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MCCALL:Yeah, just a quick question. There’s a small square of Open, is there <br />anything in that? <br />DARROW:I have no idea -. I’m sorry, yeah, I’m not sure. Maybe the Applicant’s <br />representative might be aware. Are you familiar, Norman, with this area, it’s vacant? <br />ALAMEDA:Mr. Darrow, excuse me, who took the photos that was passed around? <br />DARROW:I did. Did you have a question in regard -? <br />ALAMEDA:No. Any other questions? Mr. Darrow, I have another one. You <br />mentioned the idea of, the purpose of the application is to legitimize an existing operation? <br />DARROW:Correct. <br />ALAMEDA:In this whole legitimizing of existing operations, is that rare or is that <br />common? <br />DARROW:It’s common. What happens is we, the Planning Department will receive a <br />complaint, usually from a surrounding property owner, sometimes from a competitor, and the <br />Planning Department will have the zoning inspector go out and conduct an investigation. If it’s <br />found to be legitimate, they’ll send out a warning letter or a notice of violation, and then from <br />there usually corrective action. If it’s located within an area that can be legitimize, they’ll be <br />given certain instructions on how to legitimize it. In this particular case being in the State Land <br />Use Agricultural District, the Applicant has the opportunity to try to legitimize the business <br />through the Special Permit process. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay, and one more question. Is the Applicant requesting like a time <br />period to legit, or to find another place, or is it to legitimize it? <br />DARROW:In the original application, there was no time period mentioned, but in the <br />recent response letter submitted by the Applicant, they’re requesting a five-year term to be able <br />to relocate the business, based on the fact that it would be obviously a great burden for the <br />Applicant to, and not only the Applicant but apparently the employees to have to shut down at <br />this time and have to immediately relocate. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay, but right now on the table is this idea of legitimizing this <br />particular -. <br />DARROW:Correct. <br />ALAMEDA:And later we’ll talk a little about other options besides that? <br />DARROW:Okay. <br />ALAMEDA:I guess. Okay, thank you, Mr. Darrow. Will the Applicant or his <br />representative please come forward? All right, I’ll swear you guys in, actually, I swore you <br />EXHIBIT D <br />3 <br /> <br />