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ON POTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED ADVERTISING A PUBLIC HEARING <br />IN REGARD TO AMENDING THE DEFINITION SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE <br />PERTAINING TO NURSING HOMES, ETC., TO BE SURE RETIREMENT CENTERS ARE <br />NOT INCLUDED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOARD WILL, AT THIS TIME, <br />REVIEW THE SITE PLAN OF TROPIC GROVE VILLAS, AS REPUESTED BY ROBERT <br />BELL, PRESIDENT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS AN APPEAL OF A SITE <br />PLAN THAT HAS BEEN FILED BY FRANK ZORC, AND THIS BOARD IS SITTING AS <br />AN APPEAL BOARD TO REVIEW THE APPEAL AND TAKE ACTION ON THE SITE PLAN <br />AS IT SEES FIT. <br />ATTORNEY DAN KILBRIDE CAME BEFORE THE BOARD REPRESENTING <br />FRANK ZORC AND STATED THAT TROPIC GROVE VILLAS HAS SUBMITTED A REVISED <br />SITE PLAN WHICH INCORPORATES MOST OF THE CHANGES HE AND MR. ZORC FELT <br />WERE IMPORTANT, I.E., A 35' RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 12TH STREET, A 25' SETBACK <br />FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE BUILDINGS, AND ACCESS TO 12TH STREET FROM <br />THE SITE. APPARENTLY THE ONLY IMPORTANT POINT NOT INCLUDED IN THE <br />REVISED SITE PLAN IS THE GRANTING OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 3RD COURT, AND <br />ATTORNEY KILBRIDE FELT THIS IS A PROBLEM THE COMMISSION SHOULD DEAL <br />WITH SO THAT IT DOES NOT RECUR IN THE FUTURE, ATTORNEY KILBRIDE CON- <br />TINUED THAT AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS NEEDED SO THERE WILL <br />BE A .SETTER WAY OF DETERMINING WHAT RIGHTS-OF-WAY ARE NEEDED AND WHAT <br />ARE NOT. 'HE ALSO FELT THE BOARD SHOULD CHANGE THE SITE PLAN PROCEDURE <br />AND REVISE PART OF THE ORDINANCE TO TIGHTEN UP CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING <br />SITE 'PLANS AND TO PROVIDE UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY, WHICH <br />WOULD BE HELPFUL BOTH TO THE DEVELOPER AND THE COMMUNITY. <br />ATTORNEY GORDON .JOHNSTON NEXT CAME BEFORE THE BOARD REPRE- <br />SENTING THE DEVELOPER OF TROPIC GROVE VILLAS, ROBERT BELL, AND STATED <br />THAT HE WAS PLEASED THAT MR. ZORC HAS AGREED THAT THEY HAVE AMENDED THE <br />PLAN -TO RELATE TO MOST OF HIS SUGGESTED CHANGES. ATTORNEY JOHNSTON <br />CONTINUED THAT IF THE BOARD SAYS MR. BELL HAS TO PROVIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY <br />FOR 3RD COURT, IT WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF THREE BUILDINGS WHICH WOULD <br />BE A TREMENDOUS HARDSHIP. HE STATED THERE IS NO WAY TO EXTEND 3RD <br />COURT FURTHER THAN 30' TO 50' BECAUSE THERE ARE EXISTING STRUCTURES ON <br />32 <br />J U L 51979 BOOK 41 F,,GE 99 <br />