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October 18, 2004 Page 660 00161710-6915 $0.00 $582.00 $582.00 Contribution from Special Revenue 00192110-9846 $0.00 $6,406.00 $6,406.00 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (G-2) Zoning Text Amendment - Planned IInit Development District (PUD) - Conduct Public Hearing and Consider Adoption of Text Amendment Nicole Storey, Planner, reported the proposed zoning text amendment seeks to add a new zoning classification to the list of zoning districts in Chapter 3, Eatabliahment of Zoning Districts. She said this new ' classification is a floating zoning district designated as Planned Unit Development or PUD. The purpose of adding a floating district to the ordinance is to add flexibility by enabling it to accommodate new land uses in reaction to a community's changing needs. Further, Ms. Storey reported the purpose of the PUD is to provide for a mix of different land uses while encouraging and allowing more creative and cohesive design of land development than is poaeible under traditional zoning regulations. At 8:12 p.m., Chairman Freeman opened the public hearing on the proposed Zoning Text Amendment. The Public Hearing Notice was published in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Cabarrus Neighbors) on October 3 and 17, 2004. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Freeman closed the public hearing. VPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Suggs, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following ordinance: Petition C04-08 (ZT) Ordinance No. 2004-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: • Add the following text to Chapter Three- Eatabliahment of Districts, ' Section 3-4 FLOATING: -Planned Unit Development (PUD) • Add the following floating district, PUD, and associated standards to Chapter Three- Eatabliahment of Districts, Section 3-7. (e) FLOATING ZONES: (1) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT. Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations are intended to provide for a mix of different land uses while encouraging and allowing more creative and cohesive design of land development than is poaeible under traditional zoning regulations. PUD zoning allows substantial flexibility in planning and design of a proposed development that often occurs in the form of relief from compliance with conventional zoning ordinance requirements such as minimum lot size and buffering. Ideally, this flexibility results in a development that ie better planned, contains more amenities and, ultimately, is a development that is more desirable to live in than one produced in accordance with typical zoning ordinance and subdivision controls. Rationale. This district provides for a mix of land urea including single-family residential, multi-family residential, professional offices, industrial uses, recreational facilities, civic uses or commercial centers. These uses are integrated into a coordinated and comprehensively designed development project that offers a high level of amenities and preserves the natural and scenic qualities of open spaces. Processing Procedures. To enable thorough analysis of a Planned Unit Development, more information ie needed about the proposal than would be required if development were being pursued under conventional zoning requirements. Although a PUD is technically a floating district, it shall be processed as a special use district in accordance with Section 13-12 of this Ordinance with the following additions: 1. The following criteria shall apply to all PUD-proposed development: