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Mr. Hensick felt that Mrs. Robertson would prefer MXD rather than Agricultural zoning because of the difficulty and expense involved in coming back back and getting the land rezoned. Karen Amos stated that she and her husband own the property on the corner of Oslo Road and Monroe Road, approximately one mile from the Ocean Spray Plant and one-half mile from the Hyatt Fruit Company. She reported that another packing house is,to be built across from the Ocean Spray Plant. She stated that she and her husband are opposed to the rezoning for the same reasons given by Mr. Hensick. Mrs. Amos noted that the proposed rewriting of the Agricultural zoning omits packing houses, as well as other service businesses; in fact, even nurseries which sell to the public have been omitted. She thought that they would be very severely limited to what they could do with their property in the future if it is rezoned to Agricultural. Director Keating explained that Mrs. Amos was referring to the draft of the Agricultural and Residential zoning in the new Zoning Code and he had instructed the consultant to change that restriction in the Agricultural District. From his perspective, it is very difficult to determine the difference between agriculturally and industrially oriented businesses. Both are still included in the Agricultural District as special exception uses. In the new Zoning Code, each special exception use must meet specific criteria before it can be approved. In developing that specific criteria, packing houses were excluded originally, but he directed the consultants to put those back in because he thought they were appropriate. Mrs. Amos felt that with three packing houses within a three-mile radius, service type businesses will be needed and that would help meet the criteria. 22 BOOK 57 FAIJE 899