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M Planner Boling's main points were that our grid system works and the existing address works. There are two St. Edward's Schools - Upper and Lower, which could make this confusing, and staff feels approving this private street designation would set a precedent and possibly undermine the grid system. Chairman Wheeler agreed with some of what staff is saying, but he believed St. Edward's Lower School faces Club Drive, which he felt would serve to eliminate any confusion. Also due to the fact that St. Edward's School is one of the focal points on the Beach and it also is a voting precinct, he believed the school and its functions are unique. Because of that, he did not necessarily see it as setting a precedent. Commissioner Bird asked if we didn't purposely leave ourselves some flexibility to allow the use of street names as well as numbers in some cases when we adopted the grid system. Planner Boling confirmed that on South Beach, for instance, because there is a pattern of street names set up, street name designation can be given to new subdivisions that come in, but this goes beyond that; this is taking a private driveway and making it an official private road. It is also turning a private driveway into a road for a single address. Commissioner Eggert agreed with the Chairman about the school being a focal point, and she believed a lot of roads have been carrying the dual designation, but the Post Office has been recognizing the number not the name. She was, however, kind of torn about the private driveway situation and asked if this would qualify as an official county road. Planning Director Keating advised that we consider it a driveway because it is completely on one piece of property. Chairman Wheeler believed it still could be a private road though, and Commissioner Scurlock believed staff had made mention of the fact that it is one road coming back, and he would assume 'j Fa 9 t;00K ��v AUG r. 198 i