[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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HELLO.I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE THURSDAY, MAY 14TH MEETING OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.
UH, WILL YOU PLEASE ALL RISE AND, UH, JOIN FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE LACK OF OUR COUNTRY? I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN NEWS, LIBERTY OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NO, IF YOU GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, PEOPLES HERE, KELLY KAISER HERE, MARGARET
KIT PARA LET THE RECORD SHOW MEMBER PARA IS ABSENT.
THOMAS BROWN HERE, MARSHALL B AND LET THE RECORD SHOW MARSHALL DLOW IS ABSENT.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE ON FOR.
[IV. APPROVE AGENDA]
PLEASURE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NA ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, I HAVE NO CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS.
[VI.A. 0 (Unaddressed) & 4095 E US 70 – Initial Zoning]
ACTION ITEM SIX A.THE, UH, 4 0 9 5 EAST S 70 INITIAL ZONING.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE A BRIEF REST? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.
SO TONIGHT WE HAVE AN INITIAL ZONING OF TWO PROPERTIES AT 40 95 HIGHWAY SEVEN 70 EAST.
UH, IT'S TWO PROPERTIES, ONE OF WHICH IS UNADDRESSED.
UH, JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST.
SO THE APPLICANT IS MAGNOLIA INVESTORS, LLC.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS TWO PROPERTIES.
UH, THEY'RE RECENTLY ANNEXED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, UH, MAY 12TH.
UH, AND WITH THAT, UH, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING ZONING.
THE DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE SEEKING IS THE C3 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
UM, THE PROPERTIES COMBINED ARE JUST UNDER SIX ACRES AND THE SIZE.
UH, SO TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REQUESTED ZONING DISTRICT, THEY'RE REQUESTING COMMERCIAL THREE C3.
UH, THIS DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED FOR OFFICE USES, PERSONAL SERVICES AND RETAILING.
UH, THE C3 DISTRICT IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON MAJOR RADIAL ROADS WITH HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TYPICALLY, UM, NOT ONLY TRAVELED BY LOCAL TRAFFIC, BUT THROUGH TRAFFIC AS WELL.
SO TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES WE HAVE HERE.
SO THE, UM, PROPERTIES IN QUESTION ARE STRIPED RED.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED BETWEEN HIGHWAY 70 EAST AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS, AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF WEST THURMAN ROAD.
HERE WE HAVE THE A HUNDRED FOOT BUFFER MAP.
UH, THIS MAP IS USED FOR NOTICING ADJOINING PROPERTIES, UM, TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE APPLICATION.
AND HERE WE HAVE THE AERIAL VIEW.
IT GIVES US A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S EXISTING ON THE GROUND.
UH, SO IF YOU LOOK WEST OF THE PROPERTY, YOU SEE, UM, THESE ARE HUDSON APRO, UM, APARTMENTS, UM, PART OF CAROLINA COLORS.
UH, AND THIS FRONT'S ON WATERSCAPE WAY, UH, AND IS CROSS THE ROAD FROM HARRIS TEETER.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S SOUTH OF THURMAN ROAD.
THE SUBJECT PARCELS ARE CURRENTLY VACANT, UH, SOUTH JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MATTHEW, UM, IS THE NEW NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS ANNEX WITHIN CITY LIMITS LAST YEAR.
AND THE BOARD MAY RECALL, UH, ZONING THAT PROPERTY TO C3.
UH, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, WE DO HAVE MADELINE FARM SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS, UH, WITHIN THE COUNTY.
UH, THERE'S A DOLLAR GENERAL ON BRYCE'S CREEK.
UM, CHURCH, IN LOOKING AT THE ZONING MAP AGAIN, UH, THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION ARE LINED RED.
UH, THE UNCOLORED PROPERTIES ARE NOT ZONED.
THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, UH, WITHIN, UH, CRAVEN COUNTY'S JURISDICTION.
UH, THE PROPERTIES IN RED ARE GONNA BE OUR C3 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, UH, SAME AS WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED.
AND THEN WE ALSO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF YELLOW, WHICH IS THE RH, UM, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
UH, SO WHAT'S BEING ASKED TO THE BOARD TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT A CONSISTENCY STATEMENT AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN.
BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR? NO.
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ALL RIGHT.UM, WITH THAT I'LL OPEN UP FOR APPELLATE COMMENT.
I'LL OPEN UP TO THE APPLICANT.
UM, IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK, THEY CAN AND NOT SEEING THE APPLICANTS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN OVER TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION.
