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longtime residents. The Board is constrained by law to follow their Comprehensive Plan and he referenced the Bert Harris Private Property Protection Act of 1995 that grants private property owners an alternative course of action if they are permanently denied reasonable use of their land by regulatory actions. Renee Renzi, 340 A Waverly Place, raised the issue of impact on schools. She stated the closest school is 17 blocks from 981h Avenue. She has had the feeling that staff is arguing for the developer. Chairman Macht said Planning staff is professional and they are following the law. School concurrency does not pertain here and he asked Director Keating for an explanation. Director Keating said the Board is prohibited from implementing school concurrency now. They can go through a process specified in Chapter 163, but until they do, they are prohibited from denying a development based on the lack of school facilities. In response to Chairman Macht, Attorney Collins said the process goes through the State and the Board cannot apply school concurrency until they have gone through the process. By CONSENSUS staff was directed to begin the process of considering school concurrency and to bring it back to the Commissioner Lowther noted this issue keeps coming up. These rezoning requests are brought to the Board under guidelines in the Comprehensive Plan. If the Board has a problem with those guidelines then we need to revisit our plan. Discussion ensued. Staff was directed to revisit the Comprehensive Plan immediately. Director Keating said he would bring it back as a staff report in January. Bruce Barkett, 756 Beachland Boulevard, representing the applicant William Marine, said his client's obligation is to have a paved development and he will be responsible for the DECEMBER 16, 2003 11