* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] OKAY, THANK [I. CALL TO ORDER] YOU. WE'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2026, MEETING OF THE CITY OF NEWBURG BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. UH, WE'D LIKE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STARTING WITH BOARD MEMBER SANDRA GRAY, PRESENT BOARD MEMBER GARY WILLIAMS. PRESENT BOARD MEMBER KATHLEEN MARTY. HERE, CHAIRMAN TIM TABAK. HERE, BOARD MEMBER GEORGE OLIVER. JUST LET THE RECORD SHOW MR. OLIVER IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER LESLIE ALLEN HERE, BOARD MEMBER ASHLEY HOWELL. AND LET THE RECORD SHOW SHE'S ABSENT. AND BOARD MEMBER NADINE BUCHANAN. AND LET THE RECORD SHOW IF SHE'S ABSENT AS WELL. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. YEAH. THANK YOU KENDRICK. I'D LIKE TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WHICH IS STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE JUSTICE FOR ALL. [IV. CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS] YEAH. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR YOUR ALL'S ATTENDANCE. AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE CELL PHONES ARE TURNED OFF. UH, IF ANYBODY HASN'T SIGNED IN THAT'S GONNA SPEAK, PLEASE SIGN IN, UH, THAT WAY WE'LL BE READY WHEN WE GET TIME TO SWEAR EVERYBODY IN. IT'S A QUAI JUDICIAL HEARING WHICH PROCEEDS VERY SIMILAR TO A COURT. AND PLEASE ASK THAT EVERYONE IS IN ATTENDANCE TO NOT ENGAGE IN A DISORDERLY, UH, OUTBURST OR ANY TYPE OF DISRUPTION. WE DO TRY TO LIMIT TIME, UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS, SO WE PROBABLY WON'T DO THAT. EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE FREE TO SPEAK. THAT IS THE BOARD'S POLICY. AFTER THE PRESENTATION IS HEARD FROM STAFF TO ALLOW FOR THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FIRST AND LAST, UM, CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WILL HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR TESTIMONY PERTAINING TO THAT ITEM. WHILE THE BOARD CAN ONLY CONSIDER FACTUAL EVIDENCE OR EXPERT OPINION IN THE DECISION, REASONABLE CONDITIONS MAY BE APPLIED BASED ON THE PUBLIC'S TESTIMONY. SHOULD WE SWEAR IN PRESENTERS NOW? YES. SO ANYBODY WHO'S LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. WE JUST HAVE ONE MIC. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I THAT? YEAH. THANK YOU. [V. DECISION(S)] SO OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, I'VE MADE IS A DECISION THAT WAS MADE AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, AS EVERYBODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE DECISION. AND IS THAT SIMILAR WITH WHAT WE DISCUSSED? YES. YES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, UH, ON THE REFRESHING LIVES CHURCH, UH, THAT WE APPROVED DURING THE LAST MEETING. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [VI. SPECIAL USE APPLICATION(S)] SO ON THE NEXT ITEM WITH DAY SPRINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, I KNOW THAT OPENED AT THE LAST MEETING AND IT'S CONTINUED TO THIS ONE. JAMIE, DOES UM, KENDRICK NEED TO RE GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION OR CAN WE START OUT AND HOW DO WE NEED TO PROCEED? NO, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. UM, SO SINCE THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED EVIDENCE ON THIS ITEM ALREADY, THE BOARD CAN TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF THE EVIDENCE IT RECEIVED AT THE LAST HEARING, AND WE CAN JUST PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. OKAY. UM, I THINK THAT THE APPLICANT HAD COME FORWARD AND THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION THAT NEEDED TO BE TEST DISCUSSED IN REFERENCE TO AN APPRAISAL. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I RECALL, YES, SIR. AND IF WE COULD JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN JUDICIAL NOTICE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE MAY MEETING, WE CAN THEN PROCEED WITH THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION OF ANY EVIDENCE THAT THEY INTEND TO PRESENT TONIGHT, OR CALL ANY WITNESSES THAT THEY INTEND TO CALL. DO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION OR YOU CAN JUST NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD, MR. JUDGE. OKAY. SO IS THAT NOTED? EVERYBODY GOOD NOTES? DO WE NEED ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. UM, SO ARE WE READY TO, JOHN, WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ADDITIONAL OR HAVE THE APPRAISER COME FORWARD? