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APPROVED 5/10/2010 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/8/2010 Page 53 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 />Vic Knight: Agreed. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: So all of your data, Mr. Maitland has talked about some houses appreciating less, at a rate less, than others <br />but in all instances, there was appreciation, agreed? <br /> <br />Vic Knight: Yes sir. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: This board, the question before this board, is not whether the proposed project would change the appreciation <br />rate of contiguous properties but whether it would; in fact, depreciate the value of contiguous property? <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: Objection. That is not an accurate statement of the law. The question is will the use maintain or enhance the <br />value of contiguous property, not depreciate. My opposition is that if other homes situated in the county are going up 10% <br />and because of the dog kennel are going up 2%, you can’t say it is maintaining or enhancing the value. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: If the property appreciates tomorrow from today, it has at least maintained its value, right? <br /> <br />Vic Knight: Yes sir. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: In fact, what happened is it went up, right? <br /> <br />Vic Knight: Correct. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: It doesn’t matter whether it went up one, two or ten percent, it went up, right? It didn’t go down. <br /> <br />Vic Knight: In that example, yes sir. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: And that is what we are trying to figure out here, is whether this kennel will make the value of contiguous <br />property go down, and is that right? <br /> <br />Vic Knight: Correct. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Next witness, Mr. Herman. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Mr. Lonsway. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey: Mr. Maitland, before Mr. Lonsway begins, are you done with your exhibits? <br /> <br />Rob Maitland: Not yet. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Have you been sworn in Mr. Lonsway? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: I have. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: You are Gene Lonsway, the applicant. <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: I am. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Just to be clear, you live at this residence on New Hope Church Road, is that right? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: Yes it is. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Does anyone else live there with you? <br /> <br />Gene Lonsway: My wife.