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Chairman Ginn thought this development was stretching PD Policy 5 . 4 because this area is presently a citrus grove , and Vice Chairman Stanbridge agreed . Community Development Director Robert M . Keating pointed out that this matter is not a PD rezoning request nor is the site located in a PD zoning district . This request is for a PD special exception . Also , he explained how the developer can plan the project ' s setbacks a little differently from setbacks required in a standard RS - 3 subdivision . Director Boling pointed out that this Legend Lakes ' site is different from the adjacent Arbor Trace project , which had existing tree areas . Legend Lakes was a grove with a little bit of shared vegetation along the property line with Arbor Trace . The three passive recreation sites on the plan are approximately '/2 acre and the site in the southeast corner is approximately 3/ of an acre . The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter . Randy Mosby , Mosby and Associates , specified that this property is in a flood zone , which had a major impact on open space requirements . Compensated storage dictated the size of the "Legend Lake " . The Code does not permit use of all that stormwater/lake area in calculating any open space . In response to Vice Chairman Stanbridge , he advised that recreational spaces were maximized in order to meet the County ' s regulations since quite a bit of land had been given to the lake . He was unsure what the developer planned to have in those recreational spaces and thought it alight be a good time for the Commissioners to meet the developer . Director Boling advised that a gazebo is planned for one area and a playground on the other two tracts . The two tracts by the entrance are ' ust a little over . 6 acres and the one by itself is just under one acre . He added that staff had insisted the recreation spaces be a little January 9 , 2001 39 I PG