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decision. He felt this was strictly a question of bringing more money to the developer. By <br />moving it back, there were be a lesser view, therefore less money for the developer. He <br />urged the Board to be judicious in this matter, support the PZC decision, and ask the <br />developer to come back with a better site plan so that in the future it will not be a problem. <br />Craig Fletcher, 2345 Avalon Avenue, advised that he has been in the construction <br />industry for a long time and has seen a lot of structures almost fall into the ocean. He <br />discussed slab -on -grade versus slab -on -piles and predicted that the slab and the piles would <br />survive, but the house would be gone in a 100 -year hurricane. If the Board requested that <br />the structures be moved landward, the use of the property is not being denied and they will <br />still have full use of the property. If the Board allows them to build seaward of the CCCL, <br />they might hold the County liable for future damage. He suggested the County meet with the <br />developers again to try to encourage them to build aft of the CCCL so they will not have to <br />wait through the time that it will take to get DEP's approval. Another point he made was that <br />the Sebastian Inlet is there, it is not going anywhere, and we have to plan around it. He also <br />disputed that the State would allow armoring at some time in the future. In closing, he asked <br />if the County would be liable should something happen to this house if built. <br />Mr. Evans asked Mr. Tomasello to address two points, erosion affecting the adjacent <br />property and Mr. Fletcher's comment about nothing being left but the slab on the piles. <br />Mr. Tomasello explained that DEP would not permit a project that would have an <br />adverse impact on adjoining properties and that the agency has done studies on the effect of <br />houses on piles on adjoining property. He expected that the property to the north would <br />probably adversely impact his client's property more than the reverse. He further explained <br />that the structure above the foundation would have to withstand 115 mph wind loads, so the <br />structure would survive the storm as well as the foundation. Most contractors who practice <br />in the coastal zone know that they have to build a structure to withstand hurricane -force <br />March 7, 2000 <br />59 <br />HOK 1 LL J rt�GE.r'!*"2' <br />vd <br />