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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes October 11, 2022 Ms. Connie Goodman, 6760 MooresvilleRoad, Kannapolis,NC,addressed the Board. She asked how many Board members and how many in the audience have alandline?More than she thought, she still has hers. But the cell phone is back there in her purse. What do we want? We want to be able to have that cell phone work. Sometimes when she goes to Enochville, and that is four miles from her house,and she cannot get service. She has AT&T, andit drops. She wants to have the service to call 911 ifshe needsit. The other thing is, Mr. Mesimer is a farmer,and you know how much, Phil you have worked with me. We own a good bit of propertyalso, right around the cornerfrom him. In order to keep this landin Cabarrus County and for you to enjoy that land, we have to keep it in a farm bank. We have to have some way to make revenue, oursis leased, that is how we keep it. Mr. Mesimer has cows, that is how he keeps it,here in the farm bank. He needs more some more revenue. This is a way for him to get itwithout hurting the environment.He could start selling it and building homes. She set back there during the first case, and she was talking about heis going to be touching close. Get into some of these developments, you can barely walk between the houseslike this (stretched our arms).Which do we want, to be able to help our Countystay a Countyand keep some green space?Helping us,thelocal landowners helping ustomaintain what we want for this County.She asked if anyone had any questions for her. The Chair asked if there was anyone else in favor of the special use that wantedto address the Board. There being none,he called those speaking in opposition of the special use.He called on Mr. Cory Patterson. Mr. Cory Patterson, Attorney, Nelson MullinsFirm, 301 South College Street, Charlotte,NC, addressed the Boardrepresenting SBA Communications.He believes to question, we have the collocation for AT&T, it is the distance apart needed for the application. He believes it is 1800 feet. He apologized, he has allergies and that is why he sounds like Barry White, but he promises not to sing. We are askingforthe Commission this evening to deny the application,orin the alternative,at least seek a third-partytechnical reviewunder Chapter 10 of the Ordinances.He said looking at theapplication,and thenlooking at theExhibit A to the application, the standard is the application must maintain or enhance the public, health, safety, and general welfareor maintain the value of the contingent property.In terms of what was submitted for the application, at the very least,this is a duplicativecover scheme. The current coverage that AT&T has, he would say that AT&T is a co-applicantof PeakNet, it does not change much.He believes Mr. Johnson 23