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COMMISSIONER*SIEBERT NOTED THAT TRACTS B AND C ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLAT, AND PLANNING DIRECTOR REDICK EXPLAINED THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBDIVIDED INTO LOTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACCESS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE SUB- DIVISION, WILL THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE BUILT ON, AND MR. REDICK POINTED OUT. THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO BUILD. AND THERE IS NO ROAD TO THEM. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT IF YOU CAN GET TO THEM, YOU CAN BUILD ON THEM, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THE BOARD IS -SAYING THAT THEY ARE SUITABLE BUILDING SITES. , MR. REDICK POINTED OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED AS LOTS AND ANYTHING ON THIS PLAT WILL HAVE TO MEET THE FLOOD PLAIN GUIDELINES BECAUSE THIS IS IN A FLOOR PLAIN AREA. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AREAS IN THE COUNTY AND -STATED HE WOULD HATE TO ENCOURAGE FILLING OF ANY OF THAT WETLAND ALONG THE RIVER. HE BELIEVED THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA. DISCUSSION EN -SUED ON FILLING IN A FLOOD PLAIN AREA, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED THE POSSIBILITY OF PLATTING THE WETLAND AREAS AS PASSIVE RECREATIONAL. HE ASKED IF THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS. HARLAND PETERSON OF TOTAL DEVELOPMENT NOTED THAT PR. FISCHER OWNS ON THE WEST SIDE SO THAT MAYBE SOME DAY TRACTS B AND C WOULD BE TAKEN IN. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS A 7' FLOOD PLAIN IN THIS AREA. I MR. PETERSON STATED THAT THERE IS A FLOOD PLAIN EASEMENT 200' WIDE, BUT COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THIS DOESNIT FOLLOW THE RIVER AND HE WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT FILL TOO CLOSE TO THE RIVER. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS COMMENTED THAT THE FORK OF THE SEBASTIAN RIVER HAS BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL ENVIRONMENTALLY FOR A VERY LONG TIME ' ;t AND, IN HIS OPINION, THE ZONING DEPARTMENT SHOULD NOT ISSUE ANY PERMITS ON TRACTS B OR C UNTIL THIS MATTER HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH THE DER. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE SOME AUTHORITY OVER FILLING BELOW THE FLOOD LINE. 51 JAN 2 41979