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Director Boling explained further that Home Depot was allowed to bond out for <br />landscaping, since the County has a construction easement over that area and will be tearing <br />it up soon. Walgreens is still under construction and no landscaping has been installed there <br />yet. <br />Commissioner Adams asked if there was additional talk in the committees about <br />making the buffers denser or wider, and Mr. Waddell responded there was not, that the <br />PSAC was a tough group. <br />Mr. Waddell suggested they also keep in mind that the landscaping is new and needs <br />time to mature. In five years, he thought there would be a difference. He encouraged the <br />Board to agree with staff's recommendations. <br />There was a question from the audience from an unidentified person concerning facia <br />signs on canopies, and Director Boling referred to information on page 52 of the proposed <br />ordinance and explained how calculations are made as to size of signs. <br />Ed Walker, owner of property on SR -60 between 90' Avenue and I-95, was <br />concerned about the height and size limitations of signs. He was very concerned that he was <br />going to be limited to a 10' sign. He felt that a 10' sign puts a business at a disadvantage. <br />He complained that on some of the monument signs at gas stations it is impossible to read <br />the gasoline prices. <br />In response to Mr. Walker, Director Boling explained the size, height, and orientation <br />requirements for signs at interstate interchanges. <br />Mr. Walker understood that park but wanted to know the current height maximum <br />between 90`' Avenue and the I-95 interchange facing SR -60, and Director Boling responded <br />that the maximum height is 50 feet based on its proximity to the interchange. <br />It seemed to Mr. Walker that there was great disparity between the two allowed sign <br />heights. <br />Commissioner Eggert pointed out that if Mr. Walker's sign was oriented to I-95, he <br />could have the 50' height. <br />Mr. Walker thought that would be very expensive and would not look nice. He <br />believed that most developers want to have a very beautiful entrance into Indian River <br />County. He has been able to contact two of the four property owners out there (Messrs. <br />Reilly and Fountain) and they are also concerned about sign height limitations. In a letter <br />May 4,1998 <br />22 <br />