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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION The residential development of eastern Cabarrus County consists primarily of low-density residential developments. There are several manufactured home parks and subdivisions throughout the region as well as traditional, single-family developments. These density patterns have remained fairly consistent as the previous and existing subdivision and zoning regulations have maintained development at lower densities. Mount Pleasant's housing market has remained unchanged over the past five to ten years. The most recent subdivisions have developed single family dwellings on lots between one-half to one acre. The more established residences located in the central portion of Town are typical for historic, or older homes with houses fronting along the street on nan'ow, but lengthy lots. Mount Pleasant has set a precedent for diversity in housing with established apartment units and duplexes located near the downtown area. This has offered more housing choices to citizens as well as maintaining the more concentrated housing market in the downtown area. Manufactured homes are seen throughout the eastern area with the highest number of parks off of major roads such as Highway 49, Highway 73, Rimer Road and Cold Springs Road. Only a few mobile homes are found within the Town. All mobile homes on individual lots are non- conforming with regard to the Town's Zoning Ordinance. RECENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Goals and Recommendations Eastern Cabarrus County The majority of residential development in the unincorporated portions of the planning area occurs in minor subdivisions. From time to time owners of large tracts subdivide off a lot or two to generate income. Since 1995 there have been ten major subdivisions permitted in the planning area. Of those, two were in Mount Pleasant. The last large major subdivision approved was Osprey Lake. This subdivision included eighty lots with approximately one-third of the lots fronting on rural thoroughfares. This subdivision consists entirely of doublewide manufactured homes. Several workshop attendees expressed eoneem with this type of development in Eastern Cabarrus County. The concerns expressed included: 1. The project is too large for a rural community. 2. A lack of buffers along the road frontage detracts from the rural landscape. 3. Multiple driveways, spaced closely together, decrease safety on rural thoroughfares. 4. Soils in the area cannot handle the septic requirements for this size development. 5. The ground water is insufficient to handle this size development. Residents also felt that there was not sufficient public participation in the review of this development project. Site built, modular and manufactured housing are the predominate housing types in Eastern Caharrus County. Since 2000, approximately two-thirds of new housing in the area are site built or modular and one-third are manufactured units.