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MOORESVILLE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2004 6:00 P. M. The Mooresville Plan Commission met on Thursday, January 22, 2004, at 6:00 P. M. at Mooresville Town Hall. Commission members present were: Chairman Mike Young, Jim Bruner, Chris Crouch, Robert Corbin, John Ehrhart, and Charles McGuire. Robert Williamson came in later and Troy Bryant and Tim Bennett were absent. A motion was made by Commissioner McGuire, and a second by Commissioner Crouch to approve the minutes of December 11,2003, with a correction to page two, deleting 'and streets'. Motion carried 6-0. First on the agenda was Ross Holloway of Holloway Engineering with a request for different lot sizes for a development by Hopkins called Cambridge Village. This addition is located on Bridge Street across from Roberson Woods. Ross Holloway told the commission the developers had determined that a 1600 square foot minimum living area requirement would significantly affect the marketability of that portion of the development because they thought there would be a significant portion of homes in excess of 1600 square feet. But they also thought there was a large empty nest, single professionals market that would purchase homes in the 1400 square foot range. They were requesting to lower the minimum to 1400 square feet. Mr. Holloway said at the 1600 square foot minimum the cost of the construction of the home would be over $100 a square foot and the lots approximately $40,000, which would put the price of minimum size up around $200,000 or more and that would shut out of the market some seniors and empty nesters, etc. The homes would be around $180,000 even at 1400 square feet. The infrastructure costs, because of the alleys, and the low density of approximately 2.4 lots per acre, the lots would have to be priced at $40,000. Commissioner Ehrhart said because this is not condominiums which are in the area of 1400 to 1600 square feet and Mr. Holloway had mentioned the high range may be 2400 square feet and he thought this just seemed to be a wide variation of square footage. Mr. Holloway said they still felt there would be a high percentage that would go over 1600 square feet. Commissioner Young asked if they would consider a percentage. Mr. Holloway answered he would entertain a percentage from the commission. He said they were thinking 60 percent would be around 1400 square feet and the balance would be 1600 square feet or larger. Commissioner Ehrhart said how about maybe 1400 on the smaller lots and 1600 on the large lots. Mr. Holloway said on the large lots they had already agreed to 1800 square feet and all they were discussing tonight were the Cambridge Village where lots were 64 x 120. Commissioner Young asked how many lots were in that section and Mr. Holloway said he was guessing at an approximate number of a little for than half of the 143 lots in that section. The commission and Mr. Holloway decided there were approximately 77 lots. Commissioner McGuire commented he went thru some 1400