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FF_ JUN 19 1990 BOOK 0 F ri. F.1l C DISCUSSION RE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL Chairman Eggert and Commissioner Bowman reported that we stuck to our guns on the 15-10o requirement for upland vegetation instead of the 25% requirement being urged by the TCRPC, and they both feel that we are making a little progress toward the IRC plan. Commissioner Bird felt that we have taken the right step by sticking to our guns in this matter. Chairman Eggert emphasized that counties can have things that are stricter than what the TCRPC has, but this is the first time that the TCRPC is touching every acre and one-half acre plots as opposed to DRIB because we have to have consistency. Director Keating has said that Planning has tried to apply it, but to preserve the upland, you have to keep all the understory, etc., and you can't get this in the setback because of stormwater management. The 15-10o is difficult in itself, but much more equitable, seeing that our county is approaching 25% in protected lands already what with the St. Johns River Water Management's lands, the spoil islands that were designated as conservation areas, and the proposed purchase of the wetlands at the end of Oslo Road. So, it really isn't fair for our county to be considered in the same way as Palm Beach County with regard to the 25% requirement. Chairman Eggert felt the equity factor seemed to appeal to the committee, but she did not know how it will appeal to the whole group. Commissioner Bowman felt the 15-10o is pretty well taken care of in our buffer regulations. As far as the small plots are concerned, she felt they are useless unless they are contiguous or there is some sort of wildlife pathing that connects them. Based on what he had read, Commissioner Bird believed that sticking to our guns on the 15-10o is the way to go, but Chairman Eggert stressed that we have a long way to go. Commissioner Bird felt that we have to take it one step at a time. 26 � � r