BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING FOR MAY THE 20TH.
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I'M KAREN HARDY, I'M THE CHAIR. AND TO MY LEFT IS BEN BUTLER.HE IS OUR CO-CHAIR OR NOT CO-CHAIR. WHATEVER.
YOU KNOW, THE NEXT IN LINE. THERE YOU GO. THE VICE CHAIR SOMETHING.
WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER WHO IS OUR ALTERNATE, WHICH IS HER NAME IS LAUREN COLLINS.
AND ANOTHER NEW MEMBER, ERIC SMITH. RIGHT. AND OUR ATTORNEY IS PRESENT, PATRICK THOMAS.
AND WE HAVE MATT KOZINSKI AND CATHERINE MCAULEY.
AND WE'RE ALL HERE TO DO OUR JOB. SO, I'M GOING TO GET TO THE BUSINESS AND LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS OUR DUTY IN THIS BOARD TO HEAR AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR APPLICATIONS MADE FOR VARIANCES, SPECIAL USE, EXCEPTIONS AND APPEALS.
FIRST, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR CASE AFTER TAKING THE OATH.
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PROPONENTS IF THERE ARE ANY, AND OPPONENTS AFTER THAT AND AFTER THE OATH HAS BEEN TAKEN, AND WE ALL NEED TO STATE OUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN WE'RE DOING THE OATH AS WELL.
DURING THIS TIME, NO ONE FROM THE AUDIENCE MAY SPEAK UNLESS THE BOARD NEEDS CLARIFICATION.
EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO REACH A DECISION. THE NIGHT OF TESTIMONY IS HEARD.
HOWEVER, SOMETIMES THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, AND A CONTINUANCE MAY BE GRANTED OR ASKED FOR.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL. I WILL ASK, ACTUALLY ASK MATT TO READ THE NOTE.
WELL, I'M GOING TO READ THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN HE'S GOING TO DO THE STAFF REVIEW.
[Special Use Exception No. 23-0044: Chaberton Solar Jabal LLC]
AND THE APPLICATION NUMBER IS 23 0044. AND IT'S A REQUEST BY CHAPERTON SOLAR JABAL, LLC FOR A SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL SCALE COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, SAID. PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON CLARK KENT HOUSE ROAD, FEDERALSBURG, MARYLAND, AND IT'S FURTHER DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP 65, GRID TWO, PARCEL 46, AND IS OWNED BY ARIF ULLAH MOHAMMAD AND ASIF ULLAH MUHAMMAD.ALL THAT STUFF IS ALREADY IN HERE. IT'S PUBLIC RECORD. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK MATT TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE EXHIBITS IN AND THEN GO AHEAD AND DO THE READ THE I'M HAVING A BRAIN SLIPPAGE HERE. STAFF REPORT.
YEAH, THE STAFF REVIEW. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, SO BOARD EXHIBITS, EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE IS THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN THE TIMES RECORD ON MAY 7TH AND MAY 14TH. EXHIBIT NUMBER TWO IS THE STAFF REPORT.
EXHIBIT NUMBER THREE IS THE SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION APPLICATION.
EXHIBIT NUMBER FOUR IS THE SPECIAL USE NARRATIVE.
EXHIBIT NUMBER FIVE IS THE SITE PLAN SET. EXHIBIT NUMBER SIX IS THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN.
EXHIBIT SEVEN IS THE ACCESS EASEMENT. EXHIBIT EIGHT.
IS THE FORCE CONSERVATION PLAN. EXHIBIT NINE IS THE FORCE STAND DELINEATION.
EXHIBIT TEN IS A COMMENT RESPONSE LETTER. EXHIBIT 11 IS THE DELMARVA POWER AGREEMENT.
EXHIBIT NUMBER 12 IS THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION NOTICE CRITERIA.
EXHIBIT 13 IS THE LANDSCAPING ESTIMATE. EXHIBIT 14 IS THE LEASE AND EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
EXHIBIT 15 IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT TAXATION, REAL PROPERTY DATA SHEET, AND TAX MAP.
EXHIBIT 16 IS AN AERIAL OF THE SURROUNDING PARCELS.
EXHIBIT 17 IS THE AREA OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL.
EXHIBIT 18 IS THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER AFFIDAVIT.
EXHIBIT 19 IS THE SIGNPOSTING AFFIDAVIT. EXHIBIT 20 IS THE APPLICANT NOTICE.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN APPLICANT'S EXHIBIT THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.
WE'LL CALL THE APPLICANT EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE. I GUESS IT'S JUST A GENERAL, GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT. SO, WITH THAT, I'LL GO INTO THE STAFF REPORT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROJECT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN.
