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Discussion ensued regarding how Mr. Jordan could apply for a use change, and staff <br />advised that he could provide a written request for a zoning confirmation letter, whereby <br />Community Development staff could render an opinion. If Mr. Jordan was in disagreement, he <br />could present an appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and then the Board. <br />Chairman O'Bryan identified that the best legal, appropriate way for Mr. Jordan to move <br />forward is to submit his written request for the zoning confirmation letter. <br />Commissioner Davis WITHDREW his Motion. <br />Bill Jordan, 1855 34th Avenue, told the Board that time was of the essence, as Green <br />Diesel was ready to go and needed to get confirmation of the lease, or they were going to St. <br />Lucie County. He defended the use of the biodiesel operation as being appropriate in <br />agriculture. <br />A brief discussion ensued regarding whether it would be feasible for the applicant to <br />grow a crop on the subject property. <br />Mr. Paladin urged the Board to try to accommodate Mr. Jordan and Green Diesel <br />Recycling, LLC. <br />John Sweeney, Managing Member of Green Diesel Recycling, LLC, 5108 Paleo Pines <br />Circle, Ft. Pierce, explained that the technology for producing the biodiesel is the same whether <br />the operation uses vegetable oil obtained from restaurants, or grows its own feedstock. He <br />emphasized that waste vegetable oil, and not "growing soybeans" is the most cost-effective <br />means to create biodiesel, and revealed that biodiesel falls under the governance of the <br />Department of Agriculture. <br />32 <br />April 6, 2010 <br />