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M <br />s <br />Mr. Corrigan asked if this is a county decision or state <br />mandate, and Director Keating advised that we relied on the state <br />plan which is heavily into eliminating urban sprawl. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed that the Plan is saying that <br />for the short term, the county is taking the position of not <br />developing the agriculturally designated lands into residential <br />uses and are concentrating all our services pretty much to the <br />east, and that change can occur when we have the ability to <br />expand our services to the west. <br />Mr. Corrigan agreed with that concept, and noted that he <br />just wished to express their concern. <br />Warren Dill, local attorney, 70 Royal Palm Blvd., stated <br />that he is in favor of protecting agricultural land, but realizes <br />it is a tough balance to represent the concerns of all the <br />citizens yet take into account the property rights of the indi- <br />vidual land owners. It has been mentioned that two ways to solve <br />these problems would be possibly by TDRs and by government acqui- <br />sition, but he believed TDRs are highly impractical when you are <br />dealing with the quantity of acreage that you have out there and <br />advised that in Virginia a TDR ordinance has been declared <br />unconstitutional. He believed in the Comp Plan, the County could <br />consider some type of zoning for large lot areas - not rezone it, <br />but just recognize that times change and circumstances change so <br />that at some time some development might occur there and that <br />large lot rezoning might be appropriate. <br />Director Keating pointed out that we already have density <br />provisions in the Agricultural area at 1 unit per 10 acres. <br />County Attorney Vitunac commented re the purchase aspect <br />that one of the purchasing methods is for the government to <br />purchase the development rights and keep it in agriculture. You <br />don't have to purchase the entire land. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed in the future you will see <br />additional needs in Utilities for effluent disposal, and possibly <br />in the agricultural lands this can be used for irrigation <br />AUG 2 3 13 BOOK I,7 f'AGc 3 <br />