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Environment The subject property is not within a flood prone area. However, the national wetlands inventory does show a freshwater emergent wetland area and a forested wetland area on the site. This site would require intense review by the DER, Army Corp., and St. JohnWater Management during the review of any proposed deve opment, whether retail or residential. Utilities Currently, public utilities are not available to the site. The Utilities Division does anticipate having a regional wastewater plant on line in this area within two years. RECOIMMENDATION Based on the analysis performed, staff recommends approval. ommissioner Bowman questioned the implications of this emerg,nt wetland area, and Staff Planner David Nearing explained that portions of the site do have some characteristics of emerglInt wetlands; however, during the site plan process the appii ant would have to show beyond a shadow of a doubt that this land is not environmentally sensitive, or if it is, show how they could',mitigate any impact. Commissioner Bowman asked how you mitigate water storage areas', and Director Keating advised that they would have to comply with all the requirements of the County's stormwater manag'ment ordinance and not create any adverse impact. Chairman Scurlock pointed out that, in fact, they may not be able to do that. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing, and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Attorney Michael O'Haire, representing the applicant, emphasized that the rezoning is irrelevant to the concerns expressed by Commissioner Bowman. If there is a problem, it will have to be addressed during the site plan process, regardless of whether it is zoned multiple -family or light commercial. The rezoning does not affect or aggravate the problem one way or another. He believed that the subject property located between the FEC railroad tracks and U.S. #1 would never be used as multiple -family residential, 19 n Q SEP .19, .7 BOOK 69 ' FACE280