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by development. John Dean, architect, 21 I b 27`" Avenue, has been working with several clients in these areas to try to make their land productive. He thought the previous speaker may have misunderstood because staff has made no recommendation just offered some alternatives. He believed there were four considerations before the Board. He reasoned that Alternatives 3 and 4 should be put aside at this time. He was concerned for property owners and thought the criteria presented by Mr. O'Haire was pretty solid and met the localized prolr�lem. He liked Alternative 2 because it was broader and more far reaching, but there is a time requirement in the DCA ruling about which he was unsure. He questioned a 344 -foot buffer as vague, and suggested if the Board moves forward with Alternative 2 that the criteria be reexamined. He thought the separation was good, but there may be a creative way to accomplish it to everyone's benefit. He thought both Alternatives 1 and 2 would -Mork, but non-use was not good for anyone. He felt detail an the criteria needs to be sharpened. Dactar Vincent, who lives across 58t" Avenue, thought that something needed to be done to help the property owners. His position was for the lowest possible densit,� in order to minimize traffic on 16t" Street which is already sufficient. Renee Renzi, 340 Waverly Place, speaking on behalf of the board of the Civic Association of Indian River County, encouraged the Commission to send this matter back to the Planning &Zoning Commission before they vote on any alternative. Vice Chairman Ginn agreed that was a splendid idea. Pat Brown, 1744 21S` Street, favored Alternative 4, which she justified b�� offering a look at the larger picture in trying to encourage infill. She argued that if the Bo�.rd allows development into this area now, they are defeating their purpose by letting the urb�l n service area spread out further, resulting in the County having to provide service to a larger area to the same number of citizens. She believed it was necessary to hold off expanding the urban December 12, 2000 ��{ � � � �� J� � 124