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OCT <br />151990 <br />soon 44:. <br />wf <br />HE <br />THEN ASKED <br />IF THE BOARD GOT APPROVAL OF OVER 50,000 PEOPLE <br />IN <br />THE COUNTY EVERY TIME THEY WANTED TO MAKE A DECISION; HE FELT THAT <br />THIS WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. MRS BADENHOP STATED <br />THAT THEY OPPOSED ANY CHANGE OF ZONING ON THE BARRIER ISLAND AND <br />THEY DO NOT WANT 10 POUNDS OF MATERIAL PUT INTO A 5 POUND BAG, SUCH <br />AS OCCURRED SOUTH OF HERE. HE THEN MENTIONED THE AGRICULTURAL <br />LAND ON THE WEST SIDE of A -1-A, AND AS THE ISLAND DEVELOPS, THE <br />CITRUS GROVES WILL BECOME HOUSES AND THIS WILL BECOME PEOPLE PACKING. <br />MR. BADENHOP COMMENTED THAT WATER AND SEWER STUDIES HAVE NOT BEEN <br />COMPLETED AND URGENTLY REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD DENY THIS REZONING. <br />J. G. ROSE, 271 SEA OAK, REPRESENTING LOST TREE VILLAGE <br />CORPORATION OF .JOHN'S ISLAND, APPROACHED THE BOARD AND COMMENTED THAT <br />INDIAN RIVER SHORES IS ONE OF THE LAST HIGH QUALITY FORMS OF LIFE ON <br />THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THIS COUNTY IS <br />VERY FORTUNATE THAT IT IS BLESSED WITH GOOD CLIMATE AND IT IS A <br />VERY DESIRABLE PLACE TO BE, BUT IT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PLANNING, <br />PARTICULARLY ON THE BARRIER ISLAND AND THE REMAINING OCEANFRONT. <br />MR. ROSE THEN SPOKE ABOUT THE ZONING THAT IS PRESENTLY ON THE BARRIER <br />ISLAND, AND NOTED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AVERAGES ABOUT 4 UNITS PER <br />ACRE IN THE JOHN'S ISLAND CONDOMINIUM AREA. HE THEN POINTED OUT THAT <br />THERE IS ALREADY A GREAT DEAL OF MULTI -FAMILY LAND, SO WHY SHOULD <br />THERE BE ANY RUSH TO HAVE MORE MULTI -FAMILY HOMES ON THE BARRIER ISLAND? <br />MR. ROSE AGAIN STATED THAT WE HAVE A HIGH QUALITY AREA, AND THE FUTURE <br />OF THE COUNTY CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS HIGH QUALITY BUT IT WILL NOT BE <br />POSSIBLE WITH HASTY REZONING. HE ADDED THAT THE MASTER PLAN IS NOW <br />BEING STUDIED, AND THE RESIDENTS DESIRE A NEED TO BE HEARD BEFORE <br />THE PLAN IS COMPLETED. MR. ROSE STATED THAT THE RESIDENTS WANT HIGH <br />QUALITY TOO, AND REQUESTED THAT THE APPLICATION BE DENIED TODAY. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS QUESTIONED THE DENSITY FOR R-2 ZONING, <br />AND PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORTED THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN 15 UNITS PER <br />ACRE. <br />MAGGIE BOWMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON <br />SOCIETY, CAME FORWARD AND POINTED OUT THAT THEY WERE PLEASED WITH THE <br />61 <br />