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Boa 94 PAGi 605 The subject pit would supply his customers to the south down to Oslo and then east. Commissioner Adams asked if 74th was paved, north of Oslo, and the answer was "no." She reasoned that was probably why the routing was on 82nd, being the shortest route to a paved road, and Mr. Luethje agreed that was probably the theory. Mr. Beutell asked to finish his remarks and recalled that 82nd Avenue was the bypass before I-95 was built, so a truck every 4 minutes was a lot less traffic than the previous bypass use. He has owned 80 acres to the west of the subject property since early 1960 and does not have a problem with the sand mining. Chairman Macht closed the hearing portion of the procedure. Commissioner Eggert asked if any special consideration was given to monitoring the Hughes well, and Director Boling said no. Chairman Macht asked the reason behind the regulation that says a sand mine could not- be located closer than 1,0001 to a subdivision, and Director Keating advised that was not exactly correct. The regulation says that no dewatering associated with a sand mine can occur within 1,000' of a platted subdivision that does not have centralized water, so there will not be a draw down of the water table. The thinking was that with dewatering there's a draw -down and it can affect a certain distance and he believed they had gotten expert evidence that 1,0001 would be a safe distance to protect wells in those subdivisions. Chairman Macht asked what would be protected, the supply or pollution, and Director Keating responded it was the quantity. Commissioner Adams perceived that a couple of things were at issue. Her real concern was that it was an administrative permit use in the A-1 zone which allowed a use which imposed undesirable elements in a secluded neighborhood. She believed in property rights but this is one of those borderline property rights, a permitting use by condition only, and not grandfathered in with the use of the property. She was also concerned with the neighbors and the water issue and did not know how we or SJRWMD could assure or guarantee anything. Commissioner Eggert also voiced concern about the Hughes well. Commissioner Bird agreed and said his main problem with it was the one review criteria on the basis of the effects of the proposed development upon surrounding properties, traffic circulation, or 58 March 14, 1995