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Location and number of all camping or sleeping areas (maximum number of people accommodated for sleeping in permanent structures) • d. Drop-off facilities; and e. A complete description of all planned uses, activities and programs to occur on site and corresponding hours of operation. Note: The applicant has provided a site plan and other information which address the above criteria. The site plan depicts all the proposed improvements with setbacks, depicts buffer location, depicts location and number of sleeping areas, and depicts the drop-off facility. Also the applicant has provided a letter (attached) which describes the planned use activities and programs to occur 2. The site must be located on a minimum of ten (10) acres of property. Note: The site is located on 15.95 acres of land There are four other "retreats and camps" facilities in the county These facilities average over 48 acres in size (Please see attachment # 6 for comparison). These are: Oklawaha Boy Scout Camp (48.58 acres), Shiloh Youth Ranch (56 acres), Life for Youth Ranch (80 acres), and Harvest Christian Retreat (10 acres). Therefore the subject site is significantly below the 48 -acre average, but meets the 10 -acre minimum of this criterion. 3. No building, camping or recreation facility or area may be located closer than forty (40) feet of any property line, or closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any property with a residential land use designation, whichever distance is greater. The referenced seventy -five-foot setback may be reduced to thirty- five (35) feet if a type B buffer with a six-foot opaque feature is provided_ Note: All proposed structures are greater than 40' from the property line, and all adjacent property is agriculturally zoned. The setbacks to the respective property lines are as follows: the closest structure to the east property line is the proposed office at 50 ; the existing storage building is the closest structure to the north property line at 60.5'; and the southern most cabin is the closest structure to the west property line at 90' and the south property line at 115'. While no buffers are required, the applicant will be preserving existing vegetation along the north and west property lines This vegetation will serve as a buffer. To the east and south, no buffers are proposed. 4. The development of permanent structures that accommodate the sleeping of persons shall be limited as follows: sleeping areas within permanent structures shall not accommodate more than four (4) persons per acre of the total project area less area devoted to camping accommodations Note: The parcel is 15.95 acres in size (15.95 x 4 = 63.8 or 63 campers) which allows 63 campers for the site. In addition to cabin facilities, 7800 sq. ft. of assembly building area is proposed. 5. Drop-off facilities may be required by the public works director where such facilities are deemed necessary to accommodate anticipated traffic operations on site. November 5, 2002 77