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January 18, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 289 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT2010 -00005 BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Amend Chapter 3 to ADD Tattoo Studio as a permitted use in the LC and GC zoning districts. Amend Table 3 -8 to ADD Tattoo Studio as line item #59, permitted (P) use in LC and GC. RENUMBER Table 3 -8. Adopted this 18 day of January, 2011 by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. /s/ H. Jay White, Sr. H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: /s/ Kay Honeycutt G. Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board (G -3) Fair - 2010 Cabarrus County Fair Recap Kate Parker, Fair Manager, presented a recap of the 2010 Cabarrus County Fair key points of interest as follows: Total Overall Attendance - 88,588 *; Average Daily Attendance - 9,843 *; Total Volunteer Hours - 1,515; Total Exhibitors - 569; Total Fair Entries - 3,542 *; Revenue - $140,000 over budget *; and Carnival Revenue Exceeded Budget by $62,335.10 (* = record breaking). She addressed the successfulness of the new layout of as well as improvements and additions to consider for next year's Fair. She commended the volunteers and Arena and County staff for making the Fair such a success. She also responded to questions from the Board and recognized Angela Blatt, the new Fair and Events Coordinator. No action was required from the Board. (G -4) Communications and Outreach - Presentation of Results of the Fall 2010 Citizen Survey Aimee Hawkins, Communications and Outreach Manager, introduced Karen Falk, ETC Institute, who reviewed the results of the "Fall 2010 Citizen Survey ". Highlights of the presentation are as follows: Cabarrus County traditionally surveys residents every two years to determine satisfaction with services and issues most important to residents. ETC Institute designed and implemented the survey, providing the survey in both English and Spanish via the telephone and mail. There were 482 completed surveys taken from a random sample of the county population with results that have a precision of at least +/- 5 percent at the 95 percent level of confidence. Major Findings: 1. Residents generally have a positive perception of the County. 2. Overall satisfaction with County services is generally the same throughout the County. 3. Satisfaction with most County services has increased while the national average has decreased. 4. Satisfaction levels in Cabarrus County are higher than the national average. 5. Residents put the greatest importance and have the least satisfaction with employment opportunities in the County. 6. Areas with the highest satisfaction and highest importance include emergency preparedness efforts, library services, and parks. 7. Overall, Cabarrus County received high scores among residents as a place to live, as a place to raise children, as a place to retire, and as a place to work. Following the presentation, Ms. Hawkins and Ms. Falk responded to questions from the Board. During discussion, the Board suggested the survey