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Mr. DeBlois said the difference is casual use on a daily outing versus storage on a continuous regular basis. Commissioner Wheeler thought there was no problem with boats on the beach. In his experience of flying over the shoreline he saw very, very few boats. He felt an individual should have some right to bring a boat up on his beach. Commissioner Scurlock felt the question is whether the Commission wants to allow a boat to be stored on a vacant lot. Commissioner Eggert felt problems occur with unsupervised storage and an absentee owner. Commissioner Wheeler felt it was not a problem. Commissioner Eggert wanted consistency throughout our ordinances; accessory use is associated with something being on the lot. Commissioner Wheeler asked if that section could be created without setting a county -wide precedent. Commissioner Scurlock suggested making it specific to oceanfront lots. Attorney Collins advised that Section 53 says, "Boats may be stored seaward of the dune stabilization setback line in a manner that does not disturb the vegetation. 11 Maybe that last sentence should be specific to storage seaward of the dune by the wording, "Such storage of boats is also subject to the requirement of Section 911.15(7), except that the provisions of Section 911.15 (7) (b) 1 shall not preclude a lot owner from authorizing a third party to store a boat on the owner's lot." But this would not allow storage on a vacant lot. Commissioner Wheeler asked how many complaints have been filed. Mr. DeBlois replied that, as far as boat storage on the beach, we had six complaints. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Attorney William Stewart, representing Robert Cigala, wished to comment on the ordinance. While he thought the basic text is fine, he had a problem with the last sentence and suggested a solution. He noted that the assumption had been made in the draft that all subdivision lots on the ocean run to the mean high water mark. That, in fact, is not the case. Some of the subdivision lots have an eastern boundary which is somewhere above the bluff line, and the property that lies between their property line and the mean high-water mark is left somewhere in limbo. Sooner or later we will have a situation where somebody comes on the beach, stores a catamaran and is not on a lot because that particular lot 7 C, DEC199