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PETITION 95-05(T) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY' ZONING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby mended as follows: AMEND SECTION 6-11 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 6-11 - ABANDONED AND JUNK VEHICLES Abandoned and junked motor vehicles comtimte a hazard to the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Cabarms County. Such vehicles can harbor noxious disease, provide shelter and breeding places for vemdn, and present physical dangers to the safety of our children as well as the general public. Further, these vehicles detract from the physical appearance of the community. It is therefore, the purpose of this section is to eliminate existing junked and abandoned vehicles and to prevent furore storage of these vehicles. From the date of the adoption of this amendment, no junked or abandoned vehicles shall be stored on any lot within any residential, commerdal, or industrial zoning district that can be easily seen from an adjacent property or a public fight-of-way. EXCEPTIONS - This section does not apply to any motor vehicle that is: 1. Is stored in an enclosed building; 2. On the premises of a business enterprise being operated in a lawful place and manner if the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the business; 3. Is presently being restored to an operable stage, this is limited to one vehicle; 4. Cannot be seen from a public right-of-way or adjacent property line. Any violation of this section will be processed just as any other violation of this ordinance. AMEND SECTION 2-2 TO ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS: SECTION 2-2 DEFINITIONS Abandoned Vehicle - Any motor vehicle that is: I. Left on public grounds or county-owned property in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;