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handle load-bearing traffic. Residents who live on the six unpaved residential roads are forced to drive on the shoulder in order to slow down enough to turn onto the unpaved roads. Exiting the residential roads onto SR -60 is dangerous because of limited visibility. He asked the Board to consider the following: a service road parallel to SR -60 to allow traffic to get off the highway; a continuous right turn lane on SR -60 along the area of the six driveways; paving the roadway aprons to county road standards; closing the access at SR -60 and creating an alternative access to the south of the properties. Mr. Keifer was concerned about the safety of the children and suggested a turn -out for school bus stops. He also suggested barriers to reduce noise. He asked that the developer be required to mitigate any future drainage problems. He urged the Board to require that road improvements be completed before issuing a building permit to the developer to minimize the impact on traffic in the neighborhood. Mr. Keifer asked the Board to strengthen the language in the reverter clause and require the down -zoning rather than the flexible language contained in the development order. The language says the County will not down -zone the property before a certain period of time and unless certain circumstances arise, and the Board will have nine months to consider redesignation of the property. He preferred the language "it will revert back to the original zoning," because he would hate to see the property developed to an intensive commercial use. He was concerned that if the development order terminates, the developer could put up a car lot or some other commercial structure. Director Keating explained that the developer would be precluded from any activity during the nine month interval when the Commission would have the opportunity to redesignate the property. In response to Mr. Keifer's suggestions, Director Davis advised that improving the access at the six local roads, like paving the aprons, would be simple and perhaps the DOT permit will require that anyway. The suggestion of a turning lane along the area of the six roadways will be accomplished with the widening of SR -60 to six lanes. Director Davis was not sure all the residents would agree to close the access from these unpaved roads onto SR -60 and create access to the south of the properties could give them an alternative access to 16th Street, and he suggested that Mr. Keifer initiate a petition for that. Commissioner Macht observed that we must coordinate with the School Board regarding the bus stops. 53 July 19, 1994 L, I