August 11, 1997 - 5:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Recessed)
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August 11, 1997500 PMRecessed Regular SessionThe Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in recessed regular session Monday, August 11,1997, at 700 oclock pm in the Commissioners Room, Johnston County Courthouse Annex, Smithfield,North Carolina, with the following membersPresent Norman C Denning, Chairman, James W Cash, Vice Chairman, Jerry F Wood,DDS, Eleanor N Creech, Thomas M Moore, James H Langdon, Jr Cookie Popearrived at 620 pmAbsent NoneAlso Present Richard B Self, County Manager, Joyce H Ennis, Clerk to the Board, PlanningBoard, Planning Staff, and David W Owens, Institute of GovernmentThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transactedIa Presentation Zoning Issues - David W Owens, Institute of GovernmentCalvin Genereux, Planning Director, introduced David W Owens, faculty member of the Instituteof Government Mr Owens is a legal expert in planning, land use and zoning matters He addressed theCommissioners, the Planning Board, and staff on the subject of zoning and related proceduresMr Owens presentation consisted of three topics 1 The Roles - Who Does What; 2 How it isDone - Special Rules and Procedures; and 3 Specific Issues - Special and Conditional Uses, and SpotZoning He defined the four types of planning decisions, legislative, advisory, quasi-judicial, andadministrative, and explained the different process and set of rules for each He talked about the roles ofthe Governing Board, the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, and the staff, and outlined the keydifferences between the legislative hearing for rezoning cases and the quasi-judicial hearing for specialuse permits He explained to the Board members that any discussion about a special use permit case priorto the quasi-judicial hearing is not allowed and would jeopardize the outcome of any legal action on thecaseThe Board thanked Mr Owens for his very informative presentation Their being no furthercomments, Commissioner James W Cash moved the Board adjourn the recessed meeting CommissionerJerry F Wood seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voteDetailsAnnotationsEntry PropertiesModified11192013 115618 AMCreated3272003 111332 AMTemplateMinutesFieldsMinutes - TypeRecessedMinutes - Date8111997Book20