2014-05-29 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, MAY 29, 2014 PAGE 86
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting on Thursday, May
29, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. in the Harrell Conference Room at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230
Government Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present: Chairman Woody White; Vice-Chair Beth Dawson; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield,
Jr.; and Commissioner Thomas Wolfe. Commissioner Brian Berger was absent.
Staff present: County Attorney Wanda M. Copley; County Manager Chris Coudriet; and Deputy Clerk to
the Board Teresa P. Elmore.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman White called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the
meeting is to review and discuss the Board’s June 2, 2014, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board reviewed
the following items with discussion as noted:
Consent Agenda Item 1 – Approval of Minutes.
Consent Agenda Item 2 – Appointment of Voting Delegate to the National Association of Counties’
2014 Annual Conference.
Vice-Chair Dawson volunteered to be the voting delegate as she was attending the
Conference. Commissioner Wolfe agreed to be the alternate.
Consent Agenda Item 3 – Adoption of a Resolution to Accept the Garner Economics Target Analysis
Report.
Vice-Chair Dawson requested removal of the item from the Consent Agenda in order to discuss in open
session at Monday’s meeting.County Manager Coudriet stated that the resolution is an acknowledgement of
receiving the Economics Target Analysis Report from Garner Economics, LLC and does not imply that the
Commissioners are adopting any specific set of policies or strategies. The Board agreed to move this item to the
Regular Agenda.
Consent Agenda Item 4 – Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Wrightsville Beach.
Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman presented the request for the Board’s consideration to enter into
an interlocal agreement with the Town of Wrightsville Beach for recycling collection services. Existing staff will be
utilized for this service, with no additional positions necessary. The cost to service the Wrightsville Beach site is
included in the Environmental Management Department's FY14-15 budget request.
Consent Agenda Item 5 – Adoption of Resolution to Dispose of Surplus Property.
Consent Agenda Item 6 – Acceptance of April 2014 Tax Collection Reports.
Consent Agenda Item 7 – Approval of New Hanover County Board of Education General Fund
Amendment #9.
Consent Agenda Item 8 – Approval of North Carolina Education Lottery Applications for 2014-15
Capital Construction Project
. In response to questions about the expense for Veterans Park, Superintendent Tim
Markley of New Hanover County Schools explained that the 13-year old Cooling Tower needs to be replaced at
Murray Middle and Ashley High Schools.
Consent Agenda Item 9 – Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendments.
Regular Agenda Item 10 – Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval to Submit a Joint
Application with the City of Wilmington to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
for 2014 Funding from the U.S. Department of Justice
.
Regular Agenda Item 11 – Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Recommended Budget.
Regular Agenda Item 12 – Consideration of Resolutions Relating to a New Hanover County School
Bond Issue.
Regular Agenda Item 13 – Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by ACI Pine Ridge, LLC to
Develop a Mixed Use Development on a 37.9 Acre Parcel Located at the 100 Block of Porters Neck Road.
Planning and Inspections Director Chris O’Keefe reminded the Commissioners that this item was continued from
the March 10, 2014 Board meeting where no one from the public spoke in support of the request with three people
speaking in opposition citing concerns about traffic congestion and runoff into the nearby wetlands. The
continuance was based on the observation that some of the plans and documents submitted as part of the application
were not in compliance with 21 NCAC 56.1103 Standard Certification Requirements regarding treatment of
engineering documents. The applicant has provided updated materials with notes and certifications and would
respond to questions on the traffic impact study.
Regular Agenda Item 14 – Public Hearing and Consideration of Request by Staff to Amend the
Following Sections of the Zoning Ordinance to Address Regulations Regarding Industrial Uses and Special
Use Permits. (A-416, 1/14/)
Planning and Inspections Director Chris O’Keefe provided an overview of the
following amendments:
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
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Add Section 13: Calculation of Time
Amend Section 23: Definitions
Amend Section 50: Table of Permitted Uses
Amend Section 44: Extension or Enlargement of Non-Conforming Situations
Amend Section 53: Review of External Effects
Amend Section 71: Special Use Permits Issued by the Board of County Commissioners
In order to allow staff to adequately plan and manage workload and to assure that proposed timelines for
application review can be met prior to the application deadline, staff recommends the following amendments be
included with the recommendation by the Planning Board:
No later than five days after the application deadline.
In the event an application is submitted prior to the application deadline and the applicant wishes for
the application to be reviewed for completeness, a request for such review shall be submitted in writing
to the Planning and Inspections Director. The Planning and Inspections Director will evaluate the
request based on staff availability. If the request is granted, then the Planning and Inspections Director
shall arrange for the timely review of the application.
Planning and Inspections Director O’Keefe reiterated that the proposed amendments will not alter the
current manufacturing business requirements and that the language does not weaken or strengthen the current
requirements. The greatest benefit will be the list of permitted uses, which would allow the "Target Industries" to
locate in a broader range of districts without obtaining a special use permit.
Regular Agenda Item – 15 – Consideration of Urban Services Boundary: Establishing an Exception
Policy.
Planning and Inspections Director Chris O’Keefe provided an overview of the following recommended
policy:
The New Hanover County Land Use Plan, which guides development in the unincorporated county, has an
Urban Services Boundary that is intended to define the limits for new water and sewer extension. This
policy was part of the land use plan approved in 2006, which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners
and approved by the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC). Additionally, at the creation of the Cape Fear
Public Utility Authority, the interlocal agreement defined an expectation the authority will comply with the
Urban Services Boundary.
As it stands, there is no process for granting an exception to the Urban Services Boundary. Should an
exception process be determined appropriate, the land use plan must be revised to offer an exception to the
Urban Services Boundary. As with any revision to the adopted land use plan, an exception policy must go
through the Planning Board and a public hearing, on to the Board of Commissioners for a public hearing,
and then if it’s approved by the Board to either the CRC or to the executive secretary of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources for approval. CRC or secretarial approval is determined by the scope
of the change, i.e., minor or major. A minor change can be heard and determined by the secretary. A
major change can only be heard and determined by the CRC.
After a brief discussion, Staff was instructed to provide the Land Classification Map showing the Urban
Service Boundary and the certified CAMA Land Use Plan at Monday’s meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa P. Elmore
Deputy Clerk to the Board