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City of Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan- Evaluation and Appraisal Report
City Council
Frank Hibbard, Mayor
Bill Jonson, Vice-Mayor
Hoyt Hamilton, Councilmember
Carlen A. Petersen, Councilmember
John Doran, Councilmember
Community Development Board (COB)
David Gildersleeve, Chair
Kathy Milam, Board Member
J. B. Johnson, Board Member
Thomas Coates, Board Member
Dana K. Tallman, Board Member
Nicholas C. Fritsch, Board Member
Jordan Behar, Board Member
Daniel Dennehy, Alternate Board Member
Planning Department
Michael L. Delk, AICP, Planning Director
Gina L. Clayton, Assistant Planning Director
Steven L. Brown, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Sharen Jarzen, AICP, Planner III/Project Manager
With the assistance of:
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8745 Henderson Road
Suite 220, Renaissance 5
Tampa, Florida 33634
Phone (813)-882-8366; Fax: (813)--884-5990
August, 2006
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgements
The Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the Comprehensive Plan for the
City of Clearwater has been developed by countless hours of dedication on
the part of The Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) and City Staff.
Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)
Frank Dame
Nicholas Fritsch
Russ Kimball
Josh Magidson
Laron Barber
Reginald Braswell
Barbara Green
Margaret Hightower
Judy Melges
Michael Sanders
Bryan Stanley
Duke Tieman
Norma Carlough
Sondra Kerr
Elizabeth France
Odilon Mezquite
Rod Lease
Bill Murray
Rob Boos
Helen Kerwin
Douglas Booher
Laura St. Clair
Elizabeth Freeman
City Staff
Neighborhood District 1
Neighborhood District 1
Neighborhood District 1
Neighborhood District 1
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 2
Neighborhood District 3
Neighborhood District 3
Neighborhood District 4
Neighborhood District 4
Neighborhood District 5
Neighborhood District 5
Neighborhood District 6
Neighborhood District 6
Neighborhood District 7
Downtown Area
Pine lias County Planning Department
Economic Development & Housing
Geraldine Campos, Director
Howard Carroll, Housing Assistant Director
Joel Smiley, Economic Development Assistant Director
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Parks and Recreation
Kevin Dunbar, Director
Art Kader, Assistant Director
Felicia Leonard, Ped/Bicycle Coordinator
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Public Utilities
Andrew Neff, Public Utilities Director
Todd Petrie, Public Utilities Assistant Director
Solid Waste
Robert Brumback, Director
Paul Nystrom, Controller
Engineering
Michael Quillen, City Engineer /Engineering Director
Mahshid Arasteh, Public Works Administrator
Albert Carrier, Engineering Assistant Director
Paul Bertels, Traffic Operations Manager
Bennett Elbo, Engineering Specialist II
Finance
Margaret Simmons, Finance Director
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Office of Management & Budget
Tina Wilson, Budget Director
Police
Sidney Klein, Chief of Police
Fire & Rescue
Robert Dube, Deputy Chief
Planning
Neil Thompson, Development Review Manager
Robert Tefft, Planner III
Michael Reynolds, Planner III
Cky Ready, Planner II
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Acknowledgments
In addition we want to acknowledge the support of the following:
City of Safety Harbor
City of Largo
City of Dunedin
Town of Belleair
City of Belleair Beach
Pinellas County Planning Department
Pinellas Planning Council (PPC)
Pinellas School District
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
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Table of Contents
Executive Su mmary ...................................................... 1
Part I: Introduction ....................................................... Tab 1
1.1 City's Profile .............................................................. 1.1-1
1.2 Purpose of Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) ...... 1.2-1
1.3 EAR Process and Public Participation .......................... 1.3-1
1.4 Visioning ................................................................... 1.4-1
Part II: Statutory Issues Assessment..............................Tab 2
2.1 Population Forecast Analysis ......................................... 2.1-1
2.2 Changes in Land Area and Annexation
(See Issue of Local Concern 3.4) ..................................... 2.2-1
2.3 Vacant Land Analysis .................................................... 2.3-1
2.4 Concurrency Management............................................. 2.4-1
2.5 Location of Development .............................................. 2.5-1
2.6 Public Schools and Planning .......................................... 2.6-1
2.7 Water Resources Coordination and Planning.................. 2.7-1
2.8 Coastal High Hazard Planning
(See Issue of Local Concern 3.5) .................................... 2.8-1
2.9 Urban Infill and Redevelopment
(See Issue of Local Concern 3.1) .................................... 2.9-1
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Part III: Issue of local Concern ...................................... Tab 3 .
3.1 How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and
Diversified Strategy for the City's Redevelopment? ..... 3.1-1
3.2 How does the City Provide Guidance
to Enhance Community Character and Promote
Livable Neighborhood? .............................................. 3.2-1
3.3 How does the City Develop and Implement
a Proactive Approach to Facilitate Attainable Housing
and Assure Safety and Competitiveness of the
Aging housing stock? ................................................ 3.3-1
3.4 How can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy
to Eliminate Enclaves and Facilitate Annexation? ........ 3.4-1
3.5 How does the City Implement an Approach
to Coastal and Disaster Management?........................ 3.5-1 .
Part IV: Success and Shortcomings of Each
Comprehensive Plan Element.......................... Tab 4
Part V: Changes in Florida Statutes ............................... Tab 5
5.1 Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2001-2005...................... 5.1-1
5.2 Changes to Rule 9J-5, F.A.C. 2001-2000....................... 5.2-1
5.3 Changes to Tampa Bay Strategic Regional Policy
Plan (SRPP) ..................................................................... 5.3 - 1
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List of Tables
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1.3.1 City of Clearwater - Evaluation and Appraisal
Report (EAR) Meetings held by Wade Trim through
03/24/2006 ................................ ............ ........... ....... 1.3-3
1.3.2 City of Clearwater - Citizens Advisory Committee
Members (CAC) .......................................................... 1.3-39
1.3.2 City of Clearwater - Citizens Advisory Committee
(CAC) Meetings Held for the Evaluation and
Appraisal Report (EAR) .............................................. 1.3-39
1.3.4 Concerns/Comprehensive Plan Elements
Relationship..................... ..... .................... ................. 1.3.43
1.3.5 Relationship Between Main Concerns and Issues of
Local Concern ............................................................ 1.3.44
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1.3.6 Relationship Between Issues of Local Concern and
Comprehensive Plan Elements ................................... 1.3.45
1.4.1 City of Clearwater's Visioning Process: Summary of
the SWOT Analysis ..................................................... 1.4-2
2.1.1 Racial and Ethnic Composition ................................... 2.1-8
2.1.2 Comparison Original Population Forecasts and
Current Population Estimates ..................................... 2.1-9
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.3.1
2.3.2
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2.4.1
Original 1997 Population Forecast ............................. 2.1-10
Updated Population Forecasts .................................... 2.1-11
Inventory of Developable Vacant Lands, 2005............ 2.3-1
Inventory of Developable Vacant Lands by
Parcel Size, 2005 ...................................................... 2.3-4
Summary of C1P Funding Sources, 2005-2011 .......... 2.4-10
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List of Tables
2.5.1 Existing Land Uses, 2005........................................... 2.5-1 .
2.5.2 Future Land Use Changes, 1997-2005....................... 2.5-7
2.5.3 Future Land Use Amendments by Classification,
2000-2004.. ......... ...... ............. .................................. 2.5- 10
3.1.1 Status of Redevelopment Projects within Clearwater
Beach ........................................................................ 3.1-5
3.1.2 Downtown Clearwater: Current Redevelopment
Projects, 2005 ........................................................... 3.1-12
3.1.3 Allocation of the Public Amenities Pool...................... 3.1-14
3.3.1 Percentage of Total Housing Units, 1980-2002 ......... 3.3-3
3.3.2 Substandard Housing Units, 1980-2000.................... 3.3-7
3.3.3 City of Clearwater - Household Cost of Burden (CB):
Percentage of Income Spent on Housing by Tenure.... 3.3-12
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3.3.4 City of Clearwater - Average Residential Sales,
2000-2005................................................................ 3.3-14
3.3.5 City of Clearwater - Income Eligibility for Hosing
Prog ram s ................................................................... 3.3 - 1 7
3.4.1 Annexation by Year and Future Land Use (Parcels) ..... 3.4-2
3.4.2 Annexations by Year and Future Land Use (Acres*) .... 3.4-2
3.5.1 Population in Evacuation Zones.................................. 3.5-8
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List of Charts
2.1.1 Population Change 1980-2005.................................. 2.1-2
2.1.2 Top 20 Cities in Florida.............................................. 2.1-3
2.1.3 Population by Age 2000............................................. 2.1-6
2.1.4 Population by Age 1990-2000................................... 2.1-7
2.1.5 Population Forecasts 2025......................................... 2.1-12
2.5.1 Comparison of Existing Land Uses City of Clearwater
and Pinellas County 2005 .......................................... 2.5-2
2.6.1 Enrollment in Clearwater Public Schools 2001-2005.. 2.6-1
3.1.1 Downtown Clearwater Existing Land Use 2005........... 3.1-10
3.3.1 Projected Permanent Housing Units 2000-2025 ........ 3.3-2
3.3.2 Housing Structure Year of Construction by percentage
................................................................................3.3-6
3.3.3 Tenure: Occupied Housing Units 1990-2000............. 3.3-9
3.3.4 Average Residential Sales 2000-2005........................ 3.3-14
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List of Maps
1.1.1 Location ................................................................... 1.1-3 .
1.1.2 Adjacent Municipalities .............................................. 1.1-4
2.1.1 Population Density..................................................... 2.1-5
2.3.1 Developable Vacant Lands ......................................... 2.3-3
2.3.2 Vacant Land by Neighborhood District ....................... 2.3-6
2.5.1 Existing Land Use.... ...................... ............................ 2.5-5
2.5.2 Residential Land Use.................................................. 2.5-6
2.5.3 Future Land Use......................................................... 2.5-9
2.5.4 Amendments by Future Land Use............................... 2.5-12
2.5.5 Clearwater Beach Redevelopment Projects ................. 2.5-15 .
2.5.6 Downtown Redevelopment Projects ........................... 2.5-16
2.6.1 Public Schools by Type............................................... 2.6-3
2.7.1 Water Supply Facilities ...............................................2.7-3
2.7.2 Potable Water ............................................................ 2.7-4
2.7.3 Reclaimed Water ........................................................ 2.7-7
3.1.1 Downtown Redevelopment Area................................. 3.1-9
3.1.2 Existing and Potential Activity Centers ....................... 3.1-26
3.3.1 Residential Housing Types ......................................... 3.3-5
3.3.2 Housing Occupancy by Status .................................... 3.3-8
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3.3.4
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Housing Occupancy by Tenure................................... 3.3-11
Median Household Income ......................................... 3.3-16
An nexations, 2000- 2 00 5 .......................................... 3.4- 5
Enclaves and Potential Annexations .......................... 3.4-6
Pinellas County Marina Inventory, 2005 ..................... 3.5-3
Hurricane Storm Surge Areas ..................................... 3.5-7
Evacuation Zones, Routes, and Shelters...................... 3.5-10
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Executive Summary
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Introduction
The following document is an executive summary of the complete report of the
City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The full analysis,
information (i.e. tables, charts, diagrams, and maps), and recommendations are
in the complete EAR.
The City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan serves as a guide for local decision-
making and forms the foundation of the City's Community Development Code.
The City's Comprehensive Plan provides assurance to the citizens of Clearwater
that development in the City implements the City's vision for the future.
The City of Clearwater is committed to implementing the City's vision, and
recognizes the need to respond to changing conditions and to capitalize on
unforeseen opportunities. The City responds to such change through the
process of the consideration and adoption of amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan.
The State of Florida also recognizes the need for periodic review of
comprehensive plans. Currently, Florida Statutes (Chapter 163.3191) include a
requirement for the preparation of an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
every seven years. As stated by the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA), the EAR is the first step in updating the City's Comprehensive Plan and is
intended to accomplish the following goals:
1. Identify major issues for the community;
2. Review past actions of the local government in implementing the
comprehensive plan;
3. Assess the degree to which comprehensive plan objectives have been
achieved;
4. Assess both successes and shortcomings of the comprehensive plan;
5. Identify ways that the comprehensive plan should be changed to:
. Respond to changing conditions and trends affecting the local
community;
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. Respond to the need for new data; and
. Respond to changes in State requirements regarding growth
management.
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6. Respond to changes in regional plans; and
7. Ensure effective intergovernmental coordination.
The Clearwater City Council felt that public participation was crucial to the
success of the EAR. For that reason, an intensive public participation program
was implemented. This program included: a) the establishment of a Citizen
Advisory Committee (CAC) of 23 members as the primary forum for public
input and participation; b) meetings with adjacent cities of Safety Harbor,
Largo, Belleair Beach, , and Dunedin, and the Town of Belleair; c) meetings with
agencies such as Pinellas County, Pinellas Planning Council, and Pinellas County
School District; c) meetings with City's staff. In addition, a "Scoping Meeting"
was held on February 3, 2006 with State and Regional Agencies, including the
Florida Department of Community Affairs, Florida Department of
Transportation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest
Florida Water Management District, and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
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Chapter 163.3191 statutorily requires assessment of eight (8) issues within the
EAR.
. Discuss changes in population since the plan was adopted or last
amended: compare actual changes with the changes projected by the
plan;
. Discuss changes in land area, including annexation, since the plan was
adopted or last amended;
. Identify the amount and location of vacant land and its suitability and
available for development;
. Discuss the extent to which the community has been able to meet the
demands of growth on infrastructure, maintain level of service
standards, provide public services and facilities, concurrency
management, and the financial feasibility of the plan;
. Discuss whether development has located where it was anticipated in the
plan as originally adopted or last amended;
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. Assess success of coordinating land use and school facilities planning,
including use of joint population projections;
. Evaluate plan with respect to the water management district's plan;
evaluate need to revise potable water element to include long-range
water supply facilities workplan; and
. In coastal high-hazard areas, evaluate whether past reduction in land
use density impairs the property rights of current residents when
redevelopment occurs.
Additionally, as a result of this intensive public participation program, five (5)
Issues of Local Concern were identified for focused analysis within the City's
EAR:
. How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and Diversified Strategy for
the City's Redevelopment?
. How does the City Provide Guidance to Enhance Community Character
and Promote Livable Neighborhoods?
. How does the City Develop and Implement a Proactive Approach to
Facilitate Attainable Housing and Assure Safety and Competitiveness of
the Aging Housing Stock?
. How can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy to Eliminate Enclaves
and Facilitate Annexation?
. How does the City Implement an Approach to Coastal and Disaster
Management?
The following pages provide a brief summary of the primary findings and
recommendations for the statutorily mandated issues (Chapter 163.3191, F.S.)
and the five Issues of Local Concern.
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Statutory Issues: Discussion and Recommendations
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1. Population
A primary force in defining and driving community needs is population. The
development and use of comprehensive and accurate population estimates and
forecasts are critical to assure that public services and infrastructure are
provided in an efficient and effective manner.
The 2005 estimated population for the City of Clearwater is 110,831 (University
of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research). The City is in the midst
of significant redevelopment activities that may result in shifts within the City's
population profile and the needs of the citizens and demands placed on City
services. As the City continues to develop and refine an overall citywide
redevelopment strategy, the population characteristics may shift from the
historic trends.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
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. Provide for the regular review and update of the population data and
analysis prepared as part of the EAR-based Comprehensive Plan
amendments. Regular review should occur at least every five (5) years.
The ongoing evaluation of accuracy of population forecasts is necessary
to assure that the City is not underestimating or overestimating the
impact of the redevelopment activities within the City.
2. Vacant Lands
Since 1996, the last time developable vacant lands were assessed as part of the
Comprehensive Plan, developable vacant lands in the City of Clearwater
declined from 600 acres to 420 acres in 2005. This relatively small supply of
developable vacant lands demonstrates the fact that the City of Clearwater is
effectively a built-out city. Given the total area of the City at 13,567 acres, the
City is approximately 97% built-out. Because of this extremely high build-out
percentage, availability of developable vacant lands within the City is minimal.
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A major concern for the City is land availability to promote and enhance the
City's overall redevelopment goals. There is a need for land to meet the public
facility and infrastructure needs of the community and to provide attainable
housing. Given the restricted supply of vacant lands, the City is competing for
these lands with the private sector making acquisition difficult and expensive.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Land Assembly. This should be encouraged contiguous to or near vacant
lands. Identify strategies to encourage land assembly. Link land
assembly to assisting the City in economic development activities and
the provision of attainable housing.
. Land Use Conversions. This should be encouraged on underutilized
parcels and structures. The land use conversions should be sensitive to
and not negatively influence the health, safety, and character of the area.
. Vacant Land Tracking. A system should be established that provides for
an annual tracking of vacant lands within the City. This proactive
tracking and management of the few remaining vacant parcels will allow
the City to promote the most efficient use of the limited vacant land
resource.
3. Concurrency
Concurrency, as used in growth management, is the requirement that public
facilities and services needed to support development are provided
concurrently with the impacts of the development on the public facility or
service. The level of service is a measurement of the ability of the public facility
or service to meet demand. Determination of concurrency is based on a public
facility or service meeting adopted level of service standards for traffic
circulation, recreation and open space, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid
waste, and stormwater drainage within the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The City has been able to maintain acceptable level of service for its public
facilities and services with the current concurrency management system and its
procedures. However, through discussions with the various City Departments
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and researching documentation regarding findings of concurrency for projects,
a need has been identified to enhance the coordination and documentation of
the level of service analysis and determination of concurrency. These
enhancements are primarily procedural in nature and would allow the City to
develop a tool to assist in the definition and implementation of a
comprehensive citywide redevelopment strategy and meet the 2005 growth
management legislation requirements.
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Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Adopt specific policies for the restructuring of the City's existing
concurrency management system process to provide for enhanced
interdepartmental coordination, documentation of analysis and findings
of concurrency, and to establish a concurrency management system that
is focused on the early identification and resolution of concurrency
problems.
. Develop policies to establish that both capacity and distribution/service
capabilities for public facilities and services are sufficient to support a
comprehensive citywide redevelopment strategy.
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Transoortation Element
. Reflect the 2005 Florida Legislative changes that require the adoption of
a transportation proportionate fair share mitigation ordinance and the
revised timeframe for consideration of projects for concurrency to three
years from time of building permit.
. Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
governmental coordination and potential impact mitigation.
. Ensure the consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments
and the Rule 14-94 A.C.
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. Ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments and
the Pinellas MPO Long Range Transportation Plan 2025.
Recreation and Open Space Element
. Revise adopted level of service to reflect only the citywide standard of 4
acres per 1,000 population.
. Add a specific objective and policies that implement the
recommendations contained with the 2002 Parks and Recreation Master
Plan to assure provision of park and recreation facilities to meet the
demands of the City's citizens and visitors.
Utilities: Potable Water Element
. Include a policy that requires the documented confirmation from the
City's Utilities Department that adequate potable water supply is or will
be available at the time of certificate of occupancy.
Utilities: Sanitary Sewer Element
. Revise adopted level of service standards to identify one citywide
standard of 127 gallons per capita per day.
Capital Improvements Element (ClE)
. The impacts of the 2005 Florida Legislative changes will require a
significant rewrite of the CIE to address the update of the schedule of
improvements, the application of the "financially feasible" test for
projects, application of fair share mitigation strategies, and implement
the public school concurrency requirements.
New Public School Facilities Element
. By 2008, the City will adopt a Public School Facilities Element and public
school concurrency standards.
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4. location of Development
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A direct indication of the success or shortcoming of the City's Comprehensive
Plan is through the review of the location of development and if it occurred
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Development in Clearwater has
generally occurred where it was ,anticipated in the current Comprehensive Plan.
However, the following topics are important for continued consideration in
directing (re)development activities:
. Maintaining adopted level of service standards and meeting concurrency
requirements;
. Establishing direct guidance to deal with pre and post-disaster
management considering that Clearwater Beach is located within the
Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA);
. Managing hotel/motel to condominium conversions;
. Fostering the provision of attainable housing throughout the City;
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. Protecting the City's waterfronts through the application of new 2005
State legislation such as Florida House Bill 955 for working waterfronts;
and Florida House Bill 989 for public marinas and boat ramps; and
. Defining an overall redevelopment strategy for the City.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Call for the development of a Comprehensive Redevelopment Strategy;
. Encourage the development and update of special area plans;
. Develop specific proactive strategies to promote the City's tourism
industry; and
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. Adoption of a network of activity centers as part of the Comprehensive
Redevelopment Strategy.
Transportation Element
. Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
governmental coordination and potential impact mitigation.
Housinq Element
. Develop specific policies to ensure that attainable housing provisions are
met through redevelopment activities.
Interqovernmental Coordination Element
. Strengthen coordination for pre and post disaster management.
Coastal Management Element
. Develop a Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy; and
. Recognize State legislative changes for working waterfronts and marinas.
5. Schools
Data provided by the Pinellas County School District shows that the number of
students enrolled in public schools within the City has declined since 2001.
This is a relatively unique situation within Florida. The decline in student
enrollment can be attributed, at least partially, to the built-out condition of the
City and the relative low rate of population growth. However, the decline in
student enrollment does not reduce the importance of providing a
comprehensive and high quality educational experience. The needs of a public
school system with a declining student enrollment are focused on maintaining,
improving, and achieving the highest utilization of the existing public school
facilities.
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In addition, the 2005 Florida Legislative Session resulted in a new requirement
for the development of a Public School Facilities Element and concurrency
standards for public school facilities. This new element and concurrency
standards are required to be coordinated on a countywide basis. The
timeframe for the implementation of these new public school planning
requirements is by 2008.
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Given the climbing cost of construction, the limited revenue sources available,
and the large number of public schools within the Pinellas County School
District, the competition for money to fund improvements to the City's public
schools is fierce. This requires the City to take a proactive role in coordinating
with the local public schools as well as the School District to make the needs
known and to assure that the needs are recognized and considered within the
planning and budgeting cycle of the School District.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element and Interqovernmental Coordination Element
If the EAR-based amendments are due prior to the 2008 deadline for the new
Public School Facilities Element, then amendments to the objectives and
policies relating to public school coordination should:
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· Update the current status of school coordination;
· Identify the need for the City to proactively address the funding needs of
public schools in the City with the Pinellas County School District; and
· Provide a new objective and policy that calls for the establishment of
public school concurrency and the adoption of a Public Schools Facilities
Element by 2008.
If the EAR-based amendments are due after the 2008 deadline for the new
Public School Facilities Element, then amendments to the objectives and
policies relating to public school coordination should:
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. Revise objectives and policies to be consistent with the findings of the
work group developing the public school concurrency program for
Pinellas County; and
. Adopt the Public Schools Facilities Element consistent with the
requirements of Chapter 163 and 235, Florida Statutes, and the findings
of the work group developing the school concurrency program for
Pinellas County.
6. Potable Water
The City of Clearwater has sufficient capacity with its potable water system to
meet the demands. Based on the current potable water supply of 13 million
gallons per day (mgd) allocated across the City's 2005 population of 110,831,
the demand for potable water per capita is 117 gallons per day per person.
This rate of demand is aceptable within the adopted level of service of potable
water within the City's Comprehensive Plan (120 gallons per day per person).
The main issue is the transmission and distribution system to accommodate
redevelopment activities. The City's sources of potable water are from City
wells and potable water purchased from Pinellas County.
In discussions with the City's Utility Department in the development of the EAR,
the desire was expressed to increase the City's production of potable water and
reduce its reliance of potable water from Pinellas County. This approach could
have two significant positive effects:
. By becoming more self-sufficient for potable water supplies, the City
may realize cost savings through reducing the amount of water
purchased from Pinellas County. This is supported by the fact that the
agreement with Pinellas County has an escalation of the cost to the City
for purchase of potable water over time; and
. Increasing local production of potable water supplies will reduce the
demand on water provided by Tampa Bay Water through Pinellas County.
This will free up potable water supplies for use in other areas of Pinellas
County or for other member governments of Tampa Bay Water.
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Recent Florida Legislation calls for the amendment of comprehensive plans to .
include a 1 O-year water supplies work plan in coordination with the Southwest
Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Regional Water Supply Plan. In
2005, the Florida Legislature extended the deadline for the update to Regional
Water Supply Plans and the related amendments to local government
comprehensive plans. According to SWFWMD staff, the new Regional Water
Supply Plan will be complete sometime in late 2006. The City will amend its
Comprehensive Plan within 18 months of the adoption of the new Regional
Water Supply Plan to provide the 1 O-year water supplies work plan consistent
with the new Regional Water Supply Plan.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use. Conservation. Intergovernmental Coordination and Utilitv
Elements
· Revise or add objectives and policies for specific coordination with
SWFWMD regarding the City's potable water system to consider and be
consistent with SWFWMD's Regional Water Supply Plan.
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· Design a process to address Total Maximum Daily Load Issues in
coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, Pinellas
County, and SWFWMD.
Utilitv Element
. Revise and add policies to provide the continued support and
enhancement of the City's water conservation programs, including but
not limited to, the reclaimed water system to meet the requirements of
the funding assistance provided by SWFWMD.
Future Land Use Element
. Add policy that calls for the early participation of the Utilities
Department in the review of redevelopment plans to provide for the early
identification and resolution of potential transmission or distribution
concerns.
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Issues of Local Concern: Discussion and Recommendations
1. How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and Diversified Strategy for the
City's Redevelopment?
The City has engaged redevelopment strategies focused on Clearwater Beach
and Downtown as major activity centers and tourist destination areas. However,
Clearwater lacks an overall redevelopment strategy that guarantees sustainable
use of the City's assets.
The City of Clearwater has not established principles and goals that guarantee a
comprehensive and cohesive framework of redevelopment activities that are
consistent with the new strategic vision for the City. Today, redevelopment is
primarily focused within the Beach and Downtown. Furthermore, redevelopment
is not related to an overall City design structure with an identifiable hierarchical
network of potential redevelopment areas and existing activity centers
throughout the City.
As redevelopment activities continue to occur, there are a number of concerns
that should be addressed within an overall redevelopment strategy:
. Maintenance of adopted level of service standards and meeting
concurrency requirements due to the rapid pace of redevelopment
activities;
. Provision of attainable housing;
. Mitigation of the impact of redevelopment activities on the City's
character and resources, both historical and natural;
. Protection of local businesses and diversification to enhance the
economic base of the City; and
. Coordination with Pinellas County's Redevelopment Strategy.
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Primary Recommendations
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Future Land Use Element
· Call for the development of a citywide comprehensive redevelopment
strategy;
· Adopt a specific overall design structure for City which identifies a
network of activity centers and potential redevelopment areas;
· Expand redevelopment incentives and link to appropriate redevelopment
requirements and conditions;
· Assure that redevelopment activities, as applicable, are sensitive to the
City's waterfront (commercial and recreational) and promote appropriate
public access to the City's water resources; and
· Ensure the continuous input of public safety services (police and fire) be
obtained through the site review process for all redevelopment projects.
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Housing Element
· Promote attainable housing within redevelopment projects.
Transportation
· Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity. centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
coordination and potential impact mitigation;
· Ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments and
the Pinellas MPO Long Range Transportation Plan 2025 and the Rule 14-
94 F.A.C;
· Provide policy guidance regarding proportionate fair share contributions
from developers who cannot meet concurrency;
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2. How does the City Provide Guidance to Enhance Community Character and
Promote Livable Neighborhoods?
