C/AMESTOANN Town of Jamestown Planning Board Welcome tot the Townd of Jamestown Planning Board meeting. We appreciate your interest and we encourage, public participation. in our meeting. Your comments are important to our decision making process. Please note that there will be opportunities during the meeting forj you to address the Board members. The first opportunity will come ift there isap public hearing ont the agenda, when the Chairman declares the hearing openf for comment. Thes second opportunity to address the Board will come neart the end oft the agenda when the Chairman willi inquire ifanyone wishes to address ther members oft the Board. Anyone addressing the Boardy will approach the podium; givey yourf first and last name and your complete physical address. Comments may bel limited to three minutes. TO: FROM: RE: Planning Board Members Matthew Johnson, AICP- Director of Planning Monday, August 12, 2019-6:30 PM Jamestown Town Hall, Council Chambers Regular Meeting Items on the agenda: 1. Callt to Order - Sarah Glanville, Chair of the Planning Board 2. Roll Call-Matthew Johnson, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Planning 3. Approval of minutes from. July 8, 2019, meeting - Sarah Glanville, Chair of the Planning Board 4. Selection of one additional member of the Planning Board to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee - Sarah Glanville, Chair of the Planning Board 5. Discussion: Steering Committee roles and responsibilities- Matthew Johnson, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Planning . Public Hearings: Procedure: Staff will present the case tot the Board, followed by commentary) from the applicant. The Chair will open the public hearing and request to hear from both those inj favor and those opposed. lfyou wish toc address the Board during the, public hearing, please come tot the podium and: state your name and address for the record. Speakers may have up to3 minutes to address the Board. Please note, this is not a time for dialogue or discussion and the Board may or may note engage with you att this time, even if direct questions are asked. Once the public hearing is closed, no one mays speak on the issue unless specifically requested by the Board Chair. A. N/A Ifyoua are unable to attend this meeting, please call the Town Clerk at 336-454-1138 7. Public Comment Period: Procedure: The Board Chair will ask the Town Clerki if anyone has signed up tos speak tot the Board. Itis advisable that ifyouv wish to address the Board that yous seet the Town Clerk prior to thes start of the meeting. Oncey youl have been recognized by the Chair, please come tot the podium and: state your name and address fort ther record. Speakers may have up tos 3 minutes to address the Board. Pleaser note, this isr not at timej for dialogue or discussion and the Board may or may note engage with you, eveni ifdirect questions are asked. 8. Adjourn 9. Next regularly: scheduled meeting willl be September 16, 2019, at 6:30pm in the Council Chambers. This isa change in date from our regularlys scheduled meeting. Ify you are unable to attend this meeting, please call the Town Clerk at 336-454-1138 WORKING AGENDA Items on the agenda: 1. CALLTOORDER Welcome tot the August 12, 2019, regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting. In order to allow all attendees to be able to hear Board business, Iwould ask that at this time, members of the board and the audience please sety your cell phones to "SILENT". As ar reminder, there are generally two opportunities for the public to address the Board. One will be during the "PUBLIC COMMENT" portion of the agenda. Speakers during that portion of the meeting will be limited to 3 minutes pers speaker and are requested to sign up to speak with the Town Clerk at this time. The other opportunity will be during any" "PUBLIC HEARING". Speakers in a "PUBLIC HEARING" will be asked to keep their comments brief and must speak to the topic being considered. Thank you. 2. ROLLCALL Sarah Glanville Art Wise Eddie Oakley Ed Stafford Russ Walker Richard Newbill, ETJ Steve Monroe, ETJ Robert Lichauer, ETJ Sherrie Richmond, ETJ Rebecca Rayborn, Council Rep. Present Absent 3. Approval of Minutes: July 8, 2019, regular meeting - Sarah Glanville, Chair of the Planning a. Request from Staff: Staff requests approval of minutes from. July 8, 2019, regular Board meeting as presented. i. Motion: ii. Second: ii. VOTE: 4. Selection of one additional member oft the Planning Board to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee -Sarah Glanville, Chair of the Planning Board Ifyou are unable to attend this meeting, please call the Town Clerk at 336-454-1138 