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23 Ordinance requirements; BEING the intersection at Flowes Store Road meets North Carolina Department of Transportation standards; BEING the project offers medium cost housing which is needed in this county; and BEING the staff has recommended approval, THE BOARD DOES HEREBY approve Petition 92-09 by Richard and Sherry Suggs and Jerry and Caroline Suggs to rezone property on Flowes Store Road, Map/PIN 5538-44-7577, 54-6718, 64-3580, 54-7303, from ARR to PUD with the deletion of the duplexes from the project. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Discussion of Revised Animal Control Ordinance Proposal/Animal Shelter Fees The Board reviewed the proposed Animal Control Ordinance as recommended by the committee composed of the following members: Robert Parrish, D.V.M. (Cabarrus County Board of Health); Linny Baker, M.D. (Pediatrician); Jan Bryant (Animal Control); Barbara Burrage (Cabarrus Kennel Club); Carolyn Carpenter (County Commission); Bob Carter (Cabarrus Animal Protection Association); Margaret Hagerty (citizen); Rodney Holbrooks (citizen); Steve Smith (Citizen); and Jean Stroud (breeder). Commissioner Hamby suggested that the $20.00 and $5.00 license fees be reduced to $5.00 and $2.00. Commissioner Payne suggested license fees of $12.00 and $5.00. Motion by Commissioner Barnhart to leave the license fees at $20.00 and $5.00 failed for lack of a second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board reduced the proposed license fees from $20.00 to $12.00 for fertile dogs and cats and agreed for the license fee for sterilized dogs and cats to remain at $5.00. The citation penalty for failure to secure a valid and current license remained at $50.00. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner PaYne and unanimously carried, the Board amended Section 9, "Restraint of Animals" to increase the citations for the second offense from the $100o00 fine to $150.00 and for the third and subsequent offenses from the $200.00 fine to $250.00 fine. In addition, the Board amended Section 13 (4) "Failure to comply with written order" to increase the penalty from $50.00 to $100.00 and to increase the authority to write an additional citation for continuing failure to comply with written order from $150.00 to $200.00. The Board asked for clarification of Section 9, "Restraint of Animals" relative to the payment of fines and seizure of the animals. The motion by Chairman Carpenter that persons 62 years of age or older who keep dogs or cats in their homes at all times be exempt from purchasing licenses for those animals failed for lack of a second. The motion by Commissioner Payne and seconded by Chairman Carpenter to delete the last paragraph of Section 25, "Vicious Dog" and eliminate the naming of pit bulls or any specific breeds as "vicious" failed with Commissioner Payne and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioners Hamby, Barnhart and Simmons voting against. Board members requested additional information regarding pit bulls and the showing by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and United Kennel Club (UKC). The Board discussed the provision requiring that dog owners have $100,000.00 liability insurance. The Board by consensus agreed to delete the word "vicious" from the Section 5, "Insurance" for the sentence to read as follows: "...insuring the owner for any personal injuries inflicted by his or her dog." UPON MOTION Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board agreed that the language in Section 6 (1), "Failure to have dog and cat license; penalty and seizure" that allows the Animal Control Department to seize a dog/cat if a citation is not paid apply to all citations within the Ordinance. The Board further agreed to include a provision