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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />From: <br />Date: <br /> <br />Frank Clifton, Cabarrus County Manager ~,~s-~ <br />Leonard B. Sossamon, Concord City Manager <br /> <br />April 11, 1997 <br /> <br />Subject: Unified Zoning Ordinance Project <br /> <br /> City Planning & Community Development Director, Jeff Young has explained <br />to me that he discussed briefly with you the prospect of the City and County <br />cooperatively undertaking a comprehensive rewrite of zoning ordinances. The <br />intended result would be adoption of an identical zoning ordinance by Concord and <br />Cabarrus County. To facilitate the process, the employment of a third party <br />consultant is planned. <br /> <br /> You and I, as well as others in the Concord and Cabarrus community, have <br />suggested such before. Unifying development regulations across jurisdictional lines <br />makes sense and has widespread local support. Jeff indicated to me your interest in <br />utilizing such a process to integrate measures aimed at private contributions toward <br />the provision of adequate public facilities. The City has similar interests in assuring <br />that new development shares equitably in the cost of public facilities. It would be <br />reasonable and desirable to specify the inclusion of such provisions in the .proposed <br />new zoning ordinance. <br /> <br /> Research has been done to estimate the likely cost of the project. The City <br />Planning budget request includes the total $50,000 for the project. Jeff informed me <br />that you would recommend that the County participate in the project and share <br />equally in the cost. For the FY 97-98 City budget, I plan to propose to the City <br />Council that the project cost be budgeted. Equal participation by the County would <br />increase the feasibility of undertaking the project and would be welcomed. Please <br />advise me as soon as possible concerning the response of the Board of <br />Commissioners to this proposal. <br /> <br />CC: <br /> <br />Joyce Allman, Concord Finance Director <br />Jeff Young, Concord Planning & Community Development Director <br />Jonathon Marshall, Cabarrus Planning Services Director <br /> <br />Leonard B. Sossamon, Cil:y Manager <br /> <br />City of Concord · P.O, 8ox 308 · 26 Union Street, South · Concord, North Carolina 28025 · (704) 786-6161 · FAX 1704) 788-7068 · TDD 1-800-735-8252 <br /> <br /> <br />