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E C 11982 Ms. Johnson reported that a Binding Letter of Interpre- tation has been received from the Department of Community Affairs stating that a Development of Regional Impact study will not be required. She then talked about the dikes and environmentally sensitive areas, commenting that the Comprehensive Plan allows these areas to be developed at 1 unit per acre and those development rights may be shifted to a non environmentally sensitive area. There are some flood zone areas that will require increased elevation. Although the applicant actually does own 7 acres of submerged land included in the environmentally sensitive area, he cannot develop those lands, and they are not recommending he be given those 7 units as development rights. Ms. Johnson continued to review the memo in detail, noting that the applicant's planned use has been modified considerably since working with his neighbors. Ms. Johnson felt the proposed density is at a fairly compatible level with the applicant only proposing 1.44 units per acre more than the present density in River Shores. She felt there is sufficient buffer. Traffic was researched and the proposed project would bring it up to 78% of existing capacity. Ms. Johnson stated that based on extension of utilities, sufficient traffic system, etc., Planning recommends approval. Commissioner Lyons asked if the Planning Department figured density on the basis of 200' of the project being in single family, and Community Development Director Bruce King pointed out that the deed restriction re single family on the north 200' was not filed until this morning; so, the density figure was based on all multiple family. Discussion continued as to number of units and density, and Rafael Portuondo, Vice President of Southeast Enterprises and President of Buigas & Associates, Architects, stated that there will be 77 units of single family in the buffer zone, which will be a density of 1.77. 58