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Minutes for the Land Use Advisory Committee meeting on September 4, 2013
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Members present: Bill Hall (chair), Darren May (arrived at 3:30 p.m.), Rusty Trevathan, Dr. Jim Sanders, Mark Enos, Pamela Alexander, Councilman Todd Burton (arrived at 3:20 p.m.), Kevan Inboden (left at 4:17 p.m.) and Terry Bare
Members absent: Steve Smith, Carroll Caldwell, Eric Scarbrough, Jerry Halsey, Jr., Nadine Straitt, Shawnie Carrier and Wixson Huffstetler
Ms. Alexander asked that “to plan for connectivity” be added to her comments on page 2 of the minutes for August 21st. She stated that was a more accurate reflection of the point she was trying to make. Dr. Sanders motioned, seconded by Mr. Bare, to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2014, meeting with the amendment to Ms. Alexander’s comments. All voted aye.
Chairman Hall asked if Mr. Enos had any further comments to make about his proposal as he discussed at the last meeting. Mr. Enos stated he pretty much made his presentation at the last meeting and had no further comments. He asked the committee members to consider his approach and let him know if they have any questions. He noted there are some things in his proposal that can be overlayed on to what the committee has already done. The basis is trying to think of things in terms of connectivity. He further explained his proposal looks at clustering things around transportation nodes, building more densely around those nodes and getting less dense as you move away from the nodes and connecting those points so people can get around the city.
Dr. Sanders asked what the difference is between what Mr. Enos is proposing and what is being constructed on Highway 49 North. City Planner Otis Spriggs explained Mr. Enos’ satellite concept takes into account a large planning area that would be centralized at large intersections. He added what is being proposed on Highway 49 and Red Wolf is a much larger design, but similar in concept. Mr. Enos agreed, adding he thinks th...
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