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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSW3200402_Rezoning_4/29/2020Application �i • f , _I L Cabarrus County Application for a Zoning CARARRUUSS COUP Map Amendment Ifir ciRO-Fii, Subject Propertv Information 1. Street Address 2. PIN(s) (10 digit #) 3. Deed Reference 4. Location: 5. Township # 7a i\ MT P�-xse*ri �o Sb,.v - G�mo Noll SfS"? -- � 3 -- V 9S ; Book 22 9 6 Page Description of Subject Property 33 G Harrisburg Mount Pleasant _ Midland co„ny ✓ 6. Size (square feet or acres) S. 1133 6?3 ,no So F1 7. Street Frontage (feet) AW y o?c)u - S ocx— 10f% 4AS'M Af-duJ-v lash fq- S. Current Land Use of Property rn j LT-r j�1.1�1,b'r Ca MM441?'1 A t 9. Surrounding Land Use North co'ec S 1.4af `LG1' _,~%AUlWty-h'" South East &Cr1'ZUr) 17bUA - nn ,,e West re 4 /h*/LCZAL 1 /l.�1M6rJ7l)a(. Request 10. Change Zoning From r4 V To 11. Is this a request for a "Special Use" District? YES NO (If YES, you must also submit an application for a Special Use Permit) 12. Purpose for Re st /y a— A �-► ,��LL?2l�C' .41- c�CC W Aw 6>0 7�6l .6?w1Cr1ZW,1- Page 1 of 2 Rezoning Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\UDO Forms\Cabarrus County Rezoning Application.doc i • f Cabarrus County Application for a Zoning Map Amendment URANUS COUK1'! NONIN CAR 01111A Owner/Aaent/Applicant Information It is understood by all parties hereto including owner, petitioner, and/or agents that while this application will be carefully considered and reviewed, the burden of providing its need rests with the below named petitioner. I do hereby certify that all information which I have provided for this application is, to the best of my knowledge, correct. 13. Property Owner �� __� /�.. Address S%�� —9�11W� vL'KtJ ��f 1,(E - 0ar1 C6 Phone Fax Signature 14. Agent (if any) Address Phone Fax Signature 15. Applicant (if any) Address Phone Fax Signature Page 2 of 2 Rezoning Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\LJDO Forms\Cabarrus County Rezoning Application.doc F tt: a ..;..r 1 L Cabarrus County Application fora CABABNUS COUNfI Conditional Use Permit MIN tAR011MA Owner Information It is understood by all parties hereto that while this application will be carefully considered and reviewed, the burden of providing its need and providing all required evidence rests with the below named petitioner. In addition, it is understood and acknowledged that if the property is rezoned as requested and the Conditional Use Permit authorized, the property involved in this request will be perpetually bound by the use(s) authorized and subject to such conditions as imposed, unless subsequently changed or amended through the rezoning process. It is further understood and acknowledged that it is the responsibility of the petitioner to file the development plan in the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds Office as a deed restriction upon the subject property. If, after two years from the date of approval substantial construction has not begun, the property in question may revert to its prior zoning designation after a public hearing is held in compliance with the required procedure for an zoning map amendment. I do hereby certify that all information which I have provided for this application is, to the best of my/our knowledge, correct. Property OwnerN�`,I Address .S(.411TY&) "C �/''Ce/Lh /✓ 07� d'Z Phone (o 3 % Fax D — fro — 4 337 Signatureu-�— Page 2 of 2 Conditional Use District Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\UDO Forms\Cabarrus County Application for a Conditionall Use District.doc _ �tt—_ Cabarrus County -' L Application for a CABABBBs CBBR Conditional Use Permit NORiN CAROIINA Applications for a Conditional Use Permit/District must be accompanied by an application for a Zoning Map Amendment. 1. Please submit twelve (12) copies of a development plan in conformance with Section 13-11 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. (all conditional use applications are encouraged to include a site specific development plan which, if approved, will be binding on the property in question): 2. Please list the specific permitted land use(s) that you are proposing. Land use(s) shall be chosen from Section 3-8 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance titled "Table of Permitted Uses." 3. Please list any specific conditions that you would be willing to impose as part of this application (example: no outside storage permitted on -site, increased buffer width). Page 1 of 2 Conditional Use District Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\UDO Forms\Cabarrus County Application for a Conditionall