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331 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, March 26, 1990, at 7:00 P.M. The meeting has been changed from March 19 due to the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference held in Washington, D.C. on March 17-20. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: William G. Hamby, Jr. Martha H. Melvin Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Absent - Vice-Chairman: R. Giles Moss The invocation was given by Reverend Chris Kennedy of the Concord Church of God. UPON MOTION of Commissioners Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the minutes of March 5 and 15, 1990, were approved as written. At 7:00 P.M., Chairman Lentz announced that this was the date and hour for a public hearing to consider proposed Zoning Atlas and Text Amendments. Dr. Nancy Randall, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Planning Board, presented each of the proposed amendments as recommended by the Planning Board. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, member of the Planning staff, reviewed the location of each of the areas proposed for rezoning. Public input was received by the Board prior to action on each of the petitions. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS (1) Petition 89-15, R. E. and Anne Yates. This petition was tabled at the November 21, 1989 County Commissioners Meeting. The petitioner has withdrawn the petition since the property will be annexed into the City of Concord. The Board acknowledged the withdrawal of Petition 89-15 by R. E. and Anne Yates. (2) Petition 90-02, Clyde M. Drye, Jr., Merle Road, township 6, Map/PIN (part of) 5652-57-4700. Wishes to rezone from I-X to A-2. The Planning Board voted 4-0 to recommend approval of this petition. There was no one present to speak either for or against the proposed rezoning, and Chairman Lentz closed the public hearing for Petition 90-02. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Commissioners Melvin, Hamby, and Simmons and Chairman Lentz voting for, the Board approved Petition 90-02 by Clyde M. Drye, Jr., to rezone property on Merle Road, Map/PIN (part of) 5652-57-4700 from I-X to A-2. (3) Petition 90-04. Arnold Suther, Old Concord-Salisbury Road, Township 5, Map/PIN 5632-81-7877 and part of 5632-62-1070. Wishes to rezone from R-30 to ARR. The Planning Board voted 3-1 to recommend approval of this petition. The following persons spoke in opposition to the proposed rezoning. Mr. Jerry V. Shinn - Resident and property owner of the community and representing the Trustees of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and his mother who also resides in the community Mr. Don Duskie Resident of 1585 Dairy Farm Road in East Crestridge Estates, an adjoining subdivision, to the property proposed for rezoning Ms. Jinny Cook Shue - Resident of the community Ms. Susan Cook Cline - Resident of the community Arguments presented against the proposed rezoning included the following: Formal opposition b~ the Trustees of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church as indicated in minutes of a meeting held on March 16; the potential for the creation of environmental problems on church property; the diminution of the aesthetic quality of the cemetery shared by Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and New Gilead United Church of Christ; the protection of the property by the restrictive covenants of the East Crestridge Estates Subdivision; the recommendation for denial by the Planning staff; non-conformity with the County's Land Development Plan; the issue of spot zoning; the creation of traffic and safety problems in the community; and concern relative to the future use of the property if sold by Mr. Suther.