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Joseph Paladin, President of the Growth Awareness Task Force, supported the motion <br />and encouraged the Board to approve it today. <br />Discussion ensued regarding what measures to take to protect the applicant wanting to <br />obtain a building permit who is denied because someone has tied up concurrency. <br />Bob Swift, 6450 8th Street, supported the motion, stating that if the current policy allows a <br />developer to buy up concurrency, then he agrees that it needs to be changed right away. <br />Administrator Baird explained the dilemma to staff who have met with local builders and <br />the hardship created for the Commissioners by developers buying large numbers of capacity. He <br />feels they should be discouraging the banking of capacity and that impact fees should be paid at the <br />time of applying for a building permit. He was not positive that developers should be allowed to <br />buy capacity before final plat approval. He does believe they may not protect every lot owner by <br />limiting the buying of capacity, but they will be given a better chance to build when they are ready. <br />Assistant County Attorney DeBraal asked for specific direction to staff in order to properly <br />prepare the Pending Ordinance Doctrine. <br />Community Development Director Keating talked about the 5 -year certificate when it was <br />created to allow someone to come in and buy concurrency without a project. In retrospect he felt it <br />probably never should have been created. Now they are seeing one-year certificates bought for the <br />entire projects. <br />Assistant County Attorney DeBraal asked the Board to give staff specific directions to <br />properly prepare the pending ordinance doctrine. <br />October 4, 2005 46 <br />