02-24-2000 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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. . , the parcel in question. The horses were found to be in the pasture, the horse ~table or in an adjacent parcel. Request for Exemption of Extended Useful Life ,The owner of the property in question has submitted his Application for Exemption From Useful Life Requirement for tQe horse stable as a non-confonning use on May, 17, 2000. The application can be found at the end of this report. Comments stair is ~aware of any previous concerns regarding the horse stable operation~. Options available to the Board As previously stated, the owners have applied for an exemption from the exten~e~ useful life. After the Board of Adjustment reviews that case, and hears the testimony, ,the options available are; , ' , I. 1. To exempt the non-confonning use from an extended useful life and tenninati~n. A. Granting the exemption allows the use to continue : '. B. By not granting the exemption the board now has to consider one of the if olIo wing options.' ' , , ' i 2. To exempt the non-conforming use from an extended useful life and tennwation and apply certain Conditions as may be necessary to ensure reasonable compatibility with surrounding propertieS and uses.', ' A. Possible conditions: 1) Establish a reasonable maximum number of livestock 'for this site that; would be compatible with the surrounding properties. ' 1 2) Cattle should be included in this animal total 3) The prevention of overgrazing , ' , 1 4) Possible establishment of setbacks adjacent parcels that do not contain :livestock. 5) Possible establishment of animal waste management plan. : 6) Possible limitation of livestock to the 2 animals per acre. It should be 'noted that this provision would eliminate the cattle production as a non-confonni~g use. 7) The possible addition of a twenty-five foot separation for non-livestock properties. B. By granting, this exemption with any conditions requires that the property owner must comply with these conditions or face an immediate tennination of the non-: conforming use. 3. To establish an extended useful life for the non-confonning use.3. ' : A. An extended useful life establishes a set period of time for the property! owner to cease operations. The board must weigh the owners investment against the time required for the owner to recoup his investment..' . 1 3 The Board of Adjustments may recess the public hearingay any time to allow for additional infortnation to be collected or to allow additional time to consider information and testimony presented to the board. The]).H can be received at an appropriate future board meeting , 11