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NOV 41 M6 BOOK 3®8 Commissioner Lyons commented on the requirement that "in no case shall any building structure be allowed to exceed 45' in height" and wanted to know how height is defined now. Director Keating stated that it is the vertical distance to the highest point of the roof, according to the type of roof, and it is measured from the average natural grade or the minimum flood elevation, whichever is higher. There are some exceptions for A/C equipment, elevators, etc. He noted that staff worked on this very hard with the public and believed they did come to a consensus. Commissioner Bowman asked what assurance we have that some- body isn't going to come in some years from now and say they want to be rezoned for hotels. The Board members noted there is no such assurance, -and Commissioner Bird felt by then there will be another CCCL that will make all this null and void. Attorney Stewart felt the ordinance as it now exists creates some real disincentives which he did not feel were ever intended. He pointed out that if they move their building back to a lower elevation, they would have to fill in and put the building up higher to meet the minimum elevations required to avoid the 100 year storm surge, but that would penalize them from a height point of view because the way height is currently measured the fill counts as part of the building height. Also, with this, he felt there is a built-in incentive to build as close to the CCCL as possible to maximize your views. Attorney Stewart then compared hospitals and hotels, their functions, and how they are built in order to be able to provide service to the people. Once the CCCL is moved considerably to the west, Attorney Stewart did not feel this will be as much of a problem to the county. It is, however, critical to his client for the implementation of his project. They have a site plan that has been approved with the 45' height level subject to the Commission's approval of this 26