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r Amjr jvg OAR" <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />. Suite 201 <br />P. 0. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Administration <br />(919) 245-2675 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync-gov <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH C,NROLINA <br />M <br />October 21, 2015 <br />NOTICE • BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (BOA) PUBLIC HEARING TO <br />REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF <br />A CLASS B SPECIAL US a E PERMIT APPLICATION <br />ii 11, -1 49 4,9,N-OF-GHAREL+ffl_L--' <br />h V-1AWMA, . — <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />You are receiving this letter because you are listed as a property owner within 500 feet of <br />a 21.98 acre parcel of property between Morrow Mill Road (SR 1958) and Milllikan Road (SR <br />1959) in the Bingham Township of Orange County. The property, further identified by Orange <br />County Property Identification Number (PIN) 9729-507168, is zoned Agricultural Rosidential (AR). <br />Please refer to the attached vicinity map for additional detail. <br />The applicant is requesting a Class B Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for the <br />development of a barn-styled structure and other on-site facilities to support an event/retreat <br />center. The applicant envisions that this development would support weddings and other special <br />events on the property. <br />The Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 5.2 Table of <br />Permitted Uses classifies such activity as a "Camp Retreat Center," which is a permitted use in <br />AR zoning districts subject to the review and approval of the a Class B SUP by the Orange <br />County Board of Adjustment (BOA). <br />. LIDO Section 2.7 requires that the Orange County Board of Adjustment hold a Public <br />Hearing to consider the case and render a decision on the request. This Public Hearing is a <br />quasi-judicial process, where the BOA is responsible for rendering a decision and acts much like <br />a panel of judges. The BOA hears factual evidence and sworn testimony presented at an <br />evidentiary hearing, and makes findings of fact supported by competent, substantial and material <br />evidence that has been entered into the record. <br />The BOA Public Hearing to decide the Class B SUP request will be held on Monday, <br />November 9, 2015 at the Orange County West Campus Office Building located at 131 West <br />Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. <br />The review of all SUP applications are carried out in a quasi-judicial format meaning that <br />decisions relating to the approval or denial of an application are based solely on the sworn <br />testimony of all parties involved with the case, both those for and against an application, as well <br />