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commercial, but that is how it turned out geographically. It just cannot be forced into a residential use, and that is really denying the property owner any realistic use of his property. Attorney O'Haire recalled that the MXD was created for this area just because nobody knew how to cope with the peculiar geographical characteristics of this strip. The Winter Beach Small Area Plan didn't deal at any length with the property Tying east of the railroad and between U.S. #1 and Old Dixie Highway. The concentration was west of the railroad. The property south and north of this is commercially zoned, and will be used for commercial. Attorney O'Haire emphasized that commercial is the only reasonable use of the property, and urged the Board to approve the rezoning as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission. Commissioner Bowman felt that Copeland's Landing and all that nice residential area that will develop on the east side of U.S. #1 deserves some protection, but Attorney O'Haire believed that U.S. #1 is a considerable buffer between the two uses, since it probably will go to more than 4 lanes in the future and have a considerable median strip. Jack Mitchell, 220 Sandpiper Point, pointed out that the zoning notice they received states that CH (Heavy Commercial) zoning was requested, and Director Keating explained that the initial request for CH was reduced to CL (Limited Commercial) for this meeting. Mr. Mitchell objected to the applicant's request for rezoning because he believed the applicant purchased the subject property with the full knowledge of how it was zoned. He felt that if this is permitted, it will result in spot zoning and have an adverse impact on what U.S. #1 can be in the future as it moves through Winter Beach. Mr. Mitchell emphasized that the County has spent thousands of dollars to develop a small land use plan in Winter Beach; Grand Harbor is nearby; Harbor Town 22 APR 11 1989 RUCK 76 FA E 538