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FEE 21 BOOK 7D PACE 198 achieving our county purpose of protecting the public's rights, and he would like to have those displayed. Chairman Wheeler had a general over-all question that he wished to bring up first, and that is when we start looking at multi -family 3 -story buildings versus single family residential, might it not be a good idea to look at bigger setbacks where the multi -story buildings aren't dominating the streets. Commissioner Scurlock personally favored moving them back and felt this should be looked into, and Chairman Wheeler stated that, if he has the support of the Commission, he would like to see staff directed to address this in the near future. Commissioner Bird was not sure how far we can go with this. We got Jungle Trail by prescriptive right and then took 30' adjacent to it and asserted our authority to tell people how they are going to use that, and now we are talking about expanding the setback beyond that. How far we can go before we start buying this property? Chairman Wheeler did not agree with that viewpoint. He felt to have the environment people want to live in single family, there are certain guidelines, and when you go to multi -story and multi -family, those guidelines should change. He noted that he doesn't like walking through a "condo canyon," and if there is anything we can do to prevent that with setbacks or vegetation, he is all in favor of it. Commissioner Scurlock was in favor of such a change also, but had a concern about changing the rules in the middle of the game. Chairman Wheeler stated that he would put the question of the setback on the agenda for another meeting. Attorney Barkett noted that while Mr. McQueen's presenta- tion, as mentioned by Commissioner Scurlock, is probably wonderful, it doesn't have a place in this discussion. The issue here is not what the Board likes aesthetically better than what Sea Oaks has presented; it is what rules are in place right now. 38