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Alternatives are as follows: 1. Keep the present policy. 2. Allow no boat docks until principal use is built. 3. Allow boat docks to be built but not used until the principal use is built. 4. Allow boat docjks as a permitted use. Staff recommends Alternative #4. This is the same procedure which has been used by the by the City of Vero Beach for several years and seems to work well. This matter is brought before the Board for direction. Chairman Scurlock referred to the concern that has been expressed by residents that people would build docks and put a boat there and never build a house. Commissioner Bird asked if there are a lot of these vacant lot docks in existence, and Acting Administrator Collins confirmed that there are, and everyone causes major paperwork with multiple letters back and forth to the banks on each letter of credit. He advised that the primary problem is that even though they are called irrevocable letters of credit, the banks put a date on them when their exposure ends, generally one year. Our ordinance, however, calls for the letter of credit to continue until the person builds the residence, and there is no way to tell when someone is going to build. Chairman Scurlock did not believe we wanted it to be convenient for people to build docks without houses. Commissioner Wheeler personally felt strongly that anyone owning such property should be able to build a dock, and he did not see that there is any problem with a vacant lot having a dock and a boat being tied there. You just can't use it as a commercial enterprise. Chairman Scurlock did not agree; he felt we must protect the residents in the area, but Commissioner Wheeler believed we have ordinances that protect the residents. Commissioner Eggert also did not like the idea of vacant Lots with boat docks nor did Commissioner Bowman, and Chairman NOV 15 1988 42 Roo 75 DGE186