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September 5, 2006 (Recessed Meeting) Page 88 Wayne Brothers, Inc. is a very well respected company in our communi ty. I have encountered their company vehicles many times on the small country roads like Plum Road, Tuckaseegee Road, Archer Road, Deal Road, Unity Church Road and that little curvy Alexander Road. I have never witnessed any problems. I will welcome the opportunity to share Highway 3 with Wayne Brothers, Inc. I feel that Cabarrus County and its leaders are acting with great vision for our future at this most critical time in our development, and I would request that you continue this course for growth and development by confirming the approval by the Planning and Zoning Board of this petition. economic positive July 20 rezoning Sincerely, /s/ Michael C. Allison Michael C. Allison Recess of Meeting At 8:24 p.m., Chairman Carruth recessed the meeting for a short break. Chairman Carruth reconvened the meeting at 8:33 p.m. Opponents Fred Wally of 10800 Mooresville Road in Davidson thanked the Board for the opportunity to allow the citizens of Coddle Creek and the Odell communi ties to speak in opposition to the rezoning petition. He said Mr. Wayne has presented information that indicates this petition is something the community wants and needs. He said he finds this information hard to believe in light of number of residents who wrote, e-mailed and showed-up to say they want the property to stay under its current zoning which is O/I (Office Insti tutional) . He asked audience members to raise their hand if they were in opposition to the rezoning petition. He pointed out the speakers that Mr. Wayne brought to the hearing are mostly business associates, employees of Wayne Brothers Inc. or paid consultants who are, for the most part, not residents of this area and will not be affected by the rezoning. Next, he stated his intent to establish facts that the rezoning should be denied based on the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinances and the General Statues of North Carolina. He reported the property being petitioned for rezoning is currently zoned Office/Institutional (OI) and this property was assigned this zoning designation when Cabarrus County rezoned the northwestern portion of the County to a lower density in 2005. He said the Planning Department made the decision that an OI zoning was best for this parcel to put it in conformance with the draft land use plan for northwestern Cabarrus County. He said this parcel is the only large plot of land in the area with an OI zoning. When the Planning Department was asked why this parcel was being rezoned, he said he was told it was being set aside to support things that would be needed in the future like schools, libraries, doctor offices, and other professional office uses. He said there was never any intention for this land to be developed as a general commercial proj ect. He reported property along Davidson Road consists of single family homes and the Forrest Pines Subdivision which is zoned Agriculture/Open Space (AO). He said this rezoning will allow Medium Density Residential (MDR) to come up against them with a minimum buffer for separation. The homes that are across from Davidson Road, he said will have no buffer or separation between them and the general commercial development. The property across from the proposed development on Mooresville Road is also zoned AO and there are only two homes across Davidson Road from this project. He said most, if not all of this property, is in farmland production. Some of this land he said will wind up facing general commercial property without a buffer for screening. The rest, he said will face the general commercial property with only a minimal buffer for separation. He pointed out the AO is the most restrictive zoning classification in Cabarrus County. He said it makes no sense for AO property to abut General Commercial (GC) property and the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance supports this fact. He said the property that touches this parcel at the Mooresville and Odell School Road intersection is zoned OI and has been in farmland production for years. He reported the owner of this property had requested this parcel be zoned to AO, but his request was denied. He pointed out the owner plans to keep this property in farmland production. He said the property across Sudbury Road from this proj ect is also zoned AO. He reiterated the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance does not allow General Commercial to abut AO. He reported Chapter 13 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance states the rules for this type of rezoning and