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09 • QRAri rT • He rebutted Bletso's comment that the su mitted reply was a photo of a mobile home park owned by another applicant. He noted he had visited all adjacent property owners within 500' excerpt two he could not reach, citing that he had not utilized a back door approach to the project. He noted thereis a strong need for well-planned mobile home parks in the County. He continued that the park proposed would be subject to restrictions/rules of tenancy; all homes would be • new, including replacements over time; that he had surveyed local mobile home dealers to determine need and type of homes feasible; that units for sale or over eight years old must be removed from the park; that a cluster, method was utilized which resulted on a 250' buffer on three sides and a 100' buffer in the front; that an improved recreation area of 12-14 acres was proposed; and addressed traffic on West 10 Road, noting traffic was light. Garnett submitted two letters from individuals living near mobile home parks stating they had no concern regarding the parks and submitted .a photo of an existing park typifying the park he was proposing. Commissioner Lloyd inquired about the rules of tenancy. Garrett responded that he had developed them through incorporating the best park rules he could obtain and adding some of his own. . Commissioner Carey asked if the pictures he submitted were of a park he owned. Garrett responded no, but were examples of his intentions with this development. He noted he would not like to disturb the back side of the property. Commissioner Lloyd asked if - the picture submitted by Bletso was of a park owned by the applicants. Garrett responded it was not adding that the park that his partner owned was built in the 1960's and that some occupants had been there 25 years and that their units were old. Commissioner Willhoit noted the site was an open field and inquired of the applicant's intentions to landscape the project. Garrett responded he intended to landscape the front side with the largest trees which could be physically planted with a backhoe for the earliest possible growth; he intended to fence and plant shrubs and cedar trees along the sides, noting he cannot plant trees within the drainage fields. Willhoit asked how wide a visual buffer was proposed. Garnett responded in the front 100' and the sides 20' . C. E. Squires, Jr. indicated if he did nto understand the standards cited on page 102. He questioned possible area devaluation. Cited road hazards and speed limits on West 10 Road; expressed his concern that this project was not in the best interest of the neighborhood; and asked that if approved the Health Department investigate the park within thee months. David Squires, Jr. expressed concern regarding traffic impacts and childrens activities in the area: about- fha