- INSIDE THE ISLANDER- local tv listings, .>....... page 30 map of the islands ........,,...,.... page 32 ah interview with Harry Rodda .... page 20-21 IslandeSanibel - Captrva r - vol. 19 no. 7 tuesday, february13,1979 one section 15 cents planning commission seeks moderate cost housing possibilities by pat harm el Sanibel's Planning Commission construction setback line are affirmed a committment to the future estimated at only 10 feet apart. of moderate cost housing (MCH) at Davidson representatives are expected yesterday's Commission meeting by to propose to Council a development questioning several developers about calling for four single family units in the feasability of MCH on properties place of the current proposal which proposed for other types of develop- calls for three townhouses housing six ment. living units. :' A request for consideration of a specific amendment submitted by A request by Admiral E.G.. Konrad Jordan Davidson that would permit for a change in zoning from residential changes in Residential Yard to restricted commercial on the south- Requirements and Permitted Gulf west corner of the Sanibel-Captiva and Beach Uses to allow the building of Sanibel Bayous intersection was also three townhouses on East Gulf Drive, questioned by the Commission as to was questioned as to its alternative future feasability for moderate cost possibility for MCH. Commissioners housing units. Workman and Fenton both questioned Konrad's request for restricted Davidson representative David Smith commercial zoning stemmed from a on whether or not the proposed desire to build a 2000 square-foot . Dr. Nora Dletlein feeds beef chunks to meat, but at the time their favorite food development could be adapted to fulfill convenience store on the site which a famished vulture. Ordinarily Buz and was still frozen. They're as finicky as MCH needs. Smith responded, "We're now houses a real estate office. The Crazy Dog much prefer chopped horse cats. exploring a moderate cost housing land parcel had originally been zoned proposal for another piece of property commercial under the Lee County code (near the Causeway)-..the economics but was downzened under the land use of moderate cost housing are very, plan. a vulture called Crazy Dog? very tight and it would not be at all Fenton said, "I view restricted practical on the beach." commercial land as a good place to put By Oliver Evans then Don and Nora are hoping Buz and The requested amendment by moderate cost housing..! don't believe Crazy Dog will make it on their own Davidson called for a variance in a convenience store is necessary at this Buz and Crazy Dog are two ll-month- after having been "human imprinted" permitted CLUP setbacks for both location." 4 black vultures. They live with Don during their formative months. coastal construction and road footage. Konrad's attorney Mike Jackson, atii Nora Dietlein, but not for long. These carnivorous fowl are part of an Planning Commission will recommend The Dietleins raised the birds soon experiment begun at Archbold however, did not view MCH as an Biological Station at Lake Placid. The City Council deny Davidson's current option, saying, "We can't live with it after they were hatched last March. proposal, scheduled for a February 20 They'll be released in a few days, and research station was granted permits economically." Konrad did not rule out from the Department of the Interior to hearing, on the grounds that it would the possibility of one one day putting in handle 20 black vultures and 20 turkey seta precedent and is not consistent apartments over the store to house buzzards. with CLUP land use theory. employees, or other renters, however. IWA/city meet The purpose of the venture is to The Commission will note to Council, The Commission moved to recom- determine whether human-raised birds however, that some type of en- mend approval to City Council that next Monday of this category will be able to survive croachment may be necessary to Konrad's property be rezoned to A workshop has been scheduled for utilize the property. Currently, the 75- Monday, February 19 at 4 p.m. between cont on page 14 foot road setback and the coastal cont on page 16 the City of Sanibel and the Island Water Association (IWA) to discuss the possibility of the IWA taking over the sewage treatment plant. Currently, city sued by Outer Island over density allocation Mariner Properties, Inc: has control of by gwen Stevenson * the sewage system and has publicly expressed the desire in the past to get The City of Sanibel received still do business in Florida is suing for residential units (32 units total). They out of that operation. another visit from the Lee County declaratory relief in the City's zoning had constructed one of the units before Suggestions have been made by Sheriff's Department last Friday when of their property on Camino del Mar the city was incorporated on December various, members of the community the City was served with the latest behind Ocean's Reach condominium. 