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M look at ownership patterns in that area, most of these are in very large parcels, especially west of the St. John's area where we have 1,000 acre parcels while closer in they are in 100 acre parcels. Commissioner Scurlock asked if we could split out the area west of Blue Cypress Lake and have a designation of 1 to 40 there and leave something in between on the portion that is to the east. He noted the idea is that as you move west, your densities are much lower, and he felt that is more realistic as you are not going to have a lot of development out there. Attorney Vitunac felt we would have to make a new zoning category. Commissioner Wheeler stressed that we are playing a lot of number games with someone else's property. He brought up the example of someone owning large acreage who wants his children to be able to build on his acreage. Chairman Eggert did not see any problem with a zero density for the St. John's area, and Commissioner Wheeler agreed with that as did the other Board members. Director Keating noted that the Board actually can give any density they want out there. The DCA's challenge to us was if you are designating these lands at 1 unit per 10 acres, are you expecting that kind of development to come in here and will it be in the 20 year life span of the plan because if you don't actually expect that, it is not realistic. He also wanted the Board to realize that you can change this plan every year to reflect the fact that you have already absorbed some of your population projections so that you can put in more:out there. Another question is does the Board really want to encourage ranchettes'and things like that out there because he felt it causes problems when you have development in the area you are also saying is the best place for mining and where you have big citrus trucks running on unpaved roads. Director Keating again emphasized that this whole plan is an urban service area driven JAN 11 BOOK � 1 is