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Commissioner Bird asked what the Transportation Committee <br />plans were for the future of Old Dixie as he felt this is one <br />road that is getting away from us in regard to being able to <br />control traffic. <br />Vice Chairman Scurlock agreed that Old Dixie is a nightmare <br />in some spots, especially north from the bowling alley where it <br />is so restricted that there is virtually no ability to expand the <br />roadway. As you move to the south, the situation does get a <br />little better and has some flexibility. In his opinion, however, <br />it would be extremely difficult to effect any substantial change <br />in Old Dixie without having to go to mass condemnation. <br />Commissioner Bird believed that we might have to change our <br />thinking in the Comprehensive Plan in regard to a blanket <br />provision that no development would be allowed that would exceed <br />a traffic service level of "C". He didn't think we could put a <br />moratorium on development along Old Dixie just because of those <br />requirements, and he further pointed out that any type of <br />development will throw us over Level of Service "C". <br />Vice Chairman Scurlock agreed there are certain situations <br />in the county where there is no effective solution to this <br />problem. <br />Mr. Shearer emphasized that there is a great deal of <br />difference between traffic generated by multiple family and that <br />generated by commercial. <br />Planning & Development Director Robert Keating stressed that <br />having a level of service sets a standard and says this is the <br />maximum amount of inconvenience someone will put up with. �In <br />this case, staff is saying that the Comprehensive Plan envisions <br />Old Dixie as a completely different type of road than U.S.1, for <br />instance, and we are looking at maintaining it as that type of <br />road based on the types of land uses that are allowed adjacent to <br />it. Multi -family residential really is a very low trip <br />generation rate type of land use. He pointed out that heavy <br />commercial districts attract far fewer trips than a general <br />commercial district which has retail sales. <br />50 <br />L_ AUG 211985 <br />BOOK 61 PA -IE ®47 <br />