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584 <br /> <br /> Mr. Lowe explained that this issue is normally handled through deed <br />restrictions which are not enforced by the Zoning Office. However, he stated the <br />Zoning Ordinance does not permit the use of commercial truck trailers as storage <br />facilities. <br /> <br /> There being no one else present who wished to address the Board, Chairman <br />Barnhart closed the public hearing for Petition 95-05(T). <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Niblock and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Ordinance as amended with <br />the word "or" changed to "and" in the second paragraph of Section 6-11 and Item <br />4 of Section 6-11. <br /> <br />PETITION 95-05(T) <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby <br />amended as follows: <br /> <br />AMEND SECTION 6-11 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />SECTION 6-11 - ABANDONED AND JUNK VEHICLES <br />Abandoned and junked motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the <br />health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Cabarrus <br />County. Such vehicles can harbor noxious disease, provide shelter <br />and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the <br />safety of our children as well as the general public. Further, these <br />vehicles detract from the physical appearance of the community. It <br />is therefore, the purpose of this section is to eliminate existing <br />junked and abandoned vehicles and to prevent future storage of these <br />vehicles. <br /> <br />From the date of the adoption of this amendment, no junked or <br />abandoned vehicles shall be stored on any lot within any <br />residential, commercial, or industrial zoning district that can be <br />easily seen from an adjacent property and a public right-of-way. <br />(This section does not apply to the Agricultural/Open Space Zoning <br />District.) <br /> <br />EXCEPTIONS - This section does not apply to any motor vehicle that <br />is: <br /> 1. Is stored in an enclosed building; <br /> 2. On the premises of a business enterprise being operated <br /> in a lawful place and manner if the vehicle is necessary <br /> to the operation of the business; <br /> 3. Is presently being restored to an operable stage, this <br /> is limited to one vehicle; <br /> 4. Cannot be seen from a public right-of-way and adjacent <br /> property line. <br />Any violation of this section will be processed just as any other <br />violation of this ordinance. <br /> <br />AMEND SECTION 2-2 TO ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS: <br /> <br />SECTION 2-2 DEFINITIONS <br />Abandoned Vehicle - Any motor vehicle that is: <br />1. Left on public grounds or county-owned property in violation <br /> of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking; <br />2. Left for longer than 24 hours on property owned or operated by <br /> the county; <br />3. Left for longer than two hours on private property without the <br /> consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee of the property; <br />4. Left for longer than seven days on public grounds. <br /> <br />Junk Vehicle - Any motor vehicle that: <br />1. Does not display a current license tag and registration; or <br />2. Is partially dismantled or wrecked; or <br /> <br /> <br />