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County Attorney Vitunac administered the oath to the proposed witnesses and asked that they note for the record that they had been sworn when they testify. Planning Director Stan Boling noted he had been sworn and reviewed the Memorandum. The site meets the general concerns of staff and there will be no new overhead lines or poles to this site. Staff is recommending that the approved landscaping plan be a minimum requirement. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard regarding this matter. Dennis Ragsdale, Planning Director, City of Vero Beach, stated he had been sworn and reviewed his Memorandum of April 17, 1998 with attachments: City of Vero Beach 98-633 1053 - 20th PLACE - P.O. BOX 1389 VERO BEACH, FLORIDA - 32961-1389 Telephone: (561) 978-4550 • Fax. (561)778-3856 OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO: Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners FROM: Dennis Ragsdale; Claiming Director DATE: April 17, 1998 SUBJ: Proposed Electrical Substation at the Southwest Corner of 58'" Avenue and 2& Street This memorandum is being written in my capacity as Planning Director for the City of Vero Beach, the applicant for the substation. I am introducing the entire memorandum and attachments into the official record of your April 21, 1998 quasi-judicial hearing to consider the special exception request. A brief resume is attached that includes sufficient information to qualify me to present substantial, competent evidence in a quasi-judicial hearing regarding land use issues. This memorandum will reference and quote from the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations. As reference documents always available for public inspection I would also want the entire Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations to be considered part of the record. The site of the proposed electrical substation is designated M-1, Medium Density Residential in the Comprehensive Plan and zoned RS -6, Single Family Residential. Electrical Substations have been determined to be a special exception use in the RS -6 zoning district by County staff. The Indian River County Land Development Regulations include general criteria for review of special exception uses. The Land Development Regulations require that applicants present evidence of compliance with the general criteria, as well as the specific criteria for the particular special exception use cited in Chapter 971. Chapter 971.05(9) states: "The applicant shall have the burden of establishing, by competent material and substantial evidence, the existence of the facts and conditions which this chapter requires for approval." APRIL 21, 1998 E L'. �r ;c