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JAN: 19 1986 <br />BOOK 70 F riF610 <br />Mr. Kirrie next took issue with staff's statement that "none <br />of the subject businesses existing in the ROSE -4 area were <br />legally established...." Why, if he was specifically not legal, <br />was he able to construct a shop, maintain licenses, and remain on <br />the tax rolls for 20 years. He felt staff's statements that are <br />erroneous are causing problems for the Commission as well as for <br />people of that area. Mr. Kirrie agreed staff has done a good job <br />in bringing order to the zoning situation, but stressed the <br />people have been almost totally ignored in regard to their <br />position and feelings as to show they should be zoned. As to <br />staff's statement that the February 24, 1982, date for grand- <br />fathering any business is more equitable, he wished to know to <br />whom it is more equitable, and as to intentional circumvention of <br />County codes, Mr. Kirrie pointed out that any person could get a <br />license with nothing more required than simply purchasing it; so,' <br />where is the intentional circumvention of the law. If someone <br />happened to have bought in this area in the last two years, then <br />you are instantly assuming they have circumvented the law, and <br />Mr. Kirrie felt that is a slur on the integrity of the people in <br />ROSE -4. <br />Mr. Kirrie pointed out that the Board Minutes of October <br />14th stated that staff identified businesses by "driving through <br />the area," and if that is the method they used, there has been no <br />thorough study done of this area. Further, in the P & Z Minutes <br />of December 10, 1987, Planner Nearing stated "that the staff did <br />not look deeply into how many businesses existed for that 5 <br />years." <br />Mr. Kirrie referred to Mr. Nearing's statement that "If a <br />business had been keeping itself legal in the eyes of the <br />original license requirement of the county, it had been following <br />some spirit and intent of the law." That reasoning is quite <br />sound to a point, but he felt the failure of the five year <br />proposal is simply that there are a number of people who, in good <br />faith after having moved into the area and obtained licenses <br />50 <br />