Saturday's PC Meeting Very Vocal What's Happening Today at City Hall
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SAN I BEL — CAPT1VA Serving the Islands since 1961 Vol.16, No. 5 Tuesday, February 3, 1976 1 Section, 10 cents Saturday's PC meeting very vocal by Carol Quilliiian units (eventually) with appropriate shop- by the planning firm as the most tolerant for water tank in the Wulfert area would supply ping areas and green space. The CLUP development the water to the residents who are here now The Saturday blue plate special was not [Comprehensive Land Use Plan) calls for 54 He said that be had written an objection to m& not to those who might come later, he very palatable to attorney John Ward, who units and no commercial areas. the 6,000 d.u, allocation as being unrealistic said. spoke to the Planning Commission for Ward pointed out that the Wulfert area and was "shocked to discover" that a total of After another go-around about services. Sanibel Bayshore Associates. was one of the highest parts of the mid- 54 units had been allocated to the property. Ward asfeed if there were some grounds for The group owns 415 acres of the Wulf ert island ridge, contained Indian burial The owners, he continued, were well aware accommodation, adding that the plan as area on which they had planned to build 1,500 grounds, and originally had been designated that a development of 1,506 units would presented was "putting isina box." and require careful environmental planning and added later that "the entire future of this that if developed tomorrow, would place a property is cut off." terrible burden on Sanibel. Chairman Duaoe White said that the plan But, the "plan as now drawn does not would change as services improve and that provide any reasonable development at any area had been seriously considered time." He said that assigning 4.4 units per regarding major impact to the Island. acre in the wetland uplands and 1 unit lor 8 Ward said that the CLUP was binding and acres in the mid-island ridge was "unfair difficult to amend, that there was nothing in and unjustified" for any public need. the plan which allowed for future phases, Ward continued that going to court was not that the owners could not live with the plan in anyone's best interest and asked that the as it was now and asked for a reasonable Planning Commission provide for the adjustment. property in "a reasonable way" since 54 White asked the commission if they unite were not economically feasible. wasted to consider any revisions or accept Leif Johnson had come along to provide the allocation as it stood in the plan. They all engineering data and informal the P.C that agreed that no revisions could be made at the Johnson Engineering Company was this time.. going to take aerial photography, walk the In other business, the commission made ground to determine land elevations, and several revisions in the plan: one. that thai in the lime grove area the land was 8 to 9 chemical spraying of '"aduiticides" for feet in elevation. rnosquitos? "must" be discontinued in^tf Don Marshall said that the 6,000 d.u. plan of "i.iM.vuld" *xr cv. conUrv.rcri ,ir.n , "- i- vras not g*nns.neni and that the growth "isrvacsdes'' replace '"chemic'es." increment could be expanded at the time the In the iatest revision of the plan, no <ep' =•' developers were ready to develop. tanks can be installed within S00 feec of i-.r.;. Ann Winterbotham said that they should open body of water. White wanted to knov. The' William Nungesters meet the public come in under the amendment procedure how the commission felt about that saying. and that there was no need to consider any • "this makes sew ers mandatory. (see pix on p. 25) revisions now. In the following discussion it was pointed "We have no moral or legal obligations to out that the prohibition did not apply to the consider their investment," she said. "filled land" category. Federal census fioures Ward attempted to explain the intent of "The planners are waving a red flag to the CH 257 to no avail. pollution on the Island now," White said. Several months ago the "Usual Resident when told that the person Emily Underbill said that there were A motion was made and passed "ISLANDER broached the Elsewhere." She said that interviewing was a census extremely low places as well as high places unanimously to leave the wording in the plan subject of how many people there is a high housing count taker, so the question pretty on the property. alone. were residents of Sanibel. (dwelling units) but a low much was answered without George Tenney said that the idea of 1,500 Tarpon