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Jq Gooding-Ray: That was my concern as well that the county commissioners get this information before anything like that happens. Benedict:As was mentioned by the citizens tonight,it is a preliminary plan approval.Before it becomes a final plan approval there is a lot more work to be done mainly in the technical issues.Final surveying, they also have to go back to the health department and verify that septic systems are available to the exact dimensions available on each lot. That is what occurs.There is a preliminary indication that septic systems can be accommodated out there in the lot design that we have.The final septic system designs and actual construction permits would be issued prior to the final plat. I can not at this time say that I'll take this response and request for either this board or the public that we will not—Rape ended] [process things any differently]- Price: If everything goes along as usual,how long will it take for the final plat to be issued? Benedict: Typically it takes 6-9 months after the preliminary plans are approved. They are not able to put the parcels in and get those final technical details before then. That is the typical timefiame, 6-9 months after the final ph-it. Price:And my other question is evidently in order for there to be a change right now we need to find where there was a loophole or some negligence on our part or the commissioner's part and I am wondering,it seems to me from what the community is saying,that there was not enough information conveyed or gathered about water resources and I am wondering if this is something,do you feel that staff did not get enough information together,and I guess it is up to the board here to decide whether there was enough information gathered and analyzed. Can we use that to approach the commissioners and say that this needs to be reheard. Benedict:Two quick responses to that.This has come up before with this board about can we deny a project if the health department can issue a legitimate septic system permit for it.No,we cannot deny a project if they say there is an available septic site on it.With Tuscany Ridge we do have a report from our environmental health office that says from a preliminary standpoint there are 22 septic systems that can be accommodated out there. So that is the expert information that came from the environmental health department.From a well standpoint,there is no minimum flow limit,whether 1 gallon per minute is acceptable to come from a well.As the people that are in this room that have wells with 1 gallon per minute,they were allowed to use the well. So,there are no minimum limits as long as they can obtain some sort of water supply.No lot will be permitted unless there is an acceptable well and an acceptable septic area on that lot. So,what we are saying is that the information that we have received from the department of health which is not the planning department it is the experts that have the jurisdiction over this matter as far our development code to justify whether the lot is acceptable or not from a well and septic system standpoint. Price: I get the feeling that information,that there is information other than what this department seat to the planning department that hasn't been considered.The real situation And that is what I am concerned about not what comes out of a book,but actually from going out there and walking the land like these people. I have been in the planning profession myself and I know there is a big difference between reading what is on paper or what is statistically supposed to happen and what happens out there on the field, in the field,on the land.That is my concern. And that is why I am trying to raise that,-I want to get that as a possible loophole that we can use to say that bring this up for further 000sideration. Either by the planning board or the BOCC.The BOCC actually,not us,but something we can present to them. Gooding-Ray: I see no reason why we couldn't pass a resolution that would include that information and send it to them.