Approved June 14, 2022 PZMinutes

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Conclusions The proposed rezoning is not consistent with the Eastern Area Plan. However, the subject property supports an existing religious institution which was constructed prior to county zoning. The property currently has a residential zoning designation. Rezoning from AO to OI would bring the site into better compliance with the ordinance. The design standards for religious institutions with less than 351 seats include two standards: p Front on an arterial or collector road The current site fronts on Rimer Road which is a major thoroughfare. p The required setbacks of each zone shall be doubled is residential districts. Currently the site does not conform to the double setback requirement. Rezoning to OI will bring the site into compliance. The currentimpervious coverage is currently over the maximum for AO zoning. Rezoning to OI will bring the site into complianceand enable the applicant to expand. The subject property is located within the Dutch Buffalo WS-II watershed protected area. The following requirements may affect future development of the site. Rezoning would allow the current institutional use to expand up to the 75% impervious coverage (OI requirement)rather than the 15% (AO requirement) within the watershed protected area. 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 on December 20, 1993 are considered grandfathered lots. Built-upon area, for purposes of complying with the Watershed Overlay Zone standards, shall be determined by using additions to the site occurring after the adoption date of this section of the ordinance. Historical survey data, Cabarrus County Geographic Information Systems data and land records data shall be used to determine the base built-upon area for Watershed Overlay Zone compliance and for permitting purposes. In no case, however, shall the overall built-upon area for a property exceed the impervious or structural coverage allowed for the underlying zoning district. Current Zoning AO Proposed Zoning OI Site Conditions Minimum Lot Size 3 acres conventional 10,000 sq ft ± 10.48 acres (100% in the watershed area) Church, Accessory Structures, Playground, Density .33 max units/acre Cemetery, Sports Area Impervious Coverage 15% 75% 109,995.82 sq ft Impervious Coverage 109,719.34 sq ft prior to 12/20/93 Impervious Coverage 276.48 sq ft Added after 12/20/93 Protected Watershed Total Current Coverage in watershed area = 24% 12% 12% Impervious Coverage (0% available in AO and 51% in OI)