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635 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Simmons and unanimously carried, the Board adopted Petition 90-11(t) as recommended by the Planning Board with regards to the consolidation of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment effective January 8, 1991. Section Number and Name: Section 8 Board of Adjustment Purpose of Change: Section 8 is being proposed to be changed to read, "Section 8 Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission." Throughout the Section wording has been changed so as to create a single County Planning and Zoning Commission. This is being proposed by consolidating the existing Planning Board and the current Board of Adjustments. In addition to establishing the new board and detailing how members will be selected so as to better represent the County population, the amended section establishes the powers of the new Commission as both a planning agency as authorized in General Statutes 153A-321 and 344, and as a board of adjustment as authorized in G.S. 153A-345. The request also amends all "board" references in the Zoning Ordinance to read "Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission." Section 8 as amended reads as follows: SECTION 8 CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 8.1 Establishment of Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission In order to exercise the powers authorized in General Statute 153A- 321,344, and 345, the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be comprised of 9 members appointed by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. Members shall be residents of Cabarrus County and representation shall be districted as follows: Township (T) 1 - one member, T-2 - one member, T's 3 and 4 one member, and T's 5, 6 and 7 - one member, T's 8 and 9 - one member, T's 10 and 11 - one member, and three at large appointments. Members shall be appointed for three year terms. Members may be reappointed into consecutive terms. Initial terms shall be 3 appointments at 1 year, 3 at 2 years, and 3 at 3 years upon initial appointments. 8~2 Powers of Commission: The Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following duties: 8.2-1 As a planning agency, the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following duties: (1) Initiate proposed amendments to this order and make recommendations to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. (2) Prepare studies and plans related to controlling and creating orderly growth and development of the county. (3) Develop and recommend to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners plans, goals, and objectives as well as policies, ordinances and administrative procedures or other means for carrying out the studies and plans of 8.2-1(2). (4) Perform any other duties assigned by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners as authorized in General Statute 153A-321 and 324. 8.2-2 As a board of adjustment, the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following powers of duties: (1) Hear and decide variance applications as specified in 8.5. (2) Hear and decide conditional use applications as specified in 8.6. (3) Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decisions, interpretation, grant, or refusal made by the Zoning Administrator as specified in 8.7. (4) Hear and decide on change of one non-conforming use to another. The Board shall permit a change in use only if the new use is equally or more compatible with the area and the permitted uses in the district in which it is located as a non-conforming use. Application for a change of non-conforming use shall follow .... Section 9.2 General Standards. (5) Perform any other duties assigned by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners as authorized in General Statute 153A-345.