Use District.doc sAim ? • r Cabarrus County Application for a Zoning a�' PP g .CAflAflflUS000NiY? Map Amendment I I V H CAROHIA Subiect Propertv Information 1. Street Address 2. PIN(s) (10 digit #) 3. Deed Reference 4. Location: 5. Township # / 7-2 y \T Book V ef'3 Description of Subject Propertv Page 6 io 4 Harrisburg _ Mount Pleasant _ Midland CP (q ) � U� IF}C r�% d Sa 4jr 6. Size (square feet or acres 7. Street Frontage (feet) 8. Current Land Use of Property lRoj?1 f r/w�'— C�OMN►cR t �� 9. Surrounding Land Use North aAC /L/�- South & IT4ENT"C -JoVACX— East t4CFP�;,,✓ ./rr Cd/►r /�-�d.c41i�. West &riy A Oprx - ll nor. l Request / r 10. Change Zoning From /Q 0 To 11. Is this a request for a "Special Use" District? S NO (If YES, you must also submit an apple for a Special Use Permit) 12. Purpose for Requesty 0`✓GJ ��-Q 4t�G 0 �✓ Page l of 2 Rezoning Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\UDO Forms\Cabarrus County Rezoning Application.doc Cabarrus County Application for a Zoning Map Amendment Own er/AQent/Applicant Information ^- t IL' CABTus CUUNi1'` 10111 CHINA It is understood by all parties hereto including owner, petitioner, and/or agents that while this application will be carefully considered and reviewed, the burden of providing its need rests with the below named petitioner. I do hereby certify that all information which I have provided for this application is, to the best of my knowledge, correct. 13. Property Owner 101)4y 7>A-1 Address ,SG/1' Jj�-4avrgc'l �22 �q�✓GoieQ o7C� 6 If Phone 7o X - 7��- 13 3 7 Fax 7f 3 7 Signature �e 14. Agent (if any) Address Phone Fax Signature 15. Applicant (if any) Address Phone Fax Signature Page 2 of 2 Rezoning Application Created: 06/06/02 S:\Planning\Common\UDO Forms\Cabarrus County Rezoning Application.doc r Application for a ! L Special Use Permit (All Jurisdictions) 11111 IAIIIIIA Select Jurisdiction(Cabarrus:C�oun Harrisburg OFFKT%1. V.SF.O\I.1 Petition Number Date Filed: Rrrcived By: Midland Mount Pleasant Applications for a Conditional Use District must be accompanied by an application for a Zoning Map Amendment. Please submit twelve (12) copies of a development plan in conformance with Section 13-11 of the Cabarrus County/Midland Zoning Ordinance or Appendix B, Section B-4.of the UDO (all special use applications are encouraged to include a site specific development plan which, if approved, will be binding on the property in question). If approved an additional site plan will be required in order to receive a zoning compliance permit. (For specific requirements please see the form entitled "Site Plan Requirements"). 2. Please list the specific permitted land use(s) that you are proposing. Land use(s) shall be chosen from Section 3-8 of the Cabarrus County/Midland Zoning Ordinance titled "Table of Permitted Uses" or Article 4.6 in the Harrisburg/Mount Pleasant Unified Development Ordinance titled "Use Regulations." CA WAS /j AAJWO /nA�v�ly/t��.suY /�'l�C�l'r�ySOf1y �ao�c'r2� �on/� ��NT�1r: ilNo �o�/1APµlZ ,Ae"A_ -94P ���trir. n�,1Y>✓�9u..,�NC� am map ,0.nL E� .S39L.Es �,�TcKctE 3. Please list any specific conditions that you would be willing to impose as part of this application (example: no outside storage permitted on -site, increased buffer width). Page 1 of 2 Conditional —Use _District_Rewn ing_Appl ication_(AII_lurisdictions).doc Created: 12/02/02 Application for a Special Use Permit (All Jurisdictions) Owner Information OFFICIAL USE ONLY: Petition Number: Date Filed: Received 6.N It is understood by all parties hereto that while this application will be carefully considered and reviewed, the burden of providing its need and providing all required evidence rests with the below named petitioner. In addition, it is understood and acknowledged that if the property is rezoned as requested and the Special Use Permit authorized, the property involved in this request will be perpetually bound by the use(s) authorized and subject to such conditions as imposed, unless subsequently changed or amended through the rezoning process. It is further understood and acknowledged that it is the responsibility of the petitioner to file the development plan in the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds Office as a deed restriction upon the subject property. If, after two years from the date of approval substantial construction has not begun, the property in question may revert to its prior zoning designation after a public hearing is held in compliance with the required procedure for an zoning map amendment. I do hereby certify that all information which I have provided for this application is, to the best of my/our