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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 26 of 156 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />John Price: Would you agree that the visibility of that tower is a significant factor in assessing 2 <br />possible impact on property? 3 <br /> 4 <br />David Smith: The announces I did showed that visual impact of the tower does not affect property 5 <br />value. 6 <br /> 7 <br />John Price: So you’re saying because you did a study that shows it’s not, therefore it doesn’t 8 <br />matter? 9 <br /> 10 <br />David Smith: Yes. 11 <br /> 12 <br />John Price: On page 11, second paragraph of your report it says, “The ony potential adverse 13 <br />effect is the visual impact on the tower itself on the adjoining properties”, that’s your statement, is 14 <br />it not? 15 <br /> 16 <br />David Smith: Correct. 17 <br /> 18 <br />John Price: And you don’t know what properties the tower would be visible do you? 19 <br /> 20 <br />David Smith: Correct … inaudible 21 <br /> 22 <br />John Price: You further state on the same page that, “The type of property with the greatest 23 <br />potential for adverse effect from visibilty is on single family dwellings.”. That’s your statement, 24 <br />correct? 25 <br /> 26 <br />David Smith: Correct. 27 <br /> 28 <br />John Price: Do you know or did you know at the time you prepared the report that the Dove Field 29 <br />LLC property was the nearest property to where the tower would be constructed? 30 <br /> 31 <br />David Smith: Yes. 32 <br /> 33 <br />John Price: On page 11 of your report you say, “The tower site is completely surrounded by 34 <br />mature trees.”. Do you recall that? 35 <br /> 36 <br />David Smith: Yes. 37 <br /> 38 <br />28