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® m m <br />NEVER UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS TO BE SINGLE FAMILY; ALTHOUGH, <br />IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME MEMBER OF HIS STAFF MAY HAVE CONSTRUED IT TO <br />BE. THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO HIS OFFICE, HOWEVER, NEVER INDICATED <br />ANYTHING BUT SOME FORM OF MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. <br />DISCUSSION THEN ENSUED AS TO THE PURPOSE OF A PRELIMINARY <br />PLAT AND A FINAL PLAT, AND MR. REVER EXPLAINED THAT THE PURPOSE OF <br />A PRELIMINARY PLAT IS TO SUPPLY ALL THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION RE <br />DRAINAGE, ROADS, ACCESS, LOT SIZE; ETC., SO THEY CAN MAKE RECOMMENDA- <br />TIONS AS TO WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION, <br />THE FINAL PLAT DISPLAYS WHAT IS THERE SO THE PROPERTY CAN BE RECORDED <br />AND SOLD, THE FINAL PLAT WOULD INDICATE HOW WATER AND SEWER COULD <br />BE PROVIDED, HE NOTED THAT SEVERAL METHODS OF SUPPLY WATER AND SEWER <br />HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AND THOSE COULD BE CHANGED - THEY ARE NOT BOUND, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS MADE THE POINT THAT THE MATTER BEFORE THE <br />BOARD IS A QUESTION OF A SUBDIVISION, ZONING IS AN INDEPENDENT QUESTION <br />WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, HE FELT THAT THE BOARD SHOULD <br />VIEW THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AS A COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE COMMIS- <br />SION TO ACCEPT THE FINAL PLAT IF IT CONFORMS TO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT; <br />SO, IT IS NECESSARY TO COVER AS MANY FINE DETAILS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE <br />IT IS BOTH UNFAIR AND UNLAWFUL TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS WHEN <br />THE FINAL PLAT IS SUBMITTED. IN REGARD TO A BUFFER ZONE, ATTORNEY <br />COLLINS STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT FIND IN THE ORDINANCE WHERE <br />THE COMMISSION HAS A SPECIFIC GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A FENCE, <br />HE DID FIND IN SITUATIONS SUCH AS ARTERIAL ROADS, THAT THEY HAVE THE <br />POWER TO PROVIDE FOR BUFFERS TO SCREEN AN AREA. IN HIS OPINION, THAT <br />COULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY TRANSITIONS <br />BETWEEN DIFFERENT ZONES, AND HE BELIEVED THE BOARD COULD REQUIRE <br />WHAT THEY DEEM TO BE REASONABLE, IF THERE IS TO BE ACCESS TO OLD <br />DIXIE, IT SHOULD BE MARKED PLAINLY ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SPECI- <br />FIED THAT IT IS TO BE PAVED. -IN REGARD TO UTILITIES, THE ATTORNEY <br />-NOTED THAT WE HAVE APPROVED OTHER PRELIMINARY PLATS WHERE UTILITIES ARE <br />UP -IN THE AIR BASED ON A REPRESENTATION OF THE VARIOUS METHODS IN <br />WHICH THEY MAY BE HANDLED, HE BELIEVED, IN THE PRESENT CASE, THE <br />DEVELOPER DOES NOT KNOW HOW HE FINALLY WILL DEAL WITH UTILITIES. <br />A p- <br />65 IB <br />JAN 141981 <br />