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Matthew McCullen, 1001 Bay Road, emphasized that a supermarket <br />is out of scale in physical size for this site and this community. <br />He stressed that the proposed supermarket is vigorously opposed by <br />the vast majority of residents and property owners of the entire <br />south beach area. <br />Nancy Offutt, government affair coordinator for the Vero <br />Beach/Indian River County Board of Realtors, expressed their <br />concern that whenever a use is going to be deleted from a zoning <br />classification, the property owners and the public should be <br />officially notified and that the procedure is strictly followed so <br />that they can rely on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and its <br />amendments. If the Commission's decision today in effect does <br />remove supermarket or any use from the CL zoning district, the <br />Board of Realtors asks that the decision be subject to the formal <br />procedure for changes in the LDRs through public hearings and <br />public notice. <br />Joseph Hickman, resident of the Moorings, pointed out that on <br />chart 5411 presented by staff, grocery store and supermarket are <br />listed separately. He felt that if they are listed separately, <br />they cannot be the same. <br />Attorney Dill asked and was granted 3-5 minutes of rebuttal <br />time, during which he and Professor Cotterill summarized their <br />arguments in appeal of staff's determination that a grocery store <br />is a supermarket. <br />Commissioner Eggert felt very deeply that there is a <br />difference between a grocery store and a supermarket, as we know it <br />today. She felt this was reflected in earlier talks back in 1982 <br />when our Comprehensive Plan was being prepared. Under the retail <br />sales general section of the Land Development Regulations, it <br />speaks to General Commercial (CG). She recalled that we talked <br />about supermarkets, department stores and variety stores belonging <br />in CG. Back then, it was called Light Commercial, but now this is <br />called Limited Commercial in a neighborhood. We wanted something <br />there that had less impact than anything that would go into General <br />Commercial, something that would maintain the environmental <br />integrity of that neighborhood. Having worked and lived all over <br />this country she didn't know of any place where they don't <br />distinguish between grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience <br />38 <br />July 12, 1994 Boa <br />