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By greatly improving the County's ability to facilitate animal adoptions,the public <br /> welfare will be substantially advanced by the new Animal Shelter facility. While the <br /> facility will not be an end all solution for all aspects of animal care in the County, it will <br /> provide a necessary tool needed to implement numerous operational and educational <br /> animal care programs. <br /> Public Morals <br /> While an animal shelter may have limited moral implications for a community, the <br /> Macon County Board feels an ethical responsibility to improve current animal care <br /> practices. By eliminating the present crowded and inadequate facility and by providing a <br /> facility that will additionally incorporate educational activities, the public interest will be <br /> substantially served. <br /> Use and Enjoyment of Other Properties in the General Vicinity <br /> The establishment of this facility will not prevent the continued use of the institutional <br /> and educational activities of adjacent property owners. Structure design and adequate <br /> landscaping will stress visual satisfaction and will prevent conflicts related to odor or <br /> sound. <br /> Impact on the Normal and Orderly Course of Development <br /> It is extremely unlikely that the proposed facility would have any impact on the normal <br /> and orderly course of development in the area. On the contrary, the facility has the <br /> potential of being only one of several desired destinations depending on future <br /> development activities in the Greenswitch Road corridor between Mound Road and <br /> Interstate 72. <br /> Adequacy of Utilities,Access Roads, Drainage, and/or other Necessary Facilities <br /> As previously mentioned, the planning for this facility has stressed satisfying basic utility <br /> needs. The site is located outside of a nearby floodplain area and can tie into nearby <br /> water and sewer services. Connections to power and other utilities are also available. <br /> Carolyn Avenue also represents a natural, safe, and financially feasible access point. <br /> Ingress and Egress <br /> Citizens will not have any problems accessing the facility as its driveway will be a <br /> natural extension of Carolyn Avenue. The facility will not be gated and therefore, will <br /> ensure the right to enter and exit. <br /> Conform to Applicable Laws and Regulations <br /> Special Use PermitApplication Page 7 <br />