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Attorney Bruce Barkett came before the Board representing the Vista Civic Association and asked that everyone present from Vista Civic and the Property Owners Association, who is interested in this issue raise their hands. A hundred or so people raised their hands. Mr. Barkett believed the statements regarding this property being zoned commercial since 1969 hides the fact that the Comprehensive Plan was amended in 1982 to downzone this to residential, and then against the Planning Department's recommendation and based on the owner's representa- tions, the Board in 1983 redesignated it in the Comp Plan to commercial use because the owner said he would build something like the Village Shops- Mr. O'Haire now says the owner had a change of heart and can't do that, and that was the Board's only grounds for changing the Comp Plan in 1983. Mr. Barkett supported the staff's recommendation to change the Land Use designation for the eastern portion of the property to residential and reduce the commercial portion; although he agreed with Attorney Lloyd that it is no.t the best solution. He believed the OCR suggested by Commissioner Bowman is the best solution because it would avoid a lot of the co -mingling of residential and commercial traffic and also would preserve the trees and the entrance to Vista Gardens. Chairman Scurlock asked the County Attorney if it is possible to consider OCR for the commercial portion of the property at this meeting. Attorney Vitunac did not believe that is properly before the Board today and that it would have to be readvertised for OCR and have another hearing. Attorney Barkett wished to know why, if the Board is saying they could zone the whole parcel residential or keep 1/2 residen- tial and half commercial, they could not go to half residential and half something less than commercial, which is OCR. Discussion continued regarding the language in the ad, and Acting Administrator Collins did not believe we can consider 42 BOa7 P'.{rye