a. Request volunteer whoi is willing to serve on the committee. Service will be approximately 18 months and will require a number of meetings, generally during the day (typically will cover 11am-2pm with provision ofl lunch by the Town). Some evening meetings willl be required as well. 5. Discussion: Steering Committee roles and responsibilities - Matthew Johnson, Assistant Town Manager/Director of Planning 6. Public Hearings A. N/A 7. Public Comment a. Reminder from Board Chair to audience: The Board Chair will ask the Town Clerk if anyone has signed up to speak to the Board. Itis advisable that ify you wish to address the Board that) you: see the Town Clerk prior to the start oft the meeting. Once you have been recognized. by the Chair, please come to the podium and state your name and address fort the record. Speakers may have up to 3 minutes to address the Board. Please note, this is not a time for dialogue or discussion and the Board may or may not engage with you, even if direct questions are asked. 8. Adjourn a. Motion to adjorn: 0. Second: VOTE: 9. Next regularly scheduled meeting willl be September 16, 2019, at 6:30pm int the Council Chambers. Thisi is a change in datei from our regularly scheduled meeting. Ifyou are unable to attend this meeting, please call the Town Clerk at 336-454-1138 Chair Sarah Glanville. Town Manager Kenneth C.Cole Town Attorney Beth Koonce Planning Board Members Art Wise, Vice Chair Eddie Oakley EdStafford Russ Walker Richard Newbill, ETJ Steve Monroe, ETJ Robert Lichauer, ETJ Sherrie Richmond, ETJ Rebecca Rayborn, Council Representative CYAMESTONN TOWN OF. JAMESTOWN AGENDA ITEM ITEMABSTRACT: Approval of minutes from the July 8, 2019 meeting AGENDAITEM#: INFORMATIONONLY 3 CONSENT AGENDAI ITEM MEETING DATE: August 12, 2019 DEPARTMENT: Administration SUMMARY: ACTIONITEM ESTIMATEDTIME FORD DISCUSSION: 5 minutes CONTACT PERSON: Katie McBride, Town Clerk Minutes from the. July 8, 2019 Planning Board meeting ATTACHMENTS: Minutes from the. July 8th Planning Board meeting RECOMMENDATIONACTIONNEDED: Staff recommends the approval oft the minutes from the July 8, 2019 meeting BUDGETARYI IMPACT: N/A SUGGESTED MOTION: Planning Board Member makes ar motion to approvelamend minutes from the. July 8th Planning Board meeting. FOLLOWUPA ACTIONNEEDED: P.O. Box 848 . Jamestown, North Carolina 27282 Tel:(336)454-1138 e Fax: (336)886-3504 Board Planning Meeting July8 8, 2019 6:30 pm Civic Center Minutes & General Account DMFT Planning Board Members Present: Sarah Glanville, Chair; Art Wise, Vice Chair; Eddie Oakley, Ed Stafford, Russ Walker, Richard Newbill (ETJ), Steve Monroe (ET), Robert Lichauer (ETJ), & Sherrie Richmond (ETJ) Council Member Representative: Rebecca Mann Rayborn Staff Present: Kenny Cole, Matthew Johnson, Katie McBride, & Beth Koonce, Town Attorney. Visitors Present: John Capes, Vernon Queen, Connie Queen, Renee Nichols, Harriet Hall, Charles Starkey, Dari Starkey, Rebecca MacLeod, Fred Plunkett, Richard Glover, Jon Morris, Owen Morris, Susan Stringer, Pam Burgess, JoAnn Currie, Larry Currie, Danielle Herron, Lori Herron, Sam Herron, Tracie Grant, Dave Kame, Ken Wallmeyer, Michael Young, Elizabeth Van Horn, Tammy Salyards, & Rich Salyards. Call to Order- Glanville called the meeting to order. She requested that a Planning Board Member make a motion to recess and relocate to the Civic Center in order to accommodate the size of the audience. Wise made a motion to recess and relocate to the Civic Center of Town Hall. Monroe made as second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. The Planning Board mmediately relocated to the Civic Center. Wise made a motion to resume the. July gth Planning Board meeting. Lichauer made a second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Roll Call-. Johnson took roll call as follows: Sarah Glanville- Present Art Wise- Present Eddie Oakley- Present Ed Stafford- Present Russ Walker- Present Richard Newbill- Present Steve Monroe- Present Robert Lichauer- Present Sherrie Richmond- Present Rebecca Mann Rayborn- Present Approval of minutes from the June 10, 2019 meeting- Stafford made a motion to approve the minutes from the. June 10th meeting. Wise made a second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Discussion: Update on Comprehensive Plan Request for Qualifications (RFQ)- Johnson stated that the Town Council had adopted the annual budget at their. June 18" meeting. He noted that funding for an 1 DAFT update to the Town's Comprehensive (Comp) Plan was included in the budget. He explained that the Comp Plan was ap planning tool which helped guide the decision-making process for the Planning Board and Town