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properties or neighborhoods.' He has all of the supporting information in his package there for your review and consideration. Lastly, in terms of findings of fact, the location and character of the use of the development according to the plans submitted will be in harmony with the area in which it is located and the uses fit with the development of the County..... Our project is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, multiple sections of the Comprehensive Plan. We feel that it does meet a need expressed in the Comprehensive Plan in terms of affordable housing. It is a site that's convenient to public utilities—water and sewer, Orange County public schools, major transportation corridors in the form of US, I-85/I-40, and other goods and services in the area. Residents will have the things that they need at their disposal. The development proposed is consistent with existing residential land uses in the area and of course we know that our development will comply with all appropriate County and State regulations. Briefly, the proposed construction schedule that Habitat has in mind, as we go through this process, we hope to gain your approval before the end of the year, with the first part of next year, detailed construction drawings will be compiled, submitted, reviewed, and approved. We'd like to begin infrastructure construction in July 2012 and we anticipate the road and the water and sewer will take basically a year. New home construction will probably start in the fall of 2013. Habitat basically has two home construction cycles with a total of about 12 homes per year. The schedule is in your package about how the home construction would progress. Just to summarize our presentation, we do feel that Tinnin Woods is consistent with the adjoining residential land uses in the area. We feel it is a sustainable development that it is green with the standpoint of how it will be constructed and the infrastructure consideration, but also from a housing standpoint with the green building certification and the Energy Star compliment to the development as well. We feel we have an infrastructure that will benefit the community, primarily the water main site. And we do feel we are assisting the County in meeting the need for affordable housing. We feel that this project, particularly with Habitat bringing it to the County, you have a unique partner here wanting to work with you to meet the need of affordable housing in Orange County. It is something that is a need here. It has been identified in the Comprehensive Plan and in various locations of the Comprehensive Plan, and Habitat is that unique partner that can make this a reality. We ask that as you consider the information before you, the information that has been presented here tonight that you look favorably upon this project. David Rooks: Mr. Chair, at this point, the applicant would move into evidence its application, all supporting documents, and reports of Summit Engineering, the narrative, the staff report including the revised Attachment 1, and the Impact Analysis completed by Mr. Everett Knight. At this point the applicant will be happy to answer any questions. Commissioner Yuhasz: Looking at the plan, the three lots on the far eastern part of the property seem substantially larger than the other lots and I was wondering if any thought was given to reducing the size of those lots and possibly providing some additional open space along that eastern boundary and maybe a little more protection for the stream that begins in that area. Tracy Parrott: You are correct, those lots are larger. Various things were considered on that side of the site, with respect to access management including joint driveways or even a cul-de-sac street, both of which appear unworkable and not to the benefit of Habitat. We tried to