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I <br />BOOK ^g PAGEJ 14 <br />Chloe Baxter, 980 Lantern Lane, showed pictures of a house across the street from <br />hers. She built her house in 1976 and the people across the street tore down the existing <br />house when they bought the property. She asked one of the workmen how high the roof was <br />and was told that it was 55 feet. In the late 1970s, a group from Miami came to the area and <br />wanted to build a high-rise on the river side. She and some of her neighbors told them they <br />could not build a high-rise in this County. She believed that the Code is over the head of <br />most of the public and feared that houses such as that in the picture could happen on the <br />ocean -side or in Orchid Island which could barricade the ocean from everybody. <br />Bill Glynn, 1802 Barefoot Place, President of North Beach Civic Association, <br />believed that sight pollution is as bad as water and air pollution. He felt that building houses <br />wider, not higher, would be an answer. He believed the cap should be 40 feet, 35 feet to <br />build and 5 feet for the roof. <br />Ruth Livingston, 1576 Smugglers Cove, agreed with putting a cap on the height. <br />After further discussion, Commissioner Ginn stated she would like to see a cap at 35 <br />feet to the eave, with the roof not extending beyond 15 feet. <br />After determining that no one else wished to be heard with regard to this item, the <br />Chairman closed the public hearing. <br />Commissioner Ginn directed staff to bring back an absolute cap at 50 feet, with the <br />absolute cap for the eave at 35 feet. <br />Commissioner Adams felt she would be satisfied with a 50 foot maximum. <br />CONSENSUS WAS REACHED TO RETURN THE ITEM TO STAFF FOR <br />REVISION. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in <br />regard to Item #6, Half -Streets. <br />Pete Robinson, President of Laurel Homes, stated that the result of a prior request of <br />his to have a half -street opened was that the Board voted to close it rather than buy it. He <br />suggested that perhaps the Board should decide which of the current half -streets they want <br />and buy them now, rather than after they are developed when they will be more expensive. <br />MAY 4, 1999 <br />