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<br />Brian Heady <br /> agreed with Mr. Johnson’s suggestion. He remembered when Jungle <br />Trail looked like a jungle trail. It no longer looks that way because there is no buffering. He noted <br />th <br />another example, The Palms on 12 Street, which is also without buffering. <br />John Williams <br />, Smugglers Cove, supported Mr. Johnson’s suggestion and <br />definitely would like similar requirements on multi-family projects. He urged the Commissioners to <br />support multi-family buffering requirements. <br />Public Works Director James Davis commented on the suggestion to require <br />buffering on county road expansion projects. He cautioned the Commissioners that buffering, <br />which is land-intensive, would require additional rights-of-way acquisition. He inquired as to the <br />revenue source that would be used. He advised that presently, when his staff meets with each <br />property owner for acquisition of right-of-way, the property owner is given options on landscaping <br />or another treatment, and staff tries to comply with their desires. They do not do a broad brush on <br />an entire corridor. Also, a masonry wall is expensive and would add several hundred thousand <br />dollars to a project. Generally landscaping is not done in rural areas. He pointed out that impact fees <br />are to be used for capacity improvement of the roadway and not for aesthetic enhancements. <br />Commissioner Adams recalled a policy of putting oaks along 4-laning, and Director <br />Davis stated that has been done in different projects. <br />Commissioner Lowther asked if it was realized that Citrus Springs would be a large <br />th <br />project close to 58Avenue, and Director Davis responded that there was a large canal between the <br />road and the development. Director Davis continued that it is appropriate to require buffers on new <br />subdivision development but when you try to translate that into existing developed areas, such as the <br />rd <br />43 Avenue project, the funding burden becomes the County’s. There is more flexibility on a new <br />site than older subdivisions platted 50 or more years ago. <br />Mr. Johnson <br /> distributed handouts (a copy is in the backup in the Office of the Clerk <br />to the Board). He specified there has been no public input on the paving of 43rd Avenue, which is <br />slated to have 5 lanes. Homeowners of existing subdivisions need some buffering protection. He <br />January 13, 2004 11 <br /> <br />