CONSISTS OF A TWO MEGAWATT SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM THAT ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 22.7 ACRES.
IT IS LOCATED ON CLARK COUNTY ROAD, IN BETWEEN FEDERALSBURG HIGHWAY AND CLARK COUNTY ROAD, SO JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF FEDERALSBURG.
IT'S LOCATED ON TAX MAP 65, GRID TWO, PARCEL 46.
SO THE PROPOSED USE ALSO REQUIRES A MAJOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO IF THE BOARD DOES GRANT THE SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR SITE PLAN APPLICATION AND THEIR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
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WHICH I JUST INCLUDED AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT.SO, THERE'S A TOTAL OF TEN ITEMS THAT DON'T NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, NONE OF WHICH REALLY HAVE ANY BEARING ON APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION. THESE ARE GEARED MORE TOWARDS THE THE FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
IF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES THAT SITE PLAN APPLICATION, THEN THEY'LL HAVE THE FINAL THREE WHICH ARE STANDARD PRACTICE LANDSCAPING, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR LANDSCAPING, AND THEN THE THE SECURITY FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN.
SO IN IN GENERAL, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING OUTSTANDING AT THIS POINT.
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH A COUPLE REVIEWS. AGAIN.
BUT AS FAR AS THE USE IS CONCERNED, I DON'T I DON'T FIND ANYTHING THAT'S AT A ORDINARY FOR, FOR A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE AND SCOPE. SO THAT IF ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, WE CAN OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO THE APPLICANT.
AND WHEN I DO, I'LL JUST GENERALLY GIVE THE OATH.
AND THEN EVERYBODY'S RAISING THEIR HAND. AND THEN INDIVIDUALLY, YOU CAN GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AFTER YOU'VE, AFTER WE'VE DONE IT. SO ANYBODY WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THE OATH, PLEASE STAND.
AND THEN RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THEN DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? PERFECT.
NOW, IF YOU WOULD SPEAK YOUR NAME. BRIAN SHOWALTER, 100 NORTHWEST STREET, EASTON, MARYLAND, 21601. THANK YOU, BRIAN. HEY. 616 MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET, FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA.
2263. OKAY. I'M RYAN BOSWELL, 1700 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, GUYS. NOW, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, PLEASE BEGIN.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS A PROJECT THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION.
THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE THIS BOARD FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
A SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION IS A IS A TYPE OF USE THAT THE CAROLINE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DETERMINED WAS OR IS PRESUMPTIVELY VALID IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT, BUT IT'S A USE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE IMPACTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN NATURE OR CHARACTER ON SOME PROPERTIES AS OPPOSED TO OTHER PROPERTIES, AND IT WARRANTS A SPECIAL HEARING BEFORE THIS BOARD TO MAKE A PROJECT SPECIFIC ANALYSIS.
ONCE THE APPLICANT DOES THAT, THE PRESUMPTION IS SATISFIED, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE PROJECT UNLESS THERE'S EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD THAT SUGGESTS THAT THIS PROJECT ON THIS SITE WOULD CAUSE SOME IMPACT.
THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN IMPACTS THAT ARE INHERENT IN SOLAR IN GENERAL.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO SAY, WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE SOLAR, OR WE DON'T LIKE SOLAR.
IN LIGHT OF THAT SORT OF FACTUAL STANDARD AND THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, VERY LITTLE YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OR INTEREST. WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A RECORD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO SO VERY EFFICIENTLY AND TRY NOT TO BELABOR IT OR TAKE TOO MUCH TIME.
ALL OF THE EXHIBITS THAT MR. KOZINSKI REFERENCED ARE IN THE RECORD.
SO, THEY'RE PART OF WHAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THE NARRATIVE, WHICH IS EXHIBIT NUMBER FOUR AND THE SITE PLAN, EXHIBIT NUMBER FIVE, I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR YOU.
AS WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, BY ALL MEANS, LET'S INTERRUPT US AND ASK YOUR QUESTION.
WE'LL TRY TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS WE CAN, AS WE AS WE RUN THROUGH IT.
AND THEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION, IF THERE AREN'T QUESTIONS, I'LL HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NARRATIVE. BUT THE NARRATIVE WALKS THROUGH TWO SETS OF STANDARDS. THERE'S GENERAL CAROLINE COUNTY SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION STANDARDS.
AND THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE TO SAY YES.
AND SO OUR NARRATIVE WALKS THROUGH EACH OF THOSE AND EXPLAINS WHY THE PROJECT COMPLIES.
UNLESS YOU HAVE PARTICULAR QUESTIONS, WE WON'T SPEND UNNECESSARY AMOUNT OF TIME ON.
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THAT SOUNDS GREAT, RYAN. GREAT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO PAIGE.OVER. WHO'S WITH JABARTAN. AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE DELIVERED TO EVERYONE.
I DON'T THINK THIS WAS ADMITTED YET, SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS RECOGNIZED AS APPLICANTS.
EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE. WE DID. DIDN'T YOU DO THAT? YEAH. WE DID. YEP. WE'VE ALREADY ADDED IT. WE'RE GOOD.
I'M A SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT JABATAN. AND I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE TWO NOW.
WE HAVE A PORTFOLIO OF ABOUT 100 PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO FIND SITE HOSTS AND TO THEN DEVELOP A PROJECT FROM INCEPTION THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, USING LOCAL ENGINEERS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING A PROJECT THAT MEETS ALL APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.
NOW TURNING TO SLIDE THREE. SO, THIS PROJECT AS A COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT WILL BRING TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE ARE ESTIMATING REAL SAVINGS FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS.
PARTICULARLY WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE SAVINGS TO LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME SUBSCRIBERS.
WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $590 A YEAR FOR THOSE FOLKS AND AN ESTIMATED $1.9 MILLION IN TAX PAYMENTS TO THE COUNTY OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. ALL TOLD, ECONOMIC BENEFITS BETWEEN CUSTOMER ELECTRIC SAVINGS AND PAYMENTS TO THE COUNTY WERE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $7 MILLION OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT IS LIKE? I WAS GOING TO SAY, IS IT 30? IT SEEMS LIKE 30.
STUCK IN MY MIND FROM PREVIOUS. OKAY. SO AS DESCRIBED, THIS PROJECT IS OFF OF CLARK COUNTY ROAD, JUST NORTH OF CLARK COUNTY HOUSE ROAD, AND IS SET BACK ABOUT 800FT FROM THE ROAD.
IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 23 ACRES IN SIZE AND DESIGNED TO OUTPUT TWO MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY.
WE ARE PLANNING TO SCREEN THE PROJECT WITH 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFERS.
THERE ARE THREE THAT YOU'LL SEE HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
ONE ALONG CLARK CANYON HOUSE ROAD , AND THEN TWO THAT ARE SUPPLEMENTAL BUFFERS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FULLY SCREENED, THERE IS EXISTING SCREENING AROUND THE PROPERTY FROM THE NORTH TO THE WEST AND IN THE EAST, AS YOU'LL SEE. ALREADY THERE. OKAY. ALSO WORTH MENTIONING WILL BE PLANTING POLLINATOR HABITATS IN AND AROUND THE ARRAY. SO BRINGING BENEFITS TO THE POLLINATOR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE ACCESS PATH THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS OFF OF CLARK COUNTY COURT HOUSE ROAD.
AND THEN THE BOTTOM ONE DEMONSTRATES WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THREE YEARS AFTER PLANNING.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND THEN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, IT WILL BECOME MORE ROBUST. THE FOLLOWING SLIDE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE PROJECT LOCATION LOOKS LIKE FROM CLARK ROAD. SO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROJECT AGAIN IS 800FT SET BACK FROM THE ROAD.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE FROM FEDERALSBURG ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING ROBUST VEGETATION.
THERE IS NOT AN EXPECTATION TO NEED TO IMPROVE THAT.
THIS DEMONSTRATES WHAT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANELS WILL LOOK LIKE.
THESE ARE SINGLE AXIS TRACKERS. THAT MEANS THEY DO FOLLOW THE SUN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
JUST HITCHING AS SUCH. SO AT THEIR TALLEST, WHEN THEY'RE AT 52 DEGREES THAT THEY CAN REACH, THEY WILL NOT EXCEED 15FT, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWABLE UNDER THE CODE.
IN FACT, WE ANTICIPATE THESE TO BE MARKEDLY SHORTER, PROBABLY CLOSER TO 13 TOPS.
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BUT IT WILL BE WELL BELOW THE MAXIMUM. OKAY. AND THEN WE DO WANT TO MENTION NOISE IMPACTS.THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WILL CREATE NOISE WHEN THEY ARE IN OPERATION WHICH IS DURING THE DAYTIME, SO NO NIGHTTIME NOISE. THEY WILL REACH A WHAT IS CONSIDERED A TYPICAL AMBIENT BACKGROUND NOISE OF 35DB.
AS SOON AS YOU GET APPROXIMATELY 470FT AWAY FROM WHERE THEY WILL BE LOCATED, AND THE CLOSEST RESIDENCE IS OVER 1000FT AWAY FROM THE NOISE MAKING EQUIPMENT. SO WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY KIND OF IMPACT TO LOCAL RESIDENCES FROM NOISE.