As redevelopment activity continues to occur, there is little guidance to
enhance the overall City character and make neighborhoods more livable
places. Clearwater has not established an overall and cohesive City design
structure (such as identifiable assets and character areas, main linkages, focal
points, and gateways), as well as specific design guidelines for its different
neighborhood districts. Future redevelopment projects represent a great
opportunity for the City to improve its character and promote livable
neighborhoods.
Today, the interest regarding redevelopment and its impact on the character of
the City is focused on the Downtown and the Beach. However, citizens are also
concerned about how to maintain and improve the overall City character and
how to link the best City attributes within a defined and appropriate City design
structure. Without an overall City design structure, a gradual loss of
community identity is possible.
Clearwater's current Comprehensive Plan does not provide specific or clear
direction through its goals, objectives and policies in regard to an overall
community design structure. Design considerations in the Comprehensive Plan
and the City's Community Development Code are general and not related to an
overall city design structure that takes into consideration character areas and
specific guidelines. Clearwater's Beach and Downtown have specific guidelines,
but as redevelopment activities extend to other areas within the City, there is a
need to establish community design efforts within these other areas.
Some of the advantages of enhancing community design are:
. Make the City more attractive and appealing to residents and visitors. As
a result, the City becomes more competitive within the marketplace;
. Improve wayfinding as the City establishes an identifiable design
structure composed of a hierarchy of places (activity centers and
neighborhood centers), borders, gateways, landmarks, focal points, and
linkages throughout the City;
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· Strengthen community identity by recognizing neighborhood character
and the citizen's connections to community assets and values through
the expanded use of the City's existing Neighborhood District Overlay
process; and
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· Facilitate community support of redevelopment projects that
complement the physical context and character of the neighborhoods
(scale, pattern, form, historic resources and other attributes).
The importance of community design has grown in stature and is becoming an
integral part of land use planning for communities. People are looking not only
for desirable places to live, but are also highly valued within the real estate
market due to the qualities by which the physical environment is shaped. These
desirable qualities include, but are not limited to: architectural diversity,
housing diversity, streetscapes, mixed uses, center and edge definition of
neighborhoods, plazas, parks, open spaces, pedestrian and bicycle friendliness,
recognition of human scale, and preservation of natural resources.
Primary Recommendations
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Future Land Use Element
· Establish goal, objectives, and policies to institute a citywide design
structure composed of a hierarchy of places (i.e. activity centers and
neighborhood centers), borders, gateways, landmarks, focal points, and
linkages throughout the City. In addition, the design structure should
promote the establishment of a citywide redevelopment strategy. A
public charette process should be used to develop the design structure;
· Establish specific goal, objective, and policies to promote livable
neighborhoods that define the parameters and provide incentives for
implementation; and
. Establish a policy to consider the development and implementation of
form-based codes for specific areas of the City (activity centers,
neighborhood centers, etc.) as defined within the overall City design
structure and implemented through the City's Neighborhood District
Overlay process.
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3. How does the City Develop and Implement a Proactive Approach to Facilitate
Attainable Housing and Assure Safety and Competitiveness of the Aging
Housing Stock?
Disparities between housing values and income have a significant impact on
housing affordabi/ity. Within the Tampa Bay Region which includes Clearwater,
it is necessary for a worker earning minimum wage to work at least 130 hours a
week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at "Fair Market Rent': Built-out
communities, like Clearwater, have additional pressures such as increases in
land values due to decrease in vacant developable land, and other elements of
the overall housing cost such as property taxes, insurance premiums, impact
fees and rising construction costs. Redevelopment efforts, in addition to
supporting tourism and providing "high-end" housing, must also support and
provide housing opportunities for low and moderate-income groups. In
addition to the issue of housing affordability, Clearwater has an aging housing
stock that needs attention in order to ensure housing safety and the City's
competitiveness within the Region.
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Florida's housing market has experienced a significant "boom" cycle due to the
past reduction of interest rates, the steady flow of new residents moving to
Florida every year, and the resulting high level of investment in real estate.
This housing market "boom", with the additional amenity of its waterfront
location, has significantly affected housing costs in the City of Clearwater.
The provision of attainable housing has become a significant challenge.
Attainable housing refers to the capacity that all income levels have to access a
"decent and adequate" housing unit within the housing market. A
measurement of attainable housing is based on an individual not expending
more than 30% of their yearly total income on housing expenses.
Built-out communities, like Clearwater, have additional pressures due to the
increase of land values, the limited availability of vacant developable land,
skyrocketing construction costs (due to demand for building material supplies
and labor outpacing supply), and the increase of other costs of home
acquisition (i.e. financing, property taxes, and insurance).
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Another important issue for the City is maintaining the condition of the City's
aging housing stock. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, approximately 71 % of
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the City's housing stock is more than 20 years old and over 21 % is more than
40 years old 1. The age of the City's housing stock is important in relation to
housing safety issues (compliance with current building codes) and remaining
competitive within the regional housing market (cost, appearance, etc) to
attract and maintain economic development opportunities.
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Without an appropriate and proactive approach to the housing issue, there are
several potential impacts to the City. Some of these include:
. Impacts on tourism and other industries that support the economic base
of Clearwater as workers may not be able to afford housing with their
current wages;
. Impacts on traffic congestion and the need for improved alternative
forms of transportation (i.e. mass transit, trails, ride-sharing, etc.) as
those who decide to work in Clearwater and live in other communities
will impact commuting patterns and increase potential impacts on the
transportation system and its level of service;
. Impacts on the City's image considering that sub-standard units and
deteriorated housing make Clearwater less competitive, attractive and
livable; and
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. Building safety concerns for an aging housing stock without proper
maintenance.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Higher Densities. Establish specific policies to promote density increases
to directly support the provision of attainable housing due to the high
cost of land. Densities over 30 dwelling units per acre should be
considered. The actual allocation of these increased densities must be
done in a manner that is sensitive to the existing character of the areas
and the ability to provide appropriate publiC services.
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1 Houses older than 20 years are in most cases less competitive in the real estate market.
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. Mixed Use and Infill development. Establish specific policies to
encourage mixed uses and infill development that include the
construction of attainable housing with appropriate development
incentives.
. Land Assembly. Develop policies to identify and promote land assembly
contiguous to or near vacant lands. Land assembly should be linked to
assisting the City in economic development activities and the provision
of affordable housing.
. Attainable Housing, Land Use and Mass Transit. The land use and
housing element should include a policy to encourage attainable housing
projects within a 0.25-mile radius of mass transit stops established by
PSTA.
Housinq Element
. Establish Balanced Developer Incentives and Requirements. The City
should develop a policy that calls for the preparation of a specific
"attainable housing ordinance" that delineates developer incentives and
requirements for the provision of attainable housing. Opportunities
include, but are not limited to:
o Setting aside a percentage of the development for attainable
housing;
o Establishing a fee in lieu of developing attainable housing; and
o Building attainable housing units on another site.
. Diversify and Maximize Sources of Funding. The City should explore
policies to diversify financial mechanisms to fund attainable housing.
Among the tools to consider are:
o Establish a Local Housing Land Trust Fund; and
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o Support full funding from State and Federal sources.
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· Preservation and Rehabilitation. The Comprehensive Plan should include
policies that give greater support to preserve and rehabilitate the City's
housing stock to overcome code violations and structural problems that
influence the health, safety, and image of the City.
· Mobile Homes. The City should expand and redefine within the
Comprehensive Plan policies regarding mobile homes. The City recently
approved the Ordinance 7616-06 that establishes the "Mobile Home
Transitional Program." These recommendations should be included
within the comprehensive plan amendments.
InterQovernmental Coordination Element
· Participation and Coordination. The City should establish a specific
objectiveand supporting polices to promote coordination and
collaboration regarding the issue of attainable housing. Among the
main participants for coordination to consider are: the Florida
Department of Community Affairs, the University of Florida Shimberg
Center for Affordable Housing, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council, Pinellas County, other municipalities, Pinellas Realtor
Association, Bay Area Apartment Association, non-profit organizations.
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4. How can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy to Eliminate Enclaves
and Facilitate Annexation?
Currently, a significant amount of land remains as enclaves, unincorporated
areas surrounded by the City, or unincorporated areas along the City's
boundary. The remaining enclaves within the City encompass approximately
1,252 acres. The areas available for potential annexation, enclaves and areas
along the City's boundary, within the "Planning Area" encompass approximately
3,700 acres. Clearwater has not defined a citywide specific strategy within the
Comprehensive Plan to eliminate the enclaves and address other potential
annexation areas.
The City of Clearwater lacks a specific strategic approach for annexation and .
the provision of the necessary public facilities. The references within the
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current Comprehensive Plan regarding annexation are reactive and provide
direction for what the City should do in response to an annexation request (i.e.
agreements for sewer service and assessment of potable water distribution
systems). This issue has a direct impact on:
. Elimination of the use of septic tanks within these unincorporated areas
of the County;
. Reducing the opportunities for economic development by resulting in
barriers to land acquisition (primarily due to the presence of enclaves),
uncoordinated public service delivery, and differences in regulations; and
. Facilitating neighborhood planning and fostering community identity.
The overall intent is to establish the City of Clearwater as the strategic
facilitator of annexations as opposed to reacting to various annexation
requests.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Design specific set of standards and criteria, including cost-benefit
analysis, for the timing and location of desired annexations (i.e. When is
an area ripe for annexation?) The standards and criteria should be
sensitive to the unique conditions of the City's neighborhood districts;
. Link proactive annexation program to City's economic development
activities;
. Associate the proactive annexation program with the fostering of
neighborhood and community identity; and
Utilities Element
. Require proactive coordination, planning, and incentives to assure that
the required utility services are available to support the City's strategic
annexation program.
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Intergovernmental Coordination Element
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· Delineate the specific coordination mechanisms for annexation of the
enclaves with Pinellas County; and
· Reflect the desire of the City to be strategic, proactive, and coordinated
in pursuing annexation.
5. How does the City Implement an Approach to Coastal and Disaster
Management?
The City is a coastal community with a high level of investment in
redevelopment activities, particularly Downtown and the Beach. Clearwater
needs to protect its coastal resources since it provides the foundation for its
main source of economic activity. In addition, the City needs to assure a
comprehensive approach to disaster preparation, mitigation, and response.
This comprehensive approach must be regional to assure that the activities for
coastal and disaster management are complimentary to the plans and efforts of
the other local governments and the State of Florida.
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The City of Clearwater is a waterfront community that has a significant tourism
industry and community identity tied to the waterfront. As public access to the
waterfront is lost, the City will begin to lose part of its character that could
negatively impact the long-term viability of its tourism industry and one of the
defining characteristics that make Clearwater a great place to live. In addition,
Clearwater Beach, an area of focused redevelopment attention and investment,
is almost completely located within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) and
requires sensitivity in the management of redevelopment activity and its impact
on the preparation, response, and recovery for hurricanes.
An important concern relates to the effectiveness of publiC education regarding
hurricane preparedness, mitigation, and response. The recognition by the
public of the vulnerability of Pinellas County to significant hurricane damage is
relevant. Public education needs to establish an understanding of the
importance of early planning and appropriate response to hurricanes
threatening Pinellas County. This public education program must be done in
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close coordination with Pinellas County, other municipalities, Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council, and the State of Florida.
Primary Recommendations
Future Land Use Element
. Establish specific procedures and documentation of analysis of impacts
on sheltering and evacuations as a result of redevelopment activities
within the CHHA as part of any land use amendment.
. Develop specific policies to assure that redevelopment activities, as
applicable, are sensitive to the City's waterfront (commercial and
recreational) and promotes appropriate public access to the City's water
resources;
. Establish specific policies to ensure that the future land use element
encourages the preservation of working waterfronts;
Interqovernmental Coordination Element
. Establish specific policies that call for enhanced hurricane and disaster
management coordination between the City, Pinellas County, other
municipalities, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State
of Florida with particular emphasis on public outreach and education.
Conclusion
The EAR and proposed EAR based Comprehensive Plan amendments provide
the basis for maximizing the City's opportunities, strengthen the City's
qualities, and overcome the City's weaknesses. In addition, the EAR and
proposed EAR based Comprehensive Plan amendments provide a framework to
implement the vision for the City as described in the follow vision statement
from the City's recent visioning process:
"Sparkling Clearwater is a uniquely beautiful and vibrant waterfront community
that is socially and economically diverse, that reinvents itself, and is a
wonderful place to live, learn, work, and play. "
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Part I
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INTRODUCTION
City Profi Ie
Purpose of EAR
EAR Process and Public Participation
Visioning
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I. Introduction
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1.1 City Profile
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Part I' Introduction
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City Profile
The City of Clearwater is approximately 21 square miles in size and is located
in Pinellas County on the west coast of Florida. The City is nestled between the
Gulf of Mexico on the west and Tampa Bay on the east. (See Map 1.1.1)
Clearwater is located on the highest coastal bluff in Florida with several miles of
shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay. An average high of 82
degrees and an average low of 63 degrees make the City of Clearwater an
attractive location for tourism.
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The City of Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County. The City shares
boundaries with the municipalities of Largo, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, Belleair
Beach and the Town of Belleair (See Map 1.1.2). Along with the cities of St.
Petersburg and Tampa, Clearwater is one of the most urbanized areas within
the Tampa Bay Region. In fact, according to estimates of the University of
Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) for 2005, the City of
Clearwater ranked 15th out of the 20 most populous cities in Florida with a
population of 110,831.
As a mature urban city, the City of Clearwater's population growth is very slow,
significantly less than 1 % per year. The City is nearly built-out and vacant
developable land is very limited, representing only 3% of the total land area.
When this area was known only to native Americans, clear springs located along
the bluffs ran into what is now known as the intercoastal waterway. Spanish
explorers reached the area in 1528, bringing with them the first African
Americans. Another Spanish expedition arriving in 1567 brought ten
missionaries to establish missions throughout the area; the missionaries later
perished in battles with the natives, who had been mistreated by previous
exploration crews. White settlers did not again begin to settle the area until the
1800s. The community was first known as Clear Water Harbor until 1895 when
Clearwater became one word; the word Harbor was later dropped.
