July 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Highlights (Rezoning)

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING JULY 17 , 2023 - 6 00 PM Videos of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings may be viewed at the following https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc Announcements from the Chairman Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr announced the absence of Commissioner Tony Braswell 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 Social Services Board and Veterans Services Advisory Board appointments Chairman Lawter stated the votes have been tallied and he announced the following appointment were made Social Services Board – Angelique Legette was appointed Veterans Services Advisory Board – Kevin J Wilson and Jorge C Mejias - Diaz were appointed 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda - Agenda approved with Item No 3 , Case 23 - 13 being withdrawn 2 Public Comments The following individuals addressed the Board during Public Comment • Registrar of Deeds , Craig Olive recognized Boy Scout Troop 124 of Clayton • Aaron Penny with Lumos Fiber Note Full comments can be viewed in the video from the meeting at the following link https wwwyoutubecom watch v NrJnDRC - Gv4 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 23 - 11 Request approved REZONING PETITION Petition to rezone 11703 acres located at 2909 & 2825 Powhatan Rd in the Clayton Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Industrial - 1 I - 1 Tax ID 05J06001A & 05I05006A Owner Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries , LP and Amanda Gordon Applicant Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries , LP 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 23 - 12 Request approved REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST Petition to rezone 26 acres located at 8957 NC Hwy 96 South in the Meadow Township from General Business GB to Industrial - 2 - Conditional Zoning I2 - CZ Tax ID 09H14065P Owner Bull & Oak Properties , LLC Applicant Richards Property Group , LLC Conditional Zoning Request Metal Fabrication The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the RezoningPagerequest and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with conditions based on the recommendation for approval CASE 23 - 13 At the request of the applicant the case was withdrawn REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING REQUEST Petition to rezone 311 acres located at 479B Cornwallis Rd in the Cleveland Township from Agricultural Residential AR to General Business - Conditional Zoning GB - CZ Tax ID 06E03002D & 06E03003J Owner Brian Gower - Profile Construction , Inc Applicant Profile Construction , Inc Conditional Zoning Request All allowable uses in GB with the exception of vehicular sales , boat sales , Campground RV Park , Kennel , Hospital , Open Storage , Pawn Shop , and Adult business The Planning Board recommends DENIAL of the request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement for denial 4 Public Hearing – Road Closure – Veldt Lane Following the public hearing , the Board concurred with the request to permanently close Veldt Lane The purpose of the public hearing is to allow for public comment on the proposed permanent closure of Veldt Lane public right - of - way pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A - 241 The property owners have petitioned the County to permanently close Veldt Lane The Board of Commissioners adopted a Resolution Declaring Intent to Consider Permanent Road Closure on June 5 , 2023 5 Public Hearing – Envision Johnston 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Following the public hearing , the Board will consider a Resolution adopting the plan at the th August 7 6 00 pm meeting The purpose of the public hearing is to allow for public comment on the draft Envision Johnston 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan After the public hearing the Board may consider adoption of the plan A complete copy of the draft Comprehensive Land Use Plan and can be viewed on the Planning Department’s website at https wwwjohnstonnccom planning 6 Manager Reports and Comments None 7 Board Reports and Comments NonePage