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<br />Commissioner Bowden was concerned with the time involved in making changes <br />and the necessity of having this ordinance in place now. <br />Commissioner Davis did not want to pull the ordinance if it would affect the <br />Kennedy property. Rezoning that property was voted upon with the understanding that the <br />provisions of the ordinance would apply to that rezoning. <br />The Chairman told Mr. Paladin that the ordinance would remain as is and directed <br />Mr. Paladin to continue working with the Landscape Advisory Committee (LAC) on the <br />language regarding small parcels and single-family subdivisions and bring it back for a public <br />hearing. <br />Dr. Richard Baker <br />addressed implementing native plant requirements which the <br />Audubon Society would like to see used in buffers, but he did not want to stop the process on <br />the setbacks. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wheeler, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bowden, for <br />discussion, to leave the pending ordinance doctrine <br />in place, as is. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wheeler did not feel it was fair to the public to change the <br />ordinance and felt that should be discussed at a public hearing. <br /> <br />Vice Chairman Neuberger had not taken the small subdivisions into consideration <br />before and he did not see a problem with placing the ordinance on hold to reword it. <br />Andy Boler <br />, Indian River Habitat for Humanity, commented that small <br />subdivision lots should be kept for affordable housing. <br />Commissioner Wheeler expressed an interest in seeing the Growth Awareness <br />Committee (GAC) come up with a definition of an affordable house by Habitat for Humanity. <br />He would like to see a special ordinance that would apply specifically to low cost housing in <br />order to direct these issues toward that particular type of development. <br />June 7, 2005 29 <br /> <br />