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WHEREAS, the Board has determined that multi-family residential land uses are considered to be incompatible with the general purpose and intent of the General Commercial zoning district; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that multi-family residential project densities irt excess of six (6) dwelling units per acre, unless included in a mixed use development, are considered to be incompatible with the general purpose and intent of the Office/Limited Commercial zoning district; and WHEREAS, the Board proposes to discontinue further consideration of multi-family residential and family/group care facilities as uses within the General Commercial zone in order to adhere to the purpose and intent of the underlying zoning district and to enhance the quality and compatibility of development which promotes reinvestment and economic development opportunities of commercial land; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Purpose: To discontinue multi-family residential, family care and group home facilities from the list of allowed uses in the General Commercial (GC) and establish a performance standard which limits the density of multi-family residential land uses in the Office/Limited Commercial zoning district to a maximum of six (6) units per acre. Each of these actions are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the underlying zoning district(s), which is to preserve these areas for future commercial development. Background: Currently multi-family residences, family care and group care facilities are land uses designated as either "permitted" or "permitted based on standards", in the General Commercial zone. As part of the on going administration of the Zoning Ordinance, insuring the proper delineation of compatible and appropriate separation of incompatible land uses, it has bccn determined that multifamfly residential, family care and group care facilities should be restricted from the General Commercial Zoning District. Since commercial land uses are finite in relationship to existing land development patterns along major transportation corridors, staff is concerned that the policy of limiting future multi~family residential, family care and group care facilities in General Commercial (GC) zones may have a peripheral effect of over developing the remaining Office/Limited Commercial (OF/LC) parcels (with similar types of land uses) since these areas can currently be developed (in theory) with densities up to eighteen (18) units per acre.