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MINUTES
MAY 11, 1981
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session
on Monday, May 11, 1981, at 7:30 P.M., Superior Courtroom, Orange County
Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners present: Commissioner Anne Barnes, Chair, and Com-
missioners Norman Gustaveson, Norman Walker, Richard.Whitted and Oon
4Ji11 hoit.
Commissioners absent: None.
The purpose o.f the meeting was to allow Mr.•Hazard.as.well..as:chose opposed ~o
the location of, the Midway Airport and Industrial Park the opportunity to
uresent their views, and to have a Board work session on the proposed Zonin;
Ordinance, Land Use Plan and Atlas now before the County.
Commissioner Barnes presided and welcomed the audience to the
meeting. She announced the public hearing scheduled on the Land Use
Plan for June 4, 1981, and said those speaking tonight would be permitted
twenty minutes for each presentation, those for and those opposed would be
permitted forty minutes total.
Mr. Fred Hazard: Presented a slide show of the site in question and said
he would like the area to be zoned industrial; as it stands presently the
airport would be non-conforming.
~':-. ~.obert Farrington: NC Wing of the Civil Air Patrol: Said the Civil
Air Patrol endorses this airport.
Mr. Bob Cheshire: President of the Stonebrook hlcmeowner's Association:
Said this subdivision presently had sane problems with low-flying planes
and voiced some concern over potential noise from the proposed airport.
h1r. Y.en Medley: Pilots' Association: Stated his personal opinion that
the economic-social impact of the airport at this site was favorable and
zoning was needed to produce a good airport.
This was the conclusion of those speaking favorably of the site for
Midway Airport.
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Commissioner Barnes told the audience that in the absence of a zoning
ordinance for Orange County, Mr, Hazard had applied for a building permit
and received it. She noted that between 2 to 3 years work had gone into
the proposed zoning ordinance which would zone the area aSricultural~
residential and that was the plan presently before the Board. Com-
' missioner Barnes said decisions would "be made in a planning context."
Commissioner Barnes recognized those opposed to the location of the
° Midway Airport and Industrial Park.
° Mr. John Kizer: Resident of Bingham Township: He spoke as a representative
of homeowners in the area who are opposed to the airport location in their
• Township, (For a copy of Mr. Kizer's remarks, see page 4f this
• book.)
dr. Logan Irvin: Noted the probable impact the airport and industrial park
would have on the resevoir proposed for Cane Creek.
Mr. Wilson: Noted concerns of low flying planes and noise.
` Mr. Watts Hill, Jr „ of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce:
Presented the Board with a copy of the Resolution passed by the Chamber of
Commerce and same remarks endorsed by the Chamber (For a copy of both the
° Resolution and Mr. Hi11's comments, see page of this book).
Commissioner Barnes thanked those who had attended and those who
spoke at the meeting; she invited them to remain for the work session.
Commissioner Walker left the meeting before the work session began.
I~ Commissioner Whitted asked Mr. Polatty, Planning pirector, if those
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establishments which would be non-conforming under the proposed zoning ord-
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~ finance had been notified of their status should the ordinance be passed
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as presented; Mr. Polatty was unsure. Corr~nissioner Whitted requested all
such establishments be notified of their non-conforming status.
~ The Board asked Mr. Polatt to .
y get mare airport criteria and to be
as specific as possible without being too limiting.
Mr. Polatty noted that the Planning Board recommended June 15 for a ~--
Public Hearing on the Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Willhoi.t moved to
i have the public hearing on the Zoning Ordinance on July 7, 1981, Com-
missioner Gustaveson moved to have the public hearing on June 29; motion
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died far lack of a second. Commissioner Whitted seconded Commissioner ldillhoit's
motion-' Vote: Ayes, 3 (Gommissioners Gustaveson, Whitted and ldillhoit); noes,
1 (Corranissioner Barnes). Motion carried.
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There being no Further discussion, Commissioner Barnes declared the
meeting adjourned.
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