The Henderson Planning Board held a public hearing at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon in the City Hall Council Chambers to discuss restricting hours of operation for nightclubs, taverns, lounges and dance halls in the downtown Henderson business district.
The Henderson Police Department, in conjunction with Development Services staff, made the request to restrict hours of operation in the B-1, Central Business District.
The request adds language to the existing ordinance regulating the hours of operation for nightclubs, taverns, lounges and dance halls in the B-1 district to Sunday through Thursday from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 4 a.m. to midnight.
The request also stipulates that restaurants obtain a special-use permit if they provide live music or dancing.
Language has also been added to allow businesses established prior to construction of residential properties to be grandfathered in under zoning requirements until the business undergoes a change in ownership or in business type.
Hotels and motels are excluded from these particular zoning requirements.
The ordinance as it reads on the Henderson Planning Board’s agenda is outlined below. Type in red indicates proposed changes to Ordinance 18:
ORDINANCE 18
TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND ARTICLE 600B: SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATION SECTION 652B: NIGHT CLUBS, TAVERNS, LOUNGES & DANCE HALLS.
The City Council of the City of Henderson, North Carolina ordains: That the following section be amended/added to the City Zoning Code:
Section 652B: Night Clubs, Taverns, Lounges and Dance Halls
652B.1 Location and Hours
No night club, tavern or lounge (except night clubs, taverns or lounges with 25,000 square feet of individual building floor area that are located within a shopping center with at least 100,000 square feet of total area) shall be located within a radius of 500 feet of any school, church, hospital, funeral home, domiciliary home, rooming house, residential dwelling unit or residential zoning district.
Hours of operation in a B-1 (Central Business District) Sunday thru Thursday from 4 AM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 4 AM to midnight. In the event restaurant provides live music and/or dancing a special use permit is required. Any place of business that was established prior to construction of residential properties within this area shall be grandfathered under this zoning requirement until such time a business changes owners or business type. Hotels and motels are also excluded.
652B.2 State Standards
Any night club, tavern or lounge shall demonstrate that it can meet the standards for on-premises ABC Permit under Chapter 18, Article 10 of the North Carolina General Statutes in the event that any alcoholic beverages are to be consumed on the premises.
652B.3 Noise
Every night club, tavern or lounge shall be designed and constructed as to prevent unreasonably loud noise from emanating beyond the premises in such a manner that they would disturb nearby uses.
652B.4 Dance Halls
Dance halls serving alcoholic beverages shall be deemed to be a nightclub. Dance Halls serving no alcoholic beverages shall not meet the locational or State standards set forth in subsections 652B.1 and 652B.2 but shall meet the noise requirements set forth in section 652B.3
652B.5 Banquet Facilities/Event Center
No banquet facilities/event center shall be located in a radius of two hundred fifty (250) feet from any school, church, residential dwelling unit or residential district measured from the occupied/rentable space.
The requirements and restrictions of Section 10-30 (a) through (e) of the City of Henderson, North Carolina Code shall apply to the uses permitted by this section. (Amended 12/12/16).
Voting Informational to be Held at Perry Memorial Library, Sat., July 21
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Tiarra Mosley, Campaign Manager, Committee for Allen Simmons for Vance County Sheriff
Voting Informational
Saturday, July 21, 2018
12 – 2 p.m.
To be held in the boardroom of the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, 205 Breckenridge St., Henderson
Free and open to the public
The voting informational will inform citizens about the new voting requirements and will encourage attendees to register to vote.
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Lunch Break to Educate: Canva for Your Small Business
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
Lunch Break to Educate
Introduction to Canva for Your Small Business
Learn how to create flyers, business cards, web postings and more. This is a hands-on session.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Register online at www.vgcc.edu/schedules/small-business-center
Oxford’s Public Works Committee to Meet Thurs., July 19
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford
The Public Works, Water, & Infrastructure Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street, Oxford.
The purpose of the meeting is to follow up on items from the last public works meeting, including automated meters, the road condition survey, and the existing downtown trash compactor. There will also be a discussion regarding backflow prevention.
All those interested are invited to attend.
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 07/17/18
/by CharleneTown Talk 07/17/18
/by LarryNews 07/17/18
/by LarryRestricting Downtown Business Hours Topic of Today’s Public Hearing
/by Kelly BondurantThe Henderson Planning Board held a public hearing at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon in the City Hall Council Chambers to discuss restricting hours of operation for nightclubs, taverns, lounges and dance halls in the downtown Henderson business district.
The Henderson Police Department, in conjunction with Development Services staff, made the request to restrict hours of operation in the B-1, Central Business District.
