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ATTORNEY RENE VAN DE VOORDE CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS A.ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED FOR SEBASTIANS GREENS IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. HE DISPLAYED A PLAN OF THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS PROPERTY, WHICH ACREAGE WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A LAW WHICH REQUIRES THE COUNTY TO APPROVE A CHANGE OF ZONING WITHIN TWO YEARS OF ANNEXATION IF THERE IS AN INCREASE IN DENSITY. R-2 MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONING HAS BEEN REQUESTED, WHICH IS AN INCREASE IN DENSITY. ATTORNEY VAN DE VOORDE ASKED THAT THE COUNTY CONSENT TO WHATEVER THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN WANTS TO DO WITH THE REZONING. HE NOTED THAT SEBASTIAN HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING YET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN DEAL WITH THE MATTER WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO THE COUNTY. ATTORNEY VAN DE VOORDE EXPLAINED THAT ALL PROPERTY WHEN ANNEXED COMES.IN UNDER R-1 ZONING, COMMISSIONER Loy COMMENTED THAT OUR MASTER PLAN SHOWS LOW DENSITY FOR THIS PROPERTY, IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT IN SEBASTIAN LOW DENSITY ALLOWS 17 UNITS PER ACRE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IF PROPERTY HAS BEEN ANNEXED, WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT, AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AGREED THAT THE ONLY THING WE COULD ACCOMPLISH WOULD BE TO Hb LD UP THE RE- ZONING FOR TWO YEARS, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THIS REQUIREMENT GIVES SOME PROTECTION TO ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, ATTORNEY VAN DE VOORDE POINTED OUT THAT THE ANNEXATION PRO- CEEDINGS GIVE PEOPLE A CHANGE TO REGISTER THEIR FEELINGS, COMMISSIONER DEESON INFORMED THE BOARD THE PROJECT PLANNED WILL BE A REAL ASSET TO THE COUNTY. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 171,062, UNANIMOUSLY AUTHOR- IZED THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN -TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY -INCREASING DENSITIES AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY, SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO REZONE. 23 JAN 1978 But 33 fm( 4�5