IT LOOKS LIKE REALLY THE BIG DEAL FOR THEM IS MOEN IS EXTENDING SEWER SERVICES TO THEM, UM, WHICH THEY MAY, UH, MENTION THE WATER.
THERE'S JUST NOTHING OUT THERE TO COMPARE IT TO REALLY.
AND IT'S BACKING UP ON, ON THE, UM, THE RAILWAY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY SAYING THIS NEEDS AN ASSIGNMENT.
SO WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA? IT SEEMS PRETTY APPARENT THAT THE C3 IS WHAT'S NEARBY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT, UM, THE CHANGE BE APPROVED BASED BY BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, LAND USE IN THE AREA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND SAY AYE.
[VII. NEW BUSINESS]
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, NEW BUSINESS.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY, I'LL START US OFF ON THE UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT WORKSHOP.
UH, NOLA, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION FOR US TO JOIN AND COVERING OUR TUITION FOR THAT.
IT WAS A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IT, UM, IT MADE ME ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY STAFF SUPPORTS US WITH AND THE WAY THAT WE CONDUCT THESE MEETINGS.
I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT OUR, UM, OUR BYLAWS THAT WE FOLLOW FOR HOW WE RUN MEETINGS AND OFFERING THE PUBLIC SOME EXPLANATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT'S WITHIN OUR BOUNDS AND WHAT'S NOT WITHIN OUR BOUNDS.
UH, IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE THINGS REITERATED, BUT I, IT, FOR ME, I WALKED AWAY FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE'VE STRUCTURED WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THE SUPPORT THAT STAFF GIVES US.
JUST LIKE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, HAVING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW WE NEED TO STATE THINGS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW, UM, I FEEL LIKE WE, WE DO A NICE JOB OF APPRECIATING THAT AND STAFF KEEPS US, UM, WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE BALANCE TO PROTECT THE, TO PROTECT THE CITY AND THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.
KENDRICK'S PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, IT WAS ALSO NICE TO INTERACT WITH SOME NEARBY COMMUNITIES AND THEIR, UH, GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS OR, UM, MEMBERS LIKE US OR THEIR, UM, UH, ACTUAL ALDERMAN TYPE MEETINGS AND ALL TO SEE.
WE HAD WINTERVILLE AND, UM, ORIENTAL AND UH, HAVELOCK AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHERS THAT WE DIDN'T HEAR.
YEAH, GREENVILLE WAS, THERE WAS GREEN GREENVILLE OKAY.
FROM ZEBULON, WHICH IS UP IN THE TRIAD.
SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT DO THE SAME THING IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
AND SOME WERE, UM, PROFESSIONAL STAFF HIRED, UNLIKE US VOLUNTEERS.
THE ONE THING THEY DID MENTION IS THAT, UM, IN SOME CASES, UM, THE, UH, PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS LIKE US DO GET PAID
YEAH, I'LL BRING THAT UP TO FOSTER.
UM, THERE WAS ALSO A DISCUSSION ABOUT DOWN ZONING, WHICH I KNOW HAS COME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES IN OUR RECENT MEETINGS AND JAMIE'S GIVEN US GOOD GUIDANCE ON HOW TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THAT.
UM, AND THEN DATA CENTER ZONING CAME UP AS A DISCUSSION TOPIC AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO BE ABLE TO POINT BACK TO YOU.
SO, UM, I THINK WITH OUR RENEW BURN EFFORT, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN PULL FROM TUESDAY TO THINK ABOUT, MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTING OURSELVES THOUGHTFULLY FOR FUTURE DECISIONS.
YOU ACTUALLY, IN ORDER TO HAVE ZONING, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A LAND USE PLAN AND IF YOU DON'T, ANY DECISION YOU MAKE COULD BE EASILY OFFERED
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CHARGES JUST FOR NOT HAVING THAT.I WAS, UH, I WAS UNFORTUNATELY AT WORK, BUT, UH, SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT LITTLE THING THERE.
OTHER THAN THAT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR NEW BUSINESS? NO.
[VIII. STAFF COMMENTS]
WITH THAT, I'LL, UM, TURN IT OVER FOR, UH, STAFF COMMENTS, IF THERE ANY, UH, NO, NO COMMENTS.UH, WE'LL BE MEETING NEXT MONTH.
WE DID GET AN APPLICATION, SO.
THAT'S ALL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
WHAT'S THE DATE FOR THAT MEETING? DO YOU HAVE IT OFF HAND? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK IT UP.
WELL THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.