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Approved 8/5/15 <br />3 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 101 <br /> 102 <br />MOTION made by Paul Guthrie to recommend the special use permit for approval and all thirteen 103 <br />recommended conditions. Laura Nicholson seconded. 104 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 105 <br /> 106 <br />AGENDA ITEM 8: APPLICATION FOR A CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT: To make a recommendation to 107 <br />the Board of County Commissioners on a Special Use Permit application seeking 108 <br />to develop a solar array/public utility station on a portion of a 35.8 acre parcel of 109 <br />property located at 1612 white Cross Road within the Bingham Township. This 110 <br />item was heard at the May 26, 2015 quarterly public hearing. 111 <br /> 112 <br /> Presenter: Patrick Mallett, Planner II 113 <br /> 114 <br />Pat Mallett: Reviewed abstract and revised site plan. 115 <br /> 116 <br />Lydia Wegman: The 65 foot buffer is not reflected in the conditions on p age 85? Should it be reflected 117 <br />there? 118 <br /> 119 <br />Pat Mallett: We are noting that this was provided into the record as evidence; I would believe that it is 120 <br />covered. 121 <br /> 122 <br />Lydia Wegman: So this plan, plus this statement about the 15 foot additional setback… 123 <br /> 124 <br />Pat Mallett: I would think you could include that as part of your recommendation. 125 <br /> 126 <br />Beth Trahos: I am an attorney with Smith, Moore, Leatherwood and I am here tonight on behalf of the 127 <br />applicant. The 65 foot buffer was very carefully designated on the plans which are part of the approval 128 <br />itself. We are held to the 65 foot buffer in the conditions that are included in the plans. We will draft a 129 <br />written condition for inclusion as well that echoes the requirement of the site plan itself. 130 <br /> 131 <br />MOTION made by Lydia Wegman to approve the recommendations on page 78-82. Tony Blake seconded. 132 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 133 <br /> 134 <br />MOTION made by Tony Blake that the use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general 135 <br />welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted and 136 <br />there is no evidence to the contrary. Laura Nicholson seconded. 137 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 138 <br /> 139 <br />MOTION made by Lydia Wegman that the use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property 140 <br />based on the evidence provided on page 84 and there is no counter evidence. Andrea Rohrbacher 141 <br />seconded. 142 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 143 <br /> 144 <br />MOTION made by Tony Blake that the location and character of the use if developed according to the plan 145 <br />submitted will be harmony with the area in which it is to be located with no evidence to the cont rary. 146 <br />Andrea Rohrbacher seconded. 147 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 148 <br /> 149