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During the Seminole Indian Wars of 1835, the government built the original
Fort Harrison as a recuperation center for soldiers, and not as a defensive fort.
It was situated on the bluffs where Harbor Oaks is now located. The fort was
abandoned in 1841. After the Federal Armed Occupation Act of 1842 gave 160
acres to heads of families and single men over 18 who would bear arms and
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cultivate the land, more settlers began arnvmg. Most of the settlers farmed .
vegetables and cotton. The first narrow gauge railroad was built in 1888, and
Clearwater grew steadily throughout the early part of the 1900s. Tourist and
settlers were drawn to the area because of the climate and enticements by early
developers and speculators. By act of the Florida State Legislature, Pinellas
County was created in 1912, with Clearwater becoming the County seat.
The City of Clearwater was incorporated in 1915. The first library was built in
1916 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie. In that same year, the City built the
first bridge to Clearwater Beach, opening it up for development. The
population continued to steadily climb. After World War II, a number of soldiers
who had trained here returned to live. The 15,000 residents in 1950, grew to
108,787 as shown by the 2000 U.S. Census. The City of Clearwater continues
to be a major tourist destination spot, with the tourist industry now being a
large part of the local economy.
Similar to Pinellas County and the State of Florida, one of Clearwater's most
notable industries is tourism, since the City serves as a gateway to the Gulf of
Mexico beaches. The City of Clearwater is responsible for over one-third of the
tourist tax collections in Pinellas County, and the impact of tourism on
Clearwater's economy is over $1.3 billion dollars annually. According to the
Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, tourism is the number one
employer in Clearwater, with more than 14,000 people (or approximately 13%
of the total population) directly employed in Clearwater's tourism industry.
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However, within the last several years, the City of Clearwater is actively looking
to enhance the diversity of its economic base by attracting additional industries
such as the high-tech and healthcare industries. According to BEBR, the
employed population of the City of Clearwater in 2004 was 53,873.
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Some of the area's largest public employers are the Pinellas County School
District, which employs approximately 14,000 people, and Pinellas County
Government, which employs approximately 4,000 people. Top private
employers include the Morton Plant Hospital and Crum Resources. The Church
of Scientology also has its headquarters, called Flag Service Organization (FSO),
in the downtown area. The Church of Scientology's headquarters are comprised
of more than a dozen buildings in the downtown area and employ
approximately 1,200 people.
City of Clearwater recognizes the value of its waterfront amenities, including its
beaches, hotels, parks, and boating opportunities. The City's beaches are one
of the region's biggest economic generators. The pier on Clearwater Beach is a
prime location for fishing, entertainment, and cultural activities.
The City of Clearwater also understands the need to focus its efforts toward
infill and redevelopment. Reinvestment, particularly in the Downtown and on
the Beach, is occurring as the result of redevelopment projects. The City and
the private sector are working together to diversify the economy, bring new
employment opportunities and improve the City's character and image.
Taking into account the City's attributes and its current opportunities, the main
challenge for the City is to manage redevelopment to foster economic
competitiveness, neighborhood compatibility, environmental sustainability, and
social equity.
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1.2 Purpose of Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
The City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan serves as a guide for local decision-
making and forms the foundation of the City's Community Development Code.
The City's Comprehensive Plan provides assurance to the citizens of Clearwater
that development in the City corresponds to the Goals, Objectives and Policies
that are adopted to implement the City's Vision for the future.
Though the City of Clearwater is committed to implementing the City's Vision,
it also recognizes the need to respond to changing circumstances and to
capitalize on unforeseen opportunities. The City responds to such change
through the process of the consideration and adoption of amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, in order to assure that the Comprehensive
Plan is keeping pace with change in the community and responds to the
evolving community vision, periodic evaluation and appraisal of the elements
that make up the City's Comprehensive Plan are necessary.
The State of Florida also recognizes the need for periodic review. Currently,
Florida Statutes (Chapter 163.3191 F.S.) include a requirement for the
preparation of an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) every seven years. As
stated by the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the EAR is the
first step in updating the City's Comprehensive Plan and is intended to
accomplish the following goals:
1. Identify major issues for the community;
2. Review past actions of the local government in implementing the plan;
3. Assess the degree to which plan objectives have been achieved;
4. Assess both successes and shortcomings of the plan;
5. Identify ways that the plan should be changed to:
. Respond to changing conditions and trends affecting the local
community;
. Respond to the need for new data; and
. Respond to changes in state requirements regarding growth
management and development.
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6. Respond to changes in regional plans; and
7. Ensure effective intergovernmental coordination.
The City of Clearwater's EAR is due for submittal to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs for review by September 29, 2006.
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1.3 EAR Process and Public Participation
The process of preparation of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) began
with a scoping meeting between the City's consultants, Wade Trim, Inc.
("Consultants"), and the City, which was held on June 16, 2005 at the Municipal
Services Building in Clearwater. Several issues were discussed at this meeting
and direction was established for the City's Planning Department staff and the
Consultants about necessary facets of the process such as:
. Forming a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to guide the process of the
EAR;
. Identifying of data needs and methods of compilation;
. Establishing a series of meetings with surrounding jurisdictions to gain
their insights;
. Outlining of methodology for comprehensive issues analysis; and
. Coordinating with other City Departments.
Citizen Advisorv Committee (CAC):
The City Council agreed that public participation was crucial to the success of
the EAR. A major goal of the City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan is to
respond to the concerns of the community and reflect the views and vision of
the public at large. Therefore, the EAR needs to have that same focus on public
involvement in the process.
To that end, the City Council appointed a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) as
the primary forum for public input and participation throughout the
development of the City of Clearwater's EAR. The CAC consists of 23 volunteers
from various walks of life within the community. There are representatives from
Civic Associations, Home Owners Associations, Community Services Groups,
Legal Community, Hispanic Community Representatives, Realtors, Business
Owners, etc. The CAC has met a total of eight times during the process of issue
identification and prioritization.
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CAC Members at the First EAR Working Session
The meetings were facilitated by Wade Trim and the City's Planning Department
staff. The sessions were structured with presentations of one or more of the
Comprehensive Plan Elements. The presentations analyzed relevant information
of each element and identified major concerns. Discussion and a question and
answer session followed. A list of these and other EAR meetings can be found
in Table 1.3.1.
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Early in the series of CAC Comprehensive Plan Element reviews, the number of
meetings was expanded and the format of the sessions was revamped in
response to requests from the CAC members for more discussion time for each
issue. It is important to point out that City staff members from the relevant City
departments for the element being discussed were present at each of the
meetings.
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Table 1.3.1
City of Clearwater
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
Meetings held by Wade Trim through 06/12/2006
Date Objective Partlcl pants Wade Trim
June 16, Staff Meeting Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Amanda Warner
2005 Discuss schedule and EAR methodology. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
June 24, Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2005 coordination issues that require consideration in the Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Ronald Pianta, Safety Harbor
Appraisal Report.
June 24, Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2005 coordination issues that require consideration in the Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Robert Jarzen, City of Largo
Appraisal Report. Alissa Feaster, City of Largo
Carol Stricklin, City of Largo
July 5, 2005 Staff Meeting Paul Bertels, City of Clearwater Dave
Transportation Gildersleeve
Identify issues for EAR. Jose Fernandez
July 5, 2005 Staff Meeting Geraldine Campos, City of Dave
Economic Development Clearwater Gildersleeve
Identify issues for EAR. Joel Smiley, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
July 05, 2005 Staff Meeting Howie Carroll, City of Clearwater Dave
Housing Gildersleeve
Identify issues for EAR. Jose Fernandez
July 12, 2005 Staff Meeting Tom Mahony, City of Clearwater Amanda Warner
Identify sources of GIS data. Jason Herman, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
July 12, 2005 Staff Meeting Albert Carrier, City of Clearwater Dave
Storm water Gildersleeve
Identify issues for EAR. Amanda Warner
Jose Fernandez
July 12, 2005 Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Reid Silverboard, City of Belleair Dave
coordination issues that require consideration in the Beach Gildersleeve
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and
Appraisal Report.
July 14, 2005 Steve Cottrell, Town of Belleair Jose Fernandez
Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
coordination issues that require consideration in the
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and
Appraisal Report.
July 19, 2005 Staff Meeting Andy Neff, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
Utilities (potable water! wastewater! reclaimed) Douglas Stocker, City of Mike Reineke
Identify issues for EAR. Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Lou Badami, City of Clearwater
Todd Petrie, City of Clearwater
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
July 22, 2005 Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
coordination issues that require consideration in the Jeffery Dow, City of Dunedin
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and
Appraisal Report.
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Table 1.3.1
City of Clearwater
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
Meetings held by Wade Trim through 06/12/2006
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Date Objective Participants Wade Trim
August 5, 2005 Staff Meeting Michael Delk, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
Land Use Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Identify issues for EAR. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
August 10, Parks and Recreation Felicia Leonard, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2005 Identify Issues for EAR. Via Phone Call
August 17, Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Gordon Bearsdslee, Pinellas Dave
2005 coordination issues that require consideration in the County Planning Gildersleeve
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Elizabeth Freeman, Pinellas Jose Fernandez
Appraisal Report. County Planning
Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
August 17, Environmental/Coastal Management Dave
2005 Identify issues for EAR. Terry Finch, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Jose Fernandez
Brad Cornelius
Via Phone Call
September 6, Identify sources of GIS data with Pinellas Planning for EAR. David Walker, Pinellas County Jose Fernandez
2005 Planning
September 6, CAC Meeting CAC Brad Cornelius
2005 Introduce to CAC members the EAR process. Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
September 6, Gather info and impressions of City's Visioning Process Citizens Jose Fernandez
2005 2025 to be integrated into the EAR- First Workshop. City Council Members
Frank Hibbard, Mayor
Bill Horne, City Manager
HDR
September 16, Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2005 coordination issues that requires consideration in the Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation
Appraisal Report.
September 28, CAC Meeting CAC Jose Fernandez
2005 Introduce to CAC members concerns related to Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Amanda Warner
demographics, parks and recreation, conservation and Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
coastal management.
October 3, 2005 Identify cross jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental James Miller, Pinellas County Jose Fernandez
coordination issues that require consideration in the Schools
development of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Steven Fairchild, Pinellas County
Appraisal Report. Schools.
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
October 26, CAC Meeting CAC Jose Fernandez
2005 Introduce to CAC members concerns related to housing and Michael Delk, City of Clearwater Amanda Warner
utilities. Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
November 9, Staff Meeting Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
2005 Introduction to City's new Long Range Planning Manager, Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Steven Brown. Brad Cornelius
Jose Fernandez
November 15, Community Development Board meeting to observe Michael Delk, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2005 process and to gather information. Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater
Steven Brown, City of Clearwater
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Table 1.3.1
City of Clearwater
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
Meetings held by Wade Trim through 06/12/2006
Date Objective Participants Wade Tn m
November 16, CAC Members CAC Brad Cornelius
2005 Introduce to CAC members concerns related to Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
transportation. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
Cky Ready, City of Clearwater
December 5, Staff Meeting Michael Delk, City of Clearwater Dave
2005 Review and approach of Land Use presentation to CAC. Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Review of the process and scheduling. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Cky Ready, City of Clearwater
December 7, CAC Meeting CAC Dave
2005 Introduce to CAC members concerns related to land use: Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
existing, future, annexations, vacant lands. Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Ckv Readv, Citv of Clearwater
January 6, 2006 Review CAC presentation for January 18". Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
GIS- coordination. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Presentation of concerns matrix. Cky Ready, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Discussion of policy assessment methodology. Amanda Warner
January 18, CAC Members CAC Brad Cornelius
2006 Introduce to CAC members concerns related to Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
redevelopment area plans, school planning and public Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
facilities. Cky Ready, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
January 19, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Future Land Use and economic development Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
(Geraldine Campos and Joel Smiley)
January 20, Staff Meeting Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Discussion issue identification methodology and matrixes. Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Jose Fernandez
January 23, Policy Assessment Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Solid Waste-Utilities Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
(Paul H. Nystrom) Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
January 23, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Water, wastewater and reclaimed water Utilities Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
(Andy Neff)
January 23, Policy Assessment Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Transportation Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
(Bennett Elbo) Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
January 23, Policy Assessment Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Engineering (conservation, coastal management) Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
(AI Carrier and Mike Quillen) Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
January 24, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Parts and Recreation Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Amanda Warner
(Art Kader)
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City of Clearwater
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
Meetings held by Wade Trim through 06/12/2006
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Date Objective Participants Wade Trim
January 27, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
2006 Capital Improvements (Budget) Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
(Margie Simmons)
January 30, Staff Meeting Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Main Issues Review
February 1, CAC Members CAC Brad Cornelius
2006 Introduce CAC members to capital improvements and Michael Delk, City of Clearwater Dave
intergovernmental coordination elements. Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Brief discussion of preliminary Issues of Local Concern. Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
Cky Ready, City of Clearwater
February 3, Scoping Meeting Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
2006 Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
Erin Dorn Brad Cornelius
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Jose Fernandez
Carol Collins
Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), AI Barlotta
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Lori Belangia
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC),
Avera Wynne
Pinellas County Planning Department (PP),
Gordon Beardslee
February 10, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Future Land Use and Concurrency Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
Cky Ready, City of Clearwater
Robert Tefft, City of Clearwater
Michael Reynolds, City of
Clearwater
February 10, Staff Meeting Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Safety (Police) Steven Brown, City of Clearwater
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
February 15, Policy Assessment Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
2006 Housing Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
(Howie Carroll )
February 15, CAC Members CAC Brad Cornelius
2006 Introduce process of identifying preliminary Issues of Local Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
(meeting 1 - Concern. Prioritizing of issues by CAC. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
afternoon) Cky Ready, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
February 15, CAC Members CAC Brad Cornelius
2006 Introduce process of identifying preliminary Issues of Local Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Dave
(meeting 2 - Concern. Prioritizing of issues by CAC. Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Gildersleeve
evening) Jose Fernandez
February 17, Safety (Fire) Gina Clayton, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
2006 Robert Dube, Deputy Chief Steven Brown, City of Clearwater
Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater
March 16, 2006 Review write ups for EAR ( first draft). Sharen Jarzen, City of Clearwater Brad Cornelius
Jose Fernandez
April191fl Review EAR Draft Citizens Advisory Committee Brad Cornelius
Steven Brown, City of Clearwater Jose Fernandez
May 16m Review EAR Draft Community Development Board
Steven Brown, City of Clearwater
June 12'" Review EAR Draft City Council
Steven Brown, City of Clearwater
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The CAC also participated in specific exercises related to the process. These
exercises became an important source to define the major issues of concern.
