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NORTH CAROLINA Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes January .20, 1994 7:00 P.M. Dr. Nancy H. Randall, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present in addition to the Chair were Mr. Alan Allison, Mr. Robert Amos, Mr. LeWis Brownlow, Ms. Monica Davis, Ms. Janice Harkey, Dr. David Hartgen, Mr. Edward Moose, and Mr. Gerald Nichols. Attending from the Planning, Zoning, and Building Inspection Department were Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Director, Ms. Sarah LaBelle, Transportation Planner, Mr. Michael Downs, Zoning Administrator, and Ms. Phyllis C. Carr. Also attending was Mr. William G. Hamby, Jr., Attorney for the Planning and Zoning Commission. There being no corrections to the December 16, 1993 Minutes, Mr.. Brownlow MOTIONED, seconded by Mr. Moose to approve the minutes as mailed. The vote was unanimous. Old Business The Chair introduced the first item of old business On the Agenda, .Discussion of A-O District: The Chair asked Mr. Newton, Director, to make a brief presentation to the b°ard concerning some of these concerns. Mr. Newton stated to the Board and audience the following' "The staff has been working on a series of area plans that have mn over a period of years. For about three years we have worked on area plans throughout the county. When I came here in 1990, it was in the knowledge that area plans and planning had not been laid out for how the county would develop. A lot of people had ideas and a lot of those ideas differed. So the staff worked on area plans. We met with residents, many people have since told him that he knew nothing of those. We understand that not everyone knew. What we'did do was tried through a series of ways to get people involved. We sent fliers to churches, notices to each of the newspapers that cover the entire county. We sent notices to the Tribune, Independent, and the Planning and Zoning Department p.O. Box 707 e Concord, NC 28026-0707 · Planning' (704) 788-8141 · Zoning' (704) 788-8137