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MOORESVILLE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 200 I The Mooresville Plan Commission met on Thursday, November 15, 200 I, wbich was one week earlier due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, at 7:00 P. M. at the MooresviUe Town Hall. Plan Commission members present were: Joel Beebe, Chris Crouch, Jim Bruner, Tim Bennett, Andy Pygman, Robert Williamson, Robert Corbin, John Ehrhart, and Mike Young. No members were absent. Town attorney Tim Currens was present. Motion was made by Commissioner Pygman, second by Commissioner Bennett to accept the minutes of the October 25,2001 meeting as corrected, changed spelling from Stanley Soils to Staley's Soils. Motion carried 9-0. Ross Holloway of Holloway and Associates present a PUD-R for Donna Heimansohn Landersdale Road and Bridge Street, now called Amberwood Estates. The street layout was the same as when Ewing properties brought this in for apartments. The density has been reduced to 2.2 per acre. Mr. Holloway gave a booklet to the commission members containing the covenants and restrictions. This property borders Knightsbridge. Commissioner Beebe asked if the covenants and restrictions were in line with Keswick (Wyttenbach Estates). Mr. Holloway said Keswick's minimum was 1800 square feet and this was 1700 square feet. Commissioner Pygman asked Mr. Holloway what had changed on this piece of property to make it economically feasible for single family residences. Mr. Holloway told the commission that 52 lots were necessary, the developers had financing available, and the developer, Donna Heimansohn , was an attorney and was not looking for the same kind of income as the other two groups who had previously sought to develop this property. Commissioner Ehrhart asked Mr. Hol1oway if a PUD was supposed to have common ground. Mr. Holloway said it was not a benefit to the development, it could be an R-l, but to the Plan Commission there was a benefit for a PUD because of the covenants and restrictions. Town attorney Tim Currens answered saying it didn't make a huge difference if it's R-I or PUD. Commissioner Ehrhart asked how much brick was going to be used, because it was being presented as brick front only on the main level. Vic Vance, First Metropolitan Mortgage Co., spoke to the commission. He does FHA loans and they were trying to create housing that fits FHA affordable for a young family to get a large home and to satisfy the Plan Commission. John Ehrhart said be wanted the brick amount to match Knightsbridge. Commissioner Crouch asked what would happen if Lots 1-15, bordering Knightsbridge had more percentage of brick on them. Steve Buchanan, builder of Trenton Homes for the project, said they could brick these but they would probably be smaller homes. He also told the plan commission they needed to consider that he uses heavier guage materials and he doesn't expect any home to be under 2000 square feet. Vic Vance told the commission if a husband and wife made $56,000