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established at 9/10's of a mile apart. Based on those <br />requirements, staff is recommending that this request be denied. <br />Commissioner Scurlock understood that the node is not <br />established on the west end per se, but wondered how it would be <br />measured if it was established to the west end. Would it be <br />measured to the bank or to the property on the same side as this <br />property. It seemed that by going to the east, it would pretty <br />well meet the distance requirements, but going west they would <br />fall short by a quarter of a mile or .15 miles if the variance <br />was granted. He asked how far is the distance between the <br />subject property and the next neighborhood commercial boundary on <br />the north side. <br />Mr. Shearer explained that, basically, we are looking at <br />86th Avenue as the eastern boundary of the SR -60 & 1-95 node on <br />the north side and that is more than a mile from the subject <br />property, probably about 1-1/4 miles. He pointed out that the <br />distance criteria in establishing neighborhood nodes does make <br />mention of a node falling on both sides of a 4 -lane highway. <br />Chairman Lyons and Commissioner Scurlock felt that only one <br />side of the street should count on a 4 -lane highway because <br />pedestrian traffic is most unlikely. <br />Commissioner Bird asked what the Planning & Zoning <br />Commission's main reason was for denial and Planning & <br />Development Director Robert Keating explained that it did not <br />meet the distance requirements and at that time it exceeded the <br />acreage requirements of 6 acres. The Comp Plan states that <br />neighborhood nodes can be from 2 to 8 acres, but staff has been <br />operating on policies evolving out of the workshops. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if it would be possible to <br />reduce the number of acres in the applicant's request. <br />Attorney Brandenburg confirmed that the applicant could <br />reduce the size of the node request today; however, the Board can <br />always refuse to rezone any properties. They also can say that <br />they are not going to approve a neighborhood node today larger <br />19 <br />JUN 12 1985 BOOK 61 F". 1H. ��Ub <br />