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Future Land Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property and the land north, east and west of it as MD -1, Medium -Density Residential 1 (up to 8 units/acre). The land south of the subject property is designated as AG, Agricultural (up to 1 unit/5 acres). The land approximately one-quarter mile west of the subject property on the south side of 8th Street was redesignated from AG to LD -1, Low -Density Residential 1 (up to 3 units/acre), in February. In reviewing this request, staff notes that even though they are zoned RMH-8, the mobile home parks located north of the subject property are developed at a density of between 5 and 6.5 units per acre, and have many of the characteristics of a typical single-family subdivision. Based on these facts and the fact that the property immediately south of the subject property can only be developed at a density of one unit per 5 acres, the staff feels that a multiple -family zoning designation is inappropriate for the subject property. As an alternative, staff feels that the RS -6, Single -Family Residential District, would be appropriate for the subject property. Transportation System The subject property has direct access to 8th Street (classified as a secondary collector street on the Thoroughfare Plan). The maximum development of the subject property under RM -6 zoning would allow 57 dwelling units which could generate up to 416 average annual daily trips. Environment The subject property is not designated as environmentally sensitive nor is it in a flood -prone area. Utilities A County watermain is located on 8th Street. The County does not currently have capacity at the west subregional wastewater plant to service the subject property. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, and fully respecting the abilities of the Planning and Zoning Commission, staff must maintain its recommendation that the subject property not be rezoned to RM -6. The staff maintains that the RS -6 district is appropriate for the subject property, and recommends it be rezoned as such. Director Keating noted that this is a difficult request. This property is at the very southern boundary of the RM -8 area; it is surrounded by single family houses on large lots; and it is very difficult to try to determine who is being buffered from whom and provide appropriate transition. Chairman Scurlock believed the type of transition they are talking about is not multi family vs. single family because the mobile homes happen to be single family. Also, there are large homes on large acreages all around this immediate vicinity, and 37 MAY 19 197 BOCK 68 m3E 354