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Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> Approved Meeting Summary: September 20t", 2023 <br /> ***Bonnie Davis Center*** <br /> 6:30 p.m. <br /> Members Present: Compton, Hooten, McAdams, McKnight, Saiers, Wagger, Woods <br /> Members Absent: Hughes, McPherson, Myers, Sykes, Taylor <br /> Guests: Cy Stober, Director, Orange County Planning and Inspections Dept.; Pat Mallet, Deputy <br /> Director, Orange County Development Services; Ashley Moncado, Planner, Orange County Planning <br /> Dept. <br /> Staff: David Stancil, Director, Orange County DEAPR; Mike Ortosky, Community and Rural <br /> Development Agent, Orange County Extension Service; Peter Sandbeck, Cultural Resource Coordinator, <br /> Orange County DEAPR <br /> 1. Call to order: Chair McKnight called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. and noted that this <br /> would be her final meeting as her second term expires at the end of September. <br /> 2. Chair Comments/Introductions: Given the presence of several guests, McKnight asked <br /> everyone to introduce themselves. <br /> 3. Considerations of Additions to Agenda: McKnight noted that it would be appropriate to have <br /> the group select a new chair in light of her departure. <br /> 4. Meeting Summary/Minutes: Staff pointed out two additional corrections that were needed. <br /> McAdams moved to approve the minutes for the March 171" meeting, as corrected; seconded <br /> by Saiers; motion carried. <br /> S. Items for Decision: None <br /> 6. Discussion Items: <br /> a) APB Review of an application for conditional rezoning from RB, Rural Buffer zoning <br /> district to ASE-CD, Agricultural Support Enterprises Conditional District for <br /> agricultural services uses: Planning department staff member Mallet provided a <br /> PowerPoint presentation about the conditional rezoning project, which involves a proposal <br /> to establish a processing facility to deal with wood waste generated by a commercial tree <br /> care company, Treeist, that has a large business in this area. The 10-acre lot is adjacent to <br /> the old landfill site near Eubanks and Millhouse roads, in the Rural Buffer zoning area. <br /> Planning staff provided some background on the ASE program, explaining that this process <br /> requires that such projects be presented to the APB to obtain input and feedback from the <br />