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• L MINING REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT ON BUD JENKINS' MINING OPERAT40N On August 2nd, 1976, the Mining Review Committee met to review the - cease and desist order issued by.Indian River.County. At the meeting, Mr. Vocelle, attorney for Mr. Jenkins, admitted his client was in violation. He also stated that if his client had to backfill (401 on the north end, it would cost $250,000. or more, and this would bank- rupt Mr. Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins requested permission to "square" off the lake and "dress it up" and then he would quit mining on the property. He.even offered to sign an agreement to this effect. i It was pointed out that the land in question was zoned M-1, and that I it did not permit mining. It was further stated that the M-1 Zoning Ordi- nance never did allow mining operations, and therefore the question of "Grandfather clause" was a dead issue. After a good deal of discussion by the committee members, it was decided that the committee would visit the site at the invitation of Mr. Jenkins. The following morning, we physically in- spected the condition as it now exists. It was determined that the north haters edge of the pit -was approximately 125' from the center -line of the • ve North Relief Canal. The total canal right-of-way is 2501, so.- without question - the digging was to the property line. We also found that the land Was low and spotted with small pits. Following a discussion among committee members, and a review of the aerial photos for the years 1943, 1951, 1957, 1970, 1973 and 1975, we could see that there was a continuous expansion of'' the mining area operation (see attached aerials) contrary to Zoning Regulations from 1957 (see Dewey's zoning history). AUG 181976 � � . � � �