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-,N BOOK 89 PAIF JUN 22 1993 Director Pinto explained that when utility lines are installed on a street, the property owners within the urban service area who benef it from the installation of the utility lines must pay the full cost if the property on the other side of the road receives no benefit. He further clarified that this discussion refers only to the construction of utility lines and does not involve the reserved capacity at the treatment plant. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. George Hamner, 650 Highway AlA, operator of Indian River Exchange Packers at Oslo Road and 74th Avenue, noted that his business is located in one of the areas which staff recommended should be excluded from this change. He employs 400 to 450 people, including independent contractors. He characterized his operation as noisy, with tractor trailer units coming in and going out. They operate 10-11 months of the year and when the international market demands it, they operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These circumstances make the area unacceptable for residential development. Mr. Hamner urged the Board to leave the Oslo Road corridor out of the proposed change. Larry Barkett, local attorney and owner of property in the agriculturally zoned area which is proposed to be redesignated, opposed the proposed change in land use designation. Mr. Barkett stated that at the April 26, 1993 meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission, staff confirmed that: (1) land use redesignation is not required before extending utility lines, (2) land use redesignation is not required before extending the urban service area, and (3) even if the urban service area is expanded or utilities are extended to an agricultural or an rural area, mandatory hookup is not required. He contended staff's arguments were not valid. Staff mentioned mass transit, but there is no mass transit in the county. Mr. Barkett recounted that it is County policy never to initiate agricultural rezoning. He argued that if the Board allows the redesignation based on the expansion of the urban service area, any owner will have the ability to rezone their agricultural property. If the County changes the land use designation, the next step is rezoning. While it is County policy not to initiate rezoning, this is a backdoor method to rezoning. Mr. Barkett emphasized that land use designation does not have to be changed to extend the utility system and he urged the Board to deny the change in land use designation. 24