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321 Corridor Plan The US 321 Corridor Plan was adopted by the Catawba
County Board of Commissioners on July 22, 1996. This Plan represents
formal policy statements by Catawba County concerning land use and
land development within the Corridor. The 321-Economic Development
District (321-ED) is designed to implement these policy statements
and achieve the desired goals for the 321 Corridor. The 321-ED District
has two distinct use elements: (A) 321-ED(MX) is any combination of
retail, commercial, office/institutional and residential components
but never exclusively large lot, single family homes; and (B) 321-ED(I)
is primarily industrial/warehousing or distribution, with an accessory
office/institutional component. A copy of the Chapter
44, Article XIII - Special Districts, Division 6 - 321-Economic Development
District (321-ED) (Special District 5) is available from the Catawba
County Planning and Development Department. This guide was developed
for any person wishing to develop in the 321-ED District within the
Catawba County Zoning Jurisdiction. The information in this brochure
is intended to be a general guide and consultation with the Catawba
County Planner is strongly recommended.
For
General Development Plan (GDP) approval, the following are required
for submittal:
Site
Plan (no smaller than 1" = 200' scale)
Scale, Date, North arrow
Existing site conditions (ie: Floodplain, wetlands, watershed, topographical
contours and vegetative cover)
A grading plan
Parcel size
Planned street circulation
Storm water controls
Water/sewer connections
Buffers
Landscaping
Parking
Signage
Site appearance
The
process to obtain GDP approval, which is reviewed and approved by
staff is:
An
initial conference with the County Planner;
A
pre-application conference (with sketch plan required for discussion);
Application
filing and staff review of GDP; and
the
applicant notified in writing of approval or of discrepancies in
plan.
For a more
detailed copy of the 321 Corridor Plan, stop by the County Planning
and Development Office, or call the office at 828-465-8382. This office
is located on the first floor of the Government Center, 100 A South
West Blvd. in Newton.