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I-1 (PDO-I) REZONING REPORT PETITION 86-35 Background On October 13, 1986, Mr. Sam Davis, Attorney for Walter and Mary Welch filed a petition to rezone a 30.3 acre 'tract east of U.S. Highway 6D1 on N.C. 24/27 from A-2 to I-1 {PDO-I). The PDO-I submission is voluntary on part of the applicant and is intended to ensure that planning staff concerns, possible neighboring property concerns and stated intentions of the applicant and prospective buyer are considered and addressed in the rezoning process. The prospective buyer is Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Charlotte, Inc. Their stated purpose for purchasing this tract is to construct a distribution facility. An information sheet a map of the subject property and surrounding area is enclosed. Review Section 3.9~6{4) of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance requires that the County Planning Director review the proposed PDO in five areas and then make a recommendation for approval or denial. The following revi~v addresses these five areas and additional concerns of the Planning Department. (1) Suitability of Proposal - the PDO planned is appropriate for the type of use (industrial)~c6nt~niplat~d~he.physi~al character_istics_of-the land are also~condds.iv~-~t~:th~-type~r~cili~ty.~)yla~-~6d.~ .... The area ~round the subje6~ property can be~tbe termed rural agriculture ...... with mixed~]ow~enki~y:d~v~lopment.,~long..N.C-.~.~4t2?: ~tur~ develo~ent'--~--'~ for the area-~tl~rob~bly:remain'.rural-~in ~nature.exc~pt.fom-N~C. 24/~7 .... ~;-- which is~-scheduled.'~:b~.fOdr~laned.:~t~in-~he~ext :ten~(~O)~ear~¥·In .... ~dition ~-~bdn~ water:;has:n~ce6tly~been:'extended-a-lo~'g-maj~-sectibns ' ' N.C. g4/2Z :~nclbdi~g -t~e,:~ppl icants,,pfoper-ty~hese, improvements -~i 11' · ~:-' .'-' create pressure:to~-trip'develop this:hi§hway.::.:~: .- A straight rezoning of the applicants property to I-1 could be detrimental to surrounding areas and the desirable long term development of N.C. 24/27. With the proposed I-1 (PDO-I) th~ Planning Board has an opportunity to impose conditions which would prevent negative impacts of industrial development. Most of Cabarrus County's thoroughfares are or will experience pressure for strip development. These thoroughfares main purpose is to move traffic efficiently and they should not be allowed to be clogged with strip development. At the same time many of these roadaays present the county's major opportunities for industrial and commercial develop- ment. Land use techniques must be developed to try and maximize both functions and at the same time promote an attractive environment for county residents to live. Two emerging techniques for accomplishing these goals are cluster developments with large amounts of open space and performance based zoning which allows greater flexibility in types of uses allowed, but imposes strict standards of development to ensure that the use is compatible with adjacent development. I believe such concepts can be