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By Carey King
The Forest Hills council has yet to adjourn its Monday, Jan. 5,
meeting.
That's because the group plans to continue the meeting in closed
session 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, with town attorney Jay Coward,
former planning board chairman Larry Kolenbrander, and N.C. Department
of Commerce planner Geoffrey Willett.
Citing attorney-client privilege as the reason for closing the
session to the public, the group will discuss a variance request
by Charles Clement, owner of Summit Apartments.
Observers will be welcome, however, at the town's regular Monday,
Feb. 2, meeting, when proposed amendments to zoning ordinances
will be up for public discussion.
If passed, the amendments will prohibit:
- Parking a vehicle in a public right of way for more than two
continuous weeks.
- Discharging a firearm, except for defense of persons or property.
- Litter, including building materials and junk vehicles,
on all property.
- Rental property without one marked, paved, or concrete
parking spot for each single bedroom unit, or without two or more
spots for each additional bed.
- Parking on North Country Club Drive between the University Motel
and the N.C. 107 intersection.
- Unreasonable or unusually loud noises, including horns, signaling
devices, radios, yelling, animals, mufflers, and loading and unloading.
- Dogs at large in the village, unless controlled and restrained
by leash. Owners will also be required to clean up feces left
by their dogs or other pets on property belonging to another individual
or the general public.
According to the amendments, property owners will be responsible
for the behavior of their tenants, though the tenants are also
liable for violations.
The proposed ordinances also include stipulations for their enforcement,
including citations and fee schedules.
Complete copies of the proposed amendments will be available for
review by Monday, Jan. 19, at the University Inn, Western Carolina
University's library, and the public library in Sylva.
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