September 23rd, 2026, the special
meeting of the Eden Town Council to
order. I apologize for starting a few
minutes [clears throat] late. We have a
few technical difficulties up here which
we have taken care of. Um the first
matter is uh consideration of approval
of a 2026 community waste reduction and
recycling grant. And we've got David
Meyers here and also uh Corey Gooden to
help us explain uh more about that.
Evening council.
>> Sorry, I have a cough, so I do have a
cough drop in.
>> Um, so this grant here would be our
third grant for recycling. Um, you know,
our recycling program started December
of 2023. Um, so this is for $30,000 to
help with a skid steer to help load um
the recycle into the trailer. Um, and
the one we currently use is about 25
years old. you know, dealing with all
that trash. You can imagine the the
shape that it's in. Um, you know, this
will go for our 26 27 budget. Um, the
town had to spend about $40,000 to get
that 30, but that'll be something we
budget uh come our our new budget in
July.
>> So, and it's it's much much needed, I
can promise you. So,
>> our um
what was it tons per month or whatever,
has that increased?
>> Uh, I was looking at it right before I
came here. You know, I think we were the
first year around 190. We were around
181,000 tons this time and this year
we're already at 50,000 tons.
>> So, I I see it going up. U we just did
our last recycle grant. We got
dumpsters, we got recycle carts, you
know, a lot of education material. So,
we're seeing a lot more um involvement
from the community. Um and now with the
dumpsters, we got, you know, commercial
properties.
citizens know what ways do you
>> sometimes it depends on issue with that
>> we still get calls so
>> okay any more questions um it sounds
like uh we need it and I'd rather get it
when we have some money available to
help as opposed to waiting and it break
down and have to act out of desperation
and not have $30,000 to help us. So
those are my thoughts on sir
>> any more comments? I just need to thank
them for continuing to go after these
things, too.
>> Yeah.
» Go.
>> Okay. Um, I'll entertain a motion to
approve this grant as described.
>> So, move.
>> Second.
>> Okay. We got a motion, a second. All in
favor of the town approving this grant
as described by David Myers with please
indicate by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed? Thank you, David.
>> Thank you. Let's see.
>> So, next we move to uh a series of
public hearings, and I need to open the
public hearing for the five agenda items
that are on um the agenda. So, I declare
the public uh hearing for these
purposes. So, opened. The first matter
that before us is a public hearing in
case [clears throat] number RZ26-01
which is an application for John Larry
sellers
requesting to reszone property located
at 706 Northam Street North Oak Street
from R5 residential to R3 residential.
The affected um property is also
identified as pin number
7805-20-81-5589.
Before um we proceed on this uh hearing,
uh Councilman Sellers, is a matter of
procedure we need to discuss?
>> Yes. Uh Mayor Hi, I'd move to recuse
myself um from any hearings uh involving
my direct family members. And the law
reads if a direct family member is
involved, it's mandatory that um Mr.
Celis make make that notification to us
and we would also need to vote on his
request to recuse himself from this
matter.
>> Move, ma'am.
>> All right, we got a motion. Do we have a
second?
>> Second.
>> Okay, we got a motion to second. All in
favor of Councilman Sersh recusing
himself from this particular hearing,
please signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Okay. Thank you for letting
us know that.
Okay. The way uh we run these things,
first there's a presentation of staff
reports and uh Dwayne Wilton, will you
come forward?
There's a lot of paperwork to go around.
So, the applicant u Mr. Sellers um is
seeking to reszone uh property located
at 706 North Oak Street to R5 from R5 to
R3. Um in your packet you will have the
map showing uh the specific location. Um
and the existing zoning R5 minimum lot
size 5,000 minimum lot width 50. Uh lot
coverage is limited to 60%. Uh recently
uh council has uh approved the R3 zoning
district uh which um would require
minimum lot size of 3,000 square feet,
minimum lot width of 30, lot curvage of
60 and building height of 35. Um both
are uh in the proposed land use
classification is identified as medium
to high density residential.
uh in the uh medium to high residential
uh it occupies about 20% of the town's
planning jurisdiction uh and if you
remember uh R3 was uh for you know to
help with affordable housing I think is
the old calls but also for infield
development uh and to help with uh um
the the infill on lots that are already
non-conforming and to bring these lots
into a more conforming status and
putting restrictions kind of on how it
can be developed. So uh public utilities
um properties in the corporate limits um
it is uh located within the town
protective service provided by the
police department. Uh it's subject
properties located on Oak and East Hick
Street. Uh physical characteristics at
this point is vacant land. Um the
aftermission parcels of the applicant
seeks reszoning uh from R5 to R3.
[clears throat] Resoning request may be
considered appropriate given the
compatibility of the surrounding
residential properties and the intended
purpose of the parcel as single family
uh detached dwellings. Um the potential
reasonzoning of this parcel R3
residential is consistent with future
land use uh map designation for medium
to high density residential areas.
So, uh, please be aware that the
reszoning of this project, uh, this
property will will permit all uses
permanent R3, uh, residential as list in
the town of Edon's, uh, unified
development ordinance.
Grant, if granted, the reasoning
requests, property owners will continue
to have to comply with all the
regulations included within the town of
Edon's unified development ordinance.
Uh, you see, uh, there was an existing
structure that has been demolished, but,
uh, you see your maps there. Uh the
recommendation uh staff has determined
the applicant uh application for Mr.
Sellers for a zoning map amendment uh is
complete and that is compatible with the
2018 land use plan and that the
reszoning would result no inconsistency
with the existing and future land
classifications for the subject property
and it meets uh the requirements of the
town of E10's uh unified development
ordinance. uh the plan board met on
March 2nd and as we recommended approval
of this reasoning request
uh so town council plan consistency
statement um would be required at this
point but uh that's it for the
» plane board recommending 100%.
>> Yes sir. Yeah, I every number.
>> And Dwayne, we uh re recently, was that
within the last six months or so, uh
changed our zoning ordinance to include
a R3 designation? Yes. Is that correct?
Mhm. [clears throat]
>> And I recall some of the thought
processes behind that was smaller lot
size reduces the cost of the land and
also uh reduces the size of a house you
could put on that land with the hope
that you would have more affordable
housing than a big house on a big lot.
Is that correct?
>> That's correct. Yeah. And with the
reasoning, I mean, they're still going
to have to meet uh the setback
requirements as as approved by council
and every other restriction that's
approved by council. this just will
allow for them to subdivide this and be
able to pour or be able to put uh some
smaller homes there. Uh which I've heard
from the community is a great necessity
for the school system and the new school
is there and uh the board of education
that's right there. So, this could be an
asset to them as well.
>> And the only difference between R5 and
R3 is the minimum lot size. Everything
else is pretty much the same.
>> Yeah, minimum lot size. I think some
setbacks uh are a little uh lenient on
R3. Um but it still has to meet the 6%
lot coverage uh 35 uh feet max height.
Uh but I think other than that um most
of the regulations are uh the same as R5
and defined as medium to high
residential
and I mean it's sort of my understanding
that these these type of developments
are encouraged by
not necessarily our main street but the
sort of main street approach brings
[clears throat] more people into the
middle of town. It helps create, you
know, a vital thriving center core of
the of the town.
>> More walkable uh community is kind of
the
>> kind of Yeah. Less disperse services. I
mean, it's all right there. Just Yeah,
we'll I guess everything's already
there.
>> School.
>> It's been very very close to school.
>> It's been a great parking lot for
football games, though.
And Dwayne, this fits in with our um
future land use map and plans and goals.
>> Yeah. Well, with the R3, it's it's
basically marrying the R5, which is our
smallest lot. Uh so it's all considered
medium to high residential. Uh when we
update our land use plan, we'll include
the R3 zoning district, but as of right
now, it's it's listed under the the
medium to high resial density.
And this house is on um like Mosley
Street, MLK. They all would be in this type of
>> 30 to 33
feet wide. Basically, this
>> when you asked that question, you refer
to existing lots.
