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38 <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. That the school be limited to serving 350 students as proposed by the applicant within <br /> the Special Use Permit application. <br /> 2. The granting of this Special Use Permit does not confer onto the applicant authorization <br /> to commence construction/land disturbance activities. No land disturbance activity shall <br /> commence until all applicable approvals, as detailed within the Unified Development <br /> Ordinance, have been obtained. <br /> 3. The submittal of a Solid Waste Permit application shall be required for every individual <br /> development project associated with this project. <br /> 4. Existing vegetation shall be preserved and remain in an undisturbed state in general <br /> conformance with Sheet(s) C4, C5, and C6 of the approved site plan, as appropriately <br /> adjusted pursuant to Site Plan review for individual construction phases. <br /> 5. That the Fire Marshal and representatives of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department <br /> shall review and approve the floor plan of proposed new buildings prior to the issuance of <br /> any Building and/or Zoning Compliance Permit(s) approving construction verifying that <br /> the structures comply with all applicable NC Fire Protection Code standards. <br /> 6. The applicant shall install required wastewater treatment system improvements <br /> necessary to support approved expansion projects prior to the commencement of earth <br /> disturbing activities. Further, the school is required to supply Planning and <br /> Environmental Health staff will any and all permits issued by the State of North Carolina <br /> allowing for the operation/modification of the system. <br /> 7. That an annual inspection of the wastewater treatment facility shall be conducted by the <br /> Orange County Health Department, consistent with established Departmental policy, in <br /> order to ensure that the system is functioning within established parameters. The <br />