Council. He said that it was time for the plan to be updated, and that he would like to begin the process. He noted that staff had prepared al Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Planning Board to review. He said that he would like to starta advertising the RFQ within the next couple of weeks with the Board's approval. Lichauer made a motion to approve the advertising of the RFQ. Monroe made a second to the motion. The Selection of four Planning Board Members to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee- Johnson stated that a Steering Committee would be formed to assist with the Comp Plan update. He said that staff would like to have two regular Planning Board Members and two Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Planning Board Members volunteer to serve on the Committee. He also encouraged citizens that were interested in serving to apply. Johnson noted that all applicants would be approved by Council before being appointed to the Committee. He requested that two regular Members and two ETJ Planning Board Members discussed the expectations of the Steering Committee Members with. Johnson. Eddie Oakley, Steve Monroe, and! Sherrie Richmond volunteered to serve on the Committee. Wise made ar motion to nominate Oakley, Monroe, and Richmond to serve on the Comp Plan Steering Committee. Lichauer made a second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Public Hearing: LDO Text Amendment Request to amend Article 3 "Definitions" as it relates to the definition of "Limited Agriculture"- Johnson stated that he received an anonymous complaint about trash and odor coming from the property at 2216 Guilford College Road. He drove by the property and confirmed that there was a large pile of rubbish in the yard.. Johnson went to the door to speak with the owners about the issue. As he approached the door, he observed an enclosed fence that housed several pigs. Johnson sent the property owner notice of the citations. He requested that the trash be removed within ten days and that the pigs be rehomed within 30 days.. Johnson stated that the rubbish was removed in the allotted time, but the owners requested an extension to rehome the pigs. They were granted an additional 60 days to remove the pigs from their property. The property Owner, Lori Herron, attended the Mays 211 Town Council meeting andi requested that Council allow her to keep the pigs. They encouraged her to apply fora an Johnson noted that Herron submitted a request for a text amendment. Ifa approved, the amendment would allow anybody in areas zoned as single-family residential, residential Main Street transitional, and agricultural to keep an unlimited number of pigs as long as they were each 300 Ibs or less. Johnson said that most municipalities do not allow citizens to keep "miniature" or "potbellied" pigs within their limits. He stated that when pigs were allowed, municipalities typically limited them to two per property. Johnson stated that staff recommended that the Planning Board deny the text amendment as written. He also requested that the Planning Board make a recommendation to Council to allow staff to rewrite the amendment in a way that would better define the requirements of keeping potbellied pigsi in residentially motion passed by unanimous vote. members volunteer to serve on the Committee. amendment to the Land Development Ordinance. owneda areas. 2 CAFT Planning Board Members discussed the details of the text amendment and potential repercussions ofi its approval with. Johnson. Glanville called Lori Herron forward to speak about the proposed amendment. Herron stated that she was seeking to clarify that miniature pigs were not livestock. She said that she did not consider her pigs as livestock and that she never intended to have so many. The family had ten pigs in total. Herron stated that she considered them to be her pets. She distributed pictures and information differentiating potbellied pigs from farm pigs to the Planning Board. She noted that she took very good care Glanville opened the public hearing to anyone that would like to speak for or against the amendment. Renee Nichols, 909 Fairidge Drive Nichols stated that she began gathering information about the request when she became aware of the amendment. She said that she had: seen the story about Herron and her pigs on the local news. She stated Herron had claimed that the pigs were emotional support animals. However, it was her responsibility to check the local ordinances in order to ensure that the animals were Sam Herron- Herron stated that Lori Herron was his mother. He noted that the pigs were pets and that the family did not consider them