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377 The Board may submit to a vote of the people of the County any resolution or ordinance passed by the Board or any other question of public interest, if the Board resolves to do so by a vote of three- fifths (3/5) of its total members. Section 6. Procedure upon Call of Referendum and Effect of Referendum Result If a referendum is called pursuant to this Ordinance, the Cabarrus County Board of Elections shall cause the resolution, ordinance or other question of public interest to be voted on to be published in accordance with G.S. 163-33. If a referendum is called under this Ordinance and a majority of the qualified voters voting vote in favor of the measure proposed, then the vote of the people shall be binding upon the Board of Commissioners and the County, and the measure shall become effective throughout the County on the date the results are certified unless the measure contains another effective date. Section 7. Severabiltty. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of S.L. 1997-452, this Ordinance, or any measure adopted pursuant to the procedures set forth herein is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of S.L. 1997-452, this Ordinance, or any measure duly adopted thereby. The Board declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, and any measure implemented thereby, despite the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this Ordinance or any measure implemented thereby would be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Adopted this the 15th day of September, 1997. /s/ Sue Casper Sue Casper, Chair Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: /s/. Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board Zoning Atlas Amendment (Petition 97-12 Relative to Rezontn8 3,181 Acres in Northwest Gabarrus County) Public Hearing - 7:00 P.M. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director, presented Petition 97-12 to rezone 3,181 acres in Northwest Cabarrus County from Agricultural-Open to Low Density Residential. The purpose of the rezoning was to recognize changing goals and needs of the county. The petition was sponsored by staff in response to concerns by residents of the northwest area. Mr. Marshall reviewed the location of the area and the impact of the requested rezoning. Single wide mobile homes will no longer be permitted; however, individual farms and farming activities will remain exempt from zoning restrictions. The zoning change itself is not expected to affect property values. Chairman Casper opened the public hearing at 7:02 P.M. and asked if anyone wished to speak either for or against the rezoning request. Ms. Gray Handwerk, Field Services Coordinator with the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Institute, opposed the rezoning. She stated it will place an unfair burden on many potential homeowners, particularly those citizens of low or moderate income. Ms. Handwerk reported that manufactured homes do not have a negative impact on the appreciation of nearby site built homes and submitted for the record a copy of ~The Impact of Manufactured Housing on Adjacent Site-Built Residential Properties in North Carolina" by Guoquiang Shen and Richard A. Stephenson of East Carolina University. Ms. Kathie Brantley of Archer Road spoke in support of the rezoning. She stated the increasing number of mobile homes in the area has caused concerns about decreased property values, the stability of the neighborhood, increased pressure on crowded schools and increased expenses for fire, police~and social services.