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• NOTE: If the public hearing is closed additional testimony from staff, the general public, and the applicant will not be allowed. If the BOCC requires additional time to deliberate and ask questions, staff would recommend that the public hearing be adjourned to a date/time certain for additional review. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Receive the Planning Board recommendation, 2. Deliberate further on the application, 3. Close the public hearing, 4. Review and approve the Resolution of Rezoning Approval contained within Attachment 7 of the abstract, 5. Review and approve the Special Use Permit contained within Attachment 9 of the abstract, including the imposition of recommended conditions, and 6. Approve the Conditional Use Application Michael Harvey: I would like the Board to enter into the record all of the items of this abstract, all of the attachments, the revised site plan, which was delivered to you last week, as this is the basis for partially making your decision. The applicant is here this evening and will be able to answer any questions you may have. I am obviously here to answer any questions you may have, as is the County Attorney. Once you close the public hearing, Planning staff and the applicant are not to be allowed to address this Board. If this Board takes action to deny this request, then you move to adopt a resolution that we provided in Attachment 8. There are findings included indicating that the applicant has not met their burden and establishment of facts indicating that the project is consistent with the comprehensive plan. You will deny the special use permit in one single motion, based on the fact that the rezoning has been rejected and therefore they have not met their burden. The final act will be to deny the conditional use permit application as submitted. It should be noted that the Board could table this application and allow for additional discussion. The point I want to bring up to you at this juncture is that, if the public hearing is closed, additional testimony from staff, the general public, and the applicant will not be allowed. So if it is your intention to table this application, I would suggest that you adjourn the public hearing to a date and time certain. That way you can reopen the public hearing and staff and the applicant will be able to answer questions at that time. Commissioner Yuhasz: I think we want to start with questions from the Commissioners. We've all had an opportunity to study this agenda item and look at the site plan. Are there any questions from any members of the Commission? Commissioner Jacobs: I have a general question. My general question is, understanding that sidewalks were an issue in this subdivision, why is staff having us discuss our policy on sidewalks two days from now, after we decide about this development rather than prior to deciding about this development when the Commissioners have already identified sidewalks as an issue for this development.