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APPROVED 5/10/2010 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/8/2010 Page 11 of 86 <br />1 2 3 <br />4 <br />5 6 7 <br />8 <br />9 10 11 <br />12 <br />13 14 15 <br />16 <br />17 18 19 <br />20 <br />21 22 23 <br />24 <br />25 26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 54 <br /> <br />As we look at all these elements as we added them up and looked at them, we talked about, is this harmonious with the <br />neighborhood and we felt like in the end, on every point, that we found things that would not to disharmony. I think about <br />harmony for land use purposes like I do for musical purposes. There are some similar elements where the different <br />components of musical harmony really are different and really not the same or uniform but they blend together and work <br />together well so each part is fulfilling its role without adversely affecting the other parts or adversely affecting the whole. I <br />think of land use harmony in the same way whereas different land uses in an area can be very different but can blend well <br />and work well together as long as they don’t hurt each other so I think that is the case we have. I find that the use is <br />harmonious. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: I take it that, in your professional capacity, an engineer and principal of Civil Consultants, that you are familiar <br />with all the county requirements for a Class B Special Use Permit for a Class B in the county? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Is it your opinion, professionally, that this application, everything we have gone through here, is it your opinion <br />that this proposed use meets all those requirements? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. That is my opinion. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: That is otherwise summarized in Applicant’s Exhibit 4? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Without objection I will introduce Exhibit 4. Is there anything else you need to share with the board for them to <br />understand this application and its principal uses? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I don’t think so. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: My name is Rob Maitland and I represent the Sutherlands who live in the home next door to the applicants <br />property. I want to get some things clear on your background. You used to be the chairman of this board? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I had three terms of tenure on this board. There are some years I was chair and one year I was vice-chair. <br />In more years, I was simply an alternate member or a regular member. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: Thank you for your service. Just to be clear, what years did you serve on the board? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: There were about five years back in the late 90s and there were, I believe, about three years, leading up to <br />the year 2000-2008. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: Your most recent term on the board ended when? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I am not sure …. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey: If I am not mistaken, I believe it was June 2008. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: I forget the name of the firm you are with? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Civil Consultants. <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: When did Mr. Lonsway engage Civil Consultants to help him with this project? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: We started in 2008, around spring. <br />