Board of Commissioners Meeting Highlights - February 6, 2023 - 6:00 pm - Rezoning

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING FEBRUARY 6 , 2023 - 6 00 PM Videos of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings may be viewed at the following https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc Appointments from 10 00 AM Meeting Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr stated the Board utilized written ballots at the 10 00 am meeting for the Airport Authority , Board of Health and Planning Board appointments Chairman Lawter stated the votes have been tallied and he announced the following appointments were made Airport Authority – Bobby Kenneth Jones , II was appointed for an unexpired term ending March 31 , 2024 Board of Health - Ray Stott was reappointed representing General Public Planning Board - Will Letchworth and A Brooke Holmes were reappointed and Jared Keith Crenshaw , Jack H Sasser , II and Gary Lovering were appointed 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda - Agenda approved 2 Public Comments The following individuals addressed the Board during Public Comment • Joshua Weber - Blue Line Aviation ; • Leslie Jordan - Blue Line Aviation ; and • Blue Line Aviation Students – Jordan Nelson , Brandon Lowe , David Munoz , Jr , Rohan Driscoll and Tyler Glaccum Note Full comments can be viewed in the video from the meeting at the following link https wwwyoutubecom watch v Ub6XB67yDII 3 Public Hearings Rezoning Conditional Use Requests After each rezoning case is heard , which is a legislative public hearing , the hearing will be recessed and the Board will render a decision CASE 22 - 17 To be postponed , per the request of the applicant , until the April 3 , 2023 6 00 pm meeting REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST Petition to rezone 5292 acres located in the 1500 block of Cornwallis Road in the Cleveland Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Agricultural Residential - Conditional Zoning AR - CZ Tax ID 06E03012A , 06E03011T , & 06E03009A Owner Phillip & Kathleen Wood Applicant Shenandoah Homes Conditional Zoning Request Single family residential with sewer access The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with proposed Conditional Zoning District conditions CASE 22 - 18 To be postponed , per the request of the applicant , until the April 3 , 2023 6 00 pm meeting REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST Petition to rezone 13058 acres located in the 1600 block of Josephine Road in the Cleveland Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Agricultural Residential - Conditional Zoning AR - CZ Tax ID 06F03013A , 06F03024X , & 06F03027P Owner Phillip & Kathleen Wood & Capital Properties of Raleigh Applicant Shenandoah Homes Conditional Zoning Request Single family residential with sewer access The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the request and submits to the Board ofPageCommissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with proposed Conditional Zoning District conditions CASE 22 - 31 REZONING PETITION The Board approved the rezoning request Petition to rezone 263 acres located at 4631 NC 42 West in Clayton Township from Agricultural Residential AR to General Business GB Tax ID 06E02006D Owner & Applicant Amrutlal N Parmar The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the Rezoning request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption based on the recommendation for approval CASE 22 - 32 REZONING PETITION The Board approved the rezoning request Petition to rezone 16584 acres located at the NE and SW corners of Thanksgiving Road NC 42 East in the Wilders Township from Agricultural Residential AR to General Business GB Tax ID 16L05030F , 16L05029G & 16L05029I Owner Black & Grey , LLC , Black & Grey II , LLC & Big Rooster , LLC Applicant Lipscomb Development , LLC The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the Rezoning request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption based on the recommendation for approval CASE 22 - 33 REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST The Board approved the rezoning request with conditions as agreed upon by the Board and applicant Petition to rezone 43 acres located at 15219 NC Hwy 39 in O ” Neals Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Community Business - Conditional Zoning CB - CZ Tax ID 11K99016C Owner Lisa Jane Landis Applicant Lisa Jane Landis and Nathan Landis Conditional Zoning Request Retail sale of Portable Wooden Utility Sheds The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the Rezoning request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with conditions based on the recommendation for approval CASE 22 - 34 REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST The Board postponed Case 22 - 34 to March 6 , 2023 6 00 pm meeting due to the Applicant not being present Petition to rezone 6611 acres located at 608 - 772 Williford Rd in Bentonville Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Industrial 2 - Conditional Zoning I2 - CZ Tax ID 02O15007 , 02O15007B & 02O15007C Owner K Farms , Inc Applicant Blue Water Sand & Gravel , Inc Conditional Zoning Request Sand Pit The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the Rezoning request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with conditions based on the recommendation for approval 4 Johnston County Comprehensive Transportation Plan Consultant Selection The Board directed Staff to schedule meetings with McAdams and Kimley - Horn consulting firms for further evaluations for qualifications Previously the Board approved staff to seek assistance with the development of a new Comprehensive Transportation Plan through a request for qualifications RFQ process An RFQ was released and responses were received by three qualified consulting firms McAdams , Kimley - Horn and Stantec A group consisting of professionals in the transportation industry and staff evaluated the responses from the three firms and based on the evaluation scores , staff recommends the selection of Kimley - Horn for the project pending successful contract negotiation Page5 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Continued Discussion Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr noted the Board has either individually met with staff or sent their comments to staff Planning Director , Braston Newton thanked the Board for their comments and stated staff is in the process of compiling those commonalities and differences and will be sending them to the consultant Mr Newton stated there will be a meeting with the consultant regarding amendments to the draft plan as well as the future land map and would bring those back to the Board 6 Manager Reports and Comments County Manager Rick Hester stated Johnston County has been a part of an agreement for the past three or four years with several Triangle partners , including Wake and Durham Counties regarding a commuter rail study and would like to extend this Memorandum of Understanding for another year It was the consensus of the Board to continue the Memorandum of Understanding for another year 7 Board Reports and Comments Commissioner Ted G Godwin read an editorial in a local paper from July of 1982 regarding zoning in Johnston County at that time Commissioner Tony Braswell mentioned a meeting that was held regarding a fire matrix for the fire departments and there would be a presentation at the next Board meeting on March 6 , 2023 Commissioner Fred J Smith , Jr referenced an article in the Triangle Business Journal regarding the State of North Carolina buying 1,100 acres for the Mountain to Sea Trail in southeastern Johnston County Page