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On the issue of heights, Attorney Dill explained that the City of Fellsmere <br />generally has a 35 -foot height limit. There is a 1,000 -foot box around I-95 presently that <br />has a 65 -foot height limit, which is not automatic, and one has to go through a number of <br />hoops to get there and give a lot more to the City in the way of aesthetic features, <br />etcetera. He admitted that that may be increased to other areas within the city limits. He <br />revealed that Fellsmere had five (5) feet for architectural embellishment initially, and <br />during their public hearing process, a public speaker told them that the County allows 15 <br />feet for architectural embellishments; and not wanting to be different from the County, <br />they went with 15 feet. It is not something Fellsmere made up, he remarked. <br />Attorney Dill felt the only issues were with Exhibit "D" for Sebastian and <br />Exhibit "F" for Fellsmere. He stated that in Fellsmere they are really down to open <br />space, green belt, and agriculture. He noted a visible expression of willingness from the <br />City of Fellsmere to work with the County, and was sure the County was willing to bend <br />a little and work with Fellsmere. He perceived that if they quit looking backwards and <br />move forward, they could conclude this process with a successful document. <br />Attorney Dill concluded on the issue of voting rights. He acknowledged <br />that citizens would have to vote if there is a Charter, and they would have to vote on <br />many things in the Charter like height, densities and annexations. He advised that they <br />have the same provisions in the ISBA, except, it is not every resident in the city; it may <br />be more complicated than that because it is five cities in the County that would have to <br />agree, so there is a strong voting mechanism in the ISBA agreement, which he did not <br />think was mentioned. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan pointed out that Section "A" deals with height <br />and density changes for annexed property outside the Urban Service Area (USA), and <br />when property is annexed outside the USA, in effect, they are moving the Urban Service <br />28 <br />July 23, 2008 / Joint Workshop <br />ISBA, Sebastian <br />