St. Helena Planning Board Minutes

April 13, 2023

6:30 p.m.

Present were Chairman Jimmy English, Planning Board Member Cary Childress, Planning Board Member Teresa Coleman, Planning Board Member Hersey Fennell, Planning Board Member Katrina Banks, Planning Board Member Gerald Velie, and Building inspector Louis T. Hesse. Absent was Attorney Nathaniel Coleman.

The planning board reviews all the chapters so far. Chapter 5- Rural Agriculture- limited commercial, civic, office, and institutional uses by considered where compatible with existing residences and as a resource on employment opportunity for area residents. Question on changing this sentence/ strike from draft.

Rural agriculture, residential, commercial, transitional, industrial- Teresa asked why these aren’t the same as zoning terms.

Council can make these decisions was a question.

It was brought up that CLUP is due July 2023.

UDO was done before CLUP so some questions on not aligning with each other.

Took a hand vote, leaving 5-1 to leave last sentence in.

Gerald is concerned about Rural Agriculture (RA) - low density single family dwellings.

Sam Shore recommended that we make a motion to adopt it. Jimmy asked if there was a motion to forward it to council. Teresa made a motion to send it ahead to council. Katrina seconded it. It was voted unanimously to send it to council.

When it goes to village council. It will have to go to a public hearing.

A digital version will be provided to the public.

Louis brought up that Cedric Carr is coming to next month’s meeting for a text change for the church sign.

No news about possible business on 117 South.

Jimmy ended meeting at 7:30.

Notes by Cary Childress.

Approved by Jimmy English