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I am informed that many of the modifications are being proposed in response to the Objecti-ons-, Recommendations and Comments issued by the Department of Community Affairs under report dated December 11, 1989. In that regard, although I realize that the State cannot and should not be totally ignored, I trust that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, acting as informed, conscientious and practical representatives of the citizens of Indian River County, will exercise their independent judgment and adopt a Plan that has elements and provisions which take into account the local situation and the economic and individual rights of local property owners and which would not, in essence, have the practical and economical impact of a ;"taking" of undeveloped lands. I have compared the proposed Future Land Use Map submitted by the County in August of 1989 to the current Future Land Use Map (Figure 2.34 dated January 1990) with particular attention to the property West of I-95 and the Platt Estate properties and properties surrounding same. Under the Future Land Use Map as originally proposed, the Platt Estate properties would have been partially in an agricultural zoned area with a one unit per ten acre density and partially in an R-1 zone area with a one unit per five acre density. Under the revised Future Land Use Map presently under consideration, a part of said properties would be in AG -3 zoning with a one unit to five acre density, a part would fall in AG -2 zoning with a one unit to ten acre density, and the majority of the Estate properties would fall under AG -1 zoning with a one unit per forty acre density. To be more specific and to highlight specific observations and concerns with particular reference to the Platt Estate properties (and I also suggest that my comments would apply to other properties), I make the following points: 1. I note that the Platt Estate properties lying immediately West of I-95 and North of State Road 512 (up to the Brevard County line), together with the property not owned by the Platt Estate and lying West of I-95, is classified in part as AG -2 with a one unit to ten acres density factor and the major part is classified as AG -1 with a density factor of one unit per forty acres. This classification is made despite the fact that the property is bounded by I-95, a major thoroughfare,— is --served by State Road 512, and lies in close proximity to the Town of Fellsmere. It would appear to me that property in such a location would be extraordinarily well suited: for a low density residential -golf club type development and, in fact, the Estate has entered into two contracts with two different purchasers (one contract is now pending and one was terminated for other reasons) where the proposed use of the property is low density, residential, golf course type communities. Because of the access to the property via I-95 and via SR 512, and the natural beauty of the land, it was felt that this type of development would be looked upon with great favor and would be an asset to the community and consistent with good planning. 2. I ask you to take note that the remainder of the Platt Estate properties West of I-95 (not generally described in Paragraph No. 1 above), are located within the platted subdivision of Fellsmere Farms Company Subdivision. The plat for Fellsmere Farms Company divides the property into 10 acre tracts. Accordingly, the property has been subdivided and platted and each individual 10 acre tract is owned by the Estate. With particular reference to the AG -1 classification of the properties lying West of Road 507 (Babcock Street), the density factor of one unit per 40 acres would appear to FEB13199® 57 8ork