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December 20, 2004 (Regular Meeting) Page 27 (1) Section 2, add Part e: To provide for a public participation process that includes home builders, realtors, citizens and planning board members. (2) Section 5, Part d, item ii - delete. existing text and replace with: subdivisions involving the division of a tract into no . more than one hundred new lots, with each such lot meeting the requirements of the Cabarrus County Zoning and subdivision Ordinances. No additional divisions of land on the lots shall be allowed during the moratorium period. (3) Section 6, part d - delete existing text and replace with: Changes to the IDO must be made in the same manner as its adoption. (4) Section 6 part f - delete existing text. and replace with: the time limits set forth in this Ordinance are mandatory and of the essence. Further, it is agreed that the Board of Commissioners will not extend this moratorium past June 20, 200S and will not enact another subdivision moratorium for a period of 24 months. Mr. Hill stated none of the approximately 20 speakers at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting were in favor of the moratorium. He said the speakers were concerned about putting people out of work and the impact on the County's economy. At 7:09 p.m., the IS-minute video entitled "Managing. Growth" was shown. The video was prepared by Public Information Officers Aimee Hawkins and David Baxter for Channel 22. It addressed common questions and concerns often associated with the implementation of a moratorium. commissioner Privette criticized the video and its preparation by County employees. Mr. Marshall reviewed the proposed IDO and the types of uses and land use approvals that will be affected. He stated only residential development will be affected, specifically those major subdivisions with more than five lots with public infrastructure needs such as roads, water, etc. Mr. Marshall also highlighted the following: permits for single family homes built on existing parcels will be issued; minor subdivisions (five lots or less) will not be affected; major subdivisions that submitted a preliminary plat application prior to the effective date of the IDO will not be affected; and a review process is included in the 100 for vested rights determinations. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager, outlined the next steps in the process should the moratorium be enacted. These included public workshops and the hiring of one or more consultants to focus on residential design standards along with commercial and mixed-use standards. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Lentz responded to questions regarding the subdivision approval process, major subdivisions, the inventory of lots currently available and the cost to hire the consultants. Mr. Lentz explained that cost estimates for the consultant (s) could not be obtained until the scope of work had been defined. At 7:50 p.m., Chairman Carpenter opened the public hearing on the proposed Interim Development Ordinance. She stated each speake.!, would be limited to three minutes. The Public Hearing Notice was published in THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE on December 9 and December 16, 2004, and was posted on the County Website for the period of December 9 - 21, 2004. At the request of Chairman Carpenter, the Clerk read the following letters into the official record: December 20, 2004 Mrs. Carolyn B. Carpenter, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners 65 Church Street, SE Concord, NC 28025 Dear Chairman Carpenter: On behalf of the Concord City Council, I would like to reiterate the commitment outlined in the Cabarrus county/City of Concord Memorandum of Understanding we adopted on December 6, 2004. Concord strongly supports the Cabarrus County effort to revise its development ordinances so they will be substantially similar to those already in use in most of the municipalities in the