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411 <br /> reapplying after denial , <br /> However, during our process, the Staff and County Attorney indicated <br /> disagreement with the Planning Board's interpretation , And, therefore <br /> we went on with the public hearing. <br /> The purpose of this motion is merely for the Planning Board to re-affilu <br /> its position to you. <br /> This is the secmnd'industrial special use permit we've had; the rest of them <br /> have been Planned Development. Special Use Permits. And we've tried througk- <br /> since the enactment of our Ordinance to refine the Planning Board's <br /> process in making Findings of Fact that are useful to the Board in suc|a <br /> that the Planning Board can also handle, <br /> We, ah, therefore, did it a little bit differently this time, again. What <br /> we did was rearrange the Ordinance essentially to take, first of all , the <br /> specific requirements that are required of all special use applicants; we <br /> then took the specific requirements that are required just for general <br /> aviation airports; we then considered the three general standards at the <br /> conclusion of our findings. <br /> The first two types of findings are those for which the applicant had the <br /> the burden of proving compliance w1th. You will find, I believe, that the <br /> Planning Board's avocation of findings, particularly when they find that the <br /> applicant did not meet its burden was because either there was lack of <br /> evdenu or failure on the part of the applicant to rebut conflicting <br /> testimony. <br /> Our findings are different from other findings that we've done in the past <br /> in that, before we've acted on Staff's findings of fact and in this instance <br /> we made our own findings and did not take into account what the Staff had <br /> found; however, the Staff was there to advise us if necessary. <br /> With the Board's permission, I 'll begin our findinVs, <br /> 1. North point scale and date. We found this contained within the ay?li^7.'H-o. <br /> 2. The extent of area to be developed, The Planning Board found the: ic is <br /> not clear in the record what areas are included in the development Pn'pus�l ^ <br /> particularly, the land of Mr. Leslie Walton, This is found on page 8` lines <br /> 12-14 of the draft minutes of the July 8th meeting, ' The vote woo O-2 on that <br /> motion. The Board seemed some concerned that there was mentioned in the <br /> proposal that Mr. Walton's land could be used if necessary, but yet was not <br /> specifically included in the proposal. <br /> 3. Location wideths of all easements and rights-of way within or adjacent to <br /> the sitp. The Board found the plans as submitted as deficient because they did <br /> not show the approach/departure zone easement or rights-of-way. The vote <br /> was four in favor, one against and three absentions. <br /> 4. Location of all existing or proposedand structures on the s1te. The Board <br /> found that that's contained within the application. <br /> 5. Location of all areas on the site subject to flood hazard or inundation as <br /> shown on the flood maps or soil maps. The Board found that that was contained <br /> within the application' <br /> 6' Location of all water courses on the sites including direction of flow. <br /> This was also contained within the application. <br /> 7. Existing topography at a contour interval of 5' based on mean level datvm. <br /> This was also contained within the application. <br /> 8. Proposed or existing fencing, screening, gntes, parking, service and <br /> storage areas. This is contained in the application. <br /> 9. Access to site including site distances on all roads used for access. Thi~ <br /> also is contained in the application, <br /> 10. Elevations of all structures proposed to be used in the development. <br /> While the Planning Board eventually found that this item was contained in the <br /> application, 1' e was some disagreement because within the applicant's pro- <br /> ! pnel th :y sut, ed pictures to us which did not indicate dimensions; further- <br /> , more, there was later testimony by Hr. Hazzard that lacked some knowledge of <br /> exact dimensions proposed for all structures, <br /> lL Names and addresses of owners and applicants. This is contained in the <br /> application, <br />