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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 23, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 ~~_ <br />SUBJECT: Class A Special Use Permit -Montessori School <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Copy of Legal Ad <br />2. Special Use Permit Findings of Fact - <br />Recommendation from Planning Board <br />3. Minutes from the May 23, 2011 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing <br />4. Minutes from the July 6, 2011 Planning <br />Board Meeting <br />5. Applicant Written Responses to Public <br />Hearing Comments <br />6. Environmental Health Permit - <br />Modifications to Existing Septic and <br />Operations Permit <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on a Class A Special Use Permit application (hereafter `SUP') submitted by the <br />Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Hillsborough proposing the operation of a Montessori <br />school from its property at 1710 Old NC 10 (PIN 9873-97-2092). <br />BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the May 23, 2011 Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />During the hearing, two (2) adjacent property owners made the following comments and asked <br />several questions concerning the application: <br />a. The addition of the school will increase the total level of activity occurring on the church <br />property, which we are concerned about the potential impacts from a noise, trash, and <br />congestion perspective. <br />b. There needs to be additional thought with respect to the necessary safety measures that <br />have to be employed to ensure the protection of the children attending the school. <br />c. Why is the school proposed to be relocated? <br />STAFF COMMENT: The school currently operates as part of an existing private <br />school within the Abundant Life church facility on US Highway 70 within the Town of <br />Hillsborough. The existing school administration decided to terminate the 6-12 year <br />old student program due to budgetary constraints and the staff decided to secure a <br />new location. <br />d. Will the existing septic system on the Unitarian church property be sufficient to support the <br />proposed school? <br />