Cherryville Discusses Building Ordinances and Repaves Several Streets

8:48 AM EST |October 11, 2024|Rusty Wise|Business, Government, News Articles

By: Rusty Wise – Wise News Network

Cherryville, NC (WNN) — The City of Cherryville, NC, held its monthly work session at the Cherryville Fire Department on September 24th, 2024. Typically, City work sessions are held at the Community Building. This meeting included a Building Ordinances PowerPoint presentation, so the venue was changed to the Fire Department to accommodate the presentation.

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Highlights of the September 24th, 2024 Work Session

To begin with, Mayor Pro Tem Jill Puett read a proclamation regarding Fire Prevention Week, October 6th through the 12th, 2024, in the meeting. They emphasized that everyone must have a working smoke detector, and the Cherryville Fire Department would help anyone needing help with one.

After that, Richard Elam, the Cherryville City Planning and Zoning Director, recommended that William Scott Beam be placed on the City Planning and Zoning Board to replace Veda Jackson, who has stepped down, with a term ending June 2026. Council approved the recommendation. Mr. Beam asked to be on the Board and has been a Zoning Board member in the past. Beam will represent the ETJ (Extra Territorial Jurisdiction) position on the Board.

New Building Standards for Downtown

Steve Panton the City Marketing Coordinator explaining the new Central Business District regulations. September 24, 2024 by Mason Beam (WNN)

The most extended item on the agenda was a presentation by City Marketing Coordinator Steve Panton on the Standards for Buildings, Grounds, and Structures in the Cherryville Business District. The regulations are basically an “HOA” guideline for the Cherryville Downtown Business District. They include rules for items such as vacant buildings, awnings, windows, colors, flowers, signage, broken glass, boarded windows, etc. The City of Cherryville will enforce fines and penalties for non-repaired items, vacant building times, etc. At this time, the City plans to have an Informal Citizen Information Meeting on November 20th (location to be determined) and a Public Meeting with a City Council Vote on February 10th, 2025.

The proposed Building Ordinance may be found here:

To view the Proposed Building Maintenance and Design Standards click here.
To view the Proposed Vacant Building Standards click here.
To see Steve’s full presentation return to the video above at 7:06 in the timeline!

Other Business:

Sid Stroupe and active Cherryville community member. — Sid Stroupe bringing forth his concerns about the trees on West Academy Street. September 24, 2024 by Mason Beam (WNN)

Additionally, Citizen Sid Stroupe spoke to the Council, requesting approval to remove the trees on West Academy Street in front of the First Presbyterian Church. Stroupe also mentioned he and a group of neighbors would restore the beds and plant cherry trees. The City Council approved these items at no cost to the City. Additionally, Stroupe requested that the City repair cosmetic issues with the formal Rescue Squad Building and possibly restripe the parking lot adjacent to the Rescue Squad Building. During this, City Manager Brian Dalton stated they were already looking to improve the mentioned building and parking lot.