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Sunset Beach Council Slates Multiple Hearings HY SUSAN USIIKR Sunsci Beach Council members aie gelling a lot of meetings under their belt these days, between mak ing plans loi a sewer system, u(xtai ing the C'AMA land use plan and putting together a 1992-93 budget All three of these items will be the topics of upcoming meetings and/or hearings Height Limit Kyed A public hearing will be held June 15 at 7:30 p in. at the town hall on a proposal that would limit the height ol buildings in all zoning dis tru-Ls on the island, tying the limit to l(K)-yeai lloodplain elevations. Ibe planning board is also rccom mending that the town amend the zoning ordinance to eliminate provi sions lliat presently allow a building to exceed the 35-foot height limit under specific circumstances, such as by pmviding gieatei setback ar eas Height limit refers not to the total height of the structure, but the verti cal distance from the peak from the base tlixnl elevation The bottom ol the lowest horizontal support beam in the floodplain area must be a in in imum of oik- fool above the base flood elevation for the site. Given the typical existing base HixhI eleva lions on the island, a typical overall building height might be50 feci to 52 feet, roughly that ol existing is land construction. FUhhI elevations arc subject to change More Hearings Set In rapid succession, council scheduled other public hearings to be conducted at the June 15 meet ing. At that Ume the council will heai public comment on a number of zoning-related proposals from the planning board l"he planners have recommended zoning as commercial the southeast corncr lot ai N.C. 904/N.C. I /9 north along N.C 904 to Dale Drive. A narrower (2(H)- loot) strip ol land from the far side ol the US. Postal Service property to the Sea Village subdivision would be zoned MR ?, which allows single and mult i taut ily residential development The planning board has reconi mended creation of a new classifica lion, conservation, and recommend ed applying that /oning to marshes and wetlands in the town's junsdk lion. Also a hearing will be held on a proposed amendent to the water 01 dinance that would require thai a hy drant musl be located within MX) feet ol all loLs, not all buildings, hi a subdivision Town Admmisuaioi Linda Fluegcl said a situation had arose in Waterway kstates 111 which the water line ended short ol that distance from a building In a housekeeping matter, another hearing will amend a town ordi nance lo retlecl that the uiwn lol lows all volumes ol the N C Building Code, not just the lirst two Itudget Workshop Set Council members want to have a budget ready lor adoption by the June 15 meeting, hoping to make that a combination June/July regular meeting If not, a special meeting may be called later in June With that goal in mind, the board set a budget workshop June 4 at 7:30 p in at the town hall, Lewis Nominated On a motion by Mayor Pro tem Ed Gore nominated retired engineer Jerry I) Ixwis ol Shallolle lor ap pointment to the Coastal Man agemenl Commision scat now held by Eugene Tomlinson Sr. of South[K>rt, a retired engineer also In his recommendation Gore noted Lewis's qualilicauons lor the post and said dial Tomlinson had served the maximum time he could serve on the CRC. However, Mary Beth Joiner, as sistant secretary in the N.(J. De partition ol Coastal Management, said Tuesday thai C Ke members arc not limited in the number of terms they can serve. Tomlinson is a long time member ol the board and is seeking reappointment. Other Business in other business, the council: ?Heard routine departmental re ports ? I old the planning board to go ahead and begin dialling a new lype of business district classification for ihe /.omng ordinance Hie new pro fessional district, MB P, would pro vide another option lot development as ihe demand lor professional ser vices increases in the community, planning Nurd members indicated. The district would he an appropriate transitional use between residential areas and general commencal areas and might be an appropriate loi ie classification ol some existing v . mercial areas Planning hind Chairman Kichard CuhkI said uiat loi a community its si/e, Sunset Beach has a large proportion ol area zoned Tor business use. ? Heard from an audience member that a deteriorating ramp to a spoil area is a potential "attractive iiui sance" and acknowledged liial di reeling additional street drainage in to the waterway and canals is not a gotxl solution. I~he slate Department ol Transportauon recently complet ed a drainage project on Main Street, with the drainage going into the existing street drainage system. Future Of Bird Island Remains In Limbo State Officc ol Coastal Management (>ei stm nel planned to visit Bird Island this week to verify additional information submitted as part of the owner's application tor a CAM A development permit. Concurrently, the Town of Sunset Beach has begun the process of zoning the marshes and wet lands that surround the island across Mad Inlet Owner Janic Page I- nee of Greensboro and Sunset Beach has said she wants to build a family home on *he island, and possibly allow other fam ily members to build there as well. In February she applied for state and lederal permits to allow development ol the island for residential purposes, including replacement of a former bridge to the island and construction of a pier with docking space for six boats. The application was incomplete, however, and her agent was asked to submit additional in formation "We have just received that additional mloi inauon. J nit Hcistine, manage! ol the agency's