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5 • If Planning Board fails to make a recommendation within the allocated time, the application shall be forwarded to the BOCC without a Planning Board recommendation. - 3) BOCC makes final decision a FINANCLAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact is associated with this decision. 7 RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff Recommendation: 8 The Planning Department Staff recommends approval of the Class A Special 9 Use Permit in accordance with the attached resolution. l0 11 One of the key requirements of approving this Special Use Permit for a bed breakfast operation is that the 12 proposed use maintains the historic character of the house and site. The Historic Preservation Commission l3 discussed the application and determined that the proposal meets this criteria. 14 15 Schofield asked the applicant how much money was spent in the application process in trying to meet the l6 standards. Elizabeth Davidson said that she had spent around $7,000 and that it could go up because of the 17 driveway permit requirement. This is not including the cost of getting the National Register status, which was 18 $1,500. 19 20 Elizabeth Davidson made reference to condition #6, the solaz powered lighting, and said that she could not find 21 anything on the market that would allow her to light the sign sufficiently with solaz power. If it is passible, it 22 will be very expensive. Her alternative proposal is low voltage light. . 23 24 Chair Gooding-Ray asked Benedict why condition #7 was proposed, which is dedication of the property within 25 the right-of--way to NCDOT or Orange County. Benedict said that when new roads aze constructed as part of a 26 project a project, the Orange County code says that roads are dedicated on behalf of NCDOT. With existing 27 roads, there are no state ordinance provisions that say there is additional right-of-way necessary except for new 28 turn lanes. He said that if the applicant would like to retain the road, it is fine because he is not going to try to 29 fix what NCDOT does not do right now. 30 . 3 l Elizabeth Davidson pointed out that her family has been paying taxes on the entire 47.17 acres for many years. 32 She pointed out the other issue, which is the partial waiver of the landscape buffer. Moon clarified the amount 33 of trees included in the waiver. 34 35 5trayhorn said that the planting of these trees would detract from this site. The applicant agreed. She said that it 36 would detract from the view of the house from the road. Preston agreed that the buffering would not add 37 anything to the property. 38 39 Schofield is concerned about how much the applicant has spent on this project to be now debating landscaping 40 and right-of--ways. He would like to know why it costs someone $10,000 to do the right thing. 41 42 Benedict said that there have been and will be some more discussions on the regulations of Class A Special Use a3 Permits. He said that he admits that for historic properties it does not make sense to change the historic nature 44 of the property. He said that the proposal could proceed without any special buffers. The Planning Board 45 proposed as a ninth condition that the land use buffer along NC 57 be completely waived. 46 47 MOTION: McAdams moved in the affirmative for all findings of fact as follows: Articles 48 8.2.1, 8.6, 8.8, 14.2.2, 14.2.3, 5, 6, 8.2.4, 8.8.24, 8.2.1, and 8.2.2; and 49 conditions 1-S and 8 and 9. Seconded by Strayhorn. 50 51 VOTE: Unanimous 52 53