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Below are staff comments and questions regarding your request. These are intended to help you craft your materials, evidence to be submitted at the Quasi - Judicial hearing to be held by the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) tentatively scheduled for May 26, 2015 Public Hearing SITE PLAN DRAWINGS (SheetC1001): Please include the following information graphically on the plan and /or the notes: 1. Include the soils types for the property. 2. Provide a general description of the existing vegetation within the subject area (e.g. XX% hardwood and YY% evergreen trees and shrubs ranging in height from XX' to YY' feet and ranging in size from XX" to YY" caliper inches. 3. Include a general legend (e.g. canopy, understory hardwood /evergreen) for the typical 100' long section of the buffer (detail A -5). Also include a minimum rate. 4. Indicate that the buffer will achieve an opacity height of XX' feet in height within 3 -5 growing seasons. 5. Add a landscape note that existing vegetation and supplemental plantings may be provided between the 50' buffer and the fence areas to achieve an opaque screen. 6. Indicate a range of spacing between rows for the solar panels as well as a range of height and width of the panels in detail A -4. 7. Label the 30' wide Type B Buffer along White Cross Road. 8. Revise or clarify the label "Proposed Lease Line." Our understanding was that this was a purchase agreement. Also label this line and perimeter as "Limits of SUP." II. SITE PLAN SECTIONS (SheetC1002): Please include the following information graphically on the plan and /or the notes: 1. Include a sampling of distances, spot contour elevations and a vertical heights to illustrate the relationship of the solar arrays with adjacent properties. 2. Illustrate adjacent structures in the Section Key Map. 3. C -3 Section label distance to Haggerty House. As discussed in our meetings, we encourage you to address the above comments before the Public Hearing. We understand that you plan on submitting the 20 BOCC plan sets today, these revisions are minor in nature and can be entered into the record the day of the Public Hearing. We also encourage you to start preparing your evidence to be entered into the record as well as the expert witnesses you may need to address any concerns or specific findings of fact. As always, we will be more than happy to review (and /or meet with you in person) to ensure your materials address the stated concerns and /or required findings of fact for the Class A SUP. Please feel free contact me anytime at 919 - 245 -2577 and /or pmallett(i�.orangecoimtvnc. ()ov. ZD Very Respectfully, 1'i t ic% 7Z. A1LAJ[t t Pat Mallett, Planner II CC: Michael Harvey, Planner III, Current Planning Supervisor; and File W 43