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18 plan for the future. Also, she addressed the issue of housing affordabillty, stating the price of homes would go up as the cost of public facilities would be passed on to new homebuyers. Ms. Brown distributed copies of an "Executive Summary on the Economic Impacts of Residential Construction in Cabarrus County" conducted for REBIC by Dr. John Connaughton, Economics Professor with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She stated the report showed that the revenue generated by the construction and on-going occupancy of single' family and multifamily homes in Cabarrus County outweighed the cost of public services the County must provide. Mr. Mayfield discussed the Steering Committee's review of the UDO and the APF requirements. He also listed issues that the Steering Committee will be considering in the future, including affordable housing, use of open spaces, residential stormwater management, signage and home occupations. There was lengthy discussion regarding the APF requirements, including the issue of legality, the County's efforts in planning for future needs and the development process. The Board also discussed other options for growth management such as lowering density to match land to the services that are available or delaying zoning for development until services (e.g., water, sewer, etc.) are in place. In addition to the request to eliminate the APF requirements, Ms. Brown stated the following issues should be resolved prior to adoption of the UDO: (1) Article 5.15 - Use of a security system in lieu of an on-site manager; (2) Article 5.25.3 - Downzoning of property in the proposed Agricultural District; (3) Article 6.1 - Approval process and time limits for the administrator to process a plan; (4) Article 6.3 - Definition of a minor subdivision; and (5) Article 10.1.5 - Elimination or changes to the connectivity ratio to allow greater flexibility in subdivision design. There was discussion regarding the items listed by Ms. Brown, the need for a partnership between the County and the development community and the continued refinement of the UDO by the Steering Committee and the cities of Concord and Kannapolis. During discussion, Chairman Fennel proposed the following changes to the UDO: Decrease or eliminate the connectivity ratio and eliminate mandatory sidewalks for any area of the county. The Board took no action concerning the proposed UDO and proposed changes. Recess of Meetin~ At 11:05 p.m., Chairman Fennel recessed the meeting until 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 3, 2001, in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center. Clerk to the Board