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Tom Hester: Tom Hester again and I have two answers, I guess. One is that the communities <br /> that I've investigated are very similar to this location. Where you have a of a combination of <br /> agricultural uses, wooded land, and residential uses. So, very similar in surrounding counties in <br /> central North Carolina. I've also investigated in Catawba County and further west and I went <br /> there because I think there's five or six, farms there and a couple of the largest farms in the <br /> State. And so I really wanted to look at the communities around where they are more prevalent <br /> and more has been developed and where they are larger. And really the same finding's there. <br /> Even surrounding the larger farms there is no effect on the sales prices. When the properties <br /> sell, when the house sells— and I really try to focus on residential uses rather than large land <br /> tracks. I think if the houses aren't affected, I think the bigger tracks of land are not going to be <br /> affected. So I was really focusing on the residential uses. <br /> Pete Hallenbeck: And, of course, your report is entered as evidence. So the Planning Board <br /> will be able to review that, correct. <br /> Tom Hester: Good. Thank you. <br /> Pete Hallenbeck: And I think we have a question from a Commissioner. <br /> Commissioner Rich: I have a question. I think this is possibly for Mr. Harvey. Can you just <br /> run through the process so we're talking about a portion of this property that's as Commissioner <br /> Dorosin asked, is staying one property, it's not being broken down into any or into two parcels. <br /> What is the process for development of the other part of the property? <br /> Chair McKee: We have to follow the procedure. I'm sorry. You'll get a chance to speak. <br /> Michael Harvey: One of the conditions that'll be associated with the Special Use Permit is, <br /> obviously, it'll have to go through a subdivision process. As this will be an exempt subdivision — <br /> meaning it'll be larger than 10 acres—will be exempt. And what that translates to is that the <br /> County Planning Staff will actually have to verify that the boundaries of the new lot here actually <br /> comply with any approved site plan for the Special Use Permit. But it will be reviewed and <br /> approved through the exempt process. Meaning, we're not going to do anything else other than <br /> verify its compliance with the SUP. As far as development of the southern parcel of the <br /> property, it will allowed — be allowed to develop consistent with its current zoning. The issuance <br /> of the SUP has no bearing on this potential parcel of property. So, for example, if it was an <br /> undeveloped parcel, could they develop a single family residence on it? The answer is yes. <br /> They would have to go through the site plan review process or the plot plan review process as <br /> spelled out in section 2.4 of the Unified Development Ordinance, consistent with the building <br /> permit application. <br /> Patrick Mallet: I would just like to add to that. The revisions that they submitted today, clarify <br /> that there's a line that defines the limits of the Special Use Permit. <br /> Commissioner Rich: Sorry, I didn't get a chance to read that until it got set down. <br /> Patrick Mallet: Understood. <br /> Commissioner Rich: I wasn't in my easy chair, checking it out. <br /> Patrick Mallet: It defines the future lot line and the limits of the Special Use Permits. So, I <br /> think, in this case, it's very well specified where they intend to locate the solar arrays. And I <br />