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Honorable K. Angel Pilago Page 3 Bill 32, further, does not require the applicant to build a shopping center at all, the use that the applicant proposes in its application. Instead, Bill 32 requires the applicant to build 50 "housing" units before the applicant may obtain certificates of occupancy for commercial structures. Nonetheless, the applicant is left with the discretion to place a mix of housing and commercial uses or housing only on the parcel. Finally, since the formal application (rezoning checklist) states that the applicant will not subdivide the parcel after rezoning, how will "housing" units be separated from the commercial structures on site? How will "housing" units be developed and sold? In summary, Bill 32 gives the applicant a "blanket" CN-20 designation without a proven need therefor and without any condition or limitation on the future use of the parcel. If the Council intends to give the applicant such a "blanket" privilege, the Council should so inform the public. 2. Suffolk Investment (RM 2.5) Bill 30 proposes to rezone 14.87 acres (TMK 7-5- 17: 19) to RM 2.5. Although public announcements refer to the "affordable" nature of the project, Bill 30 does not contain any express limitation on the proposed project except that the applicant maintain rental housing for at least 20 years and that the applicant comply with Chapter 11, Article 1 (Article 1 requires only a percentage of units be subject to the county's affordable housing policy and guidelines). In the absence of clearly articulated conditions, only a fraction of the rental units will be occupied by the target group and at an "affordable" rent. In summary, Bill 30 gives the applicant a "blanket" RM 2.5 designation with a requirement that only a fraction of units be used for "affordable" rentals. If the County Council intends to give the applicant such a privilege, the Council should so inform the public.