Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

All right, you guys ready? Let's do it. You guys ready? All right, let's do it.

All right, we're going to call the uh December 15th, 2025 planning board meeting to order. Uh looks like we got quum by the skin of our teeth. So, if we will stand for the pledge. to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

All right, we will move into item 2, approval of the minutes from the November 17th, 2025 planning board meeting. uh everybody had a chance to review those and if they have is there any questions, comments, concerns or corrections? If none of those, I will take a motion. I move they be approved as written. Second. Got a motion by Jay and a second by Nolan. Any further discussion? All in favor? I opposed. That motion carries.

All right. At this time, we will move into the public hearings portion of the agenda. Um, public hearings are a time for petitioners to present requests and for the public to state their concerns and voice opinions in favor of or in opposition to these requests. If you intend to speak, please make sure that you have signed in at the public hearing signin sheet at the podium. Please clearly state your name and address and whether you are for or against the request on the record. Please limit your comments to only three minutes in order for all that want to speak to be heard in a timely manner. We'll move into item 3A which is an item that was tabled from the previous meeting. Amendment zoning map amendment Penny Allen New Horizon Academy 7601 Perforoy Road pin 0666795819 ReZ 2025-13. Further information provided by staff.

Thank you Mr. Chair. Good evening board. Uh the petitioners have made a request to staff that this uh consideration be tabled to the February 16th, 2026 planning board meeting in order to allow more time for a traffic impact analysis to be completed based on feedback from last month's planning board. Okay. So they've got a request for us to table it. Um then we want to make a motion to honor that. So moved. Second. Got a motion by Nolan, second by Barbara. Any discussion before we vote? All in favor? I all opposed.

That motion carries. We will move into uh actually I would like to recuse myself from it agenda item 4 a zoning map amendment the Curry Engineering Group PLC 1212 Rogers Road PIN 0665355634 REZ 2025-08. All right. A motion to recuse Andy Petty from discussion and action for zoning map amendment the Curry Engineering Group PLLC 1212 Rogers Road P 0665355634 RAZ-2025-08 and I need a second. All right, all those in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion carries. All right. So, we'll move into public hearing item 4A, zoning map amendment. The Curry Engineering Group, PLLC 1212 Rogers Road, pin 0665355634, RAZ-2025-08. I think I'm missing a page here. You just say further information. Oh, yeah. Further information provided by staff. Sorry, that was missing from my my

That's all right. Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Um, I am submitting the agenda abstract and supporting documents into the official record of the town. Second item before you tonight is RAZ 202508. It is a resoning requested by the Curry Engineering Group at 1212 Rogers Road. That's pin number 0665 3556434. The resoning is a total of 11.57 acres from the residential agricultural zoning district to the research late industrial conditional zoning district and the corridor commercial conditional zoning district. Staff recommend staff recommends approval of the proposed zoning map amendment as it is reasonable and in the best interest of the public for the following reasons. Number one, the requested zoning map amendment is consistent with the 2040 community vision land use plan classification of suburban office. Number two, the requested zoning district supports the LUP's policy 2.6, encourage commercial development. Number three, the requested zoning district supports the LUP's policy 4.1, manage future growth and development in accordance with the priority infrastructure investments areas map. Number four, the requested zoning district supports the LUP's policy 6.4, promote manufacturing and build a competitive advantage for FUA verina within the state and region. Number five, the requested zoning district supports the LUP's policy 7.2, encourage transitional uses and intensities in and around project boundaries. And lastly, number six, the proposed conditions offered as part of the petition align with the goals of the 2040 land use plan and effectively plan for the site's future development potential. Um, the petitioner is here tonight and I am also available to answer any questions.

Awesome. Does board have any questions for staff before we open the hearing? Thank you. All right, we'll open up the public hearing at this time. Do we have anybody signed up to speak for? Yep. If you want to come up here, Don.

Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the board. My name is Don Curry with Curry Engineering Group here in Fugquway Vina, 205 South Fugquway Avenue. Uh we appreciate the opportunity to be in front of you and and appreciate your consideration for this uh reasonzoning and and thanks to staff for their presentation. Um this is something we've been working on with staff since uh since July of this year. So we've gone through a few different iterations and um had several conversations about this and I think we're at a really good a really good place for it. I like where we're at with the with the resoning. Um we've also had a couple of neighborhood meetings um about this project. uh Mr. Collins and Mr. Walters were both uh attended those meetings and um had some good feedback from them and we've taken those their concerns into account and incorporated some changes to our resoning and to our conditions as a result of those conversations. Uh and I think the reasoning is is better for it. Um as uh staff outlined u this project is in the best interest of the town. This project is consistent with the land use plan. Um it is uh the reasonzoning that we're proposing the RLI and the CC both of which are are conditional zone districts um are consistent with that lane use plan um of suburban office um and the conditions we're offering um and I think this is important uh are really really hone in on uh the town's land use plan economic development policy um and the the conditions and the the uses that we're proposing. for these zoning districts both for the RLI and the CC uh are really focused on meeting those needs with the economic development policy. Um we have a number of conditions on the on the property um most of which have to do with buffers and setbacks. We're above and beyond the

