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PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS CO. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Thursday, February 17, 2000 StalYUseOnly: Approved: I)enied: l'ablcd: Analysis: The applicant, Robert Burkett, is requesting approval of rezoning approximately 446 acres from LDR, Low Density Residential to HDR-SU, High Density Residential Special Use and GC, General Commercial for the purpose of developing a mixed-use project consisting of single and multi family residential, office/retail, and County school facilities. Four (4) points of access are proposed for this development, one (1) on HWY 73, one (1) on Odell School Road, and two (2) on Harris Road. Said entrances will have a boulevard design with adequate taper and turn lanes. A traffic impact analysis has been submitted to determine offsite improvements to the above entrances and existing offsite intersections using 2004 as the analysis year. NCDOT has reviewed and responded to that analysis. The traffic consultant for the project concludes that HWY 73 will need to be widened to the recommended five lane urban section. Turn lanes and signal phases will need to be added to achieve adequate traffic operations at the Odell School Road/HWY 73 intersection. In addition, traffic signals and turn lanes will be required at the four (4) proposed intersections to achieve adequate traffic operations for the proposed rezoning. The applicant has agreed to construct these improvements, at their cost, as a condition of this rezoning. The applicant has agreed to a condition as part of the HDR zoning to cap the total number of residential dwelling units at 1,670. This should be compared to the 930 total units permitted under the existing zoning. A preliminary breakdown is as follows with possible modifications depending on the current market at time of construction, 390 -40 foot wide townhome lots, 316 - 50 foot wide single family lots, 455 - 70 foot wide single family lots, 405 - 80 foot wide single family lots, and 75 - 90 to 110 foot wide single family lots. These figures total 1,641 residential dwelling units. For your reference, the above figures equate to a density of 4.0 gross units per acre and 5.0 net units per acre. The applicant has agreed to donate approximately 60 acres of land located north of Harris Road and east of the Rocky River that includes grading, engineering work, and cash to Cabarrus County for a joint elementary and middle school campus site. In return, the County has agreed to a land exchange for the existing Odell Elementary School site. On January. 18, 2000, the County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously that the donation would satisfy the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance requirement pertaining to current school overcrowding. Cabarrus County School Page 3 o1'3 Petition C00-02t R)