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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Special Meeting
(Presentation of Highway 87 Corridor Study)
April 25, 2001
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday, April
25, 2001, in the County Administration Building, 102 East Front Street, Lillington, North
Carolina.
• Members resent: Teddy J. Byrd, Chairman
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Beatrice Bailey Hill, Vice Chairman
Dan B. Andrews
Tim McNeill
Commissioner Titchener was absent.
Staff present: Neil Emory, County Manager
Wm. A. (Tony) Wilder, Assistant County Manager
Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board
George Jackson, Planning Director
Planning Department staff members
Chairman Byrd called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
Neil Emory, County Manager, provided opening comments and called on George
Jackson, Planning Director, for presentation of the Highway 87 Corridor Study.
Mr. Jackson presented the executive summary of the study and stated that the Planning
Board had reviewed the final draft of the study and have approved it. (Attachment 1)
• Jason Epley, Planner, North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Community
Assistance, presented a video of the Olivia area and several maps showing existing
zoning and land uses as well as recommended changes in the Land Use Plan so it will
correspond with current zoning in the area. The recommended changes promote quality
development along the Highway 87 Corridor to provide needed services in this rural area.
Community meetings will be scheduled to present the Highway 87 Corridor Study and
receive input from citizens.
There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners special
meeting, April 25, 2001, duly adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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Tedd . Byrd, airman
Kay S. lanchard, Clerk to the Board
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Attachment 1.
Executive Summa
Over the past year, the Harnett County Planning Board with the technical assistance of the
North Carolina Department of Commerce's Division of Community Assistance in
Fayetteville has studied the existing development issues along the NC Hwy 87 corridor
from the Lee County Boundary to the Cumberland County Boundary. This report contains
the research and recommended actions of the Planning Board to be considered by the
Harnett County Board of Commissioner's for their study and consideration.
The report uncovered several findings and issues with the following highlights listed below.
The roadway will be widened to 4 lanes with a grassed median from
Cumberland County to Hickman Road (approx. 1.2 miles south of Olivia
Station).
The roadway will be widened to 5 lanes from Hickman Road to Lee County.
Five signal lights ("stop lights") are scheduled with a sixth light possible.
Nearly 80%'of the workers within the corridor commuted outside of the
county to work according to the 1990 Census. This number may be higher
now.
-.Q�r Approximately 52% of the existing land use fronting the roadway is
agricultural, 19% residential, and 17% military, and 5.7% commercial.
.0;�. 55% of the land fronting the roadway is zoned residential RA-20R, while 21 %
is zoned commercial.
Carolina lakes sewer plant will be expanded to 1 million GPD in the next 3 to
5 years, however, it is unlikely that the entire corridor will be served within the
next 10 years.
. Many scenic views and wetlands exist along the highway corridor.
The management of access to the roadway will be a key determinant of
safety, appearance and overall functioning of the corridor.
As a result of the research contained in the report the Planning Board has adopted the
following goals:
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GOAL 2. Protect and preserve rural landscape along the undeveloped and environmentally
sensitive areas of the corridor through limited access and provisions for preserving
woodlands and vegetative growth along these portions of the corridor.
GOAL 3. Encourage residential and commercial development standards along the corridor that
will preserve the existing landscape providing attractive entrances or "gateways" into
the county.
GOAL 4. Encourage commercial (nonresidential) development that promotes safe traffic patterns
through shared access lateral access (access management) and parking
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