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Page 7 - Commissioner Bowman pointed out that under 4B., Paragraph 1, the listed uses do not include Fish Farms. Director Keating stated he personally would consider them included under General Farming Activities, but this could be added as a specific item. It was agreed Fish Farms should be specifically mentioned. Question arose about exotic animals, and it was felt this is regulated by the state. Page 8, 9, and 10 - no changes, and Commissioner Wodtke ascertained that nothing on the table on Page 10 has been changed from the current ordinance. Page 11 - Commissioner Wodtke discussed 4.1C. Uses Requiring Administrative Permits. He noted that the RFD District allows only non-commercial stables, and, therefore, if you have horses and are involved in doing anything other than keeping your own horses, i.e., breeding or leasing out a stall, for instance, you would have to have Agricultural zoning. He believed RFD is actually a transitional area between Agricultural and Residential and noted that he knows of several instances where people carry on this type of activity on less than five acre parcels. Commissioner Bird asked how this would affect such cases, and whether it would make them non -conforming, and Attorney Brandenburg stated they would be grandfathered in. He noted that a non -conforming use can be sold, but it cannot be expanded. Page 12 - Commissioner Bowman wished to know why Paragraph 2. Community Service Uses under Educational Facilities, excludes Business, Secretarial & Vocational, and Director Keating stated that it has been determined those are commercial uses as they are typically facilities that are run on a profit-making basis as opposed to general education facilities, which usually are located in proximity to the residential areas they are serving. Commissioner Bowman felt this then would exclude, for example, Florida Institute of Technology, which is a private 21 JAN 16 1985 BOOK 59