16, 1974 when the City imposed a that the IWA would, be the likely lawsuit concerning provisions of the According to the complaint, the land building moratorium pending the organization to take over control of the comprehensive land use clan. This was zoned under Lee County zoning for adoption of the land use plan. Under the sewage system because of possible time, Outer Island Development 40 units. Outer Island received Lee zoning in the plan, the land was rezoned experimentation with using treated Corporation, an Ohio firm licensed to County building permits for' 16 duplex for one residential unit, instead of the waste water for non-potable purposes, previous 40. such as irrigation. Additionally, the A fact-finding committee ultimately IWA has the equipment and necessary recommended that Outer Island be means to construct sewage ditches and allowed to build two residential units, lay the pipes. which they have already constructed. According to Sanibel Mayor Duane Outer Island then requested per- White, workshop has been called to mission to build five additional discuss two programs where grants are residential units which they were available to governmental entities that denied. want to get into sewage systems and In the complaint Outer Island, is also for those area with water requesting a ruling allowing them to problems. build the five new units under the "I canU really say anything at this building rules that would have applied point," Sanibel Mayor Duane White before the adoption of the rate of said yesterday. "I won't know how growth ordinance and contend that the City's refusal to allow them to con- deeply the IWA or the Council want to Outer Island Development is suing Reach condominium and adjacent to get into this until after the workshop." Sanibel for five residential units in this the steamboat property. property located behind Ocean's contonpage4 Tuesday, February 13,1979 the ISLANDER osier fact team continues negotiations ByPatHarmel future owners of Oster's lots, Attorney James Garner told the A City factfinding team met last committee that "Australian pines area week in an attempt to reach agreement favorite of Mr. Oster and he doesn't on criteria for recommendation of an want them removed. We prefer not to amendment to the CLUP as submitted denude the property of the pines." A by John Oster Jr. of the Deltrol Cor- factfinding recommendation of July, poration. 1978 had recommended the removal of Claiming he had "Been had, badly," melaleuca and Australian pines from Oster charged the City with the property. Oster himself spoke "harrassment," and said he was "quite passionately on the subject saying, "In ready to make an issue out of this." these United States of America I would Oster's original request for a CLUP hope we still give people some amendment stemmed from insistence discretionary rights as to what they that his property was incorrectly want on their property." classified as wetlands uplands when it It was agreed that a City was lumped into the Blind Pass representative and a representative for Ecological Zone. Oster would jointly go over the land During the years 1976 and 1977 Oster and stake out an access road proposal worked with Johnson Engineering on a high land ridge. A detailed me attempting to demonstrate that there will than be attached to Oster's genera* was more than 100 years stability to the amendment request and presented to property, and, therefore he should be the City. accorded more than the 1 for 10 density A tentative agenda date of March 6 allocated by the CLUP. was set for the City Council hearing. Dispute at last week's meeting centered around an access road that would connect Oster's 22 lots to Sanibel-Captiva Road and whether or not Oster was obligated to remove all Lee County Circuit Court Judge John marked the first major court victory the Australian Pines currently growing R. Schoonover declined a motion last for the land use plan. on the property as was previously Tuesday filed by Nationwide Realty in recommended by the City. nationwide the Sanibel Bayous case, for Attorneys for Nationwide indicated The major point of contention was clarification of a final judgement. after last week's decision that they will whether the vegetation buffer Schoonover had ruled last fall that be filing a motion in Circuit Court for a separating the lots from Sanibel- Nationwide was not entitled to in- re-hearing within the next two to three Captiva Road needed to be between the creased density in their Sanibel Bayous weeks and plan to take their case • access road and San-Cap Road, or project.