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5. Inevitable incidental off site parking because of the small area afforded the business on the lot, shared parking with visitors to the residence, and the nature of the business. Where will the commercial dumpster for used auto parts and commercial waste be located on this crowded site? Where will used tires and batteries be stored? How will delivery and tow trucks pull in and out of the property. It is our experience that people park wherever it is most convenient and our unimproved road will never meet standards for offsite parking. 6. This rezoning request meets the very definition of spot zoning, namely, the zoning of a small parcel in a manner inconsistent with existing zoning patterns, for the benefit of the owner and without any substantial public purpose. Our community is not underserved. There is a large 5 bay auto repair center in Kurtistown with an emergency towing service 5 miles distance. There is in the same area a vacant auto repair shop. There is available commercial space in Mountain View Village. 7. The peaceful and quiet character of our residential neighborhood and the home we love will be lost forever by the commercialization of our road and the proposed industrial use of this property. If auto or truck repair /body shops were such benign neighbors they would be common to neighborhoods for everyone's convenience but that is not the case. They are concentrated in industrial, commercialized areas where we expect noise, and fumes, and chaotic parking and traffic patterns, but not where we live! Can we now expect tow trucks driving through our neighborhood at any time and backing onto the rezoned parcel? 8. The greatly diminished enjoyment of our property. My elderly Mother is blind and confined to a wheelchair. She does not feel comfortable leaving the familiar environment of our home where I have cared for her the past 10 years and her only enjoyment of the outdoors is on our covered lanai. During the construction phase of our neighbor's home and the building of their rock wall along the highway using pneumatic tools, we were unable to hear one another talk and were driven inside. Even there we were unable to escape the noise pollution echoing up to our house. As Mom's caregiver, leaving home only for necessary errands when someone else can stay with her, we are both shut ins and our home is our entire world. Thank you for this opportunity to present written testimony. Sincerely, Susan Langer J.0,%--3-t---- 3