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DRAFT 1 All children, according to the Harr-ative as well as the site plan, are to be dropped off by their 2 parents or guardians and there will be no bum service or bus- traffic at the property associated 3 with the school operation. For the Board members, you do have the PowerPoint presentation. in 4 front of you to follow along. 5 6 You will note from the abstract as well as the narrative, this project does not involve any new 7 construction and will make use existing building and parking facilities. As also noted on the site 8 plan, -there are no outdoor sports fields or other recreational facilities proposed: The school 9 actually plans to make use_of the existing playgrs~und facility on the property. The entrance to 10- the site wall be off of Old MC 10 as denoted on -the site plan. We've already talked about the 11 applicant providing. pictures of the various elevations of the building 12- 13 As this Board is already aware, a Class A Special Use Permit is processed through aquasi- 14 judicial review process. The County Commissioners and the Planning Board-will hear factual 15 evidence and sworn testimony concerning the project's compliance with the various provisions 16 of~the ordinance and your_ decision on this application will be based on evidence presented at 17 these hearings- and testimony offered= by the-applicant anal all of those -that have been sworn_in 18 to speak. 19 20 With respect to providing our assessment of this application, you will note beginning on page 21 250 of your abstract, we have provided the various requirements contained within the ordinance 22 with respect to the development of a school within Orange County. 23- 24 It is our contention that the proposal is generally cs~nsistent with the components of the Unified- 2~ Development Ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan, the Land Use Element Map, and that the 26 application does contain all required elements in order for the formal review to commence. It is 27 our opinion that the applicant has demonstra#ed compliance with.. various development 28 standards contained within the ordinance. As the project is limitea to 12 students, we do not 27 foresee any negative impacts on adjacent properties resulting from- the approval of this 30 -application. 31 32 With respect to conditions, staff will be suggesting conditions as we move through this process 33 and will address _those at the July Planning Board meeting_ when this- is due to be taken up - 34 specifically dealing with the occupancy of the structure, access management issues, the 35 cadence of permit review/approval, specifically securing the necessary Building and Health 36 Department permits, as well as the necessary inspections from the Orange County Fire 37 Marshall regarding occupancy. 38 39 We also are going to be requesting notification from the State concerning the accreditation of 40 the program for being compliant with State guidelines. The applicant will be responding to these 41 recommended conditions at an appropriate time at a future meeting. 42 43 For this evening, what you are being asked to do, as noted in our Recommendations section, is: 44 1. Receive the application, 45 2. Conduct the Public Hearing, 46 3. Receive any and all comments on the proposal 47 4. Refer the amendment package to the Planning Board for its recommendation with a 48 request that a recommendation be returned in time for the August 23, 2011 regular 49 BOCC meeting, and 32