knowledge, correct. Property Owner ,5-0 14'ecJ 2: VT — Address e-�'n N e-d1'e-D &C -- D 2 S' Phone 70 X `_ 7f2- -SEZ 3 Fax Signature Page 3 of 2 Special Use District Application Created: 12/02/02 S:\Common\Nicole\Website 2002\Forms\Conditional_Use_District_Rezoning_Application_(All_Jurisdictions).doc Staff Report PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD October 6, 2004 Petition: C04-08 (R) Petitioner(s) Information: Existing Zoning: Proposed Zoning: Purpose: Township: Property Location: PIN: Area: Site Description: Zoning History: Henry Lee and Yvonne Furr 5707 Shore View Drive Concord, NC 28025 AO — Agricultural/Open Space LI — SU - Limited Industrial —Special Use V(n, 4 �M. --<) Petitioner would like to change existing zoning for the purpose of constructing an additional Multi Tenant V Commercial Building and to allow additional uses to occur on the property. Number 9 - Georgeville ' Intersection of Highway 200 and Mount Pleasant Road 5557-93-8895 & 5557-94-8172 Approximately 6.52 acres. Property contains a Multi Tenant Commercial Building. None available. Area Relationships: North: Race Shop (AO/RE) South: Residential/Open Space (AO/LDR) East: Auction House (AO) West: Residential (AO/LDR/RE) Exhibits: 1. Property Map 2. Air Photo 3. Current Zoning Map 4. Site Plan Code Considerations: Limited Industrial. This district provides for both large and small scale industrial and office development. The primary distinguishing feature of this district is that it is geared to indoor industrial activities which do not generate high levels of noise, soot, odors, and other potential nuisances/pollutants for impacting adjoining properties. It is typically located in areas of the County with infrastructure (i.e. higher volume roadways, water N PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD October 6, 2004 and sewer). Light industrial zones may border higher density residential zones only when an effective buffer exists, for example, a natural structural feature such as a sharp break in topography, strips of vegetation or traffic arteries. In no case, would a Limited Industrial zone be located so as to result in industrial/commercial traffic penetrating a residential neighborhood. Code Considerations: Agricultural/Open Space. This district is comprised mostly of lands which, due to physical characteristics such as soil type, topography, etc., should remain agrarian. To a lesser degree, these are also those lands which are conducive to providing recreationally oriented open space. These land areas should remain the farmland and undeveloped/forested land of the County. Consequently, residential uses that support those working and/or owning the land, home occupations allied with existing residences, and very limited business endeavors are envisioned as complementary to the area. In sum, the primary activity of these lands is agricultural - housing and business are typically related to and supportive of the practice of modern day agriculture. It is not, however, improbable that a small hamlet type settlement might evolve in this zoning district. As to those areas constituting open space, manmade uses must take care to enhance and not detract from the essential character of the area. Additional Considerations: Adjacent parcels contain a mixture of residential and business uses. The lack of public water and sewer discourages higher density development but the area can support lower density commercial and residential uses. The applicant has elected to pursue a conditional use rezoning which calls for submittal of a site plan. Approval of this petition will be contingent upon review and approval of the final site plan by the appropriate agencies. Proposed List of Permitted Uses (bold print indicates that the particular use is already permitted in the AO district): Automobile Supplies Office/Professional Repair Shop, Farm Equipment Car Wash Parking Lot Commercial or Private Warehouse, Enclosed Farm Machinery Repair Printing & Reprographic Facilities Communication Tower Machine Welding Shop Race Shop / Complex Mobile Office, Temporary Manufacturing & Processing Repair shop, Automobile Self Storage Facilities Multimedia Production Repair Shop, Small Engine Truck & Heavy Equip. Sales/Service PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD October 6, 2004 Compliance with Adopted Land Use Plan: Spot Zoning: The 2002 Eastern Area Plan calls for this area to be in Agriculture and Open Space zoning north of Highway 200 and in Low Density zoning south of the highway. However, while not mapped, the Eastern Area Plan also supports the development of small scale non-residential