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Chairman Bird asked for an explanation of staff's rationale in drawing boundary lines along roadways for the urban service area and having one land use designation on one side of the road and another designation on the other side. Director Keating agreed that problems develop whenever lines are drawn on a map. He explained that it is more logical to have the change in zoning at the front of property facing the road rather than at the back end of property, which could cause uneven or jagged boundary lines. He further explained that with the R land use designation, residences can be clustered on a parcel, and if the density changes later, some of the land that was left vacant could be developed. He stressed that the major reason for recommending R is the county's absorption rate, which is an analysis of the total number of units that can be produced under a proposed density. When we established our Comprehensive Plan we based our population projections on the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research mid range projections, as well as our own projections. We projected a growth rate of about 4 to 5 percent, with a resident population of about 140,000 in the year 2010. Currently we are down to about 1.5 or 1.7 percent growth rate, lower than the original projection, but we expect it to go back up. Glen Legwen, 5900 5th Street, Southwest, stated that he expected a workshop where those in favor of and those opposed to the proposed change would exchange ideas. He had not received any written material prior to arriving at the meeting and he expected staff to recommend a modification of the original proposal, which was to change the zoning. Mr. Legwen opposed the change. He operates a nursery and landscape business and is concerned that our agriculturally zoned land is being developed and we are losing our ability to provide our own sustenance. He also was concerned about the tax rates. Mr. Legwen addressed a recent change in land use on property owned by Mr. Feldman and contended that it was done easily with no public notice. Director Keating responded that Mr. Feldman's change was done only after the complex process of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment which involved hearings before the Planning & Zoning Commission and before the County Commissioners as well as a review by the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Chairman Bird pointed out that the proposed change would not prevent a property owner from using his property for agricultural purposes. It would simply give property owners the second choice of low density residential development. 19 L 27 BOOK 90 FAcr 55