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within the AG Districts. Another major policy relates to the <br />problem we had with the Regional Planning Council in regard to <br />upland preservation. Essentially this is a policy indicating <br />that the County will acquire or help to acquire certain native <br />vegetation areas in the next several years, and -basically we have <br />agreed to acquire about 400 acres. There is one policy in here <br />that is not reflected in the Compliance Agreement per se. It is <br />really an expansion of Policy 1.31 of the Land Use Element that <br />is a little more specific about exactly how ES areas will be <br />delineated, and it essentially it says that ES areas will be <br />delineated based on environmental surveys and specifies the <br />criteria. <br />Director Keating noted that DCA's major concern was the <br />over -allocation of residential land uses. Originally they said <br />we had 11.6 times as much residential land as needed for the 20 <br />year period. He then gave the history of how through the process <br />of density reduction and negotiation we got the DCA to agree to a <br />4.5 ratio, which is still substantially more than other counties <br />have; so, he felt that we were fortunate to be able to get them <br />to see the light in that regard. <br />Chairman Eggert believed the DCA feels that because our <br />county is low rise, low density, it attracts urban sprawl. <br />Commissioner Bird expressed the hope that we made the point <br />that even though we show certain density, it builds out less than <br />that, and Director Keating advised that we made that point 100 <br />times, but they said then don't show it that way. He noted that <br />the DCA starts out with wanting a ratio of 1.25. <br />Commissioner Wheeler felt that it sounds like the DCA would <br />prefer everyone to develop the way Miami has. <br />Director Keating did not think so - he explained that they <br />are saying allocate based on what you actually project you need, <br />and if you say you need more, prove it by your population <br />projections. They want high density in some places, but they <br />understand the County's desire for low density. They would not <br />49 <br />DEC I 11990 <br />