uses in the planning area that support the local agricultural economy and provide services to area residents. Locations for such developments should be on major thoroughfares and/or highways. This property is located at the intersection of a thoroughfare and numbered highway. The board has discussed the issue of spot zoning in recent cases. Because of the size and isolation of the proposed rezoning, staff feels it necessary to review the four factors in determining validity when evaluating a parcel for spot zoning. These are presented for the boards consideration: Tract Size Generally the smaller the tract the greater the chance of a petition being considered invalid. In this instance the tract is of average size given its surroundings. There are several smaller tracts and some much larger tracts of land in the immediate vicinity. Compatibility with Plan This factor considers whether a rezoning fits into the larger context of rational planning for a community. Many of the proposed uses in this rezoning are consistent with the Eastern Area Plan in that they can support the local agricultural economy and provide services to residents in the surrounding area. A few uses, however, do not meet this criteria. They are: Car Wash Multimedia Production Facility Printing and Reprography Facility Race Shop/Complex Warehouse, Enclosed Communication Tower Self Storage Facility 14 PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD October 6, 2004 While these uses do not meet the consistency criteria listed above several of them are already permitted in the AO zoning district. These include Multimedia Production Facilities, Race Shop/Complex, and Communication Tower. For the remaining uses (Car Wash, Printing and Reprography Facility, Warehouse - Enclosed, and Self Storage Facility) the board should determine if they pose a significant impact to the surrounding properties Benefits and Detriments This factor considers who will benefit and who will be harmed by the rezoning and to what extent — the question being will this rezoning cause significant inconvenience to surrounding property owners. Staff feels that as proposed the rezoning would have little additional impact on the surrounding property owners given that nearly half of the proposed uses are already permitted in the AO zoning district. For the uses not permitted in the AO district, many of them are related to the uses that are permitted (i.e. machine welding shop activities may happen as part of a race shop complex which is permitted in the AO district). In addition, there is another LI zoned property in relatively close proximity to this request. Relationship of Uses This factor examines the relationship between the uses proposed in this request and the uses permitted as the property is currently zoned. As stated above, staff feels that the overall change is minimal and will have little additional impact in regards to traffic, noise, and effect on property values. Conclusion: The petitioner has requested a rezoning from AO to LI (SU). If approved the site would be limited to the list of uses outlined above. This petition also seems to satisfy the typical considerations for a spot zoning review. Recommendation: Planning staff recommends that petition C2004-08 (R) be APPROVED with the following condition: 1. That a final site development plan be submitted that complies with all Cabarrus County development criteria (i.e. parking, landscaping, setbacks, impervious surfaces, etc.). Maps 2am CLm f $c O C O U C M m o m a 3 0 O � � `m � '/� V' m cmi r Q z SD G !mil O) L UG O O � � O �V a. W '�o�oy V"o`°rn'E U C V C H-v,aya tia88E3m N Q' O N Q O a a� a� o U- LO v N N Ln N O Cabarrus County Property Map LEGEND* PIN Location Watershed Info /\/ Parcel Lines � Tax Map Grid Water A 300 0 300 Fee Easement Lines 4 Ft Topo Lines Critical Area � Protected Area -NORTHCAAOLNA Z �/V Zoning Lines 20 Ft Topo Lines 0 100 Year Floodplain AE Zone Cabamus County shau not be held liable for any errors in these data. This lndudes � Existing Sewer EMS 0 100 Year Floodplain A Zone errors of omission, cormvssion, enors concernind the content of the data. and relative data. These data n . ,. �V Proposed Sewer --m Fire Stations 0 500 Year Floodplain X Zone and positional accuracy of the cannot be construed to be a legal document Primary sources fromwhichthesedatawerecomplledmustbeconsultcU Existing Water r�-Hospitals ®Airport Overlay Zone for vedhcation of information contained in in the data. ^ Proposed Water _ Schools 'Layers Aerial photography taken in 1995 shown on this map only as requested. ►] It 0 0 N O 00 10 N ON w Approval Letter I�L NORTH CAHOLINA October 