as livestock. He stated that the pigs were buried when they died. Herron said that that the pigs did get dirty, but they were cleaned when necessary. He added that the family loved Tracie Grant, High Point- Grant said that she was friends with the Herron family. She stated that the family's pigs were not livestock. She gave a picture of the pigs to the Planning Board Members. Grant noted that the Herron family took really good care oft the pigs and that they had all been spayed or neutered. She said that the pigs were pets, and that she had even: stopped eating pork because of her positive interactions with Dave Kame, 200 Arlington Drive- Kame said that hel had lived in. Jamestown for over twenty years. He stated that he had owned german shepherds for years, but he would never have twelve of them. He added that he would also never expect his neighbors to understand that he loved all twelve. He submitted. a letter to the Planning Board that had been written by Lori Herron. Kame noted that it was an emotional plea. He said that his property was adjacent to the Herron's property, and he highlighted the negative impacts that had Charles Starkey, 202 Arlington Drive- Starkey said that his property was adjacent to Lori Herron's property. He stated that he and his wife were pet owners and appreciated her love of animals. Starkey noted that he was not opposed to people having potbellied pigs as pets. However, he believed that the text amendment was overly broad and could potentially lead to problems in the Town of. Jamestown. He said that the Elizabeth Van Horn, 604 Thornwood Road- Van Horn stated that she did not believe anyone was questioning Lori Herron's love for her animals. However, she saw a video on the news and that the animals were pigs whether the family wanted to call them livestock or not. She was concerned about the environment and stated that the ordinances were in place to protect all citizens. She encouraged the Planning Board to limit the number of pigs and to use ordinances from other municipalities for guidance. oft the pigs and that they were emotional support animals. allowed within the local jurisdiction. them dearly. them. resulted from living next to ten pigs. ordinance needed to be balanced between the needs and wants of all citizens. 3 LAFT Fred Plunkett, 204 Edwards Lane- Plunkett said that he owned an undeveloped property behind Lori Herron's home. He stated that someone could potentially have a hog farm if the amendment allowed an unlimited number of pigs. He noted the nuisance factor for nearby residents and the potential negative impacts on their property value. Plunkett added that the amendment would affect more areas than just the Susan Stringer, 607 Thornwood- Stringer stated that there was a letter in the Planning Board's packet that came from a website that allowed people to purchase letters for emotional support animals. She said that there was a note at the bottom oft the letter that said that ity was the patient's responsibility to ensure that local ordinances allowed certain animals. Stringer stated that she owned a business and that she made sure that everything was in compliance before opening her store. She added that she did not understand why the family had not read the ordinances before adopting the pigs. She was also concerned about potential health hazards and lessened property values that may result from having that many pigs. Rich Salyards, 105 Potter Drive- Salyards said that he did not know the Herron family and did not want them to take anything personally. He said that he had lived in Town for twenty-seven years. He noted that he would not want his neighbors to have ponies, pigs, cows, llamas, etc. Salyards added that making an exception would be a slippery slope. He said that he understood how the Herron family felt about their animals, but he would not want that many pigs next to his home. He stated that he hoped the Planning Richard Glover, 108 Bramble Drive- Glover: stated that he owned the property that was adjacent to the Herron's home. He noted that he was not the person that filed the initial complaint, but that the Herron's property stayed in a state of disrepair. Glover added that the pigs did not make matters any better. He stated that he did not live at the property, but he did rent it out to tenants. He said that the Herron's Glanville asked ift there was anyone else that would like to speak. There was no one. Glanville closed the public hearing and opened the floor to the Planning Board Members for discussion. Monroe asked. Johnson if he saw restrictions on the number of potbellied pigs allowed by other municipalities while doing research on the