(A) Designated. There is hereby designated a new Historic Downtown district, said district to encompass an area of approximately 11.5 acres, as defined in division (B) below.
(B) Approximate boundaries.
(1) In the Town of Fairmont, BEGINNING at the point at the intersection of the southeast right-of-way line of Byrd Street and the northwest right-of-way line of New Market Street, being the northeast corner of Lot 39 on a plat recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 40, Robeson County Registry, a portion of tax parcel 3006-01-039; thence with the southeast right-of-way line of Byrd Street in a southwesterly direction to the point of its intersection with the eastern right-of-way line of Main Street, which point is in the line which includes the northern boundary of tax parcel 3005-04-011, the first Tract of Barry Altman’s property described in Book 945 at Page 624, Robeson County Registry; thence to and with the northern line of Barry Altman’s property to the northwest corner of said lot; thence South along the eastern boundary of the 15-foot alley adjoining tax parcels 3005-04-011, 3005-04-012 and 3005-04-013, Barry Altman’s property, and tax parcel 3005-04-014, property of the Town of Fairmont described in Book 871 at Page 103, Robeson County Registry, and continuing on that line to a point at which it intersects the southern right-of-way line of Thompson Street where the street adjoins the property of Charles Floyd described in Book 1029 at Page 423, Robeson County Registry, being the most northern Lot 1 on Main Street, in Block 13 (or in the set of lots immediately to the east of Block 13) on the map of the Town of Fairmont recorded in Map Book 1 at Page 27, Robeson County Registry; thence West along the southern line of Thompson Street to the northwest corner of tax parcel 3005-04-029, being the property of Andrew Grimsley described in Book 1447 at Page 148, Robeson County Registry; thence South along the western boundary of said lot 100.6 feet to the southwest corner of Andrew Grimsley’s lot; thence East along and beyond the southern line of Andrew Grimsley to the northwest corner of tax parcel 3005-04-034, the property of Eric E. Thompson described in Book 874 at Page 46, Robeson County Registry; thence South along the eastern boundary of an alley, also being the western line of all of the tax parcels from 3005-04-034 through 3005-04-042, to the southwest corner of tax parcel 3005-04-042, the first Tract of the property of Harold E. Malion, Jr. described in Book 962 at Page 789, Robeson County Registry; thence continuing with the alley and as follows:
East to the northwest corner of property owned by Rolyat Inc. described as Tract 1 in Book 1248 at Page 567, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3005-04-043, (after a portion of the property was taken for the alley), thence South to the southwest corner of said lot, thence East along the southern line of that lot to the northwest corner of Rolyat Inc.’s property described as Tract 2 in Book 1248 at Page 567, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3005-04-044, (after a portion of the property was taken for the alley), thence South approximately 151.64 feet with the western boundary of Rolyat Inc.’s property and beyond (following the western boundaries of tax parcels 3005-04-044, 3005-04-045, 3005-04-047, 3005-04-048, and 3005-04-049 and also crossing tax parcel 3005-04-046) to the southern corner of John Barber’s lots described in Book 932 at Page 153, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3005-04-049;
thence with Iona Street and the southwest boundary of Barber’s lots to a point which is due north of the northwest corner of the second Tract of the property conveyed to Gregory S. Tedder by the deed recorded in Book 1050 at Page 343, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3007-02-019; thence South to the northwest corner of that lot; thence Southwest to and with the western boundary of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Block 16 of the map of the Town of Fairmont recorded in Map Book 1 at Page 27, Robeson County Registry, approximately 158.84 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 6, Rolyat Inc.’s property described in Book 719 at Page 533, Robeson County Registry, also being the northwest corner of the property of Fairmont Baptist Church, tax parcel 3007-02-022; thence East along the southern line of Rolyat Inc.’s property approximately 126 feet to the western right-of-way line of Main Street; thence North along the western right-of-way line of Main Street to a point due west from the southern boundary of tax parcel 3008-01-013, the property conveyed to P. R. Floyd, Jr. by the deed recorded in Book 9A at Page 123, Robeson County Registry; thence East across Main Street and along the southern line of P. R. Floyd, Jr.’s line to the southeast corner of said lot; thence North along and beyond the eastern line of P. R. Floyd, Jr.’s property to the northeast corner of Isiah Taylor’s property described in Book 615 at Page 818, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3008-01-012; thence East along the southern boundary of tax parcel 3008-01-011, property of Franklin J. Mercer described in Book 777 at Page 491, Robeson County Registry, to the southeast corner of that lot; thence North with the eastern boundary of tax parcels 