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56 <br /> of County Commissioners and to come back at the February 2016 QPH and to post the current <br /> law on the planning website. <br /> Commissioner Rich made a friendly amendment to solicit remarks from Carrboro and <br /> Chapel Hill. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Price accepted. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin clarified that this motion reflects the concerns that were <br /> mentioned tonight: how many unrelated people can live in a structure, relationships, residency <br /> requirement, and to look at past comments from previous meetings. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he meant it to include all comments including those from the <br /> May 2015 QPH. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> •. Class A Special Use Permit— Solar Array off White Cross Road in Bingha <br /> Township (Receipt of Planning Board Recommendation — No Additiona •ublic <br /> c•mment or Testimony Allowed) <br /> Th- :oard considered receiving the Planning Board recommendation, - osing the <br /> public hearin•, and making a decision on a Class A Special Use Permit (he -after `SUP') <br /> application sub ted by White Cross Solar LLC and the property owner , r. and Mrs. William <br /> and Carol Byron, p ••osing the development of a solar array in accor•:nce with Section 2.7 <br /> Special Use Permits - ,d Section 5.9.6 (C) Solar Array-Public Utility •f the Orange County <br /> Unified Development Or. ance (UDO), approve the recommen•-d Findings of Fact as <br /> detailed within Attachment and make a motion approving th- SUP. <br /> Pat Mallet, Orange Coun Current Planning, revi= ed this item and all the materials in <br /> the abstract. He said page 49, Atta• ment 5, shows - the findings of fact, and conditions of <br /> approval. He said page 50 reviews al e applicati• components and shows that all the <br /> requirements set forth in the UDO were c_ ified - met. He said page 51 shows that all <br /> notification requirements were met. He sai• •-•es 52-57 show requirements for special use <br /> permits and solar arrays, noting all findings ,e - in the affirmative. He said page 58 shows the <br /> recommendation of the Planning Board, ich is ••nsistent with staff's recommendation, <br /> noting that all findings of fact have be met. <br /> Pat reminded the Board that e applicant has ' -d extensive conversations with the <br /> neighboring properties, and at th- ime of the May Quarte Public Hearing there were still two <br /> neighbors with concerns abou e buffer. He said Item 1 (A -chment 6) speaks to the buffer <br /> treatment, which is above a • beyond what the code requires. <br /> Chair McKee said is is a SUP, and no additional comme or testimony would be <br /> allowed. <br /> ITEM: 5-b-Attac ment 7 <br /> A mo'on was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissione :urroughs to <br /> enter Att-' ments 1-6, and revised Attachment 7 into the minutes. <br /> VOT': UNANIMOUS <br /> Michael Harvey presented this portion: <br />