issue. Johnson stated that most of the municipalities limited the number of pigs to two per property. He also noted that he thought it would be beneficial for the Planning Board to allow staff to rewrite the amendment so that it would encompass thei issue of potbellied pigs Herron's property. He requested that the Planning Board deny the amendment. Board voted against the amendment. property negatively impacted his ability to find quality people to lease to. along with limitations on other types of animals. Glanville asked ift there was any more discussion. There was none. Lichauer made a motion to deny the amendment and recommend that the Town Council send it back to staff so that the amendment could be rewritten. Richmond made a second to motion. McBride took a roll call vote as follows: Ed Stafford- Aye Eddie Oakley- Aye Russ Walker- Aye Art Wise- Aye 4 DAFT Richard Newbill- Aye Robert Lichauer- Aye Sherrie Richmond- Aye Steve Monroe- Aye The motion passed by unanimous vote. Stafford made thet following motion: "Imake a motion that the proposed: zoning amendment be rejected based on the following: 1. The proposed zoning amendment is not consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan of the Town of. Jamestown. The Planning Board finds that the proposed zoning amendment is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan because it does not carefully balance individual property rights with 2. The proposed zoning amendment is not reasonable. The Planning Board considers the proposed A. The report of the Town staff finding the proposed zoning amendment to be unreasonable is B. The Board further finds that the proposed zoning amendment is unreasonable because it would allow for unlimited number of pigs up to 3001 Ibs to be kept on residentially zoned 3. The proposed zoning amendment is not in the public interest. The Board considers the proposed A. The report of the Town staff finding the proposed zoning amendment to be against the B. The Board further finds that the proposed zoning amendment is against the public interest because the keeping of an unlimited number of pigs on a residentially zoned property could infringe upon the rights of neighboring property owners who may consider such use the good oft the whole community (Policy 1.15). zoning amendment to be unreasonable because: adopted by reference. properties. zoning amendment to be against the public interest because: public interest is adopted by reference. agricultural in nature. " Walker made a second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Public Comment Period- Nobody signed up. Johnson requested to reschedule the Planning Board's regularly scheduled meeting from September 9tn to Stafford made a motion to change the Planning Board's September meeting date from September 9th to September 16". Oakley made a second to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Adjournment- Wise made a motion to adjourn. Lichauer made a second to the motion. The motion passed September16". by unanimous vote. The meeting ended at 7:44 pm. 5 Chair Sarah Glanville Town! Manager Kenneth C.Cole Town Attorney Beth Koonce Planning Board Members Art Wise, Vice Chair Eddie Oakley Eds Stafford Russ Walker Richard Newbill, ETJ Steve Monroe, ETJ Robert Lichauer, ETJ Sherrie Richmond, ETJ Rebecca Rayborn, CouncilF Representative OAMIESTONVN: TOWN OF JAMESTOWN AGENDA ITEM ITEMABSTRACT: Selection ofr members for Comp Plan Steering Committee AGENDAITEM#: INFORMATION ONLY ESTIMATEDTIME FOR DISCUSSION: 10min. 4 CONSENT AGENDAI ITEM MEETINGI DATE: August 12, 2019 DEPARTMENT: Planning SUMMARY: ACTIONI ITEM CONTACTE PERSON: Matthew Johnson, Dir. of Planning Staff will request the recommendation: of one additional volunteer from the Planning Board ( for at total of2r regular members and 2 ETJ members) to serve ont this extremely important committee. At this time, we are anticipating a service time of approximately 18 months with frequent meetings during the day over the course oft the project. Typically, the meetings will stretch between 11am- 2pm and will include lunch provided by the Town. Those members who are selected tor represent the Planning Board will be presented tot the Town Council for their approval anda appointment tot the steering committee. ATTACHMENTS: RECOMMENDATONACTON NEEDED: Recommend one additional "regular" member tot the Town Council for appointment. BUDGETARY IMPACT: N/A SUGGESTEDMOTION: Move to recommend appointment of XXXXXX" to serve as a member oft the Comp Plan Steering Committee. OLOWUPACTONNED:D: P.O. Box 848 . Jamestown, North Carolina 27282 Tel: (336) 454-1138 . 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