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In response to Commissioner Wheeler’s inquiry County Attorney Collins explained the Board’s options should they choose to deny the appeal. th Director Keating responded to Commissioner Lowther concerning the status of 16 Street. The Deputy Clerk. swore in members of the audience who wished to speak on this matter. The Chairman opened the public hearing. Charles Siemon , a consulting land use planner and land use lawyer, 433 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, advised that his testimony would be both his professional opinion and advocacy on behalf of the applicant, Treviso. Through a PowerPoint (copy on file) presentation he opined that underutilizing the land could create long-term problems associated with urban sprawl. He cited various paragraphs of the Comprehensive Plan to support his argument. He addressed policies 1.41 and 1.45 emphasizing the use of “may” and “shall” in certain sentences and listed reasons for disagreeing with staff on the compatibility issue. He displayed an artist’s rendering of the proposed townhomes and stated that his client is seriously committed to building a product of which they and the County would be proud. He stated Treviso was prepared to enter into an agreement that would make a certain number of units available to lower income housing if that would make a difference. He hoped the Board would give this request serious consideration and approve the RM-8. th Will Barker , 7220 16 Street, whose property is on the west boundary of the proposed development, was worried about buffering. There is a hammock with wildlife nearby and his barn th and stalls are right next to this property. He was also concerned about more traffic on 16 Street, now a dirt road. Chuck Mechling , 1999 Pointe West Drive, believed either RM-6 or RM-8 would make no difference. Density would be dependent on the architecture; landscaping buffering would be a big item. April 11, 2006 9