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Planning Director Stan Boling presented the application for changing the Grand Harbor DRI Development Order to add the "Riverbend PD" site and the Luther/Victoria Web Site (Item 9.A.4). He displayed a map showing the subject areas and provided background on the request, which involves adding 413.67 acres of the "Riverbend PD" site to the overall Grand Harbor DRI. Staff recommended that the Board deny the applicant's request for the proposed change. Further, if the rezoning concurrency issue were to be adequately addressed in conformance with Chapter 910 criteria, then staff would recommend that the Board determine that the proposed change request does not constitute a substantial deviation and adopt the attached resolution amending the Grand Harbor Development Order and approving the proposed change. Director Boling responded to questions from Commissioners O'Bryan and Davis regarding Grand Harbor having another three (3) years to build -out, and what would happen if the Board denied the request. Director Boling presented Grand Harbor North Land LLC's Request for Special Exception Use and Conceptual PD Plan approval for a development to be known as The Isles of Grand Harbor (Item 9.A.5). He described the request by recapping his memorandum of January 30, 2007. He discussed environmental issues, and summarized the public benefits to be had, which include increased perimeter buffer width, increased upland preservation, increased minimum open space, and maximized wetland preservation among others. He presented staffs recommendation as outlined in the backup at pages 307-308 and asked the Board to deny the request unless the rezoning concurrency issues were to be adequately addressed. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing. Bob Raynes, Esquire, Land Use Attorney, Gunster Yoakley and Stewart PA, on behalf of the Applicant, thanked the Board for the opportunity to make this presentation. He February 6, 2007 27