1984-08-23 Special Meeting
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MINUTES OF CONTINUED MEETING, AUGUST 21, 1984 (CONTINUED)
ADJOURNMENT (CONTINUED)
Chairman Gottovi adjourned the meeting at 1:05 o'clock P.M.
~.p p~e(ctfullY submitted,
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Lucie F. Smith, Clerk
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 23, 1984
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met in Special
Session with the New Hanover County Planning Commission on
Thursday, August 23, 1984, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. in the Assembly
Room, 320 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were: Commissioners Jonathan Barfield, Sr.;
Donald P. Blake; Nolan O'Neal; Claud O'Shields, Jr.; Chairman,
Karen E. Gottovi; County Manager, G. Felix Cooper; County
Attorney, Robert W. Pope; and Clerk to the Board, Lucie F. Smith.
Members present from the Planning Commission were: Dr.
James C. Sabella; Ms. Kay Sebian; Mr. James Whitted; and Mr. John
R. Sawyer.
Chairman Gottovi called the meeting to order welcoming
members of the Planning Commission stating the Special Meeting
had been called for discussion of establishing a Conservation
Zoning District.
DISCUSSION OF CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT
Planning Director Hayes gave background information on the
purpose of a Conservation Zoning District for protection of
important environmental and cultural resources in the County.
Planner David Weaver discussed the following conservation
resource areas in New Hanover County emphasizing the values of
different areas; the sensitivity of areas to be developed; and
the frequency of occurrence of areas in the County:
l~ Secondary Aquifer Recharge Area
2. Primary Aquifer Recharge Area
3. Important Archaeological and Historical Sites
4. Primary Nursery Area
The Planning Commission and County Commissioners were
requested to place priorities on the conservation areas that need
to be better controlled and managed with future development. The
following areas were located on a map and discussed:
Upland Communities
Longleaf pine - Turkey oak Woodlands
Mixed Pine-Hardwood Forest
Pine Forest
Hardwood Forest
Wetland Communities
Swamp Forest
pocosin (including white cedar swamp)
Savannah
Ponds (Natural)
Fresh Marsh
Brackish Marsh
Open Tidal Water (Fresh, brackish saline)
Maritime Communities
Barrier Island - Beach Complex (including dunes)
Maritime Shrub Thicket
Salt Marsh
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 23, 1984 (CONTINUED)
DISCUSSION OF CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT (CONTINUED)
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Anthropogenic Communities
Pine Plantation
Dredged Material Deposits
Agricultural Land
Successional Land (Reverted)
Utility Corridors
Urban-Developed Lam.
Impoundments and Lagoons
Ruderal Land
Planning Director Hayes passed out a sheet showing the
various areas requesting members of the Board of Commissioners
and Planning Commission to fill out the form ranking each item
according to their priority. After completion, the forms were
collected and compiled reflecting the main areas of concern.
BREAK
Chairman Gottovi recessed the Special Meeting for a break
from 8:30 o'clock P.M. to 9:15 o'clock P.M.
DISCUSSION OF CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT (CONTINUED)
After a lengthy period of questions and answers by members
present, the following items were rated and given priority:
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1. Primary Acquifer Recharge Areas
2. Secondary Acquifer Recharge Areas
3. Primary Nursery Areas
4. Salt Marsh
5. Barrier Island Beach Complex
6. Natural Animal and Plant Areas of Special
Significance.
After further discussion, it was the consensus of the
Commissioners to have the Planning Commission and Planning
Department to study the priorti zed items and prepare an
Ordinance for approval at another meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner
to ad j ourn the
UNANIMOUSLY.
Barfield MOVED, SECONDED by Commisisoner O'Neal
meeting. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED
Chairman Gottovi adjourned the Special Meeting at 9:50
o'clock P.M. thanking the members of the Planning Commission for
attending and giving of their time to such an important issue.
Respectfully submitted,
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'il= F. Smith
Cle,rk
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