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pr - .JAN 2 6 1988 BOOK 70 PAGE 680 Chairman Scurlock noted that this item was placed on today's Agenda for discussion and was not advertised as a public hearing. He explained to a standing room only audience the procedures involved in amending the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Applications for land use changes can be accepted only twice a year in January and July, after which there are three public hearings, the first one being before the Planning & Zoning Board, which makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. At the first public hearing before the County Commission, the Board decides whether or not to submit the request to the State for 90 -day review. If the Board decides not to send the request to the State, the matter is dead at that point, and the owner or applicant would have to wait six months to resubmit another application. After the State returns the application, another public hearing is heard before the County Commission, at which time a final decision is made on whether or not to amend the Comp Plan. This process is mandated by the State and takes about 7 months. Attorney Robin Lloyd, 817 Beachland Boulevard, speaking on behalf of the Vista Gardens Property Owners Association, advised that the Association has filed with the Commission to downgrade the Comp Plan and the zoning on the property in question. Primarily, the residents of the area are concerned with the nature of the proposed commercial development and the impact it would have on the surrounding property, especially the traffic conditions off of U.S. #1. They wish to see the property go back to a zoning with less traffic and less overall use. He advised that 3 people from the Association have asked to speak on the matter this morning: Claude Perosa, Dorothy Eubank, and Arthur Certa. Claude Perosa, 16 Vista Gardens Trail, a member of the Board of Directors, explained that they are requesting the Board to reconsider the zoning change made in 1983. They feel that the 22