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PREFACE The Cabarrus County Land Development Guid~, amended and adopted in 1988, is a general land use guide for the County. The proposals, goals and objectives that the document stressed are used to help guide and control the development of Cabarrus County, but the document does not offer specific land use recommendations for each area of the County. For this reason, the Planning, Zoning and Building Inspection Department is studying smaller areas of the County to develop specific recommendations to complement the Land Development Guide. This plan will be the sixth, and last, in that series of area plans. The boundaries of the small areas have been determined by individual factors affectin~ each area. Where these factors are similar a small area study has been conducted. The process of the small area study generally follows a set outline. The study begins by the staff putting together all the available pertinent information. The next step involves meeting with residents of the area to discuss the process and to find out what they consider the most important issues and goals for that part of the County. The information is then distilled and presented back to the public at a second meeting where they are asked to participate by proposing actions and recommendations that address these concerns. From that point a draft plan, based on citizen and staff input, is forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Commissioners for review, comment, and adoption. Plans based on a combination of solid planning practice and citizen involvement are mush more likely to actually make a difference than plans written one without the other. To all those residents who contributed to the plan, the County staff and boards extend their most sincere thanks.