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JAN 2 3195 BOOK '59 PAP,F 689 on Walker Boulevard. He felt that the only alternative to requiring a performance bond is to go out and yank the meter. Director Keating was reluctant to recommend the acceptance of performance bonds for projects that were incomplete because when they approve a C.O. for a site plan, they actually are saying that the improvements that are needed for that site to operate adequately are complete. He stressed that they have had very few problems in giving C.O.s where they should not have been issued, but they have had a lot of problems with people occupying without a C.O. Director Keating continued that after workshops on site plan procedures in the new zoning ordinance, staff is recommending that all new site plans submit a $5,000 bond, which would be repayable only after a C.O. has been obtained for that site plan; if the site were occupied prior to receiving a C.O., the bond would be forfeited. He believed that the developers who attended these workshops were concerned about penalizing people in advance and felt that the County should find another method of dealing with their enforcement problems. Commissioner Bowman believed that most of the developers at the workshops were small developers who felt they were getting it socked directly to them, and she felt they would be better satisfied with a sliding scale setup. Administrator Wright reported that this matter will be addressed in the upcoming site plan workshop and brought to the Board in approximately two months. AUDIT OF SITE PLANS Vice Chairman Scurlock related that Chairman Lyons feels that since we audit other things, there should be some provision for finding out if, in fact, people have complied with the requirements of the site plan; he, therefore, suggested funds be budgeted annually to audit five site plans chosen at random. 64