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AR 2 8 1939 <br />BOOK 76 Du 456 <br />Commissioner Bird preferred to have them running in a <br />navigable channel than just running free lance over the seagrass <br />beds and running aground, etc. <br />Commissioner Bowman emphasized that there is a public launch <br />ramp at the Oslo Road that would accommodate these boats. She <br />felt that all this provides is just a sales ploy. <br />Attorney Michael O'Haire, representing 1400 Development <br />Corporation, explained that he didn't attend the Planning & <br />Zoning meeting of January 12, 1989, but a recent newspaper <br />article quoted him from the County Commission meeting of December <br />1, 1982, at which the property was rezoned, and he was asked to <br />be here this morning. He felt this is a very simple matter, but <br />apparently the Planning & Zoning Commission was concerned about <br />the compatibility of a boat ramp with the River Shores <br />development. Circulating a smaller scaled aerial of the area <br />showing the location of the boat ramp and the mosquito <br />impoundment, he emphasized that Grove Isle is 3-4 times larger <br />than River Shores and has 1400 feet of riverfront and they are <br />asking for access to the Intracoastal waterway. They are asking <br />for no more than what their neighbors in River Shores enjoy. <br />Attorney O'Haire ventured to say that no dock in the area has <br />undergone the scrutiny, study and expense that this dock has. He <br />also ventured to say that there is not another dock ditch that <br />has a St. Johns River Water Management District permit. In <br />granting a permit, the Water Management District imposed <br />restrictions even more stringent than staff is proposing, <br />including an educational exhibit to be located on or adjacent to <br />the boat ramp dock. This exhibit will post the following <br />information: <br />1) A map of the existing channel to the Intracoastal waterway. <br />2) A manatee awareness exhibit, which is available from the DNR. <br />3) Rules restricting dumping of wastes and mooring of boats <br />other than necessary for launching or trailering. <br />16 <br />