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a <br />CHAIRMAN 14ODTKE NOTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN OBJECTION TO HAVING <br />POD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) IN THIS COUNTY, AND ASKED DR. ORMAN'S <br />OPINION ON PUD AND CLUSTERING, WHICH HE FELT ALLOWS AN INNOVATIVE <br />APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT. <br />DR. ORMAN AGREED THAT PUD IS A VERY VALID APPROACH AND FELT <br />IT HAS DONE A LOT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ITS USE SHOULD BE CAREFULLY <br />APPLIED. HE STATED THAT MOST GOVERNMENTS ALLOW SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR <br />PUD AFTER PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT IN ALMOST EVERY CASE THERE ARE EXCLUSIVE <br />SINGLE FAMILY ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW PUD CLUSTERED <br />PROJECTS. HE CONTINUED THAT THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY IS <br />THE DENSITY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,. AND MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATE SINGLE <br />FAMILY TYPES WITH LOW DENSITY. HE FELT AREAS LIKE THE SOUTH BEACH <br />SHOULD BE PROTECTED AND POINTED OUT THAT THIS COMMUNITY PROVIDES FOR <br />A LOT OF OCEAN FRONTAGE MEDIUM DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, MOSTLY TO THE <br />NORTH, WHICH PROVIDES THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING. <br />DR. ORMAN VENTURED THE OPINION THAT THE SOUTH BEACH AREA UNDER DISCUSSION <br />IS THE FINEST REMAINING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AREA BETWEEN THE INTER— <br />COASTAL AND THE OCEAN IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS <br />PROTECTED IT FOR FIVE YEARS IN A WAY THAT HE FEELS IS EXEMPLARY, AND <br />FELT IF THEY DO AWAY WITH THIS PROTECTION, THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE LIKE <br />IT IN FLORIDA AND THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING AWAY <br />WITH THE LAST ONE. <br />NORMAN BADENHOP OF 461 SUNSET DRIVE STATED THAT HE FEELS THE <br />"NITTY GRITTY" OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT IT SHOULD NOT COME DOWN <br />TO WHAT ONE DEVELOPER WANTS, WHICH IS GOING TO BENEFIT ONLY ONE <br />INDIVIDUAL. HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT <br />AND THE PEOPLE'S INPUT IS IMPORTANT. MR. BADENHOP POINTED OUT THAT <br />THE BOARD HAS HAD OVERWHELMING INPUT TODAY OPPOSING ANY CHANGE. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT THEY ARE NOT LIVING IN A DICTATORSHIP AND WHY IS IT SO <br />UNREASONABLE TO ASK THAT THEY GET A FREE CHOICE IN ONE AREA OF SINGLE <br />FAMILY HOUSES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ACCEDING TO THE WISHES OF THE <br />c <br />PEOPLE? HE FELT THAT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE RESPONDED THAT THIS BOARD HAS A TREMENDOUS <br />RESPONSIBILITY TO REPOND TO EVERYONE, AND THt MAN MAKING THE REQUEST <br />24 <br />.art <br />J <br />