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digging the lake in the dry, but they are digging it in the wet. The St. Johns River Water Management District has determined that 8-10 feet is the deepest that a surface water management lake can Commissioner Scurlock asked if staff feels that we should readdress our ordinance with regard to the digging of lakes in the wet and the effect on adjacent water supply, and Robert Keating, Community Development Director, advised that the St. Johns River Water Management District has indicated that just digging a pit should not affect the water table, but that is assuming there is no dewatering and no unusual conditions. Commissioner Scurlock asked if staff is still comfortable with our present ordinance and think that it doesn't need any real modification, and Director Keating didn't feel there was a need for any modification from that perspective. Mr. McQueen asked Attorney Vitunac if the exception could be granted since one half of the lake does meet the 1,000 ft. requirement, and Attorney Vitunac advised that the ordinance says, "the lake." Mr. McQueen pointed out that it talks about the sand mining project or the sand mining site, and Attorney Vitunac stated that in his opinion, that encompasses the whole contour of the lake and if any portion of that is within 1,000 feet, it is off limits. If the lake was dug so that the entire boundary or perimeter wasn't within 1,000 feet, then they could do it. Director Boling explained that the project site is defined in the mining ordinance as that portion of the real property which is being excavated or mined, together with all property within 100 feet of the perimeter of the excavation or mining activity, and that basically includes the area of development that is shown. The resubdivision was platted in 1979, and all of the lots have frontage on either Kings Highway or South Winter Beach Road, and no paving was required when that subdivision was approved. 29 noi 9 PAGE100 I