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Commissioner Eggert wanted to try a Motion at this point because she was tempted to accept Mr. Kirrie's word that the number of employees that he had to grandfather was 8 plus 4. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, that the Board allow Mr. Kirrie to have 12 employees; allow Mr. Kirrie to pay the 1988 traffic impact fees; and grant a one-year extension to Mr. Kirrie's site plan for expansion of his business. Under discussion, Frank DeJoia wished to make a few comments. First of all, he felt the County Commission had bent over backwards in allowing this tremendous physical expansion in a home occupation in the ROSE -4 district. They had understood that the expansion was for warehouses and that type of thing, but now, the Commission is talking about more than family members. He felt it was unconscionable of the Commission to allow more than just family employees. Mr. DeJoia emphasized that we are talking about making an exception for an industrial use in a residential area. He didn't believe that even the CH (Heavy Commercial) zoning would allow this type of operation without administrative permits or special exceptions, and was surprised that staff would come up and entertain increased numbers over the family members. That really bugged him and a lot of other people in Roseland. Commissioner Eggert appreciated his feelings, but felt the problem that all of the Commissioners have on this is that back in 1987 we,:grandfathered in the number of non -family employees that were there, and we are still functioning with that. Mr. DeJoia wanted to hear from the County Attorney on that, but Commissioner Scurlock interjected that Mr. Kirrie has given us the Minutes of that meeting and that he accepts that they are correct. It is very specific when they were talking about the Motion. The Motion was to find a way to make the people that are MAY i 6 1989 2 7 BOOK 76 r',A, ;;;. 860