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Highway 49 and Shamrock Rd: With its location along the heavily used Norfolk Southern rail line land near the intersection of Highway 49 and Shamrock Road shall be reserved for new employment opportunities. Land should only be rezoned upon application by the land owner or their agent and the applicant should be encouraged to submit a special use rezoning application to ensure all uses and each project's design are compatible with the surrounding area. Uses should be well designed and carefully screened to maintain an attractive sWeet,scape along Shamrock Road. Clean light industrial uses, distribution/warehouse uses, and research facilities are appropriate for this area. Lowe's Motor Speedway: With the intense use of the speedway dominating the surrounding land this area is reserved for industrial uses. Race related industries are encouraged to locate in this area. Mallard Creek's 100 flood plain should serve as a natural buffer between existing and future residential areas and existing and future industries in this area. As this is a gateway into the Town uses fronting on Morehead Road should be well designed and well landscaped. Highway 49 from Mecklenburg County to Morehead Road:-Several light industrial users are already located along this stretch of Highway 49. A few tracts of vacant land remain on this corridor and these should be reserved for additional employment uses. In addition, Builders First Source (formerly Builders Supply and Lumber) has moved from their site on the corridor to their new site on Caldwell Road. This site should be evaluated for a rezoning to an industrial or office category and the property owner should seek support from Cabarrus County Economic Development to find a new tenant for the existing buildings. With the exception of existing commercial uses, commercial zoning districts along this portion of the Highway 49 corridor should be evaluated for industrial or office zoning categories. In isolated cases, some commercial zonings could be supported for those uses that serve the employees along this portion of the corridor. This corridor serves as a major gateway into the Town and Cabarms County from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, as such careful attention should be paid to the design and landscaping of uses along this portion of the corridor. 1-485 and Rocky River Road: With the new interchange at 1485 this portion of Rocky River Road will serve as additional gateway to the Town of Harrisburg and southeastern Cabarrus County. With its improved accessibility to the interstate system this area should be reserved for a mixed employment and residential center. Minor retail and service uses should also be permitted at this location so long as their primary service area are the employees and residents of the immediate area. This intersection should not be allowed to develop as a retail power center.. Office uses, research facilities, and office/warehouse facilities are compatible uses for this location. The Town and County should examine ways to extend sewer service to this area, including the possibility of serving the area with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities. Consideration should be given for planned and existing land uses in Mecklenburg County. Staff should explore ways to cooperate with Mecklenburg County on the development of land around this interchange. Highway 24/27: While there are some minor developments along this section of Highway 24/27, the large majority of land along this corridor is vacant. At this time zoning along the corridor is Limited Commercial. A zoning change to an industrial district is supported by this plan. Development is currently limited by the availability of water and sewer. The proposed Tri-County treatment plant will be required to provide gravity sewer service to this area. The