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130 Attachment 6b FINDINGS OF FACT BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PERTAINING TO A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY JUDEA REFORM CONGREGATION CEMETERY CORPORATION PROPOSING A CEMETERY ON A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2560 JONES FERRY ROAD (PIN 9767-26-1613) Based upon the competent, material and substantial evidence received at the evidentiary hearing, the Board of Adjustments gave each piece of evidence its due weight and makes the following Findings of Fact: Application Components 1. Judea Reform Congregation Cemetery Corporation filed an application for a Special Use Permit (SUP) related to Orange County PIN 9767-26-1613 on February 16, 2024 for Use 62(C), Cemetery with a fee paid. 2. The application included site plans and attachments as included in the agenda materials received by the BOA, specifically: Attachment 1. 3. The existing buildings on the property include: The parcel includes an existing shed for storage which is located outside the designated SUP area. 4. The proposed buildings include: No structures are proposed. 5. The access, parking, and cemetery areas include: The project will be utilizing the existing ingress/egress on Jones Ferry Road. Access throughout the site is proposed with the extension of the existing 12 — 16 ft. wide gravel driveway. No parking is required for this use per Section 5.9.7 of the UDO. The proposed cemetery will allow for 784 burial plots. 6. The landscaping includes: Thirty-foot burial setback along all property lines. Thirty-foot Type B landscape buffer and street trees are provided along Jones Ferry Road. 7. Evidence that the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 65 can be achieved and that the standards of the N.C, Cemetery Commission shall be met: Cemeteries owned and operated by churches are exempt from standards contained in Chapter 65 of the North Carolina General Statutes. 8. Taylor Perschau, a member of the Orange County Planning & Inspections Department staff, provided sworn testimony regarding receipt of the following: 10 copies of site plans, a list of parcels within 1,000 feet, 10 copies of Environmental Assessment, method of debris disposal, and development schedule. Notice Requirements 9. Notices of a Neighborhood Information Meeting were mailed on February 27, 2024 by the applicant and the meeting was held on March 17, 2024. 10. Notices of the BOA Evidentiary Hearing were mailed on April 23, 2024 and the meeting held on May 8, 2024. 11. Signs were posted on February 29, 2024 for the Neighborhood Information Meeting and on April 24, 2024 for the Evidentiary Hearing. Waste, Safety & Access 12. The waste disposal methods were reviewed by Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director with the Orange County Environmental Health Department, and Matthew Taylor, Environmental Enforcement Supervisor with the Orange County Solid Waste Department. Neither staff indicated any concern regarding the planned methods.