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I I I REZONIHG ANALYSIS, Petition ~91-02, Robert & Avie McCoy, .............. Page 2 initial step in providing sewer service and wasteWat~r treai~ent facilities to the southern port,on of Cabarrus County below the Rocky River drainage basin. The I effect Would be to open up the southern portion of the County to a wide array of development opportUnities. And finally, another possibility at this point in time is for the entire Midland area to come under scrutiny in the cabarrus P & Z i Departmeut's series of Small Area Plans sometime during 1991. Additionally, because of the ttniqueness of the former downtown area and its future promise, it could become the focus of a redevelopment plan possibly undertaken by the cabarrus P & Z Depart~ent in conjnnction with the University of North Carolina charlotte. This I latter possibility is most tentative at this point in time and will move forward only as atari time constraints ease. I Rezonir%q In%pacts: The Naiqhborbood. Conven~onal wisdom holds that it is b~tt~r for building I stock to be in use than to sit abandoned. This thinking bas broader implications for the neighborhood setting. Rezoned, not only does the property have a much better opportunity to be put back into service, but it will/dso introduce more people back into the area, an increase in "v/tality" the area sorely needs. I The Community/Reqion. The former downtown Midl~ud area is within the sphere of influence of the Midland community. Midland, all unincorporated I community irt the southern portion of the County, 1/es in relative close proximity to charlotte. Soils not conducive to septic tanks and lack of sanitary sewer have acted to automat/cal]y limit this area's natural inclination ~o develop. The area of the rezoning does have the potential to continue to develop as an employment district for I the area. Regionally speaking, as to above, remainder of the Midland Eluded this area of Cabarrus County is close to the ever expanding Charlotte metropolitan area and will continue to feel its effect. I Transvor~ati0n. The rezoning of the property from a commercial zone to a light industrial should serve to, if anything, reduce the nuniber of vehicle trips to i and from the property. Its prior use as a convenience store would have generated a high number of trips, if used as indicated by the petitioner, thetis, as a machine shop, the number of veh/cle trips should decline. Even if the property were used as any of the other straight, permitted uses of I~], the potential transportation impacts I would still be reasonable. W~er & Sewer: The lot is serviced by a functioning septic tank and is on I Cabarrus CountT's water system. The rezoning of the lot from C-1 to I-1 obviously wiR pose no problems to the water supply and should pose none to the septic tank. I proposed rezoning should create no pollution, drainage, EnVironmental. The or soil erosion problems. While not related to the rezoning per se, it might be noted here that owner McCoy did remove the underground gas tanks used in conjunction I with the convenience store's operation when it last ceased operation o *Jisua]. Curzently, the property is not/n use and carries wi~h it the negative i inescapable connotations of vacant property. It rezoning virtnal]y guarantees its use w/th the hopeful likelihood of a reasonably conscientious and tidy tenant. While not a formal part of what is in essence a "straight" rezoning, the petitioner has pledged I