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M TO .990 15:47 FPOM 9042387003 TO COBB COLE 0 BEI.. William G. Collins, II, Esquire Page 2 September 26, 1990 14075679323 P.02 14075679323 P.03 We suggest that the County consider a plan amendment, establishing a third classification of conservation lands to include the xeric scrub community found principally on the Coraci lands. As noted in the CARL report on these lands, they are physically suitable for development, but appropriate care needs to be taken so that the river is buffered, the banks are kept in a natural condition free from erosion or potential pollution, and such threatened species as the manatee or the eagle near the San Sebastian Springs development are appropriately buffered. Once those public goals and, policies have been achieved, we believe that there is no basis in the data for classifying this land differently from the portion of the riverbank which lies in Brevard County, and that portion at the upper reaches of the river which lie in the San Sebastian Springs development within the City of Sebastian. These adjoining jurisdictions have classified the western bank for development at a density of at least one unit per 2h acres. in order to be consistent with these jurisdictions and at the same time offer the County an option which is more likely to be acceptable to the Department of Community ,Affairs than the transmission draft, we offer to compromise our claims so long as we can reach agreement at the same time as the other plan amendments are being processed for the Compliance Agreement. we accordingly propose a gross density of one unit per 2h acres, which shall be subject to internal or external transfers and clustering so as to achieve the public goals of protecting the river and protecting the threatened species and habitat. This density affords a natural step-down from the adjoining municipality to the east and the Vero Lake Estates area to the south, to the x:5 densities on the agricultural area further west. The density is also flexible enough for creativity in protecting the river and the native scrub community. We are mindful of the desire of the County and of the state agencies to acquire some part of the dwindling amount of xeric scrub community in Indian River County. Our primary concern is that the County, with some pressure from the Department of Community Affairs, has adopted a land use classification which unnaturally suppresses the value. of land as to which public acquisition is desired. The decision in the DOT right of way reservation case, and the more recent decision of the U.S. Court ill90101101 E 25 F,.