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Fr- —7 <br />SEP 11199 f <br />Joe Spataro, Area Supervisor with the Division of Forestry, <br />advised that presently you can burn 7 days a week, but they <br />received a lot of objections from people who don't mind if you do <br />9 <br />the burning when they are at work, but.object to it when they are <br />at home. Since Florida Statutes allow burning 7 days a week, <br />they wanted to address this at a local level. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that fires don't just stop that <br />quickly, but Supervisor Spataro further noted that the law says <br />that fires must be completely extinguished one hour before <br />sunset. <br />No public comment. <br />Chapter 926, Landscape & Buffer <br />* Reformat of existing reg. with changes based on Comp Plan and <br />staff recommendation <br />* Highlights: <br />- 50% drought tolerant <br />- Large tree plant/preserve incent. <br />- Landscape point system <br />- Performance buffers <br />- Irrigation/effluent reuse <br />- Increased landscape standards <br />Chairman Eggert noted that we talk about not building a <br />structure in an intersection to obstruct your sight, but there <br />are a lot of corners here where, when you stop at a stop sign, <br />you cannot see through the landscaping or general trees and <br />bushes. She did not see anything that says you have to have good <br />visibility there. <br />It was noted that we do have a requirement in regard to <br />visibility, and the Chairman felt that actually, she would like <br />to see something that would require Public Works to go out and <br />clear these corners of any trees or bushes, not just formal <br />landscaping. <br />Attorney Collins believed that if you are aware of problems <br />at any particular intersection, that is something to do through <br />an administrative mechanism, and Director Keating confirmed that <br />we do have a requirement in Zoning about visibility at a corner. <br />36 <br />M M M <br />