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161 Appointed Mr. Steven M. Propst - Seat No. 8 o Recommended by the Concord- Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce Term ending December 31, 1995 Appointed Ms. Kathy Tingle December 31, 1995 Seat No. 7 At-large Member Term Ending Zoning Text Amendment - Western Area Plan - Public Hearing - 7:00 P.M. Petition 92-03(t). Section 3.12, Watershed Overlay District. Purpose of Change: To comply with the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) adopted statewide watershed regulations. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 to approve this zoning text amendment. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planner, reviewed the proposed amendments to the Watershed Overlay District regulations. He noted that the amendments will be forwarded to the Environmental Management Commission for review after enactment by the Board. There was lengthy discussion by Board members relative to the two- acre minimum lot size and the restrictions placed on property owners in the Watershed Overlay District. Chairman Carpenter opened the public hearing for Petition 92-03(t) at 7:55 P.M. She asked if anyone were present who wished to speak for or against the proposed amendment. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board deferred action on Petition 92-93(t)~ Section 3.12, Watershed Overlay District, until the second meeting in January. Western Area Plan Mr. Marshall reviewed the proposed Western Area Plan which had been jointly prepared by the Planning staffs for the County and the City of Concord. The plan is an analysis of the existing conditions in the area, the major issues affecting the future to the area, and residents' goals for the future. It was noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9 0 to approve the Plan. Chairman Carpenter opened the public hearing regarding the proposed Western Area Plan at 8:10 P.M. and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak either for or against the proposed plan. Mr. Curt Needham, representing a major landowner in the area, stated his support of the proposed Plan. He commended the Planning staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission for their work with the landowners in that area. Mr. Needham asked the Board to petition the North Carolina Department of Transportation to make the Westside By-Pass centerline alignment in the Crisco Road area as soon as possible. There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed the public hearing at 8:14 P.M. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Western Area Plan as prepared by Planning staffs of Cabarrus County and the City of Concord. The boundaries of the area are: to the north, N.C. 73 W (Davidson Highway); to the west and southwest, the Mecklenburg/Cabarrus line; to the south and southeast, the Harrisburg extraterritorial jurisdiction, Township Two boundary, and N.C. 49; and to the northeast and north, U.S. 601 Bypass, U.S. 29, and Irish Buffalo Creek. The Western Area Plan is on file in the Office of the County Manager. The Board by consensus, and in conjunction with the approval of the Western Area Plan, asked the County Manager to draft a letter for the Chairman to send to the North Carolina Department of Transportation asking that the Department position the centerline of the Westside By-Pass as soon as possible to facilitate planning in the area of the proposed By-Pass.