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Planner Shearer advised there has been a 36 acre piece of property there for a number of years under the ownership of Beach Bank as Trustee, and there are 4 and 5 owners including Chinn. The Beach Bank is listed as the owner on the application, and Development Partners is the applicant and has proper authorization to apply for the rezoning. Commissioner Eggert asked who owns the commercial property directly to the south, and was advised that it is Beach Bank as Trustee. Mrs. Bonnah felt that Development Partners apparently only has an option then, but Attorney O'Haire stated that they have a contract. Commissioner Bird asked, assuming that people are going to cross shop, does it make sense from a planning perspective to have the entranceways aligned. In the following discussion, Commissioner Eggert believed from the standpoint of safety, it is better to have them aligned, and Commissioner Bowman noted that if there is going to be a traffic light, it is certainly better to have them aligned at the light. Planner Shearer advised that if the entrances are offset, we have an ordinance requiring that they be offset a minimum of 2501. That would result in having an entranceway within 500' of SR60, and both Traffic Engineering and Planning staff feels that from the safety aspect, having the entranceways aligned would be better. Mrs. Bonnah wished to suggest that there be a little road in from SR60 and running parallel to it (a service road) which wouldn't impact King's Highway. She commented that the residents of Rivera Estates realize that growth is coming and they can't stop it, but they are using the traffic argument so they don't have commercial in their back yards. Planning Director Keating noted that even if the property in question eras under separate ownerships, if it and the property to 73 BOOF 73, APR 1'