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Approved 12/12/16 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 10/10/16 Page 21 of 113 <br /> <br /> <br />need an expert to say, “What’s the average headlight height?” but if you’re going to say, “An engine turning 1 <br />on, can you hear that three miles away?” you might need an expert for that. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Barry Katz: Fine. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Karen Barrows: So how much longer are you presenting? Because we’ll probably need a break. 6 <br /> 7 <br />LeAnne Brown: This would probably be a great time because we broke between the standing and the 8 <br />discussion of why we contend under the statute that the Planning Supervisor err; this would be a great time 9 <br />to take a break. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Brief Break. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Karen Barrows: So I just wanted to say that during the break someone came up and spoke to me about 14 <br />their property value. It’s not going to influence my decision and they won’t speak during the hearing. The 15 <br />other thing we’ve heard is that folks can’t hear us so if everyone could speak up please, it would help. 16 <br /> 17 <br />LeAnne Brown: I’d like to call Michael Harvey and my next witness. Mr. Harvey, are you sworn in? 18 <br /> 19 <br />Karen Barrows swore in Michael Harvey. 20 <br /> 21 <br />LeAnne Brown: Mr. Harvey, are you familiar with Orange County’s file on a SUP application that was filed 22 <br />in connection with the SPG property on Morrow Mill and Millikan Road? 23 <br /> 24 <br />Michael Harvey: First of all, Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor with Orange County, and yes, I 25 <br />have been sworn. Yes, Ma’am. I am very familiar with that application. 26 <br /> 27 <br />LeAnne Brown: And did you bring a copy with you today? 28 <br /> 29 <br />Michael Harvey: Yes, I did. 30 <br /> 31 <br />LeAnne Brown: And does that include your staff report? 32 <br /> 33 <br />Michael Harvey: Yes, it does. 34 <br /> 35 <br />LeAnne Brown: Do you recall the initial application date for that project? Let’s mark that as Exhibit 8 so we 36 <br />can have that in the record, the entire file. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Michael Harvey: The application, which is attachment 2 page 11 in the packet, was signed by Kara Brewer 39 <br />on the 18th of May of 2015. 40 <br /> 41 <br />LeAnne Brown: And what was that application for? 42 <br /> 43 <br />Michael Harvey: A Class B SUP for the construction of event center, barn and associated parking 44 <br />accommodating up to 250 people. 45 <br /> 46 <br />LeAnne Brown: And Mr. Harvey you have testified or stated to the Board earlier today that you initially 47 <br />determined, as the Planning Supervisor, that that proposed use for an event center for a barn on this 48