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11 <br />nRTici F R-7.1 & 8.2.2 -APPLICATION COMPONENTS ~"Will" indicates comnlianceā€¢ "Will Not" indicates <br />Non-compliance) <br />("Is") ("Is Not") <br />Ordinance Requirements <br />In accordance with Article 8.2.1 <br />and 8.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, <br />the Board of Adjustment shall also <br />consider the following general <br />conditions before the application <br />for Special Use shall be approved: <br />Article 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 <br />The use will maintain or promote <br />the public health, safety and <br />general welfare, if located <br />where proposed and developed and <br />operated according to the plan <br />as submitted. <br />Article 8.2.1 <br />The use will maintain or enhance <br />the value of contiguous property <br />(unless the use is a public <br />necessity, in which case the use <br />need not maintain or enhance the <br />value of contiguous property-. <br />Article 8.2.1 <br />3. The location and character of <br />the use, if developed according <br />to the plan submitted, wilt <br />be in harmony with the area in <br />which it is to be located and <br />the use is in compliance with the <br />general plan for the physical <br />development of the County as <br />embodied in these regulations or <br />in the Comprehensive Plan, or <br />portion thereof, adopted by the <br />Board of County Commissioners; <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD BOARD OF <br />RECOMMENDED EVIDENCE SUBMITTED COMMISSIONERS <br />FINDINGS TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS <br />__~._Will_Will Not The applicant indicated this _WiII~WiIt Not <br />will provide continuous wireless <br />service for residences and businesses. <br />It will also provide wireless service <br />for 91 1 and emergency needs. - <br />_WilllX`Will Not Joseph Smathers, a real estate _Will_Will Not <br />appraiser, submitted a report <br />and testified that the tower will <br />not impact the value of surrounding <br />properties. Several property owners <br />disagreed with Mr. Smathers conclusions. <br />GIs _Is Not The applicant indicated the tower ^Is _Is Not <br />is located next to the stone <br />quarry and that the site is heavily <br />wooded. The tower is permitted in <br />this zoning district with approval <br />of a Special Use Permit. The <br />Comprehensive Plan does not <br />speak to Cellular Towers. <br />