The "Windows of our Community Exercise" allowed CAC members to express
visually (photographs) and in writing general concerns (dislikes) as well as
strengths and opportunities that the City should maintain or pursue. The main
objectives of this exercise were:
. Identify good planning and design practices that should be maintained
and improved through the Comprehensive Plan amendment process.
Some of the good planning practices were identified in other
communities within the Tampa Bay Area; and
. Review critical issues to be amended within the next Comprehensive Plan
Update.
The photos and comments received from the CAC were turned into a
presentation that summarized the main findings of the exercise. A copy of the
final presentation follows.
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Photo Survey's Objectives
· The Citizens Advisory Committee will identify good
planning and design practices that should be
maintained and improved through the
Comprehensive Plan amendment process.
· The Citizens Advisory Committee will review
critical issues to be amended within the next
Comprehensive Plan Update.
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· Good Practices and Ideas to
Improve the Built Environment.
· Concerns and Challenges.
· Before and After Examples.
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Good Practices and Ideas
to Improve the Built Environment
City of Clearwater
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Strengthen the Design of Public Facilities
· Become a City Asset/Landmark.
· Promote Neighborhood Improvement.
. Main Library
. Bright House Field
. Ross Norton
. North Greenwood Library
. East Li brary
· Seminole Boat launch (more)
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New bridge (note Sunsel Key Bridge insect) - Pretty 10 view and pretty v~w when using
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Downtown Clearwater Library - Commitment to quaHly of life and
maintenance of Bluff
Library from Coachman Park - Elegant and funcaonal
Greenwood Library - Neighborhood Improvement
Bright House Field - Great Asset 10 Community
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Protecting and restoring the natural
environment.
· Clearwater Beach
· Alligator Creek
· Oak Trees
· Clearwater East-West Trail (integration
human and nature)
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ClealWater EfW Trail- Quality of life enhancement
Clearwater East-West Trail- Trails and
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Enhancing the Public Realm
· Better Streets cape Practices.
· Public Art.
· Pedestrian Friendly Environments.
· Signage.
- Design Strategies
- Friendly City
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Gatepost al Wlladell Drive.
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· Scale Recognition.
- Pocket/Community/Neighborhood
· Recreational Opportunities and
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· Preservation of Open Spaces.
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Cliff Stephens Park - auality of life enhancement
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Practicing Good Community Design
· Architectural Diversity.
· Mixed Use.
· Small Plazas.
· Central Core (meeting place).
· Pedestrian Oriented.
· Cafes/Restaurants.
· Housing as a Regenerator.
· Maintaining Historic Buildings.
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Improving City Linkages and Mass Transit
· Improving Link Between Downtown
and the Beach (Causeway).
· Street Beautification.
· Improving Mass Transit.
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City's Image
· Aging Structures.
· Abandoned Structures.
· Maintenance of Structures and Vacant
Lands.
· Appearance of Commercial Structures.
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Provision of Affordable Housing
· Mobile Home Parks Condition and
Potential Conversion.
· Providing Catalyst Projects to Promote
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Identifyi n9 Redevelopment Opportu n ities
· Vacant Land.
· Better Use of the Land.
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Tear-downs diminish our old
neighborhoods
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. Required setbacks are minimum for the intensity of
development.
. High rises block views of watelWays/beach.
· Allowable densities does not match parking
requirements.
. Changes in character area from single family to high
density developments.
· Lack of landscapingl streetscape design requirements.
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land Use Regulations Concerns
· Parking requirements and design
especially in Shopping Centers.
· Boat parking and neighborhood image.
· Service roads and parking spaces in
residential areas.
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horrible architecture
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Brampton Rd - Large pontoon boa! pali\ed in driveway
Dunston Cove Rd - Large boat parked in yard, corner lot
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Transportation
· Safety on High Volume Roads and
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· Traffic Congestion.
· Traffic Violations.
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7 lanes 01 N. S traffic on Koone Road intersection with Cleveland Street - One block lrom Skycrest Elementary School
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The Story of Your Pictures
· Promote Community Desi!iln to Achieve a Better
City Image and Livable Neighborhoods.
- Identifiable landmarks: Community Facilities
- Activity Centers: Mixed Use
- Walkability
- Streetscape
- Signage
- Public Art
- landscaping
- Signage
- Better Use of the land: Density/lnfilll land Use Changes
- Parking Requirements and Design
· Promote Architectural Diversity.
· Preserve Historic Structures.
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· Protection of the Natural Environment.
· Sustain the Variety and Quality of
Recreational Offerings.
· Provide Affordable Housing
Opportu n ities.
· Improve Strategies to Mitigate
Transportation Needs.
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CAC Members, City Staff and Wade Trim Consultants Attending one
of the EAR Working Sessions
The interaction with the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) constituted one of
the most enriching and valuable forms of input for identifying the main issues
of the EAR.
It is important to point out that all presentations, agendas, and minutes of each
CAC meeting were continuously posted on the City's website throughout the
EAR process. This action allowed the citizens and City staff to be informed of
the process.
Methodologv for Identification of Issues of Local Concern
The Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan is focused on two main areas of analysis:
. Statutory Mandated Topics by Chapter 163.3191, Florida Statutes; and
. Issues of Local Concern identified through an intensive public process.
These two areas of analysis provide the foundation for the revisions and
updates needed to assure that the City's Comprehensive Plan meets the current
and future needs of its citizens. The result of each area of analysis is the
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identification of amendments needed for the Comprehensive Plan to assure its .
immediate and long-term effectiveness in promoting positive community
development and redevelopment.
This approach to the EAR process is new and provides the opportunity for the
City to identify and thoroughly analyze those issues that it finds are the most
critical Issues of Local Concern while still providing base level analysis as
required by Florida Statute. The greatest difference between the current EAR
process and the last EAR process in 1997 is that the current EAR process is
intended to be specifically tailored to the needs of the community and not just
a "cookbook" approach.
The following provides a summary of the process used by the City of Clearwater
to identify the Issues of Local Concern.
A. Establish Communication Channels to Gather Input Regarding General
Concerns
In order to establish a clear sense of the challenges and concerns facing the .
City of Clearwater, an intensive public participation program was implemented.
This public participation program included the following activities since
September 2005:
Citizen Input
· City of Clearwater's Citizens Advisory Committee for the EAR (CAC) with
eight (8) meetings from September 2005 through February 2006. The
CAC is comprised of 23 different stakeholders from the City's
neighborhood districts. A list of its members and meetings held are in
Tables 1.3.2 and 1.3.3.
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City of Clearwater's Visioning Process. As a simultaneous process to the
EAR, the City held eight (8) workshops between September and October
2005 in different City neighborhoods. These workshops had several
primary purposes: gather information from the community about
concerns and directions, field-test the City Council's ideas and proposed
initiatives, and help build consensus for which direction the City should
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move in the upcoming years. In addition, an internet survey was
prepared. A detailed discussion of this process is in Chapter 1.4.
Table 1.3.2
City of Clearwater
Citizens Adviso Committee Members (CAC)
Frank Dame Laron Barber Norma Elizabeth
Carlou h France
Nicholas Reginald Sondra Kerr Odilon
Fritsch Braswell Mez uite
Russ Kimball Barbara Green
Josh Margaret
Ma idson Hi htower
Rod Lease Rob Boos
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Douglas
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Lau ra St. Clai r
(Downtown)
Elizabeth Freeman
(Pinellas Plannin )
Bill Murray Helen
Kerwin
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City of Clearwater
Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)
s Held for the Evaluation and A raisal Re
September 6,
2005
Introduce CAC members to the EAR process.
September
28,2005
Introduce CAC members to concerns related to demographics, parks and recreation, conservation and
coastal management.
October 26, Introduce CAC members to concerns related to housing and utilities.
2005
November 16, Introduce CAC members to concerns related to transportation.
2005
December 7, Introduce CAC members to concerns related to land use: existing, future, annexations, vacant lands.
2005
January 18, Introduce CAC members to concerns related to redevelopment area plans, school planning, and public
2006 facilities.
Introduce CAC members to concerns related to capital improvements and intergovernmental coordination
February 1, elements.
2006 Brief discussion of preliminary Issues of Local Concern.
February 15,
2006
Introduce CAC members to process of identifying preliminary Issues of Local Concern. Prioritizing of
Issues of Local Concern by CAC.
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Citv Department Input
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· City Department Meetings consisting of 28 meetings with Economic
Development, Housing, Finance, Parks and Recreation,
Environmental/Stormwater Management, Engineering, Transportation,
Utilities, Fire, Police, Solid Waste and Planning. The sessions were held
first to identify major concerns within plan elements and secondly to
review Goals, Objectives, and Policies.
Local Government and Countywide Agencv Input
· Adjacent City Meetings were held, consisting of five (5) meetings with
Safety Harbor, Largo, Belleair Beach, Belleair, and Dunedin to identify
jurisdictional concerns and intergovernmental coordination issues.
· Countywide Agency Meetings were held, consisting of four (4) meetings
with Pinellas County, Pinellas Planning Council, and Pinellas County
School District.
Scopinq Meeting Input
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· Scoping Meeting was held with State and Regional Agencies, including
the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Florida Department of
Transportation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Southwest Florida Water Management District, and Tampa Bay Regional
Planning Council. Scoping Meeting took place on February 3, 2006.
The outcome of this public participation program is summarized in Table 1.3.4
and recognizes the common concerns identified throughout each of the
meetings. Interestingly, concerns raised through each phase of the public
participation process were similar.
Concerns within Table 1.3.4 are related to each of the Comprehensive Plan
Elements. A concern is a cause, effect, or goal that the community wants to
achieve. Therefore, a concern is a statement that leads to Major Issue
identification. A Major Issue is the problem itself and an expression of the
relationship of the concerns.
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B. Process to Identify the List of Issues of Local Concern
The concerns raised within the public participation program, and listed in Table
1.3.4, are distilled to identify overriding and unifying Issues of Local Concern.
The following process was utilized to distill the Issues of Local Concern:
· Review consistency of the concerns within meetings and supporting
documentation (redevelopment plans, visioning, etc.);
· Establish cause-effect relationships for concerns to identify Issues of
Local Concern. Table 1.3.5 summarizes the relationships;
· Confirm support for Issues of Local Concern from data and analysis used
in the public participation program; and
· Finally, the Issues of Local Concern were matched with the
Comprehensive Plan Elements where amendments will be made to
address the issues. As can be seen in Table 1.3.6, in all cases, the Issues
of Local Concern touched multiple Comprehensive Plan Elements. The
resulting amendments should provide cohesion between Elements.
Through this process, the City of Clearwater identified five Issues of Local
Concern, which are framed as questions and are listed here in the order of
priority assigned by the CAC:
Priority # 7 (Tie):
How does the City Develop and Implement a Proactive
Approach to Facilitate Attainable Housing and Assure
Safety and Competitiveness of the Aging Housing Stock?
Priority # 7 (Tie):
How does the City Provide Guidance to Enhance
Community Character and Promote Livable
Neighborhoods?
Priority #3:
How does the City Implement an Approach to Coastal
and Disaster Management?
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Priority #4:
How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and
Diversified Strategy for the City's Redevelopment?
Priority #5:
How can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy to
Eliminate Enclaves and Facilitate Annexation?
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C. Criteria to Confirm and Prioritize the Major Issues
In order to assure that the Issues of Local Concern are reflective of the needs of
the City of Clearwater, the Issues of Local Concern are compared to a set of
criteria. The criteria provide two tests for the Issues of Local Concern. The first
test is to confirm that it truly is an Issues of Local Concern and not just a
passing concern. The second test allows for the prioritization of the Issues of
Local Concern. The following summarizes the criteria:
. Will the Issues of Local Concern benefit the community by making
Clearwater more competitive and a better place to live?
. Is the resolution of the Issues of Local Concern technically feasible?
. Is the resolution of the Issues of Local Concern financially feasible?
. Is the Issues of Local Concern consistent with Florida Statutes?
Part II of the document discusses the Statutory Issues Assessment, while Part III
takes an in-depth view of the identified five Issues of Local Concern. The
Statutory Issues and the Issues of Local Concern are analyzed using the
following format:
. Identification of the impact of the issue;
. Assessment of whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the issue
have been achieved;
. Discussion of whether there have been changes in circumstances that
were not anticipated;
. Discussion of whether these changes resulted in either problems or
opportunities for the City; and
. Identification of actions including Comprehensive Plan amendments that
are needed to address the issue.
It is important to point out that some of the Statutory Issues (Part II) in this
assessment were selected as Issues of Local Concern for Clearwater. For that
reason, they are discussed only once and extensively in Part III (Issues of Local
Concern.
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1.4 Visioning
Visioning is the process by which citizens define the future of their community.
The product of a visioning process is a summary of statements of the desired
future condition of the community.
The City of Clearwater conducted a vIsioning process during 2005. The
process was led by the City Council and the City Staff. A consulting firm, HDR,
Inc., facilitated the workshops, analyzed the results, and prepared a final report
dated January 2006.
The visioning process was organized in two stages. The first stage involved the
City Council and City Staff and the second stage involved public participation
through eight workshops held in different locations of the City. Additionally, an
internet survey was prepared.