>> Existing lots that are already in town.
>> You the town founders already had
planned this. It's just
>> we see several
>> gotten away for a while. Yeah, we see
several throughout the the town
municipal limits of of being about 33
feet wide and we just have to work with
them at this point on attempting to meet
the setbacks but not punishing them for
uh not meeting them. So pretty good. So
this helps alleviate that, put stricter
or put a standardized um kind of
development ordinance in place for those
particular properties.
Okay, any more questions of uh staff?
[clears throat]
Okay, thank you. Thanks.
Next, we've got presentation from the
applicant or applicants representative.
Anything you want to add?
>> Well, I'm going to bring Chris back up
here. [laughter]
He's the builder. He's going to buy the
lots for me. Originally, we were going
to do town houses, but this way,
everybody wants a single family house.
Not everybody wants a townhouse. So,
maybe one day we'll do some town houses
in in town. But Chris can explain to you
what he wants to do and I think it's
wonderful width on those lots.
» So in this particular parcel
currently zoned R5
it it's 14,800
and some square foot which is not three
lots and not three homes. Um by going to
R3
it becomes four lots four locations for
homes and our width is
greater than
>> it's 40
>> 40.
>> So we're going to make maximum use of
this property. Um as Dwayne mentioned
there's minor differences in the
setbacks. Maybe instead of 12 it's 10.
But as was also mentioned, um we have a
lot of lots in this town that are
nonconforming that are going to fit in
this category and that kind of makes
them legit again. Um somewhere along the
way, Cape Colony for example, where
we're also trying to build some houses
that are in considered affordable um
that got painted R15
and we're building on 50 by 100 lots and
I have to you know, I have to use those
setbacks, which makes it even harder to
get a house on those lots. So, I think
the more we can set these up the right
way, the better off we're going to be
moving forward where, you know, the the
setbacks meet what you actually have for
a piece of property.
>> What uh size houses do you anticipate um
would be placed on these lines?
>> Uh anywhere from a two bed, we do a
two-bedroom, two bath. It's about 850 square ft. Um up to maybe 11,200
square ft². Again, we're, you know,
we're we're asking for smaller lots.
We're working on smaller lots. So, we
may have to go up, you know, a twotory
version, which we've got several models
of that.
>> What's the cost per square foot? Yeah,
>> we have to build the whole house,
including the driveway and the porches
and the I always tell customers, I know
you're going to go home and divide the
heated square footage by my price and
say, "Oh my gosh, it's this much."
>> Um, but you know, the reality is they're
going to be between two and probably on
these lots 200 to 225 a square foot sale
price, which includes the land.
Somewhere in that range. Somewhere in
that range. But, you know, we're not
going to cut on any of the quality.
We're going to have the same house.
The price is driven. That's consistent.
Price is driven by the cost of the land
and the size [clears throat] of the
home.
>> The house that you built, I think you
built it by the street department by
Dave's office.
>> Yes.
>> That's going to be about the size of the
house.
>> Yeah. That that's an example where, you
know, we're not spending too much money
until we get this through, but we're
looking at different elevations for that
size house. So, that size house was
drawn as a two-bedroom, one bath. We
make it 5 1/2, 6t deeper, and make it a
two-bedroom, two bath. So, you know,
potentially someone could buy it, have a
roommate, another teacher, you know,
>> would everybody have a young
>> a driveway?
>> Yes. Yes, we're mandated on a
twobedroom, one and a half.
>> I think it's two, three parking spaces,
I believe.
>> Oh, two. Yeah, it would be two parking
spaces.
>> Yeah, I mean, we're going to do two. I
think I thought I thought it was 1.5 on
a twobedroom and two when you get to a
threebedroom, but
>> Yeah, 1.75 something like
Yeah, we don't we don't do those 75
parking places. [laughter]
There's a few 75 cars running around
here, but we're going to give you a
whole parking.
» Okay, questions [clears throat] of the
applicant and applicants representative.
>> Okay. Thank you, Chris.
>> Thanks.
» As our procedures go on this uh type of
hearing, we uh have a public comment
period uh designated as a public
hearing. within this public hearing. And
at this time, the next uh agenda item is
public comment. Uh if you have public
comment, I'd ask that you come forward
and identify yourself and limit your
comments to three minutes. So, I will
hereby open the public comment uh period
of this agenda item. Do we have anybody
present that wishes to speak?
There appearing to be none. I would
close the public comment um section of
this agenda item. And at this time we
move forward to further comments,
questions, and deliberations from town
council. Um, council Dixon, did you have
anything else to add?
>> I think this is
>> I think so. Great.
>> Yeah.
>> And affordable housing, too.
>> Well, when we made the change to our
zoning map to include a R3, this is the
type thing that we had in mind. Um, and
it'll address something that almost
every time we have some sort of public
event related to how things we can do
different here at Eaton, people talk
about afford affordable housing, smaller
housing that can be affordable for
people. So, I think it meets uh our long
range plans in that regard. Um, any
other comments?
All right. Well, council and uh general
public, there is an established
procedure that we must follow in these
types of matters. And we'll have to go
through this four more times. But as you
recall, council, there are five um
questions that we need to answer. One of
those is um the ultimate question of
whether we've approved this. But before
we get to that, there are four
preliminary questions that the council
must answer in the positive before we
can move to the next question. And so
the first question that we always have
in this type of thing is uh whether or
not the uh proposed uh change will
endanger the public health or safety.
And I would entertain a motion um that
this project would not endanger the
public health or safety.
>> So move.
>> Okay. Do you have a second?
>> Second.
>> Okay. Any further comment on that sub
question? All those in favor of a
finding that this particular change will
not endanger the public health or
safety, please signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. The next subsection sub question
that we have to answer is uh whether or
not um the proposed change in use would
injure would not injure the value of
adjoining or abing property. Does
anybody have a motion on that?
>> So moved.
>> Okay. We got a motion by Councilman
Dixon and a second by Councilman Bond.
Um all in favor of a finding that the
proposed change and use will not injure
the value of adjoining or abunding
properties, please signify by saying I.
>> I. Any opposed?
The next sub question is whether the uh
particular change will be in harmony
with the area in which it is located. Uh
do I have a motion and a second for that
particular finding?
>> So
>> second. Okay, we've got a motion and a
second. All those in favor of the
finding that this change will be in
harmony with the area in which it is
located, please signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> And next, we um need to make a finding
that the um use and change will be in
conformity with the land use plan,
thoroughare plan, or other plan
officially adopted by town council. I'll
entertain a motion and a second on that
sub question.
>> Motion.
>> Second. Okay, we've got a motion and a
second. All in favor of a finding that
this change will be in conformity with
the land use plan, thoroughfare plan, or
other plan officially adopted by the
town council, please signify by saying
I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. Since council voted in the
affirmative on all those findings, it
leads us to the uh ultimate question.
And I would uh entertain a motion that
the town council approve the reszoning
of the subject property from R5
residential to R3 residential.
>> I got a motion.
>> Second.
>> Got a motion and second. All in favor of
the resoning of the subject property
from R5 [cough] residential to R3
[clears throat] residential. Please
signify by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
Okay. So that particular change uh from
R5 to R3 is hereby passed by town
council. The next um public hearing is
on the same piece of property from the
same um applicant and this is to um
create four lots on um the property
located at 706 North Oak Street uh by
subdividing into those aforementioned
four lots. And um Councilman Sellers, do
you have the same concern here that you
had in the first?
>> I do. I'd again ask to be recused.
>> Okay. I need a motion and a second in
order to recuse Councilman Sellers from
participating voting in this matter.
>> Second.
>> Okay. All in favor of Councilman
Sellers's recusal from hearing this
matter, please signify by saying I.
>> I. Any opposed? Okay. We move forward to
the staff reports. Um Mr.
>> [clears throat]
» When you pack it, you see the the
preliminary plan is there. Uh so any lot
over three in this uh this zone requires
major special use permit for the
subdivision. Uh so basically the same as
before uh with the major species permit,
I pulled the goals and objectives from
our land use plan. Uh and those are
listed in the staff report. uh develop
and implement uh strategies to promote
three generation population growth. Uh
ensure the town's development ordinance
conducive with emerging uh economic
trends such as telecommuting and
industry entrepreneurship.
Establish local uh development policies,
programs, resources to promote increased
home ownership in town. Uh
the town will encourage location,
business, residential development and
service providers that serve retirees
while creating jobs for young residents.
[clears throat]
Town is supportive of cottage industry
entrepreneurship. The town encourages
development of housing types that
accommodate retirees, young
professionals, and millennials.
Uh you see uh an exter
same location 76 North Oak Street. Um
the matri process requires applicants to
specify the exact pros use uh of the
land and allows the town council place
restrictions on the actual development.
You see an excerpt from the UDO showing
major subdivisions and the requirements
of a major space use permit plan of
board met for this one again on March
2nd unanimously recommended approval
um to the town council with staff
recommended conditions and uh we'll once
again go through those four um five
requirements that has address these
conditions of attached application
um and uh I have uh two of the approved
staff recommended and approved planning
board recommended conditions. All
details [clears throat] and improvements
including but not limited besides
signage, infrastructure, sidewalks,
landscaping, street lighting shall be
installed slash constructed according to
UDO requirements. All necessary traffic
improvements, utility installations and
connections, electric, water and sewer
built with town standard and drainage,
storm water detention improvements shall
be installed by and all associated and
required fees more by the developer. Um
staff does find the proposed use to be
in conformity with the Gington Shaw
[clears throat] Lenny's plan and
officers the following decision
statement for the council's
consideration.
Um so you have uh the
consent statement [clears throat] right
there and list of the goals that were
read through before. So basically uh
taking one parcel and converting it into
uh uh four uh subdivided lots um and
matching the zoning requirements of R3.
>> Okay. Dwayne. Um,
so u the planning board recommended
approval unanimously and you as part of
the staff are coming back with the same
recommendation that we approved it.
>> Yes sir.
>> And the policy reasons for approving
this are those basically the same as the
reasons why you recommended that we um
change the zoning from R5 residential to
R3 residential.
>> Yes sir. infield development. Um
creating uh a lot consistent with the R3
zoning district that was approved by
council. Um checking off a bunch of the
uh goals and policies that the land use
plan uh has identified including you
know [clears throat] supportive of u
development of housing types that
accommodate retirees, young
professionals and millennials. uh and
knowing that their uh intentions are to
uh build single family detached
dwellings. Uh and the opportunity to
meet these goals and policies is the
reason why I came, you know, planning
board and and myself came on and u
recommendation of approval for the um
major special use permit for the
subdivision. [clears throat] And if we
approve it, um that doesn't necessarily
mean that they just get that bill out
there and do whatever they want to do.
They're still going to have to meet all
the requirements of the town that you
just set forward.
>> Yes, sir. the the conditions uh the
recommended conditions and any condition
that is imposed by town council they
would have to follow as well as UDO
requirements building code requirements
uh if approved tonight the next steps uh
when they decide to build would be the
port building permit uh I would probably
meet with them beforehand uh and then a
zoning permit to make sure they're
meeting setbacks of the R3 zoning
district so there's still checks and
balances in place to make sure that all
the requirements are being met
>> are there any other questions of you
from council.
>> Okay. Thanks.
>> And Chris, if you don't mind, just come
forward just so we can establish
something for the record. Um, similar to
what I asked uh Dwayne, um, basically
the reasons you think this is a good
idea. Are those the same reasons they
thought it was a good idea
>> to change the designation from R5 to R3?
>> Absolutely. And as it relates to this
specific request to allow subdivision in
the full residential lots, anything that
you want to add to your earlier
statements?
>> I'm open for questions if anybody has
any, but I think um you know, I think
most of it has been said and these are
not the last four that I want to build
for the town or the community. So
obviously I'm I'm going to work through
everything we need to get through to get
these right. What would be your goal
time
once everything's approved?
>> Honestly, I've got so much going on
right now. I tell people all the time, I
could start you sooner than most people,
but it's taken me longer. So, most
houses are taking me six, seven months.
Now, these are not really large, but
I've got a great team that I use on
every single house, and there's a whole
lot of them going on right now,
mostly in Cholan and Ed. Few inquiries
>> in this particular parcel. Will you be
doing one house at a time?
>> Uh, probably at least two at a time. Two
at a time,
>> right? Two at a time. Um, initially that
would leave a great, you know,
tremendous layown area. It will get more
challenging as we get down to the last
lot. But, um, we've got, if you ride by
now, we've got one staked out at the
other end that we were going to do. Um,
and I'm probably going to do two of
those at the same time. We're doing two
simultaneous in Cape Colony. We've done
that before. That makes it easier for
everybody. And if something's not quite
ready, they can go next door.
>> They all look a little different,
though.
>> Yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We're working on
elevations now.
>> Okay. Um, we want it to look we want it
to look like it belongs here but not
look like, you know, four in a row that
look the same.
>> Yeah.
>> How many of your houses that you've done
have you sold in Cape Colony?
>> Seven. Maybe.
>> All of them. I can tell you.
>> Seven. And we're building two more right
now.
>> Yeah. Two under construction. We have 10
or 12 more lots in there. We're working
with that HOA. They're trying to
strengthen their HOA again. So, we're
helping them do that and helping them.
>> And you move those fairly quickly,
haven't you? I mean, it's not been any
problem at all.
>> No, we've seen some of them we come in
with the USDA customer in place and and
the ones that we feel all we got people
interested in one right now that's only
a foundation. I I I can't finish it fast
enough for some people, you know.
>> Honestly, it's almost impossible to
build a a spec house in this area
because somebody's gonna buy it before
we go. It's going to be a contract
house, you know, and a lot of times they
want to do that soon enough to make
selections, which we let them make some
selections. Siding color, paint color,
maybe flooring, you know, certain things
that they can pick. They get there fast
enough.
>> Okay. Anything else?
>> Okay. Thank you, Chris. Thank you.
>> Next, we move to the public hearing
portion of this [laughter] public
hearing. Uh is there any public comment?
Again, uh limit your comments to three
minutes. And if you'll come forward and
let us know your name, identify
yourself, we'll be glad to hear from
you. Any comments on this? There
appearing to be none. We next move to uh
the section of the agenda where town
council can uh ask further questions,
seek uh answers, and also deliberate.
Are there any further further comments
or questions as it relates to this uh
application?
» Okay, as we did before, we have to go
through the five questions. At this
time, I would entertain a motion that
the subdivision as proposed would not
endanger the public health or safety.
>> So, move second.
>> We got a motion and second. Um all in
favor of finding that the um subdivision
would not endanger the public health or
safety, please signify by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Next question for consideration is um
that the subdivision will not injure the
value of a joining or abing property. Do
I have a motion and second?
>> Motion, sir.
>> Okay, we've got a motion and second. All
in favor of finding that the subdivision
will not injure the value of adjoining
or voting properties, please signify by
saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
>> The next question that we have to
consider is um whether the subdivision
will be in harmony with the area in
which it is located.
>> Motion second.
>> All in favor of a finding that the
subdivision will be in harmony with the
area which is located, please signify by
saying I. I. Any opposed?
Next up question is consideration of
whether the sub condition will be in
conformity with the land use plan, third
rate plan or other plan officially
adopted by town council. I'll entertain
a motion and a second regard to that
question.
>> So second.
>> Okay, we've got a motion and second. All
in favor of the finding that the
subdivision will be in conformity with
the land use plan, the thoroughfare plan
or any other plan officially adopted by
the town council, please signify by
saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. And then we move to the ultimate
question. Uh this time based on the
positive answer to the four previous
questions, I would entertain a motion uh
to approve this major um special use
application.
Second.
>> Okay. All in favor of approval of the uh
major special use um permit application
as presented, please signify by saying
I.
>> Any opposed?
That is approved. Next we move to agenda
item
subsection D and this is a consideration
of case number RZ 26-3
an application from Interbanks Asset
Group LLC which involves a request to
reszone the property located at 307 East
Queen Street from R5 residential to R3
residential. The subject property is
further identified as having pin number
7804-08-88-921.
At this time, we would ask Dwayne Wilton
to come forward with the staff report.
» All right. Um
this is uh
an application uh for a um basically
reszoning from R5 to R3 zoning district
3070s Queen Street.48 acres uh
basically the same as before. Um within
town um classified as medium to high
density residential.
um vacant. This this particular lot was
a vacant land with a former class C
trailer park uh on it. Um
the request resone after mentioned
parcels um from R5 which is 5,000 ft to
R3 allowing 3,000 ft minimum. Uh this
resist may be considered appropriate
given the compatibility surrounding
residential properties in the tenant
purpose of the parcel. proposed
reszoning classification R3 residential
does not alter the predominant existing
land use pattern in the surrounding
area. Uh the potential reszoning of this
parcel R3 residential is consistent with
future land use plan designation of this
enabling properties as medium high
density. Um proposed reserve results in
no change either existing or future land
use classification properties.
Uh you see a uh current zoning map uh
showing
uh the R5 uh zoning district
uh as well as the location of that and
the location on the
[clears throat] land use map. Uh staff
has determined that application from uh
Jes from for a zoning map amendment
reszoning is complete that is uh
compatible with the 2018 showing land
use plan and that the reasoning will
result in no inconsistency with the
existing future land use classification
for the subject property. Uh plan board
metal March 2nd unanimously recommended
approval of this resoning request. Uh,
one thing I do want to state is um that
this is this is just a reszoning uh and
not uh a major special use permit or
anything like that. This is just the
they're going to uh present what their
intentions are with the property. But uh
this isn't if if it requires them to
come back for a specialist permit, they
will. Uh I think after this I would work
with them on any feedback that is given
to kind of u wrangle it in. But, uh, as
what they've given me, it meets the R5
zoning district, um, requirements. Uh,
so I just wanted to put that up. But,
um, so, and then the town council, uh,
planning consistency standard.
>> Well, that's it.
>> Okay. Any questions? Uh, Dwayne, do does anybody remember how
many mobile homes were on this lot?
>> If I remember correctly, I think there's
six uh, structure points. Am I might be
located.
There are six structure points up there,
which leads me to believe there was at
least six at any given time uh of class
C trailers on that location. Uh when I
got here, I think there was two or three
uh left, but uh historically there's
four structure points leading me to
believe there was at least six
structures on the property.
Is this near the oldest house
» mayor point out that it's it's odd that
we have to vote on this for six new
property new houses to go there when
before there was six homes there.
>> Yeah,
>> that's why I asked a question. Yeah,
>> I think previously the property was
non-conforming use for this location.
>> Yeah, I think uh given the it happened
some point in and with zoning uh that it probably became non-conforming with
it. Uh but historically, you know, I
don't know how far this goes back,
probably the 70s or 80s, there's at
least been six structure points and I
can get the history probably from land
records and bring next time if we come,
but uh come back for a special use
permit.
I think historically there's was
operating as non-conforming but had six
units on.
>> Okay. Any other questions or comments
while he's up there?
>> Okay. Thank you again.
Next we've got uh presentation from the
applicant or the representatives.
Good evening,
Mr. Mayor and town council. Um, like
Dwayne mentioned, we're working on the
R3s tonight. Um, I come as a private
resident. Um, we'd like to test the uh
cottage fort concept in that um on that
lot similar to the uh trailer parks. And
we've thrown together a kind of a 3D
rendered model of what that could
potentially look like uh with a a
walkable
uh smaller square foot concept um that
provides accessible housing units that
are walkable downtown um and right next
to and honor that kind of street near
the the mill village. Um, so this is just a mockup of a model. The
architectural designs have not been
finalized or anything of that sort, but
the idea being that this is Queen Street
here. And so you have the cottage court
concept in the R3 zoning is that all the
houses face a common common courtyard.
Uh, 300 square ft per unit. Uh, and then
the clean street facing houses, which
actually I think I turned it around on
you, would be this side, would have kind
of a wraparound porch to look as if
they're facing the street as well as the
common space between the units. [cough]
>> Are they [clears throat] about 1,000 ft?
>> That's the That's what we're going off
of. A two bed, one bath, 900 to,000 ft.
>> A little crowded in that area.
[clears throat]
>> It is a tight concept. That's what the
that lot can support. You couldn't do
any more unless you go a lot smaller on
the square footage. You could do a tiny
home concept. But the R3 zoning allows
from four to 12 units on a single lot
>> without subdividing.
>> You seen a really interesting older one
in
a
>> Yeah, it's really
>> it's kind of it's mocked up on the same
and trying to mimic the the um the mill
village, you know what I mean? Same kind
of concept, same kind of houses. So, it
kind of blends in with it. Not trying to
stand it out. Not trying to make a track
housing in there. Not trying to put up a
townhouse. I think it would stand out a
little too much in that area, but I
think that was also approved in that
area. But, you know, this would just
kind of just blend with everything on
the street and up the street and just
trying to mimic
what the town already is.
>> So, that's Queen going.
>> Yeah. Okay. So, you sleep down.
>> Yeah. I mean, these are models just to
put it on there so people grasp. But
like like he said, wrapping the front
porches around the front to, you know,
give it more of a a street view and then
mimicking the houses down, but not
trying to change the houses too much.
Not trying to make one small, one
little. They're all going to pretty much
coincide with each other like this to
make them all blend
just like
each character, color, elevation. Okay.
And to get to the back ones
>> be two two uh two roads on either side
of the units. And to your earlier
>> roads be behind like in the backyard so
to speak.
>> Right now the site the site does not
support that without the setback
requirements and of that sort. But to
your earlier question council Miller
you could do less units but then the
economics of the development of the site
require larger units at a higher price
point. You could do
So the six units at a smaller footprint
makes the economic makes it paper a
little better. [clears throat] Um if you
bring it in and split it into two two
lots or two units on there, you got to
do larger houses at a higher price
point.
>> So the
each house has a driveway.
It does next to it. And there is room
enough to double the driveway to double
the car parking. Again, this is just a
concept that we put together to get
through the approval. And then obviously
once through this approval, we then go
to the building approvals, which then
we'll change up what we have to to make
the changes, you know, to meet code.
One nice thing about having the
driveways on the side is that it adds to
the set, you know,
>> I think this is just so awesome. Yeah,
this we we understand there hasn't been
a cottage sport in Eston. This is more
to visualize it.
>> Yeah.
>> As planned, like if I'm looking at your
mock up here and models in front of me,
if if I own that far left, I would drive
on this side.
>> His left.
>> Yeah.
[laughter]
» Okay. Are there any other questions?
» All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> Make it look good.
» No other way.
» Okay. Next uh we come uh to the uh
public comment public hearing um phase
of this particular public hearing. Um,
if you have comments, please step
forward, identify yourself, and limit
your comments to three minutes.
» Good evening, Mr. Mayor. council.
[clears throat]
My um biggest concern comment and I I
guess it would also apply to the
structures to be built on North Oak is
last year because of power failure.
According to the lineman who worked on
the lines across from my house, my brand
new HVAC unit was blown out because what
the linemen had told me is one fuse, one
transformer blew, they changed the
transformer, power went back on, and
then another transformer blew, they
changed that and another one went on. So
last, I believe it was around October,
um the power went on and off three times
on South Oak Street. My home is at 107
South Oak. My name is Leslie Kasbarrow.
I apologize for not saying that to begin
with. Um I live at 107 South Oak. My uh
the computer board inside of our HVAC
unit was blown out. Uh both the
electricians from the town told me it
was because of the power outages as did
the four separate HVAC companies who
still have not been able to find a a
control board to put in to fix my brand
new HVAC system that I put in uh a year
less than a year ago. My entire winter
was spent with space heaters and a gas
fireplace. Thankfully, I'm in a position
where I can afford to pay twice as much
for my utilities because I can't use my
brand new HVAC system. If you're
planning on 10 more housing units on the
exact same block,
I want to make sure that we're not going
to have issues with power, that there's
substantial issues with power. I know
having had meetings with the town and
the town has and I would like to
personally commend Corey um for
following through, taking very accurate
notes and and and really trying to
assist us with a variety of issues we
had and I have absolutely no complaints
about any of that. He stood up to his
word on everything. I'm not looking to
damper anyone's projects. Certainly, I
own a restaurant. So, when you bring
more people in, it's much more money in
my pocket, but I don't want to live
another winter with pieced together, and
I'm certainly not going through a summer
here with no air conditioning. So, I
want to make sure that there are things
in place that will guarantee that we're
not going to cause more problems with
the grid by putting all these new
houses. That's my one concern.
>> Thank you.
Thank you for that, Senator.
Any other comments from the general
public?
>> I just want to say I think it's
spectacular to have a have that built
here in Eden. I mean, I see people
copying that all over Eastern North
Carolina. I think uh it's just
wonderful.
>> Thank you, Larry.
>> Okay, come come forward.
My name is Mimi Stark. I live on Philip
Street in the Middle Village. Um, I've
never paid attention to any of this.
is my first night to know about it.
My concerns that the houses are not so
tight together that if you sneeze on one
porch, they say, "God bless you." One
down. Um, I think there needs to be a
substantial sideyard between these
houses. And I I question if six is too
many, perhaps it should be four.
[clears throat]
I think it's [laughter] wonderful. It's
going to be used. I hope they're
charming. I hope they look just like
that original little house that's there.
But I just I don't want to see it be so
tied together that it it looks
overcrowded.
>> Thank you.
» Okay, there appearing to be no further
public comment. Okay, come on Pat.
>> I'm Pat Groker. I also live in the mill
village and I'm just wondering what the
distance is from wall to wall on those
houses in the mill village it's 27 ft.
So if it's at least that much it looks
like it'll be okay.
Do you know do you know approximately
>> I just want to reiterate that this is
just this is just
>> this is not yet and then we can we're
going to work through for as we get to
our special use permit um but this is
just for reasonzoning to move forward
with the
site design and stuff like that all that
>> they'll be back here the preservation
commission also
>> it's just outside the pres
>> so they'll be back the applicant will be
back Yes, correct.
>> Yes.
>> And we've got a excellent example of how
it works, but it can work either way.
>> Here we have an applicant who's asking
for the change from R5 to R3 and they're
going to come back later to request the
special. And then earlier we had Mr.
sellers and Chris come to us and they
ask for a reasonzoning from R5 to R3 and
then follow that up in the same here
tonight as for um the approval of the
special use permit. That's right.
>> So, one did in one meeting and one's
doing it one now and
>> that was because of the snowstorm that
kind of hooked us up with with the first
the special use per they come that's
when the conditions for the placement
property. This is just the reason I need
to see it. It's even allowable to move
forward, but that's
>> And does the um the special use permit
does it always involve the TRC, the
technical review committee, or is that
just a certain size development?
>> Uh usually certain size development
coming in. Uh these what I would do is
uh which David has left, but see what
needs to be done from an infrastructure
standpoint if the taps are still there.
Uh but it's just an infield development.
that's not one of your larger
developments that will require all kinds
of, you know, infrastructure to be
placed on the property. So, uh, we'll
probably have like a small TRC that we
would run. This is just, um, we would
probably do that either right before or
just after to make sure everything's
been this is a smaller development
trigger.
>> And given the concerns that have been
raised with the electric department be a
part of that smaller version of the T.
>> Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. Usually
it's department within the town that
would be a part of any small discussions
that would require that. Absolutely.
>> And at those meetings you'll bring it up
to the um electoral department.
>> That way we can have some answers at the
next meeting to be able to kind of tell
you what's going on and if it's good to
go.
» You got a question? So Cy, last meeting
we talked about the new grid and how we
can transfer power from station to
station. Correct.
Would if 10 of these were to overload
it, do we have room to transfer it to
another area?
>> Yes. So we feed in off Church Street in
two locations, particularly with the
location. Schwarz is located right at of
our
circuit disconnects. Um, and one of the
things we've been doing and particularly
for this one is to move the
[clears throat] service line for this
particular property just north of that
so it stays on. But one of the things
we've been doing for our system
improvements is putting those back into
auto closures where they cycle and close
on their own. So as things return, crews
don't have to come back out and switch
those in as sealed units. We do have the
ability to feed the Queen Street
location from both Hill Village side as
well as the Oakland Street side. And
there was some um
above ground power that was removed from
the rear of the property when we um were
able to work with the former propert
um from the original six homes that were
there. So there may be a third entry
point at the north end of this 2acre
property that's already there for
overhead. So we may have three options
to choose from here. And with the uh
mill village line, do we have the same
degree? How do we have the same degree
of difficulties as was described on Oak
Street?
>> No. Um particularly with Mill Village,
the only service area in town that's
powered by Dominion. So it's not a town
electric customer,
>> but you can still route it that way. Uh
is that through some interlocal
agreement or
>> we have overhead that um parallels the
area there along the railroad track
>> um and east to west along church and
then north to south on as well as on
street 400 block of east
>> and next is up and running in that part
of town.
>> Um I I do not know.
But um we started really at our most
outer edges and we're working our way
back towards the center there.
>> Any other questions, comments, concerns?
» Okay, as we've done before, uh let's go
through the five questions. Um the first
question is whether or not the um
resoning would not endanger the public
health or safety. And I would entertain
a motion, a second regard that question.
» Second.
>> Okay, I got a motion and a second. All
in favor of finding that the
reasonzoning will not endanger the
public health or safety, please signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. Next, uh we need to consider um
whether or not we'll adopt a finding
that the reasonzoning will not injure
the value of adjoining or abuing
property. We got a motion. We have a
second.
>> Second.
>> Okay. All in favor of finding that this
resoning will not injure the value of
adjoining or rebuting property, please
signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
» Next, we need to consider uh whether
this resoning will be in harmony with
the area which is located. I entertain a
motion and second regard that finding.
So move.
>> Okay, we've got a um motion in a second.
Um, all in favor of finding that this
resoning will be in harmony with the
area in which it is located, please
signify by saying I.
>> Any opposed?
>> And next, the fourth sub question is
whether this would be in conformity with
the land use plan, thorough effect plan,
or other plan officially adopted by town
council. Do I have a motion?
>> All right. Second.
>> Second.
>> Got a motion and second. All in favor of
finding that the proposed reszoning will
be in conformity with the land use plan,
thair plan or other plan officially
adopted by town council, please signify
by signify by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. Having answered those four sub
questions in the affirmative. Uh we need
a motion and a second on the um ultimate
question of whether or not we're going
to approve this um group proposed
resoning. So moved.
>> Is that a motion?
>> Second. Got a motion and second. All in
favor of approving the reszoning from R5
residential to R3 [clears throat]
residential, please signify by saying I.
>> Any oppose?
>> Okay,
thank you. Just bear with me. We got two
more to go. The next matter that we need
to consider is identified as public
hearing dem.
This is an application from Paul Latcher
requesting to create six new lots by
subdividing property located at 204
Whiteman Lane. The um property is also
identified by pen number 7805-58-786.
And Dwayne, you're earning your keep on
board.
>> This was a lot of work this last couple
question.
>> Yes, sir. How far's lane was in the
county?
>> This is uh in the ETJ. So, it's uh in
the planning jurisdiction of the town,
but is it is outside the corporate
limits? Yes, sir.
>> It is uh
>> I don't know how far it is in the ETJ
away from county property, but that's uh
it's within our county or town
jurisdiction.
>> It's in the county. It's in the county
for tax purposes, but in the planning
jurisdiction for town purposes
[laughter]
>> that extend and that extends one mile
past our corporate limits or our city
limit. So it's within that one mile
zone.
>> Okay.
>> Does that make sense?
>> So that's right across from uh Ford
Place and Hampton
>> in that same down that same white lane.
Yes. Right.
>> Yeah. And that is within one mile city.
You trying to get out? I was just having
to hear this.
>> No, no. When when you say white lane,
you know, always white lane was in the
county, right? So, so I was just
wondering where resident at.
>> Yeah, he knows where his brothers are,
>> huh?
>> You know where your brothers are?
[laughter]
» Your water and sewer will go through who
then?
» Okay.
>> So, is that property for sale?
north of that was just north of where
» that's all the way down.
» Was that the property
one time?
>> That's more than
>> the way the crow flies.
more than a mile down there.
>> It just feels like way down there. We've
got we've got that ETJ mark on our map.
>> That's down by you. A jar.
>> There you go.
>> That's down there up.
>> Sit in our ATJ.
>> Yeah, it goes actually down to where the
pavement is the rocks.
>> The pavement goes to the dirt road.
That's it goes up.
>> That crow will be tired by time.
[laughter]
» Okay, Dwayne, we'll leave it up to you
for the presentation of staff reports.
Yes sir. And uh I look now see I made a
mistake on my staff report. This was for
six lots
>> not for four. I put four down there but
this is for six lots. Um it is a basic
manage permit for a subdivision to
subdivide lots not for a subdivision
which you would think of create new
roads extension to sewer services or
anything like that. It's just creating
new lots. So we're turning uh they're
going to be turning 18 acres uh which is
right there or 20 residential. Right now
it is vacant uh I guess existing
farmland or or was farmland at some
point. Um so with this I I go through
and look at encourage population growth,
promote economic uh development, provide
recreation and open space and foster
housing choice. Uh the goals listed um
the most applicable goals is development
develop and implement strategies to
promote three generation population
growth in town that builds on existing
resources and efforts to attract retirey
population. expand these efforts to
include attracting new millennial and
mid-career professionals. Uh ensure the
town's development ordinance is
conducive to economic trends as telecom
community college industry
entrepreneurship establish local
development policies, programs,
resources promote increased ownership
within town. Uh
>> the town will encourage the location of
business residential development service
providers that serve retirees while
create jobs for younger residents. Uh
the town encourages the development of
housing type that accommodate retirees,
young professional, millennials.
Um as you stated, this is outside of the
town corporate limits. Uh uh the water
uh services um
will be uh available by Chan County and
electric by the town. Uh the park is
located um within the town's HJ. Um
[clears throat] the subject uh property
is located uh on Whiteitman Lane.
Uh so basically R20 means a minimum of
20,000 square feet. If you look at the
preliminary plat that was submitted
within the application, we're ranging
anywhere between uh two and almost 4
acres I believe it was. So well above um
what is actually needed for that
particular zoning district. Uh the
recommendation of the major special use
per process requires advocates to
specify specify the exact proposed use
of land uh and allows town council to
place restriction on the actual
development. Uh according to the
advocates, I'll let them speak on this
uh for single family detached uh loans.
Uh the plan board met on March 2nd, 2026
and unanimously uh recommended approval
uh of the miss use permit application uh
along with the uh five questions that
y'all will vote on tonight. Uh next is
the uh future land use map uh showing
the location. Uh and if you have that
front of you, Councilman Bond, you'll
see that is just inside the ETJ
limits
>> as a profile. as
um so uh the proposed um staff
recommendation along with the planning
board all details and improvements uh
shall be installed and constructed in
according UDO requirements all necessary
traffic improve improvements utility
installation and connections um shall be
installed uh by the developer and fees
associated fees board and storm water
drainage shall meet any required NCDQ
regulations
Um and staff does find the proposed you
speak before me with the uh land use
plan, eat joint land use plan um for you
know lower density uh residential areas.
>> Yeah, I hear you right. But didn't you
say water was going to be provided by
the county?
>> So electricity is not going to be
provided by the town either, right?
>> Yeah, we have electric runs down by the
way. How
>> about is it
We have electric that comes in north
from Paradise across Paradise Fur along
the dirt path to the farthest end of
Paradise and then down or
» that is
electric
any concerns from residents?
>> Not that I'm aware of. I think I've
spoken to a few. Um, I think there was
some misconception cuz anytime somebody
hears about a major subdivision, they
automatically think uh they're going to
put in a lot of houses when when in fact
this is just creating lots that are
going to be accessed only from White
Lane. There's no internal roads. Uh,
it's just going to be very large lots
with homes on them.
>> How many? Six.
>> Six.
That's right.
>> These lots different size.
>> Yeah, I think they range and I I'll let
the advocate speak on it. you have your
preliminary uh uh plat uh in your
application. I want to say they range
from 2 point some acres to high three
acres.
» This is sort of more of the same I mean
it sort of down there now.
>> Yeah, it's it's very rural down there.
This is going to maintain the rural
feeling. It's not uh high density. It's
very very low density. Like I said, a
developer could go in there and put in
20,000t lots, which is a half acre.
>> And it's currently on what right now?
>> R20.
And it's going down to R4.
>> No, no reszoning. It's just R20. Except
this is going to be a lot higher density
because it's larger lots.
» Okay. Any other questions of the So,
this is still going to be classified as
county land. It's still county land, but
we've got zoning control over that.
>> I got that. But it's still going to be
county land.
>> Yes.
>> All right.
>> You know, it's town utility, right?
>> Yes.
>> Any more questions?
>> Is that where
is because it's
>> because it's within the ATJ.
» Okay.
neighbors in the city.
>> All right. Thank you.
>> Thanks, sir.
>> Next, we'll hear from the applicant or
the applicant's representatives. Good
evening.
>> Good evening. My name is Eddie Hman. I'm
a professional land surveyor and I'm
helping the client with the project. Uh
we've done a bad survey prevention
subdivision plat here of six locks. The
clients wanted to use each all the
existing drainage of the agriculture
land and actually did have a
[clears throat] crop planted on it last
year, soybeans. Um,
and they didn't want to disrupt the
drainage. So, we're going to let each
cut of land be a lot and they vary in
sizes from just a little under two acres
to 4 and 12 acres, 4.3 acres. Again,
there's we're putting six units on 18
acres of land. which is very low
density. Uh like I said, it exists under
R20 zoning which would allow uh a lot on
every half acre. Uh but but going with
the low density end is not to disrupt
the drainage. Like I said, the existing
drainage patterns are set up. So we
didn't feel like going through and
disrupting all that and doing a lot of
land disturbing. Each cut of ground is
going to be a one unit residential lot
or one house. Um the
um like I said the all the joint owners
got mailings for the meetings. Uh you
notify them all by mailings and uh but
I'll be here to answer any questions you
may have. And let me speak to your
question about the ETJ.
As cities grow, they want to have a say
in what's been going on closely adjacent
to into the county areas. So every city
municipality has an ETJ that they have a
say in of what's coming because at some
point this may get annexed in later down
the line. Uh but so as mun
municipalities grow in all the counties
they have an ETJ so they they can have a
say in what's going on and uh and that's
what's taking place here. We're actually
in the county and will remain in the
county, but the uh but the city has a
say on what's happening at their back
door for now.
>> Okay. What size houses are you planning
on building?
[clears throat]
>> Uh we're going to have to set up a
um
G restrictions and we'll probably be
around 2,2500 square foot. Um, my plan
is is not to build every house, but to
just turn them into lots and then there
sell them. Um, we may build a few houses
cuz I do build homes for a living. So,
we may build a few houses on a couple of
them. We are not 100% sure yet. We're
just trying to get this all kind of
passed through and um get this part
done.
>> So, you're [clears throat] trying to get
it established, build a couple of homes,
and then sell the rest of the land for
>> We could Well, we we could sell the
lots. Yes, sir.
>> But we will but we will set up deed
restrictions because of course if we're
going to keep some of the lots to build
on, we want to make sure that the house
that are built next to us follow the
same guidelines that we are going to
build.
>> Is this going to be like a little
community? You going to have streets in
here?
>> No.
>> You think of that?
>> Every every lot in here is going to
throw on Whitman.
» He's got a copy.
>> But I'll show it to you.
>> Can I can I approach you?
>> Yeah, sure. Huh? I ain't going to shoot
you. [laughter]
» I hope so. Nice meeting you.
This too small for you to read. This is
>> I got glasses.
» Each cutt
I know that good. Okay. family that
lives down there. That's why I'm asking
a whole lot of questions.
» Okay. So, each lot is going to go
straight to the to the lane itself all
the way to the back.
>> Okay.
» All right. I'll be available for any
other questions. Do you foresee uh if
you were to sell one of these lots um
somebody else asking us to subdivide
that even further or would the covenants
protect against that or the the deeds
protected?
>> We will protect we'll in the deed
restrictions we will put that they are
to stay have we subdivide them.
>> All right.
>> Yes sir. Thank you.
Still they told me what kind of houses
you're doing
>> single family
>> homes
in the in the D restrictions
>> 2500
>> in the D restrictions we'll put 2
>> 2400 foot homes um the lots are nice
size you know
>> um
>> if you think of a spec home at all
>> yeah I mean that's we we do plan to
build a spec
what you know
>> we do we do plan on building a spec home
and that's why we would need heat
restrictions. Um because if not then I
could build a spec house and then they
have a bunch of double wide trailers and
that's not going to be
>> in comparison to what we want it to look
like. And
» any more questions of the advocate?
>> I have a question.
>> Okay. I have a question.
>> When you can come up um when it's we're
getting ready to move to the public
comment
>> and if you'll express your concerns or
questions and then we can bring them
back up. Okay. We'll be glad to hear
from you. We get really close to that
part of the agenda. All right.
>> Okay.
>> So, we'll bring you up. Okay. From here
from this uh council, are there any more
questions?
>> No, I'm eager to see what uh my uncle
has to say. [laughter]
>> Thank you. And if you were to stick
around,
>> I'll move over.
>> Thank you.
>> So, next we have the public comment uh
period of this public hearing and I will
open the public hearing on this
particular
agenda item. So, if anyone has any
questions or concerns, please come
forward. We just ask that you identify
yourself and limit your comments or
questions to three minutes. So, please
come forward.
My name is Mary Copelan. Uh, some of my
questions have already been asked, but
anyway, I would like to know when the
houses when they are built, will the
houses be facing Whiteman Lane or will
it be?
>> Yes, Whiteman Lane. Yes, ma'am.
>> Okay. All right. Will they all be the
same color or
>> No, that's they're going to be whatever
the homeowner that would purchase the
lot in the house would want to put a
color.
>> Okay. Um about how many bedrooms?
>> Uh threebedroom, two bath is starting
single families.
>> Yes, ma'am.
Um after you use part of the land that
you plan to use or will other houses be
built? Um
>> no ma'am.
>> The we have six lots. They're already
subdivided by the ditches and that's
where we keep we intend to keep them.
>> Okay.
>> All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Thank you for coming forward.
>> Anyone else?
>> Are you going to stay quiet back there?
[laughter]
This sound like to close the public
hearing on this particular agenda item.
Uh are there any other questions um or
comments by council other than the ones
that we've already stated?
There appearing none. We're going to go through once again the five question
format that we have to follow. At this
time, I would entertain a motion that
the uh application and the proposed
subdivision would not endanger the
public health or safety. So move second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and second. All in
favor of finding that the subdivision
will not endanger [clears throat] the
public health or safety, please signify
by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
Next question before us and I will
entertain a motion to this effect that
the proposed subdivision will not injure
the value of a joining or abuing
property.
>> So second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and second. All in
favor of a finding that this proposed
subdivision would not injure the value
of adjoining or abing property, please
signify by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
Next uh question before us. Uh, I'll
seek a motion and second uh on a finding
that this proposed subdivision will be
in harmony in with the area in which it
will be located. So move.
>> Got a motion. Second and second. Got a
motion and second. All in favor of a
finding that this proposed subdivision
will be in harmony with the area in
which it is located. Please signify by
saying I.
>> I. Any opposed?
Next uh question before us is whether
this proposed subdivision will be in
conformity with the LE plan, Thorf fair
plan, or another officially adopted um
plan um by the town council. So
>> got a motion. Got a second.
>> Got a motion and second. All in favor of
finding that this proposed subdivision
will be in conformity [clears throat]
plan, thorough affair plan or other plan
officially adopted by town council,
please signify by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
Lastly, that mo moves us to the open
ultimate question. I will seek a motion
and a second that town council approve
the uh major special use permit
application as presented. Do I have a
motion?
>> Motion and a second. All in favor of
council approving uh this major special
use permit application, please signify
by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen.
>> Thank you very much.
We actually
» The next matter before us is a public
hearing identified by
case number MSU26-03.
This is an application from Ryan Bond
LLC requesting permission to construct a
building to provide business incubator
space for small businesses and outside
storage located at 114 and 116 Mexico
Road. The property is further identified
as pin number 780500-34-3829.
And at this time, Dwayne, you're center
stage again. Please come forward. Is
that your report?
>> You still got to come in tomorrow.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Oh, no.
>> This is uh this is uh good stuff. So, um
application before you today um I sat
down with uh with one of the applicants
and trying to figure out what route to
go because this is fairly unique uh
idea. Um so, basically uh we have 1.67
67 acres at 114 and 116 Mexico Road. Uh
the existing land use is is commercial
the zoning is commercial highway.
Existing land use is vacant property
with existing uh building um and
appeared to been commercial at some
point. Um so going through the four
things again I won't bore everyone with
it. uh you know this one really hints on
the promoting of economic development uh
and uh identified the goals and
objectives and policies uh in place uh
that kind of mirror what this uh you
know use would be. Um pro promote and
establish a broad range of new
commercial uses in town. Um develop and
implement strategies to promote three
generations of population growth. uh
developed a strategy for expanding job
opportunities in healthcare, tourism and
vocational training sectors. Uh town
encouraged the location of business,
residential development, service
providers that serve retirees while
creating uh jobs for younger residences.
Uh the the town of Edington encourages
new commercial uses to locate in any
commercial area uh within town. Uh the
town encourages entrepreneurship and the
opening of new locally owned businesses,
particularly retail establish
establishments and uh restaurants. Um
property is uh in the ETJ um
but it's just outside of the town
municipal limits.
[laughter]
>> Uh the applica application for you is
requested to have a major space use
permit for a multi-use incubator space
uh for small businesses uh and with uh
some outside storage. Uh so what I did
is being uh kind of a unique use and not
really defined within our UDO uh I went
with outside storage as needed a major
space use permit um and then anything
else that kind of fall underneath that.
Um and uh the major space use permit
process requires applicants to specify
the exact proposed use of land and
allows town council to place
restrictions on actual development. Uh
you'll see uh where I took excerpts out
of the UDO. Uh basically this is office
use not otherwise classified uh an
outside bulk storage of non-hazardous
material. Um the planning board met on
March 2nd and we unanimously recommended
approval of legis permit uh with uh to
town council with staff recommended
conditions. Once again you have to
answer those five questions. uh uh the
proposed use is compatible with the
eastern future land use map uh where it
shows it as being a commercial uh space.
So the uh applicable regulations from
the UDO uh the following conditions were
um suggested all details and
improvements shall be installed and
constructed according to UDO
requirements. uh all necessary traffic
improvements, utility installations and
connections. Uh drainage uh storm water
detention improvements shall be
installed and associated fees by the
developer and storm water drainage shall
meet uh any required NCDQ regulations.
Um and staff does find the proposed use
of conformity with the land use plan.
>> Uh so that's kind of where it is now
with the staff.
Can that be county water town electric
and also have access to town sewage?
Correct.
>> Uh no. So it is just uh north of that.
