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r JUN 5 195 BOOK F° GE 9 the word "contiguous" were taken out because if you have six acres and you are the first to apply, you would get it all. Commissioner Scurlock agreed it would encourage a lot of speculation with people running out and buying up six acre parcels. Commissioner Wodtke noted that Attorney Caldwell is talking about two different sides of an intersection, and he felt that what they are talking about is a major intersection situation, which, in his opinions is outside the realm of a neighborhood node. Commissioner Scurlock agreed, noting that when he thinks of a neighborhood node, he thinks of a convenience store or a laundromat. Director Keating pointed out that the Board does have the opportunity to consider a Comprehensive Plan amendment to put a major node at any of these intersections. He further noted that the uses in neighborhood nodes are limited to personal services, etc. He commented that a suggestion was made that possibly we should eliminate neighborhood nodes altogether, and that might not be a bad idea. Nancy Offutt took the floor speaking as vice chairman of the CIMC (Construction Industry Management Council). She informed the Board that the organization does not take a position on neighborhood commercial nodes, but the point she would like to address is Commissioner Bowman's suggestion about considering the compatibility of function and appearance. Mrs. Offut did agree as to requiring compatibility of function, but would caution about legislating appearance as there could be so much involved in establishing a node and a developer could encounter so many problems that it probably would not ever materialize. Mrs. Offutt further pointed out that if the function of a neighborhood node is to service the neighborhood, it is more pedestrian oriented, and she did not believe pedestrians will cross a major highway. 52