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cases. Unfortunately, the other variance case did not qualify for the date, the first qualifier, because 1
<br />he did a recombination fairly after that date, and so he will have to come, and you will see that case 2
<br />in December. I just wanted to give you an update on that. 3
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<br />Leon Meyers: That's great. Anything else on for December? 5
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<br />Patrick Mallett: Brumley Park, the Schoolhouse of Wonder. That'll be a special-use permit. 7
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<br />Leon Meyers: Thank you. All right, if you'd like to go ahead and do the summary, then we'll swear witnesses after 9
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<br />Taylor Perschau: Good evening representatives of the board. Taylor Perschau, current planning and zoning manager. 12
<br />I will be introducing the process, the case, and presenting staff testimony for Case A-6-24. So, where 13
<br />the case has already been before it got to you, it started with staff review, receiving the application, 14
<br />which does include a site plan that they're binding themselves to, exhibit materials from the applicant. 15
<br />We moved it through the development advisory committee, which includes Environmental Health, 16
<br />Inspections, NCDOT. In this case, the review did include Orange County Animal Services, and the 17
<br />application was also sent to the state clearing house for a comprehensive environmental review. 18
<br />While that was happening, the applicant was responsible to hold a neighborhood information 19
<br />meeting, and now, with all of that review and the meeting held, we come before the board to conduct 20
<br />an evidentiary hearing where you all are tasked to make a determination regarding the findings of 21
<br />fact. So, your role is outlined by governing law. NCGS 160(d) directs us that the Board of Adjustment 22
<br />is the one to hold evidentiary hearings in a quasi-judicial manner to review the special-use permit 23
<br />application. Tonight, you will then be receiving evidence, hearing testimony from myself, the 24
<br />applicant, and any parties that establish legal standing. After reviewing and deliberating the 25
<br />materials, you will then be tasked to make a determination based on the findings of fact, and that will 26
<br />result in either issuing an approval or denial for a special-use permit. I'm going to breeze through 27
<br />this. You guys have had really great practice with special use permits so far this year, so if we need 28
<br />to return, please point me back to it. Tonight's case is a special-use permit application request for a 29
<br />Class 2 kennel on an unaddressed parcel off Monotropa Trail in Efland, North Carolina. Do you want 30
<br />me to go through the full introduction before standing, or at what point do we need to stop? 31
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<br />Leon Meyers: Yeah, let's go ahead and do the introduction, if you will, and we'll deal with standing next. 33
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<br />Taylor Perschau: Great. So, all the case materials are available to you. I have this indexed to help us refer to if 35
<br />questions come up. I will also have the agenda we can go through so we can get to specific pages 36
<br />as we converse about it. It includes the abstract, the application package, staff report and analysis, 37
<br />notification materials for both the neighborhood information meeting as well as tonight's Board of 38
<br />Adjustment meeting. It includes project correspondence with other reviewing agencies, including 39
<br />those involved with the development advisory committee, and finally, the findings of fact. My next 40
<br />step will include my testimony, so I think now I'll defer back to you. 41
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<br />Leon Meyers: Good place to stop. Good. Let's see, I'm looking at folks who have signed up, and I see two people 43
<br />who intend to speak, Mr. Hornik and Mr. Tilson. And the other folks who have signed up as 44
<br />interested, just confirming, none of you folks has any intention of speaking tonight. Is that right? All 45
<br />right. Folks who are going to testify tonight, please come forward to be sworn. 46
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<br />Kevin Hornik: For what's it's worth, my name is Kevin Hornik. I'm an attorney with Brough Law Firm. I'm here on 48
<br />behalf of the applicant. I'm happy to take an oath, although I don't anticipate giving factual testimony 49
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