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to be revisited before 2007. He thought that there is an environmental impact to this area as it is now semi -rural with active groves nearby. He thought these remarks should give the Commissioners evidence that ABert Harris isn=t god@. He also believed the Board needs to prepare this community and not be so afraid of Bert Harris. He also asked if the Property Appraiser re -assesses property after it is rezoned from agricultural. County Attorney Collins explained that state law on assessments requires the Property Appraiser to reclassify lands as non-agricultural if the land has been rezoned to a non-agricultural use at the request of the owner. There is another statute that says even without a rezoning, if there is a sale of land for a purchase price three times or more the agricultural exemption, it creates a presumption that it is non-agricultural. He assured everyone that Property Appraiser David Nolte is very aggressive in eliminating agricultural exemptions if he believes that the property is not being put to an agricultural use. It was determined that no one else wished to be heard and the Chairman closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Ginn asked if the Board could deny the request if they felt the roads were not adequate, and Director Keating explained they could if it is shown by substantial competent evidence that there is not adequate capacity. County Attorney Collins interjected that the Plan has adopted levels of service for certain roads and that is what the traffic analysis speaks to: is it meeting the adopted level of service. Discussion ensued about the numbers of units allowed on PDs versus regular subdivisions. County Attorney Collins then addressed the drainage concern and explained that when the Comp Plan was adopted, a lot of the area in the southwest portion of the county December 2, 2003 17