Town of Maggie Valley

Special Call Planning Board Meeting

November 3, 2004

Minutes

Members Present: Chairman Patricia Tilley, Billy Brede, and Richard Pierce

Staff Present: Town Clerk Vickie Best

Others Present: Danny Blitch

Meeting Called to Order

Chairman Tilley called the special call meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday November 3, 2004 in the Town Hall Boardroom. The purpose of the special call meeting is to review a plat submitted by Mr. Danny Blitch for a subdivision located off Moody Farm Road commonly known as Nanny Patch Cove.

Excerpt from Planning Board Meeting held May 5, 2004

Zoning of Danny Blitch Property off Moody Farm Road

Mr. Danny Blitch has requested his property be zoned R3. Mr. Blitch intends to split the property into six lots for single-family homes. The lots would more than meet the R3 standards with the closest zoning districts being C1 and R2. Mr. Henson gave a positive recommendation to the zoning request.

Alderman Taylor spoke from the floor stressing the importance of zoning and the impact that zoning has when someone is selling a business or home.

Alderman Taylor owns a home on Teague’s Loop. The area has been zoned Commercial 1 because of road frontage off US-276. A contract to purchase was secured but when the proposed buyer went for his loan package, the appraiser could not do a residential appraisal on a commercially zoned property. Thus, the interest rate and down payment would increase. Alderman Taylor asked that the board members give careful consideration before zoning property because the impact is significant.

BASED ON MR. HENSON’S RECOMMENDATION MS. LYONS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBDIVISION PLAT AS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO THE 25-FEET SETBACK FROM THE TOP OF THE CREEK BANK.

MR. PINTER SECONDED THE MOTION.

MOTION CARRIED.

MS. LYONS MADE A MOTION TO ZONE THE DANNY BLITCH PROPERTY R3.

MR. PINTER SECONDED THE MOTION.

MOTION CARRIED.

The Planning Board members explained that it is their desire to have an appearance committee to work with developers and advise the planning board. The appearance committee will advise and approve landscaping designs.

Mr. Blitch explained that he would have landscaping at the entrance and possibly in the middle of the cul-de-sac. All utilities will be underground and the road will be paved.

The following items were discussed during the plat review process.

• Paved roads should be shown in the title block to include the width.
• Name of street should be shown
• The delineation of the road should be shown on the actual plat and “gravel road” should be removed.
• Wording should be added stating utility connections will be made in accordance with the Maggie Valley Sewer Use Ordinance and the Maggie Valley Sanitary District guidelines.
• Landscape buffers must be shown on drawing.
• Entrance sign with landscaping shown on plat.
• Note block should include underground utilities and should show revision date

The twenty-five feet vegetative buffer is calculated from the top of the creek bank.

MR. BREDE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAJOR SUBDIVISION CONTINGENT ON THE REVISIONS DISCUSSED TO BE REVISED, TO BE SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON NOVEMBER 9, 2004

MR. PIERCE SECONDED THE MOTION.

MOTION CARRIED.

Mr. Blitch will bring the final plat for approval on November 9, 2004.

ON MOTION BY MR. BREDE, SECONDED BY MR. PIERCE, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:15 P.M.

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Patricia Tilley, Chairman

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Vickie Best, CMC, Town Clerk