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Michael Harvey: Mr. Chairman, may I interrupt please. I'm sorry. Before there's a motion on <br /> sending this forward, I have a house cleaning item I'd like the Board to take care of for me. As <br /> this is a quasi-judicial item, it's based on sworn testimony and evidence, and while Mr. Abbott <br /> made a request that items be entered into the record, the Board ought to acknowledge what has <br /> been entered into the record as part of this application. So if you will indulge me for a moment. <br /> What you have is an almost 230 page abstract packet, that includes the Special Use Permit <br /> application, a narrative beginning on page 12, a biological inventory beginning on page 20, a <br /> tree survey beginning on page 46, a market impact analysis, beginning on page 79, a traffic <br /> impact analysis, beginning on page 115, an initial staff review of the project and the Applicants <br /> response, beginning on page 131, you also have a very detailed site plan in this application <br /> packet. You have a property and vicinity map, prepared by staff, a staff review comments on <br /> this particular item, an Orange County Health Department, Fire Marshal's Office, etc., the <br /> Neighborhood Information Meeting comments, and letters that have gone out; last but not least, <br /> notification materials for the Public Hearing. I ask that there be a vote, or an acknowledgement <br /> by the County Commissioners, that this packet, as submitted, is entered into the record. <br /> Commissioner Price: So moved. <br /> Chair McKee: We've got a motion. <br /> Commissioner Rich: Second. <br /> Chair McKee: And a second. All... <br /> Commissioner Rich: Question. <br /> Chair McKee: Yes. <br /> Commissioner Rich: Is, Mr. Harvey, is this map in the packet as well? Is that considered the <br /> same as our large map? <br /> Michael Harvey: That's what Mr. Abbott actually entered, so it would be both. <br /> Commissioner Rich: It's both. Okay. <br /> Michael Harvey: Yes. <br /> Commissioner Rich: Thank you. <br /> Commissioner Price: Chair, I have some questions, I'm sorry. Just for clarification —and I <br /> may be misreading this— but on one page you say that this has been operating —the School's <br /> been operating as a defacto Class A, and on another page it says Class B Special Use Permit. <br /> Michael Harvey: Well that's unfortunately a staff error, and I'm sorry for the confusion. <br /> Commissioner Price: Okay. <br /> Michael Harvey: This School actually began in 1984 before the County had adopted <br /> comprehensive regulations governing development of schools, or the requirement that this be <br /> reviewed as a Class A Special Use Permit. Per Article 8.6 of the UDO, it's actually considered <br /> to have a defacto Special Use Permit, making it a legal land use. It's not non-conforming. It's <br />