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Planning board recommends approval of built‑upon‑area averaging at 17315 Belle Isle Drive
Summary
The Cornelius Planning Board, sitting as a watershed review board, recommended approval of a built‑upon area (BUA) averaging certificate allowing the transfer of 5,000 square feet of impervious area to 17315 Belle Isle Drive; staff required recording of a conservation deed as a condition.
The Cornelius Planning Board, acting as the watershed review board on March 10, recommended approval of a built‑upon area (BUA) averaging certificate for 17315 Belle Isle Drive, allowing the transfer of 5,000 square feet of impervious area from a donor property on Country Club Lane to the Belle Isle Drive parcel.
Planning staff presented the application and said the same owner holds both the donor and recipient properties and that the applicant supplied a plat and a deed describing a conservation easement on the donor lot. "They're keeping the wooded area in front of the house, as well as a strip of land to the side of the house that's currently in a natural and vegetated state," staff said during the presentation.
The staff recommendation to approve included one condition: the town must receive a copy of the recorded deed establishing the conservation area after the plat is recorded. Staff also said the transfer would leave the donor property with remaining impervious area available for future allocation or for additions and alterations; the transcript included a numeric figure that was unclear and is not specified here.
Board members asked whether overages occurred because work had been done without permits; staff explained that older properties often exceeded maximum impervious area because prior additions or change‑of‑use work were not always subject to today's as‑built permitting checks. Staff said the current permitting process requires an as‑built survey before final occupancy to confirm compliance with impervious limits.
After brief questions, a member moved to recommend approval, a second was recorded, and the board voted "aye"; the chair announced the certificate had been approved. The meeting then resumed in its regular planning board posture.
Votes and next steps: the board's recommendation is an advisory action to the town; staff will expect a recorded deed as a condition and will proceed according to standard watershed and permitting processes.
Ending: The item drew little extended debate and concluded with the board's approval and the stated recording condition; staff offered to take follow‑up questions and proceed with administrative steps.
