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Summary- We the residents of Beech Bluff Subdivision, petition the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Board and the Cabarrus County Commissioners to deny the proposed rezoning of certain parcels along Derita Road from Medium Density Residential to General Industrial. The basis of our request is that: 1. the rezoning would violate the spirit and intent of the Western Area Plan designating that area as residential; 2. the present zoning does not deny the owners a reasonable right to develop their land. 3 the proposal would create an employment center and associated traffic greater than the Concord Mills Mall and would totally overload the present and future road system and infrastructure in the area; 4. the proposal identifies no present or future need for the rezoning, while numerous parcels are already available for industrial development. We ask further that the Planning and Zoning Board and County Commissioners call for an immediate review of the Western Area Plan, jointly with the City of Concord. Short of denial, we ask that the proposal be significantly reduced in scale, scope and location, and that conditions be attached to the proposal that would significantly mitigate its impacts. These are described in the following pages. We are not opposed to carefully planned industrial development and understand the importance of industry and commercial development to the County's tax base. Indeed, many of us either work in local industry or businesses, or depend upon them. Our concern is based on an honest belief that this proposal is too large, too intense, and too intrusive into the Western Area Plan's residential areas, and would create intolerable congestion and infrastructure problems for the County. We want the County to stand by its commitment in the Western Area Plan. We urge you to carefully consider the points made below and in the attached letters. VVhy the proposed rezoning is not appropriate The following are reasons why we feel that the proposed rezoning is not appropriate: 1. The proposal violates the intent and spirit of the Western Area Plan. This Plan, developed in the early 1990' and jointly approved by the County and City of Concord, envisions industrial development near the Airport and south, and along 1-85. Derita Road is the boundary between industrial and medium density residential land uses, following the sound practice of gradually changing zoning classifications. For example, the recently approved Poplar Point development contains a medium density residential development between its industrial / commercial activities and the Poplar Trails subdivision On the other hand, this proposal would introduce General Industrial uses into the area, totally surrounded by lower classifications, separated from other General Industrial uses and adjacent to residential property. See attached Map 1. The site is largely wooded and fields now, ideal for high-quality housing as presently zoned. The attached Photos 1 and 2 show the site's residential character and the surrounding subdivisions.