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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 3 of 156 <br /> <br />telecommunication tower, on a parcel of property located at 1941 Mount Carmel Church Road 1 <br />zoned Rural Buffer, Jordan Lake Protected Watershed protection overlay district. As detailed 2 <br />within the application in our abstract package the applicant wishes to erect the proposed tower 3 <br />within a 100 by 100 foot leased area of the property. There will be an equipment cabinet at the 4 <br />base of the tower to house the various communication infrastructure necessary to support the 5 <br />tower and will be enclosed by a fenced in area. The property will be accessed via a private 6 <br />driveway off of Willbuck Lane. There will be a driveway extending across a 2-acre parcel of 7 <br />property that is owned by Edward Williams, identified using Orange County parcel identification 8 <br />number 9797-00-5005. This application is part of this review process. 9 <br />As part of your agenda packet you have beginning on page 117 staff abstract. That includes 10 <br />attachment 1 on page 124 which is a property map. Attachment 2 the notification materials and 11 <br />certifications for this project beginning on page 125. The SUP permit findings of fact beginning on 12 <br />page 144. Staff comments beginning on page 165. A balloon test and photo simulation report 13 <br />provided from the applicant beginning on page 171. And under separate cover this booklet which 14 <br />is the application packet submitted by the applicant. As a housekeeping measure I have a couple 15 <br />of items to add. We have additional comments, staff comments, received from our 16 <br />telecommunications consultant and I have listed these additional attachment 4, which I’d like to 17 <br />hand out. And Ms. Hicks is here this evening and she can offer testimony on this documentation. I 18 <br />also have… I’ve received an email yesterday. Comments from Mr. John Price concerning this 19 <br />tower. This is not being included as attachment 4, these are not staff comments but this is 20 <br />information we have received. Madame Chair before I begin my very brief presentation I ask that 21 <br />the Board have a motion accepting pages 117 through 210, including Staff’s abstracts, attachment 22 <br />1 property map, attachment 2 notification materials, attachment 3 SUP findings of fact, attachment 23 <br />4 Staff’s comments, attachment 5 balloon test and photo simulation report, as well as the 24 <br />application binder into the record. 25 <br /> 26 <br />MOTION to accept the abstract and all its attachments, including the additional attachment 4 27 <br />together with the application into evidence and also accept into evidence a letter dated December 28 <br />11th, 2016 on the letterhead of Calhoun, Bella & Seacrest LLP from Mr. John Price made by Matt 29 <br />Hughes. Seconded by Susan Halkiotis. 30 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 31 <br /> 32 <br />Michael Harvey: I further ask the Board to have a Motion entering into record a copy of the 33 <br />Orange County UDO as it exists on the day of this hearing as well as a copy of the adopted 34 <br />comprehensive plan as adopted by the County Commissioners on November 18th, 2008. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Motion to enter the Orange County UDO as it exists on the day of this hearing and a copy of the 37 <br />adopted comprehensive plan as adopted by the County Commissioners on November 18th, 2008 38 <br />made by Matt Hughes. Seconded by Susan Halkiotis. 39 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 40 <br /> 41 <br />Samantha Cabe: Any questions to Staff from the Board? (none) 42 <br /> 43 <br />Michael Harvey: Ms. Laura Goode is represetning the applicant here this evening. 44 <br />5