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440 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, July 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 invocation was given by Reverend Larry E. Irvin of the Church of the Living Word. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the minutes of June 16, 20, 21, 27, and 28, 1988, were approved as written. Chairman Lentz stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing regarding the proposed Zoning Atlas and Text amendments. Mr. Larry Loving, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Planning Board, presented each of the proposed Zoning Atlas and Text amendments as recom- mended by the Planning Board. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, member of the Planning Department staff, reviewed the location of the areas proposed for rezoning. Public input was received regarding the proposed amendments prior to action by the Board of Commissioners. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS (1) Petition 88-10. Whitley Manufacturing, off Highway 601 South at Whitley Road, township 10, Ma~/PIN 5543-96-1540. Wishes to rezone from I-X to I-1. Planning Board voted 5-0 to approve this petition. Mr. James Scarbrough, attorney representing Whitley Manufacturing, spoke in support of the rezoning request. No one spoke against the proposed rezoning, and the public hearing for Petition 88-10 was closed. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board approved Petition 88-10 by Whitley Manufactur- ing to rezone property off Highway 601 South, Map/PIN 5543-96-1540, from I-X to I-1. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS Petition 88-07. Staff Request. 5.10, Screening Requirements. Tabled at June 20, 1988 meeting. The attached has been changed from 10' opaque fences with vegetative screening to 6' opaque fences with vegetative screening. The Planning Board voted 5-0 to approve the original petition. Mr. Bill Powlas, owner of Bill's Junk Car Service, objected to the proposed amendment, stating opaque fences are too expensive. He complained that the County was discriminating against junk yard owners. Mr. Ken McGee, owner of K & C Auto Salvage located on Highway 49 and Pharr Mill Road, opposed the opaque fencing requirement. Ms. Linda Rankin, resident of Pharr Mill Road, supported the opaque fencing requirement and complained of the appearance of K & C Auto Salvage. Mr. Morris Hart, owner of salvage yard on Stough Road, spoke in support of fencing but commented that the salvage yard owners should be given time to meet this requirement due to the expense of installing fencing. Chairman Lentz closed that portion of the public hearing regarding Petition 88-07. Motion was made by Commissioner Payne and seconded by Chairman Lentz to approve Petition 88-07 as recommended by the Planning Board. No vote was taken on this motion. A substitute motion was made by Commissioner Moss and seconded by Commissioner Hamby to approve a six-foot fence with vegetative screening on the outside, to leave out the opaque fencing, and to give the owners a three- year period to have the vegetation on the outside of the fencing which is to be located on those sides of the salvage yard that can be seen by the public. This motion failed with Commissioners Moss and Hamby voting for and Commis- sioners Melvin and Payne and Chairman Lentz voting against. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board tabled Petition 88-07 regarding salvage yard