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• <br /> the urban service area for this type of project were prohibitively expensive and not large <br /> enough . The proposed site is excellently located because it close to I - 95 , the regional mall , <br /> and the outlet mall . <br /> Commissioner Adams advised that her primary concern is the location and the effort <br /> the County has made to preserve agriculture . The County has seen citrus run out of areas <br /> because neighbors do not like the spraying . The special exception use being requested may <br /> or may not be granted by the Board in a particular area . If this was to be within the urban <br /> service area or very close to it, their chances might be better . But the site is in the middle <br /> of agriculture and the County has definitely said it wants a strong agricultural presence . For <br /> that reason she would not be able to support the request . <br /> Mr . Hurley questioned the purpose of the law and presented further arguments to <br /> support their special exception request including ` `highest and best use ' <br /> Commissioner Macht advised that the purpose of the law was to allow a residence to <br /> be built with compatible agricultural activities contained within that boundary of property . <br /> He thought the confusion with private property rights was that someone is permitted under <br /> the law to become enriched by the use of your property . However, private property rights <br /> say that you are permitted to use and enjoy your property . The tenet that the property cannot <br /> be farmed anymore could be translated into "we don ' t want to farm anymore . " He viewed <br /> this request as a dagger into the heart of the county ' s agricultural district that would make <br /> it very difficult to sustain agriculture around such a development . <br /> Mr . Hurley presented arguments relating to buffers from the agricultural uses . He <br /> predicted that Citrus Highway will become a major thoroughfare . He believed that the cattle <br /> people have their rights and he should have the right to do what he wants on this property <br /> which is not presently in its best use with groves past their maturity . He asked what the <br /> Board would want them to do with the property , and a couple of the Commissioners replied , <br /> April 17, 2001 <br /> 37 <br /> Bi I 17 1101b <br />