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County should bear that cost. Mr. Mensing believed this area needs to have the zoning that it deserves and urged the Board to direct staff to hold night meetings in the area to get the input of those property owners. Chairman Scurlock asked if Mr. Mensing had a petition to present because he had not heard anything from anyone else on this issue, and Mr. Mensing stated that a petition was currently being circulated and the last time he saw it, there were 42 signatures on it. There are 72 property owners indicated on the tax map in this area. Chairman Scurlock suggested Mr. Mensing look into rezoning to single family which would grandfather in the existing homes. Commissioner Lyons felt there was too much conjecture here and pointed out that the Board did not have a zoning map to refer to this morning. He suggested considering this matter at a later time when we have all the facts. Chairman Scurlock believed that all Mr. Mensing is asking today is to waive the $500 application fee and have a County - initiated rezoning, but Commissioner Wodtke suggested we request staff to set up a night workshop in the area. Richard Shearer, Chief of Long -Range Planning, advised that there have been two night workshops held already and a draft of the Roseland Small Area Plan is going to the Planning 6 Zoning Commission on May 8, 1986 for a public hearing. The property owners association in that area has had a copy of this for over a month and staff has received two comments they are looking at right now. Basically, it seems they are very happy with the plan. Chief Planner Shearer advised that the area Mr. Mensing is discussing is currently zoned RMH-6, which allows up to 6 mobile homes per acre. The issue is that there are over 100 mobile homes in this area and there are 6 single family homes. The people who have single family homes don't want their uses to be 29 BOOK 6 4 F'1GE 101