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side of Pitts School Road at Roberta Road and along Roberta Church Road at Roberta Road. These areas are basically an expansion of urban residential outward from Concord. Small nodes of commercial development, which include both business and office use, are shown throughout the area at existing neighborhood retail centers as well as larger retail developments (e. g. Clear Springs) along US Highway 29. The largest of the general commerdal classifications are at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Pitts School Road and Highway 29, and the "Clear Springs" Center near the Philip Morris Plant. These areas are primarily developed with additional land available for retail and service goods such as grocery stores and a number of retail uses. Ther has been discussion about the possible sale of the County Fairgrounds and it redevelopment as a commercial center. Redevelopment of this type would be encouraged as long as transportation issues are adequtely addressed. Industrial areas are either existing or planned sites which include Philip Morris, the Browning-Ferris Industries (BPI) Landfill, Charlotte Motor Speedway Race Shops and Industrial Park, and an industrial park along the US Highway 601 Bypass at Zion Church Road. Again, these areas are located along major thoroughfares with primary orientation toward the thoroughfare on which they are situated. Due to the concern among many area residents, no additional large industrial areas are indicated in this subarea with the exception of the development that may occur in future employment areas. Future employment areas, as defined in the introduction are located along major thoroughfares such as US Highway 29, NC Highway 49, and Morehead Road which provides direct access to the Town of Harrisburg. These are located where they are due to proximity to adjacent non-residential development, major roads, and existing or future availability of public utilities. It is the intention that any development occurring here,', either commercial or industrial, be oriented with primary access on that thoroughfare. This orientation will reduce congestion and keep heavy traffic away from the residential areas. For example, additional development at the Philip Morris Plant has possible access on four major roads (Highway 29, Union Cemetery Road, Roberta Road, and Roberta Church Road) but given the amount of residential development on the latter three roads, primary access to the site should remain off of US Highway 29. A major consideration for any development aIong US Highway 29 should be to maintain the aesthetic value of the Highway. This is discussed further in the "Quality of Life" section. The final two land use classifications are institutional and recreational. The areas shown on the map are all existing uses which include schools, churches, cemeteries and County land uses (fairgrounds, maintenance facilities, and offices) as well as Frank Liske Park which is the only existing community recreational facility in this area. The future greenway system, a type of park usually found along creeks or rivers, park shown on the Cabarrus Coun _ty Parks and Recreation Master Plan, extends north from Frank Liske Park along Coddle Creek. The greenway is set up for pedestrian and bicycle traffic and should be accessible to residents of subdivisions along the system. Private dedication of land for the greenway project should be encouraged wherever possible. WESTERN AREA PLAN DRAFT 4 PAGE ] 9