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MINUTES OF THE MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS The Mooresville Board of Zoning Appeals met at its regularly scheduled meeting the 17th day of October, 19~4, at the Mooresville Town Hall. Present were Board Members, Steve Oschman, Wendell Thaler, Warren Franklin, Tilford Bailey, and Paul Walters. Also present was the Board's Attorney, Timothy C. Currens. Chairman Oschman determined that there was a quorum present and opened the meeting. The minutes of the prior meeting were approved along with the findings of fact presented. The Board proceeded with the first item on the agenda, deliberations on the special exception request of Harry F. Tidler and Delores A. Tidler and Robert Burden and Geraldine A. Burden for a special exception to remove top soil from a part of the acreage in question for the purpose of filing an 11 1/2 acre tract just north of the area where the special exception is being requested, with the second part being a request to remove and m~ne sand and gravel from a part of the 90 acre tract with the final request being for the area to be a recreational lake. Chairman Oschman then opened up the deliberations by suggesting that the Board review the special exception requirement listed under the Town's ordinance. Item 1, of the 6 requirements was then discussed with Tilford Bailey pointing out that the mining and development of a lake within 75 feet of the creek and 100 feet of the homes could create a safety factor which would be detrimental to the children in the area. Wendell Thaler pointed out that the actual water would not be quite that close and the creek already presented a water safety situation. Tilford Bailey pointed out that this would be deeper water. Steve Oschman said that this would be somewhat of an unknown. Wendell Thaler suggest as to the issue of contamination based upon the testimony of