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Attorney Brandenburg felt there has been ample case law and other authority that gives the County Commission the ability to delay a decision on a development until they can obtain the necessary information to determine whether or not that development is going to create hazards or hurt the overall planning, transportation and basic welfare of the community. He believed the Commission did exactly that when it adopted the interim resolutions, and stated he would feel very comfortable in litigating this matter. Attorney Caldwell did not agree. He continued to argue that the Orchid Beach Club site plan was a unique situation, and that it should be allowed to proceed because it was the only site plan up for approval just before the resolution was adopted in November. Chairman Lyons wondered whether the Orchid Beach Club site plan should be argued separately, and Commissioner Scurlock noted that it was not on today's Agenda. Commissioner Wodtke felt that it is pertinent to discuss the site plan today. Attorney Brandenburg advised that if the ordinance is adopted today, their site plan will be included in the moratorium just like everybody else. Chairman Scurlock recalled that the site plan had already been discussed at some length last month and the Commission had voted to include it in the moratorium. Attorney Caldwell felt this was the time to discuss it because if the moratorium ordinance was adopted today, it would be included. He explained that the property is located approximately 600 feet north of Summerplace - 25 acres east of AIA and 5 acres west of AIA - and that this area is the only multiple -family zoning in the county north of Wabasso. Director Keating stated that the applicant is proposing a multi -family development with units clustered on the east 21 MAR 13 1985 BOOK 60 FAGE144