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-SEP WO ILI, <br />Chapter 973, Public Nuisance <br />t, 11 <br />* Reformat of existing reqs. <br />* Revised weed definition/clarification <br />Mary Wilson came before the Board•%and referred to the <br />following letter which she requested be entered into the record: <br />12727 91 Street ,�� N �'?�. <br />P.O. Box 605 <br />Fellsmere, FL 32948 <br />September 7, 1990 Cr) t -.r,- <br />-., <br />COU <br />1r/v �' <br />• ��' CGIdMISS10JV � C?% <br />Carolyn K. Eggert, Chairman <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />c/o County Administration Building <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Chairman Eggert: <br />I am writing to you regarding a subject that will receive <br />consideration during the public hearing on September 11, 1990 to adopt <br />"the Indian River County Land Development Regulations and that you and <br />I have discussed in the past. Since I have attended many of the <br />workshops, I am aware that the hearing may be lengthy and in the <br />interest of time felt it important to reiterate a brief history of our <br />concerns. <br />We have owned agricultural property in this county since 1980 and have <br />lived on that property since 1983. During the past year, an <br />individual has purchased a property in the neighborhood (which is <br />highly developed as a residential area and which the planners and <br />engineers of Florida Power and Light consider to -be residential) and <br />developed a professional -type motorcycle race track which consumes the <br />entire five acres and consists of many hills which reach heights of at <br />least twelve feet. Even though he claims to be using it only for <br />himself and his sons, the noise and detrimental impact to the <br />neighborhood is mammoth. Our quality of life and•property values are <br />greatly diminished because of this and we feel that now is the time to <br />enact ordinances to protect homeowners of rural lands that are zoned <br />A-1 from this sort of land usage. <br />In your forthcoming zoning ordinance (911.06) under (1)Purpose and" <br />Intent, it states "These districts are also intended to provide <br />opportunities for residential uses at very low densities to promote <br />housing opportunities in the county. These districts are further <br />intended to permit activities which require non -urban locations and DO <br />NOT DETRIMENTALLY IMPACT LANDS DEVOTED TO RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL <br />ACTIVITIES." At the same time, under the same section (4)Uses - <br />Recreation, there are spelled out restrictions for off road.vehicle <br />tracks which are totally inadequate and arbitrarily written without <br />true regard for the enormity of the noise and environmental impact <br />this type of usage engenders particularly in an area where there are <br />residences within a half to one mile of it. Our feeling is that since <br />we are trying to preserve the environment in this county and this type <br />of activity does NOTHING to enhance it, it should be prohibited. At <br />the very least, it should require administrative approval and <br />notification of the neighbors and a public hearing before it is <br />allowed. <br />48 <br />