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SEP 2 5 1990 Boa 47.1 Commissioner Bird felt as you visit these malls, you will find that most of the stores in them there are drawn there because of the mall concept and probably would not come here otherwise. Chairman Eggert commented that she gathers that by enlarging the node, you are automatically rezoning because in staff's memo, they do not mention rezoning to general commercial. Director Keating felt that.is a good point, anal agreed that should be in the memo. Chairman Eggert believed the memo talks about an expansion of the node to 316 acres and the recommendation says to enlarge to 290. Director Keating explained that the request is for enlarging to 3.16 acres, but in looking at it, staff has recommended that be reduced to 290 acres and he believed the applicant is now in agreement with this. We would rather not have the wetlands and stormwater facilities have a commercial designation, and that takes out the 26 acres of wetlands and reduces the acreage to be rezoned from 156 acres to 130. Commissioner Scurlock had a question that he believed is relative to the second issue before us today and that is what hook we have to rezone the property if the applicant doesn't move forward in nine months. He felt there is a lack of specific language in terms of identifying any halt in construction, and noted that we have had a case on the Barrier Island where a developer has led us on for about 8 years by just setting another block or moving a wheelbarrow, etc. He, therefore, wants to be sure that we have language that says if the developer does not commence construction and move forward in an orderly fashion to completion, we can rezone the property back. Attorney Vitunac assured him that we do have that language. Commissioner Scurlock continued to stress that he wanted to be sure we have all this before he approves any rezoning, and 32 ® M M