Planning commission approves three special-exemption permits for two‑RV sites in Election Districts 1 and 3

The Mecklenburg County Planning Commission approved three separate special-exemption permits that allow two recreational-vehicle (RV) sites at rural properties in Election Districts 1 and 3.

The first application, by John and Angela Hyacinth, concerns a lot on Robinson Road north of Annex Lane (described in the record as approximately a tenth of a mile north of Annex Lane). The applicants told the commission their farm straddles the North Carolina line, they have existing power and water service and a recertified septic system, and they expect short-term occupancy by workers rather than permanent residents. John Hyacinth said the site has been used for an RV and that the applicants "don't intend for it to be a riffraff kind of place," adding they planned rules and oversight for occupants.

The commission also approved an application by Melvin Crutchfield for two RV hookups on a property on Virginia Street. Crutchfield said the property lacks state-maintained road frontage and is accessed via a private, deeded 50-foot road owned by the family; he said nearby neighbors raised no objection and described the location as "quiet" and suitable for working occupants.

A third application by Melville Crestfield (recorded name) for two RV hookups on Crestfield Lane, near Golden Eagle Drive, was likewise approved; the applicant said he could monitor arrivals and departures from his house because one RV location is visible from his home.

For each permit the commission imposed standard conditions: the RV site is limited to two hookups; sites may not be used as permanent residences; each site must have electrical, water and sewer hookups; campfires must be confined to a fire ring and supervised; burning refuse and household materials is prohibited; if the county is under a burn ban no open fires are allowed; failure to comply may result in revocation of the special-exemption permit; and spaces may not obtain separate addresses or mailboxes. In one motion the commission also required RVs to be sited at least 15 feet apart.

A staff memo and motions cited consistency with prior county approvals of similar applications as a reason to grant the permits. The commission took each permit up separately and approved them by voice vote after a motion and second; the record shows no roll-call tallies and no speakers registered in opposition, though the commission noted receipt of at least one written letter for one application.