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Approved 6/13/2011 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/14/11 Page 3 of 59 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />altered to accommodate trees, utilities poles, fence posts, etc. We recommending a condition that the Fire <br />Marshal provide to the county planning staff that he has field verified and approved the exact location of the <br />access road consistent with a note on the Site Plan and consistent with what we believe will be necessary for a <br />permit to be approved. The applicant has already indicated they are willing to do that, the Fire Marshall has <br />indicated they are willing to do that but staff cannot testify that this road will meet all the Fire Marshal’s demands <br />because on the Site Plan within his own memorandum the Fire Marshall has already indicated the road can be <br />altered, field altered, so it does not impact existing structures or significant trees. Why number one this statement <br />is in here and number two when you read the findings of fact, staff has not made a recommendation on that <br />specific item. I think it is important that you also understand the various attachments. Attachment 1 of your <br />abstract is the application, Attachment 2 is the color map delineating the property, and Attachment 3 is the various <br />staff correspondence from the Sherriff’s Department which has not changed since December. Fire Marshall, <br />which was provided recently in the month of March, and the memorandum from the Orange County Health <br />Department which indicates they cannot issue a septic tank permit. You will note from the Findings of Fact and <br />from the note and from the note on the Site Plans before you that the applicant is fully aware they have to go to <br />the state in order to obtain the necessary septic permit for this site to become operational. That is a condition of <br />approval that we are recommending. With that, I will let the applicant present their application. <br />Nick Herman: We would like to introduce staff’s memorandum and its four attachments and also I will state for the <br />record that will include the site plan you have received and would include the elevations page. I will call Mr. Chad <br />Abbott. <br />Chad Abbott: My name is Chad Abbott with Summit and I have been sworn in. <br />Nick Herman: You have given your name, tell us your employment. <br />Chad Abbott: I am with Summit Consulting in Hillsborough, N.C. representing Mr. Thomas West as the Engineer <br />Architect for the job. <br />Nick Herman: Do you hold any North Carolina licenses? <br />Chad Abbott: Yes sir. Professional Engineer’s license. <br />Nick Herman: So your firm help put together the application for Mr. and Mrs. West? <br />Chad Abbott: Yes sir. <br />Nick Herman: Did you prepare the site plan? <br />Chad Abbott: We did. <br />Nick Herman: Did you prepare elevations that have been provided to the board? <br />Chad Abbott: We did. <br />Nick Herman: Do we have a blow up of the site plan, is that what this is? <br />Chad Abbott: Yes sir, the same as what was given in the package. <br />Nick Herman: We are going to quickly go through this so the board can be oriented to this. Can you all see this? <br />Where is the main DOT road? <br />