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546 Zoning Text Amendment Petition 95-04(T) - Access Points P.M, Public Hearing - 7:00 Mr. Mike Byrd, Planner, presented Petition 95-04(T) to amend the Zoning Ordinance relative to access points for thoroughfares. Chairman Barnhart opened the public hearing at 7:46 P.M. and asked if anyone were present who wished to address the Board regarding Petition 95-04(T). Mr. Gerald Newton, Planning and Development Area Manager, reported that the Planning and Zoning Board had asked staff to address this issue in response to concerns about development on corridors. The Planning and Zoning Board had unanimously approved the amendment which will allow development without requiring a variance each time for an additional access. There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Barnhart closed the public hearing for Petition 95-04(T). UPON MOTION of Commissioner Olio-Mills, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board approved Petition 95-04(T) to amend the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance as follows: PETITION 95-04(T) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Section 4-19. Access Points Make the following revisions: 1. New Lots. Ail new lots, parcels, or divisions of land shall be provided access to the thoroughfare by means of a subdivision street or an entrance either maintained or approved by the State of North Carolina or approved by the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Regulations. Subdivision streets accessing the thoroughfare shall be located at least four hundred (400) feet apart. Where no more than two lots are created within the internal lot in a single block lying within the TOZ, a single vehicular access provision shall be made from the thoroughfare. ADD THIS AS #4 4. Additional Access Points. An additional access point may be approved, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, for access to Commercial or Industrial property. The approval of this additional access point shall require the construction of both a left turn and deceleration lane to serve that entrance. The area of these lanes used for vehicular storage shall be of standard lane width (12 feet) and adequate in length to store a standard tractor-trailer and two automobiles. In no event shall adjacent access points be closer than 100 feet to each other, as measured from the nearest curbs or edges of pavement, excluding any area of the access flared to improve vehicle, ingress or egress. This requirement may be waived if no other access to the property would be possible. The additional access point shall be no more than 32 feet in width, and shall be defined by a curb on both ends of the access point. A standard sight triangle (10' by 70') shall be maintained on the portion of curb adjoining the access point. No structure, sign, planting, etc. shall be placed in the sight triangle that would interfere with the tractor-trailer being able to enter or exit the property in one continuous movement. The area required for these improvements to provide an additional access may not be included in the area required for the Thoroughfare yard (see Section 4-17).