - These land uses should be considered as a "buffer" between a
higher intensity use, such as commercial, and a lower intensity use, such as
residential. The primary land uses included in the transitional designation
include residential, office, institutional, and services.
• Mixed -Use Commercial - A combination of residential, office, neighborhood
commercial, and shopping center uses.
• Mixed -Use Transitional - A combination of residential and office uses.
• Public/Infrastructure - These uses include schools, parks, and other uses
required for infrastructure needs in the area such as wastewater treatment
plants and water tanks.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Maintain the current minimum lot size requirement (30,000 sq. ft.).
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ACTION: None required.
2. Maintain the residential character of the peninsula and limit non-residential activity to
designated areas.
ACTION: Apply the following recommendations to all land use decisions. Where appropriate,
utilize the Conditional Use zoning procedure to secure the desired results.
• Establish a mixed-use commercial node in the vicinity of Brawley School Road, Stotts Road
and Blume Road (Future Land Use Map, Area 1). The node would be primarily residential
(approximately 80%-90%) while allowing enough area for a viable commercial component
close to the Blume/Brawley School intersection. This node is not intended to draw persons
from beyond the peninsula. Suitable commercial activities would include a small-scale
neighborhood shopping center to accommodate the needs of residents along the Brawley
School Road corridor. Development in this mixed-use district should promote road
interconnectivity, sidewalks and other pedestrian features, shared parking and connection
between adjacent establishments. Residential development in this area would be
encouraged to take advantage of the clustering and/or Planned Unit Development
provisions of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance.
• Establish a mixed-use transitional area along Brawley School Road to the west of the
mixed-use commercial node (Area 2). This area should be primarily residential with
the addition of low -impact, transitional uses such as banks, offices, and institutional
uses. Development should follow the same standards as called for in Area I (e.g.,
sidewalks and pedestrian features, shared parking, etc.). Connectivity between the
two nodes should be required through the conditional use rezoning process if feasible.
• Slightly alter the existing commercial area in the vicinity of Brawley School and
Stuffs Roads to include the lots identified as Area 3 on the future land use map. This
area, as well as the lots identified as Area 6 should include a variety of traditional
commercial uses.
• Expand the existing transitional area along Brawley School Road to include those lots
identified as Area 5 on the future land use map. This area, along with Areas 4 and 7,
should serve as a buffer between higher intensity uses, such as commercial, and lower
intensity uses, such as residential.
3. Apply an overlay district to the Brawley School Road corridor similar to the County's
current Roadway Protection Overlay District.
ACTION: Amend the current Roadway Protection Overlay or use it as a base for a separate
overlay district that would address the commercial, transitional and mixed-use portions of the
corridor. Incorporate the following additional elements:
• Design standards for commercial development along the corridor (i.e. building
orientation, connectivity with surrounding land uses landscaping, etc.)
• Street trees for commercial properties.
• Interior landscaping for parking lots.
• Additional landscaping to separate non-residential and residential uses that are not
part of planned mixed-use developments.
• Regulations for sign materials.
4. Eliminate the existing commercial zoning at the Brawley School. Road/Chuckwood Road
intersection (this area is shown as residential in the approved vested rights request from
Crescent Resources, the owner of the property).
ACTION: Amend the future land use map.
5. Eliminate the high-density development option (as it pertains to the WSIV-CA) for
commercial development along the corridor.
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ACTION: Amend the Watershed Ordinance to reflect this change and add language to the
Roadway Protection Overlay.
6. Encourage the reuse of existing buildings and parking configurations where possible.
ACTION: Amend the Zoning Ordinance to offer incentives for utilizing these techniques.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
GOAL: Provide public facilities along the Brawley School Road corridor to adequately
serve the long-term needs of its residents.
While the Brawley School Road Peninsula is one of the fastest growing parts of the
Charlotte region, it largely remains unincorporated. Providing public facilities and services to
the peninsula is a challenging issue given the peninsula's unique location and geography. The
area itself actually consists of a series of peninsulas or "fingers" that jut out into Lake
Norman. Most of these fingers are served (like the entire peninsula itself) by one major road
leading in and out of it, with all of the corresponding traffic funneled onto Brawley School
Road. Providing public services in such an environment can be challenging.
The cry for more "urban" services has been made by many peninsula residents. Chief among
their concerns is the extension of water and sewer. The County, however, does not currently
provide water and sewer, and as was stated earlier, the Town of Mooresville does not at this
time intend to extend services beyond its Urban Growth Boundary. Other issues are the need
for additional park facilities and the need for a branch library. (Other than the County Library
located in Statesville, the nearest public library branch in Iredell County is in Mooresville.