3008-01-011 through 3008-01-006 and the western line of an alley to the northeast corner of Rolyat, Inc.’s property described in Book 763 at Page 812, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3008-01-006; thence East along the southern boundary of tax parcel 3008-01-00202, which is a part of the property conveyed to Triangle Bank by the deed recorded in Book 963 at Page 819, Robeson County Registry, to the southeast corner of that lot; thence North with the eastern boundary of that lot and the western boundary of tax parcel 3008-01-00203, which is a part of the property conveyed to Triangle Bank by the deed recorded in Book 963 at Page 819, Robeson County Registry, to the northeast corner of tax parcel 3008-01-00202, also being the northwest corner of tax parcel 3008-01-00203; thence due North across Center Street to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Center Street; thence East along the northern right-of-way line of Center Street to the point of its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Walnut Street; thence North with the west right-of-way line of Walnut Street to its intersection with the southern right-of-way line of Thompson Street; thence West along the southern right-of-way line of Thompson Street to the northeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-016, Tract 2 of the property conveyed to A. Jack Mitchell by the deed recorded in Book 14K at Page 3, Robeson County Registry; thence South with and beyond the eastern boundary of Mitchell’s lot 203.9 feet to the southeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-01801, Tract 2 of the property conveyed to Sandra Stevens by the deed recorded in Book 1094 at Page 551, Robeson County Registry; thence West with the southern boundary of Sandra Stevens’ lot to its southwest corner, also being the southeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-018, property of the Town of Fairmont described in Book 1703 at Page 722, Robeson County Registry; thence West along the southern boundary of tax parcel 3006-03-018 to its southwest corner; thence North with the western boundary of said lot 42.12 feet to the northeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-00701, property of John Jackson described in Book 675 at Page 488, Robeson County Registry; thence East with the southern boundary of tax parcel 3006-03-007, property of Robert Huggins described in Book 13-Q at Page 178, Robeson County Registry, to the southeast corner of said lot; thence North with and beyond the eastern boundary of Robert Huggins’ property to the northeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-006, property of the Town of Fairmont described in Book 1698 at Page 360, Robeson County Registry; thence West with the northern line of tax parcel 3006-03-006 to the southeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-005, property of the Town of Fairmont described in Book 1628 at Page 135, Robeson County Registry; thence North with the eastern line of tax parcel 3006-03-005 to its northeast corner; thence East with the southern line of tax parcel 3006-03-004, property of James Chesley Capps, III described in Book 666 at Page 646, Robeson County Registry, to the southeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-004; thence North along and beyond the eastern boundary of James Capps’s property to the northeast corner of tax parcel 3006-03-002, the property conveyed to A. Jack Mitchell by the deed recorded in Book 11-C at Page 466, Robeson County Registry; thence due North across Thompson Street to a point in the northern right-of-way line of Thompson Street and the southern boundary of the property of Fairmont Warehouses, Inc. described in Book 14-N at Page 266, Robeson County Registry, tax parcel 3006-03-001; thence East along the northern right-of-way line of Thompson Street to the southeast corner of tax parcel 3006-04-062, property of the Border Belt Historical Society described in Book 829 at Page 455, Robeson County Registry; thence North with the eastern line of tax parcel 3006-04-062 to a point in the southern right-of-way line of Leesville Street; thence with the southern right-of-way line of Leesville Street in a westerly direction to the point which is due south of the southeast corner of Lot 30 of the map recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 40, Robeson County Registry, a portion of tax parcel 3006-01-039; thence North along the western right-of-way line of New Market Street to the point of BEGINNING.
(2) Any uncertainties inherent in the boundary description herein above shall be adjudicated as per § 154.118 of this chapter.
(3) A map of the Historic Downtown district, shall be appended to Ord. 10-133 and made a part hereof.
(C) Zoning.
(1) The district shall be designated as the HD district for the purposes of zoning.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the Fairmont Planning Board, within 3 months of adoption of this section, to provide to the Town Board of Commissioners, definitive zoning regulations for enclosure in this chapter.
(D) Signage.
(1) The HD zoning district shall be known as the Fairmont Historic Downtown district.
(2) The town shall, as soon as fiscally feasible, provide adequate signage for the district, including “Gateway” or “Welcome” signs, and specially-designed street signs.
(Ord. 10-133, passed 5-18-2010)