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justification has been given for changing the status quo of that portion of Jungle Trail. Chairman Scurlock believed the reason is the degradation of the quality of the southerly portion of Jungle Trail. He felt that the emphasis now should be to have a management plan for the north section of the Trail to save it from degradation. Mr. McCarthy understood the area west of Jungle Trail would be zoned to 1 unit per acre, but Chairman Scurlock explained that it is all zoned RS -3. However, since it has a environmentally sensitive designation, it is limited to 1 unit per acre and that actually ends up being transferred to the uplands property. Chairman Scurlock anticipated zero homes to be built on the wetlands. Joanne Carlson, Executive Director of the Humane Society, was very much concerned about the impact that this development might have on the Refuge. She stated that the Humane Society is concerned about everything that affects wildlife. She noted that at the present time the County does not have any regulations that addresses horses, and Chairman Scurlock felt there is no question that if our ordinances do not address this, we need to do so. Louis Maresca, 1085 Morningside Drive, explained that his house is 100 feet from Jungle Trail, and he felt that most of the people who drive along Jungle Trail are older people who can't walk much of a distance. He believed that if this is limited to a footpath for this particular development, then other developments, such as Sea Oaks, will request the same thing along their portion of Jungle Trail. What is going to stop that? He urged the Board to develop a management program for the entire Trail Commissioner Bird explained that Jungle Trailis open along the other developments because of conditions in their site plan approval that prohibit the closing of the road. They could not do anything without coming in for a modification to their site 84 FEB 251988 B00K 71 FA ,E ©4