Bay, Sanibel Gardens and Sanibel This has been the subject permanent resident count. a question. dwelling units in that area was "appalling" Highlands subdivisions were stricken from under survey since last and that there was not sufficient water or the approved subdivision list. Kearns and Monday. A special federal Permanent residents are Mrs. Reynolds said that other services to accommodate the people Belle Meade were discussed. census has been taken and classified as residing six this is the first job she has already provided for in the plan, that the Kearns had been listed as having 14 acres as of Friday the resident months of the year on island. had so "close to home." She impact fees (which might have to be but had only four plus, they said the population count was 2,300 Although the questions of is a resident of Cape Coral charged to the developer) could be in the ecological category was changed to "filled people. the census did not reflect but her home office is in millions of dollars and that the owners land" and the subdivision was allocated a 4.4 whether a person was a Atlanta. "Actually, my should come back at some future time. density. Mrs. Cleo Reynolds, resident or not, all of the 10 • special supervisor of the office is in the trunk of my LeeRoy Friday asked if Ward thought four The owner of Belle Meade had asked that enumerators were Islanders car," she said. "I work on an units per acre was reasonable or had the the ecological zone be changed to "filled study said that the study who knew who was a was in the "wind-up" stages assignment basis, so I go all owners changed their opinion on that? Ward - land" but the commission decided not to resident or not for the most over the country." She said answered that four per acre was reasonable. make the change. and that she doubted if there part and if there were any would be much of an ad- that the Sanibel assignment Joe McMurtry tried to explain that the The commission then discussed their doubts the ques i^n was was great since she could go planning process for Sanibel was the reverse presentation of the plan to the council on dition to the 2,300 number. asked. "We're coining up with a home nights. of a normal planning procedure, that the Monday since Wallace, McHarg, Roberts Mrs. Reynolds said that commission had to determine how much of and Todd f WMRT), the planning firm, is not good count. Sanibel is very Exact figures were given unusual in that there are so most of the time a person anything the land could tolerate and that expected to be present. many URE's." A URE is a would say "Don't count me" to the city yesterday. services were a "moot question." The new The meeting was adjourned. What's happening today at city hall 9:00 a.m.—1. Invocation and Pledge 10:00 a.m.—7. Consider approving 11:15 a.m.—10. Consider request by negotiating committee—Sundial of Allegiance (MacKenzie). 2. Ap- applications for entertainment at George Wiss to construct a single- Associates, Ltd. proval of Minutes of previous meetings Sanibel Inn, Top O Mast Restaurant, family dwelling on Lot 74, Tradewinds 2:30 p.m.—14. Consider proposal (January 2, 6, 14 and 20, 1976). 3. and Lighthouse Ordinance No. 75-63 Subdivision,. Section 19, Township 46 submitted by Ross, Saarinen, Bolton & Correspondence. 4. Planning Com- (Section 15, Code 7845). South, Range 22 East (Tahiti Shores). Wilder, Inc. for engineering study of mission Report. 10:15 a.m.—8. Continuation of public 11:30 a.m.—11. Consider request by Jamestown-Beachview Sewage Mr. and Mrs. Noel MacCarrey to 9:30 a.m.—5. Consider adopting an hearing on request by Pelican's Roost, System. construct a single-family dwelling on emergency ordinance regulating the Inc. to construct a condominium 2:45 p.m.—15. Consider proposal For parking of motor vehicles, including complex on Lots 15,16 and 17, Block 9 Lots 3 and 4, Block 2, Sanibel per diem contract as. submitted by specific recreational vehicles. Sanibel Shores Subdivision, No. 01, Highlands, Section 25, Township 46 Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd (Replacing Ordinance No. 75-79).. being in Section 30, Township 46 South, South, Range 22 East, Sanibel, Lee for future planning consultant services. Range 23 East, Sanibel, Lee County, County, Florida. 3:15 p.m.—16. City Attorney's 9:45 a.m.—6. Public Hearing and Florida (Tulipa Way). 12:00 Noon—Lunch. Report. second reading of An Ordinance Fixing 10:45 a.m.—9. Continuation of public 1:30 p.m.—12. Continuation of 3:30 p.m.—17. City Manager's A Public Improvement Budget For hearing on request by Robert M, discussion on application made by Report.