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APR 101985 BOOK 60 PAGE 5 2 acres of land north of the subject property from LD -2 to MD -1, Medium -Density Residential 1 (up to 8 units/acre), during 1984. The MD -1 land use designation does allow mobile home developments. The subject property would have been included in the request to redesignate the property to the north as MD -1 if it had remained in the unincorporated part of -the County. Transportation System The subject property does not have direct access to a dedicated public road at this time. The maximum development of the subject property under the proposed zoning could generate up to 2,000 Average Annual Daily Trips. Environment The subject property is not designated as environmentally sensitive nor is it in a flood -prone area. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, particularly the existing land use pattern, and the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners not exercise its right to object to this rezoning. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Scurlock, that the Board waive the right to object to the requested rezoning, as recommended by staff. Under discussion, Commissioner Bowman stressed that this property sits right on the shallow aquifer and puts the entire aquifer in jeopardy. She recalled a similar situation to the north of this where the landowner is now advertising a mobile home park with a Targe lake. Commissioner Bowman noted that they already have an exposed aquifer there and felt there is no way a lake can be maintained on the sand ridge unless you go down to the aquifer. Everyone that.has a shallow well in that area is dependent upon the aquifer for drinking water and she felt this is a very dangerous thing that staff is recommending. Planning Director Keating pointed out that the existing mining operations were approved long ago and the County now would not allow someone to mine at the depth at which 71