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AREA. THEY ARE REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE OF THE AREA TO THE EAST WHICH WILL GIVE THEM A DENSITY OF 12 TO THE ACRE AND PROPOSE TO BUILD A 740 UNIT DEVELOPMENT, THE REASON FOR THIS NUMBER IS TO MAKE IT ECO- NOMICALLY FEASIBLE AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS, DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING, ETC. THEY DO NOT EXPECT A TRANSFER OF THIS DENSITY TO THE SENSITIVE LAND, AND WILL GO AS FAR TO THE EAST AS THE DER AND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL ALLOW. MR. CONNERY STATED THAT THEY ARE PLANNING A FAMILY DEVELOP- MENT AIMED AT THE MIDDLE INCOME GROUP, THE UNITS TO COST $40,000-$45,000. HE NOTED THAT THEIR ARCHITECT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEY WOULD APPRECIATE THE BOARDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD, DR. HERBERT KALE OF THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY STATED THAT HE HAD FELT THAT AFTER A LONG DISCUSSION AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS RECOMMENDING R -2B, AND HE WAS SUR- PRISED TO HEAR THEM RECOMMENDING R -2C. HE NOTED THAT THE R-2 ZONING TO THE NORTH ACTUALLY ISN IT 15 UNITS PER ACRE DENSITY, BUT 5 OR 6, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LAND IN THE GOLF COURSE. HE DID NOT FEEL, THEREFORE, THAT R -2C WOULD BE IN CONFORMITY. DR. KALE NOTED THAT HE BELIEVED THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FELT THAT IT WAS STILL PREMATURE FOR DEVELOP- MENT IN THAT AREA SINCE THERE STILL ARE WATER PROBLEMS. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WILL HAVE WELLS ON SITE, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE RIVER AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DATA FOR THE WELLS LOOKED AT BY INDEPENDENT HYDROLOGISTS. DR. KALE REALIZED THAT THERE WILL BE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA, BUT FELT TO ALLOW THE DENSITY PERMITTED IN R -2C IS PREMATURE. DR. KALE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE ENTOMOLOGICAL LABO- RATORY WHICH ABUTS THIS AREA AND STATED THAT THEIR INTERESTS AND NEEDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. HE FELT THE PROPOSED ZONING WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE LAB. WILLIAM BIDLINGMAYER NEXT TOOK THE FLOOR AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WORKS AT THE ENTOMOLOGICAL LABORATORY AND ALSO OWNS PROPERTY FURTHER SOUTH OF THIS AREA. HE POINTED THAT ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS A HIGH DENSITY WILL HAVE A HIGH WATER CONSUMPTION. HE FELT THAT ANY STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT WATER IS BASED ON THE AUG 81979 57 aou 41 LnE 00