The community workshops had several primary purposes: gather information
from the community about concerns and directions, field test the City Council's
ideas and proposed initiatives from stage one of the process, and help build
consensus for which direction the City should move in the upcoming years.
Attendees mapped community assets and performed a Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats Analysis (SWOT). The last section of these
workshops was intended to construct a vision statement for the City.
Findings of the City's visioning process are integrated with the EAR's Issues of
Local Concern assessments.
There is a close relationship between the issues identified within the visioning
process and the input received from City Staff and the Citizen's Advisory
Committee in the EAR process. A summary of the main points identified by the
visioning SWOT analysis are displayed in Table 1.4.1.
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Table 1.4.1
City of Clearwater's Visioning Process: Summary of the SWOT Analysis
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Strengths Weaknesses
Recreation" leisure 11me Activities
. Parks & Recreation Facilities
. Brighthouse Field
. Pier
Infrastructure
. Utilities & City Services
. New Bridge
. Road System
. Airpark
Geography" Aesthetics
. Beautiful Beaches
. Water
. Climate
. Intracoastal Waterway
Cultural Facilities" ActIvIties
. New Ubrary & Ubrary System
. Ruth Eckerd Hall
. Jazz Festivals
Infrastructure
. Parking
. Traffic
. Poor Public Transportation
. Water Supply
Planning & Development Issues
. Downtown Development
. The Beach
. Affordable Housing
. Codes
Facilities
. Marinas
. No Arts District
. No Museums
. No Movie Theaters
Social & Community Issues
. Senior Activities
. SCientology
. Neighborhood Issues
Homeless
Opportunities
Threats
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Facilities
Planning & Development Issues
Uncontrolled Growth at the Beach
Lack of Affordable Housing
Infrastructure Issues
Traffic & Traffic Congestion at Beach and
Downtown
Parking Beach and Downtown
Keeping the Airpark
Water Supply
Extrinsic Issues
Hurricanes
Red Tide
Pollution
Social & Community Issues
Safety & Crime
Influence of Scientology
Financial & Economic Issues
Taxes
Increasing Property Values
Administrative Issues
Marinas
Community Centers
Cultural Facilities
Harborview
Coachman Park
Hiking & Biking Trails
Planning & Development Issues
Downtown Development
Entertainment Venues
Housing
Public Parks & Green Space
Infrastructure Issues
Public Transportation
Traffic
Parking
Social & Community Issues
Education
Source: Compiled by Wade Trim from Clearwater Community Workshops-Visioning- Final Report. January 2006
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As a result of the visioning process, a Vision and 13 complementary Vision
Statements were generated. The 13 Vision Statements are worded in the
present tense, as if the condition already existed. Although in many cases this
is true, others are expression of the desired outcome. The Vision and Vision
Statements as written in the Vision document are:
The Vision
"Sparkling Clearwater is a uniquely beautiful and vibrant waterfront
community that is socially and economically diverse, that reinvents itself,
and is a wonderful place to live, learn, work, and play. "
The 13 Elements of the Vision
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· Safe, Clean, Green Environment
This element is summarized in the first three words: safe, clean,
green. Clearwater is a safe place to live, with low crime and
neighborhoods where people feel safe. There is access to good
emergency medical services, police, and fire protection. It is a clean,
attractive city, without litter in the streets or graffiti on walls.
Buildings and grounds are well maintained, streets are well lit, and
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store windows are bright and attractive. Clearwater is a well- .
landscaped city with tree-lined streets, neighborhood parks and
nature preserves. It is also a "green" city that is environmentally
friendly, with recycling programs and other efforts to reduce waste
and enhance efficiency.
· Diverse High-Paying jobs
Clearwater fosters an environment that helps to create prosperity for
residents and businesses. The city strives for an economic balance
that does not rely on a single industry or a single company for
economic success. This includes creating opportunities for a diversity
of skilled trades and professions that encompass all levels of
experience. Clearwater strives to attract and retain "clean industries"
that pay above-median salaries, particularly in creative industries.
There are opportunities for well-trained young people and creative
professionals throughout the community.
· High Quality Education
In Clearwater, each child can reach his or her full educational
potential. The City has established partnerships with the County
School Board, St. Petersburg College, and local vocational schools to
assure that there are opportunities for all citizens, young and old, to
learn, grow, and develop both personally and academically. Students
are part of the fabric of Clearwater and they infuse energy into the
community, particularly in and around downtown.
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· Variety of Cultural and Recreational Offerings
Clearwater offers a wide variety of leisure-time activities for its
residents. These include numerous parks and active recreation
facilities and the broad range of activities that a waterside location
affords. The City seeks out partnerships that enhance local culture,
offer a broad range of performing arts, and encourage public art
projects. Facilities like Ruth Eckerd Hall, Francis Wilson Playhouse,
and Coachman Park serve as performing arts destinations for the
community and for the region.
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· Efficient, Responsive City Services
Clearwater strives to provide a broad range of City services with a
focus on customer service, effectiveness, and efficiency. In the face of
increasing costs, City departments seek out the most efficient
practices and appropriate partnerships to maintain or increase
service levels to meet the expectations of our citizens, businesses,
and neighborhoods.
· Safe, Comfortable, Walkable Neighborhoods
Clearwater is built upon a strong and diverse network of
neighborhoods catering to residents of all ages and income levels.
These neighborhoods are safe places to walk, ride bikes, or to roller
blade. They are ADA-compliant with wide, well-maintained
sidewalks. Streets are tree-lined and shaded, and often connect the
neighborhoods to retail centers, neighborhood services, or parks and
recreation facilities.
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. Well-maintained Housing Stock in All Markets
Clearwater has a wide variety of residential options, suitable for
people in all walks of life, all different types of households, and all
income brackets. Housing in Clearwater is well designed, well built,
well maintained, and part of integral neighborhoods.
· A Vibrant Downtown that's Mindful of its Heritage
Downtown Clearwater is the center of our City. It links current-day
Clearwater to its heritage, and blends all types of uses and buildings
into a cohesive and active district that blends residential uses with
offices, retail shops, restaurants, nightlife, civic spaces and other
institutions. The key elements of downtown are its streets, which
provide an active, vibrant, pedestrian-friendly environment. New
construction creates a sense of place and complements existing
historic structures, helping to create a great place where people of all
ages come to live, work, play, or simply spend time.
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· Well-maintained Infrastructure
Clearwater functions efficiently, in part because of its infrastructure,
which is both effective and non-obtrusive. Streets are well lit, clean
and work well for both pedestrians and vehicles. Water resources are
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carefully managed and readily available, including reclaimed water. .
Storm water and flooding are effectively managed. State-of-the-art
electronic and digital resources connect Clearwater to the world, and
WiFi and fiber optic networks are increasingly available throughout
the community, particularly in the downtown core.
· Efficient Transportation Systems
Clearwater recognizes the need for quality alternative transportation
options that relieve the traffic and pollution caused by private
automobiles. The City partners with Pinellas Suncoast Transit
Authority (PSTA) to help provide effective mass transit within city
limits, and works to make local neighborhoods ideal environments
for pedestrians and bicyclists. A network of trails helps to link the
City from east to west and north to south.
· A Quality Beach Environment
Clearwater Beach is a special place within the City. It is a resource for
residents, and one of the premier tourist destinations in Florida.
Easily accessible by a variety of means, it is clean and safe, and
includes a wide variety of activities oriented towards people of all
ages and interests. It includes a balanced blend of full-time residents
and short-term visitors, with a wide variety of restaurants, shops,
and other leisure time activities.
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· Communication
Clearwater is committed to open. ongoing dialogue between
residents, businesses, non-profit groups, and government to help
address challenges and guide its future. The City facilitates
communication between and among residents and neighborhood
groups, and provides accurate and timely information that helps the
community make informed decisions on matters that affect their
lives.
· Economic Vitality and Reinvestment
Clearwater fosters an environment that is attractive to new
businesses, and supports locally owned enterprises. It is proactive in
identifying areas of economic need and in providing the public .
investments that help drive private development in these areas.
Clearwater recognizes that a vital community is only as healthy as its
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individual neighborhoods and that targeted revitalization efforts help
to maintain a healthy community.
The full report of the Visioning process is located on the City's website.
The visioning process is a critical component for defining the Issues of Local
Concern for the City of Clearwater EAR. This will allow the City to develop the
necessary Comprehensive Plan amendments to fulfill the desires and vision of
its citizens.
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STATUTORY ISSUES ASSESMENT
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Population Forecast Analysis
Changes in land Area and Annexation
Vacant land Analysis
Concurrency Management
location of Development
Public Schools Planning
Water Resources Coordination and
Planning
Coastal High Hazard Planning
Urban Infill and Redevelopment
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2.1 Population Forecast Analysis
A primary force in defining and driving community needs is population.
The development and use of comprehensive and accurate population
estimates and forecasts are critical to assure that public services and
infrastructure are provided in an efficient and effective manner. This
section provides an overview of basic City demographic
characteristics, analysis of the accuracy of 1997 population forecasts,
and revised population forecasts.
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2.1 Population Forecast Analysis
A. Identification of Imoact of Population Forecasts
The Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) provides an opportunity for the City
of Clearwater to assess the accuracy of population forecasts used in the
preparation of the currently adopted Comprehensive Plan. This section
provides an analysis of the precision of these original forecasts compared to
observed population growth measured by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000 and
the 2005 population estimate for the City by the University of Florida Bureau of
Economic and Business Research (BEBR). Secondly, revised population forecasts
to the year 2025 are developed, based on the observed population growth for
the City since 1980, and compared to the original population forecasts within
the currently adopted Comprehensive Plan. Finally, observations and
recommendations are provided to improve the coordination of population
forecasts with the current and future planning initiatives for the City.
A primary force in defining and driving community needs is population. The
development and use of comprehensive and accurate population estimates and
forecasts are critical to assure that public services and infrastructure are
provided in an efficient and effective manner. Population estimates and
forecasts that are too low underestimate the need for public services and
infrastructure and may lead to shortages in their provision. On the other hand,
population estimates and forecasts that are too high overestimate the need for
public services and infrastructure and may lead to inefficiency in their provision
and waste money and resources in demands that are non-existent.
Chart 2.1.1 provides a summary of the population growth of the City since
1980. As demonstrated in the chart, growth in the City has maintained a
relatively consistent (straight-line) pattern since 1980. From 1980 to 2005 the
City has grown by just over 25,300 permanent residents, an average rate of
approximately 1,000 new permanent residents per year. However, the average
rate of permanent population increase per year since 2000 is only 408.
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Chart 2.1.1: Population Change 1980- 2005
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Sources: U.S. Census for 1980, 1990, and 2000 Population; University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business
Research for 2005; 1985 and 1995 Population Interpolated from U.S. Census Data.
According to BEBR in 2005, the City of Clearwater ranked 15th out of the 20
most populous cities in Florida. Chart 2.1.2 shows the 20 most populous cities
and their rankings. An interesting fact regarding population growth in
Clearwater between 2000 and 2005 as compared to the other top 20 cities is
that the rate of growth in the City of Clearwater is significantly less than that of
the other cities in the ranking. The annual average rate of population growth
for the City of Clearwater between 2000 and 2005 was significantly less than
1% per year (0.37%) while the average annual rate of population growth for all
20 cities was 2.92%.
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Chart 2.1.2: Top 20 Cities in Florida
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uniformly distributed throughout the City. There are pockets of higher
population density within the City, such as Downtown and on the Beach.
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In order to provide a better understanding of the composition of the City's
population, a brief profile of population characteristics from U.S. Census data is
provided. This profile examines the shifts within the City's population
characteristics from 1990 to 2000.
Age Composition
In 1990, the median age for the City of Clearwater was 42.2 and decreased to
41.8 in 2000 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Although the City's median
age decreased, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that the City of Clearwater has
the highest median age of all cities with over 100,000 population in the
country.
Chart 2.1.3 provides a comparison of the age cohorts in 2000.
Chart 2.1.3: Population by Age 2000
. City of Clearwater: Population by Age, 2000
20.0
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In 2000, the largest singe age cohort is 20-34 years old with just under 19% of
the population. The smallest single age cohort is 65-74 with less than 10% of
the population. The retirement/elderly age cohort, 65 and older, comprises
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approximately 21 % of the population.
comprises over 57% of the population.
under, comprises the remaining 21 % of
teenager/children cohort percentage
retirement/elderly cohort percentage.
The working age cohort, 20 to 64,
The teenager/child cohort, 19 and
the population.1 Interestingly, the
is nearly identical to the
Chart 2.1.4 provides a comparison of the change in age cohorts between the
years 1990 and 2000.
Chart 2.1.4: Population by Age 1990- 2000
City of Clearwater: Population by Age 1990-2000
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Source: U.S. Census for 1990 and 2000.
As the chart shows, the City has experienced an increase in population between
the ages of 35 and 54 with a decrease in population over the age of 55. The
20-24 age group experienced a decline, while 19 and younger slightly
increased.
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The over 65 median age is primarily focused in pockets throughout the City,
while the 0 to 50 median age is distributed relatively evenly throughout the
City.
Racial and Ethnic Composition
The racial composition of the City of Clearwater is predominately white (84%).
However, as shown in Table 2.1.1, there is a growing non-white population.
The percentage of population that is classified as black or other racial groups
increased from a total of 11 % in 1990 to 16% in 2000. Additionally, the
Hispanic population in Clearwater has increased significantly from 3% in 1990
to 9% in 2000.
Table 2.1.1: Racial and Ethnic Composition
Source: u.s. Census for 1990 and 2000.
The areas of the City where less than 50% of the population is white are in
relatively well defined pockets. The largest area of non-white population is
located north of Downtown in the North Greenwood area.
Comparison of 1997 Forecasts to Observed Population Growth
The population forecasts used in the current City of Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan were developed as part of the 1997 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
process. These forecasts were prepared at a time when the City was in the
initial stages of promoting significant redevelopment activities within the City's
downtown and beach areas. These original permanent population estimates and
forecasts reflect a relatively conservative view of population growth within the
City. Table 2.1.2 provides the population forecasts developed as part of the
1997 Evaluation and Appraisal Report for the years 2000 and 2005 as
compared to the actual population for 2000 and 2005 as measured by the u.s.
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Census Bureau and the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business
Research (BEBR).
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Table 2.1.2: Comparison Original Population Forecasts and Current Population Estimates
Year
Original
1997 Population Forecasts
Current
2005 Population
Estimates
Difference
2,597
1,229
2000
2005
106,192
108,789
109,602
110,831
Sources: Original 1997 Population Forecasts from "City of Clearwater Evaluation and Appraisal Report 1997"; 2005 Current
Population Estimates from U.S. Census for 2000 and University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research for
2005.
As Table 2.1.2 shows, the original 1997 population forecasts underestimate the
actual population growth within the City of Clearwater by nearly 2,600 (2%) in
2000 and over 1,200 (1%) in 2005. Although the relative percentage difference
in the forecasted population compared to the actual population is relatively
small for 2000 and 2005 (2% and 1 % respectively), this underestimation of
population growth over an extended period can result in a significant difference .
in population forecasts over the long term.
Comparison of 1997 Population Forecasts to Updated Forecasts
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan is based on population
forecasts developed as part of the 1997 Evaluation and Appraisal Report.
These 1997 forecasts extend through the year 2010. The 2010 population
forecasted in the 1997 EAR is 112,830. The 1997 population forecasts are
provided in Table 2.1.3.
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Table 2.1.3: Original 1997 Population Forecasts
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104,054
104,775
105,487
106,192
106,889
107,579
108,261
108,935
109,602
110,262
110,915
111 ,560
112,199
112,830
Source: 1997 Population Forecasts from "City of Clearwater Evaluation and Appraisal Report 1997".
These original forecasts predict an overall 8% growth in the City's population
from 1997 to 2010 at an annual average growth rate of 0.62%. In addition,
these original population forecasts are relatively conservative and
underestimated the actual population growth within the City, as demonstrated
in the previous section.
Table 2.1.4 and Chart 2.1.5 provide updated population forecasts for the City
of Clearwater. Table 2.1.4 is based on observed population growth from 1985
to 2005 and extrapolating the data to 2025 using an annual average rate of
growth. In addition, Table 2.1.4 contains population forecast data from BEBR
utilizing a proportionate share approach.
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The annual average growth based population forecasts in Table 2.1.4 are
generated using a lower and upper limit of projected population growth. The
lower population forecast is based on the continuation of the average annual
rate of population growth in the City from 2000 to 2005 (0.37% per year). The
upper population forecast is based on the continuation of the average annual
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rate of population growth in the City from 1985 to 2005 (0.92% per year). .
These two periods were selected to provide a sampling of recent growth activity
over the past five years and to provide a longer-term window of analysis that is
equivalent to the number of years forecasted (20 years).
The BEBR based population forecasts in Table 2.1.4 are generated through a
proportionate share approach. According to data from the U.S. Census and
BEBR, the proportionate share of the City of Clearwater's population within
Pinellas County has remained relatively constant at an average share of 11.7%
of the total county population since 1980. This 11.7% proportion share is
applied against the official BEBR population projections for Pinellas County
through 2025 to calculate a forecasted population for the City.
Table 2.1.4: Updated Population Forecasts
Year
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Population
Forecasts @ 0.37%
Annual Average
Growth
110,831 110,831 110,831 .
112,897 116,024 114,695
115,001 121,460 118,041
117,144 127,151 121,352
119,327 133,109 124,511
Population
Forecasts @ 0.92%
Annual Average
Growth
Population Forecasts
BEBR Proportionate
Share
Note: 2005 Population from BEBR Official Estimate of City of Clearwater Population, August
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Chart 2.1 .5: Population Forecasts 2025
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As demonstrated in Table 2.1.4 and Chart 2.1.5, the forecasted population
range for the City of Clearwater in the year 2025 is anticipated to be between
approximately 119,000 to over 133,000. The BEBR based forecasts confirm
this projected population range. The BEBR based forecasts (over 124,000 in
2025) are approximately midway between the low and high forecasts.
The low and high range in population forecasts is necessary due to the
uncertainty of the success and impact of future redevelopment activities within
the City of Clearwater. Since 1997, the City is in the midst of the most
significant redevelopment activity and planned redevelopment activity in its
recent history. Conversion of motels/hotels on the beach to residential uses
and the development of mixed-use and residential projects within downtown
are in progress with many more anticipated.
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Comparing the original 1997 population forecasts to the updated population
forecasts, the current low-range projection for 2010 (112,787) is nearly
identical to the 1997 population forecast for 2010 (112,830). However, the
current high-range (116,024) and BEBR based population (114,695) forecasts
are significantly higher in 2010 compared to the 2010 forecast prepared in
1997.
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B.
Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Population
Forecasts
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The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan, as with most local
government comprehensive plans in Florida, provides a basic population profile
based on 1990 U.S. Census data and simple straight-line forecast of population
within its data and analysis. There are no objectives or policies currently within
the City's Comprehensive Plan that directly address population demographics
or forecasts.
C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Population Forecasts
The most significant unanticipated change related to population within the City
is the potential impact of the redevelopment activities on the number and
characteristics of the City's population. As mentioned earlier, the City is in the
midst of significant redevelopment activities that may result in shifts within the
City's population profile and the needs of the citizens and demands placed on
City services. As the City continues to develop and refine an overall citywide
redevelopment strategy, the population characteristics may shift from the
historic trends.
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In addition, the City has experienced a significant increase in its Hispanic
population since 1990. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the Hispanic
population within the City has increased from 3% in 1990 to 9% in 2000. The
increase is not unique to Clearwater. This trend is statewide. The City, as well
as the State of Florida, is becoming more diverse in terms of racial and ethnic
make up. This diversification of the City's population may present the need for
the City to take a closer look at its provision of publiC services to assure that its
meeting the changing needs of the changing population.
Finally, the City, due to its relatively low rate of growth, is beginning to lose its
prominence within the region and the state in terms of its population size.
According to BEBR, in 2000, the City was the 12th most populous city in the
state but fell to 15th in 2005. Such a reduction in population relative to other
cities could indicate a loss of economic opportunity within the City. Economic
opportunity, including employment and other quality of life indicators, attracts
tourism, development (or redevelopment), and new residents to a city. If the
context of the City's low rate of growth is not taken into account, negative
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impacts on the long-term economic competitiveness of the City, in relation to
the overall Tampa Bay Region and the State of Florida, could result. As future
potential residents decide to live and work in other locations, it reduces the
opportunities for the City of Clearwater to capture their skills and talents to
become an integral part of the City's economic engine.
D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Population Forecasts
The City of Clearwater is proactive in promoting redevelopment activities,
especially in the Beach and Downtown, and recognizes that population growth
will occur with this redevelopment activity. Concerns regarding this potential
population growth were discussed throughout the EAR process. The primary
concerns relate to maintaining an adequate level of service, promoting infill
development, mass transit and transportation alternatives, providing affordable
housing, and enhancing community design to preserve the community
character. In general, mitigation of these potential population increases is
based upon concepts promoting smart growth redevelopment strategies.
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In addition, the lack of a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the City's
current and anticipated population is a hurdle to effectively plan for and
respond to the changing needs of the City. There are reports developed for the
City that address population changes, but they are generally focused around a
specific area of the City or towards a specific project or program. The
development of a detailed assessment of the current and future City
population, on a citywide basis, is a significant need for the City.
Opportunities related to the City's changing population are focused on the
diversification of the population and the enhancement of the ability to share
cultures, personal experiences, talent, and knowledge between the different
population segments.
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Finally, the City's population rate of growth could be understood as an indicator
of economic competitiveness and success of the City. Typically, people are
attracted to cities that offer a variety of opportunities for personal and
professional development (i.e. good jobs, education, and recreation). A
decreasing rate of growth in population could be indicative as a reduction in
the City's attractiveness and competitiveness for new residents. For that
reason, Clearwater needs to closely monitor the changes in population growth
and its potential impact.
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E.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Population
Forecasts
The following amendments are needed for the City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan to effectively address the concerns and needs raised in this
issue assessment.
Future Land Use Element
The data and analysis, to be developed for the City's EAR-based
Comprehensive Plan amendments, should include a detailed and
comprehensive demographic and population forecast study. This population
study would encompass and reflect the impact of the City's redevelopment
activities, as well as the overall impact of changes throughout all areas of the
City, on the City's population.
A new objective and series of policies should be added to provide for the
regular review and update of the population data and analysis prepared as part
of the EAR-based Comprehensive Plan amendments. Regular review should
occur every five (5) years. The ongoing evaluation of accuracy of population
forecasts is necessary to assure that the City is not underestimating or
overestimating the impact of the redevelopment activities within the City.
Limiting the evaluation of population forecasts to only the State mandated
seven-year Evaluation and Appraisal Report process is not sufficient to assure
the required coordination between population growth and public services and
needs given the dynamic nature of the City's redevelopment activities.
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2.2 Changes in Land Area and Annexation
Cities grow in land area through the process of annexation. As cities
expand their land area additional demands are placed on the cities' public
services. This section looks at the size of the City of Clearwater's land
area used in the existing Comprehensive Plan and compares it to the
current City size. It identifies the amount of land annexed and evaluates
the impact of those changes on the City.
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2.2 Changes in Land Area and Annexation
Enclaves and other potential annexation areas adjacent to the existing City limits
encompass over 3,700 acres. The City has not defined a citywide specific
strategy within the Comprehensive Plan to proactively eliminate the enclaves and
address other potential annexation areas.
A sound annexation strategy would have a positive impact on:
a) Eliminating of the use of septic tanks within unincorporated areas of Pinellas
County;
b) Addressing opportunities for economic development by reducing barriers to
land acquisition (primarily due to the presence of enclaves), improving
coordination of public service delivery, and eliminating differences in land use
regulations; and
c) Facilitating neighborhood planning and fostering community identity.
The issue of elimination of enclaves and facilitation of annexation is identified
through the EAR process as one of the Issues of Local Concern. Within the
analysis of this Issue of Local Concern, an assessment of changes to the City's
land area is provided. To avoid duplication in data and analysis, the Statutory
Issue analysis for changes in land area and annexation is provided in Part III,
Section 3.4, as part of the Issue of Local Concern: "How can the City develop and
implement a strategy to eliminate enclaves and facilitate annexation?"
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2.3 Vacant Land Analysis
Vacant developable lands are a key competitive asset for
implementing a number of economic development strategies and
meeting the needs of the population. This section analyzes the amount
and location of vacant lands available in the City and its suitability for
development.
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Vacant Land Analysis
A. Identification of Imoact of Vacant Lands
This section addresses the requirements of F.S. 163.3191 (2) b to evaluate the
extent and development potential of vacant lands within the City of Clearwater.
For the purpose of this analysis, the source of data is from the Pinellas County
Property Appraiser's Office.
Since 1996, the last time developable vacant lands were assessed as part of the
Comprehensive Plan, developable vacant lands in the City declined from 600
acres to 420 acres in 2005. This relatively small supply of developable vacant
lands demonstrates the fact that the City of Clearwater is effectively a built-out
city. Given the total area of the City at 13,567 acres, the City is approximately
97% built-out. Because of this extremely high build-out percentage, availability
of developable vacant lands within the City is minimal.
Based on the Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office's existing land use
classification, the vacant land types are shown in Table 2.3.1 and Map 2.3.1.
The largest developable vacant land types within the City are vacant residential
(40%), vacant office/commercial (25%), and vacant City owned (17%).
Table 2.3.1: Inventory of Developable Vacant Lands 2005
Land Use Type Acre s % of Acres
Vacant Residential 166 40
Vacant Office/Commercial 105 25
Vacant City Owned 70 17
Vacant Institutional 33 8
Vacant County Owned 18 4
Vacant State Owned 1 7 4
Vacant Industrial 1 1 3
Total 420 101 ;,
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Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office, December 2005
* Percentage does not equal 100% due to rounding.
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Small infill parcels, less than one acre in size, scattered throughout the City,
overwhelmingly, compose the developable vacant lands. In fact, 95% of the
vacant developable parcels are less than or equal to one acre in size. (See Table
2.3.2)
Table 2.3.2: Inventory of Developable Vacant Lands by Parcel Size, 2005
Parcel Size
Less than or equal to 1 acre
Greater than 1 acre less than or equal to 2 acres
Greater than 2 acres less than or equal to 3 acres
Greater than 3 acres less than or equal to 4 acres
Greater than 4 acres less than or equal to 5 acres
Greater than 5 acres
Total
Percentage
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Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office, December 2005
Map 2.3.2 illustrates the distribution of vacant lands within the City's
Neighborhood Districts. Although the vacant lands are scattered throughout
the City, the largest concentration is located within Neighborhood District 2
(Downtown) and the smallest concentration is in Neighborhood District 1
(Beach). Interestingly, these two Neighborhood Districts are the two primary
focal points of redevelopment efforts within the City.
B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Vacant Lands
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan does not provide direct
policy guidance regarding management of vacant lands. Since the City of
Clearwater is effectively a built-out community, the goals, objectives, and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan are focused on concerns of a built-out
community (redevelopment, promote infill, etc.).
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c.
Unanticipated Changes Related to Vacant Lands
Since 1989, the City of Clearwater has experienced a reduction in the rate of
development of vacant lands. Between 1989 and 1996, approximately 40% of
the vacant lands were developed, at an average rate of 62 acres per year. In the
period of 1996 to 2005, only 30% of the vacant lands were developed, at an
average rate of 18 acres per year.
The unanticipated reduction of available developable vacant lands is a product
of the built-out condition of the City. The City lacks large vacant parcels to
promote redevelopment projects. There is an urgent need to foster land
assembly as the opportunity to assemble vacant developable lands continues to
diminish.
