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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 30 of 156 <br /> <br />David Smith: I have the tax values of adjacent properties in my report but I don’t have… That’s all 1 <br />I have. 2 <br /> 3 <br />John Price: Tax values are not the same as the actual market value of the property? 4 <br /> 5 <br />David Smith: Theoretically they are, but no. 6 <br /> 7 <br />John Price: Are there many of those properties where the value is above $400,000? 8 <br /> 9 <br />David Smith: I don’t know. 10 <br /> 11 <br />John Price: Are you aware that Mr. Gwen’s home site on the property that that home site sits on 12 <br />was valued well in excess of $1,000,000? 13 <br /> 14 <br />David Smith: No. 15 <br /> 16 <br />John Smith: Are there significant view sheds or were there significant view sheds in Cobble Ridge 17 <br />or Sunset Ridge? 18 <br /> 19 <br />David Smith: What do you mean by view shed? 20 <br /> 21 <br />John Price: I guess what I mean when I use that term is locations where you have views that are 22 <br />natural landscapes or natural environment. Views of forest, views of nature, views of the 23 <br />environment. 24 <br /> 25 <br />David Smith: I’m not aware, I’m not sure what you mean and I don’t know if they did or not. 26 <br /> 27 <br />John Price: What was the terrain of Cobble Ridge or Sunset Ridge, was it Hope Rolling Hills? 28 <br /> 29 <br />David Smith: Yes. 30 <br /> 31 <br />John Price: Do you have an opinion based on your experience whether the presence of a visible 32 <br />199-foot cell tower in an area would have a greater or lesser impact on a community zoned rural 33 <br />buffer with large lots, large expensive homes, heavily wooded with beautiful views, nearby wildlife 34 <br />habitats, golf courses, as opposed to more densily populated residential areas with smaller homes 35 <br />on smaller lots? 36 <br /> 37 <br />32