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Approved 1/11/2016 OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 39 of 48 now. As a general reminder, once you close the hearing, you cannot ask staff or anybody else questions, except your duly 1 appointed Board attorney. Staff will be unable to answer questions, provide feedback, provide general guidance. The applicant 2 cannot offer comment and any one in opposition or in support can also not offer comment. With that being said, unless you have 3 any specific questions of me, I’m just going to turn over to Pat and let him review the script. 4 5 Barry Katz: I have a question. And this may not be relevant to this, because you touched on it. The question of whether this land is 6 designated agricultural. Because if it’s designated agricultural the use for agro tourism is having a wedding then as a legitimate 7 reason for putting in this venue. Is it possible that the applicant could have simply put this up based on the permissible use without 8 going through this permit? 9 10 Michael Harvey: Based on the current wording of state law, and if the applicant demonstrates there is an actual farm on the 11 property and the proposed venue is connected with the marketing of same, the answer is yes. I will have to remind the Board as I 12 indicated at the onset of this meeting we determined this use required the SUP. 13 14 Barry Katz: You decided? 15 16 Michael Harvey: Yes, that was our determination. 17 18 Barry Katz: Your determination was not appealed. 19 20 Michael Harvey: And I think you’ll see; I’ll call your attention to the actual application packet itself from 11-36 the applicant states in 21 a couple occasions that they wanted to go through this process because they thought it was equitable. And it’s not to sway any of 22 your opinions, that’s just fact. 23 24 James Bryan: Alright. 25 26 Karen Barrows: One thing that came up during the discussion was there were going to be some conditions in addition to the ones 27 that staff had recommended. If I remember correctly? Self-imposed? 28 29 Sharron Linn: There is a statement of self-imposed conditions within your packet. I don’t know what page it’s on. 30 31 Michael Harvey: That’s attachment 3 of what’s been provided this evening. Applicant exhibit 3, excuse me I’m sorry. 32 33 Michael Harvey: And those conditions read as follows: events will be required to end at 11 pm with all food and drink service and 34 music ending at that time. The building will remain open following that time as needed for cleanup and break down of equipment 35 and furnishings. Number two, no amplified outdoor music, except for wedding ceremonies and outdoor amplified music at all after 36 8pm. Addition 3, proper liquor alcohol licenses shall be in place for all events, if alcohol is being served. The barn of Chapel Hill 37 will work compliance to properly plan for the use of free and/or discounted shuttle/car service during events. And condition 4, 38 pursuant to NCGS 14-410, no pyrotechnics shall be allowed on the property. NCGS 14-414 defines pyrotechnics to be and include 39 all kinds of fireworks and explosives, which are used for exhibitions or amusement purposes. That’s the recommended and 40 proposed conditions, requested imposed conditions. 41 42 Patrick Mallett: Ok so, in your abstract attachment 5 the last attachment is what is –inaudible- as you’ll see on page 80 it goes 43 through the general findings with both sides, described in detail. In terms of the general findings that are required by the UDO. 44 There’s one, two and three and then the specific findings that is, 1-4. Turn to, starting on page 81, this sort of takes them off point 45 by point. The items in green are the application components, namely outlined in section 2 2.2 and 2.7 of the UDO. All of those 46 items were met. And, by the way, some of you may know this but this really indicates that they submitted something to meet that 47 requirement. It doesn’t speak to the quality of what was submitted, this means you go to the dance it doesn’t mean to get a dance. 48 Notification requirements, those are the items in tannish/pinkish on page 81 all of those items were met. Specific standards, 49 outlines on page 82, those cover waste disposal, safety, vehicular access, those are namely covered with attachment 4 of the 50 abstract. Which I believe is the second one in the application. Its comments provided by various Orange County departments. 51 Starting up on page 83, standards for camper and retreat center. Those are the large part numerated in UDO section 5.7.4. Those 52 cover the site plan requirements, the standards of evaluations and various performance standards for camp/retreat centers. That’ll 53 run through to page 84. And on page 85 we have the specific findings that I believe you’ll need to read out point by point. That are 54 numerated in UDO section 5.3.2 to a, b and c. Then on page 86, if approved, these are findings or conditions that would be 55