The request adds language to the existing ordinance regulating the hours of operation for nightclubs, taverns, lounges and dance halls in the B-1 district to Sunday through Thursday from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 4 a.m. to midnight.
The request also stipulates that restaurants obtain a special-use permit if they provide live music or dancing.
Language has also been added to allow businesses established prior to construction of residential properties to be grandfathered in under zoning requirements until the business undergoes a change in ownership or in business type.
Hotels and motels are excluded from these particular zoning requirements.
The ordinance as it reads on the Henderson Planning Board’s agenda is outlined below. Type in red indicates proposed changes to Ordinance 18:
ORDINANCE 18
TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND ARTICLE 600B: SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATION SECTION 652B: NIGHT CLUBS, TAVERNS, LOUNGES & DANCE HALLS.
The City Council of the City of Henderson, North Carolina ordains: That the following section be amended/added to the City Zoning Code:
Section 652B: Night Clubs, Taverns, Lounges and Dance Halls
652B.1 Location and Hours
No night club, tavern or lounge (except night clubs, taverns or lounges with 25,000 square feet of individual building floor area that are located within a shopping center with at least 100,000 square feet of total area) shall be located within a radius of 500 feet of any school, church, hospital, funeral home, domiciliary home, rooming house, residential dwelling unit or residential zoning district.
Hours of operation in a B-1 (Central Business District) Sunday thru Thursday from 4 AM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 4 AM to midnight. In the event restaurant provides live music and/or dancing a special use permit is required. Any place of business that was established prior to construction of residential properties within this area shall be grandfathered under this zoning requirement until such time a business changes owners or business type. Hotels and motels are also excluded.
652B.2 State Standards
Any night club, tavern or lounge shall demonstrate that it can meet the standards for on-premises ABC Permit under Chapter 18, Article 10 of the North Carolina General Statutes in the event that any alcoholic beverages are to be consumed on the premises.
652B.3 Noise
Every night club, tavern or lounge shall be designed and constructed as to prevent unreasonably loud noise from emanating beyond the premises in such a manner that they would disturb nearby uses.
652B.4 Dance Halls
Dance halls serving alcoholic beverages shall be deemed to be a nightclub. Dance Halls serving no alcoholic beverages shall not meet the locational or State standards set forth in subsections 652B.1 and 652B.2 but shall meet the noise requirements set forth in section 652B.3
652B.5 Banquet Facilities/Event Center
No banquet facilities/event center shall be located in a radius of two hundred fifty (250) feet from any school, church, residential dwelling unit or residential district measured from the occupied/rentable space.
The requirements and restrictions of Section 10-30 (a) through (e) of the City of Henderson, North Carolina Code shall apply to the uses permitted by this section. (Amended 12/12/16).
Theft From Construction Site of Henderson Collegiate School
/by WIZS Staff-Press Release, Henderson Police Department
On July 8, 2018, it was reported to members of the Henderson Police Department that a large equipment battery and 300 feet of cypress lumber were stolen from the construction site of Henderson Collegiate School, 1071 Old Epsom Road, Henderson. The Henderson Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) involved in this case.
Please contact the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141, Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925, or use the P3 app on a smartphone or tablet device. Callers may remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers offers rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of suspects involved in criminal acts.
Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow
Simmons to Hold ‘Coffee With A Candidate’ Meet and Greet
/by WIZS Staff-Information courtesy Tiarra L. Mosley, Campaign Manager, the Committee for Allen Simmons for Vance County Sheriff
Coffee With A Candidate: Allen Simmons
The community is invited to meet Allen Simmons, candidate for Vance County Sheriff, on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, from 8 – 10 a.m. at Hardee’s, 120 E Dabney Dr., Henderson.
This Coffee with a Candidate session will allow Vance County citizens to come and have a one-on-one conversation with Simmons.
Simmons, a veteran of the Henderson Police Department, is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Sheriff of Vance County against Curtis Brame (Dem) and Charles Pulley (Rep).
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Families Living Violence Free to Hold Quarter Auction at Vino Oasi
/by WIZS Staff– Information courtesy Peggy Roark, Sexual Assault Advocate & PREA Coordinator, Families Living Violence Free
Families Living Violence Free will hold a quarter auction on Friday, August 3, 2018, at Vino Oasi, 3200 Bliss Trail, Stem.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.- Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. – Auction begins at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 (dinner and bidding paddle)
All proceeds go to direct services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors.
Don’t forget to bring rolls of quarters for bidding and extra cash to purchase products from available vendors.
Call Families Living Violence Free at (919) 693-3579 for more information or to get tickets. Tickets are also available online at www.flvf.org
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