setbacks that are required for this uh zoning district for these both of these zoning districts. Um, we also have a number of uh of permitted [snorts] uses and when we submit a resoning, we list the permitted uses, but what's probably more important is uh what's not included in those permitted uses. So, we took a lot of time going through the the uses for RLI and CC both and eliminated a lot of uses um that we feel just weren't very compatible with the neighbors. Um, and we worked through those uses with with the attendees of the neighborhood meeting. Um, and the even with the RLI district, we eliminated uses that we felt were not compatible um with the with the context with the surrounding uses and really focus in on more commercial uh type uses even within the RLI. certainly within the CC which is commercial anyway but even with the CC we eliminate a lot of conditions or a lot of uses rather that uh could otherwise be undesirable. Um so CC is a pretty broad category. We tried to narrow it down and be a little more specific uh with what those uses are uh considering um some of the neighboring uses especially the residential to the to the west and to the north. Um long term we're surrounded by suburban office land use plan and um and uh CAC I believe it is uh community activity center. So um what we're proposing is very consistent with that even even in the long term. So we really think it's a it's a good use. Um we're excited about it. One of the the the primary tenants of the property is a is a long-standing fugquway business has been in here for since the 50s probably. Um, so a very long time and u they're excited about being on this property, being in being in town. So um, again, we appreciate your consideration. I'm glad to answer

any questions you might have or if any anybody from the audience has questions as this public hearing progresses. More than happy to answer those questions and talk through more details. Anybody have anything for the petitioner? While we have them, you're good to go. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. We have anybody else signed up? Um, we do. Uh, we have Mike Rosselli, unless he has anything to add. No. Okay. And then Craig Glass. Nothing. Okay. That's all we have.

Is there anybody that would like to speak but did not get a chance to sign up? All right. Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing at this time and bring it back to the board. Is there any questions, comments, discussion the board? I don't have anything or a motion.

All right. I'll make a motion to recommend approval of the RAZ 202508 zoning map amendment for 1212 Rogers Road from residential agriculture zoning district to the research light industrial conditional zoning district and corridor commercial conditional zoning district as it is reasonable in the best interest of the public for the reasons identified by staff. Second. Got a motion by Jane, a second by Barbara. All those in favor indicate by saying I. I. Any oppose? All right, I'll hand it back to you, Andy. Thank you. [clears throat] Easy one. [laughter]

We'll move into We're done with public hearings. So, we go into other business. Item 5A, preliminary subdivision plat Betts Farm Estate Subdivision SubP 2025-03. Purpose of this agenda item is to consider a preliminary subdivision plat submitted by Underfoot Engineering for the Bets Farm Estate Subdivision located at 1210 Phelps West Road. Further information provided by staff.

Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the board. Um, I'd like to submit the agenda abstract and supporting documentation into the official record of the town. Um, just some some quick highlights for the proposed subdivision. This is a proposed preliminary subdivision for Betts Farm Estates located at 1210 West or Phelps West Road. Um, on a little bit more than 7.6 acres in the residential medium density conditional zoning district. The conditional zoning district goes all the way back to 2004 with case number ZP 15-04. Uh the subdivision plat proposes 16 or sorry 13 single family lots with a minimum lot width of 70 ft. They are providing a minimum lot width of just or almost 77 feet. Um they are meeting the minimum lot size provided and providing an average lot size of 10,598 square feet. Um they're also proposing [clears throat] to uh they're proposing about 45% of the gross project area or 3.45 acres as open space. Um and 5.1% of the acreage will be will be common green open space at just under point4 acres. Um access to the project will be provided via Phelps West Road. Um they will be making any necessary rightway improvements as part of this development. uh utilities, public water and sewer are available to serve the development. Um but annexation will be required prior to the prior to the approval of any utility allocation and the construction drawings um of for the project. So any if you'all have any questions if you have an answer them?

Any questions for Josh? Thank you. You're off the hook. Sweet. All right. We have any questions, concerns, motions? Move to recommend approval of the Bets Farm Estates preliminary subdivision plat sub PR2025-03 as presented. Recommended. Second. Got a motion by Nolan. Second by Barbara. All we all know we're voting on. All right. All in favor? I. All opposed. That motion carries too. Now we get into item 5B, recognition of planning board member me. [laughter] Further information provided by staff. Felt weird to read my own name.

Sorry. Yeah, not much you can do it. We probably should have sent that one to Nolan. We just have a little plaque here for Andy to um doesn't even begin to say thank you for the time and dedication that you have given this board since 2018. You served as a a member, a vice chair and chair. Um, and we really truly appreciate your luckily with your engineering background, you've gotten some really good perspective, some good ideas. Um, and just the fact that you you you've shown up and you've really been committed to your volunteer time and that means a lot to to staff that you've been willing to serve the community. So, I want to say thank you.

It's been it's been fun. It's time for somebody else to have some opinions. Thank you. All right. Item 6A, planning staff report. Purpose of this agenda item is to receive information on the disposition of the planning board's recommendation since the town board of commissioners since the November 17th, 2025 planning board meeting. Given that they haven't had any, it was pretty good little report to read. All right, Barbara, one last time. It's your time to shine. Motion to adjurnn. Got a motion to adjurnn and a second. All in favor? I I. All toes.