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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />January 30, 2020 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />NOTICE OF EVIDENTIARY HEARING <br />For Review of the Class B Special Use Permit Application SUP19-0023: <br />Red Wolf Sportsplex (AKA Orange County Lacrosse) <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Orange County Planning staff has received a Class B Special Use Permit (SUP) application <br />proposing a new lacrosse facility on Atkins Road. The project, formerly called Orange County <br />Lacrosse, is now called Red Wolf Sportsplex. You are receiving this letter because property you <br />own is within 1,000 ft. of the lacrosse property, which is further described as follows: <br />Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 9829-93-4847 <br />Owners Chakey, Pedneau, and Olive, LLC <br />Location On Atkins Road near the intersection of NC 49 and <br />Lynch Store Road <br />Acreage 67.69 acres <br />Proposed Use Recreational Facility (Class B SUP Required) <br />Zoning x Agricultural Residential <br />x Back Creek Protected Watershed <br />What is being proposed? <br />The applicant is proposing an outdoor recreational facility for lacrosse league practice and <br />tournaments. If approved, the facility will include the following features: <br />x 6 grass lacrosse fields; <br />x 281 parking spaces (72 paved and 209 gravel); and <br />x A 100’ wide vegetative buffer to screen the lacrosse fields from neighboring properties. <br />How does this process work? <br />The Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) requires SUP applications to go <br />before the Board of Adjustment (BOA) for review and decision. Per UDO Sec. 2.7.8, the Board of <br />Adjustment reviews these applications during an evidentiary hearing in a “quasi-judicial” format. <br />In other words, the board hears evidence and makes a decision much like a panel of judges. The <br />applicants must prove to the board that the project meets all necessary requirements. The board <br />members hear factual evidence and sworn testimony from the applicants and from opposing <br />