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F_ BOOK 58 P.vF.784 Attorney Brandenburg suggested that the last sentence in the letter staff is proposing to send out, which says that no con- struction may occur, be scrapped and instead just make everyone aware of the fact that they are required to get County approval to do anything out there. Commissioner Wodtke asked if, in other words, he wanted the Board to make a Motion more or less stating that we are going to overlook the zoning violations, and Commissioner Bird, felt that basically we have said we are in the process of having our consultant draw up a zoning code that is going to grandfather in the existing situation, and he felt it would be contradictory to that to be running out there citing zoning violations. Attorney Brandenburg suggested that perhaps the letter can say there are zoning violations under our current ordinance; that the County is moving to adopt a new one and has opted not to use the enforcement option at this point with respect to the current ordinance. The future ordinance in all likelihood will grandfather in all existing structures and and require all individuals planning future construction or activity in the area to come in and be permitted. Administrator Wright felt that was fine, but what happens in the interim. Attorney Brandenburg noted that in the interim, staff is not going to enforce the current zoning code against the individuals who are out there now. Administrator Wright argued that then anyone who wants to build tomorrow can just go out there and start building. The problem he is trying to get at is that people have tended to believe they don't need a permit to build out there. He stressed that he doesn't want to go after anything that is existing. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, to authorize the proposed letter to be sent to Blue Cypress area residents by 38 _I