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AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDEX/G <br /> THE ISSUANCE OF <br />ZONING PERMITS FOR CELLULAR AND PCS TELEPHONE <br />COMMUNICATION TOWERS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the increased use of wireless communications, and evolving <br /> wireless technology, has created an increase in the need for <br /> communication towers, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, advances in technology allow Cabarrus County, the City of <br /> Kannapo|is, the City of Concord, the Town of Harrisburg and the Town of <br /> Mt. Pleasant to impose additional requirements upon the installers of <br /> these towers without creating an undue burden upon such installers, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, additional incentives or regulations appear to be necessary in order <br /> to encourage applicants to share sites when plausible, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proliferation of communication towers without proper design <br /> and location review is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the <br /> citizens of Cabarrus County, the City of Kannapolis, the city of Concord, <br /> the Town of Harrisburg, and the Town of Mt. Pleasant, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Cabarrus County and the municipalities need a reasonable amotmt <br /> of time to properly draft the necessary changes to the respective zoning <br /> ordinances, now, therefore: <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County, North Carolina do <br />ordain as follows: <br /> <br /> That no zoning permits shall be issued for the construction of new cellular <br />and/or PCS communication towers for a period of 90 days beginning on the date <br />of adoption of this ordinance so that the Planning and Zoning staff may draft <br />changes to the existing regulations to better protect the health, safety, and <br />welfare of the citizens of Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />Adopted this the __ day of <br />Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />1997 by the Cabarrus County <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Sue B. Casper, Chairman <br />Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />