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people are not going to build multiple family structures to face industrial uses. As to the traffic problem on Old Dixie, Mr. O'Haire did not feel the theory that multiple -family generates more traffic than commercial is really so in this case. He agreed there is a traffic problem, but only during the hours of 8:00-9:00 o'clock in the morning and 4:00-6:00 o'clock in the afternoon; there is no problem during the rest of the day. Furthermore, the traffic flow is mainly east and west, not north and south. Mr. O'Haire continued to emphasize that the Compre- hensive Land Use Plan says there must be a buffer and although they felt CH (Heavy Commercial) would be reasonable, they agreed to apply for the lighter commercial use for a buffer and transition area; the buffer, however, has to be more than just a road right-of-way. Attorney O'Haire believed that Old Dixie between 8th and 12th Streets will develop into a commercial node and that, in fact, it really is a node now even though it may be called a strip. Vice Chairman Scurlock felt it depends on what kind of commercial activity is there; he felt for the most part the types of businesses there now are low volume business which do not generate a great deal of traffic. He did agree the biggest impact is from people going to and from work. Commissioner Bird understood that these requests could be treated separately - we could grant one and not the other. Vice Chairman Scurlock felt the problem in the long run is that the limiting factor is going to be the service level on the road, which will have to be addressed by one of two things - place a moratorium on new development or find some vehicle to expand the roadway. Commissioner Bird stated there is a third approach and that would be to exempt the road from the level of Service C; however, 52 AUG 211985 BOOK 61 NAGE 849