15, 2004 Mr. Henry and Yvonne Furr 5707 Shore View Drive Concord, NC 28025 Re: Rezoning Petition for 5557-93-8895 & 5557-94-8172 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Furr: At the October 14 meeting of the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission a public hearing was held for your rezoning petition. After the hearing the board voted unanimously to approve your rezoning request. Per the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance there is a fifteen -day appeal period where any aggrieved party may request that the Board of County Commissioners review your petition. Should no one choose to file an appeal the rezoning decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission will stand. Prior to the start of any construction on the properties you are required to submit a final development site plan and obtain any other necessary permits (i.e. building, erosion control, etc.). If our office can be of any assistance to you in obtaining the required permits please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Rodger tz, Planning and Zoning anager Planning Services Department P.O. Box 707 Concord, NC 28026-0707 • 704-920-2141 • Fax 704-920-2019 Curren: € Long Range Planning Division 704-920-2141 • Community Development Division 704-920-2142 Erosior, and Sediment Control Division 704-920-2867 Fax 704-920-2144 • Transportation Division 704-920-2150 Zoning Division 704-920-2137 Fax 704-920-2144 Minutes Commerce Department Planning Division Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes October 14, 2004 7:00 P.M. Mr. Carl Hill, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present in addition to the Chair were Mr. Fred Brown, Mr. A. Eugene Divine, Mr. Leonard Lancaster, Mr. Richard Moore, Mr. Edward Moose, Ms. Deborah K. Slivensky, Mr. Mark Smith and Mr. Ric Starnes. Attending from the Planning and Zoning Division were Mr. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager. Also in attendance was Mr. Richard Koch, Attorney for the Planning and Zoning Commission. There being no corrections to the September 16, 2004 Minutes. Mr. Moore MOTIONED, seconded by Mr. Starnes to approve the Minutes as written. The vote was unanimous. is New Business — Planning Board Functions The Chair introduced the first item on the Agenda, Zoning Atlas Amendment, Petition C04-08 (R-SU): 1. Applicant: Henry Lee and Yvonne Furr Request: Zoning Atlas Amendment This was a request to the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission from Henry Lee and Yvonne Furr to have their property located at the intersection of Highway 200 and Mount Pleasant Road, rezoned from Agricultural/Open Space (AO) to Limited Industrial — Special Use (LI-SU). The Chair swore in Mr. Henry Furr, Ms. Yvonne Furr, Mr. Leroy Cook and Mr. Rodger Lentz. Mr. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager said as a reminder on this type of rezoning it will take two votes. The first vote is for the rezoning itself and the second vote is for the permit. The second vote is where you put the conditions on if you are going to put any on it that is also where you will be approving the land uses and site plan. 0 Cabarrus County • Commerce Department • 65 Church Street, SE • Post Office Box 707 • Concord, NC 28026-0707 ® Phone: 704-920-2141 • Fax: 704-920-2144 • www.cabarruscounty.us � no piE„ d IYawlear� —�omx 2 • Mr. Lentz then presented to the Board Petition C04-08(R-SU) and staff report stating the petitioner would like to change the existing zoning for the purpose of constructing an additional multi tenant commercial building and to allow additional uses to occur on the property. He said there is an existing building already on the property. Mr. Lentz said staff has recommended approval based on our findings and the following condition. Mr. Lentz said this would be a condition that the Board would put in the second vote. That a final site development plan be submitted that complies with all Cabarrus County development criteria (i.e. parking, landscaping, setbacks, impervious surface, etc.). Mr. Lentz said this is just a rough sketch that the petitioners have given staff. If approved the petitioners would have to produce a full zoning site plan before they can proceed and get their zoning permit. Mr. Moore asked is the zoning change request due to the additional building or what is driving the change? Mr. Lentz said it would be the requested uses of the petitioners. He said they wanted to have some expanded use of that property. Mr. Leroy Cook addressed the Board stating what Mr. Furr proposes is going to affect him. He said if it was changed to Limited Industrial, they could put • another racing shop down there. The Chair said Mr. Furr could do it right now without even changing the zoning. It would allow him to put like a farm machinery repair shop. The Chair said the only thing it does is it is going to open it up to put some more small businesses there that is conducive to the area. Mr. Cook asked how is that going to impact the surrounding areas. Mr. Lancaster said as far as changing the zoning to the surroundings areas, it is not going to impact it at all. Mr. Cook said you are talking from an AO district to an LI district. Mr. Lancaster said it will not change any other zoning in that area except for that parcel. He said to Mr. Cook that his zoning will be the same as it is now. The Chair asked Mr. Lentz if anyone has called or talked to him about this rezoning petition. Mr. Lentz said no one has called on this particular petition. r: 3 • Mr. Starnes said two things he would like to bring out. He said one is the petitioners, he has met them once, but he has read more about them in the newspapers. He said they essentially have reputations of being able to turn nothing into something in the middle of nowhere. Mr. Starnes said he think the Furr's are excellent candidates for something like this. He said his only other comment he would like to make is he knows that area is prone to flooding all along Highway 200 area. He asked about this particular area. The Chair said it floods there also. Mr. Lentz said there is some floodplain down there. He said their parcel where the building is, is kindly on a bluff overlooking the intersection. There being no further comments Mr. Lancaster MOTIONED to approve Petition C04-08(R-SU), seconded by Mr. Starnes. The vote was unanimous. Mr. Lentz said on the second vote the Board is just making sure of the staff condition. He said if the Board sees any other conditions they would like to place on this rezoning this would be the time to do that in this particular motion. Mr. Moore said he would like to know what those conditional uses were. • Mr. Lentz said on the second page of the staff report at the bottom is the proposed list of permitted uses. He said the bold prints are things that are already allowed with the current zoning. The other prints, if this rezoning is approved, would be additional uses approved. Mr. Moore said he understands that. He said earlier he asked a question and the applicant said they wish a zoning change because they had specific uses in mind that they wanted additional uses for the property. Mr. Moore said he would like to know what those were that they had in mind. Mr. Henry Furr, Petitioner, addressed the Board stating where he ran into the problem when he built the shop is his understanding was that they could have a race car in the shop and build a body on it. He said they told him he was not legal. Mr. Furr said he needs to build another shop for his equipment. That is the main reason he is doing it. The Chair said this one does not make it legal. He said this is part of the existing facilities he has that would become legal facilities and he would like to look into building a race shop. 0 Mr. Furr said they have it divided up in different sections. 4 . Mr. Moore said so the race shop was already permitted. Mr. Lentz said there is a long history in this property and he is not familiar with all of the things that he mentioned as being illegal. He said the conversation they had on the phone was they were talking about the mini warehouses which were not allowed in the AO district. Ms. Slivensky asked how visible would the new building be from the highway. Mr. Lentz said the newest building will actually be behind and to the side of the existing building. Mr. Moore asked about noise. Mr. Furr said there will be no noise. Mr. Lentz said if they end up doing the race shop then they would have to meet those standards in the zoning ordinance about decibel levels. There being no further comments Mr. Starnes MOTIONED to approve Petition C04-08(R-SU) with staff condition that a final site development plan be • submitted that complies with all Cabarrus County development criteria (i.e. parking, landscaping, setbacks, impervious surfaces, etc.), seconded by Mr. Lancaster. The vote was unanimous. Petition C04-08(R-SU) Approved. The Chair introduced the second item on the Agenda, Zoning Text Amendment, Petition C04-07(ZT): 2. Applicant: Cabarrus County Planning Staff Request: Zoning Text Amendment This was a request to the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission from the Cabarrus County Planning Staff for amendments to the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance in order to make mobile home parks and multifamily developments subject to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Mr. