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ASSISTANT COUNTY PLANNER BERG INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE <br />SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE ROSELAND AREA NEAR THE INDIAN RIVER <br />AND LIES BETWEEN OLD U.S. N0. 1 AND OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY. IT IS NOW <br />ZONED MOSTLY C-1 WITH A STRIP OF R -Z ALONG ITS WEST SIDE. THE <br />APPLICANT IS REQUESTING REZONING TO R -1A IN ORDER TO SUBDIVIDE <br />INTO SIX LOTS MR. BERG STATED THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION HAS <br />RECOMMENDED THE REZONING TO R -1A, AND THEIR ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT <br />WE SHOULD RETAIN LOW DENSITY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE RIVER. <br />MR. BERG CONTINUED THAT THE MASTER PLAN REFLECTS THIS AREA TO BE A <br />COMBINATION OF LOW AND MEDIUM DENSITY IN THE FUTURE. HE STATED <br />THAT THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO COMMERCIAL USE IN THIS PARTICULAR <br />AREA AND THERE ARE SOME MOBILE HOMES. HE COMMENTED THAT THE <br />PLANNING STAFF FEELS THAT THE C-1 ABUTTING THE RIVER IS NOT <br />APPROPRIATE. <br />IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A PET MOTEL IN <br />THE AREA AND A FISH HOUSE TO THE NORTH. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. <br />MARGARET RYALL OF SEBASTIAN, WHO OWNS 3k ACRES JUST SOUTH <br />OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, STATED THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO OBJECT TO <br />R -1A ZONING FOR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT FELT THAT IT <br />WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON HER_PROPERTY AND WOULD ALSO BE <br />SPOT ZONING. SHE CONTINUED THAT THERE WILL BE DUPLEXES BUILT <br />ADJACENT TO HER ON THE SOUTH, AND SHE HAD IN THE FUTURE INTENDED <br />TO DO SOMETHING WITH HER PROPERTY, EITHER COMMERCIAL OR MULTI -FAMILY. <br />SHE COULD NOT SEE WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO BUILD R -1A RESIDENCES <br />WITH ALL THE TRAILERS THERE ARE IN THE VICINITY. <br />. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THAT A FISH HOUSE IS A LOT MORE <br />COMPATIBLE WITH COMMERCIAL THAN WITH RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL. <br />MR. BERG AGREED,BUT FELT THERE IS MORE RESIDENTIAL USE IN <br />THIS AREA THAN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. HE DID FEEL THAT DUPLEXES <br />OR APARTMENTS MIGHT BE MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE AREA SINCE.THE <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOWS LOW AND MEDIUM DENSITY. <br />MRS. RYALL STATED THAT THE ONLY SENSIBLE ZONING FOR THIS <br />AREA WOULD BE MULTIPLE FAMILY. SHE NOTED THAT THERE IS A <br />31 <br />JUL 0 51978 <br />