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WISHES TO PLACE A MOBILE HOME ON HIS PROPERTY TO OVERSEE THE GROVE <br />OPERATION. MISS LANCASTER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING <br />STRUCTURE ON THIS PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE THE <br />APPLICANT REQUESTS. IT WAS FELT REZONING OF THIS PARCEL TO AGRICULTURE <br />WOULD CREATE SPOT ZONING; THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION DENIED THE <br />REQUEST; AND THE PLANNING STAFF CANNOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL. <br />ENGINEER ED SCHMUCKER CAME BEFORE THE BOARD REPRESENTING <br />LUKE KNIGHT. HE NOTED THAT MR, KNIGHT HAS BEEN A RESIDENT HERE SINCE <br />1926, AND HE SIMPLY WANTS TO PUT A TRAILER OUT IN HIS GROVE FOR HIS SON <br />TO OVERSEE THE GROVE OPERATION. THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING IS NEEDED TO <br />LEGALLY PUT THE TRAILER ON THIS PROPERTY. MR. SCHMUCKER STATED THAT <br />MR. KNIGHT INTENDS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING GROVE, AND IS -REQUESTING THE <br />AGRICULTURAL ZONING FOR AN AGRICULTURAL USE. HE CONTINUED THAT HE CANNOT <br />AGREE THAT THIS IS SPOT ZONING SINCE THERE ARE MANY AGRICULTURAL AREAS <br />IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE CONSIDERED HOLDING ZONES SO THAT IN THE FUTURE <br />THEY CAN BE PUT BACK INTO OTHER ZONING. MR. SCHMUCKER INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT ALL THE ADJACENT NEIG14BORS HAVE SIGNED A STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE NO <br />OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED*ZONING CHANGE. MR. SCHMUCKER FELT THAT <br />POSSIBLY SOME BIAS MIGHT HAVE ARISEN AND AFFECTED THE VOTE OF THE <br />PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE•IMPRESSION <br />THAT MR. KNIGHT HAD ALREADY PUT THE TRAILER ON THE PROPERTY, AND HE HAS <br />NOT. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF UTILIZING <br />THE RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS PRESENTLY RENTED, AND MR. <br />SCHMUCKER STATED THAT MR. KNIGHT`S SON OWNS THIS TRAILER AND HAS BEEN <br />LIVING IN IT AND THAT IS WHY HE WANTS TO PUT THE TRAILER THERE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT PUTTING A TRAILER ON FIVE ACRES <br />.AS AN ACCESSORY USE IS ALLOWED IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO ADDITIONAL GROVES IN THIS SAME <br />VICINITY. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. <br />THERE WERE NONE. <br />32 <br />MAY, 2 31979 Boa 40 PACE 340 <br />