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to different people. He asked Planning Director Keating about <br />structuring a definition that would be reasonable. <br />Director Keating confirmed that they can work on this if the <br />Board wishes. He informed the Board that the Grand Harbor people <br />have been talking to staff about doing this for well over a year, <br />and they originally wanted a variance. It was explained that <br />this wouldn't meet the variance criteria but also noted that <br />monument was one exception allowed to the height limitations in <br />the Zoning Code. It was staff's opinion from the beginning that <br />a monument had to be designated by the Board of County Commis- <br />sioners, and staff felt that Grand Harbor should approach the <br />Board and ask them to designate a monument and set any restric- <br />tions they wanted; then it would be reviewed under normal site <br />plan criteria like any other improvement. He noted there are a <br />number of criteria that can be worked out and run through P&Z and <br />then it will come back to the Board for adoption as an ordinance. <br />Chairman Scurlock emphasized that he is only concerned about <br />the 35' height limitation, and the only exception he feels there <br />should be would be for our elevated water storage tanks, which is <br />a functional situation. <br />Commissioner Bowman pointed out that that part of Grand <br />Harbor is built on the theme of a European seaside resort, and <br />every such European town has some sort of high structure that <br />identifies it, i.e., a cathedral spire, campanile, etc. She <br />believed the proposed monument seems to fit well into the <br />architectural scheme of Grand Harbor, and if we are not going to <br />have architectural standards and we are not going to say you <br />can't build a French fishing village, then she did not think you <br />can't have some sort high structure that identifies it, which she <br />believed was the architect's intent. Commissioner Bowman agreed <br />that it is up to the Board as to whether this exceeds 35', but <br />she asked if the Board is going to limit church steeples, and if <br />so, what about the First Baptist Church. <br />25 <br />[VIM 10 1988 <br />BOOK 72 F'AAcE 3O5 <br />