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BOWMAN: Is this a precedent-setting -, I mean, it appears -, I’ve looked up what farm <br />dwellings or the intent of farm dwellings, and I’m just wondering if this is common to, when <br />land is sold, to change the use. <br />DARROW: Well, this actually was permitted as an additional farm dwelling, as a <br />dwelling. The applicant had changed the use of the structure to an office. And what happened <br />subsequently to that is there was a complaint, a warning letter was issued to the applicant, and <br />ultimately a notice of violation. So part of that corrective action was to come in and fix this <br />problem to a special permit. The Building Division’s comment memos in regards to this <br />application state that the structure was not permitted as an office. So they will need to -, part of <br />our conditions state that they will need to revise their building permits, withdraw their Farm <br />Dwelling Agreement and permit this as an office. <br />BOWMAN: So again -. <br />WATANABE: Yeah, go ahead. <br />BOWMAN: I’m just -, is this common? I mean, it appears that someone -, the intent of <br />farm dwellings in agricultural land are for that. I understand the property has been sold, you <br />know. Is this a precedent-setting -, I understand that -, okay, so we have a special permit and <br />that’s what they are applying for basically for running the office and subsequent services. <br />DARROW: The use would not be allowed as it is at this time as an office. It’s actually <br />a violation or it’s a non-permitted use. So to be able to -, and that’s why they were issued this <br />violation. So originally when they did come in, they were, you know, following the law; they <br />received the Additional Farm Dwelling Agreement, they submitted an agricultural plan, and the <br />dwelling was permitted as a farm dwelling. But again, after that it was changed to an office. <br />And that requires -, to be able to conduct the use that’s not allowed in the Agricultural District, <br />you would need to get it permitted through a special permit. And so at this point it’s an after-the- <br />fact special permit application. <br />BOWMAN: For the office and then the subsequent deck and music building and -. <br />DARROW: Correct. <br />BOWMAN: The use. <br />DARROW: Yes. <br />BOWMAN: Okay, thank you. <br />YUEN: If I could just jump in with what I think is part of your question. <br />Certainly, we don’t encourage people to simply establish uses that they are not supposed to. So <br />we cited the applicant in this case. We have not taken the position that having a violation <br />disqualifies you from applying for the special permit and legitimating your operation. It’s not <br />EXHIBIT A <br />4 <br /> <br />