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32 <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff has not received any comments from local residents and property owners indicating they do not believe the <br /> proposed facility complies with the provisions of Section 5.3.2 (A) (2) inclusive. These standards include <br /> maintaining or promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare, maintaining or enhancing the value of <br /> contiguous property, the use is in harmony with the area in which it is to be located, and the use being in <br /> compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County. <br /> Staff has reviewed the application, the site plan, and all supporting documentation and has found that the <br /> applicant complies with the specific standards and required regulations as outlined within the UDO with respect <br /> to the submittal of required information for the project. <br /> Provided the Planning Board finds in the affirmative on the specific and general standards as detailed herein, and <br /> no evidence is entered into the record demonstrating the applicant has either: <br /> a. Failed to meet their burden of proof that the project complies with the specific development standards for a <br /> school, or <br /> b. Fails to comply with the general standards detailed within Section 5.3.2 (A) (2) <br /> of the UDO, the Board could make an affirmative recommendation on this application to the BOCC. <br /> In the event that the Board makes an affirmative finding, staff recommends the attachment of the following <br /> conditions: <br /> 1. The applicant shall cause a formal and detailed landscape and tree preservation plan to <br /> be submitted and approved by the Orange County Planning Department within 180 days <br /> from the approval of the Special Use Permit. This plan shall incorporate the additional <br /> 15 ft. land use buffer along the northern property line as testified to during the public <br /> hearing. <br /> 2. A revised site plan shall be submitted denoting the required development ratios, required <br /> under Section 3.3 of the UDO, as part of the staff review and final approval of the site <br /> plan in accordance with Section 2.5 of the UDO. <br /> This revised sheet shall be submitted within 180 days from the approval of the Special <br /> Use Permit. <br /> 3. The applicant shall cause a subdivision plat shall be submitted creating the individual lots <br /> as testified to during the public hearing prior to the issuance of a building permit <br /> authorizing land disturbing activities. <br /> 4. That the applicant complete and submit a formal application to the Orange County <br /> Inspections Department requesting authorization to commence construction of the <br /> proposed solar array. The application, including all applicable fees, shall be submitted <br /> within 180 days from the approval of the Special Use Permit. <br /> 5. That the Orange County Fire Marshal's office shall review and approve the final site plan, <br /> as part of the normal building permit review process, and that any and all modifications <br /> be made to address fire code issues and access prior to the issuance of the permit <br /> authorizing the commencement of land disturbing activities. <br /> 6. The applicant shall provide a detailed, scaled, map to the Orange County Fire Marshal's <br /> office and the White Cross Volunteer Fire Department denoting the location of all storage <br /> areas for batteries, master cut-off switches, and other similar devices to ensure the <br />