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October 16, 2017 (Regular Meeting) Page 3333 WHEREAS, the purpose of these transportation funds is to provide grant monies to local agencies for the provision of rural public transportation services; and WHEREAS, the funds applied for may be Administrative, Operating, Planning or Capital funds and will have different percentages of federal, state, and local funds. WHEREAS, non-Community Transportation applicants may only apply for funding for "purchase-of-service" projects under the Section 5310 program WHEREAS, Cabarrus County hereby assures and certifies that it will provide the required local matching funds; that its staff has the technical capacity to implement and manage the project, prepare required reports, obtain required training, attend meetings and conferences; and agrees to comply with the federal and state statutes, regulations, executive orders, and all administrative requirements related to the applications made to and grants received from the North Carolina Department of Transportation; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the County Manager of Cabarrus County is hereby authorized to submit a grant application for state funding, make the necessary assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an agreement with the NCDOT to provide rural public transportation services. (G-5) Planning and Development - Proposed Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Chapter 4 (TEXT2017-00007) - Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. Susie Morris, Planning and Zoning Manager requested proposed changes to Chapter 4, Overlay Districts and Zones. She stated the proposed changes are related to the buffer requirements for water bodies, specifically, for intermittent streams. She advised the proposed text amendment would remove the requirement for intermittent streams to be buffered. It does retain a wetland buffer of 25 feet along the edge of the wetland. It would also maintain a buffer on ponds located along perennial streams. This amendment should provide additional flexibility for non-conforming lots. Additionally, she advised the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward the proposed amendment to the Board of Commissioners for final consideration. A public hearing is required. Chairman Morris opened the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. The public hearing notice was published on October 4 and 11, 2017 in The Independent Tribune. The public hearing notice was also posted on the County' s website (www.cabarrus county.us) on October 3, 2017 in accordance with Article 2, Administration, Section 2.1 (Use of Electronic Means to Provide Public Notices) of the Cabarrus County Code of Ordinances. There was no one present to address the Board; therefore, Chairman Morris closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION by Commissioner Kiger, seconded by Vice President Honeycutt and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the proposed Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Chapter 4 (TEXT2017-00007) . Ordinance No. 2017-61 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT2017-00007 BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus Development Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: AMEND CHAPTER 4, OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND ZONES AS FOLLOWS: Section 4-8 Intention of Waterbody Buffer Zone The purpose of the Waterbody Buffer Zone is to provide protected, vegetated strips of land adjacent to streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, impoundments, and wetlands. These buffers are retained in a natural, undisturbed, state, in an effort to avoid erosion problems and to reduce the velocity of overland flow, thus trapping sediment and soil eroded from cropland or land being developed to limit pollutants from entering the waterway. Section 4-9 Effect upon bona fide farms