Planning board Minutes

October 7, 2021

Attending the meeting were Planner Kim Rivenbark, building Inspector Louis T. Hesse, Village Attorney Nathaniel Coleman, Secretary and Planning Board Member Cary Childress, ETJ representative and Planning Board Member Hersey Fennell, Planning Board Member Teresa Coleman, Planning Board Member Gerald Velie, Planning Board Member Katrina Banks, and Chairman of the board Jimmy English.

In the audience were Village Clerk Mary D. Bakan, Mike Barnes (Project Fresh coordinator), Rick Mayes (Managing Partner at Fresh Continents and Carolina Capital LLC) and Blanche Rastetter (who lives on Memory Lane).

The meeting started at 6:34 p.m.

Nathaniel Coleman presented the final provision of map for Demetria L. Padgett.

On motion by Teresa Coleman, and seconded by Katrina Banks, the planning board unanimously approved the final map.

Katrina Banks brought up the text change for Project Fresh which wanted to change the height limit changed from 35 feet to 55 feet and change two parcels (3228-46-1976 and 3228-46-1570) from RA (Residential-Agriculture) to I-1 (Light Industrial).

Louis T. Hesse pointed out that Burgaw Fire Department had a 100ft ladder truck to the meet the 55feet height of Project Fresh.

Gerald Velie brought up that St. Helena does not have public sewer.

On motion by Gerald Velie, and seconded by Cary Childress, the motion to table the issue of changing the height limit from 35 to 55 feet was approved unanimously.

Rick Mayes said that it would be a refrigeration warehouse, but could not disclose what actually would be stored in the warehouse.

Gerald Velie asked how Project Fresh would benefit St. Helena?

Kim Rivenbark brought up changing the two parcels from RAto I-1 by rezoning.

Teresa Coleman brought up the fact that the two parcels will not be spot zoning due to I-1 across the street.

Kim Rivenbark stated that David Mizerak (who owns the two parcels) had signed a statement for Project Fresh to move forward on his property.

Mike Barnes brought up that sewer would go to Burgaw and that Burgaw’s ETJ overlaps with St. Helena on that property. The question of annexing was mention after questioning by Gerald Velie. There will be no sewer tap on St. Helena’s side.

Jimmy English said that the planning board cannot table the issue of the height change.

Katrina Banks recommended that the planning board approved the height change and made a motion to change it from maximum height from 35 feet to 55 feet. Teresa Coleman seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously.

On motion by Teresa Coleman, and seconded by Katrina Banks, the consistency statement concerning the height change was approved unanimously.

On motion by Gerald Velie, and seconded by Katrina Banks, the consistency statement to change from RA to I-1 was approved unanimously.

Meeting ended at 7:55 p.m.

Notes from Carey Childress.