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager, addressed the Board presenting Petition C04-07(ZT) stating staff was asked to put together some proposals for increasing the minimum contributions on the adequate public facilities ordinance. The Board of Commissioners took action to set it at $4,034 for single family homes and to set it at $1,331 for multiple family units, town • homes, apartments and the like. He said in order to fully enact that we need to do a text amendment that takes you from the zoning ordinance and references g • you to the subdivision ordinance where the adequate public facilities ordinance resides. Mr. Lentz said this text amendment does just that. It amends four sections of Chapter 7. Chapter 7, Section 7-4, Item 14, Duplex, Section 7-4, Item 24, Multifamily Residential and Section 7-4, Item 43, Town homes. Chapter 8, Section 8-4, Item 27, Mobile Home Parks. He said essentially what those things are doing is just adding a section that says please see the subdivision ordinance - you must comply with the adequate public facilities standards of the subdivision regulations. Mr. Lancaster said if the Board votes for this text amendment we are just agreeing with the County Commissioners on the $4,034 impact fee per lot. Mr. Lentz said he does not know if he would characterize it as that. He said in the history of this board we have always deferred to the Board of Commissioners to set whatever agreement they wanted to set. Mr. Lentz said what he thinks this is doing with this board is saying we are agreeing that if we are going to have an adequate public facilities ordinance we ought to apply it, not just to single family, but to these other classes of development. He said this board is not setting the fee or making those agreements with the Board of Commissioners. What this board has done historically with their votes on development approvals is to say okay we approve the design with the condition • that you go to the Board of Commissioners and enter into a consent agreement to meet the adequate public facilities ordinance. Then the developer can negotiate with the Board of Commissioners into how they are going to meet it. Mr. Lancaster said when a subdivision comes before this board they will voluntarily have to spend $4,034. He asked if that is going to be mandatory. Mr. Lentz said the policy has not changed; the minimum value has been increased. Mr. Lancaster said the reason he is questioning this is because he is real surprised that this went to the County Commissioners instead of coming to this board first. He said the legality of this is being questioned and it is going to hit the fan pretty quick because there is only one other county in the State of North Carolina that does that. Mr. Lancaster said the reason it is going to hit the fan is because it is snowballing. Other counties are going to jump on board of this impact fee. He said he questions the legality of it. Mr. Lentz said he used the term impact fee. He said he would like to describe to him why the philosophy in Cabarrus County, at least, is a little different and the adequate public facilities ordinance the way it works is a little different. He said • an impact fee would apply to every single permit. The difference between the adequate public facilities ordinance is, our role as the planning office, we have to 6 prove that the schools are overcrowded. We know how many children are in schools, how many seats we have and how much development we have approved. If we put those together we are going to go over one hundred and ten percent, because that is the level the Board of Commissioners said they would accept. If we can show that, then we can apply the adequate public facilities ordinance and again, we are only applying it to those major subdivisions of five or more lots. That is a little bit different. If at some point we catch up to a point where we are less than one hundred and ten percent, then you would not have to pay the fee. We could not justify that fee being collected because we have met what was set as the level of service standard. Mr. Lentz said that is the difference between an adequate public facilities ordinance and an impact fee. He said at some point the adequate public facilities fee actually might go away if we get the seats back to a reasonably level. Whatever the Board of Commissioners decides that is. The Chair said there is another basic difference. The impact fee is not used necessarily for the school system