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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 196802058001( 7 PAGE 96 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 5, 1968 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Monday, February 5, 1968 in regular session. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Ira A. Ward and Henry S. Walker. Members Absent: Commissioner Carl M. Smith. - Due to the absence of the clerk, S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk, read the minutes of the January meetings. Same were approved by the Board. The following road petitions were received and the clerk was instructed to forward same to the State Highway Commission. They were: SR #1368, SR #1139, Edgewood Street (located off SR 1916), Luther Clayton Road and Tower Road - off Jones Ferry Road, and Road #1340. Harry Palmer of the Research Triangel Regional Planning Commission and Tyson Clayton, County Zoning Officer, presented to the Board the recommendations of the County Planning Board, said recommendations being adopted after the public hearing held on December 28, 1967. Dr. 0. David Garvin, District Health Officer, gave his approval of the proposed recommendations subject, however, to the proper administrative coordination and the overall implications. Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and unanimously adopted, Section 6.2 of the County Zoning Ordinance is to be amended as follows: Section 6.2 Minimum Lot Size 6.2.1 Lots served by both municipal or other community water and sewerage systems shall have a minumum size of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. 6.2.2 Lots not served by both municipal or other community water and sewerage systems shall have a minimum size of one (1) acre (except as provided in Section 11.3), provided, however, that this minimum may be reduced to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet only where the Orange County Planning Board shall determine the following facts: 6.2.2.1 That a soil survey of the proposed lot or lots has been conducted and an interpretation prepared by the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, its designed representative or other authority acceptable to the Orange County Planning Board. 6.2.2.2 That the soil survey and interpretation shall show the following: (1) That there is an adequate area of suitable soils with a percolation rate of not less than 2 inches per hour for sewage absorption on each proposed lot. (2) That said absorption area shall not exceed fifteen (15) per cent in slope. (3) That hard rock is at least seven (7) feet below the bottoms of the filter trenches in the absorption area. (4) That the water table is at least seven (7) feet below the bottoms of the filter trenches in the absorption area. Note: These are interim provisions intended to serve until a complete soil survey of Chapel Hill Township can be accomplished. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and unanimously adopted that the Board would accept the recommendations of the County Planning Board and would amend Section 12.1 lines 14-16 of the County Zoning Ordinance Section 12.1 (Page 15, Lines 14-16) P. 15, Section 12.1, lines 14-16 to be changed from "One calendar year must elapse before any member may be appointed for a subsecuent term of office" to "One calendar year must elapse before any member may be appointed for a subsecuent term of office, except that the one and two year appointees to the original Board may be re-appointed for one additional term." BOOK 7 PACE 97 W. H. Turner, of Chapel Hill Township, had requested that his property be rezoned from a residential area to a general commercial area. The County Zoning Officer advised the Board that the Planning Board recommended that this request be denied. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Ray, it was moved and unanimously adopted, that the request of W. H. Turner as to the rezoning of his property be denied. Commissioner Ward advised the Board of the resignation of Harry Palmer as Census Tract Key Person from the Census Tract Committee. Mr. Palmer cited as his reason for resigning this position the fact that he was leaving the Research Triangle Regional Commission. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted, that Mark Burnham, of the Regional Planning Commission staff, be named to replace Harry Palmer, as Census Key Tract Person on the Census Tract Committee. Lawrence Alley, consulting engineer for the Water and Sewerage project being built near Mebane, advised the Board that this project should be completed and in operation in about two weeks. Mr. Alley recommended that change order number one relative to the overflow pressure relief valve be changed. In order to make this change in the overflow valve at the 300,000 gallon tank the cost would be approximately $685.00. Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, the consulting engineer was authorized to proceed with the change of the pressure relief overflow valve. Dr. 0. David Garvin, District Health Officer, advised the Board that he had been contacted by interested citizens relative to a Family Planning Clinic which would be located in the Northside Community Center Building. Dr. Garvin stated that this clinic would not need personnel from the district health department staff as volunteer professional help is presently available, the clinic however, needs some funding for supplies. Dr. Garvin recuested that the District Health Department be permitted to provide the needed supplies as the approximate cost of same will be only $215.00 and the establishment of the clinic would provide a wider scope in the family planning program which is currently being presented by his department. Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Ward, Dr. 0. David Garvin, District Health Officer, was authorized to proceed with the establishment of a family planning clinic and also authorized to fund this program in the way of needed supplies. --?-Wiley Perry, secretary of the Orange Alamance Water System, Inc., and Lawrence Alley, consulting engineer for said corporation, filed with the Board a map designating their planned water facilities. After inspection of the map it became apparent that the planned ten inch (10") water line from the water plant to the main storage tank was adequate for present residential use but the ten inch (10'!) line would be inadequate for industrial growth in the designated area. The consulting engineer advised the Board that in order to increase the water line size from a ten inch (10") line to a twelve inch (1211) line along the approximate 22,000 foot distance from the water plant to the water tank the cost would be $27,000.00. Discussion ensued concerning the request of the Orange Alamance Water Systems, Inc. Upon-motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted,that the County Attorney and the County Administrator prepare a suitable financial agreement between Orange County and the Orange-Alamance Water Systems, Inc, which would allow the corporation to increase their proposed water line from a ten ifth (10") line to a twelve inch (12") line and to further provide some method whereby the County would recover its initial investment of $27,000.00 over a period of years. C. W. Davis and G. A. Brown, Orange County's representatives on the North Central Carolina Piedmont Resources Conservation and Development Program of North Carolina, presented by laws and area committees and projected programs relative to the activities of this committee and they advised the Board that the State Department was assigning a coordinator for the proposed program and that this coordinator would maintain an office in Graham, North Carolina. Chairman Bennett directed that the papers presented by the representatives of the Resources Conservation and Development Committee be filed with the recorder of this meeting. BOUK 7 PAGE 98 Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Ward, it was moved and unanimously adopted, that the road beginning at Orange Grove and runs southeast to Calvander and terminates at this point and being further designated as SR #1177 be named Dairyland Road. The clerk was instructed to advise the North Carolina State Highwa Commission of the action taken by the Board of Commissioners in the naming of SR 1177. The County Administrator presented to the Board a right of way agreement dated February 1, 1968 from Orange County to Duke Power Company. This agreement was for the purpose of constructing a power line to the health center. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Ward, it was i moved and adopted, that the Chairman of the Board be authorized to sign said right of way agreement. Chairman Bennett informed the Board that due to a request from the State Board of Health the public hearing set for February 14, 1968 relative to the establishment of the Dogwood Acres Sanitary District had been deferred. The reasons cited by the State Board of Health was that objections to the holding of this public hearing had been filed with the State Department and that time was needed to investigate the situation prior to the holding of a public hearing. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Ward, it was moved and adopted,that Chairman Bennett was authorized to sign the Blind Aid Grants received from the Welfare Department. Commissioner Ray recommended that the County Welfare Board be permitted to join a State Association comprised of County Welfare Board members. Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the Orange County Welfare Board would be permitted to join the North Carolina County Welfare Board Association. Commissioner Ray advised the Board that some citizens were interested in creating a rescue squad and a civil defense program for the County. It was suggested that Commissioner Ray make an investigation in order to determine the extent of the interest and to see if he could develop a program for the operation of a rescue squad and a civil defense program. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Ray, it was moved and adopted, that W. David Bell, Smith Level Road, Carrboro, North Carolina be appointed to fill the unexpired term of J. S. Wearn on the Carrboro Planning Board. Said term would expire on April 18, 1969. There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was adjourned. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 9, 1968 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Thursday, February 9, 1968 near the property owned by Landmark Investment Company in Chapel Hill Township. Members Present, Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. Members Absent: Commissioner Carl M. Smith. Ed Swindell, Durham County Manager, Durham County Board members Scarborough and Easley, Gerald Strickland and Ed Cradle, Surveyors for the Durham-Orange boundary line were present. This meeting was called for the purpose of discussing with members of the Durham County Board of Commissioners and the Durham County Manager the problem which existed relative to the Durham-Orange County boundary line. Discussion ensued concerning survey points along a proposed line which intersects Highway 85, Mt. Sinai Road, Curlee Road and Highway 15-501.