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referred to depleting of the "best agricultural lands" and also <br />stated that "prime agricultural lands" must be preserved whenever <br />possible; he pointed out that they believe this land is neither <br />"best" nor "prime." These were tomato bed fields which have been <br />abandoned. <br />Attorney Caldwell next quoted the following which defines <br />RR-2 as "a rural residential district which is to provide a <br />transition between agricultural and environmentally sensitive <br />areas and urban development areas...... to provide limited <br />residential uses but at the same time protect agricultural and <br />environmentally sensitive lands which are under development <br />pressure...... and not to exceed one unit per acre." Attorney <br />Caldwell noted that the Board has letters from the Corrigan ranch <br />owner, both as an adjoining property owner and a County resident, <br />stating that he feels a residential development of this nature in <br />this area would be fine. Another adjoining owner, Mr. Kromhout, <br />Sr., wrote expressing his concern as an abutting property owner <br />that the property does not have plans for adequate drainage at <br />this stage, and wanted assurance that if it is converted into <br />some use other than agriculture that the purchasers of the <br />property in that area would be advised they were purchasing near <br />an agricultural development, specifically citrus and livestock. <br />Attorney Caldwell did feel the proposed zoning is compatible with <br />both these-properties. <br />Attorney Caldwell addressed the three circumstances under <br />which Land Use Plans will be considered, i.e., a mistake in the <br />initial concept; a change in the philosophy of the Board since <br />the Plan was adopted; and significant changes in the area. <br />Attorney Caldwell did feel there has been a significant change in <br />conditions. There has been an expansion of utilities and <br />development on SR 60; there is a new fire station at 82nd Avenue <br />within five miles of the subject property; and the commercial <br />node at 1-95 and SR 60, which originally was 230 acres, is now <br />55.0 acres with 247 acres being west of 1-95. In addition, the <br />41 <br />C 4 i98 <br />BOOK 62 F�1UL <br />