TOWN OF CARY

PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
  MINUTES

July 16, 2001, 7:30PM
Cary Town Hall Building A, Auditorium
316 N. Academy Street

Planning and Zoning Board meetings are broadcast live the night of the meeting at 7:30PM and are rebroadcast the same week on Tuesday at 7:30AM and Wednesday at 3:00PM.

ITEMS

ACTION

Item 1

 Call to Order: Mr. Portman and Mr. Zaccardo were absent.

Board members present: Ed Yerha, Don Hyatt, Christy Perrin, Paul Broderick, Steven Goodridge, Wally Dawson, Carla Sadtler, and June Schmidt.

Board members absent: Ervin Portman and Mike Zaccardo

Council present: Harold Weinbrecht

Staff present: Bob Benfield, Don Belk, Scott Ramage, Gordon Sutherland, Jim Parajon, Scott Phares, Ricky Barker, Chris Simpson, Paula Pierce, Joanne Gunther, Tom Horstmann, Steve Brown, Jeff Ulma and J. W. Shearin.

Mr. Yerha

Item 2

Approval of the minutes of the June 18, 2001meeting.

Board voted (8-0) to approve the minutes.

Item 3

Town Council Report

a)  Town Council meetings of June 28, 2001 and July 12, 2001

Council Member Harold Weinbrecht

Item 4

 Site/Subdivision Plans for Discussion:

Project Number:  01-SP-051 - Ridgeview Office Park - Phase Two

Board voted (8-0) to forward to Council for approval.

Item 5

 Rezonings to be Tabled:

01-REZ-02/01-LPA-01:  Staff received a request from the applicant to table this rezoning.

Board voted (8-0) to table this item.

01-REZ-09:  Application by Kirit D. & Kalindri K. Padia to amend the existing buffer requirements for a portion of the Lochmere Planned Unit Development. The property contains approximately 1.5 acres and is located on the east side of Kildaire Farm Road, immediately north of the Fonville Morissey office building located at 2395 Kildaire Farm Road.

Board voted (8-0) to table this item until the August P&Z meeting and referred the case to Town Council for a time extension.

Item 6

 Plans for Discussion:

PL01-055a:  Open Space and Historic Resources Plan, Vol. 7 of the Town of Cary Comprehensive Plan: studies.

Board voted (8-0) to forward to Council for approval at their August 23rd meeting with the following two recommendations:  (1)  To focus using acquisition funds for the protection of natural habitat and scenic areas.  (2)  Continue to refine the plan based on an on-going scientific study of wildlife viability as well as continued recognition of the historic value of cemeteries.
b)  PL01-047b:  Town Center Area Plan (TCAP) Board voted (7-1) to approve and forward to Council at their August 9th meeting incorporating several changes and omitting the VHDR for Area #7 until the results of the market study are received.
Item 7 New/Old Business: None

Item 8

 Mr. Yerha adjourned the meeting at 10:40p.m.