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Mooresville Planning Commission, October 8, 2020 Commission and Town Council. Mike Young asked her to bring forward her comments when the rezoning was considered, which would be next on the agenda. Mark Taylor made the motion to approve the replat, Perry King seconded, and motion carried with 6 votes to 1 (Kimberly Scofield) against. Ross Holloway Engineering then addressed the Planning Commission, requesting a rezone from I2 to B3, stating the slides shown during the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting were irrelevant. John Robinson asked Mr. Holloway why he believed the slides were irrelevant. Mr. Holloway stated that there was "no use of discussing something that may not happen". He asked the rhetorical question if B3 were less or more of burden to bordering residents and stated that he believed it was, He then read a long list of uses from the Use Matrix of the UDO provided by the aforementioned Mr. Fenway, and then stated that few residential areas have industrial zoned next to residential and that B3 commercial was more appropriate. Mike Young asked if B3 zoning restricted outside storage. RHE replied that if the zoning change were granted by the Planning Commission and the Town Council approves the change, then RHE and Mr. Mattingly would apply to the BZ,A for a variance. Kimberly Scofield asked about the demand for self -storage in the area, and Mr. Holloway replied that demand for storage is irrelevant to a straight -up zoning request. JV stated that the Mooresville UDO lays out 12 zoning allows outdoor material storage that is screened from view. B3 zoning applies to retail sales along high -traffic corridors. Mike Young asked if all other B3 uses would not be allowed on this properly. RHE responded that "there would be no other use than B3". That the future owner would live within the requirements of B3 to develop the storage units, and use would be restricted to self -storage. Mrs. Brockmeyer then addressed the Planning Commission, stating that she had spoken at length with many people in town. She believed that there could be another buyer of the property who would donate the land to the community. She stated that she and her neighbors did not want storage units in their backyard, that there were many children, and some special needs children in her neighborhood for whom this would be a danger. She stated she had asked Mr. Mattingly for concessions in their discussions such as fences surrounding the property or simply the maintenance of the existing fence located on the property, a landscaped mound, restricted hours of operations, a manned kiosk in the center instead of key card or key pad access, and he rejected all concessions. She asked rhetorically who would neighbors call with complaints of insects or lighting? She stated that the Greenwood self -storage property owned and operated by Mr. Mattingly (and used as an example by RHE in their slide presentation) has a 7 -foot high fence surrounding it with residential neighborhoods on 2 sides, that he was required to build by the City of Greenwood. She also stated that the residents still had questions regarding run-off and property values. RHE responded that there is a misconception that self -storage units are not allowed on I2. 12 would allow outside storage for goods and transportation. He showed a slide for 12 zoning that stated that no variances were required to build other than stormwater and building permits. Beth Copeland told Mr. Holloway that the Town of Mooresville still had to agree on the definition and uses of I2, and that he was speaking as if his definition were a guarantee. Mr. Holloway then threatened the town with legal action. Mike Young then cut off this debate. Lauren Sparks of 1073 Dellawood Drive stated that she lives on the southside of the property where the retention pond would be located, and that she has a two-year-old and a five-year-old. She is very concerned for their safety if the existing fence is not fixed, or a new fence built. As well, she pointed out, if the property is rezoned B3, lights will be shining over the fence into neighboring homes on the south side of the property. Mark Taylor stated that he had talked to Bobbie Brockmeyer, and that if the property were developed under I2, then there would be outside storage. If rezoned B3, there will be no outside storage allowed. Mike Young called for calm, and asked the public to be silent, and then stated he was open for a motion. Beth Copeland stated that one option would be 7