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Bruce Barkett, attorney for the applicant, introduced Jo Ellen Cox, Bell South Mobility real estate project manager, two engineers, and Reverend Dick Davis, director of the Life for Youth Ranch. Attorney Barkett explained that the tower that fell was a 1500 ft. guy tied tower and it fell down because a crane servicing it fell and pulled down the guy wires. The tower did not collapse. It was the crane that fell further out of the radius, not the tower. Attorney Barkett proceeded to present his arguments for special exception use approval for the tower, noting that Bell South Mobility had changed previous plans on a possible site location and searched for a tower site further to the south. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this site at its meeting of October 10, 1996. Reverend Davis of the Life for Youth Ranch will be the landlord for this site. Attorney Barkett introduced Ren Sheppard of Boca Raton to present justification for the need of the tower. Mr. Sheppard explained that the AT&T tower, which is close to the St. Lucie County line, would not give them the coverage they need. He displayed a map of the area showing the dead spots in coverage, noting that the large gap in coverage is pretty much along I-95 and west of I-95. Another gap in coverage is along SR -60 where they are controlled by the FAA height restrictions for airport routes. The proposed tower will improve 911 service along I-95 where service is spotty. Chairman Adams asked why the justification letter from Cox wasn't in today's backup material. Attorney Barkett interjected that the justification letter was attached to the application; it wasn't their fault that it wasn't included in the backup material. Reverend Dick Davis, director of Life for Youth Ranch, advised that they bought this property 25 years ago. When they did their site plan, they located all their activities and buildings toward the center of the property leaving a good buffer zone to whatever or whoever might become their neighbor. If they could get some money from this buffer zone, it would be of great help. They feel that they are making good use of the buffer area and also filling a need. He felt it fits right in with the Life for Youth Ranch. Dave Hearndon, 7801 12th Street, owner of neighboring property presently zoned R-3, planned to sell his property in the future and believed that having this tower right next door would not look so OCTOBER 15, 1996 29 BOOK 99 pn-427