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December 20, 2004 (Regular Meeting) Page 32 The Board then voted on the motion by Vice Chairman Carruth as set forth below: UPON MOTION of Vice thairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Juba with Chairman Carpenter, vice Chairman Carruth and Commissioner juba voting for and Commissioners Freeman and Privette voting against, the Board adopted the Interim beveloprnent Ordinance that places a six-'-month moratorium on new major subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County for a period not to exceed six months and added Section 2 (e) "to provide for a public participation process that includes home builders, realtors, citizens and planning board members." The Ordinance as adopted by the Board is as follows: Ordinance No. 2004-20 CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA INTERIM DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the Couhty has been experiencing extraordinary growth occasioned by the explosive population and employment expansion of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region, reflected in ever larger numbers of applications for development approval; and WHEREAS, planning for and implementing ordinances and regulations for land use and development in the County is urgently needed to meet critical problems of: inadequate and improperly located schools, inadequate transportation facilities; loss of open space and environmental degradation; flooding and inadequate storm water management; and the need for intergovernmental agreements to address urban, suburban, and rural needs and problems; and WHEREAS, the County is authorized by law to update its adopted Land Use Plans, as necessary, to implement the updated Land Use Plans, and to take action as needed to protect the planning process; and WHEREAS, the County is authorized by NCGS Chapter 153A to prepare, adopt and amend Land Use Plans, a Zoning Ordinance I Subdivision Regulations and other land use related administrative regulations and ordinances I as necessary, to implement the Land Use Plan and its objectives and to take action to protect the planning process; and WHEREAS, the cou:nty anticipates commencing and concluding an update of the Land Use Plans and the revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations and other land use related administrative regulations and ordinances within the time frame of this IDO; and WHEREAS, due to explosive growth pressures and their immediate impact on land use, the environment, and health, safety and general welfare, the County has recognized the need to consider the appropriate location, timing, phasing, level and type of service for all adequate public facilities to be provided by the County, the State of North Carolina, and other adjacent counties I towns and service providers in the County as a whole; and WHEREAS, the County intends to adopt, upon completion of its review process, updated Land Use Plans and Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations and other land use related administrative regulations and ordinances, regulating the uses and intensitie~ of development, environmental protection I design, and compatibility; and WHEREAS I the County recognizes that the planning process for the update I adoption and implementation of the Land Use Plans, Zoning Ordinance, subdivision Regulations and other land use-related administrative regulations and ordinances will require approximately six (6) months, during which time applications for major preliminary residential subdivision plat approval will not be accepted, processed or approved until the termination of this Interim Development Ordinance; and WHEREAS, County, it is due to unabated growth pressures throughout the imperative that the County take appropriate action