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PETITION C04-01(ZT) <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby <br />amended as follows: <br /> <br />Proposed Text Amendment <br /> <br />Remove Chapter 7 # 44 "Veterinarian/Animal Hospital/Commercial Kennel" as a <br />Permitted by Standard use. <br /> <br />Add to Chapter 8 a new section #29 for "Veterinarian/Animal <br />Hospital/Commercial Kennel" to permit this as a Conditional Use in the <br />Agricultural Open, Countryside Residential, Office/Limited Commercial, General <br />Commercial and Limited ]~ndustrial Zoning Districts. <br /> <br />The standards for this use shall be the same as those currently included in Article <br />7, Permitted Based on Standards with the following changes and additions: <br /> <br />l) <br /> <br />Siting - The minimum distance between the outer edge of any <br />buildings or fenced area must be at least 300 feet from the parcel <br />boundary of any residentially zoned or used properties. In addition, all <br />animal enclosures must meet the same distance/buffer requirements. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />The number of animals boarded outside or partially outside in the <br />facility shall not exceed 25 animals. Those boarded entirely inside <br />shall not be counted as part of this limitation. <br /> <br />3) The primary use including all outside boarding areas shall meet the <br /> Level 2 buffer standards of Chapter 9 of this ordinance. <br /> <br />4) <br /> <br />This use shall be required to be separated from educational institutions <br />and places of worship by a distance of 1000 feet. This distance shall <br />be measured from the exterior property lines of the facility to the <br />nearest property line of the educational institution or place of worship. <br /> <br />s) <br /> <br />Lighting - All outdoor lights must be shielded to direct light and glare <br />onto the facility's premises and may be of sufficient intensity to ensure <br />security. Lighting and glare must be deflected, shaded and focused <br />away from any adjoining residential or institutional property. <br /> <br /> <br />