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Director Keating explained that the public hearing to consider the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan and redesignate and rezone certain lands would be followed by a public hearing to consider a request for approval of a Development Order for Indian River Mall (DeBartolo) Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The Comp Plan amendment depends upon the DRI development order and the conditions contained therein, and the DRI development order essentially cannot be approved until the Comp Plan amendment is approved. Staff recommended that the Board hear and consider all three issues at one time, and if the Board is so inclined, make one motion to approve all three issues because the issues are dependent upon each other. Chairman Tippin asked whether the Board could receive public input on both issues since they overlap, and Attorney Vitunac advised that procedure would be acceptable. Chairman Tippin asked if the applicant wanted to make any comment. Dick Greco, representing Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, preferred to reserve comment until the end of the discussion. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Mike Keifer, 1943 Charlotte Avenue, also known as 62nd Drive, 01 distributed a map showing the location of his home relative to the proposed project. He opposed the changes in the Comp Plan and the rezoning of the subject property. He realized the public concedes that this project will happen, but he wished to mitigate and minimize the impact to the surrounding neighborhood. He understood that the developer has the right to develop his property but adjacent neighborhoods must be protected. He doubted that a 6 -foot opaque buffer is adequate but conceded staff has the ability to work that out. Mr. Keifer asked the Board to strengthen the language in the reverter clause and require the down -zoning rather than the flexible language contained in the development order. The language says the County will not down -zone the property before a certain period of time and unless certain circumstances arise, and the Board will have nine months to consider redesignation of the property. He preferred the language "it will revert back to the original zoning," because he would hate to see the property developed to an intensive commercial use. 39 BOOK 92 FAGF 9.34 July 19, 1994 I