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APPROVED 6/12/17 <br />1 in (the building permit) will be used for bona fide farm purposes and whether the use as a wedding <br />2 and event center is related to or incidental to such bona fide farm purposes, if any. <br />3 <br />4 LeAnn Brown: And so when I look at your determination when you opined that the structure's being <br />5 used for a farm purpose you recite to the building permit application and no other documents; is <br />6 that the sole source of your information about how the structural and property's being used? <br />7 <br />8 Michael Harvey: We relied on the information, correct, containing the application, as well as what's <br />9 contained in the affidavit. <br />10 , <br />11 LeAnn Brown: Thank you. <br />12 <br />13 Michael Harvey: Thank you. <br />14 <br />15 LeAnn Brown: And that's the entirety of it. I'm just trying to understand what you relied upon. <br />16 <br />17 Michael Harvey: I understand. <br />18 <br />19 LeAnn Brown: Alright, <br />20 <br />21 LeAnn Brown: I have no further questions of Mr. Harvey. <br />22 <br />23 LeAnn Brown: Andy, do you need a turn? <br />24 <br />25 Andy Petesch: Good evening. I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier. I'm Andy Petesch, attorney <br />26 on behalf of SPG LLC the property owner and Kara and Chris Brewer, Mr. Harvey, I just want to <br />27 follow up briefly. We addressed this at the October 2016 hearing but to clarify for the record; the <br />28 determination that you made, with respect to Ms. Brewer, the Brewers' and SPG needing to seek a <br />29 Special Use Permit for certain aspects of the agro- tourism that they seek to do on the property. <br />30 That was never made in writing. That was never placed in writing, correct? <br />31 <br />32 Michael Harvey: That is a correct statement. <br />33 <br />34 Andy Petesch: And this was, These discussions. The Brewers' came to you in approximately the <br />35 spring of 2015 to discuss this and what compliance issues they needed to address in order to <br />36 make use of this property? <br />37 <br />38 Michael Harvey: Spring and summer, yes sir. <br />39 <br />40 Andy Petesch: Ok, And so your communication of that decision that they needed to proceed on the <br />41 path of receiving /seeking a Special Use Permit was just communicated orally. Is that correct? <br />42 <br />43 Michael Harvey: That's a correct statement. <br />44 <br />45 Andy Petesch: And they pursued, they chose to proceed on that voluntarily to proceed on the <br />46 Special Use Permit application path, although there was discussions of... Well, I'll... Before I... <br />47 They chose voluntarily to proceed in submitting a Special Use Permit? <br />14 <br />