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r JAN 3.3 1987 BOOK 66 ' :'vt 9'?'4 Based on the purpose and intent sections of the CL and CG districts and the definition of general retail sales and services in the definitions section of the zoning ordinance, the staff has concluded that the CL district is primarily intended to allow convenience sales of nondurable goods while the CG district is intended to allow the sale of nondurable as well as durable goods.... This is consistent with the intent to structure CG areas as major shopping destinations and principaltrafficattractors. However, in the current zoning code most of the uses listed under the definition of general retail sales and services are permitted uses in both the CL and CG districts. Moreover, those uses not listed as permitted uses in the CL district are allowed as administrative permit uses. ' - The applicants have observed that in the CL district the County puts a size limitation on department stores and variety stores but does not put a size limitation on grocery stores, drug stores or any other use. The applicants also indicate that it is difficult to determine the differences among large drug stores, department stores, and variety stores. Staff attempted to determine the differences among these types of stores and found none of those uses are defined by the County's zoning ordinances. Where the zoning code does not define specific uses, the common definitions of those uses must be utilized for determining their similarities and differences. Webster's Dictionary provides the following definitions: department store: a store selling a wide variety of goods and arranged in several departments; drugstore: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles (as food, cosmetics, and film) are sold; variety store: a retail store that carries a large variety of merchandise especially of low unit value. However, staff discovered that many businesses in the County listed under the department store or pharmacy heading could also be classified as apparel stores, grocery stores, or some other use. For example, the following businesses are listed as department stores: 1) Alma Lee's; 2) Dollar General Stores; 3) J Byron's; 4) Mr. Smoke's; 5) J C Penney Co. Inc.; 6) Wodtke's; and 7) Woolworth's. Moreover, the following businesses are listed as pharmacies: 1) Albertson's; 2) Eckerd Drugs; 3) Ed's Apothecary; 4) Gray Drug Stores; 5) Perkins; and 6) Walgreen's ---The-- researched the approximate size of the above cited businesses located within the County and determined that all of these businesses are between 5,000 and 40,000 square feet and that the following businesses would not be permitted to be larger than 5,000 square feet if located within the CL district because staff would consider them a department store or variety store: 76