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Planningand Zoning Commission Minutes June 14, 2022 case that needs to be disclosed at this time.There being none,he calledonMs. Sandy Howell to present the Staff report. Ms. Sandy Howell, Planner,addressed the Board presenting the staff report. The subject property is currently occupied byGilwood Presbyterian Church. The church has occupied the site since 1887. To the north,east and west is residential,andto the south it is vacant. It does not have anything around itexcept for residential, it is all surrounded by CR. They have their ownprivate well and septic. The proposed rezoning is not consistent with the Northwest Cabarrus Area Plan.However, the subject property supports an existing religious institution which was constructed prior to county zoning. The front portion of the property is located within the Coddle Creek WS-II watershed protected area.There are two requirementsfrom the Ordinanceconcerning watersheds: All other residential and non-residential development shall not exceed twelve (12%) percent built-upon area for the site in addition to meeting the applicable minimum lot size, density, and zoning district requirements. Lots that were developed prior to the adoption of the watershed regulations, December 20,1993,are considered grandfathered. In no case, however, shall the overall built-upon area for a property exceed the impervious or structural coverage allowed for the underlyingzoning district. Prior to 1993, they had coverage of 18,805square feet within the watershed area. They have only added a little over 6,000 since then. So that brings them to the coverage of 14.79percent. If they do not get rezoned, they only have 5.21 available in CR. If they rezone to OI,theywillhave 65.21 percent available to build upon within that watershed area.The rezoning will allow them toexpand up to the 75 percentthat is allowed in OI. For both CR and OIzoning, thedesign standards for religious institutions with less than 351 seatshave to front anarterial or collector road,which they do. They are onOdell School Road. The required setbacks of each zone shall be doubled in theresidential districts.Right now,they already meetthat standard. The OI zoning district serves as a transitional district between residential and commercial districts. It is also the more appropriate district for institutional useslikeachurch. The proposed zoning change to OI would provide greater flexibility for future use of the site, including allowing additional impervious area and additional signage to be permitted on the site. 2