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l'" APR 11 1989 BOOK 76 PAGE 540 50% or even 1O%, and was concerned about the question of grand- fathering because he felt we want to protect everybody's rights including those people who have invested in property along the Trail. Commissioner Eggert felt that 70% opacity is too great, and noted that the first paragraph on page 6 of the management plan states that plants a minimum of 7 feet tall are to be located within 10 feet of the trail. She felt the Commission spoke to that when we were reviewing Sea Oaks and determined that as long as that 30 feet was taken care of, we didn't want 7 -ft. tall plants within 10 feet of the Trail. Commissioner Bowman suggested that it read that tall plantings will be interspersed within the 30ft. buffer. She felt that would cover it, and Commissioner Scurlock agreed. Commissioner Bowman felt there has been a general misperception of just what a jungle is. A jungle suggests an uncontrolled dense tangle, and she suggested that several vines be added to the suggested plant list. Commissioner Eggert wished to return to Item (g) on Page 6 of the Plan where it states that "no native vegetation should be altered, pruned, etc." Basically, she agreed with that, but felt there might be times when we could allow taking out more than just the dead portions. She didn't want this to get so set in cement that you couldn't do any kind of pruning. It seemed to her that this was in contradiction with the mangrove restrictions where we allow some cutting on their being absolutely dead. Commissioner Bowman felt we should have an exception for mangroves because we have a mangrove ordinance. Robert Keating, Director of Planning & Development, noted that mangroves can be trimmed under very strict requirements, but Commissioner Eggert felt that there may be some cases where it is necessary to prune, say if there is a massive rat nest, etc., and she had a problem saying that no pruning would be allowed, period. 33