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EXHIBIT A FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL Lands of Mousavi — 26070 Newbridge Drive File #MA22-0001 1. There are changes in circumstances that make any or all of the conditions of the map no longer appropriate or necessary. There have been changes in circumstances that make the need for the 100 foot conservation easement no longer appropriate or necessary, The conservation easement as recorded on Tract No. 6527 protects a relatively steep slope extending down to Barron Creek. The approval of Site Development Permit #SD21-0043 included a condition of approval requiring the dedication of an open space easement encompassing those areas of the property within 25 feet of the Barron Creek top -of -bank, The required dedication encompasses more land area and is more aligned with the Town's Conservation Element of the General Plan, This is because it protects the entirety of the riparian areas on the property. Further, the new open space easement being dedicated is of the same nature as the existing conservation easement in that they both restrict development in the easement area and on the property, and are designed to preserve the open space, natural, scenic, or other similar conditions. The exchange between these easements would also continue to serve the goals of retaining open space, natural, and other related characteristics at this parcel and would not be detrimental to the Town's aesthetics and rural quality preservation. Thus, the recordation of a new, larger open space easement renders the conservation easement no longer appropriate or necessary The five-foot public utility easement is currently not in use by any utility companies with rights to the subject easement. Public utility easements are generally recorded around the perimeters of all properties within most subdivisions to allow for public utilities to access properties from adjacent rights-of-way or adjacent properties when no right-of-way frontage exists. As the current property configuration was created by lot line adjustment, the five-foot public utility easement bisecting the property is in an atypical configuration. The proposal to record a new segment of 10 foot public utility easement would create a continuous, closed public utility easement along the entire perimeter of the property. The lot line adjustment, in combination with the proposed 10 foot public utility easement, renders the five-foot public utility easement no longer appropriate or necessary. 2. The modifications do not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the real property. The abandonment of the 100 foot conservation easement and five foot public utility easement does not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the real property as abandonment will allow for greater use and enjoyment of the subject property. In fact, the abandonment of the conservation easement unencumbers less land than the required open space easement associated with #SD21-0043. The proposed 10 foot public utility easement will create a continuous, closed public utility easement and encompasses less land than the original five-foot public utility easement, thus does not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the real property. Resolution 47-22 Page 2