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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes luly 21, 1994 Page 17 Mr. Marshall said he was not very clear with this. This was an issue where we are going to certainly be getting rezoning requests. They have already started to speed up now since the new zoning is in place and the transition period is over. This was a use, that had it been proposed along with a dwelling, could have been permitted as a rural home occupation. But because he will not be building the dwelling until some point in the future, it comes before the board as a special use. The Chair said when the Midland Community got together and worked with the staff on the area, one of the things that was specified was that Highway 601 corridor toward the north to be reserved more as re~dential and have Highway 24-27 be reserved as commercial, as she recalls. Mr. Marshall said that is correct. He said in the _larger sense that is how the zoning pattern follows. But, that low density residential just as in the agricultural open, to some extent have some mixed uses with them. The Chair swore in Mr. Michael Downs, Zoning Administrator. Mr. Downs said just to add as a reference, we talked about the buffering. He said the minimum buffering that would be required with the 6 acre tract, in using the chart in the ordinance, which would be buffer yard number 2, it would consist of 54 feet. That is the minimum that is going to be required if the board so chooses to add to that. There will be additional landscaping required in the front. However, this would be on all 3 sides of adjoining property that had a different zone. The Chair closed the Public Hearing on Petition 94-03. Mr. Smith said he has a concern as was stated that we have property that through deliberation with the community, we came up with what was best suited for residential. The board would be setting a precedence. He said he personally has a very major concern with the people who have commercial property around the county where businesses could be established, but they continue to try to intersperse within the residential and keeps chopping it up, which does go against the intent of the land use plan. Mr. Smith said basically what the board is doing is subdividing this property. He said he concurs with Jonathan that ifa residence was there, they could have a rural home occupation up to 2,000 square feet. We have no assurance that there ever will be a residence there, not only that, but we are going to subdivide the property, put a piece of property in back which is