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Chairman Wheeler asked that we stay with the issue at hand, which is the approval of the Jungle Trail Management Plan, and then address at a future public hearing the issue of whether to open the entire northern section of the road to vehicular traffic. Mrs. Cramer didn't feel the plan should be so flexible with regard to realignment. She believed that the road should be realigned only in the case of emergency. Chairman Wheeler asked Attorney Vitunac about the rights of the Town of Orchid in regard to right-of-way and whether it is possible that a County road going through a municipality could be buffered by whatever that municipality would like. For instance, if the Town of Indian River Shores wanted to put up a concrete block wall along the road, would they have the legal right to do it? Attorney Vitunac advised that the County controls the width of the road, but the setbacks on it would be controlled by the municipality's zoning code and site development regulations. The buffer areas, vegetation and those things would all be under Focal ordinance, that is as it conflicts with any County ordinance. If the County adopts a general protection ordinance such as the general trail ordinance, we are going beyond the width of the Trail which we own, and that would be the law even in the city's limits unless the city adopted some contrary ordinance. If we adopt an overall ordinance, they could opt out of it like they did with the train whistle ordinance. Mrs. Marian Ball, 1881 Pebble Path, pointed out that many, many people moved to this county because they liked the way Indian River County was developing and they could take their friends down Jungle Trail for a ride to give them a taste of old Florida. She hoped the Board would adopt this management plan and keep Jungle Trail in its pristine state for the future. 50 APR 11 1989 ih.________ ROOK 75 FAGE 566'