Many peninsula residents find that branch to be small and use the much bigger -- and newer --
public library facilities in Mecklenburg County.) Another issue being raised by residents is
the need for an additional evacuation route in case of an emergency. Clearly on the minds of
many residents is the peninsula's proximity to the McGuire Nuclear Station a few miles to
the south. The one -way -in and one -way-out concern troubles many residents and alternative
solutions are a priority.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Consider accepting fees in lieu of land dedicated for common open space. This money
would he used for future parkland in this area or in other parts of the County.
ACTION: Amend the Subdivision Ordinance to reflect this change and develop a policy on
where the money would be used.
2. Explore the possibility of a new library for the peninsula.
SHORT TERM ACTION: Work with the Iredell-Statesville School System to determine the
feasibility of a joint use agreement for library use. If possible, formulate a scenario that will
not create a destination point for non-residents of the peninsula.
LONG TERM ACTION: Once traffic pressures on Brawley School Road have been
alleviated, consider a location for a new branch of the Iredell County Library.
3. Examine the possibility of joint use agreements with schools for the use of parks.
ACTION: Work with the Iredell-Statesville School System to determine the feasibility of
this recommendation.
4. To the extent possible by the County, insure a safe and efficient means of evacuation in
the event of an emergency.
ACTION: Continue to lobby for the overall improvements of Brawley School Road through the
NCDOT Transportation Improvement Program (this will, by default, improve access and
evacuation when there is a need).
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Proposed Amendments to the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance Concerning Possible
Appearance Standards for Mobile Homes: Planning Supervisor Smith said the proposed
amendment was to primarily address doublewide mobile homes. He said singlewides were briefly
mentioned to clarify some issues. He said the intent of the amendment was to insure that Class A
manufactured homes (multi -sectional) had the appearance of stick built or conventional dwellings
through masonry or brick underpinning. Smith said he was trying to bring all doublewides under
one design standard. He said that in the Residential Agricultural District, doublewides were
allowed to be set up with brick or masonry, vinyl, or metal underpinning. In other districts, there
were stipulations requiring brick underpinning.
In addition, Smith said he was requesting that a 36 sq. ft. porch for front and rear entrances
be required. He said that in reference to Section 18.6.A, the definition had been changed dealing
with mobile home ages. Smith said the Iredell County Planning Board had a problem with limiting
the age of mobile homes (single and doublewides up to 20 years) and recommended for this clause
to be eliminated from the amendment.
Commissioner Bowles asked for a clarification on the 20 -year -rule. He said that if the
county retained the current standards, a 1976 model mobile home could be taken down and set up
again, but a 1975 model could not.
Smith said this was correct.
Commissioner Williams asked for a clarification on the porches for the front and rear.
He asked if the 36 sq. ft. was going to be necessary for both entrances.
Smith said the requirement was for both entrances. He said that originally, the staff was
looking at the requirement for all entrances.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice closed the hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to adopt the mobile home appearance standards with
the wording to include the July 1, 1976 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) criteria, as was
recommended by the Iredell County Planning Board for both Class A and Class B mobile homes.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
SR 6 and SR 7 in the Iredell County Code/Zoning Ordinance will now read as follows.
SR 6. Class A Mobile Home on Individual Lot
a. The minimum width of the manufactured (mobile) home shall be twenty-two (22) feet for a
multi -sectional unit.
b. The minimum length of a multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) home shall be forty (40)
feet. On multi -sectional units the length shall not exceed four times the width, with length
measured along the longest axis and width measured perpendicular to the longest axis.
c. The pitch of the roof on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall have a
minimum pitch of 3/12 (a rise of a nominal three (3) feet for each twelve (12) feet of
horizontal run or portion thereof). The roof shall be finished with a type of shingle that is
commonly used in standard residential construction with a class C or better fire rating.
d. All roof structures on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall provide eaves
and raker projections of no less than six inches, excluding guttering.
e. The exterior siding on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall consist of vinyl
or aluminum lap siding, wood or hardboard, comparable in composition, appearance and
durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction.
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f All multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall have a continuous brick, stone,
stucco or decorative block non load-bearing skirting or underpinning. The foundation
shall be constructed to the specifications of Volume VII of the NC Building Code for
single-family residential construction.
g. All multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall be oriented so that the side having
the front (main) entrance shall be no more than twenty (20) degrees from parallel to the
front property line, except on corner lots. This does not pertain to manufactured homes
that are at 200 feet or over from the right of way. On lots that do not have frontage on a
right-of-way, the line next to the easement leading to the property will be considered the
front and the manufactured home shall be oriented toward the easement.
h. The wheels, axles, transporting lights, and towing apparatus shall be removed and shall
not be included in length and width measurements.
i. All multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall have a deck or porch not less than
thirty-six (36) square feet in area at all front and rear entrances. All porches, decks,
steps, ramps, or other means of access to the porch or deck shall be constructed to comply
with the requirements of Volume VII of the North Carolina Building code for single-
family residential construction.
SR 7. Class B Mobile Home on Individual Lot
d. The single -sectional manufactured (mobile) home shall be oriented so that the longest
measurement shall be no more than twenty (20) degrees from parallel to the front
property line, except on corner lots. This does not pertain to manufactured homes that
are at 200 feet or over from the right of way. On lots that do not have frontage on a right-
of-way, the line next to the easement leading to the property will be considered the front
and the manufactured home shall be oriented toward the easement.
Section 18.6 Definitions
A. General Definitions
Mobile home, class "A". A multi -sectional manufactured housing unit, constructed after
July 1, 1976, that meets the standards of the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development manufactured home construction standard at the time of construction, and
meets the county's appearance criteria as set forth in Article IX, SR 6.
Mobile home, class "B". A single -sectional manufactured housing unit, constructed after
July 1, 1976, that meets the standards of the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development manufactured home construction standard at the time of construction, and
satisfies the additional criteria for class B mobile homes contained in Article IX.
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MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following six (6) consent agenda items.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
1. Request from the Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department for Approval of a Letter
to United Financial of North Carolina, Inc., in Reference to a Lease Purchase Agreement for a
New Building: Chief Steve Knox, with the Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department, appeared at
the briefing session and requested a letter from the board pertaining to the fire department's
construction of a new building. Chief Knox said the financial institution, handling the loan
transaction, needed a letter indicating the county had no objections to the lease purchase. (See
briefing minutes for additional information.)
2. Request for Approval of Revised Iredell County EMS Fees Effective April 8, 2002:
The following fee schedule was approved.
Iredell County EMS Fee Schedule
Effeetive April 8 2002
Current Recommended
Fee Amount Fee Amount
Basic Life Support (BLS) [A0428]
$315.00
$175.00
Base Rate
Basic Life Support -Emergency (BLS-EMER) EA0429
$315.00
$275.00
Base Rate
Advanced Life Support 1(ALS 1) [A0426]
$315.00
$205.00
Base Rate
Advanced Life Support 1 -Emergency (ALS 1-EMER) [A0427]
$315.00
$325.00
Base Rate
Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS2) [A0433]
$315.00
$470.00
Base Rate
Specialty Care Transport (SCT) [A0433]
$315.00
$555.00
Base Rate
Rural Mileage (first 17 miles of transport) [A0425]
$5. 00/mile
$8.21/7oaded
Out of County
mile
Only
Rural Mileage (18 - 50 miles) [A0425]
$5.00/mile
$6.8417oaded
Out of County
mile
Only
Urban Mileage [A0425] $5.00/mile $5.47 loaded
Out of County mile
Only
Advanced Life Support Treatment/No Transportation $140.00 $140.00
Event Personnel and Ambulance (minimum of two personnel and one No Charge $108.00/hr.
ambulance required per event)
3. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #36 for the Purpose of Transferring Funds from
the Capital Reserve Fund to the General Fund To Reimburse the Town of Mooresville for the
Water/Sewer Line Extension to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (current year reimbursement
of $10,919.84): (This reimbursement is in accordance with an agreement approved on September 16, 1997
between Iredell County and the Town of Mooresville. The Town agreed to extend water and sewer lines to
the area where the new Lake Norman Regional Hospital was to be built. Iredell County agreed to participate
in the cost of the lines by reimbursing Mooresville as the new tax base was created -- up to a total of
$500,000.)
4. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #37 to Update the FY 2001-02 Social Services
Budget: (During the briefing session, Finance Director Blumenstein said $147,270 in Crisis Intervention
funds had been received that needed to be recognized. She said $5,305 needed to be transferred from the
Energy Administration Line Item to Salaries and Wages/part-time. Also, that $7,174 in the Domestic
Violence Line Item would not be used and the money would revert back to the state.)
5. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #38 for Current Year Budgetary Reductions: (A
directive to the county manager at the January 2002 Winter Planning Session was to prepare a FY 2002-
2003 budget that maintained at least a 10.5% fund balance. Another stipulation was for the 02-03 budget to
not require a tax increase yet maintain the same level of service. During the January Planning Session,
Finance Director Blumenstein said that approximately $3.7 million would probably be remaining from
unspent county departmental funds at the end of June 30. She based the estimate on past budgetary history.
In an effort to insure that the funds would be available at June 30, and could be carried over to the next fiscal
year, the departments were requested to reduce their budgets. Budget Amendment #38 assures the
availability of the carryover funds.)
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BUDGET AMENDMENT #38 for Fiscal Year 2001-2002
To reduce departmental budgets/line items to amounts projected to be spent for fiscal year 2001-02
ACCOUNT #
EXISTING
AMENDED
CHANGE
104020 433000
Beer & Wine Excise Tax
(330,000)
0
330,000
104020 433200
Elderly Exemption
(103,995)
0
103,995
104020 433400
Inventory Tax Reimb-Retail
(515,680)
(261,062)
254,618
104020 433401
Inventory Tax Reimb-Manuf
(1,063,240)
(531,620)
531,620
104040 480000
Investment Earnings
(1,140,000)
(600,000)
540,000
104015 431200
One-cent Sales Tax
(10,394,400)
(10,327,850)
66,550
104015 431200
1983 112 cent sales tax
(5,038,032)
(4,510,730)
527,302
104015 431202
1986 1/2 cent sales tax
4,994,467)
(4,473,033)
521,434
104520 471500
Jail-DOC reimbursement
(250,000)
(95,000)
155,000
104565 472224
Planning-Miscellaneous
(99,075)
(91,836)
7,239
104630 450000
DSS-Admin Reimbursement
(5,290,334)
(4,794,709)
495,625
104630 450016
Child Day Care
(3,966,396)
(3,659,545)
306,851
104880495040
Trans -Capital Reserve Fund
(170,135)
0
170,135
104700457000
Public School Capital Fund
(1,809,730)
(1,485,005)
324,725
104700 471840
Lease on School Facilities
(167,065)
0
167,065
TOTAL $4,502,159
100410
County Commissioners
96,191
90,155
(6,036)
100415
Administration
264,000
253,865
(10,135)
100420
Human Resources
273,063
265,995
(7,068)
100425
Elections
312,640
263,640
(49,000)
100430
Finance
546,790
504,590
(42,200)
100435
Tax Admin & Land Records
2,047,934
2,006,140
(41,794)
100445
Information Systems
856,157
743,215
(112,942)
100450
Register of Deeds
880,650
802,490
(78,160)
100455
Maintenance & Support Svs.
896,882
885,380
(11,502)
100457
Meeting Street Service Cit.
124,000
65,855
(58,145)
100460
Vehicle Services
170,800
162,755
(8,045)
100465
Courts
552,003
528,570
(23,433)
100470
Legal
81,000
81,000
100475
Economic Development
1,194,402
1,119,590
(74,812)
100480
General Governmental
2,385,882
2,285,475
(100,407)
100485
Special Appropriations
2,114,887
2,085,280
(29,607)
100510
Sheriff
6,619,001
6,517,275
(101,726)
100515
CJPP -Day Reporting
121,930
121,930
100420
.Tail
3,541,922
3,436,616
(105,306)
100530
Fire Marshal
327,930
326,890
(1,040)
100535
EMS
3,129,063
3,026,500
(102,563)
100540
ECOM
833,622
824,985
(8,637)
100550
Animal Control
561,990
542,750
(19,240)
100560
Inspections
1,352,799
1,328,945
(23,854)
100565
Planning
522,255
495,565
(26,690)
100575
Cooperative Extension
333,390
318,666
(14,724)
100600
Health Department
5,297,290
4,832,975
(464,315)
100610
Human Services Building
274,880
255,000
(19,880)
100630
Social Services
20,559,255
19,040,915
(1,518,340)
100635
Veterans Service
100,875
83,065
(17,810)
100640
Juvenile Crime-Barium Springs
210,017
200,500
(9,517)
100650
Library
2,119,293
2,052,750
(66,543)
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100655
Recreation
984,188
912,570
(71,618)
100700
Schools
44,153,115
43,363,619
(789,496)
100710
Debt Service
589,500
589,500
100800
Transfers to Capital Reserve
2,500,000
2,012,426
(487,574)
Total
$106,929,596
$102,427,437
$(4,502,159)
6. Request for Approval of the March 19, 2002 Minutes
----------------------------------------END OF CONSENT AGENDA --------------------------------
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (1 announcement): Chairman Tice announced
that Pat Snider had resigned from this council. (The General Statutes do not specify a
required number of members. Therefore, a replacement will not be appointed at this time.)
