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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY <br />ZONING ORDINANCE <br />TEXT2011 -00001 <br />BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as <br />follows: <br />ADD the following text to Chapter 7, Performance Based Standards (PBS) <br />42. Ethanol Fuel Production (Residential District Private Use Only) <br />Zones Permitted Based on Standards - Agriculture /Open Space, Countryside Residential, <br />Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential <br />STANDARDS: <br />A. Site Plan: An approved site plan is required showing the location of all buildings, <br />setbacks and required distances from other structures as described below. <br />B. Site Size: The minimum lot size to have such an operation is three (3) acres. <br />C. Location on Site: The still and /or storage containers shall be placed: <br />• A minimum of sixty (6o) feet from any dwelling unit <br />• A minimum of one hundred (loo) feet from any street right -of -way or <br />property line. <br />D. General: <br />• The use of ethanol is restricted to use as fuel by the owner or lessee of the <br />property upon which the ethanol is produced. <br />• The sale of ethanol fuel is prohibited. <br />• The ethanol fuel must be dispensed from either a gravity flow or vacuum <br />flow pump. <br />• Only non - cellulose materials (fruits, grains, and vegetables) can be used to <br />produce ethanol. <br />E. Distillery: Fuel production operations must be located inside a secure <br />structure. <br />F. Storage: <br />• The maximum storage container size is fifty five (55) gallons. <br />The aggregate volume of ethanol fuel stored at any time on the property <br />shall not exceed fifty five (55) gallons. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -1 Page 159 <br />