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his property is adjacent to the subject property and felt the MD -1 designation allows a density too high for this area. He noted that his house is on one acre of ground. The area behind his property is low, and he believed any development will create water problems on his property, as well as creating pollution, traffic, and impacting the aquifer, etc. Mr. Willey further noted that many tax paying voters earn their living from shell fishing, and the con- templated change could affect the river. He urged the Commissioners to inspect this area personally before making a decision, stressing that it is a unique area with a distinct personality. Mr. Willey submitted the petition mentioned earlier, and same is on file in the Office of the Clerk. Commissioner Wodtke asked about the area described by Mr. Willey, and Mr. Willey explained that the boundaries he described were those of the area where the people live who signed the petition. He emphasized that the buildings in this area are 95% residential; there are one or two duplexes, a crabhouse and Judah's fish market, plus the mobile homes. Commissioner Lyons believed that the piece of property between the City of Sebastian and -the property under consideration is right now zoned commercial; in fact, the east portion of this piece of property was commercial. Planner Shearer confirmed that about 3/4 of the.subject property is presently zoned C-1 Commercial. Commissioner Lyons noted that the balance of this property is presently R-2, and as he sees the situation, the river is better protected by the proposed zoning than by the existing zoning. Planner Shearer stated that is staff's position also. Mr. Willey continued to emphasize that the residents of this area have resisted condo and multi -family development 27 FEB 2 2 1984 d60A 56 PACE227 27