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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: July 1, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Class A Special Use Permit (SUP) – Schools (Public and Private); Elementary, <br />Middle and Secondary in Chapel Hill Township <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Vicinity Map <br />2. Additional Correspondence/Evidence <br />Submitted since May 26, 2015 Public <br />Hearing <br />Patrick Mallett, Planner II (919) 245-2577 <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2592 <br />3. Special Use Permit Findings of Fact <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To complete review of, and make a recommendation on, a Class A Special Use <br />Permit (hereafter ‘SUP’) application proposing the expansion/modification of an existing private <br />school in accordance with Section 2.7 Special Use Permits of the Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO). <br /> <br />As a reminder the review of this item is carried out in a quasi-judicial format. Decisions relating <br />to the approval or denial of SUP applications are based solely on the sworn testimony of all <br />parties involved with the case, both those for and against, as well as the review of competent <br />material and substantial evidence submitted during the public hearing. Hearsay, or <br />unsubstantiated opinions are not sufficient testimony. <br /> <br />CADENCE OF REVIEW: The review of a SUP is as follows: <br /> <br />• STEP ONE – NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING: In accordance with Section <br />27.2. of the UDO, a Neighborhood meeting was held on April 10, 2015. <br />STAFF COMMENT: The applicants, their consultants Orange county staff and one <br />adjacent property owner attended the meeting. The property owner attended to <br />learn more about the request and determine if the Master Plan included any <br />development along his common property line. Note, the request does not propose <br />any development along this portion of the school’s property. <br />• STEP TWO – PUBLIC HEARING: The first step in the review of an SUP application is <br />the holding of a public hearing to allow the applicant and other interested parties to <br />provide sworn testimony related to the proposal. <br />STAFF COMMENT: The required public hearing was held at the May 26, 2015 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing where the following testimony/evidence was entered into <br />the record: <br />25