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80 5o The professional staffs of Cabarrus county, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, the Town of Harrisburg and the Town of Mount Pleasant will monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Unified Development Ordinance for. the purpose of preparing the reports, including communications with the local building and development industry; and The elected officials of Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, the Town of Harrisburg and the Town of Mount Pleasant further agree that future amendment of the Unified Development Ordinance will be condUcted as follows: a. At such time that an amendment is prepared for consideration by one of the local jurisdictions, the manager and planning director of each of the other jurisdictions will be provided a copy of the proposed amendment, not less than 30 days prior to any public hearing on the proposed amendment, for review and comment; b. Comments received from any of the other four jurisdictions, as well as failure to comment on the part of any jurisdictions, shall be reported to the planning board and elected officials of the jurisdiction proposing the amendment and incorporated into the record of any public hearing or other public meeting at which such amendment is to be considered; c. The proposing jurisdiction shall accept comments from the other jurisdictions as information, but shall not be bound by the comments to either approve or deny approval for the proposed amendment; and d. Upon adopting an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Ordinance, each jurisdiction adopting the amendment shall provide the manager and planning director of each of the other four jurisdictions a signed copy of the amendment within 30 days of adoption. UPON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board directed staff to come back to the Board on a quarterly basis for approval of any recommended changes prior to incorporating any additional items into the draft Unified Development Ordinance. NEW BUSINESS Rezonln~ Petition C01-01(R) by Ronnie Hinson to Rezone Property on Flowes Store Road from Medium Density Residential to Office/Limited Commercial, Special Use - Public Hearing - 6530 p.m. Zoning Atlas Amendment Petition C01-01(R). Applicant Ronnie L. Hinson. PIN Number 5538- 99-7762. Property is approximately 1.47 acres located on the west side of Flowes Store Road near Highway 601 intersection. Request is to rezone property from MDR (Medium Density Residential) to O/LC (SU) (office/Limited Commercial, Special Use). Mr. Rodger Lentz, Senior Planner, introduced Petition C01-01(R) by Ronnie Hinson. The Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-3 on March 15, 2001 to approve the rezoning. However, since the vote did not constitute a super majority of the Planning Board membership, the'petition was forwarded to the County Commission. Mr. Lentz pointed out the petition was a Special Use rezoning and would require sworn testimony. The Clerk affirmed the following persons who indicated they wished to address the Board regarding Petition C01-01(R): Rodger Lentz, Ronnie Hinson, Brian Joyner and Cecil Marlin. Prior to addressing the Board, each speaker confirmed that he had been affirmed/sworn. Mr. Lentz presented the Petition and staff report, stating the Petitioner had requested the rezoning for the purpose of locating his heating and air conditioning contracting company on the property. In addition, the petitioner submitted a list of other uses he would like permitted on the property and agreed there would be no outside storage on the property. The area around the property is zoned MDR; however, there are some commercial uses and home occupations in the area. The property is near the Flowes Store Road and Highway 601 intersection where a vacant gas station, Allen Fire Station and secondhand/grocery store are located. The A. T. Allen Elementary School is located on Highway 601 near the intersection. Mr. Lentz explained the intent of the Office/Limited Commercial zone is to provide a transition between commercial type business and residential areas. He stated it was staff's recommendation that the rezoning be approved; however, he stated the Planning and Zoning Commission had discussed concerns about the traffic and the impact on residential property values in the area. Finally, Mr. Lentz reviewed the following proposed "findings of fact" both for and against the rezoning. For Petition C01-01(R): '1. The proposed limited commercial uses are consistent with the existing land uses to the north and east of this property, which include home based construction operations, the Allen Fire Station and a secondhand/grocery store. 2. The prohibition of outdoor storage will protect adjacent residential property values. With proper landscape screening, the proposed uses will not have an adverse impact on adjacent residential properties.