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M M change significantly; and that the change to 54th Avenue would be extremely modest. He felt the trend along SR -60 from 20th Avenue to 58th Avenue certainly has been to commercial or professional office, but pointed out that the County's PRO is more restrictive than the City's POI in that it does not allow for institutional or medical offices. With the exception of this neighborhood and about two more streets further to the east, which is a residential area, everything along SR -60 has gone commercial or POI. Attorney O'Neill pointed out that there have been numerous articles in the newspapers about the growth west of town, and in 1986 the County Traffic Engineer talked about the 10o increase in traffic out there in just over one year's time. The trend certainly has been for Increased use out there. Attorney O'Neill realized there is opposition to the rezoning and that there will be more people against him than for him today, but he encouraged the Commission to think in terms of the logic of the PRO ordinance and what is a good situation or an alternative to sleeping on the highway and yet preserving and protecting the nice neighborhoods that exist out there. As a concession to the folks in Dearie Pines, he stated that he is willing to withdraw from the application the second house in on 55th Avenue in Dearie Pines, in which he owns a half interest. Attorney O'Neill emphasized that that house is one of the most expensive houses on the street according to the Tax Appraiser. He did not want to deteriorate that neighborhood because he used to live in that house, still owns it, and intends to keep the neighborhood's standard very high. Some of the other applicants own other lots further in on those streets and they would be crazy to try to deteriorate the neighborhood. The owners of the property on 54th Avenue have never developed it because they have found that people do not want to live along a 6 -lane highway. What is the answer? 25 SEP 13 1988 74F;,��.