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Mayor breaks tie to approve boat-storage use in B-4 zoning
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Summary
Henderson City Council approved Ordinance 20-31 to add boat storage as a permitted use in the B-4 (Neighborhood Commercial) district after a 3-3 split among voting council members and a tie-breaking vote by Mayor Eddie Ellington.
The Henderson City Council approved Ordinance 20-31 on Oct. 12, 2020, to add boat storage as a permitted use in the B‑4 (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district following a split vote that required the mayor to break a tie.
Development Services Director Corey Williams told the council the request came from Creedmoor Holding Co., LLC and that staff and the Planning Board recommended approval. Williams said the boats would be stored outdoors and the area would be fenced.
Council Member Marion B. Williams moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Jason A. Spriggs. The roll call listed YES votes from Williams, D. Michael Rainey and Spriggs and NO votes from Melissa Elliott, Garry Daeke and Ola Thorpe‑Cooper. Because the vote resulted in a tie, Mayor Eddie Ellington cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the amendment; the ordinance was recorded as approved (Ordinance 20-31).
The minutes include a clerk’s note that Council Member Rainey could hear the meeting but, after the public hearing, was unable to be heard; under state requirements, no votes are recorded for him. The minutes nonetheless list him in the YES column for the ordinance vote; the clerk’s note and the recorded vote are both included in the official minutes.
No members of the public spoke for or against the amendment during the public hearing. The council did not attach additional operating conditions beyond fencing and the outdoor storage specification discussed by staff.
The ordinance appears in the Ordinance Book (see referenced minutes) and the council did not indicate a re-hearing or additional conditions at the meeting.