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OCT 12 1983 Mr. Sabonjohn felt since he was there first, he should be left alone to operate his business as he has done for the last ten years. Planner Richard Shearer displayed slides of the property in question, showing that it is fenced in with a mobile home on the site. Mr. Shearer stated that this property is presently designated LD -2 and allows up to 6 units per acre, and based on the predominant surrounding uses, staff feels the best use of this property is in low density residential. Staff also feels that the subject property is not currently being used as commercial property. It has a mobile home on it with people living in it, and the property is being used for storage of trailers and other miscellaneous articles. Staff does not feel this property would have been grandfathered in when the Land Use Plan was adopted as storage is not a permitted use in the C-1 zoning district. Chairman Bird asked about the surrounding commercial uses cited by Mr. Sabonjohn, and Mr. Shearer stated that there is a contractor's model home and another mobile home and a power substation to the north. Further north on Oslo Road there is a Cumberland Farms convenience store, but staff does not feel there are commercial uses in the area of Mr. Sabonjohn's property. Planning Manager_Keating stated that this is an area the County will have to rezone in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan. The areas which have existing commercial establishments in a commercial zoning district and are in conformance with the Zoning Code would be grandfathered in. Even though this property is zoned commercial, the existing uses are non -conforming with the existing zoning. As non -conformities, they can be allowed to remain as long as they have been permitted correctly, but when the administrative rezoning is undertaken, the area 40 � e r