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r I NO V 3 19811 pox 51--,,w 904 rhe essence of a free market -*.q !-he widespread choice among es alternativfor all participants. . . . .business firms, owners of land and capital, workers, and consumers. This freedom of choice should not be restricted by any level of government except where there is a compelling public reason to do so. Such reasons would include: (1) prevent fraud, (2) enforce contracts, (3) preclude monopoly, (4) damaging the environment; (5) preventing one party from injuring another. Impleme.ntAtion of the market study requirement would not address any of the above stated reasons in the course of a normal rezoning case or land use amendment. Im= plementation would, however, deter developers and land- owners from exercising free choice in selecting from different services, locations and types of communities. The market study requirement would place an additional expense to development and would most likely be a prohibitive expense on owners of small parcels of land. In the ten months that the requirement has been in effect, at least two proposals by small, single parcel owners were deferred due to the market study requirement. (B) Advantages of a Market Study: The principle advantage of implementing the market study requi.rPnLents is_to provide the County Commission with additional information for use in making decisions related to rezoning and land use amendments. This information is especially useful where new nodes are to be established. RECOIWENDATION Staff recommends deletion of the market study requirement a in the Land Use Element. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commissioner Fletcher, to delete the market study requirement in the Land Use Element as recommended by staff. Chairman Scurlock stated that he had some reservations about deleting this requirement, but he would vote in favor of it. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. It was voted on and carried unanimously.