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June 4, 2007 (Work Session) Page 395 UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Consent Agreement for The Mills at Rocky River subdivision project on the June 18, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item. Consent Agreement - Meridian Subdivision Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, reported the consent agreement for the Meridian subdivision expired in October of 2006 and included the Adequate Public Facilities (APF) amount of $1,008. He further reported a new ' consent agreement is needed because the lots are ready to be transferred and permitted; the developer has agreed to pay immediately through the consent agreement; and the new consent agreement includes the current APF amount of $9,039 per lot due to the lapse in time. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Consent Agreement for Meridian Subdivision on the June 18, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item. Consent Agreement - Mountain Hrook Phase 6 Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, reported Mountain Brook Phase 6 project consists of eight single family residential units which will generate approximately five children. He stated only the elementary school will exceed 110 percent capacity and there are no provisions for a new school to lower capacity. UPON MOTION of Commissioner White, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Consent Agreement for Mountain Brook Phase 6 on the June 18, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item. Text Amendment C2007-04-ZT Amendment to Chapter 13, Section 13-12 Zone Change Filing Procedures Susie Zakraisek, Planning and Zoning Manager, reported Text Amendment No. C2007-09-ZT amendment to Chapter 13, Section 13-12 Zone Change Filing Procedures addresses the concerns of the Board of Commissioners regarding ' rezoning cases that involve 50 or more parcels of land. She said the proposed amendment would require an additional letter to be sent to all impacted property owners, including adjacent property owners. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place Text Amendment No. C2007- 09-ZT amendment to chapter 13, Section 13-12 Zone Change Filing Procedures on the June 18, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item and scheduled a public hearing. Text Amendment C2007-05-ZT Appendix A, Typical Street Standards Susie Zakraisek, Planning and Zoning Manager, reported Text Amendment No. C2007-O5-ZT Appendix A, Typical Street Standards addresses the standards for streets and roads in the unincorporated areas of Concord that are not covered by NCDOT. She further reported NCDOT, the City of Concord and Cabarrus County have met for over four months working on a plan to include street and road maintenance by NCDOT in the unincorporated areas. She further reported streets that are not designed to NCDOT and Concord's standards will not be accepted for maintenance. She also stated a road paving schedule will be included. John Day, County Manager, asked if the changes had to do with width. Ms. Zakraisek reported the changes have to do w'.th landscaping, tree placement, sidewalks and areas behind the sidewalks, general clean up, etc. ' She also commented that the previous typicals were based on Traditional & Neighborhood Development Standards. Mr. Day commented on the correlation between driven speed and the width of a street and also on the correlation between placement of trees and the safety of people on sidewalks. He said the standards that were adopted addressed those issues and tried to moderate speed through width which oftentimes cities and the DOT are often reluctant to do. Ms. Zakraisek also commented on text changes to address fire codes. Finally, she reported NCDOT and the City of Concord reviewed and approved the updates.