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• <br />receiving the Professional Services Advisory Committee, the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission, and staff recommendations. He exhibited a new drawing and proposed that <br />the last 4 cabins be moved next to the other 4. He also proposed moving the administration <br />building. These changes are being volunteered by the developer and he believed the Board <br />could add this change at this meeting. There will be Type "C" buffers on 3 sides. He <br />pointed out that there is a low amount of parking because people will come in by van. There <br />will be no nighttime activities and no special outdoor lighting is required. The existing <br />building is set back sixty feet and the applicant will maintain a 150' -setback on all future <br />buildings The developer is willing to restrict the property to Type "C" buffers on 3 sides. <br />The eastern driveway will be removed at Phase 3 and they will be willing to specify that. <br />He felt staff's recommendation for denial is not justified. <br />The Commissioners questioned Mr. Dean concerning the setback of the existing <br />house, buffers, and the drainfield. <br />Commissioner Macht questioned the relationship with their near neighbor, the First <br />Church of God, and why they cannot have access through that property. <br />Mr Dean responded that they are neighbors, not tied together; but two distinct <br />organizations. <br />Attorney Bruce Barkett, 756 Beachland Blvd., asked the Board to focus on the real <br />issue: whether or not it will impact the neighbors. He stressed that retreats are allowed in <br />rural areas. The density will be only 4 units per acre which is not an intense use. He pointed <br />out that Life for Youth Ranch has all the areas this project will have. During the summer, <br />there will be one-week retreats with people coming by van from the airport. The people will <br />have activities in the community such as Habitat for Humanity. At other times, groups of <br />10 will learn to teach English to people who live in other countries. There may also be 4 - <br />day sessions of up to 20 students learning leadership skills. He thought the application <br />November 5, 2002 <br />80 <br />• <br />