It'll be uh we'll have to have future
conversations about any annexations that
wish to happen for the extension of uh
services. Um and Mexico Road is a DOT
road. So uh if they want driveway
permit, if they need driveway permits,
it would go through NC DOT.
uh if they want an extension of any type
of utility services, then we would have
to look at a annexation of the property.
>> And what type of business is you right
now?
>> So, it's it's incubator space, and I'll
let the applicants kind of speak on what
they're thinking uh with it, but uh it's
I believe it's up to six um five areas
where a small business can have a
startup. Um, and I'll I'll let them
answer that, but it's it's uh I guess if
uh someone wanted to do uh tent, I think
was broad, then they can ran out of a
space to do tent while they um they're
not having to spend money on a larger um
unnecessary area. So, they would have a
place to do that.
>> Is that commercial now?
>> It is a commercial. Yes, sir.
» All right. Any other questions? All
right. At this time, we would um get a
presentation from the owner's
representative. I think we've got Dr.
Brian Bun here.
» Thank you so much. Um name's Brian Bun.
Myself and Josh Ryenbark are kind of the
two owners of this LLC. Um and a lot of
this came out of just um you know
brainstorming ideas and wanted to work
together. Um you've been in Eden for
about 12 years now. um of course work in
the community as well as invest in the
community. Um work with South Broad
Investments have a building downtown. Um
but they have a building as well as a
couple rounds of properties in the area.
So um you this is my home and my my hope
is to make it better. Um you know Josh
same been here a lot longer than I have.
Um you know several wash houses. He's uh
you involved in in entrepreneurship um
and likes to make nice stuff as well. So
we came together this idea. Um the
acreage that we purchased is um just shy
of uh 1 and 3/4 acres um there on Mexico
Road and in between was the the Dixie
Auto and the um there's a a garage there
as well. Um you know with the goal of
basically putting up a building um
10,000 foot metal building um on the
space uh potential for another one in
the future, but you know uh we'll kind
of see how this goes. as well as to have
um on-site uh storage opportunities. Um
part of this is you know incubator for
us as well as incubator for whoever
wants to you know um start a business.
Um some of the ideas that kind of
swirled around and that spoke to a
gentleman who um fixes boats in his
driveway. He said he loved to have 3,000
you know square foot to figure out hey
how can I do this? This is nowhere for
that need to um you know folks that
might want to u um a place to store an
RV. There's no real good places to do
that in Edington. Um folks that somebody
doing a um a tenting business out of
their uh garage that needs 2,000 square
foot. Uh there's nowhere to do that in
Edington. So we said, "Well, let's try
to find a way to get that in Eden." Um
so that's where this came out of the the
building. um as it is right now is
10,000 ft² um with 14T um garage doors
as well as a door five doors um to be
potentially divided up into up to five
um 2,000 foot um um units as well as
opportunities for using outdoor um
space. There's a current building on the
premises. It's about thousand square
foot and um East Coast Site Works um
which is the the business owner Josh
Roden Mark is um is currently renting
out that space. Um fixing it up for
starters and then going to use that to
help source some of their goods. So
that's our goal and plan. Um
>> what base Mexico road
>> the the building?
>> Yeah.
>> So not exactly. Um the building's
actually so there there's currently
about thousand square foot building that
is facing kind of perpendicular to the
road. It's going to be behind that one.
Um, so that's that's where we
>> So that they can rent it out shortterm
or long term, whatever y'all decide on
or they will
>> um, so I mean the
I most likely it'll be long term because
there will need to be, you know,
infrastructure put in. Um, for instance,
if they wanted 4,000 square foot, then
there's going to be a wall that's going
to come into that bay. Um, as well as
whatever, you know, buildup needs to be
done inside. Um
so long term
>> it was mentioned pl board meeting about
bathrooms that that is a requirement is
that correct
>> bathroom inside the building
>> yeah most likely we'll have at least one
per unit.
>> Yeah they they'll have to meet the
building codes requirements. So that
would be required for bathrooms.
» Okay. Any more questions of that?
Okay. Thank you, Dr. B.
All right. I'd like to open the public
hearing uh portion of this.
Anybody here to speak on this particular
application?
>> I just have one question. Um,
as we know, across from my home was
built, it is someone who's supposed to
have a a mobile auto repair and they're
doing it all in their driveway, which
leads to over trash and things around
that. I wouldn't expect in a residential
area. I know this is a commercial
building, but [clears throat] they're
going to have outdoor storage. So the
question is, are they going anything
stored outside is it going to be
usable? In other words, I my my concern
is that the town winds up having a
junkyard because somebody rents a space
and puts three cars that will never run
in there and then it slowly becomes a
place to store. For 100 bucks, I can
store a junk car here, a junk car there.
So, the outdoor space, are there going
to be restrictions on what can be stored
in that?
>> Um, for us in particular, I I I don't
prefer to have John. Um, and so for me
to be able to keep tenants in these
properties, it's going to have to be
nice. Um, and our major goal is going to
be or one of our goals is going to be to
fence in everything with flat fence so
that you can't see in. For instance, I'm
going to charge them 100 bucks a month
to char to park their RV. It needs to be
secured, safe. Um, you know,
if it's junk, it's got to go. Um, so
that's not going to be part of what we
have envisioned.
>> So, whatever it's going to be stored,
it's going to be usable in some form.
>> Oh, correct.
>> That that was my concern. I just didn't
want because sometimes when you get
these outdoor spaces, it goes from I'm
going to just park my car here to all of
a sudden you have
>> junk everywhere.
>> Yeah. It would be hard for us to make
money if we had too much junk on the
floor.
>> I I thought so. Just want to put that on
there.
>> Thanks.
>> Thank you.
>> Okay. Any uh more comments from the
public?
>> All right. At this point, and I will
order that the public comment section of
the agenda item be closed. Uh any
further questions or comments uh from uh
town council before we deliberate on the
questions that are before us.
Okay, we've got this down pat by now. I
hope do we have a a motion to the effect
that a motion and a second that the
proposed use will not endanger the
public health or safety.
>> So move.
>> Got a motion and a second. All in favor
of a finding that the proposed use will
not endanger the public health or
safety. Please say goodbye by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
Next, I'll entertain a motion that this
proposed use will not injure the value
of a joining or a budding property.
>> Second.
>> Okay, we've got a motion and a second.
All in favor of a finding that the
proposed use would not endanger the
value of adjoining or abundant property.
So, please signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Next, we move forward to
the uh question of whether this proposed
use will be in harmony with the area in
which it is located. I'll entertain a
motion.
>> Got a motion and a second. Um, all in
favor of a finding that the proposed use
will be in harmony with the area in
which it is located, please signify by
saying I. I
>> any opposed?
>> Fourth question. I'll entertain a motion
that the proposed use will be in
conformity with the land use plan
thorough for fair plan or other plan
officially adopted by town council.
>> So move got a motion. Second.
>> Okay. Got a motion and a second. Um, all
in favor of a finding that this use will
be in conformity with the land use plan,
thoroughare plan, or other plan
officially adopted by town council,
please signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Okay. The ultimate question. I'll
entertain a motion that we approve the
major special use permit application as
presented.
>> Okay, we got a motion and a second. All
in favor of town council approving the
major special use [clears throat] permit
application as presented, please signify
by I
>> Any oppose? Okay. Thank you, Dr. Bond.
Appreciate it. Good luck.
>> Okay. Next, uh the item that uh we need
to discuss uh requires us to go go into
close session per North Carolina General
Statute 143-318-11
A4. Uh the purpose of the close to uh
session is to discuss matters relating
to the location or expansion of
industries or other businesses in the
area served by this public body
including an agreement on a tentative
list of economic development incentives
that might be offered by the public body
in u its negotiations. Uh I would
entertain a motion that we go into close
session.
>> We got a motion and we got a second. All
in favor of this body entering into
close session for the purposes uh so set
forth, please syndicate by saying I. I.
>> Any opposed?
>> Thank you ladies and gentlemen for being
here. We've got to go into close
session.
Listen.