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N ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER NEXT DISCUSSED A RELEASE OF EASEMENTS IN INDIAN RIVER HEIGHTS, AS REQUESTED BY CHARLES AND LAURA STEMBERG, HE CONTINUED THAT THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE AVERAGE REQUEST. HE QUOTED MR. .JENNINGS AS SAYING THAT HE WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE -THIS ABAN- DONED BECAUSE THE OVERALL DRAINAGE -WOULD CAUSE A HARDSHIP. ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER STATED THAT VERY SELDOM WILL HE SPEAK AGAINST AN ABANDON- MENT, BUT HIS DEPARTMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE EASEMENT PLAYS A HARDSHIP ON THE USE OF THE STEMBERGIS POOL., HE CONTINUED ON THAT THE STEMBERGS HAVE REQUESTED 4' TO BE ABLE TO FULLY UTILIZE THE POOL. THE ZONING DIRECTOR THEN DISTRIBUTED PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE HOUSE AND POOL,AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ROOF HAS AN ILLEGAL OVERHANG OF 2'. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE STEMBERGS DO HAVE A FENCE PERMIT FOR THE PROPER SETBACKS, BUT NOW ARE ASKING FOR 4' TO BE ABLE TO SET IT BACK FURTHER. COMMISSIONER.LOY REAFFIRMED THAT THE STEMBERGS' REQUEST WAS FOR 4' OF THE 12' EASEMENT. SHE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE ARE 24' BETWEEN THE STEMBERG'S HOUSE AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER REPORTED IT WAS THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND SOME DAY MAY BE USED FOR SEWER PIPE INSTALLATION. COMMISSIONER LYONS, IN LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS, ASKED IF THE ZONING DEPARTMENT FELT THE STEMBERGS NEEDED -ADDITIONAL SPACE, AND THE ZONING DIRECTOR REPLIED NEGATIVELY, . COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER REQUESTS MADE FROM THIS AREA, AND ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER ADVISED THE BOARD THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY. ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT INDIAN RIVER HEIGHTS IS THE FASTEST GROWING SUBDIVISION THE COUNTY HAS EVER HAD AND THERE ARE VERY FEW LOTS REMAINING IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHICH HAS SEVEN OTHER PLATS OF RECORD. -,� DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING THE RESTRICTIONS' ON THE DEEDS, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON NOTED THAT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE WHAT THEIR RESTRICTIONS ARE,BUT THEIR CONTRACTORS SHOULD CERTAINLY ADVISE THE OWNERS OF THEM', mg 10 BOOK 39 PAGE 364