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PUBLIC HEARINGS CONCERNING ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE APPLICATIONS, MARCH 14, 1989
BEADLE, LEIGH
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, March
14, 1989 at 7:30 p.m in the County Administration Building at
102 East Front Street in Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present were Mr. Lloyd Stewart, Chairman, Mr. Bill Shaw,
Vice Chairman, Mr. Rudy Collins, Mr. Mack Reid Hudson, and Mr.
Mayo Smith. Also present were Mr. Dallas Pope, County Manager,
Carla Stephens, Planning Supervisor, Greg Wilder, Planner, Emily
Pennington, Recording Secretary, and several citizens of the
county representing the Zoning Change applications.
Mr. Stewart called the meeting to order and Bill Shaw gave the
invocation. Mr. Stewart explained the purpose and procedure of
each hearing. The following applications were considered at the
public hearing:
7ONTNG CHANGE REQUESTS:
1. Beadle, Leigh, P., From RA -40 Zoning District to Industrial
Zoning District, Neill's Creek Township, S.R. 2015 - Mr.
Stewart called the Beadle hearing to order and Carla
Stephens discussed the facts of the application. Mr. Frank
Lanier, attorney for Mr. Beadle and co -owner of the
property, requested that the application be withdrawn from
consideration by the board. Mr. Lanier stated that Mr.
Beadle intended to pursue other options. Mr. Glenn
Johnson, county attorney, stated that the application should
be heard by the board, as citizens from the county were
present to make comments. Mr. Beadle addressed the board
and briefly gave them his reasons for applying for the
zoning change request. Mr. Donald Spence, an employee of
Mr. Beadle's, spoke in favor of the zoning change request.
Several citizens opposed the Beadle zoning change arguing
that the road could not support an industry. Jim Johnson,
attorney from Dunn, represented a group of citizens who
opposed the zoning change. Mr. Johnson felt the zoning
change constituted spot zoning and that it would cause
problems for the surrounding residential neighborhood.
The following citizens spoke in opposition to the zoning
change request:
1. Benny Lee
2. Jim Johnson, Attorney for adjoining property
owners: Dr. William R. Sorrell, Benny Lee, Rose
Barefoot, Johnnie Lee Gholizadek
3. Denny Lee
Mr. Stewart closed the Beadle public hearing.
GODWIN, GLENN 2. Godwin, Glenn H., From RA -40 Zoning District to RA -20M
Zoning District, Grove Township, U.S. 421 - Mr. Stewart
called the Godwin hearing to order and Carla Stephens
discussed the facts of the application. Ms. Stephens
explained to the Board of Commissioners that Mr. Godwin
wanted to change his request from RA -20M to RA -20R. Mr.
Glenn Johnson, county attorney, stated that the request
should be considered as it was noted on the application.
The commissioners then entertained comments on the zoning
change from an RA -40 to RA -20M zoning district. Mr. Godwin
represented the application and requested that his
application be withdrawn from consideration by the board.
Mr. Glenn Johnson, county attorney, stated that the
application should be heard by the board, as citizens from
the county were present to make comments. Mr. Marshall
Woodall, attorney for B. B. Parker, objected to
consideration of the change from RA -40 to RA20R. Further,
Mr. Woodall argued that the zoning change would not be
consistent with the surrounding area.
Mr. Stewart closed the Godwin public hearing.
JOHNSON, 3. Johnson, James A., From RA -30 Zoning District to RA -20M
JAMES A. Zoning District - Mr. Stewart called the Johnson hearing to
order and Carla Stephens discussed the facts of the
application. Ms. Stephens explained to the Board of
Commissioners that Mr. Johnson wanted to change his request
from RA -20M to RA -20R. Mr. Glenn Johnson, county attorney,
stated that the request should be considered as it was noted
on the application. The commissioners then entertained
comments' on the zoning change from an RA -40 to RA -20M
zoning district. Mr. Johnson represented the application
and requested that his application be withdrawn from
consideration by the board. Mr. Glenn Johnson, county
attorney, stated that the application should be heard by the
board, as citizens from the county were present to make
comments. The following citizens were opposed to the
request: Those citizens were:
1. Felton Cook
2. Marshall Woodall, attorney for Gwen Cook
3. Judy Price
Mr. Stewart closed the Johnson public hearing.
There being no further business, the public hearings were
adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Vanessa W. Young, Clerk