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commitment to acquire a nsauof acres the proposedcCs 3rdistrictby 9 is 1. DCA has filed an objectionsaying that not consistent with Policy 6.2. Thd proposed amendment is consistent with Conservation Policy 6.2; it will not jeopardize the county's consideration of the property (along with several other properties) for purpose of scrub acquisition. In fact, the County Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (LAAC) is in the process of prioritizing the St. Sebastian River western bank scrub and other rand properties amendment county for land acquisition purposes. proposals, in general, necessarily have to be -evaluated independent from any potential county acquisition of lands, due to legal in the considerations. Therefore, unfounded change tobjection. proposed amendment is -warranted to address t Conclusion The proposed amendment has been revised to address mary of the proposal. 's ORC report objections. Following is b • Create a new C-3 conservation land use designation applying to the St. Sebastian River, associated wetlands, and adjacent xeric scrub communities. • Utilize a density of 1 unit/5 acres for xeric scrub areas in the C-3 land use designation, instead of the original requested density of 1 unit/2 2 acres: o Retain the C-2 land use designation at 1 unit/40 acres for wetland areas. • Establish a 1001/50' vegetation buffer requirement. • Require the same clustering requirements in the C-3 •- tricts as district agricultural comprehens des plan amendment. in the the remedial action . Determine specific boundaries of the C-3 District on a site -by -site basis, based on existence of wetlands and/or xeric scrub communities/soils. o Establish the R, Rural, land use designation at a density of 1 unit/acre for areas within the overall conservation boundaries that do not have the characteristics of xeric scrub communities or wetlands. The Rural land use designation shall only apply to the east side of the St. Sebastian River. RECOMMENDATION Based on the analysis performed, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan to establish a new C-3 District' (as set forth in Attachment "A") for the St. Sebastian River area at a density of 1 unit/5 acres for xeric scrub communities. Specifically, the staff recommends that the Board amend the Future Land Use Element and the Conservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan as indicated in attachment "A", amend the background data and analysis of the Conservation ement as Plan Map1tolcated in establishaatachment "B", damend C-3 designation the Ste Future Land Use Sebastian River area as identified in attachment "C". BOOP( i� JUN 18 1991 89 M.