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ip <br /> SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE <br /> LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND THE <br /> LEE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> GORDON WICKER ROOM <br /> 106 HILLCREST DRIVE <br /> SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 <br /> OCTOBER 21, 2019 <br /> The Special Joint Meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners and the Lee County <br /> Planning Board convened at 5:00 P.M. in the Gordon Wicker Conference Room, First Floor, Lee <br /> County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. <br /> Commissioners present when the meeting was called to order were Amy M. Dalrymple, Robert T. <br /> Reives, Cameron W. Sharpe, and Kirk D. Smith. Commissioners Arianna Del Palazzo, Kevin C. <br /> Dodson, and Dr. Andre Knecht were absent at the time the meeting began. Staff in attendance <br /> included County Manager John Crumpton, County Attorney Whitney Parrish and Deputy County <br /> Attorney/Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble. Commissioner Andre Knecht arrived during the joint <br /> meeting. <br /> I. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Chair Dalrymple called the meeting to order. <br /> III. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING A PROPOSED AIRPORT OVERLAY <br /> DISTRICT. <br /> Bob Heuts, Executive Director of the Raleigh Executive Jetport delivered a presentation, <br /> along with a consultant, entitled "Protecting the Airport and Our Future." The area around the <br /> airport remains largely rural. A master plan has been created to project how the airport may be <br /> impacted in the next 20 years. The master plan for the airport is a strategic plan that creates a <br /> blueprint for development by planning out the needs of the existing facility. The majority of the <br /> properties in the area are zoned residential agriculture while a few are zoned heavy industrial. <br /> Residential Agriculture zoning permits development of one unit per acre. The proposal for the <br /> overlay district is to limit density development to one unit for every five acres with some exceptions. <br /> Following two public meetings that were held over the course of a year, feedback from property <br /> owners in the area resulted in a modification to the proposal. The modification allows for up to six <br /> lots at one unit per acre or, if they have enough property to create a 30-foot wide easement, it <br /> would allow for up to three lots off of the easement. While the overlay district is intended to allow <br /> for expansion of the airport, it is also intended to mitigate noise nuisance caused by air traffic <br /> impacting surrounding property owners. Planning and Community Development Director Marshall <br /> Downey answered questions from both Boards. No action was taken. <br /> IV. ADJOURNMENT <br /> With no further business to come before the Board, Commissioner Sharpe <br /> moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br /> Page 112 <br />