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some coastal tropical hammocks that may be taken out to put in <br />citrus groves, and other people may be on the sand ridge where <br />there are scrub communities they may want to take out. <br />The Board agreed there seems to be some conflict in this <br />policy with regard to agriculture. <br />Planner DeBlois felt the wording in Policy 6.12 in the <br />Conservation Element does provide flexibility where it says <br />"unless such set aside areas would not be feasible given site <br />specific characteristics." <br />Commissioner Bird wished to know what kind of cost is <br />involved in an environmental survey, and Planner DeBlois advised <br />that it would be mostly an identification of vegetation in <br />conjunction with staff and he did not believe it is much beyond <br />what is presently required. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if these areas will be actually <br />designated on a map and property owners involved will have an <br />opportunity to contend whether they should or should not be <br />included in that designation. <br />Planner DeBlois advised that eventually we are hoping to <br />have such an inventory on file, and Director Keating noted that <br />we have very general maps of the environmentally important areas <br />in the Conservation Element. <br />Mrs. Offutt asked about a threshhold for requiring the <br />survey and wished to know once you have the survey what you are <br />restricted from doing to the environmentally important species <br />you find there.. <br />Director Keating answered that POLICY 6.12 in the Conser- <br />vation Element identifies a 25% set-aside, and there are certain <br />incentive ordinances that will be developed. In regard to the <br />threshhold, he believed it is now 5 acres and felt that is a <br />reasonable amount. <br />Mrs. Offutt asked if Policy 7.3 could include a statement <br />excluding anything below 5 acres. <br />,AUG 2 3 1989 17 Fca <br />L_ <br />