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18 <br /> Commissioners will be distributed to anybody on this mailing list that we have here today so that as he <br /> recommends the council about what action they can take to rehear or reconsider or whatever action the <br /> County attorney recommends [advises],that information will be made available to the public:We will <br /> take any resolutions that come forth from this board. <br /> One generalized comment,about a month ago this board sent a letter to our County <br /> commissioners asking for limitations or growth control on new development because of a lot of the same <br /> issues that you commented on tonight: water resources,traffic, change in large developments in Waal <br /> areas.Now,all of those issues were also taken up at the June 27a'BOCC meeting. They have again <br /> passed a resolution to the County manager,planning director, county attorney and the planning board to <br /> say what projects and what pipeline. Can you just stop development immediately?No,there are private <br /> property rights and there has to be a reflection on what the rights of undeveloped property are.What <br /> projects,what are the parameter,of large projects?That information is coming back to dais board and will <br /> have to be resolved in the short term.I do not think this board is negligent in identifying that there are <br /> some difficulties with what private property rights are established on our landuse plans,our zoning plans <br /> and what the neighborhood sentiment is.We are trying to operate at some times conflicting points of view <br /> about what those issues are. Later tonight on our agenda we will be talking about those parameters. <br /> To final response to where do we go from here and who will act on behalf of these citizens,we <br /> will take the comments of tonight,verbatim minutes will be prepared,they will be forwarded on to both <br /> our Commissioners and our County attorney about what action can be taken and public information <br /> coming from that will be forwarded back to these residents to give them the opportunity of what steps <br /> they can take to rehear,reverse or whatever opportunities are available. I have made notes about this <br /> situation also. <br /> One last comment,more of a general comment,is that the county is involved in updating its <br /> comprehensive plan, recognizing more concern over water resources and the development of Waal areas <br /> and there is a mismatch that this board has recognized in the rural buffer about existing character and lot <br /> sizes of the land and what are minimums that are here.This board nor staff can say there is a two-we <br /> density requirement,but we want you to go with 5-acre lots. That is not within the preview of this board <br /> or within the purview of staff So,we try to do the best with the regulations that we have, recognizing <br /> some of the constraints.We have in recent years identified more constraints to the land than what was <br /> known even 6 years ago. The USGS maps are starting to identify water resource issues. But,that has not <br /> completely been the basis of new changes to the density and minimum lot size requirements and we hope <br /> to wrap that in with our new comprehensive plan. These residents that are very concerned about the <br /> character of their land,these are the same residents that the Commission and this Planning board and staff <br /> would like to support changes to our comprehensive plan to make.these linkages.Very often when we <br /> change regulations to decrease the density in areas we have a group of people that say you are taking <br /> away my private property rights and we want to develop at will. So,you can see there is conflicting <br /> interest here and we would like to act on behalf of the general community interest,based on the <br /> constraints to the resources that we have in specific areas. <br /> Gooding-Ray:When is the next County Commissioners meeting? <br /> Benedict:August 2&I believe.We will have a report together and also hopefully some sort of response <br /> from our county attorney definitely prior to that in anticipation.I can give to any designee from this group <br /> [community]if they waM to be the lead in our communications,we can forward the status report that is <br /> occurring on this issue. <br /> Bob Johnson: Can I ask a quick procedural question?I am just wondering if it is possible to get a <br /> commitment from the planning department not to issue grading permits or building permits until we have <br /> heard back from the county attorney. That is our concern is that by the time the August commissioner's <br /> meeting happens things are going to be happening at the site. <br /> 0 <br />