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PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO :-;t.rl' t;,~,: ~)nl~.: CABARRUS CO. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Monday, December 20, 1999 ~c,,i~'d: __ I ablcd: along Pharr Mill Road with any additional on and off site improvements as determined by NCDOT. At build-out, this subdivision may add approximately 301 (501 lots x .60) children to the Cabarrus County school system. Please refer to Exhibit 3 for information pertaining to the addition of children and impacts to the existing school system. Robert Kluttz states in 2001 Southwest Cabarrus High School will be operational and accept 500 students from Central Cabarrus High School reducing the secondary school over capacity issue. The School Board is seeking funding for the construction of two (2) middle schools in 2002 reducing the J.N. Fries Middle School over capacity issue. Currently, capacity is available at the Rocky River Elementary School. With regard to adequate public facilities, the applicant is offering to donate 35 acres of the property, located east of Pharr Mill Road and north of the AT&T right-of-way, to the School Board for the possible construction of a future school. The School Board has indicated they will accept the site only if is donated free and clear of any conditions. The School Board is not bound to construct a school on the site at any time. The applicant's desire is to preliminarily subdivide the 35 acres. If the School Board decides not to build a school, they have proposed to offer the applicant right of first refusal to match the negotiated price of the property, and he would then be permitted to develop the property according to an approved plan. Please refer to Exhibit 2 for additional details. It should be noted that if the 35 acres of land is dedicated for public use, Cabarrus County should originally receive the property with no additional conditions. Staff has reservations whether this site will satisfy the requirements established within the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Approximately 37 percent of the site is located within the 100-year flood plain. The applicant has not offered a market value of the property when establishing the worth of the property. Currently, two of the three schools that will be impacted by this subdivision are operating over capacity with relief no sooner than 2001. Staff Recommendation: P&Z Commission: Staff has a neutral recommendation of the preliminary plat for Cantedield Estates Subdivision since the proposal meets the bulk requirements established in the Zoning Ordinance but not the intent of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Staff would like to make a condition that adequate turn lanes be constructed along Pharr Mill Road with any additional on and offsite improvements as determined by NCDOT. The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their regular meeting of November 18, 1999, voted unanimously 9 to 0 to deny this request until such time that school facilities are adequate to serve the growth generated by this proposal. Page 3 o1'3 Cat~tcrJ~cld klstatcs