Record of Proceedings
March 19, 2003
7:00 PM
Senior Center
Conference Room
Courthouse Complex
In the absence of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman Burnham called
to order a meeting of the Camden County Planning Board with the following
members present: James Burnham, Rodney
Needham, Gladys Banks and Terri Griffin. Also present were David Parks, Permit
Technician and Melissa Joines, Clerk to the Board. Absent board members were: Robert Woodrow and Juanita Staples
Vice
Chairman Burnham called for consideration of the agenda. Staff stated the
following additions:
1. New Business Item #4: UDO Amendments
2. Items from Board members and staff: Rezoning Application
Vice
Chairman Burnham made a motion to amend the agenda as follows with the
additions from staff:
3. Switch Old Business with New Business
Vice
Chairman Burnham called for consideration of the February 19, 2003 Planning
Board minutes.
Vice
Chairman Burnham called for comments from the public. Hearing none he continued with the agenda.
New Business
Item #1 Rezoning Application (UDO 2003-02-22)
from Lem Simonds, Jr. to rezone approximately 2.5 acres of property located on
North 343,
Vice Chairman
Burnham called upon staff who stated the item was a rezoning application from
Lem Simonds, Jr. to rezone his property from General Use to R-2. The county had received letters from
surrounding property owners stated they wished to have their property rezoned
along with the application.
Lem Simonds, Jr.
stated he purchased the property for his sons for them to put doublewides on. He was requesting that the property be rezoned. He and his sons were cleaning up the
property. He was trying to have the
house burned down.
Frank Eason, 916
North 343, stated Mr. Simonds and his sons are going to clean up the property
and had plans to put a doublewide on the property.
Vice Chairman
Burnham called for a motion,
Item #2 Special Use Permit
Application (UDO 2003-02-37) from Don & Cindy Williams for a proposed
Sketch Plan for an Open Space Subdivision located on Old Swamp Road, South
Mills Township – attachments
Vice Chairman Burnham called
upon staff who stated the application was an Open Space Subdivision located in
South Mills from Don & Cindy Williams.
Representing Mr. & Mrs. Williams was Bissell Professional Group. Staff stated additions needed to the plat, a
decel lane on
One open space will be used
for recreation and the other open space will be used for farming.
Kim Old, from Bissell
Professional Group, representing the Williams’ stated they were requesting the
board’s approval of the presented subdivision.
There had been a meeting on the property on Tuesday, and the only
concern from surrounding property owners was about the canal running along the
back side of the development.
Staff stated the surrounding
farmers agreed to maintain the ditch on the back of the property.
The board questioned the
number of lots the subdivision will house.
Mr. Old stated the subdivision will only be developed with 17 lots.
Homeowners association will
maintain the yearly fees and upkeep of the ditches.
Don Keaton, a farmer, his
main concern was about the 30’ distance by the ditches.
Vice Chairman Burnham made a
motion to recommend approval of the application.
Item #3 Rezoning Application (UDO 2003-03-08)
from Susan Ferebee-Jennings and Martha F. Meiggs to rezone approximately 16
acres located on Lamb’s Road,
Vice Chairman Burnham called
upon staff who stated the application was to rezone property on Lamb’s Road
from General Use to Light Industrial.
Staff recommended that if the application was approved that the whole property
be rezoned to I-1.
Martha Meiggs stated that
they would continue to farm the land and they will grow crops for livestock
from waste material. The State will
maintain and regulate the property with four scheduled inspections a year and
surprise inspections. Only one person
will farm the area with the waste material, Mike Russell. Farming will have no smell.
Mike Russell stated the State
would maintain everything about the property.
There would be a buffer around the area of farming, there would not be a
smell and there were certain regulations he had to abide by.
Jeff Thomas who lives across
from the area stated he does not want to see it go in across from his home.
After some discussion among
the board and staff,
Item #4 UDO Amendments
Vice Chairman Burnham called
upon staff who stated these were the changes to the ordinances reflecting the
discussions held at the joint meeting between the Commissioners and the
Planning Board on Monday, March 17, 2003.
After some discussion among the board
Old Business
Item #1 UDO Amendments
Item was included under New
Business Item #4.
Item #2 Proposed
Vice Chairman Burnham made a
motion to send the item up to the Commissioners with no recommendation and requested
the Commissioners to send the item back to the Planning Board at their next
meeting.
Item from Board members and staff
Staff requested
the Planning Board direct staff to initiate a rezoning from Highway Commercial
to General Use.
Staff then
reviewed the items and the response to the items which were sent to the Board
of Commissioners.
Information
1)
Board of Commissioners Minutes – Jan. 6, 2003 &
Jan. 21, 2003
2)
Board of Adjustment Minutes – no board meeting in
February
Consideration of Next Meeting Date April 16, 2003
The next Planning Board meeting will be held on April 16,
2003 at 7:00 PM.
Adjournment
Approved: ________________________
______________________________
Vice
Chairman
ATTEST:
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Melissa
Joines, Clerk to the Board