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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular
<br />session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday,
<br />April 21, 1987, at 7:00 P.M. The meeting had been changed from Monday,
<br />April 20, 1987, due to the observance of Easter Monday.
<br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz
<br /> Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Martha H. Melvin
<br /> R. Giles Moss
<br /> The invocation was given by Reverend James A. Summey of the Kerr Street
<br />Baptist Church.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and
<br />unanimously carried, the minutes of April 6 and April 13, 1987, were approved
<br />as written.
<br /> At 7:00 P.M., Chairman Lentz stated that the public hearing for the
<br />proposed Zoning Atlas amendments would be held at this time.
<br /> Mr. Larry Loving, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Planning Board, pre-
<br />sented each of the proposed Zoning Atlas amendments as recommended by the
<br />Planning Board. Mr. Phillip Kingsland, member of the County Planning staff,
<br />reviewed the location of each of the areas proposed for rezoning. Public
<br />input was received prior to action by the Board.
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<br />ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS
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<br />(1)
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<br />Petition 87-02. Larry E. Morris, off Highway 29, township 2, Map/PIN
<br />5509-55-2614. Wishes to rezone from A-I to C-3. Planning Board voted
<br />3 to 1 to recommend denial. (Tabled)
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<br /> The Board received the letter dated April 15, 1987, from Mr. Larry E.
<br />Morris requesting that Petition 87-02 be withdrawn at this time.
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<br />(2)
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<br />Petition 87-09. Worth P. Hinson, Jr., at the corner of Lane Street and
<br />Wright Avenue, Township 4, Map/PIN 5624(19)-61-5597, 6551. Wishes to
<br />rezone from C-1 to C-3. Planning Board voted 4 to 1 to recommend
<br />approval.
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<br /> Mr. Farrar Griggs, attorney representing the petitioner, spoke in support
<br />of the proposed rezoning and reviewed the zoning history of the property.
<br />Stating that petitions to rezone the property to C-3 had been denied by the
<br />Board in November, 1982, and March, 1984, because of neighborhood concerns,
<br />Mr. Griggs presented a petition which he stated contained 152 signatures of
<br />Jackson Park Community residents who support the current rezoning request. A
<br />number of persons in the audience stood in support of Mr. Hinson's rezoning
<br />petition.
<br /> No one spoke in opposition to the rezoning petition.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Moss and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved Petition 87-09 by Worth P. Hinson,
<br />Jr., to rezone property at the corner of Lane Street and Wright Avenue,
<br />Map/PIN 5624(19)-61-5597, 6551, from C-1 to C-3.
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<br />(3)
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<br />Petition 87-10. Guy Deaton, off Charlie Walker Road, township 4, Map/PIN
<br />5604(18)-31-5406. Wishes to rezone from R-15 to R-30. Planning Board
<br />voted unanimously to recommend denial.
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<br /> Ms. Bobbie Steele, resident of Charlie Walker Road, spoke in opposition
<br />to the rezoning petition, stating that the trailers currently located in the
<br />neighborhood had lowered the value of her home. She also complained of junk
<br />yards located in the area.
<br /> Mr. Lonnie Tucker, resident of 5284 Woodside Street, protested the
<br />location of a paint shop across the street from his home and complained of the
<br />paint fumes generated by the shop.
<br /> Mr. F. E. Isenhour, Jr., Zoning Administrator, advised the Board there
<br />was a la'it pending against Mr. Ralph Smith who operates a salvage yard in
<br />the area and that he would ask the Building Inspection Department to look into
<br />the paint shop operation.
<br />There was no one present to speak in support of the rezoning petition.
<br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Melvin with
<br />Commissioners Payne and Melvin and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners
<br />Hamby and Moss voting against, the Board denied Petition 87-10 by Guy Deaton
<br />to rezone property off Charlie Walker Road from R-15 to R-30.
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