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PLANNING BOARD - October 3, 2012 MEETING 29 Attachment 4 - Findings of Fact FINDINGS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PERTAINING TO A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY DAVID WEEKLY HOMES LLC REQUESTING A CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL FOR A 26 LOT MAJOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVSION AT 2301 Mt. Sinai Road (PIN: 9881-16-7138) As required under Section 7.2.3 (A) of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a Class A Special Use Permit is required for a major subdivision in the Rural Designated area of the Growth Management System map proposing between 21 and 40 lots in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 of the UDO. Such permits shall comply with general and specific standards as set forth in Section 5.3.2 and 5.15.6 of the UDO. Section 5.3.2 (A) (2) of the UDO requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: (1) The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted; (2) The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use is a public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property); and (3) The location and character of the use, if developed according to the plan submitted, will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and the use is in compliance with the plan for the physical development of the County as embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive Plan, or portion thereof, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners; In addition, the Board shall make findings certifying that the application is complaint with the following specific standards: (1) Specific standards for the submission of Special Use Permit applications as outlined within Section(s) 2.2 and 2.7 of the UDO, (2) Specific regulations governing the development of Major Subdivisions as set forth in Section(s) 5.15.6 and 7.14.6 of the UDO, (3) Section 5.3.2 (B) relating to the method and adequacy of the provision of: a. Sewage disposal facilities, b. The adequacy of police, fire, and rescue squad protection, and c. The adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site (4) The general findings outlined within Section 5.3.2 (A) (2). Listed below are the findings of the Orange County Planning Department and Planning Board regarding the application in question. The findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Planning Board in its deliberations.