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AUG 141990 Qr�K 0 - Commissioner Bowman stated that regardless of the water and sewer situation, she was very much opposed to any more -commercial on 6th Avenue, especially when it abuts residential. Chairman Eggert informed those present that we received a message from a Mrs. Betty Wolfe, resident of 8th Place, opposing the proposed rezoning. She then asked if anyone present wished to be heard. The applicant, William Jarvis, commented that he just hoped that the Board will follow staff's recommendation and approve the rezoning to CG. Ruth Chapman, resident of Rockridge, noted that the staff memo says this property is not environmentally sensitive nor in the flood plain, but she believed it is in the flood plain in the 6/8' area. She suggested the Commission go back to the drainage study done in the early 1980s because that entire area has a drainage problem. Just yesterday 6th Avenue was flooded; it gets worse all the time and the traffic gets worse all the time; and as far as Indian River Boulevard is concerned, it has dammed in the people west of it all the way over to 7th Avenue. Mrs. Chapman felt that changing the zoning will make things worse for this area whether access to 6th Avenue is denied or not. It was determined that no one else from the public wished to be heard. Chairman Eggert commented that if there is any reduction in the traffic on 6th Avenue because of the extension of the Boulevard, she personally can't see it. Commissioner Scurlock noted that when you talk about RM -10, you are talking about density, but when you are talking about Commercial, you are talking about intensity of use; so, will you have more or less traffic with Commercial. Director Keating advised that from a traffic standpoint, it all depends on how it builds out as a CG use. It probably will be more traffic, but with a multi -family residential use, you probably would have more traffic in the A.M. peak hour while with 47