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III <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD /STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />FINDINGS <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />Ordinance Re uirements <br />In accordance with Article 8.2.1 and <br />8.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance the Board <br />of County Commissioners shall also <br />consider the following general conditions <br />before the application for Special Use <br />shall be approved:. <br />Article 8.2.1 & 8.2.2 <br />X Will _Will Not <br />The applicant believes that the <br />1. The use will maintain or promote <br />replacement tower, in the same <br />the public health, safety and general <br />general location as the existing <br />welfare, if located where proposed <br />tower will promote the public <br />and developed and operated <br />health, safety, and general welfare <br />according to the plan as submitted. <br />be enhancing emergency <br />communications within the <br />community, particularly during <br />catastrophic conditions. <br />Article 8.2.1 <br />X Will Will Not <br />Applicant has submitted evidence <br />2. The use will maintain or enhance <br />for consideration documenting <br />the value of contiguous property <br />those values of contiguous <br />(unless the use is a public <br />properties will be maintained or <br />necessity, in which case the use <br />enhanced. Accor -ding to <br />need not maintain or enhance the <br />information submitted, the tower <br />value of contiguous property). <br />will not have impact on the <br />availability or affor- dability. <br />(Pages 149 to 153) <br />Article 8.2.1 <br />X Is Is Not <br />The proposed tower is a <br />3. The location and character of the <br />replacement tower for the existing <br />use, if developed according to the <br />150 -foot communi- cations tower, <br />plan submitted, will be in harmony <br />which has been in use since 1984. <br />with the area in which it is to be <br />The proposed new tower is just to <br />located and the use is in <br />the east of the existing tower in <br />compliance with the general plan for <br />the same forested tract. No <br />the physical development of the <br />change in use or intensity of use is <br />County as embodied in these <br />foreseen. The applicant will <br />regulations or in the Comprehensive <br />provide additional evidence at the <br />Plan, or portion thereof, adopted by <br />Planning Board meeting. <br />the Board of County <br />Commissioners. <br />ARTICLE 8.2.4 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS ALL SPECIAL USES <br />( "Yes" indicates compliance: "No" indicates non - compliance) <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD /STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />FINDINGS <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS _ <br />Ordinance Reouirements <br />Article 8.2.4 requires the <br />applicant to address the <br />following: <br />a) Method and adequacy of _x <br />—Yes No <br />The Town of Hillsborough <br />provision for sewage <br />supplies water and sewer <br />disposal facilities, solid <br />services to the property. <br />waste and water service. <br />b) Method and adequacy of _x <br />—Yes No <br />The Orange Rural Fire <br />police, fire and rescue <br />Department provides fire <br />squad protection. <br />protection will be provided, <br />rescue service by the Orange <br />County Emergency Manage- <br />ment, and police protection by <br />the Orange County Sheriff s <br />Department.(Pages 61 -62- 63) <br />c) Method and adequacy of _x <br />—Yes No <br />The property will have direct <br />vehicle access to the site <br />access onto NC Highway 86 <br />