Town of Holly Springs
Board of Commissioners Continued
Meeting
Thursday, July 25, 2002
MINUTES
The Holly
Springs Town Board of Commissioners met in special-called session on Thursday,
July 25, 2002 in the fellowship hall at the United Methodist Church, located at
108 Avent Ferry Road. Mayor Dick Sears
presided, calling the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. A quorum was established as the mayor and
four board members were present as the meeting opened.
Board of
Commissioners Members Present: Commissioners Steve
Tedder, John Schifano, Chet VanFossen and Hank Dickson and Mayor Sears.
Board
Members Absent:
Commissioner Peter Atwell
Planning Board Members Present: Glenn Myrto, Lisa Martin, Jonathan Gibbons.
Board of Adjustment Members Present:
Wallace Ponder, Ernestine Corbin, Cynthia Gibbons, Julie Woodcock.
UDO Steering Committee Members
Present: Bill Shankle.
Commercial Corridor Growth Committee
Members Present: John Wood, Larry ONeal, Richard Gallo.
Staff
Members Present:
Carl G. Dean, town manager; Chuck Simmons, assistant town manager; Linda
Harper, deputy town clerk; Stephanie Sudano, director of engineering; Kendra
Thompson, senior engineer; Derek Baker, engineering technician; Rodney
Campbell, lead development inspector/plans reviewer; Jennifer Mizelle, director
of economic development; Gina Bobber, director of planning and zoning; Alysia
Bailey, town planner; Preston Short, code enforcement officer and Beth Trautz,
administrative assistant; Cindy Ostman, administrative assistant; and Len
Bradley, parks and recreation director.
The purpose
of the meeting was to hold a Unified Development Ordinance workshop. Ms. Bobber introduced Eugene Valanzano the
consultant from Baker & Daniels, 600 E 96th Street, Suite 600,
Indianapolis, IN 46240, who presented the proposed Unified Development
Ordinance.
Mr.
Valanzano presented a power point presentation and in that presentation, he
summarized the following topics:
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UDO
philosophy;
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Implementation
of plan;
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Residential
districts;
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Commercial
districts;
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Industrial
districts;
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Other
districts;
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Quality
development;
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Basic
standards for single family and multifamily residential developments;
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Basic
standards for commercial/mixed use, neighborhood village and town village, and
industrial;
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Primary
building materials and features;
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Landscaping
perimeter yards, 100 increments requirement, and types of landscaping
designs, (type A-open, type B-semi opaque and type C-opaque), plant unit value;
interior parking areas; foundation screening;
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Signs,
content neutral and sign zones; prohibited signs;
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Lighting
fixture types;
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Flexibility
of the UDO; allows residential development incentives, alternate development
standards, waivers and expanded accessory use provision for commercial/mixed
use and industrial;
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Residential
development incentives; lot size reductions, maximum density;
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Architectural
and site design regulations and waivers;
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Implementation
of waivers; findings for waivers;
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Accessory
uses;
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No
unreasonable burden;
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Combined review procedures;
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Powers
delegated;
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Decision
matrix;
Board
members asked questions about the proposed Unified Development Ordinance, and
there were discussion between staff and Mr. Valanzano. Ms. Bobber reviewed the schedule of adoption
of the UDO and Zoning Map.
Following
directions given at the UDO workshop, the Planning Director will make
adjustments to the proposed UDO for presentation at a public hearing on the
final adoption of the UDO.
Adjournment There being no further business
for the evening, the July 25, 2002 UDO workshop of the Holly Springs Board of
Commissioners, Planning Board, Board of Adjustments, UDO Steering Committee and
Commercial Corridor Growth Committee was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted on Tuesday, August 6, 2002,
______________________________
Linda R.
Harper, Deputy Town Clerk