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Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission September 19, 1991; 7:00 P.M. Cabarrus County Governmental Center PUBLIC MEETING Minutes Dr. Nancy Randall, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members present in addition to Chairperson Randall were Mr. Robert Amos, Ms. Doris Barbee, Mr. David Hartgen, Ms. Janice Harkey, Mr. Howard Hurlocker, Mr. Kenneth Olio-Mills, Mr. Dennis Shultz and Mr. Robert Smith. Attending from the Planning and Zoning Department were Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Director, Mr. Michael Downs, Zoning Administrator, Mr. Jonathan ~B- Marshall, Planner and Ms. Phyllis C. Carr. Also present was Mr. William Alexander, Attorney for the Planning and Zoning Commission. With a correction to the minutes on page 17, Mr. Olio-Mills stated he would make the same suggestion he made last month. Form a committee of the most interested members of this Commission that are concerned about it get the information from them and go out and check it. The correction should be Mr. Olio-Mills stated that he would make the same suggestion he made last month to those members of this committee that are most interested in zoning enforcement problems in this County to gather their information and for them themselves, to go out and check it out. Until the Planning and Zoning Department gets more staff they cannot do everything they need to do. There being no further additions or corrections to the August 15, 199'1 Minutes, the Board voted to approve the minutes as corrected. Mr. Olio-Mills stated he received a carbon copy of a memo to Mr. New~on, Planning Director, from Mr. Simmons, Chairman, Board of Commissioners outlining the problem that has been brought up here month after month about lack of personnel for zoning enforcement. Unlike our previous County Board of Commissioners, this County Board of Commissioners that we have now is self conscious and watch if they see the need is arising ou~ after our tax dollars, however, within the departments for extra staff, they act quickly on it. Mr.: Olio-Mills asked Mr. Newton to share the memo with the Board and the citizens. ~ Mr. Newton stated a memo was sent to him September 9, 1991, from Bill Simmons, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, subject, zoning enforcement. The memo read, "at the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting last mOnth, a topic of zoning enforcement came up again. Members of the Commission are concerned about what some perceives as a lack of enforcement, especially with regards to granted variances. Mike Downs informed some members of the Commission that he did not have sufficient staff to do the job adequately. The Board of County Commissioners had cut~ his request for zoning technician from the budget. Commissioner