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Approved 8/11/2014 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 4/22/2014 Page 9 of 69 <br /> 1 <br />FINDINGS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 2 <br />PERTAINING TO A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY 3 <br />AT AND T / AMERICAN TOWER 4 <br />REQUESTING A CLASS B SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL 5 <br />FOR A TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER AT 6 <br />5309 Carr Store Road – PIN 9839-55-8588 7 <br /> 8 <br />As required under Section 5.2 Table of Permitted Uses of the Orange County Unified Development 9 <br />Ordinance (UDO), a Class B Special Use Permit is required for the erection of a telecommunication 10 <br />tower, over 75 feet but under 200 feet in height, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 of the 11 <br />UDO. Such permits shall comply with general and specific standards as set forth in Section(s) 5.3.2 and 12 <br />5.10.8 of the UDO. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Section 5.3.2 (A) (2) of the UDO requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: 15 <br /> 16 <br />(1) The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general welfare, if located 17 <br />where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted; 18 <br /> 19 <br />(2) The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use is a 20 <br />public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value of 21 <br />contiguous property); and 22 <br /> 23 <br />(3) The location and character of the use, if developed according to the plan submitted, will 24 <br />be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and the use is in compliance with 25 <br />the plan for the physical development of the County as embodied in these regulations or 26 <br />in the Comprehensive Plan, or portion thereof, adopted by the Board of County 27 <br />Commissioners; 28 <br /> 29 <br />In addition, the Board shall make findings certifying that the application is complaint with the following 30 <br />specific standards: 31 <br /> 32 <br />(1) Specific standards for the submission of Special Use Permit applications as outlined 33 <br />within Section(s) 2.2 and 2.7 of the UDO, 34 <br />(2) Specific regulations governing the development of telecommunication tower as set forth in 35 <br />Section 5.10.8 (A) through (B) of the UDO, 36 <br />(3) Section 5.3.2 (B) relating to the method and adequacy of the provision of: 37 <br />a. Sewage disposal facilities, 38 <br />b. The adequacy of police, fire, and rescue squad protection, and 39 <br />c. The adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site 40 <br />(4) The general findings outlined within Section 5.3.2 (A) (2). 41 <br /> 42 <br />Listed below are the findings of the Orange Planning staff regarding the application in question. The 43 <br />findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Board of Adjustment in its 44 <br />deliberations. 45 46