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ATTACHMENT 2 ORANGE COUNTY C 0 Py PLANNING BOARD ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 5, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 7 SUBJECT: Class A Special Use Permit — Solar Array off Redman Road in Cheeks Township DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael D. Harvey, Planner III 245 -2597 101 2. Applicant Affidavit(s) Submitted at the STAFF NOTE: These attachment(s) have February 24, 2014 Quarterly Public been left out as they are already in the Hearing record. Staff has included a handout from the 3. E -mail Correspondence Submitted at the applicant presented at the March 5, 2014 February 24, 2014 Quarterly Public meeting Hearing PURPOSE: To begin review of a Class A Special Use Permit (hereafter `SUP') application proposing the development of a solar array in accordance with Section 2.7 Special Use Permits and Section 5.9.6 (C) Solar Array- Public Utility of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). As a reminder the review of this item is carried out in a quasi-judicial format. Decisions relating to the approval or denial of SUP applications are based solely on the sworn testimony of all parties involved with the case, both those for and against, as well as the review of competent material and substantial evidence submitted during the public hearing. Hearsay or unsubstantiated opinions are not sufficient testimony. Applicants have the burden of establishing, by the submission of competent material and substantial evidence, the existence of facts and conditions that demonstrate the project's compliance with the UDO. Those opposing approval of the application shall have the burden of establishing, also through the submission of competent material and substantial evidence, the specific manner in which the proposal does not satisfy the requirements for approval of the application. Please remember to bring your copy of the abstract, attachments, and handouts from the February 24, 2014 Quarterly Public Hearing. CADENCE OF REVIEW: The review of a SUP is as follows: • STEP ONE — PUBLIC HEARING: The first step in the review of an SUP application is the holding of a public hearing to allow the applicant and other interested parties to provide sworn testimony related to the proposal.