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MOORESVILLE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1998,7:00 P. M. The Mooresville Plan Commission met on Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 7:00 P. M. at the Mooresville Town Hall. Commission members present were: President Joel Beebe, Charles McGuire, Tim Bennett, Bill Abbott, John Ehrhart, Mike Young, and Vern Kimmel. Andy Pygman was absent. Steve Campbell's seat still vacant. Town Attorney, Tim Currens was present. Motion was made by Commissioner McGuire, second by Commissioner Kimmel to approve the minutes of September 24,1998 meeting. Motion carried 7-0. The next meeting of Mooresville Plan Commission will be rescheduled to Wednesday, November 18, 1998, following the BZA meeting; dne to Thanksgiving Holiday. '-- Ross Holloway of Holloway & Assoc. had copies of recent IDEM reports for R J Assoc., Ashbury Park. Commissioners McGuire and Young stated they would like a period of good reports before deciding on expansion. Ross Holloway asked for a definite time frame. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner-Abbott; second by Commissioner McGuire to wait until the January meeting for further reports, the two next inspections, plus weekly inspections. Motion carried 7-0. Holloway asked if the Plan Commission saw a problem with the first 10 -12 reconfigurations for lots for double wides. The Plan Commission did not, so Holloway will advise his client to go ahead with the existing portion. Next, Ross Holloway presented the two lot minor plat for Charles O'Neal, 267 E. Main Street. Mr. O'Neal had been before the BZA on 10-21-98 and granted a variance for width on Lot 1. Now his request is for Minor Plat approval and rezone to B-1 for Lot 2. Motion was made by Commissioner Abbott' , second by Commissioner Kimmel to approve the Minor Plat. Motion carried 6-1 with Commissioner McGuire opposed. Motion was made by Commissioner Abbott, second by Commissioner Kimmel to recommend to the Town Council to approve rezone of Lot 2 from R-I to B-1. Motion carried 6-1, Commissioner McGuire opposed. Ross Holloway then presented a request for a rezone of the Fields property on Highway 67, next to Morningside Addition, from B-3 to POO-I. This property is approximately 46 acres. The Comprehensive Plan calls for B-3 which would mean 100 foot buffer strip along the North side with mounding and landscaped. Jayne Moore, a resident of Morningside Acres, spoke first for a group of residents from Morningside Addition. Problems to be considered were: why the need to rezone, values of homes would depreciate from $10,000 to $20,000, possibility of toxic chemicals with a POO-I, run-off of waste, they have wells and septics and have no need for Town water and sewer. The residents also did not want access thru Rainbow Drive and stated that the State probably would not allow access thru an easement over Dance property. Other _ '-..... concerns: noise, lighting, and dust. If this rezone would occur, the residents stated they would