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AUG) 2 1999 1� BOOK 1 FAllL �� Robert Keating, Director of Community Development, advised that staff has talked to the people at Sea Oaks about our rec- ommendation, which is to take another to k to accomplish the same objective because there are conflicting objectives here. The County wants to push them back, but the County also has determined that it wants to keep the height at a minimum. If that is the case, what we have suggested is that it would be a policy decision made by a change in the ordinance. Commissioner Scurlock asked if we have the ability under Florida Statutes to make this modification without changing the entire ordinance. Attorney Vitunac advised that the Board could wait and see if the DNR allows them to do it. If the DNR denies it, then they can't do it. If the DNR lets them do it, then we could amend our ordinance and allow them to build their revised plan. Commissioner Eggert asked if she understood it correctly that if we turn it down, Sea Oaks would have to go to the DNR with the knowledge that we have turned it down. Attorney Vitunac answered "no". We would be saying to go ahead and build it, and that we are waiting for the DNR to turn down their request for the modification to their original site plan. Commissioner Scurlock felt the net effect of that is that the DNR could possibly turn them down and then they would file for an administrative hearing, which takes another 90 days, after which they would get a final decision and then begin the process back here. He didn't believe it was the purpose of county government to drag people through a long process. Chairman Wheeler didn't want to amend the ordinance because that would open it up to other people in the same situation. Commissioner Bird felt that if he had to choose between moving the building back further off the dune and not excavating into the dune system or allowing more height, he would choose to allow more height. 8 M M M