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REZONING PETITION 93-02 April 15, 1993 Phil W. Cline, Petitioner for evaluation and final determination. .Water & sewer. The site is served by City water. Sewer service is available with a major trunk line (shown on attachment 4) operated by the County Sewer & Water authority traversing the property. Environmental There are several points to consider under the general heading of "environmental." One, the entire western and southern borders of the parcels at issue are demarcated by a perennial stream, Irish Buffalo Creek. Perennial streams are defined as always having water flow and appear as blue lines on USGS quadrangle maps. Additionally, they are protected under the River/Stream Overlay Zone of the County Zoning Ordinance which prevents any development within 50 feet of the "average annual stream banks" plus additional footage calculated on the basis of slope. In essence, the buffer keeps pollutants from entering the stream. Please see page 30 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance for a complete explanation. Another aspect of the stream that should be noted is its tendency to create a natural transition buffer to parcels adjoining it. For example, if high density residential were to develop on the next parcel down on Highway 49 (to the west), the stream would act as a natural buffer. Additionally, much of the proposed rezoning lies within floodplain with its more severe building code requirements (filling and higher base floor elevations) also serving to deter building near the vicinity of the stream. Secondly, there is the question of runoff generated by large expanses of paving. This is an area under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources. Prior to the development of more than one acre, Mr. Cline will have to get a sedimentation and erosion control permit from the State. The permit will only be issued if any adverse environmental effects from his proposed activities can be mitigated. ~ : Visual There should be no detrimental visual effects if the property is rezoned. The bulk of the land area would not be visible to the passing motorist on Highway 49. If anything, the commitment of a permanent vegetative buffer assures neighboring residences a greatly need screen from the industrial use. In Summa~_. The effects of approving the requested rezoning are not anticipated to be negative. Instead, the dedication of a permanent vegetative buffer will help assure industrial/residential friction is kept to a minimum. The ability of the petitioner to obtain land area away from his residential neighbors upon which to orient his parking is also seen as an improvement.