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BOOK f',�GE 43 <br />purpose of obtaining an application for the preliminary <br />subdivision plat for Sand Ridge Country Club Estates. She <br />emphasized that it was for that reason only those lines were <br />cleared for the entire length of the property and for no other <br />reasons. Mrs. Goetzfried pointed out that land clearing and <br />tree removal permits were submitted with their preliminary plat <br />application, but after the applicant requested a topography <br />survey, she contacted Mr. DeBlois and was told that the ordinance <br />did not pertain to topography surveys and there was no mention of <br />a 4 -ft. limit on the paths. She believed Mr. DeBlois will verify <br />that. When the owner and CCL became aware that there was a <br />problem with the size of the lanes that were cleared, she and Mr. <br />Mooney walked the property and took the photograph that was <br />before the Board this morning. She felt it was obvious that an <br />extreme effort was made to avoid quite a few trees. In fact, she <br />believed that to have removed only 3 threes in the entire 100 <br />acres was a feat in itself. Mrs. Goetzfried felt this is a <br />unique piece of property and that there were extenuating <br />circumstances in that they were required to comply with an <br />ordinance that is not yet in place, that being the Sand Ridge <br />Protection Ordinance. She emphasized that they supplied staff <br />with detailed topography data, did a vegetation analysis, and <br />soil borings that normally would not be submitted for a <br />preliminary plat. She urged the Board to consider the <br />extenuating circumstances in this case, and emphasized that out <br />of the 61 miles of line, only 3 trees were knocked over. <br />Director Keating stated that they were applying the <br />Stormwater Management Ordinance which does not have a specific <br />definition of the sand ridge. <br />Lengthy discussion ensued regarding the reason behind using <br />the definition of the sand ridge that is included in the Sand <br />Ridge Protection Ordinance which is not yet in effect. <br />Commissioner Bowman wondered why they were even thinking <br />about digging retention ponds there, because she believed there <br />34 <br />