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people who propose to buy Lots 55 and 56, Wauregan Subdivision, to develop commercially and are, therefore, requesting a waiver of Fla.Stat.Chapter 171.062. Attorney Gore reviewed the history of the annexation of this property into Sebastian and described the development in the surrounding area. He informed the Board that he has had two public meetings with the City of Sebastian Planning & Zoning Commission, and there was unanimous approval of a rezoning from R-1 to C-1, Limited Commercial. Discussion arose as to the location of the nearest commercial area, and Environmental Planner Challacombe stated that there is a potential 1600' between this area and the major commercial node located at the intersection of Roseland Road and U.S.1,. He felt the central issue is that the subject property is right in the middle of property currently zoned R-1. Attorney Gore pointed out that the City of Sebastian plans to designate that entire area all along the railroad tracks C-1, which he believed will avoid the strip effect.. Commissioner Wodtke noted that we had planned a commercial node in this area before the land was annexed into the City of Sebastian, and Mr. Challacombe displayed a map showing the various properties located between the existing node at Roseland Road and the former node. He stated that mobile homes are predominant in the area and felt that we actually are just talking about elongating the strip. Commissioner Scurlock noted that although there is only six months more to go on the two years set out in the Statutes, his personal viewpoint is that there is a statement to be made in opposition to strip zoning. Community Development Director King commented that the other point staff wanted to make is that if in six months, Sebastian does create a Limited Commercial District, it may require that the County look at the number of acres we have in our 70