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Governmental Center
PO Box 707
Concord, NC 28026
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Central Area Land Use Plan
| Community meetings will be held in April and May for residents and stakeholders in the central area of Cabarrus County as part of an effort to develop a new land use plan for the area. Cabarrus County, in cooperation with the city of Concord, will be creating a new land use plan for the central area of Cabarrus County - a pre-defined area roughly between Concord and Mount Pleasant that is bordered by Rocky River Road and Cold Springs Road. The plan will guide development in this area, which one day may be annexed by the city of Concord. |
Adopted Central
Area Plan (18.9MB)
Areas Subject to Zoning Change Map
Final Draft Map for Consideration
Draft Map based on Public Comments - V2
Draft Map with Density Descriptions
Draft Map based on Public Comments - V1
Proposed
Study Area Map
Proposed Land
Use Alternatives
Existing
Land Use Map
Market Study
Community
Meeting Schedule
Committee Members and Contacts
FAQ
Powerpoint
Resources
Advisory Committee Meeting Notes
Stakeholder
Meeting Notes |
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| An advisory committee, made up of key stakeholders in the area, will help guide the planning process. The results of the advisory meetings and community meetings will help develop regulations for zoning and future utility extensions. |
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| Why is a New Land Use Plan Being Created? |
| This area faces pressure associated with growth and development - most notably land use challenges in the City of Concord's Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and land in Cabarrus County that may one day be annexed within Concord's city limits. |
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| There has been increased developer interest in this portion of the county - between Concord and Mount Pleasant, due to Cabarrus County school's favorable reputation and lower property taxes than adjacent Mecklenburg County. The recent improvement to US Hwy 49 has greatly improved access to the southern portion of the study area, fueling residential growth pressures. |
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| Developing this Central Area Land Use Plan is the result of a meeting on October 24, 2007 between the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and the Concord City Council. The two elected bodies requested their respective staffs to pursue changes in the January 21, 2006 Settlement Agreement between the two local governments to start the process of slowing residential growth pressures in areas now in the unincorporated area of the county but to the south and east of Concord. |
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| Currently, there is an agreement in place for a particular area in the unincorporated portion of the county that requires the city of Concord to allow developers to tap onto city water and sewer lines. Because of this, neither the county nor the city have any control over the extension of utility lines in this area, and hence, have little control over growth. The Board of County Commissioners and Concord City Council believe this agreement is not working and are seeking input from citizens to help fix it by creating a new land use plan for this area. This new plan will replace both the city's and county's plans, which currently differ significantly. With a new land use plan that both the county and city agree to - and which has included citizens' input - there will no longer be zoning changes when a voluntary annexation occurs. |
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8-Month Moratorium on Development
Under the new agreement, an eight-month moratorium on development in this area was put in place which will prohibit Concord from extending utilities within the designated area and will not allow annexation of any residential development in the area during this time period. At the same time, Cabarrus County will consider zoning text and map amendments as a result of the recommendations made during this process. The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners will make a final consideration of and vote on this issue before the end of the eight-month period. Then the two governing bodies will discuss another revision to the settlement agreement to reflect the time frame for further commitments to manage growth in the specified area.
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