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May 23, 2005 - Regular Meeting Page 189 There was no one to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the public hearing at 9:42 p.m. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Juba and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following ordinance as amended with the provision that no outside storage of construction equipment over 10,000 pounds is permitted. Ordinance No. 2005-03 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Change Chapter 7, Performance Based Standards, Section 7-4 - Uses Permitted Based on Standards (PBS) , Item Number 45 as follows (bold print indicates changes/additions) : 45. Contractor and Trade Shops Zones permitted based on standards: Office/Limited Commercial, Agricultural/open Standards: A) Site Plan. An approved site plan as described in Part I, Chapter 12, if required B) Maximum square footage. Shall not exceed 10,000 square feet for all enclosed structures. C) Outside storage. All outside storage areas including dumpsters must be: - sited behind the rear wall of the building; - within the required setbacks of the zoning district that the use is located in, and outside any required buffer yard; - enclosed with a fence that is at least 6 feet high; - screened from adjacent properties, and from public and private rights-of-way with a level 2 buffer yard; - the outdoor storage area may not exceed 10,000 square feet; - no storage of large construction vehicles is permitted (large construction vehicles means any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 lbs.) - Outside storage areas shall be located at least 50 feet from adjacent property lines. D) Location. In the Agricultural/Open district only, uses shall only be permitted on major thoroughfares. In addition, such use may not be located in any watershed protection area. E) Landscaping. Uses shall meet all applicable landscaping standards in Chapter 9 of the Zoning Ordinance. When occupying an existing structure landscaping shall be upgraded to meet these requirements. F) Size of Property. The minimum property size shall be 2 acres (AO zone only) . Adopted this the 23rd day of May, 2005 by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. ATTEST: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk /s/ Carolyn B. Carpenter Carolyn B. Carpenter, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners to the Board (G-7) Countywide Zoning Map Amendment COS-04 (R) and Proposed New Zoning Districts - Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager, . presented the proposed new zoning map for Cabarrus County's planning jurisdictions as a part of the Deigning CaharruB process. In addition, th~ following two new zoning districts are proposed: (1) Office-Institutional to preserve land for economic development purposes; and (2) Manufactured Housing Overlay Zone - to permit manufactured housing in certain areas of CaharruB County. Mr. Lentz recommended that the Board hold the public hearing I but defer adoption of the map until the June 20th meeting when the map and standards can be adopted together.