OKAY. AND FINALLY, JUST A NOTE ON HOW WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE HAD TWO COMMUNITY FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING AND MET WITH THE LOCAL NEIGHBORS.
IN BOTH CASES THERE, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.
HE'S HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DRIVING DOWN THAT ROAD.
AND ANOTHER NEIGHBOR IS EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING ON THE PROPERTY.
AND FINALLY, AS PART OF OUR COMPANY VALUES IS ENGAGED IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ALREADY GIVEN $5,000 TO PARENTS PLACE OF MARYLAND AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN GIVING $10,000 TOTAL PARENTS PLACE OF MARYLAND AND CAROLINE COUNTY WORKS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
THAT'S COOL. AND FINALLY, THIS LAST SLIDE IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PROJECT IS MEETING.
THE CAROLINE COUNTY ORDINANCE. IT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL TWO OR LESS THAN 2000 ACRES OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN CAROLINE COUNTY. WE ARE AVOIDING ALL BIOLOGICAL CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FOR A PROJECT OF THIS TYPE.
OUR SCREENING WILL REFLECT THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING IN THE CODE.
AND WE HAVE A DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND FOREST CONSERVATION PLAN UNDER REVIEW.
THIS CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW. IF ANYONE HAVE ANY.
I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY WELL DONE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
PAIGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT NOW. I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
OKAY. SO, IF THIS IS APPROVED, WILL IT DIRECTLY AFFECT DELMARVA OR CHOPTANK ELECTRIC CONSUMERS? SO, IS IT GOING TO JUST STRICTLY BENEFIT CAROLINE COUNTY OR IS IT GOING TO BE SPLIT BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO DORCHESTER? WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP BOTH. ELECTRIC USER WITHIN DELMARVA TERRITORY IS ABLE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PROJECT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE LOCAL RESIDENTS AS CONTRACTORS.
AND I'VE NEVER ASKED THIS BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE LAST MONTH. HOW FAR OUT COULD IT HELP SOMEBODY LIKE THREE, FIVE, SEVEN, EIGHT MONTHS? LIKE TEN MILES? HOW FAR OUT? SO THE WAY THIS WORKS WE SAY AN ELECTRON IS AN ELECTRON, RIGHT? AND SO THE GENERATION FROM THE PROJECT, THOSE ELECTRONS DON'T LIKE SPECIFICALLY TRAVEL FROM THE PROJECT TO SOMEONE'S HOME.
SO, AS I SAID, ANYONE WITHIN DELMARVA TERRITORY.
OKAY. IF IT'S APPROVED, WHAT'S YOUR PROJECTED LIKE BEING ONLINE OR START DATE OR WHATEVER AFTER IT'S FULLY CONSTRUCTED? YEAH. WHAT'S THE ANTICIPATED? I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT IF YOU'RE OFF.
OKAY. VERY COOL. SOMETIMES WITH COMMUNITY SOLAR, THERE'S NO OBVIOUSLY
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NOBODY HERE. WHO'S THE CONTACT PERSON? LIKE, IF A NEIGHBOR WAS LIKE, HEY, I HAVE AN ISSUE OR A PROBLEM OR WHO, LIKE, WHO WOULD THAT CONTACT PERSON BE, YOU OR.NOT ME SPECIFICALLY, ACTUALLY. LAUREN, RIGHT BEHIND ME.
OKAY. SO SHE IS WELL INTEGRATED INTO THE PROCESS.
THE NEIGHBORS HAVE HER CONTACT INFORMATION ALREADY.
AND THEY CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT FOR HELP. OKAY HERE'S SOME OTHER JUST RANDOM STUFF.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY TOPSOIL STRIPPING? AND THEN THIS IS A BIG THING I'M ON BECAUSE MY WIFE'S GRANDMOTHER LIVED IN DORCHESTER, NOT FAR FROM WHERE THIS SITE IS, OFF PALMERS MILL ROAD.
AND WHEN THEY WERE CONSTRUCTING THIS, THEY'RE OUT THERE POUNDING PILINGS 10:00 SATURDAY NIGHT.
ALL DAY SUNDAY. SO WE DID PUT A CONDITION IN LAST MONTH FOR THE OTHER ONE BECAUSE.
RIGHT. THAT WAS LIKE CLOSE TO TOWN. YOU WANT TO BE LIKE IN CHURCH.
AND THEY'RE THEIR PAIN ON THEIR FREAKING. YEAH. NO, NO, I GET THAT. NO, NO, NO.
YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIMITATIONS YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLACE FOR WE DID CONSTRUCTION FEES.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD SOME I THINK THEY HAD SOME CONSTRUCTION TIMES.
RIGHT. THEY WEREN'T GOING TO THERE WAS TIMES PUT IN PLACE.
