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271 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, January 18, 1988, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Martha H. Melvin R. Giles Moss The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Payne in the absence of Chairman Lentz. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss with Commissioners Melvin, Moss, and Payne voting for, the minutes of December 21, 1987, were approved as written. Chairman Lentz and Commissioner Hamby arrived and were present for the remainder of the meeting. Mr. Larry Loving, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Planning Board, and Mr. James F. Owens, Planning Director, presented the proposed Zoning Text amendment as approved by the Planning Board. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (1) Petition 87-19. Staff Request. Amend Section 3.9 pages 19-51. Amend Section 3.9 to read as shown on sheets attached. The Planning Board voted unanimously to approve this petition. Chairman Lentz stated this was the day and hour for a public hearing on the proposed Text amendment and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak regarding the amendment. There was no present to speak for or against the proposed amendment, and the public hearing was closed. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissi6ner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved Petition 87-19 to amend Section 3.9 pages 19-51 to read as follows. 3.9 Planned Unit Developments 3.9-1 Reserved: 3.9-2 Purpose and Intent: Planned unit developments, as defined in this section, are recognized as being desirable in the county in order that the public health, safety, and general welfare be furthered in an era of increasing urbanization and of growing demand for housing of all types and design; to provide for necessary commercial, appropriate light industrial and educational facilities conveniently located to such housing and to other areas of the community which require such facilities; to encourage innovations in residential, commercial, and light industrial development so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety in type, design and layout of buildings and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space, and so that greater opportunities for better housing and recreation and shops, conveniently located to each other, may extend to all citizens and residents of the town; to encourage a more efficient use of land and of public services, or private services in lieu thereof, and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that resulting economies may inure to the benefit of those who need homes, to lessen the burden of traffic on streets and highways; to encourage the building of new developments incorporating the best features of modern design; to conserve the value of land; and, in aid of these purposes, to provide a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, and light industrial development to the particular site and the particular demand for housing and other facilities, including the foregoing, at the time of development in a manner consistent with the preservation of the property values within established residential areas, and to insure that the increased flexibility of substantive regulations over land development authorized herein is subject to such administrative standards and procedures as shall encourage the disposition of proposals for land develop- ment without undue delay. 3.9-3 Area Requirements; Uses~ Density Regulations: A. Minimum Area Requirements: