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6 <br />1. Article 8.6 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />requires that an application for a Class A Special Use <br />Permit be submitted on farms which provide a full and <br />accurate description of the proposed use, including <br />location, appearance and operational characteristics. <br />The Board finds that a complete application on <br />.appropriate forms has been submitted. <br />2. Article 8.8(a) of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />requires that twenty-six copies of the site plan of the <br />proposed special use be-prepared by a registered land <br />surveyor, architect, or engineer. The Board finds that <br />twenty-six copies of the site plan, prepared by O'Brien <br />and Gere, have been submitted. <br />3. Article 8.8 (b) of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />requires that the site plan indicate the elevations of <br />all proposed structures to be used in the development. <br />The Board finds that the elevations of all proposed. <br />structures in the application are indicated on the site <br />plan. <br />4. Article 8.8 (c) of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />requires that applicants for a special use permit pay a <br />fee, as set by the -Board of County Commissioners. The <br />Board finds that the application fee has been paid `for <br />American Towers' application. <br />5. Article 5 of the Orange: County Zoning Ordinance lists <br />standards .for minimum lot size, lot width, front, side <br />and rear setbacks, maximum building height and lot <br />coverage, and development intensity. American Towers <br />applied for a Special Use Permit for property zoned Rural <br />Buffer. The standards for Rural Buffer are listed below, <br />with the Board's findings in regards to each: <br />a)-The' minimum lot- area per dwelling unit in a RB <br />district is 40,000 square feet. The Board finds <br />there are 2.77 acres in the proposed tract, which <br />equals 120,661.2 square feet. <br />b) The minimum lot width in a RB district is 150 <br />feet. Thee Board finds that the lot is <br />approximately 348 feet in width. <br />c) The required front setback in a RB district is 40 <br />feet. The Board finds that the proposed tower is <br />approximately" 125 feet from the front property <br />...line <br />2 <br />