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the entire bonding procedures, and instead of one bond that.. is kind of nebulous in our present ordinance, staff recommended and the P & Z Commission approved 3 types of compliance bonds, which give the applicant the impetus to comply with the regulations, rather than a financial incentive not to. The restoration bond insures that the site is going to be put back. The road bond insures that if any road damage occurs within a quarter mile radius, the damage will be corrected or the bond will be forfeited. The compliance bond ensures that the applicant will comply with the regulations during the mining process. Commissioner Bowman noted that the ordinance does not mention how long the survey stakes should be maintained, and she felt the stakes should be maintained for the duration of the permit because they often get lost. The Commissioners indicated their agreement to the change on Page 7 -of the ordinance, sub -section (d)(3). Chairman Scurlock opened the Public Hearing, and asked .if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Jim Gallagher, executive director for Sebastian General Partnership, felt the proposed ordinance is flawed in the respect that it lacks a definitive identification of property and surveys or legal descriptions of the property that is going to be affected. He referred specifically to Part I of the Ordinance, Section 6, sub -section (c)(4) on page 6: "If the project site is located (in whole or part) on the Atlantic Coastal Sand Ridge, no excavation governed by a mining permit shall result in an average elevation of less than twenty-five (25) feet mean sea level (MSL) for that portion of the project site located on the Sand Ridge." Mr. Gallagher felt there is a question of what constitutes "average elevation", as he did not see it defined in the ordinance as to how that will be determined. Commissioner Bird understood that staff has a map delineating what we consider to be the areas that qualify as the 32 ViAR 2 2 1988 BOOK 71 F,CE 331