JACKSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD  MINUTES  Date: April 13, 2017 Time Begin: 6:00 p.m. Time End: 7:29 p.m. Members Scott Baker Kirk Stephens Jeremy Hyatt Vickey Wade Others Present: Mike Poston, Planning Director John. Jeleniewski, Senior Planner Heather Baker, County Attorney Caroline Edmonds, Planner 1 Shelby Cook, Administrative Assistant Alec Stillwell, Walter Ashe Project Engineer Joan Stillwell, property owner Mary Triplette, Jackson County resident Call to Order and Quorum Check Approval oft the Agenda motion andi it carried unanimously. Approval of the Minutes and carried unanimously. Public Comment location.  Location: Jackson County Department on Aging, Heritage Room  Present Absent X X  Present Absent X X  Present Absent X X X  Keven Hawkins Bonnie Claxton X X Ken Brown X Jim Mincey  Steven Johannessen Scott Ogle X Julie Painter  Chairman Scott Baker called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and a quorum was present.  Steve Johannessen made a motion to approve the agenda with no changes or additions. Scott Ogle seconded the Kirk. Stephens made a motion to approve the minutes from. March. 2nd, 2017. Steve. Johannessen seconded the motion Mary Triplette Mary lives in the Walter Ashe Road community. Shel has no specific questions or comments at this time, but is interested in learning more about the Walter. Ashe development since she lives sO close to its proposed  Old Business: Walter. Ashe subdivision review  John Jeleniewski gave the staff report originally presented at the January 12th meeting for the proposed development on 174 Walter Ashe Road in Sylva (PIN 7641-55-9250). This property is not located in a zoned jurisdiction, a designated flood hazard area, protected watershed, or on aj protected: ridge. Thej proposed development will consist of31 buildings, ai total of 108 dwelling units, and 216 bedrooms. John's staff report addressed ordinance related issues in Sections 28-66 and 28-192, such as open space and construction requirements. Comments from the Jackson County Building Inspections Department included notes about fire safety and handicap parking. At the. January 12th meeting, the Planning Board carried a motion to require as second set of concept plans and a landscape plan from the applicant. Alec Stillwell with Stillwell Engineering has submitted a revised site and grading plan and a conceptual site improvements plan. In his response letter to the review notes he made the  following comments:  Revised site and grading plan shows open areas  1    Final erosion control plans are not being completed at this time Revised plans show an added turn-around int thel building "C" parking lot  Wheelchair ramp locations shall be determined upon building entrylexit points once final architectural "Notes" section in revised plans states that all slopes greater than 20 ft. in vertical height shall have Due to existing site grade restraints and location, a leveling area has been made to the extent possible to Travel-way has been increased to 27'i in the section ofr road which contains less than 90i ft. radii Driveway permits willl be applied for from NCDOT upon completion ofarchitectural drawings Landscape plans cannot be completed until final architectural drawings are complete  plans are complete    enhanced engineering stability measures comply with the ordinance  Final architectural plans are not being completed at this time  Final construction plans may still be some time down the road. The purpose oft the application submittal is to establish compliance with the Jackson County subdivision ordinances as they apply to site, grading, and Reasonable recommendations can be made at thel board's discretion. Scott Baker inquired about screening for adjacent properties and downward-facing peripheral lighting. There will be existing vegetation left on the Keven. Hawkins made a motion to approve the proposed Walter. Ashe development with the condition that the applicant shall submit final landscape plans and. site construction plans for approval at their completion. Downward, facing lights are recommended as reasonable. Steve Johannessen seconded the motion and it carried  stormwater requirements.  property that may be used for screening.  unanimously. Staff willl keep the Planning Board updated when al landscape plan is submitted.  New Business: Comp Plan update  Mike Poston presented a PowerPoint on the final draft of Jackson County's Land Use Plan 2040. In addition to information about the update process, the plan includes county demographics, individual communities, and 10 planning elements: education, public health, infrastructure, natural resources, cultural resources, economic development, housing, transportation, recreation, and land use. To go with the Land Use Plan, there is an Action Plant toi reiterate goals, list action items, set time-frames, andi identify lead agencies and partners. A Steering Committee was: formed in 2014, when they began research on each ofthe 10j planning elements. The Steering Committee was divided into sub-committees for each chapter. They formed goals and objectives and brought them back to the Steering Committee as a whole for review. Using those goals and objectives, the Action Plan was put together to create ai timeline and break-down the goals into ai realistic implementation schedule. Five public meetings were held in Sylva, Cashiers, Tuckasegee, Qualla, and Savannah to receive feedback from the public. Planning staff received 65 comments in total, and the Steering Committee refined the plan based on those Jim Mincey suggested an addition to the chapter on infrastructure to include Haywood Electric as a utility Bonnie Claxton made ai motion to recommend the approval oft the. Jackson County. Land Use Plan with the addition of Haywood. Electric to. Infrastructure. Jim Mincey seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Staff will email thel board when the comp plan is to gol before thel Board of Commissioners: for approval. With no: further business to discuss, Chairman Scott Baker adjourned the meeting at' 7:29 p.m.  comments to complete thei final draft. provider in Jackson County.  Adjournment Submitted by: DAlhlbE Shelby] LeQureCook, Administrative. Assistant- - Planning  Approved by: KONEL Scott] Baker, Chairman  2