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Attorney Barkett used the aerial enlargement and described the subject property and its relationship with surrounding properties. Mr. Barkett felt that staff gave a good history of the project, but pointed out that Trevor Smith originally requested heavy commercial zoning rather than limited commercial. At that time the Board agreed that his property is not useful as residential property and that he should be given some relief but they agreed that C/L would be intense. The Board also commented that Trevor Smith's property was small, it would be almost like spot zoning, and he should reapply with the whole block. Trevor Smith joined all the property owners on Old Dixie Highway from 8th Street to 9th Street because they feel that 8th Street is the logical place to terminate the C/L zoning. Mr. Barkett argued that there is a need for C/L zoning. Any additional traffic that the property generates will be handled by the programmed expansion of Old Dixie Highway and will be addressed in the site plan stage. The lighting situation would be mitigated by the vegetative buffering, which is twice as dense in C/L as in OCR. Mr. Barkett conceded that the neighbors were worried about a 7 -Eleven type store on that property. While he could not say that would not happen, he thought it unlikely because there is a convenience store at 12th Street and Old Dixie Highway. He expected that with rezoning to C/L, the property would be developed into a strip of stores and offices much like Colonial Plaza. He listed the types of businesses that could be included in that type of zoning and he requested that the Board rezone this property to C/L, Limited Commercial. Karl Brubaker, 835 10th Avenue, was opposed to the rezoning. He stated that he has appeared before the Board previously and the situation has not changed since that time except that other property owners have joined with Trevor Smith in his request for rezoning. Rezoning would adversely affect the residential neighborhood which has been there for 45 years. He pointed out that three new homes were built recently in that neighborhood. Trevor Smith's property abuts the residential property and is very close to the bedroom of the nearest home. Mr. Brubaker stated that the property was zoned residential when Trevor Smith and the others bought their properties.. He pointed out that Mrs. Watson's property, which is closest to Mr. Wood's property on 8th Street, will have commercial zoning on two sides of her home. This is not something that is blank space; this is a neighborhood that has been in existence for 45 years. No one wants a 24-hour establishment like a 7 -Eleven or a clinic beside their home. He felt that the property owners who are asking for the rezoning have given up on 31 BOOK 89 R+,r 6,3?