Kings Mountain public meetings in 2022

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

City Council approved preliminary plats for two phases of the Cannon 35 multi-family townhome development. The Council also authorized a design and build contract for Project South wastewater infrastructure and amended the Downtown Development Incentives Grant Policy.

• Approved 81-unit multi-family townhome development for Cannon 35 Phase II (Unanimous)
• Approved 134-unit multi-family townhome development for Cannon 35 Phase III (Unanimous)
• Authorized contract with METCON for Project South Build and Design Services (Unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 22-51 amending the Downtown Development Incentives Grant Policy (Unanimous)
• Approved 2.5% cost-of-living bonus for all City Employees effective February 2023 (Unanimous)
• Approved $15,000 budget amendment for generator installation and SRO equipment (Unanimous)
• Authorized Mayor to execute two right-of-way agreements with NC DOT for Oak Grove Road bridge (Unanimous)
• Adopted 2023 Regular Meeting Schedule for the last Tuesday of each month (Unanimous)

ABC Board Agendas

The board approved the previous meeting's minutes and reviewed financial statements showing a net sales increase of 10.32% over December 2021. The board also discussed creating a new store policy manual for the new year.

• Approved previous board minutes
• Discussed creation of a new store policy manual

Tourism Development Authority Agendas & Minutes

The Authority postponed awarding grants for the Winter/Spring 2022-2023 funding cycle until January 24, 2023. This delay allows staff to resolve outstanding award lists and identify potential duplicate payments. The current available balance for grants is $120,000.

• Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Approved November 22, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled awarding of Winter/Spring Funding Cycle 2022-2023 grants until January 24, 2023

Transportation Committee

The Kings Mountain Transportation Committee will discuss a traffic study for Phifer Road and a citizen petition requesting traffic calming on E Ridge Street, Dilling Street, and Parker Street. The agenda also includes updates on speed studies for Linwood Road and N. Sims Street.

• Phifer Road Traffic Study
• Citizen Petition for traffic calming on E Ridge Street, Dilling Street and Parker Street
• Linwood Road Speed Study
• N. Sims Street Speed Study

The committee approved the agenda and previous meeting minutes. Members reviewed speed study results for Linwood Road and N. Sims Street and scheduled further discussions with NCDOT regarding road conditions and traffic studies.

• Approved agenda
• Approved minutes from previous meeting
• Determined N. Sims Street does not meet criteria for in-street traffic calming
• Directed street department to complete speed study for N. Dilling St. at E. Ridge and E. Parker Streets

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Council adopted a new Unified Development Ordinance including 7,500-square-foot flex lots and approved the annexation of 66.1 acres on Patterson Road. The board also authorized an employment contract for a new City Manager and approved a 360-unit multi-family development.

• Adopted Ordinance 22-39 to repeal and replace the Unified Development Ordinance (6-1)
• Adopted Ordinance 22-40 to annex 66.1 acres on Patterson Road (unanimous)
• Approved $425,000 contract to Metcon, Inc. for Project South pre-construction (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance 22-41 rezoning 112 Owens Street from Light Industrial to Semi-Urban Residential (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 22-46 approving Phase I preliminary plat for 360-unit Cannon 35 Subdivision (unanimous)
• Authorized employment contract for James M. Palenick as City Manager (unanimous)
• Authorized attorney Jason White to assist with condemnation proceedings (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 22-42 amending Comprehensive Plan for five parcels on Owens Street (unanimous)

Tourism Development Authority Agendas & Minutes

The Tourism Development Authority approved the meeting agenda and previous minutes. The board extended the Winter/Spring funding cycle grant deadline to November 28, with awards scheduled for December 6. No finance report was provided due to staff absences.

• Approved agenda (unanimous)
• Approved October 18, 2022 minutes (unanimous)
• Extended grant application deadline to November 28
• Scheduled grant awards for December 6 meeting

ABC Board Agendas

The board approved longevity pay for employees to be issued in December and accepted the building insurance and payroll for the coming year. The board also voted to provide bourbon bottles to the Touchdown Club.

• Approved minutes from the previous meeting
• Approved providing bourbon bottles to Touchdown Club
• Approved building insurance and payroll for next year
• Approved longevity pay for each employee for Christmas

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board will hold a public hearing and vote on a recommendation for rezoning two parcels totaling about 6.68 acres from Suburban Residential to Auto-Urban Commercial. The board will also review preliminary plats for three phases of the Cannon 35 subdivision and discuss several Unified Development Ordinance text amendments.

• Z-22-21: Scott Moss MD rezoning of Parcels 11750 and 65674 (6.68 acres) from Suburban Residential (SR) to Auto-Urban Commercial (AU)
• MJS-21-4: Cannon 35 Phase I preliminary plat review
• MJS-22-4: Cannon 35 Phase II preliminary plat review
• MJS-22-5: Cannon 35 Phase III preliminary plat review
• UDO text amendments: Lot and Building Standards, Fence Standards, Accessory Use and Structure Standards, General Provisions

The board unanimously recommended multiple Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments regarding fencing, sidewalks, and downtown standards. It also recommended a rezoning for a 6.68-acre parcel and approved preliminary plats for three phases of the Cannon 35 development.

• Recommended UDO fence height standards amendment to City Council (unanimous)
• Recommended UDO commercial fencing height limit of 8 feet to City Council (unanimous)
• Recommended UDO sidewalk width change to 6 feet to City Council (unanimous)
• Recommended 26-page downtown standards document to City Council (unanimous)
• Recommended striking 'multi and multifamily units' from Suburban Residential (SR) definition (unanimous)
• Recommended moving multi-family residential to Semi-Urban (SU) Character Districts (unanimous)
• Recommended adding Performance Flex-Lot standards to Suburban Residential (SR) zoning (unanimous)
• Recommended rezoning 6.68 acres from Suburban Residential (SR) to Auto-Urban Commercial (AU) (unanimous)

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

The City Council held a special meeting to interview the final applicant for the City Manager position. Following a closed session, the Council unanimously voted to extend a job offer to the candidate.

• Unanimously voted to extend an offer for the City Manager position to the interviewed candidate

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

The City Council held a special meeting to conduct in-person interviews with two finalists for the City Manager position during a closed session. No formal actions were taken as a result of the session.

• Entered closed session to interview City Manager applicants (unanimous)
• Exited closed session at 2:42 p.m. (unanimous)

John H. Moss Reservoir Agenda

The Commission denied a variance request for a property at 2208 Van Aiken Cir. Staff provided updates on LaBella Engineering's cove surveys and grant applications for dredging and planning. No other formal actions were taken.

• Denied variance request for 2208 Van Aiken Cir (unanimous)

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

City Council approved a budget amendment and awarded a contract for the construction of a boardwalk and covered seating area at Moss Lake. The project will utilize funds from the Water Fund and General Fund Balance.

• Approved $65,000 budget amendment for Moss Lake boardwalk/pier project (Unanimous)
• Awarded $107,300 contract to Southern Renovations for Moss Lake pier improvements (Unanimous)

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

City Council and the Planning and Zoning Board held a work session to discuss Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments. The body reached a consensus to remove multi-family housing from Suburban Residential (SR) zoning and to allow smaller lot sizes of 7,500 square feet. No formal votes were taken on these amendments during this session.

• Reached consensus to remove multi-family housing from Suburban Residential (SR) zoning
• Reached consensus to allow multi-family housing in Semi-Urban (SU) and Mixed Use (MU) classifications
• Reached consensus in favor of smaller lot sizes (7,500 sq. feet) with flex dimensions
• Reached consensus to pursue conditional zoning attached to existing classifications rather than a 'blank slate' approach
• Unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Council approved a rezoning request to allow mixed-use development at 105 East Ridge Street. The city also authorized the purchase of real estate on Shelby Road and approved a lease agreement for the Old Kings Mountain Depot.

• Approved rezoning of 105 East Ridge Street from Semi-Urban Residential to Mixed Use (6-1)
• Authorized purchase of real estate at 1912 Shelby Road (unanimous)
• Approved lease and sublease with Southern Arts Society, Inc. for Old Kings Mountain Depot (unanimous)
• Approved $111,489.41 contract to Utility Packaging and Construction for Indoor Switchboard (unanimous)
• Approved Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat for Brinkley Subdivision (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 22-36 for 'No Parking' signs on South Cherokee Street (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinances 22-34 and 22-35 for Great Pumpkin and Christmas parade road closures (unanimous)
• Scheduled public hearing for rezoning of 112 Owens Street for November 29, 2022 (unanimous)

Patrick Senior Center Agendas & Minutes

The Patrick Senior Center Advisory Board will meet to approve July 2022 minutes, introduce new board members, and receive staff reports on operations, finances, programming, technology, services, and transportation. The board will also review participant and non-participant survey reports and discuss the Christmas program and planning breakfast.

• Approval of minutes from July 26, 2022
• Introduction of new board members Robin Gibson and Jancy Patrick
• Review of participant and non-participant survey reports
• Discussion of Christmas Program and Planning Breakfast
• Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, 2023

The Advisory Board unanimously approved the minutes from the July 26, 2022, meeting. The session primarily consisted of staff reports regarding center funding, participation statistics, and upcoming holiday programming.

• Approved July 26, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)

Mauney Memorial Library Board Agendas

The Mauney Memorial Library Board of Trustees approved updates to the behavior policy and library card policy. The behavior policy now includes clearer guidelines and consequences meeting lawyer suggestions, with remaining ambiguous items to be addressed later. The library card policy sets a reasonable fee for non-Cleveland/Gaston county residents. Both updates were approved unanimously.

• Approved behavior policy update with tightened language and lawyer-suggested consequences (unanimous)
• Approved library card policy update setting a fee for out-of-county residents (unanimous)
• Approved minutes from previous meeting (unanimous)

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The board is considering rezoning requests for properties on East Ridge Street and Owens Street, as well as a major subdivision proposal at Grace Street and Linwood Road. The meeting also includes a continuing discussion on Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.

• Z-22-13: Rezoning 5.25 acres at 105 East Ridge Street from Semi-Urban Residential to Mixed Use
• Z-22-14: Rezoning 0.27 acres at 112 Owens Street from Light Industrial to Semi-Urban Residential
• MJS-22-10: Preliminary plat review for a 6.615-acre major subdivision at the corner of Grace Street and Linwood Road
• Discussion on UDO text amendments to be forwarded to City Council

Transportation Committee

The committee will review a traffic study for Phifer Road and address a citizen petition regarding traffic calming on E Ridge Street, Dilling Street, and Parker Street. Discussion also includes speed studies for Linwood Road and N. Sims Street.

• Phifer Road Traffic Study
• Traffic calming petition for E Ridge Street, Dilling Street, and Parker Street
• Linwood Road Speed Study
• N. Sims Street Speed Study

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The board will review a rezoning request for 100.01 acres and two major subdivision plans. Members will also continue discussions on various Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.

• Z-22-6: Rezoning of 100.01 acres (Parcel 11074) from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban Residential
• MJS-21-5: Major Subdivision approval for Brinkley Ridge at 1127 Phifer Road (52.95 acres)
• MJS-22-10: Major Subdivision approval for 6.615 acres at corner of Grace Street and Linwood Road
• UDO Text Amendments regarding Accessory Dwelling Units, Townhomes, and Apartment Standards
• UDO Text Amendments regarding Special Use Permits and Downtown Standards

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board is reviewing several rezoning applications to change land use from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban or Auto-Urban Commercial. The agenda also includes a plat review for Brinkley Properties at 1414 Bethlehem Road and a discussion on UDO text amendments.

• Plat review: 1414 Bethlehem Road (MJS-22-8) regarding curb, gutters, ditch, and sidewalks
• Rezoning: Brinkley/Tindall (Z-22-6) for 100.01 acres from SR to SU
• Rezoning: Chris Bolin (Z-22-10) for 0.65 acres from SR to AU
• Rezoning: Brinkley Family Farm/Royster Oil Co, Inc. (Z-22-11) for 94.9 acres from SR to SU
• UDO Text Amendments discussion

Patrick Senior Center Agendas & Minutes

The Patrick Senior Center Advisory Board is meeting to approve previous minutes and determine board membership and officers for 2022-23. The session includes staff reports covering finances, programming, technology, services, and transportation.

• Approval of April 26, 2022 minutes
• Reappointment of board members
• Selection of officers for 22-23
• Financial report by Whitney Douglas

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Board will review five rezoning applications and discuss Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments. The meeting includes evaluating consistency and reasonableness statements for several residential and commercial property requests.

• Z-22-2: DR Horton Homes request to rezone 48.294 acres from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban Residential
• Z-22-6: YG Homes, LLC request to rezone 100.01 acres from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban Residential
• Z-22-7: Chad Scott Hampton request to rezone 0.85 acres from Heavy Industrial to Auto-Urban Commercial
• Z-22-8: Taylor Morrison Homes request to rezone 66.07 acres from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban Residential
• Z-22-9: David H. Stone request to rezone 1.04 acres from Semi-Urban Residential to Suburban Commercial

Transportation Committee

The Transportation Committee will discuss implementing a city-wide 25MPH speed limit and a city-wide ban on street parking. The body will also review proposed road standards and a petition regarding N. Watterson Street.

• Discussion of city-wide 25MPH speed limit
• Pros and cons of reducing speed limits on King and Phifer to 25MPH
• Discussion of city-wide no street parking
• Presentation of road standards by Rickey Putnam
• Update on N. Watterson Street petition

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board is reviewing a rezoning request for property on Dixon School Road. The board is also considering edits to the Comprehensive Plan draft and proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.

• Rezoning Case Z-22-3: 524 Dixon School Road from Suburban Residential to Suburban Commercial
• Comprehensive Plan Draft update for City Council consideration
• UDO Map Amendments to correct zoning conversion errors in the former O-R classification
• UDO Text Amendment regarding removal of signature blocks on plats

Transportation Committee

The Transportation Committee will review traffic studies and citizen comments for N Watterson Street and Walker Street. The body will also receive updates on the Street Scape Project and the Cansler & Gold Streets intersection.

• Traffic Study discussion for N Watterson Street
• Traffic Study discussion for Walker Street
• Update on Cansler & Gold Streets intersection
• Update on Street Scape Project

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

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Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Board will consider a rezoning request for property at 524 Dixon School Road. Members will also review edits to the Comprehensive Plan draft and proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.

• Rezoning Case Z-22-3: 524 Dixon School Road from SR to SC
• Comprehensive Plan Draft updates and map additions
• UDO text amendments regarding former O-R zoning classification
• UDO map corrections for errors from June 2021 conversion
• Removal of signature blocks on plats

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board will review two rezoning applications and receive a status update on the Comprehensive Plan. The board will also continue discussions regarding Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.

• Rezoning request Z-22-2: DR Horton Homes seeks to rezone 30.944 acres off Mountain Crest and Tabernacle Roads from Suburban Residential to Semi-Urban Residential
• Rezoning request Z-21-2: Morris Family Holdings seeks rezoning of parcels 10867 and 10869 from Special Use Rural and Suburban Residential to Auto-Urban
• Comprehensive Plan update status report
• Ongoing discussion of UDO Text Amendments

Transportation Committee

The committee is reviewing several traffic studies and intersection updates. Members will also discuss growing parking limitations in the downtown area.

• Traffic study discussion for Sharon Drive
• Traffic study discussion for E Ridge Street between N. Dilling and Cleveland Ave.
• Update on S. Cansler & Gold Streets intersection
• Street Scape discussion for S. Piedmont & Mountain Street intersection
• Proposed traffic study for 300 block of Walker Street

Patrick Senior Center Agendas & Minutes

The advisory board will meet to review staff reports covering finance, programming, technology, services, and transportation. The agenda includes a review of service terms and the approval of previous meeting minutes.

• Approval of January 25, 2022 minutes
• Review of Service Terms

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board is reviewing two rezoning requests for Champion Enterprises Inc and Kenneth Bullard. The board is also discussing the Comprehensive Plan update and ongoing Unified Development Ordinance text amendments.

• Rezoning request: Z-22-4, Champion Enterprises Inc, from Rural (RU) to Suburban Residential (SR)
• Rezoning request: Z-22-5, Kenneth Bullard, from Suburban Residential (SR) to Rural (RU)
• Comprehensive Plan update and Future Land Use Map presentation
• UDO text amendments discussion

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The board will discuss and potentially recommend two rezoning requests to the City Council. The meeting also includes discussions on the Comprehensive Plan update and Unified Development Ordinance text amendments.

• Z-21-2 Morris Rezoning: Request to rezone parcels 10867, 10869, and 48436 from Special Use Rural and Suburban Residential to Heavy Industrial
• Z-22-1 Tibbals Rezoning: Request to rezone parcel 12595 from Auto-Urban to Semi-Urban Residential
• Discussion of Comprehensive Plan Update
• Discussion of UDO Text Amendments

Patrick Senior Center Agendas & Minutes

The Patrick Senior Center Advisory Board is meeting to receive staff reports and review participant survey results. The board will also discuss short-term and long-term goals for the center.

• Review of participant survey results
• Discussion of short-term and long-term goals
• Approval of October 26, 2021 minutes

Planning & Zoning Board Agendas

The Planning & Zoning Board will discuss a request to rezone three parcels of land for use as mini storage. The board will also install its 2022 officers.

• Z-21-2 Morris Rezoning: Request to change Parcels 10867, 10869, and 48436 from Special Use Rural (SU-RU) and Suburban Residential (SR) to Auto-Urban (AU)
• Proposed use for rezoned land: Mini Storage
• Installation of 2022 Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary