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APP _1199 BOOK 78 `aH 537 Commissioner Eggert recalled that when she served on the Planning & Zoning Commission, this was one of the most difficult areas to structure, and felt this area went to MXD because of the presence of one house. She believed, however, that there was a feeling that it would end up commercial. The intent was to put in as much residential as we could along there, but this was one of the biggest struggles they had. Commissioner Bird pointed out that while the Board always has felt strongly against strip commercial along U.S. #1, he could not think of any new residential areas to the north or south that have been created in this strip in spite of our attempts to keep it residential. Since this property is only 400 feet deep, he just was not sure that we could force residential to exist there. Commissioner Bowman suggested that it be zoned to something in between residential and light commercial. She emphasized that the Winter Beach Small Area Plan was to have solved all of these problems, and this was designated as multi -family residential. Commissioner Eggert pointed out that the Board asked staff to revisit the Winter Beach Small Plan and that is being done in conjunction with the new Comp Plan. Chairman Wheeler opened the Public Hearing, and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Attorney Michael O'Haire, representing owner Theodore J. Samuel, felt that Commissioner Bird has said it all, because you have got to consider the physical characteristics of the property. Henry Flagler built his railroad where it is; the State came along and put Old Dixie Highway next to the railroad; and U.S. #1 was built 300 feet away and running parallel to the railroad and Old Dixie Highway. So, we have this strip of land that is not now, and never will be, suitable for residential development, and to force it into a residential category is to invite the creation of slums. Yes, it is going to be strip 21