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Commissioner Bird believed the Board had reconsidered other matters in the past, but not zonings. Considerable discussion ensued regarding the merits and drawbacks of following Robert's Rules of Order, and Commissioner Wheeler suggested that since the Board has never adopted Robert's Rules of Orders, we allow Mr. Krause to be heard in order to find out what it is he wants to do. Vernon Krause, applicant, explained that the reason he didn't come down from Atlanta the day the Board heard his rezoning request was because the Planning staff had felt it a routine matter and expected it to be approved since the P&Z Commission had recommended the rezoning. He was shocked when he heard that the Board had turned it down. If he had been here that day, he would have agreed to Chairman Eggert's conditions for the 150 feet of buffering and no access. They then proceeded to start the process again, and he didn't see any harm in bringing it up for discussion again.. Attorney Vitunac asked Community Development Director Robert Keating if he considered this the same zoning application, and Director Keating stated that staff considers it the same zoning application. In that case, Attorney Vitunac felt that the majority of the Board can vote to hear this again if there is proper advertisement before the year is"out. Ruth Chapman, 1450 5th Avenue, stated that she had a legal opinion that the Board could not hear this again until a year had elapsed, but Attorney Vitunac advised that is true if it is a new application, but Director Keating is saying that it is not a new one. Commissioner Scurlock reiterated his concern that this would set a precedent for reconsidering the same item before a year has passed, and that is why he wanted to set some uniform game rules to go by. It doesn't have to be Robert's Rules, either. 143 UDEC 111990