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PF - Boa 94 PAGI0 County's definition of administrative permit use and commented on the Board's power according to the Land Development Regulations to control the location of uses: He declared there was only one basis for appeal that applied: Did the PZC fail to consider adequately the effects of the proposed development upon surrounding properties, traffic circulation, or public health, safety and welfare? He suggested they did not. Mr. O'Haire granted that the Board had heard a lot of emotion from the people, but they also had heard facts about the effects of a mining operation, and trucks, and that it was the wrong neighborhood. Chairman Macht announced that it was now time for the Board to hear the case of the appellee. Dean Luethje, engineer from Carter Associates and representing the applicant, Jenkins Trucking, Inc., informed the Board that Brian Jenkins, the owner, was unable to be present due to previous commitments out of town, so he would be addressing some of the comments. He thought the owner of the property, Mr. Koehler, also might like to comment. Mr. Luethje continued that SJRWMD claimed the furrows in the citrus groves were the only "wetlands" they would be destroying and they had mitigated for those furrows around the lake, as required and permitted by the County. They also had a permit from the SJRWMD. Mr. Luethje then advised that the height of the spoil area had been stated at 501, but that was from sea level. Actually, the fill would rise only approximately 27 feet high from ground level. Mr. Luethje wished to address the groundwater issue and agreed with Mr. Davis' description of the hydraulic mining operation. He added, however, that the water table elevation would not be changed. The big issue seemed to be the quality of the water and he disagreed with the statement that SJRWMD had no expertise in groundwater. As a registered engineer in Florida, Mr. Luethje believed they do have some knowledge in groundwater. He had discussed the project three or four different times with Rich Burklew in the Melbourne office who said there was no way they could contaminate the neighboring wells. They have required that a geologist be retained to monitor the installation of the monitoring well and probably will require that a hydrologist also look at the aspect of the well. The exact location of the well has not been determined and it may be that it will be located closer to the lake. The excavation of the lake will be over 350' from the March 14, 1995 56