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AUG d 9 199Gp Discussion followed as to the workshop suggestion regarding changing the requirement for shrubs and hedges to be a minimum of 18" in height when measured immediately after planting to 24." Chairman Eggert believed that 24"•.unplanted gives you about 18" above the ground, and if you want 24" above the ground, it requires a bigger plant and greater cost. She believed the wording as we have it is fine if we only want the plantings 18" above the ground. William Koolage voiced support for Commissioner Bird in regard to doing away with visual pollution in the county, especially along access corridors. He cited the attractiveness of Boca Raton which has an architectural and landscape review. Director Keating noted that we have a 75' buffer on SR 60 and he believed we also are going to address landscaping in front of walls. Juan Posada, interested citizen, totally agreed with the need for such landscaping. He personally would like to develop some properties on Old Dixie and make it look nice, but did not see any work on the County's part to help develop Old Dixie in a nice manner. He wondered what plans there are for doing something about Old Dixie. He is all for putting in extra trees and making it look nice, but asked that the County work with the developers and see if they can generate some excitement in regard to doing something there. Warren Dill referred to Page 17 (c) which says that new and existing landscape irrigation systems shall be required to con- nect to wastewater effluent lines when determined to be available. He wondered if there is any decision on whether there would be a project threshhold for that and also wished to know what is the definition of "when determined to be available." Planner DeBlois agreed that we need to look into that further and coordinate with Utilities. Mr. Dill believed that you will run into resistance from "existing" developments, and Commissioner Bird suggested that 42