I MEAN THEY WERE THEY BASICALLY FOLLOWED THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE.
AND IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEN THEY COME TO US AND, YOU KNOW, OR THEY COME TO THE COUNTY AND SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM. THIS IS HAPPENING ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 10:00, YOU KNOW, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE, BUT WE REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT THOSE KIND OF CONDITIONS IN PLACE, BECAUSE THE ZONING ORDINANCE ALREADY KIND OF SPEAKS TO THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL COMPLY, AND WE'LL SEE. THAT'S RIGHT.
EXACTLY. THERE'S, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD FOR RIGHT NOW.
I DO. DOES CHATTERTON DO THE INSTALL THEMSELVES.
DO YOU HAVE SUBCONTRACTORS. YOU HAVE SOME. OKAY.
SO YOU SUBCONTRACT TO WORK OUT. OKAY. LOCALLY.
THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION. YEAH. JUST WONDERING IF IT'S IF WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT KIND OF LOCAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COUNTY, OBVIOUSLY. COOL. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I KNOW THIS ANSWER, BUT I'M ASKING IT.
SO IT'S ON THE RECORD. SO AS FAR AS COMMUNITY SOLAR.
I KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS COMMUNITY SOLAR OUT ORIGINALLY. SO THEY HAVE TWO ELECTRIC BILLS A MONTH.
IF THEY EVEN GET ELECTRIC BILL SOMETIMES IS CHATTERTON IS THAT LIKE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THE BILL FROM PLUS LIKE SAY DELMARVA POWER OR IS IT GOING TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE OR IS IT ALL INTEGRATED THROUGH DELMARVA? DO YOU KNOW? IT IS NOT YET INTEGRATED. THERE'S RECENT LEGISLATION GOING THROUGH TO GET INTEGRATED.
UNTIL THAT'S IN PLACE, IT WILL BE TWO BILLS. OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW TO HAVE ANYTHING ON.
I DO NOT. THANK YOU. I'M SURE RYAN HAS MORE TO GO NOW.
WELL, I MEAN, THE NARRATIVE YOU HAVE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU ALL HAVE READ.
WE HAVE. WE'VE ALL READ IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
HERE'S MY SUGGESTION. HOW ABOUT THE. LET ME SEE.
WHERE IS IT? LET ME FIND IT. THE NARRATIVE. THE VERY BEGINNING.
WHERE? YEAH. EXHIBIT FOUR, PAGE ONE. CAN YOU DO THE PORTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW ANYWAY SO THAT IT'S SPOKEN TO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE CAN JUST HIGHLIGHT THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT THAT WAY.
IT'S ON THE RECORD. EVERYBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT CONDITIONS THE SPECIAL USE HAS TO MEET.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL. HAPPY TO DO THAT. SO YEAH, PAIGE, YEAH.
EXHIBIT FOUR. PAGE ONE. START. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT SECTION.
JUST THOSE. WHAT IS IT, 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT THINGS? YEP. YEP. YOU CAN START AT THE TOP OF PAGE TWO IF YOU WANT.
YEAH. WELL, SO LET ME JUST I'LL HIGHLIGHT JUST SO THE RECORD IS CLEAR, THE BULK OF THE NARRATIVE, WHICH IS PAGES FOUR THROUGH NINE, WALKS THROUGH THE SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THIS USE FOR SOLAR.
ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT WHO THE CONTACT PERSON IS.
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THAT HAS TO BE UPDATED SO THE COUNTY AND NEIGHBORS ALWAYS KNOW WHO TO CONTACT FOR THE PROPERTY.ARE SET FORTH ON PAGE, THE BOTTOM OF PAGE ONE THROUGH PAGE THREE OF THE NARRATIVE.
AND SO THE FIRST FINDING IS WHETHER OR NOT THE USE WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO OR ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. WE WOULD SUBMIT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL NOT IN ANY WAY BE ADVERSE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE. IT WILL BE FENCED WITH SECURE FENCING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING IT.
THAT THAT BOTH PROTECTS THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THE FACILITY.
AS WAS TESTIFIED, SOUNDS ARE MINIMAL. THERE IS SOME SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH INVERTERS, BUT BASED ON THEIR LOCATION ON THE PROPERTY, IT WON'T BE DETECTABLE ABOVE WHISPER LEVELS AT ANY NEIGHBORING RESIDENCE.
SO IT WON'T CAUSE ANY ADVERSE NOISE EFFECTS OTHER THAN SOME MINOR DISTURBANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION.
WHERE THERE'S NOISE, THIS PROJECT WON'T CAUSE ANY NOISE.
