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17 Comment: Land Use Management Ordinance Section 5.9.6 requires that at least 35 percent of the parking area surface be shaded on noon on August 21 when the vegetation matures. The applicant will be required to demonstrate compliance with this regulation during final plan review. 7. Genestu Drive Improvements: At the Zoning Atlas Amendment Public Hearing, a citizen requested information regarding improvements for Genestu Drive. Comment: Genestu Drive is a private access easement providing access to several properties located to the south of the proposed Orange County Animal Services Facility. Initially, the applicant was .proposing to use Genestu Drive to access a portion of the site. However, the applicant has revised the site plan and is not proposing to provide any access from Genestu Drive. We are not recommending any improvements to Genestu Drive. EVALUATION OF THE APPLICATION The standard for review and approval of a Special Use Permit application involves consideration of four findings of fact that the Council must consider for granting a Special Use Permit. Based on the evidence that is accumulated during the Public Hearing, the Council will consider whether it can make each of the four required findings for the approval. of a Special Use Permit..If, after consideration of the evidence submitted at the Public Hearing, the Council decides that it can make each of the four findings, the Land Use Management Ordinance directs that the Special Use Permit shall then be approved. If the Council decides that the evidence does not support making one or more of the findings, then the application cannot be approved and, accordingly, should be denied by the Council. Tonight, based on the evidence in the record thus far, we provide the following evaluation of this application based on the four findings of facts that the Council must consider for granting a Special Use Permit. We believe the evidence in the record to date can be siuninarized as follows: Finding #1: That. the use or development is located, designed, and proposed to be operated so as to maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare Evidence in sup o~rt: Evidence in support of this finding includes the following point from the applicant's Statement of Justification: "The proposed building will house all functions under one roof, providing greater efficiency, improved oversight and additional space to deal with an animal population that grows steadily along with the county's people population." Applicant's Statement) Evidence in opposition: We have not identified any evidence offered in opposition to Finding #1. Finding #2: That the use or development complies with all required regulations and standards of the Land Use Management Ordinance, including all applicable provisions of