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neighborhoods. He proposed that staff amend the Land Development Regulation (LDR) to make a change recognizing the fact that vehicles are receiving more hauling capacity, and should not be treated as commercial vehicles. He told the Board that if they authorize staff to move forward with the amendment, he would return with an LDR Amendment. ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, the Board by a 3-0 vote (Chairman Bowden and Commissioner Wheeler absent) directed the County Attorney's office to draft an Amendment to Ordinance Section 912.17, Parking and Storage of Vehicles, to increase vehicle weight capacity in a residential area to 1 1/4 ton or less. 14. C. COMMISSIONER JOSEPH E. FLESCHER - NONE 14.D. COMMISSIONER PETER D. O'BRYAN 14.D. 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 6 (TABLED FROM 9/16/08 MEETING) Commissioner O'Bryan explained how Constitutional Amendment 6 deals with working waterfronts and noted that it would be on the November General Election ballot. He said that this Amendment was placed on the ballot by the Taxation and Budget Reform Committee, which meets once every twenty years to review changes regarding budget and reform, and to make recommendations to the ballot. He felt it important to our working waterfronts that they are not taxed out of business. He explained that under the current law, property can be accessed and therefore taxed, not at its current use but at its best and greatest possible use. He said this affects all working waterfronts, to include commercial docks, marinas, boat ramps, anything along the water front that provides jobs. Commissioner O'Bryan believed it critical to keep our waterways open, 35 September 23, 2008