it can be used for anything that the county deems they want it for. The adequate public facilities fee is only used for schools. The Chair said he is so happy to see that we finally have included multifamily homes. • There being no further comments Mr. Smith MOTIONED to approve Petition C04- 07(ZT), seconded by Mr. Starnes. Mr. Lancaster said he does not think that we have heard the end of this. He said he still say the way it was handled, it is going to bring up a legal issue. Ms. Slivensky asked if this is going to impact fees that are going to be charged. Mr. Lentz said in the readings that he did, it showed that every penny of that was not passed on to the end user. He said not all of the $4,000 goes to the end user. What happens is it gets eaten up through the whole development process. Ms. Slivensky asked who receives the money. Mr. Lentz said the policy was set that we would collect the adequate public facilities fees when the builder comes in for building permits. There is a special account that that money will go into. It can only be used for capital school construction. Mr. Smith said the County can track that money and the school board will show • that that money was only used for capital expense, nothing else. • Mr. Lentz said yes, it can be tracked. Ms. Slivensky said whenever the County has enough schools will the impact fees still continue. Mr. Lentz said the Board of Commissioners set a level of service standard in a resolution that they did when they first went to the $1,008. In that resolution they said they will accept one hundred and ten percent. If we drop below one hundred and ten percent and unless some one changes the resolution that was adopted, then we can no longer justify the adequacy test. Mr. Moore said that adequacy test is based upon the number of homes that adequacy test is for. He said if that falls below the one hundred and ten percent then that is not approved. Mr. Lentz said we take the number of kids we have plus the kids we would expect from all of the developments that we have approved - 10,000. Multiply 10,000 by .6, come up with 6,000 students so we have 10,000 plus 6,000 and we said we would accept 11,000 over that. So every development would pay that fee until we catch back up. • The Chair said if you want to know the reason behind this is that with this adequate public facilities fee, over the course of the next decade, it will bring in about $145,000,000.00. He said if those monies are brought into the County, it would not be passed onto property tax. You could either allow the new construction to pay it or you can pay it, that is what it boils down to. Possibly we would not need that bond issue because this would bring in an equal amount of problems without taxing the citizens, because that $94,000,000.00 bond issue also carries a thing called interest, which actually pushes the payment up to $155,000,000.00. The Chair said that is the theory behind what this adequate public facilities fee is. Mr. Lentz said keep in mind that if we have an inventory, the 10,000 he was talking about, we have just now started to apply the $4,034. It will be a while before we can absorb those 10,000 lots and realize the full amount of the $4,034 per unit. He said the other thing is every single permit that we issue does not happen in a major subdivision. For single family it is only 84%, 16% happens in a minor subdivisions or an existing lot out in the country. He said for mobile homes it drops to 50%. The vote was 7 to 2. Mr. Lancaster and Ms. Slivensky dissenting. Petition C04-07(ZT) Approved 0 0 Commerce Department Planning Division MEMORANDUM TO: Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Board Members FROM: Phyllis Carr DATE: September 27, 2004 SUBJECT: Rescheduling of the October 21, 2004 Meeting I was informed today that we need to reschedule our October 21st Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Mr. Hill (The Chair) would like to have it on Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Rodger or myself at (704) 920-2141. Thank you Cabarrus County • Commerce Department • 65 Church Street, SE • Post Office Box 707 • Concord, NC 28026-0707 ® Phone: 704-920-2141 • Fax: 704-920-2144 • www.cabarruscounty.us The C=W d Mrdca MM_ �npab --NORTH CMO� Mr. Lentz said this is a recommendation and it will go to the Board of Commissioners at their next meeting. Director' Report Mr. Lentz said there will be a board training session in Mooresville on November 30, 2004. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. APPROVED BY: MATED BY: Carl Hill, Chairman 1hylll` C. Carr • ATTEST BY: Rodger Lentz Planning and Zoning Manager n U