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OCT 15 1980 bo 44 FacF 92-5 IMMEDIATE AREA IS R-2 AND THE OCEANFRONT AREA IS ALL MULTIPLE ZONED - THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE R-1 PARCEL, AND HE WOULD BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED. HE THEN ASKED THE BOARD TO ASK ENGINEER JOHN ROBBINS ANY QUESTIONS IT MIGHT HAVE CONCERNING THE WATER - THERE IS AN AMPLE WATER SUPPLY IN THE DEEP WATER AQUIFER. ATTORNEY HENDERSON WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS TO PAY $250 PER UNIT FOR WATER AND SEWER INTO A COUNTY FUND; THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO POST A SINKING FUND FOR MAINTENANCE THAT CAN BE INVADED BY THE COUNTY IF THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT PERFORM UNDER THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. HE POINTED OUT THE RESTRAINTS MADE BY THE DER SO THAT THEY WILL NOT CAUSE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. IN CLOSING, ATTORNEY HENDERSON REMINDED THE BOARD THAT THE APPLICATION WAS EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR, BUT THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER IT ON ITS MERITS. HE AND THE DEVELOPERS HAVE GIVEN THE BOARD A KEY THAT THEY FELT 8 UNITS AN ACRE WAS TOO HIGH AND THE BOARD AGREED - THEY WANT TO BUILD LESS THAN 6 UNITS AN ACRE BUT THERE WAS NO ORDINANCE THAT APPLIED. ATTORNEY HENDERSON COMMENTED THAT NOW THE BOARD HAS A KEY TO LIMIT A DENSITY LESS THAN 6 UNITS PER ACRE WITHOUT ADOPTING A NEW ORDINANCE, AND HE THOUGHT THEY WERE PROTECTED IN TERMS OF IMPOSING A 6 UNIT PER ACRE OR LESS REZONING ON THIS PROPERTY. COMMISSIONER LYONS THEN ASKED THE PLANNING DIRECTOR WHAT THE PROJECTION WAS FOR THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY. PLANNING:DIRECTOR REVER REPLIED THAT IT WAS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS PROJECTION FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS THAT I27,000 WILL BE LIVING IN THIS COUNTY; HOWEVER, IF ALL THE LAND IN THE COUNTY IN 20 YEARS -'WAS USED, THEY COULD THEN GENERATE 390, GOO. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT THE BOARD SHOULD TAKE A BREAK FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING; THERE WILL BE TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS DISCUSSED AFTER THE HEARING AND ENCOURAGED THE AUDIENCE TO STAY, HE THEN THANKED THE AUDIENCE FOR THE INPUT AT THE MEETING TODAY, AS IT WAS VALUABLE. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED ENGINEER ROBBINS IF HE HAD ANY ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY TO OFFER, AND MR. ROBBINS RESPONDED NEGATIVELY.