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15 Do Zoning regulations should be applied in such a way as to assure that the type and level of traffic caused by new development will not be incompatible with existing or planned land use. For example, property having access to arterial roadways only by residential streets should not be developed industrially due to the large volume of heavy truck traffic it would generate. ge In order to prevent roadway congestion and the premature need to widen roads (unnecessarily costing the County huge sums of its yearly highway appropriation), zoning regulations should be applied to restrain strip commercial development along major arterial thoroughfares. In order to facilitate more efficient east/west transportation, additional east/west corridors should be established with special emphasis in the Kannapolis urbanized area. IV. IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE BURDEN UPON RESIDENTIAL TAX PAYERS AND IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE COUNTY, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY SHOULD BE DONE AND USED AS A GUIDE TOWARDS ACTIVE GOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPATION IN THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NEW AND DIVERSE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. THIS DATA BASE SHOULD ALSO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO SUPPORT NEW COMMERCE. IMPLEMENTATION: Research indicates that industrial and commercial development significantly decreases residential tax burden within a jurisdiction even though residential growth rates are high. With this in mind the County should adopt a policy to actively encourage industrial development (of both capital and diversified and labor intensive industry) within the County. Bo It has been recognized that a lack of industrial diversification exists within the County, therefore, an economic slump in certain industries could cause harm to the Cabarrus County employment rate and tax base. An Economic Base Study should be performed to identify specific diversification needs within the County. The study should also address resource needs of desirable types of new industry. Within an industrial corridor these needs could be planned for and provided for in the most efficient manner. Ce Through Capital Improvements Programming, development of services required by industry (i.e. sewer, water, etc.) could be more cost effectively provided. Fiscal Impact Analysis for such new industrial services would be possible using Economic Base Study data. Wherever such an analysis indicates that particular industrial developments will be beneficial to the community, priority should be given to capital improvements necessary to service the industry. V. ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR HAVING ACCESS TO MAJOR PRIMARY HIGHWAYS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROVIDING LINKAGE TO THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG AREA AND INTERSTATE 85. THE CORRIDOR SHOULD BE LOCATED SO THAT NECESSARY SERVICES SUCH AS SEWER AND WATER FACILITIES COULD BE PROVIDED IN A COST EFFICIENT MANNER. IMPLEMENTATION: A Land Use Survey and related research indicates that the corridor between Interstate 85 and State Highways 29 and 49 would meet all criteria for an industrial development corridor. A preliminary Zoning Ordinance for Cabarrus County proposes this area as an agricultural-industrial zone. Through adoption of this zone, land usage and density compatible with industrial development would be encouraged. This zone would also protect viability of primary thoroughfares within the district necessary for industrial growth.