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SP# Issued Date Use Conditions/Notes <br /> • 4 trucks- permit max of 6 <br /> • Applicant has addressed the adverse negative visual impacts by <br /> moving all of the heavy equipment into an area that is not visible <br /> from the highway or from neighboring properties <br /> • Conditions: <br /> o Fuel storage, fueling and oil changes shall be conducted on a paved <br /> area <br /> o A description of the 1-acre permit area in map and written form by <br /> metes and bounds as certified by a registered surveyor shall be <br /> submitted to the Planning Department. All vehicles and equipment <br /> storage shall be limited to the specified I-acre area. <br /> 02-0031 yes Dec-2002 Base yard • Class E soils <br /> • Borders state highway <br /> • 5yr time limit <br /> • Building permits (final approval) for all structures obtained in 6 <br /> months <br /> • Landscaping <br /> • Hours of operation conditions <br /> • Annual status reporting requirement <br /> 91-0026 no May-1992 Base yard • The industrial nature of the proposed use is not consistent with <br /> the character of the existing community <br /> • The proposed use is better suited to an Urban area which has been <br /> determined to be appropriate for such industrial use. <br /> • The desired use would adversely affect surrounding properties. <br /> The character of the surrounding subdivisions is <br /> residential/agricultural in nature. The close proximity of dwellings <br /> conflicts with the proposed use by the applicant. This application for <br /> Special Permit is the outcome of complaints filed by surrounding <br /> property owners. Complaints were based on negative visual impact <br /> as well as noise and traffic problems created by the activity <br /> • The proposed use will substantially alter or change the essential <br /> character of the land. The proposed parking of dump trucks and <br /> heavy earthmoving equipments on the property will substantially <br /> alter the existing residential/agricultural character of the land. <br /> Applicant's Financial Reasons - Discussion of the Starving <br /> FarmerArgument <br /> One of the reasons cited in the application for justifying this use is the rancher's "ability to use <br /> his farm vehicles for other commercial purposes is vital to his ability to finance the vehicles and <br /> earn a living". I have some difficulty with this argument because there are many farmers, <br /> perhaps a majority of farmers, that are part-time and most do not derive most of their income <br /> from farming. Farming is therefore often a secondary source of income. Other than agri-tourism <br /> which has specific income thresholds to ensure that it remains secondary to the primary <br />