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Discussion continued at length re shifting traffic patterns, priorities, Lindsey Road, etc., and Commissioner Bird stated that he wanted to be cooperative with the School Board in every degree, but at some point you get to a fine line as to the proper buffer distance from a school. He felt we must decide in our conscience what is a reasonable buffer. Chairman Scurlock stated that his major concern is the transportation element, and he did not have a real clear answer yet as to what sort of impact the proposed project would present versus multiple family. Commissioner Lyons agreed that the transportation element was his major problem also, and he also just could not see sticking one little blob of commercial there all by itself. Commissioner Bird felt the reason we came up with the MXD for this was we did not cluster our commercial very well in that area in the past, and it is spotty. Planner Shearer informed the Board that if this 1.38 acres were left multiple family we would probably be looking at 125 or 130 trips or 10% as much as the commercial. Planning Director Keating continued to emphasize that staff feels the rezoning would be transitional and buffering, but. Commissioner Bowman did not envision a convenience store as a buffer. Mr. Anthony stressed the point that middle income housing will be going in; he believed there is a need for a modern commercial facility to support that housing; and he further felt that there isn't a store on North Gifford Road that a woman can comfortably go in by herself. Mrs. Stanbridge commented that she has stopped at the stores on North Gifford Road. and there are other little stores in this area. Also the R-1 west of 43rd is in grove that is possibly 6 to 8 years old, and she could not foresee that anything else will be there for some time. 21 0 T 1' 1984 Boa 58 F.; U 656 I