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January 20, 2009 (Regular Meeting) Page 1157 5599877719, 5549885136 and 5599882359. He said as shown on the first paper he handed the Board, that property was zoned as medium density when he put it under contract. However, he said it was very quickly or before closing, reduced to "low density". He said if you compare "Appendix B - Products of the Charrette" that shows options A, B and C that were shown to citizens at the fair grounds to vote on, to his parcels, none of his property would be down zoned. He said he attended the meetings held at the fair grounds and feels like he is being counted as a supporter of the plan which he is not and never has been. He said citizens at the fairgrounds meeting were given "this" to vote on, these choices, and none of those are "this" plan; especially as it relates to my properties. He said if these plans that were given to them to vote on became the plan, then he would not be here about the down zoning of his property as it would not have led to a down zoning of those parcels. He said that is similar to what was going on at the fair grounds and what was spoken of by at least one speaker tonight that the plans that they had to vote on at the Fair Grounds do not match the present reality. Steve Smith thanked the Board for the opportunity to speak. He said he is the owner of Superior Industrial Maintenance Company located at 9801 Stough Road. Based on his review of the county zoning from Highway 49 traveling toward Frank Liske Park, he said all the land to the right-hand side of Stough Road is zoned G1 or heavy industrial, including the land that goes into the City. He said on the back-side of the property there is a railroad track that serves Philip Morris, Jackson Training School owns a large tract of land on the other side of the railroad track and there is no residential property located in this area. He said the current general industrial zoning is compatible with the property that surrounds the small track of heavy industrial land and there are businesses out there already such as: cement plants, Weyerhaeuser, Old Castle, 84 Lumber, Speedway Plumbing, and a salvage yard. He said we have all these businesses there now and he wants to encourage the Commissioners to leave this county property zoned heavy industrial and leave the property the City has just right up the street on the same side of the road as heavy industrial. In closing, he said he does not really see what the advantage would be to change this particular tract of land. Close o£ Public Hearing Chairman White asked if anyone else would like to address the Board regarding a particular piece of property. Seeing no one, Chairman White closed the public hearing at 8:32 p.m. and asked the other Commissioners for any comments or questions. In response to a question posed by Commissioner Privette, Jerry Newton explained to the Board that general contract zoning is when one party agrees to rezone property if the other party agrees to do something. He went on to state the following: the Interlocal Agreement between Concord and the County contains a clause that resembles contract zoning; the land use plan adopted by the Board allows the County to implement a lot of the growth strategies that control development without having to enter into an Interlocal Agreement, which goes beyond what North Carolina law permits; etc. Commissioner Carruth asked Ms. Morris to explain why farmland is exempt from zoning. Ms. Morris responded that if a piece of land is classified as a bona fide farm, the property is typically exempt from having to get permits for buildings. She stated it would also have different stipulations that apply to the actual agricultural activity on the property, noting an extra house could be built on the property if the home is for someone that works on the farm and the property owner would be allowed to plow the property without a soil and erosion control permit. Commissioner Carruth asked Ms. Morris if any calculations had been done to compute the total number of homes to be built in the area if it was zoned CR versus A0. Ms. Morris responded based on a rough calculation, AO zoning classification without any open space would allow for approximately thirty-three lots within one hundred acres. If ten percent is subtracted from the one hundred acres for roads, that would leave ninety acres on which approximately twenty-seven, three-acre lots could be placed. She went on to state that water and sewer is not permitted in the AO zoning district; therefore, the minimum size lot in that district will be one acre as established by the Zoning Ordinance. She further stated that a one acre lot in the AO zoning district will have to maintain self-supporting well and septic systems because public utilities are not available or permitted. She further reported the following: in a conventional subdivision in the CR zoning district, the lots become one unit per two acres, which does not require that any type of open space be dedicated; these lots can be extended