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Planning Commission has the authority to approve the Zoning Permit with conditions deemed necessary and reasonable at its discretion. ii. The Conditions of Approval imposed for the Zoning Permit on March 3, 2022 were reasonable and necessary for the proposed project and to achieve the purposes of the Fence Ordinance and the Municipal Code, and thus were within the Planning Commission's discretion to impose. The subject property is an approximately 41 -acre remainder parcel created in 1985. Access to the site is provided by a driveway off Elena Road and the driveway provides access to an existing residence at 28001 Elena Road. Portions of the northwesterly part of the property features slopes in excess of 30% and consists of steep topography. The northwesterly corner of the subject property is also within an Open Space Conservation Area as shown on the Town's Land Use Diagram. The entire property is encompassed within a Williamson Act contract, which restricts the property to certain agricultural and related compatible uses as specified in the contract document. Based on the application submittals, the applicant has stated that it intends to utilize the property for agricultural purposes and the planting of crops. The applicant has stated that the proposed new fences are to protect the plantings but they do not seek to construct any additional structures on the parcel. An application for a Zoning Permit was filed pursuant to Section 10-1.507 as such a permit is required in order to construct new fences. When the Zoning Permit application was considered by the Town during a Site Development Public Hearing on July 6, 2021, there were several public comments raising issues relating to respecting property boundaries, permitting wildlife movements through the property, preserving the Open Space Conservation Area portion that is located on the project site, and reviewing the proposed chain-link fence design. Upon the Zoning Permit application being referred to the Planning Commission on August 5, 2021, the Commission requested clarification on a number of items including: proposed agricultural uses, type of fencing, presence of wildlife activities, and other issues raised by public comments at the prior public hearing. As documented in the staff report to the Planning Commission, the Commission directed the applicant to consider certain modifications to the fence design and provide additional clarification on these items. Subsequently, the Planning Commission made specific requests at the October 2021 and January 2022 hearings for the applicant to: (1) submit a revised site plan that accurately depicts the proposed fencing and gates, existing fencing, easements encumbering the subject property, contour lines/topography, and neighboring property lines; (2) to provide further details on the proposed fencing plan including clarification on fencing proposed for the northern boundaries of the project site, as well as the agricultural use(s) and area(s) necessitating the proposed fencing; (3) utilize wildlife friendly and wooden fences and use fencing configurations consistent with other similarly large properties with open space or agricultural uses; (4) confirm the proposed fences would not bisect pathway easements, waterways, or across any swales, and that new fencing would not preclude the dedication of future open space easements or pathway easements; (5) remove prior fencing that were installed without permits or appropriate authorization from the Town; and (6) allow Resolution 63-22 Page 5