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request to develop the entire 19 acres should be reconsidered, both legally and morally, because they feel that the development as proposed would have a disastrous effect on all of the residents in the entire area. He pointed out that the traffic study submitted by the present developer shows that traffic in that area already exceeds the amount al lowed by the required level of service, and emphasized that the developer's plans show nothing to improve the condition. Having commercial property on both sides of their entrance and the developer owning their entrance, would subject 640 families to entering and exiting their homes through a shopping center on a narrow and winding road. The co -mingling of commercial traffic with the residential traffic would not only be dangerous, but an accident blocking the entrance would landlock them and emergency vehicles could not enter. The ideal situation would be to rezone the entire 19+ acres and make it a natural preserve, but if this proves impossible, its use should be kept to a minimum. The residents feel strongly that the Commissioners have the right to change the zoning since the rezoning in 1983 was based on misinformation. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended against the rezoning at that time, and the Board voted in favor of the commercial rezoning by a slim 3-2 vote, only because they were told by the present owners that they wished to develop the area similar to the Village Shops on the beach and that ail of the owners in Vista Gardens had been informed of their request for a rezoning. Mr. Perosa stated that he was not notified of the rezoning, and was not aware of anyone else who was. As a matter fact, many of the residents are not and were not aware that they do not own the entrance to Vista Gardens. He admitted that it was stated in fine print that they don't own the entrance, but pointed out that their prospectus states that they should read carefully all documents and all sales material. Mr. Perosa quoted from a major piece of sales material that was used at the time which described the exotic ,JAN 2 6 198 23 ,OOK 70 F" c.6S1.