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7 <br /> public hearing then be closed and that the deliberations begin on the application as presented <br /> to you this evening. <br /> Geof Gledhill: After you close the public hearing, you should expressly make findings <br /> either positively or negatively. If the Board is comfortable with all of the findings, you can do it <br /> all at once or single out. This is beginning on page 5 through page 34. Just a note about that, <br /> the resolution approval captures what actually is the case with respect to the finding on Article <br /> 8.2.1, which is on page 34 about formal evidence. What this document says is, "No formal <br /> evidence was presented to the Planning Board refuting Mr. Knight's findings." There was in <br /> fact evidence submitted as part of the public hearing refuting Mr. Knight's findings, so I'd cross <br /> that off before making the finding. The Administration recommendation is that you find that Mr. <br /> Knight's findings controlled the issue. If you should agree with his findings rather than the <br /> other findings, but there was evidence submitted refuting his findings. <br /> The only other thing that I would add would be recommended condition #10, <br /> neighboring roads, if the Planning staff would make that more specific, then I think I would feel <br /> more comfortable and perhaps they could make that more specific right now. <br /> Commissioner Carey asked Geof Gledhill to repeat this. <br /> Geof Gledhill: On page 35, condition #10, on the last line, it says, "keep their guests <br /> from parking on neighboring roads or on neighbors' property." I would want you to ask the staff <br /> to name those neighboring roads. <br /> Chair Jacobs: We'll get to the specifics of the recommendation. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: In terms of the action to #3 in the Manager's <br /> recommendation, the first part, "Take action to approve the application, and impose 15 <br /> recommended conditions.....and the Resolution of Approval." But it isn't laid out exactly that <br /> way in any one document. I would have accepted a Resolution of Approval that you have <br /> listed with the conditions somehow in. I would need to understand that if it is a Resolution of <br /> Approval that you are moving the Resolution near the end, plus the recommended conditions. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Commissioner Gordon is essentially questioning the way in which it <br /> was presented, I had the same reaction. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: I would have thought that there would have been a resolution <br /> that listed all of the conditions. <br /> Geof Gledhill: I would recommend two things about the Resolution of Approval when <br /> you get to it. One of them is that you incorporate the conditions into the Resolution of <br /> Approval, and the second is that the Now, Therefore Be it Resolved language in the first <br /> resolution be changed from "is denied" to "is approved." <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Foushee <br /> to close the public hearing according to the worksheet provided in Attachment 2. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Geof Gledhill: I think the Now, Therefore Be it Resolved would be, and I'm looking at <br /> the Resolution of Approval, the resolution should say, "The special use permit is approved <br /> subject to the recommended conditions of approval. You can refer to the page in the abstract <br /> for that. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Do we want to talk about the recommendation for the items on 35 and <br /> 36? The Attorney suggests specificity regarding neighboring roads, which I assume are Terry <br /> Road, New Sharon Church Road, and St. Mary's Road. <br /> Geof Gledhill: My preference would be not to include any future roads yet to be built <br /> or named. <br />