August 10, 1998 - 6:45 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Rezoning)

August 10, 1998 - Zoning129August 10, 1998The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in regular session, Monday, August 10, 1998,at 645 pm in the Commissioners Room, Johnston County Courthouse Annex, Smithfield, NorthCarolina, with the following membersPresent Norman C Denning, Chairman, James W Cash, Vice Chairman, Jerry F Wood, DDS,Eleanor N Creech, Cookie Pope, Thomas M Moore and James H Langdon, JrAbsent NoneAlso Present Richard B Self, County Manager, Mark Payne, County Attorney and Joyce HEnnis, Clerk to the BoardThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted1 Public Hearing - Special Use Permit - Case 331 -Recessed from July 13, 1998The Chairman reopened the public hearing and invited anyone who wished to comment on thefollowing rezoning caseCase 331 Special Use Permit application for working on equipment, meeting site and parkingarea on approximately 1 acre located on Jump Road State road 2321 in Pine LevelTownship Owner and Applicant Billy W BraswellThose persons wishing to be heard on this case were sworn in by the ClerkCal Genereux, Planning Director, reviewed with the Board the events of case 331 in chronologicalorder He explained the matter began as a zoning violation Mr Braswell was operating a business onproperty that was zoned ARR -40 When he was notified of the violation, he agreed to seek rezoning tobring his operation into compliance After determining that the building on the site would meet commercialcode with minor modifications, the Planning Board heard the case and voted to recommend approval asgeneral business special use district The Commissioners heard the case on July 13, 1998 and approvedthe rezoning, however, they postponed the special use permit hearing since Mr Braswell was no longerin the audienceBilly Braswell informed the Board that his business is not a service operation His employees meetthere each morning before being dispersed, and his wife works approximately four hours a week on thebooks and payroll Occasionally two or three people will be at the site to work on a piece of equipmentIn response to questions by the Board, Mr Braswell stated his equipment is parked both inside thebuilding and outside, where he has partially completed an 8 privacy fence He plans to complete thefencing to enclose the entire siteThere being no further comments from the audience, the Chairman addressed the following questionsto Mr Genereux concerning Special Use Permit Case 3311 Mr Genereux, was a pre - application conferences held by the Planning Department with the applicanton this case Response No, Sir, this case began as a violation and no conference was held prior tonotice of violation2 Did the applicant meet the requirements at that time by providing a sketch plan illustrating thelocation, size and major design elements of the development of the site Response No, Sir for thesame reason as stated in question 413 Did your department prepare an analysis of the application including conformity with zoning,subdivision, soil erosion and sedimentation, and health regulations Response Yes we did4 Did the Planning Board advertise and hold a hearing open to the public Response Yes, Sir5 Was written certification sent to the adjacent property owners in a timely fashion Response Yes Sir6 What is the recommendation of the Planning Board Response The Planning Board recommendedapproval of Case 331 based on findings of factChairman Are conditions attached to this case Response No, SirChairman Mr Genereux, please read to this Board the summary of the evidence supporting theDetailsAnnotationsEntry PropertiesModified11192013 115607 AMCreated3212003 14547 PMTemplateMinutesFieldsMinutes - TypeZoningMinutes - Date8101998Book21