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W. L. Parmentier, 750 46th Square, Heron Crest, said that the residents of Heron Crest <br />felt it is a nice place to live and when it is completed it will be even better. They found the <br />comments in the newspaper embarrassing and they were very upset by the comment that puts <br />them at the bottom of the list. <br />Chairman Macht stated that they had no intention of denigrating any homeowner. <br />Donna Keys, Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, said there are <br />times when the developer comes before the Planning and Zoning Commission with the applicant <br />If he doesn't like what he is hearing, he threatens to do a standard subdivision. She suggested <br />increasing the code on subdivisions. She pointed out that we all know what we feel makes a <br />development nice is the trees, the landscaping and the buffers. She felt we need to re-examine <br />the tree ordinance. <br />Peter Robinson, 315 Greytwig Road, President of Laurel Homes, said the one thing <br />missing on our chart was the price per square foot of the product. He also felt that the average <br />income for the development needs to be looked at, as well as the landscaping. <br />Mary Knauer, 753 46th Square, Heron Crest, questioned what the plans are to correct <br />their image after having the lowest rating in the Press Journal newspaper article. She felt the <br />developers should not have been able to build without a lake or a pond on their plans. She asked <br />if there is a plan to put in a pond if a new builder were to add more homes at Heron Crest. <br />Director Keating's answer was that anyone planning a development in the County has to <br />comply with the County's stormwater management ordinance and the requirements of St. Johns <br />River Water Management District. They do not require a pond, but they do require that the <br />engineer show that he can accommodate the quality and quantity issues associated with the <br />stormwater. One of the reasons they visited Heron Crest was to show one alternative available to <br />the developers in designing the subdivision. Sometimes swales are actually designed to hold a <br />certain amount of water to provide quality treatment to the water. <br />JUNE 13, 2003 4 <br />