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4. As you are aware, staff does not make a formal recommendation on the approval of the <br /> application or on the applicant's compliance with the general standards detailed within <br /> Section 5.3.2 (a) (2), specifically: <br /> (1) The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general <br /> welfare, if located where proposed and developed and operated according to <br /> the plan as submitted; <br /> (2) The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless <br /> the use is a public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or <br /> enhance the value of contiguous property); and <br /> (3) The location and character of the use, if developed according to the <br /> plan submitted, will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and <br /> the use is in compliance with the plan for the physical development of the <br /> County as embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive Plan, or <br /> portion thereof, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 5. There are several goals/policies detailed within the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br /> addressing the development of Camp/Retreat Centers in the County including: <br /> a. Land Use Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable <br /> growth, consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and <br /> a high quality of life. <br /> b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental <br /> conditions and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural <br /> resources, and community character. <br /> c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a <br /> program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural <br /> character, minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and <br /> balanced transportation system. <br /> 6. Local residents were notified of the required Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM) and <br /> the public hearing consistent with the requirements of the UDO. The Camp <br /> owners/consultants and 5 area residents attended the meeting. Please refer to Attachment <br /> 3 for additional information. <br /> 7. Review of SUP applications are carried out in a quasi-judicial format meaning that decisions <br /> relating to the approval or denial of an application are based solely on the sworn <br /> testimony of all parties involved with the case, both those for and against an <br /> application, as well as the review of the competent material and substantial evidence <br /> submitted into evidence during the Public Hearing. <br /> 8. The applicant has the burden of establishing, by the submission of competent material <br /> and substantial evidence, the existence of facts and conditions that demonstrate the <br /> projects compliance with the various requirements and standards detailed within the <br /> UDO. Those opposing approval of the application shall have the burden of establishing, <br /> also through the submission of competent material and substantial evidence, the <br /> specific manner in which the proposal does not satisfy the requirements for approval <br /> of the application. <br /> 32 <br />