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Attachment 6A <br /> <br />STANDARDS EXAMINED AND EVIDENCE RECEIVED <br />BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />PERTAINING TO A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY <br />JAMES TILSON AND MICHAEL TILSON <br />PROPOSING A KENNEL (CLASS II) USE <br />ON A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED OFF MONOTROPA TRAIL <br />(PIN 9832-60-7469) <br /> <br />As required under Section 5.2 Table of Permitted Uses of the Orange County Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO), a Special Use Permit is required for a “Kennel (Class II)” use, in <br />accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 of the UDO. Such permits shall comply with general <br />and specific standards as set forth in Section(s) 5.3.2 and 5.6.8 of the UDO. <br /> <br />Section 5.3.2(A)(2) of the UDO requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: <br /> <br />(1) The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general welfare, if <br />located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as <br />submitted; <br />(2) The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use <br />is a public necessity, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value <br />of contiguous property); and <br />(3) The location and character of the use, if developed according to the plan <br />submitted, will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and the use <br />is in compliance with the plan for the physical development of the County as <br />embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive Plan, or portion thereof, <br />adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />In addition, the Board shall make findings certifying that the application is complaint with the <br />following specific standards: <br /> <br />(1) Specific standards for the submission of Special Use Permit applications as <br />outlined within Section(s) 2.2 and 2.7 of the UDO. <br />(2) Specific regulations governing the development of “Kennel (Class II)” as set forth <br />in Section 5.6.8 of the UDO. <br />(3) Section 5.3.2(B) relating to the method and adequacy of the provision of: <br />a. Sewage disposal facilities, solid waste, and water; <br />b. Police, fire, and rescue squad protection; <br />c. Vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site; <br />d. Other use specific standards as set forth within the UDO. <br />(4) The general findings outlined within Section 5.3.2(A) (2). <br />Listed below are the findings of the Orange Planning staff regarding the application in question. <br />The findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Board of Adjustment <br />in its deliberations.