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND QUALIFICATIONS AND, UH, MY NAME IS MIKE MOODY. UM, MY ADDRESS IS, UH, 2313 GRACE AVENUE HERE IN NEW BERN. UM, I AM A REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BY TRADE. UM, I'VE BEEN ENGAGED BY THE BASE SPRINGING CHRISTIAN CENTER TO ANSWER QUESTION FIVE. [00:05:01] IT, UH, ABOUT, UM, IN THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION ABOUT ADJOINING AND A, THE IMPACT OF THIS PROPOSED USE ON ADJOINING AND ABUTTING PROPERTY VALUES. UM, I TOURED THE FACILITY, UM, KIND OF WENT OVER THE PROPOSED USE, UH, WITH MR. ROGERS, UM, AND LOOKED AT SOME MARKET DATA OF SOME PROPERTIES ADJOINING, UM, EXISTING CHURCHES. AND IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE PROPOSED USE WILL HAVE NO, UM, IMPACT ON ADJOINING AND ABUTTING PROPERTY VALUES AT THE DAY SPRING CENTER. UM, IT'S KIND OF SUMMARIZED IN THE LETTER THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER 'EM. UH, MR. MOODY, I'M JUST GONNA CHIME IN FOR A SECOND. I, UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE A LETTER THAT WAS PROVIDED. OH. UM, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE ONE, I JUST WANNA KIND OF AT LEAST STATE IT FOR THE RECORD IF WE RECEIVE IT OR IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT'S THERE YEAH. YOU, YOU GIVE IT TO THE BOARD. YEAH, SURE. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, MR. CHAIR, THE DOCUMENT THAT MR. MOODY IS, UM, ATTENDING TO INTRODUCE IS BY EASTERN VALUATION AND CONSULTING INC. IT IS DATED JUNE 10TH, 2026. IT'S ADDRESSED TO MR. ROGERS ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF DAY SPRING CHRISTIAN CENTER, AND IT IS TWO PAGES IN LENGTH SIGNED BY MR. MIKE MOODY ON THE, THE LAST PAGE. AND MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A MINUTE AND PASS IT THROUGH EVERYBODY. I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ADD OR, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK SO. I MEAN, IT'S, UM, I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEARLY STATED, BUT OKAY. WELL LET GIVE EVERYBODY A SECOND TO YEAH, SURE. PASS IT BY AND SEE IF WE'VE GOT AND, AND MR. MOODY, IF YOU'RE OKAY, CAN WE ACCEPT THAT AS EVIDENCE? YEAH, SURE. WE HAVE THAT COPY. PERFECT. I CAN, I CAN JUST TAKE THAT ONE. OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOODY? YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. UH, LAST MONTH'S MEETING, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE TWO PARCELS BEING COMBINED. I CAN, I CAN KIND OF SHED MORE LIGHT ON THAT. SO, UM, THEY HAVE DONE AND EXECUTED THE RECOMBINATION. I PUT THAT TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR PACKET AS WELL. IT'S THAT DEED OF RECOMBINATION. SO WE WE'RE SET IT, IT REFLECTS THIS AS WELL INSIDE OF THE, UH, CRAVEN COUNTY GIS. SO EVERYTHING'S BEEN PLACED TOGETHER. UM, THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS IS THE FOUR 21ST STREET. OKAY. AND THEN THE APPRAISAL IS FOR BOTH OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOW JOINED? YES. ESSENTIALLY. YES MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. SO THE NECK UP AT THE TOP I THINK WAS THE ORIGINAL PIECE THAT WAS RECONSTITUTED OR WHATEVER WORD WE WANT. YES. TO THE BIG SQUARE AT THE BOTTOM. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN. SO THAT, UM, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN RECOMBINED, UM, COMPLETELY TO BE JUST ONE PROPERTY NOW AS, UH, ONE PARCEL IDENT IDENTIFIER. UM, I CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK HERE AND CHECK THAT FOR YOU. YES. AND JUST TO PLACE ON RECORD, UM, THAT LEADING PARCEL ID NUMBER IS EIGHT DASH ONE DASH A AS IN ALPHA DASH 2 26. YEAH. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANKS. SO I GUESS THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, SO WE COULD MOVE ON WITH ANY DISCUSSION WITH DOCUMENTS WITH THE BOARD. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NONE. [00:10:02] SO ARE WE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS? OKAY, SO NUMBER ONE WOULD BE THE REQUESTED PERMIT IS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO THE TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ANY DISCUSSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT THE REQUESTED PERMIT IS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO THE TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UH, NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, BUT I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME REVISIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE APPRAISAL AND THE, THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO PARCELS INTO ONE AND THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME. SO DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER CHALLENGES, ISSUES? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, THAT THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND THAT THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UH, NUMBER THREE, IF COMPLETED, AS PROPOSED IN THE APPLICATION, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND AND A SECOND IF COMPLETED IS PROPOSED AND THE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING TO NUMBER FOUR, THAT THE USE WILL NOT MATERIAL IN DANGER. THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY IF LOCATED WERE PROPOSED AND DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO, TO THE PLAN AS SUBMITTED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MS. MOTION THAT THE USE WILL NOT MATERIALLY ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES NUMBER FIVE, THAT THE USE WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INJURE THE VALUE OF THE ADJOINING OR BUDDING PROPERTY OR THAT THE USE IS A PUBLIC NECESSITY. SO I THINK IN THIS CASE, UM, OR AT THE FIRST HALF, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVE THAT THE USE WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INJURE THE VALUE OF THE ADJOINING OR REBUTTING PROPERTY OR THAT THE PARK PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NECESSITY. SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING. NUMBER SIX, THAT THE LOCATION AND CHARACTER OF THE USE IF DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN AS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED, WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE AREA IN WHICH IT IS TO BE LOCATED AND IN GENERAL, CONFORMITY WITH THE PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF NEWBURN. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SO WE HAVE A MOTION OF NUMBER SIX AT THE LOCATION AND CHARACTER OF THE USE IF DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE PLAINTIFF, SUBMITTED AND APPROVED, WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE AREA IN WHICH IT IS TO BE LOCATED IN GENERAL CONFORMITY AND WITH THE PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY. ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SECOND. WHOOPS. WE DIDN'T GET A SECOND. SECOND. OH, I'M SORRY. DID WE MISS A SECOND? YES. I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND? YES. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. I WON'T READ NUMBER SIX AGAIN THEN. BUT, UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT CHALLENGE RIGHT THERE. GOTTA HAVE A HICCUP EVERY MEETING. RIGHT. UM, SO THE LAST, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THE PERMIT TO, UM, TO GRANT THE PERMIT SINCE WE, WE VOTED ON THE FIRST SIX, WE STILL NEED TO, UH, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO ADDING TWO, UM, WE NEED TO VOTE TO GRANT THE PERMIT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE PERMIT AS PASSED? OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE AS WE DISCUSSED WITH THE SIX ORDINANCES THERE OR SIX, UH, REQUIREMENTS. UM, AND THIS IS FOR EIGHT DASH 0 1 1 A 2 2 6. RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SECOND, DO [00:15:01] WE BE THE SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ADDITIONAL MOTION? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WILL GRANT THE PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR Y'ALL'S PATIENCE. THANK YOU. SO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. YES, SIR. GET THAT SCHOOL GOING, RIGHT? FOR REAL? YEAH. [VII. NEW BUSINESS] RULES AND PROCEDURES? YES. AND YES SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS REALLY JUST A MOMENT FOR ANYBODY TO KIND OF SPEAK TO IT. JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE BOARD IN ITSELF IS COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WAS LAID OUT IN FRONT OF YOU PREVIOUSLY FROM THAT PARTICULAR HEARING. I THINK IT WAS THE LAST HEARING, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WHERE YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE HOME KIND OF THE REVISED VERSION. SO THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS OR IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT FURTHER, I GUESS, MORE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO SEE WITH THAT DOCUMENT. UM, I CAN TRY TO GET IT TO WHERE IT'S PREPARED FOR THE NEXT HEARING TO WHERE YOU ALL CAN ADOPT IT. IT'S FINE WITH ME. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE. PROBLEM MATTER. OKAY. SO JAMIE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO, UM, NO, SIR. NOT DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD? DO WE JUST NO, SIR. UH, WHAT KENDRICK IS GONNA DO IS HE'S GONNA PUT IT ON YOUR AGENDA FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING. THAT WAY YOU ARE ALL ABLE TO VIEW THE, THE FINAL VERSION AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN, IF THEY HAVE ANY INTEREST. AND THEN AT THAT TIME YOU'LL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THOSE RULES AND PROCEDURES. OKAY. AND IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN THAT, HOW WOULD A PERSON IN THE PUBLIC GET TO VIEW ANY, UH, OF THE NEW RULES PRIOR TO THE MEETING? SO IF THEY HAD A COMMENT, THEY COULD DISCUSS IT. SO THE RULES AND PROCEDURE, UM, ARE GENERALLY A PART OF THE AGENDA PACKAGE IF THEY'RE PART OF THE MATERIALS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED, WHICH IS UPLOADED TO YOUR WEBSITE. UM, AND IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE INTEREST OUTSIDE OF THAT AND PERHAPS THEY DON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, THEY CERTAINLY CAN VISIT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IF THEY WANT TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'LL BE OUT WEEK IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO THE HEARINGS. YEAH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR A AYE MEETING. ADJOURN. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.