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193 department. As I noted before, the old cemetery. We've asked that they record the cemetery and mark it 194 and create a registry and provide some sort of an access easement so if the family wants to visit the 195 graves, they can. As you can see, the only real disturbance of any environmental features is there is no 196 way to get to the site without crossing at least one stream. And there are limits of disturbance working 197 around steep slopes or major topographical features. This is a blow -up of the meeting hall facility. There is 198 a main meeting hall with a multi - purpose room and some smaller components to it. This shows, as required 199 by our ordinance, the distances from the nearest residences. You can see the nearest home is quite far 200 away. This a phasing plan. The issuance of our Type B Special Use Permit, you have to specifically call out 201 the phases if you want to phase the plan. Phase 1 would be the building and Phase 2 would be the 202 potential athletic field. This shows the basic topographic features. Basically, this is the high point, where the 203 farm field is, utilizing that and taking in things like the pond, the streams. A site analysis map showing slope 204 types. Of course, most of the steeper slopes around the streams and in the flood plain. This shows the 205 additional landscaping. I don't know if this will necessarily be the entire landscaping but they are providing 206 landscaping trees as required for the off - street parking. You come in from the entry, go through the sort of 207 circular pattern through the parking lot, this area here would contain flagpoles so they can do outdoor 208 ceremonies. These are your typical site plan details showing tree protection fencing, basic requirements. 209 These are elevations and text talking about basic design concepts for the building, scale, light plan showing 210 photo metrics showing the outdoor lighting meets our ordinance, general internal layout. With that, I'll open 211 it up to the applicant for their discussion. 212 213 Chairwoman Cabe: Thank you. Besides, Ms. Barrows, do any other members of the board have questions? 214 Ms. Barrows, ask your question and then we'll ask any other questions at this time. 215 216 Karen Barrows: On Page 8, in the first section, 2.5, it says the construction of a telecommunication facility, 217 218 Patrick Mallett: I think that's incorrect...... 219 220 Michael Harvey: It is incorrect in your abstract. It is correct in the conditions. 221 222 Chairwoman Cabe: Are there any other questions for Mr. Mallett? (There were none.) At this time, I'll call 223 on Mr. LeAnn Nease- Brown, representing the applicant? 224 225 LeAnn Nease Brown: Thank you, Madame Chair. I will be calling witnesses to present to you. As the board 226 is aware, the state bar determined several years ago determined that in these kinds of proceedings it is 227 appropriate to have counsel because there are matters that are a practice of law to which I may need to 228 refer. For the most part, the Board of Adjustment needs to hear from my experts about the project and what 229 it looks like and how it works. I am here representing and very proudly representing Post Number 6 of the 230 American Legion. We're not going to have everyone from the American Legion speak but would everybody 231 that is here from the Legion stand. We are very proud to be bringing this group from Chapel Hill into 232 Orange County. Here with me is Commander Bill Munsee. I don't know that he will need to testify but he is 233 sworn in if he does. And without further ado, let me turn to Richard Gurlitz, with Gurlitz Architectural Group, 234 who is going to tell you what you want to hear, which is about this project. 235 236 Richard Gurlitz: I'm Richard Gurlitz and I've been duly sworn. Patrick did a pretty good job of going 237 generally over what the entire program is for the project. One thing I did want to point out is there are two 238 parcels of property and all the drawings up on screen are really just the top part. There is a whole other 239 piece. This is about 60 acres and the other piece is about 60 acres. The other piece does have the 240 cemetery on it. So, we're just dealing with this upper part. There is the entry from 54 which goes through a 13