Secretary Craft also gave the members copies of page number 28 of the County Comprehensive Master Plan, under Community Planning Development Policies, which states that future development of any significant size should have access to a public sewer system. He said that as a certificate of approval for the proposed method of sewage disposal has not been issued by the County Health Department for the subdivision, the Staff Recommendation is for denial of the petition. Mrs. French moved to close the Public Hearing. Mr. Paust seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous voice vote. Mr. Paust said that the lack of meetings between the petitioners and the Health Department is a problem that should have been overcome.
Water runoff is a problem, but detention ponds can regulate water runoff in subdivisions.
Mr. Phelps said that the people who own the lots in the future would be bearing the brunt of the problems. Mr. Paust, said that the homeowners association could be sued by others as they represented the homeowners. He said that he sympathized with the people opposed to this petition, but the Board had to make difficult decisions based on what the Subdivision Ordinance requirements were. As there was no further discussion, Mr. Howell moved to proceed to the Findings of Fact. Mr. Toschlog seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous voice vote.