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BOOK 65 FAGS 162 On June 26, 1986, -the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3 -to -0 If to recommend approval of the attached ordinance. At the public hearing, the planning staff recommended that Health Services, which would include doctor's offices, be removed from the proposed new zoning district because this type of use generates a.. large amount of- traffic which would be inconsistent with the intent of the district. However, the Planning and Zoning commission felt that Health Services should be included in this district. ALTERNATIVES& ANALYSIS The staff has prepared a zoning ordinance amendment which would allow general offices to be established on properties abutting" arterial streets on the mainland. The proposed professional office zoning district would be con- sidered consistent with the LD -2, Low -Density Residential 2 (up to 6 units/acre), MD -1, Medium -Density Residential 1 (up to 8 units/acre), and MD -2, Medium -Density Residential 2 (up to 10 units/acre), land use designations. This zoning district would give the County discretion as to where professional offices could be established. RECOMMENDATION The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the attached ordinance, including Health Services, because they felt that Health Services would include doctor's offices which would be similar to other professional offices allowed in the district. However, the staff feels that medical offices generate traffic at a much higher rate than other professional offices and, therefore, feel that Health Services should not be included in - the proposed district. Richard Shearer, Chief of Long -Range Planning, pointed out se the basic difference in the recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Planning Dept. staff is that the Planning staff would like to see medical offices deleted from the proposed zoning district because of the traffic generated by that use. All the Board would be doing today is creating the zoning district category and making any modifications they wished. The Board then would consider where these districts would be located at a later time. Chairman Scurlock had a problem with the proposed district if it was going to turn out to be a vehicle for strip commercial, and questioned if there was enough specific criteria not to establish a lot of precedent so that we don't have a firm reason to deny something that seems inappropriate. 31