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<br />planning to build a motel in the area.. His clients have a MED (medical district) overlay and now <br />find themselves in competition with the tax-supported Hospital District. He asked the Board to <br />th <br />direct staff to begin the process of substituting the MED overlay along 44 Street and replacing it <br />with CG (general commercial) or CL (light commercial) so they are able to compete with the <br />IRCHD. <br />D. Victor Knight, Jr <br />., 3295 Ranch Road, used an aerial photograph of the subject area <br />to point out the Knight and Russell properties. He recently met with Community Development <br />Director Bob Keating and Planning Director Stan Boling to plan a future development who told <br />him it would have to be a PD. He understood, however, there was an arbitrary restriction that at <br />least 30% of the PD be designated “medical.” That would be especially difficult since the IRCHD <br />announced their planned use of their land south of the hospital. He had strong objections to a <br />change in the Comp Plan to change it to CI and it being included as “medical.” The IRCHD did <br />not want to discuss it and referred him to the County. He asked for a more liberal interpretation of <br />the LDRs as they pertain to PDs in that kind of zoning. He hoped the Board would impose upon <br />the hospital to use that land, purchased with our tax dollars, for an expanded campus. Second, he <br />asked the Board to look at PDs and not impose the 30% requirement. He recounted the current use <br />of the property and his need to continue justifying the agricultural tax exemption on this property <br />his family has owned for 85 years. He thanked the Board for their consideration. <br />Community Development Director Bob Keating related his meeting with Mr. Knight and <br />he thought they were proceeding toward a possibility for some bio-tech types of uses which would <br />be consistent with the medical node. The County does not have a strict 30% standard but are <br />generally looking for medically-related uses in there. <br />County Attorney Collins explained that the IRCHD is an independent taxing authority <br />that answers to the voters and not to this Commission. As property owners, they could do what <br />they wish as long as it is consistent with our zoning regulations. The Board has the authority to say <br />what types of uses can be used in each zoning district. <br />Discussion ensued. <br />It was suggested that Mr. Knight get with staff to work on it. <br />May 2, 2006 <br />33 <br /> <br />