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Fr - MAY 2 5 1993 BOOK 89 FADE 63 their homesteads and the remaining home owners should not be punished and be made to pay for someone else's choice. He also pointed out that staff stated that we have enough commercial land. Susan L. Thomas, 837 Old Dixie Highway, one of the applicants, clarified that the applicants do not want the Board to change anything in Ridge Acres Subdivision, only the property that faces Old Dixie Highway. The commercial use to the east and north was not there when she purchased her property. The area has changed and that is why they are asking for the change to C/L. Bob Wood, 420 12th Place Southeast, one of the applicants, stated that he has a block journeyman license, state master plumber license and an underground pollutant storage system specialty license. He would like to improve his property and move his office to the new location. He believed that the property is overpriced and overtaxed and if it is not rezoned to C/L, it is of no value to him. He stated that he has played by the rules and paid for the property, spent time and money in the effort to rezone the property, and if the Board does not rezone it to C/L, he will lose not only his initial investment and the expenses of requesting the rezoning but will lose future potential income as well. William Larson, resident of Ridge Acres Subdivision, noted that the proceeding was initiated by Trevor Smith on property that abuts Ridge Acres Subdivision on two sides. He thought that the underlying reason for the property being technically unusable was that Trevor Smith's residence was used for rental, became rundown, and was condemned and demolished. He appreciated the problems faced by Trevor Smith, but he urged the Board not to rezone it beyond OCR. The Chairman determined that no one else wished to be heard and thereupon closed the public hearing. Staff presented the following lists of uses in the districts: