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PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION': Rules Eased For Trailers, Fences , Parking Yard Sales BY ERIC CARLSON If you live in an area designated "commercial" under the proposal new zoning law, and your house bums down, you can rebuild it That was the number one message the Brunswick County Planning Board felt it needed to get across last week as it agreed to rccommcnd numerous changes in the ordinance before a joint meeting with the county commissioners. Relaxed requirements for residential parking spaces, allowances for front-yard fences and less strict regula tions on yard sales were among the changes the planning board approved Wednesday night (Oct 21). The board also recommended that previously prohib ited Class C mobile homes Oniilt before July, 1976) should be allowed in some residential areas, but only af ter the home's structural integrity is approved by a li censed engineer or architect Only about 20 people attended the planning board's regular meeting, which was held at the county's public assembly building to accommodate an expected large turnout. Tempers flared at a previous planning board work shop after more than 75 residents attended a meeting held, as usual, at the board's conference room, which seats about 20. A Brunswick County Sheriff s Deputy was stationed at the back of the assembly hall Wednesday. The meet ing was held without public comment or disruption. County Planner John Harvey told the board that sev eral people had questioned whether an existing home in the commercial low-density zone (C-LD) could be re built if destroyed. "The answer is yes," Harvey said. "The ordinance as presented does so permit, but in review, (County Manager) David Clcgg and I both find it a cumbersome process to so determine. It was certainly not my intent to ever have an obscure item in this draft." At Harvey's request, the board approved a recom mended addition to the ordinance specifically stating that any house or manufactured home in a CL-D district that is partially or totally destroyed "may be replaced or rebuilt as long as such replacement or new construction meets all requirements of state and federal law and of this ordinance." Other changes in the zoning ordinance proposed for recommendation to the board of commissioners included: ?Elimination of the prohibition of Class C mobile homes. These are single-wide homes built before July 1, 1976. Such homes would be allowed in certain districts as long as the owner first fiics a notarized report from a licensed inspector that the home meets federal codc re quirements. ?Modification of fence regulations to allow three foot, open-view fcnccs (such as chain-link) within the front-yard setback of homes in R-6000 (medium density residential) districts. Fences and wails would continue to be prohibited in the front- yard sctback area of homes in R-7500 (low density residential) districts. ?Relaxation of residential parking regulations to re quire only one parking space per home in R-6000 and RU (rural) districts. Three parking spaces would be re quired for homes in R-7500 districts. Garage spaces would qualify as parking spaces. Vehicular turnaround areas would be required only for homes on major high ways to prevent cars from backing into the street. ?Easing restrictions on the number of yard sales per mitted in residential districts to allow one such sale per quarter, lasting no longer than two days. The regulation is designed to prevent permanent or long-term sales in non-commercial districts. ?Changing the zoning of the Pier 66 subdivision from R-7500 to R-600 to allow single-wide mobile homes. The development is bordered by the R-6000 district of Sunset Harbor and has deed restrictions limiting use to single-wides. Shallotte Men Charged With Murder In Evans Shooting (Continued From Page 1-A) warrant issued for King's arrest Oct. 18. It charged him with stealing a .38-calibcr revolver from a Lisa King of Mulberry Street on July 18. Davis said the alleged theft of the gun from King's aunt was not di rectly related to the murder case. Court files show that King has no previous arrest record in Brunswick County. Hill was one of three men charged in an alleged rape of a young woman and the assault and robbery of her companion on a dirt road off Hale Swamp Road the night of May 5, 1991, according to court files. The co-defendants in the case, James Alfonza Cause, 22, and Covia Dzell Smith, 19, of Shallolte were sentenced to 20 years in prison after nlrartinij eniliv lr? rharges of sprrmri degree rape. Hill pleaded guilty to common-law robbery and was sen tenced to three years in prison. Court records show that investi gators believed Hill and his co-de fendants met a couple at a conve nience store and arranged a purchase of crack cocaine. When the five later met, it was alleged that "the girl was repeatedly raped by the co-defen dants while Mr. Hill held her. She escapcd and hid until the following morning, when she was found nude by a deputy." In an Oct 3, 1991 letter to Hill's attorney James Payne, District Attorney Rex Gore offered to let Hill plead guilty to common law robbery and accessory after the fact to rape, with a prison term of 10 years. Gore said in the letter that Hill "has limited capabilities and is a k.. rtafitr"" tuiiuwu xjy uaiuiv^ aiiu data uiv prison sentence would allow him the opportunity "to restructure his life." Hill did not accept the plea. His attorney filed a report with the court from a psychiatrist who claimed Hill was not competent to stand trial. Hill underwent testing at Dorothea Dix hospital in Raleigh, where a psychiatrist determined he was capa On June 27 William Hill was charged with injury to personal properly for allegedly damaging a 1981 Oldsmobile Omega automo bile owned by a Lofton James. Another warrant charges Hill with assault by pointing "a large-caliber handgun" at Linwood Daley on Sept. 20. A warrant charging Hill with sccond-dcgrcc trespass on the same day was sworn by a Donna Daley. Hill is scheduled to appear in dis trict court on the misdemeanor charges Nov. 24. He made a first ap pearance on the murder and kidnap ping charges Monday and was scheduled for a probable cause hear ing Nov. 10. Pa; ne was appointed to represent Hill. King made a first appearancc Friday. Attorney Michael Ramos was appointed to represent him. blc of participating in his courtroom defense. The hospital report called Hill "very pleasant, alert and coopera tive," during his interviews. Doctors found indications of "adolescent an ti-social behavior, alcohol and mari juana abuse and possible borderline intellectual functioning." The psy chiatrists estimated Hill's l.Q. to be 71. It further states that Hill "did have some behavior problems at school and was expelled on one occasion after a verbal altercation with a teacher." The report said Hill began using both alcohol and marijuana at age i6. The kidnapping and rape charges against Hill were dropped when he pleaded guilty to common law rob bery. He was committed to the N.C. Department of Correction Feb. 18 for a sentence of three years. He was released April 9. According to warrants on file with the clerk of court. Hill was charged with assault by pointing a gun on July 17. The charge was vol untarily dismissed at the request of the prosecuting witness, a Richard Hill. Forecast: Sunny And Crisp Crisp, sunny weather is in the forecast for the weekend of the N.C. Festival By The Sea at Holden Beach. "Some real fine fall weather ap pears to be in the offing as we ap proach the weekend," Shalloue Point weather observer Jackson Canady said Tuesday. Temperatures and rainfall for the coming week are expected to be near normal. Temperatures should range from the upper 40s at night to around 70 degrees during the daytime, with less than a half-inch of rainfall. For the period of Oct. 20-26, Canady recorded a high of 77 de grees on Oct 21, and a low of 32 degrees on Oct. 20. A daily average high of 71 de grees combined with an average nightly low of 43 degrees for a daily average temperature of 57 degrees, which Canady said is about 3 de grees below average. He recorded no rainfall for the pe riod. n ? ? ^ m m m mmm a. M ? ? _ nuvv luouDouniDE: iu I THE BRUNSWICK tkBEACON ! POST OFFICE BOX 2558 | SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 I NOTICE: Reliable or consistent delivery cannot be \guaranteed since this newspaper must rely on the U.S. \Postal Service for delivery. We can only guarantee that your newspaper will be submitted to the post office in Shallotte on Wednesday of the week of publication, in \time for dispatch to out-of-town addresses that day. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen In Brunswick County ?6.30 G5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.36 9.30 Elsewhere In North Carolina U6.30 lI5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.86 13.80 Outside North Carolina ?6.30 ?5.30 Postage Charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip LONGER LINES EXPECTED Doing Homework Will Save Time, Frustration At The Polls BY SUSAN USHER "Do your homcwork...so that when you arc in the voting booth you know what you arc going to do." Following that simple suggestion could sharply reduce the time voters spent at the polls Tuesday. With 18,995 Democrats, 11,761 Republicans and 2,013 other voters on the books, and high voter interest in the presidential election, Brunswick County Board of Elections Supervisor Lynda Britt is expecting a busy day at the polls "with lines Hke we've never seen be fore," she said. Voters "don't come in alphabetical order or by appointment." said Britt. They are likely to come before and after work. For smaller precincts that have seen in creased registration this year the rush could mean backlogs of impatient voters waiting for a chance inside a voting booth. "We're encouraging people who don't work to vote during the day, instead of after working hours because I do expect long lines," said Britt. She offers a some tips for voters that sharply rcducc the time they must spend at the polls and that will make voting go more smoothly for all concerned. Britt recommends that voters read about the various election races in advancc and study the sample ballots that appear in local newspapers and arc available at the Board of Elections office. Then, if someone has questions about the bal m /tnrnurn ni n n f * V-' / V' V# t-v w ??? ^ ??? *"0 people who don't work to vote during the day" ? Lynda Britt Elections Supervisor lot, their voting place or some other election-re lated matter, they can call ahead, before election day, for help. Voters particularly need to read and under stand the directions on the three ballots they re ceive. They have the option of voting a "straight ticket," a "split tickct," or a split ticket variation called "crossover" voting, as follows: To vote for all candidates of one party (a straight ticket), the voter completes the arrow at the right of the appropriate party name. To vote a split tickct ? voting for candidates of more than one political party ? the voter must complete the arrow opposite the name of each candidate selected. Voters can also "split" their tickct with what is called a "crossover" vote. This works best when a voter wants to vote mainly for candi dates of a single party, but with one to three ex ceptions. It works like this: The voter marks the "straight ticket" arrow for the party of his choice. Then he marks the exceptions by com ? ?% .1 -f u (J1CU 1 1? lilV oiivm U[/|A/OiU' uiv iiuimv v/? v-awi i vuii* didate he chooses of a different party. Extra care is required to make sure the voter's intent is clear in a multi-seat race such as the 14th House District or Superior Court judges for District 10-B. In both instances two seats are available and there are three candidates, two Democrats and one Republican. In that ease one couldn't vote a straight Democratic ticket, then cross over and vote for the single Republican. The voting machine wouldn't know which of the two Democrats should receive that vote. The voter has to indi vidually mark the arrow for each candidate if splitting the ticket. Straight ticket voting won't work for several other races on the ballots either. Voters must mark their choice of candidates in two other in stances: When voting for president/vice presi dent and in the election's only non-partisan race. Soil & Water Conservation District supervisor. By law, a voter can spend up to five minutes inside the voting booth, though most don't.AIso, any voter is allowed, upon request, to have a "near relative" of his or choice assist in the vot ing booth. Certain types of assistance arc also available on request to physically handicapped, illiterate, blind, aged or disabled voters. More information is available from the Brunswick County Board of Elections, 253-4338. Zoning Protest Continues For Rural Residents (Continued From Page 1-A) and not say, 'Not in my back yard,'" Harvey said in prepared remarks to the planning board. Quinn disagreed. He said that to allow such uses would tarnish the county's image and hamper efforts to "attract new people." He said the county does not have the resources to regulate such high-impact activi ties. "I am fully in favor of zoning. It puts our future in place," said Quinn. "But this is like buying a good watch dog and having its teeth pulled There was no action taken to re move the uses from the ordinance. Debbie Aldridge of Southport asked the boards to expand a resi dential /one along Bethel Church Road to buffer the area against po tential adverse effects from a pro posed mining operation planned for the adjacent heavy manufacturing (H-M) district Martin Marietta Aggregate Inc. has an option on a 492-acre tract just north of the zone where the compa ny has plans to open a gravel mine, Harvey said. Environmental and hy drological studies currently are un derway at the site to determine its suitability for mining. The planning board voted to rec ommend extending the residential zoning another 500 feet north. The board of commissioners agreed to the change. In other actions, the board of commissioners agreed: ?To reduce the required mini mum housing lot size in areas not served by a central sewage system to 10,000 square feet in R-6000 resi dential areas and 15,000 square feet in R-7500 and Rural zones. The or dinance had required a 20,000-foot lou ?To change the zoning designa tion of a 1,688-acre tract bordered by U.S. 17, U.S. 74/76 and Lanvalc Road from residential to commercial manufacturing. The owner has a client interested in purchasing the property for such a uses, Harvey said. The boards left a 400-foot buffer between the zone and adja cent residential areas. ?To adopt a list of recommended ordinance changes passed by the planning board at its Oct. 21 meet ing. (See related story.) ?To hold