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pp - DEC 17190 pox 45 PAo. E492 PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER COMMENTED THAT IF THEY ACTUALLY DO APPLY TO LOWER THE DENSITY TO S UNITS PER ACRE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT THE DENSITY WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS ON THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT IS MUCH MORE FAVORABLE THAN THE PRESENT DENSITY, AND IF THE APPLICANT WANTED TO PROCEED ON THAT BASIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUPPLY- ING ADDITIONAL LOCAL IMPACT INFORMATION RE TRAFFIC, DRAINAGE, ETC., HE WAS WILLING TO GO AHEAD AND START THE PROCESS FOR HIS STAFF TO COMPLETE THEIR TASK OF REVIEWING AND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK NOTED THAT WITH THE CONCEPT WE ARE DEVELOPING AND THE BARRIER ISLAND STUDY TO HELP US MAKE A REASONABLE DECISION ABOUT CAPACITY, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A TOTAL NUMBER WE ARE GOING TO END UP WITH. HE BELIEVED IF WE ALLOW S UNITS PER ACRE, THAT LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REST OF THE LAND TO BE DEVELOPED, AND HE ASKED WHY MR. REVER DIDN'T REQUEST THE DEVELOPER TO ADHERE TO 6 UNITS PER ACRE, PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS, BUT HE BELIEVED THAT DOWN THE ROAD, FUTURE DEVELOP- MENT PLANS MAY REFLECT A LOWER DENSITY IN ANY EVENT. HE STATED THAT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT ONCE WE ADOPT THE MASTER PLAN, STATE LAW REQUIRED THAT THE COUNTY, IN THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MANNER POSSIBLE, ADOPT METHODS THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT THE PLAN, AND HE FELT THIS OBLIGATES US TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN IN CONFORMITY. HE REITERATED THAT WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IS A GREAT STRIDE FORWARD, AND HE WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH THAT IF THE BOARD DESIRES. HE NOTED THAT THIS WOULD ONLY INVOLVE THE SITE PLAN FOR 11 UNITS AT THIS TIME. COMMISSIONER WODTKE DID NOT SEE HOW WE CAN EXPECT A DEVELOPER TO SAY THAT 6 UNITS PER ACRE WILL BE FINE WHEN WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WHAT WE -ARE GOING TO END UP WITH ON OUR PLAN. HE CONTINUED THAT WHEN WE SAY S, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT IS A CAP OF 8 AND WITH THE ROADS, SETBACKS, ETC., IT ACTUALLY WORKS OUT TO LESS, HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE ZONING AND FELT THAT IN ORDER I"