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Commercial, you tend to have more traffic in the P.M. peak hour. Based on the general concurrency determination, the roads are adequate. Commissioner Scurlock again pointed out that the traffic problem is why this rezoning was denied before. Commissioner Wheeler noted that the philosophy in regard to where the zoning lines are drawn has changed in this new Comp Plan, and Director Keating agreed that we have since realized that it is easier to deal with property that is not bisected. That is why the Comp Plan zoning line is now drawn in a different place so that it follows the property lines. Commissioner Bird advised that back some years ago when we established the 600' back from U.S.I. as the depth for the commercial frontage, he personally had thought it would have made sense to include the whole property as commercial because leaving that little 2 acre piece multi -family makes it very hard to develop. He did not think making this commercial would have that much.of an adverse effect on the neighborhood or the traffic. Commissioner Wheeler agreed and further stressed that this is a major intersection and it is a commercial intersection. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, to adopt an ordinance rezoning the subject property to CG as requested by the applicant and as recommended by staff. Attorney Vitunac referred back to the discussion on the availability of utilities and informed the Board that we have an agreement with the City that the County has a permanent alloca- tion of 400,000 gpd of wastewater treatment for the south 6th Avenue line and a temporary 'allocation of the gallonage that is being treated in the Hospital Service Area - whatever the County treats in the Hospital area is available to treat on 6th Avenue south temporarily. Over and above that, as Commissioner Scurlock 48 Qinr AUG 141990