TOWN OF CARY

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD

MINUTES

Monday, August 18, 2003, 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, Building A, Auditorium

316 N. Academy St., Cary, N.C.

 

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ITEMS

 

ACTION

Item 1

Call to Order:

Board members present: Edward Yerha, Carla Sadtler, Steven Goodridge, Christy Perrin, William Lyke, Ervin Portman, Wally Dawson, Don Hyatt and Paul Broderick

Board members absent: Mike Zaccardo

Staff present: Jeff Ulma, Ricky Barker, Chris Simpson, JW Shearin, Jim Parajon, Bob Benfield, Randy Guthrie, Dick Moore, Tammy Spivey, Tom Horstman, Steve Brown, Doug McRainey and Kim Lazenby

 

Mr. Yerha

Item 2

Approval of the minutes of the

July 21, 2003 meeting.

Wally Dawson made a motion to approve the minutes, which was seconded by Paul Broderick, and the Board voted unanimously.

Item 3

Town Council Report

Town Council meetings of

August 14, 2003

Provided by Council Member Weinbrecht

Item 4

Site/Subdivision Plans for Action:

03-SB-004: Powell Tract

Wally Dawson made a motion to forward to Council for approval with three conditions: recommended by staff, 13,000 sq. ft. minimum space per lot and no stop signs in the median related to the greenway. Don Hyatt seconded the motion. The board voted 8 to 1 with Carla Sadtler having the dissenting vote.

Item 5

REZONINGS FOR ACTION:

A.

03-REZ-02/03-LPA-01. Preston PDD Amendment: Application by Everett S. and Shelby D. Scott for Prestonwood Country Club, owner to amend the Preston PUD to recombine a portion of the open space to a single-family lot. The Property is zoned Planned Development District (PDD) and contains 4,555 square feet of area to be amended. More details on the proposal can be obtained from the Cary Planning Department during regular business hours. The property is located north of Hogan’s Valley Way approximately 750 feet northeast of the intersection of Hogan’s Valley Way and Hillsdorf Court. Said property is more particularly described as being a portion of Wake County Pin Number: 074402962675.

Don Hyatt made a motion to forward to Council for approval, which was seconded by Carla Sadtler. The board voted 8 to 1 with Paul Broderick having the dissenting vote.

B.

03-REZ-03/03-LPA-02. Weston PDD Amendment: Application by Withers & Ravenel, for Highwoods Realty Limited, owners, to amend Weston PUD to allow the construction of 72 single family dwelling units on property currently designated as office development. The property is zoned Planned Development District (PDD) and contains 23.45 acres proposed for rezoning. More details on the proposal can be obtained from the Cary Planning Department during regular business hours. The property is located to the west of Norwell Boulevard approximately 600 feet south of the intersection of Norwell Boulevard and Weston Parkway. Said property is more particularly described as Wake County Pin Number: 076501157679.

Wally Dawson made a motion to forward to Council for approval, which was seconded by Christy Perrin. The board voted 9-0, unanimously.

C.

03-REZ-04/03-LPA-03. Highcroft PDD Amendment: Application by Jerry Turner and Associates, Inc., for Robert and Jaellen Jungers, Trustee, owners, to rezone property from Business-2 Conditional Use to Planned Development District (PDD) Amendment. The proposal would allow for the addition of 64 single-family units. This property is proposed to be added to the currently approved Highcroft PUD. More details on the proposal can be obtained from the Cary Planning Department during regular business hours. The property contains approximately 13.87 acres and is located just south of Green Hope School Road and north and east of the current Highcroft Planned Unit Development. Said property is more particularly described as Wake County Pin number: 0734479106.

 

Wally Dawson made a motion to forward to Council for approval, which was seconded by Paul Broderick. The board voted 9-0, unanimously.

D.

03-Rez-05. Carpenter Upchurch Rezoning: Application by Withers and Ravenel for William Upchurch, owner, to rezone property from Residential-40 to Residential-8 Conditional Use. The proposal would allow for approximately 25 single-family units. More details on the proposal can be obtained from the Cary Planning Department during regular business hours. The property contains approximately 10.5 acres and is located just east of Carpenter Upchurch Road and west of Louis Stephens Drive. Said property is more particularly described as Wake County Pin number: 074401056561 (portion of).

 

Don Hyatt made a motion to forward to Council for approval with three conditions: modify condition #3 to increase lot sizes from 14,000 to 16,000 sq. ft., remove conditions #6 and #7 that relate to the lotting of buffers within the setbacks and that the plans would be sent back to the Planning and Zoning Board for review at the time of subdivision review. The motion died. Further discussion continued with the board having concerns about the street connectivity being a site plan issue rather than a rezoning issue. Don Hyatt made a second motion to forward to Council for approval with three conditions: modify the minimum lot size in Somerset from 14,000 to 16,000 sq. ft., remove conditions #6 and #7 that relate to the lotting of buffers within the setbacks and that the plans would come back to the Planning and Zoning Board at the time of subdivision review, Carla Sadtler seconded the motion. The board voted 8-1 with Wally Dawson having the dissenting vote.

E.

03-Rez-06. Heartland Rezoning: Application of Jerry Turner and Associates for Heartland Durham Cary Limited Partnership to rezone property from Planned Employment Center Conditional Use to Residential Multi-Family Conditional Use. The proposal would allow for a maximum of 350 multi-family units. More details on the proposal can be obtained from the Cary Planning Department during regular business hours. The property contains approximately 36.95 acres and is located just southwest of Highway 55; and north of Panther Creek PUD. Said property is more particularly described as Wake County Pin number: 0735481928 (portion of).

 

Ervin Portman made a motion to forward to Council for approval, which was seconded by Wally Dawson. The board voted 9-0, unanimously.

Item 6

For Information:

A.

Monthly Construction Activity Reports

B.

Monthly Site and Subdivision Plan Approvals

Item 7

New/Old Business:

Item 8

Adjournment:

Mr. Yerha adjourned the meeting at 10:55 p.m.