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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes July 17, 1997 Page 4 Mr. Jonathan B. Marshall, Planning Services Director, addressed the Board presenting Petition 97-12 stating this is the third time the staff has come before the Board with this issue. He said this is the recommendation by staff in response to some community concerns that an area in the northwest part of the County be rezoned from Agricultural Open to Low Density Residential. It is approximately 3,181 acres. There have b~e,n no previous rezonings within this entire area since the adoption of the 1993 zoning ordinance. Mr. Marshall said one of the primary, effects of that is that single wide mobile homes will no longer be permitted there. Double wides will be permitted by standard, which means that it will have to have masonry skirting. He said there will also be some changes in the types of businesses that will be peta~itted. Staff recommends approval. The Chair said to Mr. Marshall for the benefit of the audience, tell them how their existing lives will be affected by this rezoning. Mr. Marshall said any current existing use that conforms with zoning currently or may be nonconforming currently, if the rezoning makes them nonconforming, that use can continue. Fie said a more intensive change of that nonconforming use would come before this board as a Board of Adjustment. You would have two options to make modifications to those existing nonconforming businesses. Mr. Marshall said with most rezonings they can end before this board if it is a 75% majority, but because of this scope and size of this rezoning, we are going to automatically send it to the Board of Commissioners at their August meeting. The Chair opened the Public Hearing on Petition 97-12. Mr. Tony Barnhardt, Resident, addressed the Board stating he just bought 12.36 acres out in the area. He said he is concerned about dropping agricultural from it. The Chair asked Mr. Marshall to address Mr. Barnhardt's concern. Mr. Marshall said because of concerns like Mr. Barnhardt and other far,-.iers, farming and agricultural uses and timbering uses are exempt from zoning requirements. He said whether this be zoned agricultural open or industrial, agricultural uses are exempt.