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9O UPON MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Zoning Text Amendment as recommended by the Cabarrus County Planning Board. (2) The Lot Reduction Amendment (See below). The Planning Board unanimously approved the Lot Reduction Amendment. LOT SIZE REDUCTION ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT Amend: Section 3.3-2 Establishment of Development Standards: From "Except as otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance..." To "Except as permitted in Section 3.10 and as otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance..." Add: Section 3.10 Ten-Year Growth Transition Overlay District Section 3.10-1 Intent: The Ten-Year Growth Transition Overlay District is intended to promote high density development in the county in areas where county or municipal water and sewer will be provided within a ten year time period in accordance with the county's adopted Comprehensive Plan. It is further intended that as additional county or municipal plans for water and sewer emerge that this District Boundary be amended to reflect these changes. Section 3.10-2 District Boundary Amendment: The Ten-Year Growth Transition Overlay District Boundary shall be established in accordance with Section 2 of this Ordinance. This Boundary may be amended in accordance with Section 10 of this Ordinance. Section 3.10-3 Permitted Uses and Development Standards: Any use permitted in the applicable underlying Zoning District shall be allowed. In addition, rezonings for higher density residential development proposals (R-15 and higher including Mobile Home Park development) shall as a matter of policy be limited to this Ten-Year Growth Transition Overlay District. Exceptions to this policy can be made by the Board of Commissioners where sound land use planning and overall well being of the general public dictate. Where residence(s) will be serviced by public water or sewer facilities, the lot area need only 'be thirty thousand (30,000) square feet. In such cases the other dimensional requirements will comply with that of the R-30 district. Bo Where residence(s) will be serviced by public water and sewer facilities, the lot area need only be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. In such cases the other dimensional require- ments will comply with that of the R-30 district. All public water and sewer systems developed in the Ten-Year Growth Transition Overlay District that take advantage of the higher density must be developed to the applicable jurisdictions written water and sewer construction standards. Do Ail public water and/or sewer systems developed on property contiguous to either municipal or county water and/or sewer facilities must be developed to the applicable jurisdictions construction standards. go Where an underlying district has higher density and less restrictive dimensional requirements those standards shall prevail.