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20 . <br /> 9 <br /> that Wayne Combs is a man of his word. <br /> HQBERT ARRIIiGTON stated that he knew Mr. Martin when he owned the <br /> property and he _helped him move some cars n the property in 1979- and 19so. <br /> Mr. Combs is a fine person who has a well Drganized place. <br /> BARTON LLOYD owns two lots to th south of the proposed area to be <br /> rezoned. His understanding is that the i sue is whether or not .cars were <br /> stored on the property when the zoning cam into effect in Bingham Township <br /> in 1981. When he acquired these two lots, a was aware that cars were being <br /> stored on Mr. Combs' property. He became oncerned when trees were cut and <br /> the lot was expanded. He asked that if the EC-5 zoning is granted, -it <br /> reflect very precisely the actual area of and that was in use as a storage <br /> facility in 1981*at the time that it would ave had to be in use as a storage <br /> facility to justify such a rezoning. He doesn't know if there were cars <br /> there at that time or how many. <br /> GARY SADJE=NA owns two lots in e- southwest corner of this area. <br /> He asked if the application for a business icense is reviewed and it so why <br /> the zoning was not checked. He is in the lvrge business and had to appear <br /> before the Board of Commissioners in orde to get a conditional use permit <br /> before getting his-privilege license. He ted that it seems that Mr. Combs <br /> business is growing and that there were st ctures built on the property. <br /> County Attorney Geoffrey Gledhil stated that Orange County does <br /> not license businesses as such. They do is ue permits for some kinds of land <br /> use like Special Use Permits and Home Oc pation Permits which are for a <br /> particular use of the land. Privilege lic uses are issued by the state and <br /> the towns. <br /> Gary Zadjeika stated no oppositi n to Mr. Combs continuing within <br /> the space that was preexisting but does t agree with rezoning the area <br /> which has been cleared since 1981. <br /> w=LL=AX FORD owns a large tra t of land west of the Combs' <br /> property. He has no objection to the zon q change and feels it is a good <br /> use of the property. There have been c there since the mid 5011s. He <br /> worked for Mr. Martin since high school. <br /> w1xx - -NZLMM lives in a mobile ome approximately 50 feet from <br /> where the cars are stored. He has lived th a for six years and this salvage <br /> operation has never bothered him. There is o erosion and he has never found <br /> a creek on .the property. . <br /> DURII`OOD ROU99 lives on Damascus arch Road. He spoke in support <br /> of this rezoning. He has known Wayne C s for a lot of years. He is <br /> dependable. . The site is clean and can t be seen from the road. He <br /> indicated that he has nothing but good qs to say about Mr. Combs. <br /> RElPY XI = , stated that he the son of the man who sold the <br /> land to Mr. Combs. The land Was origina y purchased for the purpose of <br /> storing junk cars. That use was permitt by the County at that time. He <br /> and his father used the land to store c for parts in their automobile' <br />