AND WON'T CAUSE DUST. SOLAR PANELS ARE, BY THEIR NATURE, DESIGNED TO RECEIVE AND ABSORB THE ENERGY THAT COMES FROM THE SUN, SO THEY DON'T CAUSE GLARE BECAUSE ALL OF THE GLARE WOULD BE REFLECTED ENERGY.
SO THEY'RE DESIGNED TO ABSORB LIGHT. THEY DON'T CAUSE GLARE.
THEY DON'T CAUSE ODORS. THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
THE SECOND STANDARD YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS IS WHETHER OR NOT THE USE WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THE PEACEFUL USE AND ENJOYMENT OF OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OR WHETHER IT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH OR IMPAIR PROPERTY VALUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHAT I FOUND BY WORKING ON SOLAR PROJECTS FROM 2MW TO 200MW THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SHORE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. SITING IS THE MAJOR DETERMINANT OF THE SUCCESS OF A PROJECT AND THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE REALITY IS THAT SOLAR DOESN'T IMPAIR PROPERTY VALUES.
IT DOESN'T AFFECT EFFECT NEIGHBORS. BUT THERE ARE AESTHETIC, YOU KNOW, INTEREST OR CONSIDERATIONS.
WHEN A PROJECT IS PROPERLY SITED, LIKE THIS ONE, ON A PARCEL THAT HAS EXISTING FORESTS SURROUNDING IT, IN A LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT, AND WHERE THERE ARE, THERE MAY BE SOME SMALL GAPS OF EXISTING VEGETATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE BUFFERED, IT'S GOING TO BE SET BACK, YOU KNOW, 800 PLUS FEET FROM THE ROAD.
NO ONE CARES. THAT'S WHY THIS ROOM IS EMPTY. BECAUSE THIS THIS IS A REALLY WELL SITED PROJECT.
AGAIN, THIS IS A USE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DETERMINED WAS APPROPRIATE IN THE R DISTRICT.
AND WITH THE MUCH GREATER SETBACKS THAN THE MINIMUM THAT ARE REQUIRED.
THE BOARD IS ALSO REQUIRED TO CONSIDER WHETHER THIS USE WILL OVERBURDEN EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, WATER AND SEWAGE, PUBLIC ROADS, STORM DRAINAGE, AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S NOT GOING TO GENERATE ANY SCHOOL IMPACTS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO TRIGGER ANY WATER OR SEWAGE DEMANDS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO ADVERSELY AFFECT PUBLIC DRAINAGE ISSUES.
THE PROJECT WILL COMPLY WITH MARYLAND'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO, MR. KOZINSKI HAS ALREADY DONE REVIEWS.
THE FINAL SITE PLAN WILL INVOLVE ADDITIONAL REVIEWS OF STORMWATER, BUT THEY ESSENTIALLY REQUIRE THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE RUNOFF CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE CONDITION OF THE SITE PRE-DEVELOPMENT, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ADVERSE IMPACT ON PUBLIC STORM DRAINAGE.
SO, THERE'S COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO RESPOND.
IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, THEY HAVE ACCESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION AND CAN DEAL WITH THAT.
A CONCERN THAT THE COUNTIES HAD IN THE PAST ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS IS A QUESTION ABOUT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. NO, BESS IS PROPOSED. THERE'S NO BATTERY COMPONENT PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION.
OKAY. THE NARRATIVE NOTES THAT THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE MONITORED REMOTELY AS WELL.
SO, WE'LL KNOW BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM.
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OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST CRITERIA WHICH I REALLY HIT FIRST IS YOU HAVE TO FIND THAT THE PROPOSED USE CONFORMS IN ALL RESPECTS WITH THE OTHER STANDARDS IN THE ZONING DISTRICT FOR THIS USE. AND AS YOU LOOK AT THOSE STANDARDS, WITH EVERY SPECIAL EXCEPTION, IT IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION OF WHETHER THE PROPOSED USE WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT. IT'S WHETHER THIS USE ON THIS SITE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT THAT'S GREATER THAN SOLAR IN GENERAL AND ANY OTHER SITE.OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION. I HAVE IN GENERAL IS THE SOLAR RAYS THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN READING SOME THINGS ABOUT THAT LATELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START GETTING LARGER AND LARGER AND LARGER SCALES.
THE SOLAR RAYS EFFECT ON THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
KNOW. I ACTUALLY CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT. I CAN ADDRESS THAT.
OKAY. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
AGAIN. YEAH. MY NAME IS RYAN BOSWELL. VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT WITH CHATTERTON.
THERE IS A MODERATE IMPACT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BLACK SURFACE GATHERING HEAT, BUT IT'S NOT SO SIGNIFICANT AS TO BE REALLY PERCEPTIBLE TO, YOU KNOW, THE PASSERBY OR A NEIGHBOR. RIGHT. GOTCHA.
SO IF YOU FLEW AN AIR INFRARED DRONE OVER IT, YOU WOULD SEE THAT HEAT SIGNATURE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DETECT IT WALKING IN OR AROUND THE ARRAY. OKAY. SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT NECESSARILY THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES NEARBY IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THAT'S RIGHT. OR IT SHOULDN'T. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THAT GOOD? YEAH. YEAH. I'M FINE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO FOR A CLOSING ARGUMENT OR CLOSING STATEMENTS OR ANYTHING BEFORE YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I JUST HAD ONE. YEAH. QUESTION. I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED YOU HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICE AND FIRE, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS BEING MAINLY, I THINK, ACTUALLY ALL VOLUNTEER OVER HERE.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC TRAINING OR TOOLS THAT THEY WOULD NEED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED BY CHATTERTON, OR IS THAT ON THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE, IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN? SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S TRAINING, SO THEY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW HOW THIS IF THERE'S HOW TO HANDLE A SITUATION TO HOW DO THEY COMMUNICATE PEOPLE. DO THEY ENTER THE FENCED ENCLOSURE OR NOT.
YOU KNOW, IS THERE POWER TO TURN OFF. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT'S THOSE QUESTIONS, THOSE TYPES OF TRAININGS, I GUESS, WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AFTER CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION, MATERIALS THAT WE PROVIDE TO THEM.
AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO RESPOND.
WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN THE SOLAR PANELS ON HOUSES WHEN FIRES ARE HAPPENING, LIKE, OKAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF ELECTRICITY RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DO WE DO? SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS ANY DIFFERENT IN THE FIELD VERSUS ON HOME OR ANYTHING.
YEAH, I DON'T SEE I DON'T SEE ANYBODY HERE FOR AND IN OPPOSITION OR ANYBODY WHO'S HERE TO SAY YES, WE LOVE THIS, YOU KNOW, PROPONENTS OR WHATEVER.
BUT I THINK, I THINK WE CAN JUST BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE DELIBERATION, DO YOU WANT TO PUT ANY CONDITIONS TALK ABOUT I MEAN, SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT CONDITIONS AND THEN WE'RE IN DELIBERATION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WE'RE LIKE, OH, WE SHOULD ASK A QUESTION? WELL, YEAH. SO, BEFORE WE BEFORE WE CLOSE FOR DELIBERATION, IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE.
I KNOW WE PUT SOME CONSTRUCTION HOURS IN, BUT THIS IS IT'S FAR OFF THE ROAD AND THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
I DON'T EXPECT THIS. DO YOU HAVE AN EXPECTATION FOR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO BUILD THIS OUT? DO THEY HAVE, LIKE, AN ANTICIPATED? YOU KNOW, I KNOW NOT.
WHEN IS IT GOING TO START? BUT HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO COMPLETE? TYPICALLY, THE MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION LASTS ABOUT SIX MONTHS MAXIMUM, AND REALLY ONLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF REALLY PEAK ACTIVITY WHERE THE PILE DRIVING IS HAPPENING. YEAH. AND WE MAKE IT A PRACTICE ONLY TO OPERATE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, TYPICALLY WRAPPING UP BY 5:00 6:00.
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SO, YOU'RE OPERATING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF A OF A OF BUSINESS NORMAL CONSTRUCTION HOURS.AND THESE COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS SOMETIMES HAVE.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME CONSTRAINTS THAT THE UTILITY SCALE PROJECTS DO IN TERMS OF TIMELINES.
SO OFTEN YOU END UP IN THAT SITUATION WITH WEEKEND WORK BECAUSE YOU'RE DRIVING OVERTIME TO HIT A DEADLINE, WHEREAS WE'RE NOT USUALLY SUBJECT TO THE SAME SORTS OF TIME PRESSURES.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY CONDITIONS THAT WE SHOULD GET TO THAT POINT.
AND THERE'S NOT A, THERE'S NO NEED TO THE SCREENING ON THE SIDE.
THAT'S WOODS ALL AROUND IT. SO, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PROBABLY IN GOOD SHAPE THAT WAY.
SO YEAH, I THINK WE CAN CLOSE FOR DELIBERATION.
YEAH. NO MORE QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK WE NEED TO HIT ON? I DON'T THINK SO, NO. OKAY. ALRIGHTY. WELL, THEN YOU GUYS CAN.
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MATT, DID YOU HAVE ANY? NOT. NO. NO, OKAY. YEAH.OKAY. WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO SIT UP HERE AND CHAT AMONGST OURSELVES.
IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ANSWERS WE CAN ASK AT THAT POINT, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT BEYOND WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN, WHAT'S BEEN GIVEN AS TESTIMONY. SO WE'RE GOING TO LITERALLY GO THROUGH WHAT YOU JUST DID.
RYAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. BASICALLY, THE WRITTEN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
THAT'S EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. EXHIBIT THREE.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADVERTISED, AND IT WAS EXHIBIT ONE, AND THAT WAS ON MAY THE 7TH AND MAY THE 14TH.
SO THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. SO, WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS, DETRIMENTAL OR ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR GENERAL WELFARE. SO I'M GOING TO REFLECT AS WE DISCUSS THIS EXHIBIT FOR REFERENCING PAGE ONE OF TEN. THE FACT THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED FENCING FOR TRESPASSING AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE NOISE, DUST TRAFFIC IS REALLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT, OR DOES THAT HIT ON IT? I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO THAT. SO, WE'LL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO THE PEACEFUL USE AND ENJOYMENT OF OTHER PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH OR IMPAIR PROPERTY VALUES.
WELL, AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN NOBODY HERE TO TESTIFY TO THE CONTRARY.
WE HAVE NO TESTIMONY TO CONSIDER IN THAT REGARD.
AND EXHIBIT FOUR AGAIN, BUT REFERENCING B, PAGE TWO OF TEN SCREENING IS THERE TO MINIMIZE THE VIEW.
AND THAT'S ALL SET UP IN A WAY THAT IT'S VERY THOUGHT OUT.
IT LOOKED PRETTY WELL THOUGHT OUT IN MY OPINION.
ANYBODY ELSE? THAT WAS MY THOUGHT, STEVE. EXACT WORDS.
IT WAS VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT. HOW ABOUT YOU, BEN? ARE YOU GOOD? WE'RE STILL ON B, RIGHT? YEP. SO, IT'S COMMUNITY SOLAR.
SO, IT'S A DIRECT BENEFIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. C WILL NOT IMPEDE THE NORMAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY FOR USE IS PERMITTED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT AGAIN. EXHIBIT FOUR REFERENCE C PAGE TWO OF TEN.
NO EXCESS VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, DUST, ODORS. THERE'S NONE OF THAT THAT WE'RE EXPECTING.
ANYBODY ELSE? SO, I THINK THAT'S MET. YES, I THINK SO, YEAH. AND THEN D WILL NOT OVERBURDEN EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, WATER AND SEWAGE, PUBLIC ROADS, STORM DRAINS AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, EXHIBIT FOUR REFERENCE D, PART THREE, PAGE THREE OF TEN.
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITY WILL BE DONE REMOTELY.
IF A FIRE OCCURS AND YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING SET UP AND PUT IN PLACE TO HANDLE THAT AND POLICE, I MEAN, I DON'T EXPECT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THEFT AND OTHER ISSUES WHEN YOU HAVE FENCING AND THINGS IN PLACE TO PROTECT IT.
SO I THINK THAT WE'VE MET THAT THERE'S NO WATER AND SEWAGE AND NO.
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AND WE DO HAVE SOMETHING IN WITH, WITH, WITH OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND CODES ANYWAY.SO, WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DO THAT. YEAH. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THAT PLANNING REVIEW.
THIS IS LIKE A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. YEAH, IT IS FOR PROPERTY.
YEAH, IT IS. IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE IMPROVING. IT.
IT'S A UTILITY ESSENTIALLY. YEAH. I MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE HELPING.
SO, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. LET'S SEE, LET'S SEE, LET'S SEE.
EXHIBIT FOUR, REFERENCE E, PAGE THREE OF TEN IS WHAT I'M GOING TO POINT YOU TO.
PERMITTED IN OUR ZONING BY SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. IT'S ALLOWED WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, WITH US REVIEWING AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE PRESENTED SO FAR. IT'S A PERMITTED USE. YEAH. YEP. AND THEN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CRITICAL AREA SEGMENTS IN THIS, SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. BUT I WILL REFERENCE EXHIBIT FOUR, REFERENCE F, PAGE THREE AND FOUR.
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? YOU MAY IF YOU'D LIKE.
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I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOU MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE APPLICATION NUMBER 23-0044. WITH.WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE APPLICANT MUST RECEIVE FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY ZONING CERTIFICATE AND OR BUILDING PERMIT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. A ZONING CERTIFICATE AND OR BUILDING PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION AND SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
THIS BOARD'S DECISION SHALL BE VOID ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL, UNLESS A PLAQUE IS RECORDED OR ZONING CERTIFICATE AND OR BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED, AND CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS DECISION.
I SECOND THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IT'S PASSED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS, OR CAN WE ADJOURN THE MEETING? OKAY, READ THAT PART. PERFECT. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING SECOND.
[Adjournment]
OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.