September 5, 2023 - 6:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Highlights (Rezoning)

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING SEPTEMBER 5 , 2023 - 6 00 PM Videos of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings may be viewed at the following https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc Announcement Regarding Appointments from the 10 00 AM Meeting Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr stated the Board utilized written ballots at the 10 00 am meeting for the appointments Chairman Lawter stated the votes have been tallied and he announced the following appointments were made Veterans Services Advisory Board – Larry J Pittman was appointed 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda - Agenda approved 2 Public Comments There were no public comments 3 Resolution – Supporting the Realigning of US 70 from I - 42 to US 70 Business Resolution Adopted The Department of Transportation requests the Board to approve a Resolution supporting the realigning of US 70 from I - 42 to the current alignment of US 70 Business and the elimination of US 70 Business within Johnston County from I - 40 in Wake County to I - 42 in Johnston County 4 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 Request approved 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 Request approved 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 of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption along with proposed Conditional Zoning District conditions PageCASE 23 - 14 Request approved REZONING PETITION Petition to rezone 149 acres located at Old Drug Store Rd near NC 42 Hwy West in the Cleveland Township from Community Business CB to General Business GB Tax ID 06D01023B Owner Patricia Matthews Pearce Applicant Matthew Trevor Bullard The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption based on the recommendation for approval CASE 23 - 15 Request approved REZONING PETITION CONDITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT REQUEST Petition to rezone 28 acres of a 200 acre lot located at 10000 Block of Buffalo Rd in the Wilders Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Agricultural Residential - Conditional Zoning AR - CZ Tax ID 16K06015 Owner Roberts & Wellons Inc Applicant Duke Energy Progress , LLC Conditional Zoning Request Duke Energy substation and related electrical facilities 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 23 - 17 Request approved Rezoning Petition Petition to rezone 156 acres of a 14495 acre tract located at 3444 Plain View Church Rd in the Pleasant Grove Township from Agricultural Residential - Conditional Zoning AR - CZ to Agricultural Residential AR Tax ID 13B02039 Owner Lil Black Creek Farm LLC Applicant Pulte Home Company , LLC The Planning Board recommends APPROVAL of the request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for adoption based on the recommendation for approval CASE 585 MOD 3 Request approved Rezoning Petition Petition to modify the approved Community Business Special Use District CB - SUD located at 5874 NC Hwy 50 N in the Elevation Township by adding a salon as an approved use Tax ID 07E07018D Owner ERB Properties Applicant Jessica Johnson Modification request To change existing SUP to allow for a salon 5 Manager Reports and Comments - None 6 Board Reports and Comments Commissioner April Stephens reiterated on Commissioner Smith’s comment regarding the rezoning cases coming before the Board She stated she hopes the public sees that these developments that came before us over a year ago and how they have taken the time , effort and money to make changes for the betterment of the communities She also said this shows how the Board is sticking firm with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Capital Improvements Plan ensuring that these projects that are coming across our desk will be for the betterment of our communities Commissioner Tony Braswell recognized two Scouts that attended the meeting PageCommissioner Richard D Braswell stated he takes a lot of pride being a member of the Board and he is impressed with the outcome of the two subdivisions tonight He stated they came back to the Board much improved and commended Commissioner Smith as he has inspired the Board to reach for different heights He also mentioned meeting with two of the Towns today and would like to see an open dialogue continue between the Board and the Towns Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr stated the Board was informed last week via a news release that the Town of Smithfield voted to pursue a lawsuit against the County regarding a utilities - related agreement He stated this Board wants to see the towns succeed and if the towns are succeeding then the County is succeeding He also stated the Board has done several things over the last 3 to 5 years including offering up 55 million in grants to the towns in addition to numerous other projects the Board has funded out of the general and enterprise funds He noted the Board has looked at regionalization and have had unprecedented communications about what that may look like and have under taken a regionalization study that the County is funding to work with the towns He also stated as Commissioner Braswell said this is a key piece of what we are doing along with the Land Use plan where we are pushing higher density growth toward the towns so they can grow He stated we are looking forward to continuing to work with all of our towns to move in that direction , to cooperate , be collaborative and make decisions that are best for the future of Johnston County , not just the unincorporated parts , but also the municipalities He said you will see this Board continue to look forward and work with those towns to make sure we are doing just that 7 Closed Session – NCGS 14331811 a 3 – Attorney Client Privilege No action was taken Page