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However, there have been some extenuating circumstances in this <br />case, which the Board of -County Commissioners should consider. <br />At the time that this plat received final plat approval, the <br />County did not have a procedure for collecting bond money for <br />the completion of subdivisions. Therefore, while it is the <br />developer's responsibility to meet all conditions of plat <br />approval, the County did not pursue the completion of this <br />imposed condition. Also, it seems that the applicant did not <br />have full understanding of his responsibilities in meeting the <br />condition of his subdivision approval. It was the applicant's <br />belief that the required bond could be submitted at any time. <br />The applicant is now aware that before the granting of final <br />plat approval by the Board of County Commissioners, the <br />subdivision must be completed, or surety for its completion <br />submitted to the County. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Based on its review of this application, staff recommends that <br />the Board of County Commissioners take formal action nullifying <br />the final plat of Hidden Hammock Subdivision, and extending the <br />development's preliminary plat approval until December 1, 1985. <br />If the applicant is unable to find funding for, or complete the <br />project, in this time, the preliminary approval will lapse. <br />Staff Planner Clare Poupard confirmed that this plat was <br />never recorded in the public records. <br />B. T. Cooksey, attorney representing the owner, advised that <br />no lots have been sold in this subdivision. The problem is that <br />the bonding was tied into the financing, and since the financing <br />has not gone through, the bond was not posted. There are <br />attempts to do that now and when the financing goes through, the <br />bond will be posted. <br />Mrs. Poupard explained that prior to 1982 the County did not <br />have a specific, formal procedure for collecting bonds. <br />Commissioner Lyons was concerned that we might set a <br />precedent here and asked if we would lose any control by this <br />action. <br />Planning & Development Director Robert Keating believed that <br />we would, in fact, gain control because the owner would have to <br />go back to the preliminary plat phase of the project and either <br />would have to put in the improvements prior to final plat <br />approval or make arrangements to bond the improvements. The <br />bonding requirements of the new subdivision ordinance are much <br />7 <br />BOOK 58 FAGS 709 <br />OCT 2 4 1984 <br />