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DRAFT <br /> 58 <br />to make the motion and then vote against parts of it and that way you wouldn’t have that, we don’t 1 <br />have that issue. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Matt Hughes: So Karen would you like to make the motion? 4 <br /> 5 <br />Karen Barrows: As Chair I’m not supposed to. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Matt Hughes: Oh, well then. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Susan Halkiotis: I’ll be happy to make it. 10 <br />LeAnn Brown: I think it would be cleaner for all of us. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Karen Barrows: So Susan’s making the motion, is there a second? 13 <br /> 14 <br />Motion made by Susan Halkiotis that the property’s a bona fide farm property, the structure as 15 <br />proposed in the building permit application is for bona fide farm purposes for chestnut flour, honey, 16 <br />packaging and processing, education workshops and school trips, but not for weddings, retreats, 17 <br />and as an event center. The use of the structure as a wedding and event center is not related or 18 <br />incidental to the bona fide farming purposes due to the scale of the infrastructure is clearly to 19 <br />support an anticipated 250 guests, wastewater and well permits, and parking. Seconded by Barry 20 <br />Katz. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Karen Barrows: Why don’t we just vote on this? 23 <br /> 24 <br />Barry Katz: Yes. 25 <br /> 26 <br />VOTE: 3-1 (Matt Hughes) 27 <br /> 28 <br />Karen Barrows: And you have stated your reasons, I think. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Matt Hughes: Yes. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Karen Barrows: Ok. Well we are approaching 11 o’clock. Do you want to continue Matt? 33 <br /> 34 <br />Barry Katz: I have a question, general question. Where does this go from here? 35 <br /> 36 <br />Michael Harvey: You need to direct it to James, I can’t. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Barry Katz: James, the next step on this is there a next step within Orange County. Is anyone 39 <br />going to listen to what we said or is this going to go back and just be superseded by the fact that 40 <br />you know the law says something about farms and farm uses? Do you know? 41 <br /> 42 <br />James Bryan: All decisions by this Board are appealable to Superior Courts. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Barry Katz: Ok. 45 <br /> 46