October 11, 2022 Proposed Agenda

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Staff Use Only: PLANNING STAFF REPORT Approved: ____ CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONDenied: ____ 10/01/2022 Tabled ____ Special Use Permit: SUSE2022-00014 Applicant Information: Peaknet, LLC by Thomas H. Johnson, Jr., Attorney 301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700 Raleigh, NC 27601 Owner Information: Edward D. Mesimer Trust by Edward D. Mesimer Trustee 7621 Tuckaseegee Road Kannapolis, NC 28081 PIN#:4693-26-5101 Area in Acres: +/- 129.2 acres (.95 acres for tower site) Purpose of Request: This request is to construct a 235-foot tall (230 feet plus a 5-foot lightning rod) Wireless Telecommunications (WTC) Tower on the subject property. The property is currently zoned Agricultural/Open Space (AO) district. WTC towers are permitted in the AO district with the issuance of a Special Use Permit. Site Description: The subject property is located on Tuckaseegee Road. The City of Kannapolis municipal limits are near the property to the south and east. Currently, several residential and agricultural structures occupy a portion of the western side of the subject property near Tuckaseegee Road. The subject property is within the Present Use Value program (bona fide farm). The applicant is proposing a 26-foot- wide gravel access drive that extends and widens the current 588.42- foot-long private road adding an additional 247.74 feet. The 836.16' road will access from Tuckaseegee Road which leads to the leased area which is 2,500 square feet in size. The compound area, within the leased area, is proposed to be 400 square feet in size. Current Land Uses: The current land use of the subject property is agricultural and single family residential. Adjacent Land Uses: The subject property is surrounded by residential and agricultural uses and vacant properties. Permitted Uses: Any use permitted within the Agricultural Open Space (AO) district would be permitted on the subject property.