tViiinuiguiii regional office said luesday "We are in the process ol making sure it is accurate and complete." ITiat will entail an on site inspection of the is land, he said. After that it will be about two weeks before the office completes a field report l"hat re port will be distributed to a variety of state and federal agencies for review and comment, said Hers tine. fie said the suite will have a 75-day period in which to make a decision on issuance of a devel opincni permit, or else it will have to request an extension ol time. At its meeting Monday Sunset Beach Town Council set a public hearing for Monday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall on the proposed creation of a new classification, conservation, in the town's zoning ordinance, and on the zoning ol the marshes and wetlands within the town's juris diction as conservation area including those along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and around Bird Island Neither the town's land use plan nor zoning ordinance had a conservation district. Ihe designation would allow use ol the areas so classified lor dredge spoil dis|K>sal, and would allow construction of docks, piers, bridges, bulk heads and causeways. Planning Board Chairman Richard Good said that, on the advice of town attorney Michael Isenberg, the planning board will not recommend zoning Bird Island ilscll as a conservation area "We ie Mill working on a zoning iccouiiiieu daUon loi Bird Island said Good " I hi attorney advises us we must allow ihe properly owner to make reasonable use ol that pioperty At its regulai meeting in April the council adopted a resolution supporting the purchase of the island by a public or private entity for the pur pose of maintaining it in a natural state. However, at this unie there is no formal com mitment by any organization to attempt to buy the island, said Bill Ducker, a Sunset Beach property owner interested in seeing the island remain un developed Despite the town attorney's recom mendation to the coimary, Duckcr has advocated that the town /one the island for conservation He says he is concerned that even if the island is mi tially zoned only to allow limited development, that over time the zoning would be changed to permit development ai a greater density While no fund has been established yet lor purchase oi ihe island Ducker said there are sev eial individuals working at the state and federal level to determine what funds might be available from public and private sources at those levels "It's difficult to start a fund, not knowing what we're working lor," he said, or it the asking figure is within reach "Having a fixed price on the island or being told ii is not for sale would be very beneficial, " he continued. "We're probably approaching that point, but it could be a month or it could be a year." The zoning of the island could affcct the pi in. hi suggested as could a deusion on devel OpillClll |K I Mills Without MK>*lii? ttlc sum needed U bu^ in> island Duckci suggested, Uu?se who auiiI the is land preserved ill its natural state have lew re maining opiums. "Then the only choice is to try to stymy de velopment through the permuting system," he said, by liymg to block issuance, for example, of a permit to build a private budge over public bot torn "II Mrs Price's ultimate goal is sale ol the is land for conservation purposes, I think u is incum bent u(X)i) hei to set a price," Uucker suggested Sunset Builders, Town Council Compromising On More Flexible And Quiet Work Hours A compromise reached Monday night by Sunset Beach Town (. oun cil will allow construction workers more flexibilty in work hours, while ensuring quieter Sundays. At the council's April meeting, a proposal to prohibit construction activity year-round on Sundays passed, and led to additional restrictions as well, despite a warning Irom one audicnce member that the board was "fixing something that isn't baiken". Mayor Mason Barber predicted then that builders would be before the council at its May mecung, seeking redress He was right. With a handful of other builders and/or construction industry person nel in the audience, Annette Odom, represenung her family's business as well as the island's general contractors, asked the town to reconsider. "Those hours are unacceptable to us," she said of the 8 a.m. to 7 p.111 Monday through Saturday year-round schedule The schedule was adopted with the idea ol accommodating tourists. Mrs. Odom asked the council to consider changing the hours from 7 a.m. until dark during the off-season months, with provisions for hard ship cases, such as when a builder is up against a deadline. Before the April meeting there had been no set ending time during the off-season foi the workers Six- said the contractors should not have tounil out about the changes tn.wugn local newspapers and that the icsiriclions should nun ai? in eluded othei noise gciieiaung activities Agreeing that the changes were more than what the iowii needed iik council adopted a new schedule: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday for the period from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and / a in to I'- p m. other times. The Sunday ban remains in effect. "TourisLs arc very important to as, but so are people trying to make a living," said C'ouncilwoman Cherri Cheek. Mayor Barber said the town plans to hold a workshop with local con tractors to discuss other concerns expressed regarding the types ot pro jeets for which building permits are required A Home Improvement Loan Gave The Huf&nans The Power To Grow Now What Can We Do For- You? 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