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Attachment 2 6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: July 1 , 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Class A Special Use Permit— Solar Array off White Cross Road in Bingham <br /> Township <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1 . Vicinity Map Patrick Mallett, Planner II (919) 245-2577 <br /> 2. Additional Correspondence/Evidence Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br /> Submitted since May 26, 2015 Public Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2592 <br /> Hearing <br /> 3. Special Use Permit Findings of Fact <br /> Under Separate Cover — Full Scale Copy of <br /> Revised Site Plan <br /> PURPOSE: To complete review of, and make a recommendation on, a Class A Special Use <br /> Permit (hereafter `SUP') application proposing the development of a solar array in accordance <br /> with Section 2.7 Special Use Permits and Section 5.9.6 (C) Solar Array-Public Utility of the <br /> Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br /> As a reminder the review of this item is carried out in a quasi-judicial format. Decisions relating <br /> to the approval or denial of SUP applications are based solely on the sworn testimony of all <br /> parties involved with the case, both those for and against, as well as the review of competent <br /> material and substantial evidence submitted during the public hearing. Hearsay or <br /> unsubstantiated opinions are not sufficient testimony. <br /> CADENCE OF REVIEW: The review of a SUP is as follows: <br /> • STEP ONE — NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING (NIM): The first step in the <br /> review of an SUP application is a holding of a NIM to allow the applicant to meet with <br /> local property owners to review the project. <br /> STAFF COMMENT. The required NIM was held on April 9, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to <br /> 7:30 p.m. in accordance with the UDO. The applicant held a second <br /> neighborhood meeting on Thursday May 7, 2015 at the White Cross Recreation <br /> Center. <br /> • STEP TWO — PUBLIC HEARING: The next step in the review of an SUP application is <br /> the holding of a public hearing to allow the applicant and other interested parties to <br /> provide sworn testimony related to the proposal. <br />