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APPROVED 5/10/2010 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/8/2010 Page 3 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 />Nick Herman: Are you employed? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I am employed by Civil Consultants and the Land Development Consulting Engineering Firm in Durham. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: How long have you been employed with Civil Consultants? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: For 16 years. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: What capacity are you employed by that firm? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I am the president of that firm. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: And generally, tell us what that firm does. <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: The firm provides engineering and land development consulting services to those involved in real estate <br />development activity whether it is non-profits, enterprises for private property or for governmental projects. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Do you hold any state licenses? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: I am a licensed professional engineer in the state of North Carolina and in Virginia and Tennessee. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Were you employed on behalf of Mr. Lonsway in connection with the preparation of his application for a <br />Special Use Permit? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: What were your tasks to do in that regard? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: My task for the applicant was to advise him regarding the zoning ordinance requirements for his proposed <br />project, to advise him about specific design issues and to help him prepare an adequate design and Special Use Permit <br />application for county approval. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Did you prepare an application on his behalf with supporting materials? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes I did. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: In connection with this case, have you had any communication with any of the sitting board members either <br />orally or in writing about the Special Use Permit application? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: No I have not. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Let’s look at applicant’s Exhibit 1. Is this part of the application submitted to the Board of Adjustment? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: I would like for you to talk about… is this the site for the Special Use Permit application that is the real <br />property on which it is to be located? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: That consists of how many total acres? <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: Approximately five acres.