another joint meeting of the planning board and board of commissioners Monday Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. in the public assembly building at the county complex in Bolivia. BY ERIC CARLSON The Calabash Board of Commissioners took the first formal step toward forming a South Bruns wick Water and Sewer Authority Tuesday night by unanimously adopting a resolution calling for public comment on the proposal. A public hearing on whether or not to create the authority will be held at 7 p.m. during the week of Nov. 16-20. The date could not be firmly set Tuesday because the board was unsure what night the fire department building would be avail able. The resolution declares "that it is in the best interests of the Town of Calabash to join with the Town of Sunset Beach in organizing an au thority...io be named the South Brunswick Water and Sewer Authority." Citizens attending the public hearing will be asked to comment on a proposal to form a six-member board, with three members from each town, that could be used to ap ply for grant and loan money to build a central sewerage system that would serve the two towns and other adjacent areas. Consultants with Powell Associates of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., have advised the two towns that having a water and sewer au thority in place would make it easier to get a Farmers Home Administration loan to purchase the Carolina Blythc sewer system, which serves several developments near the state line. Purchase of the Carolina Blythe system is part of the proposed first Calabash Moves Toward phase of the sewer system, which would serve the Calabash business district and Sea Trail. Only a government entity or a sewer authority can enter into a pur chase contract, according to engi neer Joseph Tombro. By employing an authority, the town would not have to secure a ioan with the town's tax base. Instead, the sewer plant itself would be used as collat eral. Under this arrangement the au thority, not the town, would owe the money to pay back the loan. Sunset Beach will consider adopt ing a similar resolution to set a pub lic hearing at its Nov. 2 meeting. In other business, Jack Brady, president of the Carolina Shores Property Owners Association asked the board to repeal a section of a town ordinance regulating front yard set-backs for residential homes. The request was made on behalf of the POA Board of Directors, Brady said. The POA wants its architectural committee to have the last word in determining how far back from the street a home should be built within the sprawling residential golf and re tirement community. The committee, comprised of vol unteer members, reviews all plans for homes in the subdivision and ad vises the owner and builder regard ing placement of a new home on a lot, Brady told the board in a pre pared statement. The group consid ers the size of the lot and the house and its relationship to neighboring homes. The town ordinance determines Forming Sewer Authority set-backs on the basis of a mathe matical formula without considering the aesthetics of the neighborhood, Brady said. 'The town building inspector un der the ordinance has the legal pow er to overrule or change the set backs approved by the architectural committee, thereby resulting in con sternation on the part of the owner/builder, not to mention lost time," the statement said. Brady told the board that if it re fused to repeal the set-back regula tion, "the Carolina Shores POA will seek injunctive relief in the courts if and when the inspector adjusts the setbacks after approval by the archi tectural committee." After delivering copies of his statement to the commissioners, Brady left the meeting without ac tion or comment from the board. Later, building inspector Edward Schaack said the POA was creating an unnecessary conflict. 'They don't want to cooperate," Schaack said. "They want to do it their way or no way. They want complete freedom to do whatever they want out there. Thai's the gist of it." At an earlier meeting at which Brady raised the setback issue, Calabash Town Attorney Michael Ramos advised the board that it could not delegate to the POA its obligation to enforce a town ordi nance. "It would be a mistake for you to deal with the POA," said Calabash Planning Board Chairman A1 Smith. "They have no vested interest in the property. The ordinance applies to the property owner, not the POA." Declining to take action on the matter, the board agreed to turn over Brady's statement to Ramos. The board voted to cancel its Nov. 24 and Dec. 22 meetings to avoid conflicts with the holidays. AT SHALLOTTE POINT BRING HOME THEftBEACON On Sale At VILLAGE MART THE BRUNSWICICfefEACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year SI 0.36 Six Months S5.55 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.86 Six Months S7.90 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. 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