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WOULD LIKE TO AVOID OBTAINING A BINDING LETTER REGARDING THE DRI. <br />HE ADDED THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS POSITION IS THAT THIS <br />INFORMATION IS NECESSARY CONCERNING THE DRI, AS IT WOULD BE VERY <br />HELPFUL TO THE COUNTY AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS FELT IT WENT EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT,AS THE <br />DRI PROCESS IS SUCH THAT WE GET GREATER DEPTH OF REVIEW THAN WE ARE <br />ABLE TO GET ON A LOCAL BASIS. <br />MR. SHANNON EXPLAINED THAT IF THE BINDING LETTER APPLICATION <br />IS SUBMITTED, IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY AND <br />THEY MUST MAKE A DETERMINATION IN 30 DAYS. HE CONTINUED THAT INFORMA- <br />TION IS SENT TO THE COUNTY AND THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL IN ORDER <br />TO ALLOW THEM TO COMMENT AND TO ASSIST THE STATE IN MAKING THEIR <br />DETERMINATION. MR. SHANNON COMMENTED THAT IF THE STATE MAKES THEIR <br />DETERMINATION AND THE COUNTY HAS A DISAGREEMENT, THEN IT CAN BE TAKEN <br />TO CIRCUIT COURT TO OVERTURN THEIR DECISION. <br />ATTORNEY HENDERSON AGAIN EXPLAINED THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD <br />LIKE TO AVOID THE TIME-CONSUMING, EXPENSIVE DRI BINDING LETTER, BUT <br />WOULD LIKE AN OPINION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. HE REITERATED THAT <br />THE COUNTY HAS NO ORDINANCE OR LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE <br />DEVELOPER TO GET A BINDING LETTER. <br />DISCUSSION ENSUED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS MATTER <br />BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS SUGGESTED THAT THE ATTORNEY PREPARE AN <br />ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THRESHOLDS, AND THE ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT THEY <br />WERE INTO THAT PROCESS AT THIS POINT. <br />SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM - STATUS REPORT <br />UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINER APPROACHED THE BOARD TO DISCUSS <br />ITEM #1 IN THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDUM FROM JOHN ROBBINS: <br />29 <br />ma. 45 FACE 274 . <br />NOV 191980 <br />