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BOOK 59 f'a;E 796 <br />the proposed ordinance which will limit the densities to 3 -units <br />per acre. Meanwhile, the Dept. of Community Affairs has dropped <br />its recommendation to the Cabinet that the area be designated as <br />one of critical concern. There have been some projects affected <br />by this interim moratorium and people have asked the County to <br />reconsider their applications in light of the new events. The <br />County Attorney, therefore, felt that the Board might want to <br />consider those today before the notices were sent out tomorrow. <br />Commissioner Scurlock stated that Dr. DeGrove of the Dept. <br />of Community Affairs has assigned a full-time person to monitor <br />this County in regard to the HIMP, and has asked to be sent the <br />agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Planning & Zoning <br />Commission, the Board of Adjustments, and the Board of County <br />'Commissioners meetings on a regular basis. Commissioner <br />Scurlock felt that this might put them in a position at the end <br />of the year to say that we should have been included in that <br />designation, and he was concerned about what kind of message we <br />would be giving them if we drop the ordinance and go to a limit <br />of 6 units per acre. <br />Commissioner Bird had the same concern and stated he did not <br />want to do anything to jeopardize the assurance we have given <br />them through the adoption of the moratorium resolution. <br />Attorney Brandenburg believed there is no question that they <br />are relying on the assurances the County gave them re our <br />continuous effort to improve the County's rules and regulations <br />for compliance with the HIMP, but he pointed out that we have <br />never promised a density limitation; we have indicated, however, <br />that we would do a traffic study and abide by what that study <br />yielded. He confirmed that we have sent them a copy of the <br />adopted moratorium resolution. <br />Commissioner Scurlock also expressed concern about the <br />onslaught on the Planning Department once the densities were back <br />to 6 units an acre with everyone gobbling up densities and then <br />finding out that the traffic analysis would only allow 3 or 4 <br />46 <br />