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Board of Health (1 appointment): Commissioner Bowles nominated Sylvia
Chapman, a nurse employed with Iredell Memorial Hospital, to the Board of Health.
No further nominations were submitted, and Chairman Tice FMO-V-etl to close the
nominations and appoint Chapman by acclamation.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Centralina Workforce Development Board (1 appointment): Chairman Tice
nominated Dan Wallace.
No further nominations were submitted, and Chairman TiceFm-oved to close the
nominations and appoint Wallace by acclamation.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT
Mooresville Town Library Update: County Manager Mashburn reported that at the
March 19 meeting, he was directed to contact the Mooresville Town Manager and request
information about the procedures and policies that had been implemented due to the
investigation of the Mooresville Town Library. (The directive was issued because the county
appropriated $562,200 during FY 2001-02 for the Mooresville Town Library.) Mashburn
said that Finance Director Blumenstein would summarize the auditing and financial
information that had been received.
Blumenstein said: "Every agency that receives a special appropriation of Iredell
County funds is required to provide its with a certifed audit or in the case of a volunteer fire
department, a certified review. They are responsible for their system of control, and we
expect them to get a clean opinion in their audits. Most of them submit their audits to us
when they submit their requests for the following year's funding. So we have received the
audit dated June 30, 2001 from the Town of Mooresville. They have an overall good opinion
on the financial statements, as a whole. In addition to forming the opinion on the general
purpose financial statements, the auditors, in this case Potter & Company, submitted their
report on compliance and internal control over financial reporting. This is a report that is
required by all governmental units as a part of the Single Audit Act. Their audit does
disclose that the auditors noted certain matters involving internal control over financial
reporting and its operation that were considered to be reportable conditions. They described
those conditions in the audit. Some of the weaknesses in internal control resulted in what
we've seen here recently. Each of those conditions, or reportable conditions, has been
reviewed Compliance plans are in place. The Town of Mooresville has developed and has
issued to all of its departments a system of internal controls. A copy of the controls has been
submitted to the county manager, and I reviewed them. I believe that they developed some
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good internal controls that barring collusion, which is almost impossible to prevent all
malfeasance if you have collusion, I believe that these internal controls are sound and should
detect much quicker any problems in the future. One of the things noted in the press was that
deposits were not made. The internal controls now require daily deposits which are in
accordance with General Statutes. They've also developed internal controls to deal with
expending funds that appear to be in order, and I'm sure they have been reviewed by their
outside auditors. Although there were some problems, I believe that they have addressed
each of the conditions and have written and distributed internal controls and will be
monitoring those from here on."
Commissioner Johnson said that anytime county taxpayer money was appropriated
there needed to be some type of accountability. He asked if the staff knew when the internal
controls were put into place.
Blumenstein said the Town of Mooresville approved the measures at a November 5,
2001 meeting. She said the town revenue procedures were preceded by a September 5, 2001
memorandum requesting that all departments make daily deposits. Mrs. Blumenstein said
the General Statutes required daily deposits, or if approved by the governing board, an entity
might accumulate money up until $250, but in any event, deposits had to be made at least
once per month. She said the Town of Mooresville was now following the daily deposit
requirement, which Iredell County has followed since 1985.
CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4) Economic Development and
G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5) Property Acquisition, Chairman Tice at 8:35 p.m. �movedl to enter
into closed session.
VOTING: Ayes — 5: Nays — 0.
(Return to Open Session at 9:50 p.m.)
CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN ECONOMIC
INCENTIVE FOR NASCAR IMAGES, LLC: MOTION by Chairman Tice to call for a
public hearing on April 16, 2002, 7:00 p.m., regarding a $37,600 per year economic
incentive, over a five-year period, for a total of $188,000, for NASCAR Images, LLC based
on a $10 million investment in Iredell County.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Tice to adjourn the meeting at 9:51
p.m. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 16, 2002, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., in the Iredell County
Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays — 0.
Approved:
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Clerk to the Board