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M Commissioner Scurlock commented that 1/40 doesn't say low density to him; it says no density. He asked what is wrong with keeping or reducing our densities to the east of 1-95 and cre- ating some additional service areas around the major nodes along 1-95, including the Oslo area, at 1 upa within a 3 mile radius of those intersections. He asked if that concept has ever been proposed. Director Keating stated that we looked at a lot of alterna- tives but not that specific concept. He thought one of the better concepts, particularly if you are going with a node approach, or some kind of an approach of establishing new communities, is to pattern it after some of the recommendations in the Governor's Task Force report and some of the state technical publications on this that say you don't have to have one urban service area countywide. You can establish individual communities, but those need to be higher or medium density areas that provide the whole range of uses - not just residential, but employment and recreational opportunities, plus affordable housing. Commissioner Scurlock noted that is what he is suggesting. He believed Oslo will be another interchange to 1-95 in the future, and the 512 interchange, which probably will have some trickle- down effect from Brevard County of light industrial, already has transportation and we are planning North County utilities. He felt those will be two magnet areas and should be designated as areas of development with the infrastructure to be planned for and developed within a reasonable time. Commissioner Bird felt we are fortunate that we have that huge St. John's area that can be zero density. He noted that the AG community wants 1 upa. That doesn't mean they are going to develop a subdivision tomorrow, but it does give them some value to their land that they can take to the bank. He felt properties east of the marsh area, or some portion of that area, should be considered at 1 upa. t^q JC A 7 6d 69