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It was determined that no one else wished to be heard. ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Wodtke, Chairman Scurlock being out of the room, the Board by a 4-0 vote closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Lyons did not feel the issue of single family or multi family is as important as the fact that the residents' concept of their neighborhood and the concept outlined by our Master Plan are not consistent. The point is that this area can be developed to 6 units per acre, and it, therefore, is possible that someone owning five acres could sell and where there is one house, possibly there could be 30. He did not believe that anyone was trying to mislead anybody, but he did not think the people realize what can happen. If the residents wish to protect their area, he advised that they go through a Plan change. Commissioner Bird inquired about the geographical boundaries encompassing the Winter Beach Small Area Plan, and Planner Shearer advised that the eastern boundary is the Indian River, the northern boundary is Hobart Road (77th St.), the western boundary is Range Line Road (74th Ave.), and the southern boundary is the North Relief Canal; so, actually it is quite a large area, containing about 12 square miles. Commissioner Bird also felt that when the League signed off on this plan, possibly they did not understand that the Small Area Plan does call for up to 6 units per acre over a large portion of that land. If that is not what the residents wish, he concurred that they should request a Comprehensive Land Use change to a low density classification or we will be back in this same position many times. The question today, however, relates to whether we want to allow the 6 units to be developed in a multi family or single family characteristic. Commissioner Bird did not agree with Mr. Moler's statement that it is not feasible 31 APR 21986 BOOK 4 Fret 31