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r <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITIES CONCERNING <br />INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD AND DRAINAGE. - <br />FRANK ZORC CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND STATED THAT HIS APPEAL <br />NEVER WAS AIMED DIRECTLY AGAINST ANY ONE DEVELOPER PER SE, BUT.WAS <br />INTENDED TO DEVELOP UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR ALL. HE POINTED OUT THAT HE <br />HAS HAD MANY OCCASIONS WHERE HE HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO GIVE RIGHTS-OF- <br />WAY AT THE DEAD ENDS OF STREETS THAT HAD NO IMMEDIATE NEED BUT MIGHT <br />POSSIBLY BE USED IN THE FUTURE. MR. ZORC INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE IS <br />SATISFIED WITH THE REVISED SITE PLAN AND WILL NOT PURSUE ANY FURTHER <br />THE 3RD COURT RIGHT-OF-WAY, THOUGH HE FELT THE COMMISSION SHOULD TAKE A <br />SERIOUS LOOK AT THE NEED FOR SOME ACCESS NORTH AND SOUTH. HE FELT THERE <br />ARE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT AREA THAT ARE BOTTLENECKED. <br />MR. WEGENER, A PROPERTY OWNER OF THE AREA, STATED THAT HE <br />FULLY APPROVES OF HAVING 3RD COURT EXTENDED AS FAR AS 12TH STREET. HE <br />FELT IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY STREET THEY HAVE GOING <br />THROUGH THERE, AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS ON 5TH AVENUE, THERE IS NO <br />THROUGHWAY. HE ALSO FELT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE DRAINAGE BE <br />LOOKED INTO. <br />ANN ROBINSON SPOKE AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, STATING THAT <br />WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DISCUSSION TODAY, SHE FELT THE ENTIRE SITE <br />PLAN PROCEDURE WITH TROPIC GROVE VILLAS HAS BEEN HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE, <br />IT APPEARS THE DEFECTS IN THE SITE PLAN FINALLY HAVE BEEN REMEDIED, BUT <br />IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN ORDER THE FIRST TIME. SHE CONTINUED <br />THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN A BAD POSITION BY VAGUE <br />AND UNSATISFACTORY WORDING AND BY THE ACTIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING <br />COMMISSION IN APPROVING A DEFECTIVE SITE PLAN, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. MRS. <br />ROBINSON SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD ASK THE ATTORNEY AND PLANNING DIRECTOR <br />REVER TO•REVIEW THE SITE PLAN PROCEDURES TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF <br />SUCH AN INEXCUSABLE SITUATION. <br />MAGGIE BOWMAN OF THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY THANKED <br />THE BOARD AND TROPIC GROVE FOR MAKING THIS DISCUSSION POSSIBLE. SHE <br />STATED THAT SHE SEES TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS - DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC - AND <br />DOES NOT FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED. MRS. BOWMAN <br />35 <br />J U L 51979 BOOK 1 PAVE 10Z <br />