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r MAR 7 1984 BOOK 56 PA. GE - Commissioner Wodtke expressed particular concern as to health.problems connected with the citrus processing opera- tion located near the south County line on U.S.1 which has been dumping refuse in the drainage ditch. He did not feel the operation out on I-95 presents the same problem. Commissioner Wodtke further noted that Kennedy Groves runs a citrus operation right at the end of 6th Avenue and U.S.1 and handles it well and healthfully. He believed this actually is more of a health problem than a zoning problem. Planning Director Keating emphasized that Kennedy Groves actually is a different type operation. Squeezing a limited amount of juice for on-site sales, as Kennedy Groves does, would be considered an accessory use and would be acceptable, but when the principal use of the property is for a.plant that is creating juice for wholesale distribution outside the area, that is determined to be processing, which is not allowed in C-1. The Board of Adjustments agreed with staff on this definition. Commissioner Lyons asked about pursuing the health problem with the operation on south U.S.1, and Commissioner Bird stated that the way they are running that operation would not be acceptable to him in any zone. Planning Director Keating confirmed that his department did receive a number of letters of complaint from the residents of the adjacent mobile home park. Since the Health Department has limited enforcement authority, his department has tried to work with these plants to alleviate the major concerns, and he did believe a lot of the major nuisance problem has been abated, at least temporarily. In the continuing discussion, Commissioners Bird and Lyons agreed to add the following to the Motion on the floor: 50