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• • <br />surrounding areas, is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, meets all concurrency criteria, <br />will have no negative impacts on environmental quality, and meets all applicable rezoning <br />criteria. The subject property is located in an area deemed suitable for low-density single- <br />family uses. He noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3 to recommend <br />approval of the request. Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance. (Copy of PowerPoint <br />presentation is on file with the backup in the office of the Clerk to the Board.) <br />Chairman Macht inquired as to the rationale used in assigning RS -6 next to <br />neighboring Bent Pine's zoning of RM -4. <br />Director Keating explained that Bent Pine was developed under the old zoning and <br />before the Comprehensive Plan came about; if developed under current regulations Bent <br />Pine would have to be a planned development (PD) <br />Commissioner Neuberger inquired as to the capacity of 58th Avenue and whether or <br />not there is a plan to widen 58th Avenue to the north of SR60 as has been done to the south. <br />Director Keating recounted that when the MPO did its long-range Transportation <br />Plan three years ago, Kings Highway was not programmed for expansion. The north -south <br />plan at that time was to 4 -lane 66th Avenue between SR60 and CR510. The MPO is now <br />looking at Kings Highway because the programmed development will increase the volume <br />of traffic. Presently, the concurrency analysis shows there are no problems but the big <br />project (approximately 1,700 units on 700 acres) to the south of the Bayer property could <br />significantly change things. That application will probably be submitted in the next few <br />weeks and the project will be a development of regional impact (DRI) <br />Vice Chairman Ginn noted the intersection at 58th Avenue and SR 60 will be <br />adversely impacted by this development, and Director Keating responded that it is now <br />failing. He added that there have been developer contributions and commitments for <br />developer contributions to improve that intersection, although there is no time frame for <br />September 23, 2003 <br />19 <br />