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Approved 3/14/2011 OC Board of Adjustment – 11/8/2010 Page 26 of 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 6. A-5-10 – Riding Stable/Academy – development of a commercial boarding and training facility for horses. Ms. Micky Purcell is requesting the issuance of a Class B Special Use Permit to allow for the development of a Class II Kennel/Riding Stable at 1318 White Cross Road. Specifically, the application proposes the development of a commercial horse boarding and training facility on a sixty (60) acre parcel (PIN 9747-18-4527) owned by Carol and William Bryon. As detailed within the application, the applicant has placed an offer to purchase the property contingent on the approval of the Special Use Permit allowing for the development of the boarding and training facility. The applicant is proposing to board approximately sixteen (16) to twenty (20) horses and offer training classes to boarders. The applicant stresses that there will be no competitions or horse shows held on the property in conjunction with the proposed facility. Michael Harvey: On pages 122, Attachment one becomes Attachment A and on page 128, Attachment one is Attachment A, application, the aerial photo map of adjacent property is Attachment B, staff correspondence is Attachment C and the findings of fact is Attachment D. Per the ordinance, this is a Class II kennel because that is how it is defined. We have had discussions on several occasions concerning the horror the term kennel engenders with some residents. As I have done in the abstract, this has nothing to do with dogs but a riding academy. Unfortunately, the ordinance does call this a Class II Kennel/Riding Academy. That is the terminology we have to use to be consistent with Article 8.8.11. I understand the board's desires and wishes in terms of creating a distinction. In the future that will be addressed with the Unified Development Ordinance. Mr. Chairman, you have a valid permit request to develop a riding stable, commercial boarding facility, training center on a 60 acre parcel of property. I would like to call the board's attention to the site plan for a couple of areas that might address some concerns. You will note the site plan denotes a large array of stream buffers. As denoted in the application narrative stream buffers will be left in the natural, undisturbed state with the exception of an existing gravel road that already crosses into the stream buffer on the northern portion of the property. That is to allow horses access to the pasture area. The applicant is going to preserve and protect the existing stream buffers. That includes the large stream buffer area in the middle of the property. I will also call to your attention to the southern part of the property. When you look at the required Type B buffer and you look at other setback information, the southern part of the property is essentially unusable, undeveloped. It will all be left in a natural buffered state and the application does denote that. The southern portion and the western top portion of this facility, you will have the required Type B buffer around the perimeter of the property. The applicant has already alluded that they will plant additional trees. You will note that the facilities are compliant with the 150 foot setback. The applicant proposes to live in the single family residence as a security measure. Micky Purcell: I live in Chapel Hill. I have been sworn in. I have the opportunity to buy this property and develop it as a horse boarding facility. I can get up to 20 horses but generally on average, I will only have 12 to 14 horses that ensures better care and the quality of care. The facility will mainly be boarding and training both people and horses. No shows, no competition, although we will have small clinics at the facility. We will develop pasture but we will keep all buffers and extra buffers in place. James Carter: Could you define small clinic? Micky Purcell: That is a horse term where you have outside instructors coming in so I am a trainer and for a clinic I would get a clinician to train there from outside to teach my clients and maybe bring one or two outside people with their horses to have a lesson with the outside trainer. You will generally have clinics run to six people and I have boarders and ourselves so we will already have six people but they have three or four outside horses coming in for extra training. Those are usually a morning or afternoon.