D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Vacant Lands
As an effectively built-out community, the City of Clearwater does not have the
issues or concerns that are present in other cities in Florida that have vast
vacant land resources waiting for development that often open the door to the
negative impacts of urban sprawl and uncontrolled growth into these vacant
lands.
The most significant problem regarding vacant lands in the City of Clearwater is
land availability to promote and enhance the City's overall redevelopment
goals. In order to address this problem, the City needs to develop a
comprehensive redevelopment strategy that is sensitive to land assembly needs
and the impacts of limited vacant land availability.
Fragmentation and speculation of vacant lands is a problem relating to
achieving the City's redevelopment goals. As land becomes a scarce resource,
market conditions will drive land fragmentation and speculation as property
investors buy up property without consideration for the relationship of the
property within the larger community context (fragmentation). This is done
with the expectation of the property investors in achieving profits by simply
holding the land until the land values rise to a level deemed profitable to the
individual property investor (speculation). Land fragmentation and speculation
of vacant lands is a barrier to promoting sound redevelopment due to the loss
of vacant lands that are held out of development without regard to the larger
community goals and values for redevelopment. Typically, the longer vacant
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land is off the market and the supply of vacant land continues to decrease, the .
land values may rise to levels that make acquisition by either the private or
public sector difficult and is a barrier to redevelopment.
The limited availability of vacant lands results in competition for land needed to
meet the public facility and infrastructure needs of the community. Often,
improvements to or expansion of the City's transportation, parks, or utility
systems require the acquisition of land. Given the restricted supply of vacant
lands, the City is competing for these lands with the private sector making
acquisition difficult and expensive.
The limited availability of vacant lands also has negative impacts on meeting
the attainable housing needs of the City. As land values continue to rise in
response to the reduction of vacant developable lands, the ability and financial
feasibility of providing attainable housing is reduced (see Section 3.3).
The relative built-out condition of the City demands to concentrate efforts on
promoting and implementing a comprehensive redevelopment infill strategy
rather than controlling the impacts of sprawling new development on
undeveloped lands. In addition, it requires having a more proactive approach to
annexation, since it could facilitate land assembly for redevelopment projects.
This new redevelopment strategy will offer opportunities to the City to expand
its tools directed for increased and more efficient utilization of the limited
vacant land resources.
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One of the major opportunities to promote efficient utilization of scare land
resources is encouraging land assembly. Land assembly provides the
unification of several parcels, either vacant or developed, into a single parcel.
Land assembly can facilitate economic development and assist with the
provision of attainable housing by providing lands that are of sufficient size
and character to support development.
Another opportunity to promote efficient utilization of the limited vacant land
resources is the development of a comprehensive redevelopment strategy to
facilitate land use conversions. These land use conversions should be
encouraged where development opportunities meet community needs and
support the City's long-term vision for the community. Land use conversion
takes lands that may be underutilized and identifies and develops uses that
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make the most efficient use of the property while meeting community needs
and preserving community character.
Finally, the City should expand its promotion and incentives for mixed-use
infill development, especially for vacant parcels or underdeveloped parcels
within the City's core activity centers (Le. Downtown). This will maximize the
efficient use of land and facilitate desired redevelopment activities.
Pinellas County, as a whole, is facing the similar build-out situation as the City
of Clearwater. Consequently, the design and implementation of strategies to
promote the efficient use of limited vacant land resources requires intensive
coordination with Pinellas County, the Pinellas Planning Council, and adjacent
cities.
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E.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in Land
Area Issue
The following amendments are needed for the City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan to effectively address the concerns and needs raised in this
issue assessment.
Future Land Use Element
In order to provide the appropriate attention to the issue of limited vacant land
availability, a new objective and set of policies should be added to provide
guidance for:
. Land assembly. This should be encouraged contiguous to or near vacant
lands. Identify areas to encourage land assembly. Link land assembly to
assisting the City in economic development activities and the provision
of attainable housing.
. Land use conversions. This should be encouraged on underutilized
parcels and structures. The land use conversions should be sensitive to
and not negatively influence the health, safety, and character of the area.
. Vacant land tracking. A system should be established that provides for
an annual tracking of vacant lands within the City. This proactive
tracking and management of the few remaining vacant parcels will allow
the City to promote the most efficient use of the limited vacant land
resource.
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2.4 Concurrency Management
Concurrency, as used in growth management, is the requirement that
public facilities and services needed to support development are
provided concurrently with the impacts of the development on the
public facility or service. Level of service is a measurement of the
ability of the public facility or service to meet demand. This section
provides an assessment of how well the City is maintaining its adopted
level of service standards, the effectiveness of its concurrency
management procedures, and the funding sources available to
maintain, improve, or expand public facilities or services.
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2.4 Concurrency Management
A. Identification of Impact of Concurrency Management
Concurrency, as used in growth management, is the requirement that public
facilities and services needed to support development are provided
concurrently with the impacts of the development on the public facility or
service.
Level of service is a measurement of the ability of the public facility or service
to meet demand. Determination of concurrency is based on a public facility or
service meeting adopted level of service standards within the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
One of the key elements of assuring that the City is able to maintain adopted
level of service standards is the provision of financially feasible funding sources
to maintain, improve, or expand public facilities or services to meet the
growing demands.
A critical part of the City of Clearwater's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
is the assessment of how well the City is maintaining its adopted level of
service standards, the effectiveness of its concurrency management
procedures, and the funding sources available to maintain, improve, or expand
public facilities or services.
The convergence of Clearwater as a major tourism destination, significant
increase in redevelopment activities (particularly in Downtown and Clearwater
Beach), and its location in one of the most densely populated places in Florida
places a strain on the City's ability to monitor level of service and maintain the
adopted level of services within the current Comprehensive Plan for traffic
circulation, recreation and open space, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid
waste, and stormwater drainage.
The following provides an overview of the status for each of the adopted level
of service standards within the current Comprehensive Plan.
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Traffic Circulation
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Adopted Level of Service for Roadways: Level of Service "0" at Peak Hour.
Level of service for roadways is measured on a scale from "A" (Best) to "F"
(Worst). Two primary factors related to roadway level of service are traffic
volume on the roadway and the design/operational characteristics of the
roadway.
The Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides
roadway level of service analysis throughout Pinellas County, including the City
of Clearwater. Based on the 2005 level of service analysis by the MPO, the
roadways within the City of Clearwater that do not meet the adopted level of
service of "0" at the peak hour are:
· Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard (Courtney Campbell Causeway to U.S. 19 and
Belcher Road to Keene Road)
· Belcher Road (Druid Road to N.E. Coachman Road)
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· N.E. Coachman Road (Drew Street to U.S. 19)
· McMullen Booth Road (Entire Segment in the City)
· U.S. 19 (Southern City Limit to Sunset Point Road). (Recent improvements
such as overpasses may improve level of service.)
· Alternate U.S. 19 (Sunset Point Road to Northern City Limit)
In nearly all cases, the roadways that do not meet the adopted level of service
serve a significant movement of traffic that is passing through the City to other
destinations in Pinellas County and the Region or provide a link to the major
economic attractor in Clearwater, the Beach.
In addition, the MPO in their 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
recognizes the limitations within Pinellas County to resolve level of service
deficiencies through roadway widening and new roadway construction projects.
The relative built out condition of Pinellas County, and the City of Clearwater,
results in significant hurdles for right-of-way acquisition due to high costs and
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potential impact to neighborhoods. Consequently, the MPO acknowledges that
the most effective method for addressing level of service concerns is through a
holistic and integrated approach to transportation and land use planning and
decisions.
Recreation and Ooen Soace
Adopted Level of Service for Recreation and Open Space: 4 acres per 1,000
population citywide; 2 acres per 1,000 population sub-district.
Level of service for parks and recreation is measured based on the gross supply
of land provided within the City's parks system. The City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan provides for a two tier level of service standard; citywide
and sub-district. According to information provided by the City's Parks and
Recreation Department, the City provides approximately 4.9 acres of parks per
1,000 population citywide. The City has sufficient park land to exceed the
adopted level of service standard. However, the Parks and Recreation
Department noted that they do not track the sub-district level of service of 2
acres per 1,000 population.
The City adopted a citywide Parks and Recreation Master Plan in 2002 (Master
Plan). This Master Plan provides a long-term plan to meet the projected park
and recreational needs of the entire community and identifies potential park
and recreation projects for implementation through 2022. The City is actively
implementing the project recommendations from the Master Plan as funds
become available through current or new funding sources, such as Penny for
Pinellas 3.
Potable Water
Adopted Level of Service for Potable Water: 120 gallons per capita per day at a
pressure of 40-45 psi.
Potable water level of service is measured based on the rate of potable water
consumption on a per person basis. This method of measurement provides an
indicator of the demand placed on the potable water system and allows for
tracking improvements in potable water conservation measures. As the rate of
consumption decreases, the rate of success of potable water conservation
measures increases.
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The City has sufficient capacity with its potable water system to meet the .
demands. Based on the current potable water supply of 13 million gallons per
day (mgd) allocated across the City's 2005 population of 110,831, the demand
for potable water per person is 117 gallons per day per person (gdp). This rate
of demand is well within the adopted level of service.
The City has more than sufficient potable water supply and ability to meet its
adopted LOS. However, the concern for potable water service is primarily
related to the ability to appropriately distribute potable water to redevelopment
projects throughout the City, particularly Downtown and the Beach. This
operational issue needs to be addressed early on in the development review
process to assure that any constraints regarding the ability to distribute the
appropriate potable water supply are quickly identified and resolved.
Sanitary Sewer
Adopted Level of Service for Sanitary Sewer:
Marshall Street Plant 124 gallons per day per person
East Plant 114 gallons per day per person
Northeast Plant 148 gallons per day per person
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Sanitary sewer level of service is based on the rate of use of treatment capacity
at the three plants. Calculation of the rate of use per person for each individual
plant is not available due to the lack of data regarding the service population
for each plant. However, data provided by the City's Utilities Department
indicates that there is excess capacity within the City's plants. Total plant
capacity of the three plants is 28.5 mgd with approximately 13 mgd of
demand, or 46% of capacity. This equates to approximately 117 gdp citywide.
In addition, information provided by the City's Utilities Department indicates
that they recommend elimination of the plant specific level of service standards
and replace with a citywide level of service for sanitary sewer of 127 gallons per
person per day, slightly less than the average of the three current plants' level
of service standards.
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Sol id Waste
Adopted Level of Service for Solid Waste: 7.12 pounds per person per day.
Level of service for solid waste is based on a generation rate of solid waste in
pounds per person. This calculation provides an estimate of the gross amount
of solid waste generated. According to information from the City's Solid Waste
Department, they are able to accommodate, in terms of capacity, the growing
demands of the City since they are a self-funded operation and can expand
their operation in response to increased demand. In addition, all solid waste,
not including recyclables, is taken to the Pinellas County Waste to Energy Plant
for incineration and disposal. The life of the Pinellas County Waste to Energy
Plant and landfill is projected to extend to the year 2085 or 2090.
The Solid Waste Department did raise concerns regarding the operational, not
capacity, impacts on solid waste service of the redevelopment activities and
traffic congestion. If densities are significantly increased through
redevelopment activities and traffic congestion worsens, then the ability of the
Solid Waste Department to quickly complete their routes is hindered.
Stormwater Drainaqe
Adopted Level of Service for Stormwater Drainage:
10-year storm frequency for all new street development using the rational
design method;
25-year storm frequency with positive outfall for major storm systems with
basin time of intensities controlling the duration;
50-year storm frequency when no outfall and discharge is to street right-of-
way; or
100-year storm frequency when no outfall and discharge is across private
property.
Stormwater drainage level of service is measured based on design criteria as
opposed to rate of use or demand. Consequently, the measurement for this
level of service is based on the assurance that the design criteria is adhered to
in the development review process. According to information provided by the
City's Engineering Department, the City applies these design review criteria to
projects through the City's development review process.
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Concurrency Management System
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The City of Clearwater's Community Development Code (CDC) in Division 9
(Section 4-901) establishes the Concurrency Management System by requiring:
':..all applications for developments shall include an application for a
certificate of concurrency/capacity or a nonconcurrency affidavit. No
development approval shall be granted until a certificate of concurrency
capacity is issued or a nonconcurrency affidavit is executed. "
Section 4-903 of the CDC adds:
"In determining whether a certificate of concurrency/capacity may be issued,
the community development director shall apply the level of services
standards in the comprehensive plan... for each public facility. "
In order to carry out this mandate, the Community Development Coordinator
(City's Planning Director) will likely delegate to each department the
responsibility for making determinations within their particular areas (parks
and recreation, utilities, traffic, etc.). It would also help to clarify for the
community development director in making the final determination of
concurrency, if a formal determination is made by each applicable City
Department and transmitted with their comments for the development review
process.
.
The City's Planning Department surveyed the other applicable City Departments
regarding their processing of information regarding level of service and
concurrency. The following is a summary of the responses:
Traffic Circulation
The City's Engineering Department uses the level of service for roadways
published by the MPO. However, one limitation to the use of the data is the
fact that the Clearwater level of service calculations are based on 2001 traffic
counts that are projected to the current year. The City has not done
comprehensive traffic counts since 2001 due to the significant changes to the
City's road network during this time (i.e. new Memorial Causeway Bridge
improvements, and reclassification of Myrtle Avenue to Alternate U.S. 19, etc.).
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The City's Engineering Department relies on traffic impact analysis provided by
the applicant to evaluate traffic impacts if required by the Traffic Operations
Manager or his/her designee or if the proposed development:
. Will degrade the acceptable level of service for any roadway as adopted
in the Comprehensive Plan;
. Will generate 100 or more new vehicle directional trips per hour and/or
1,000 or more new vehicle trips per day; or
. Will affect a nearby roadway segment and/or intersection with five (5)
reportable accidents within a prior 12 month period or that is on the
City's annual list of most hazardous intersections.
The traffic impact study must be prepared in accordance with a "Scoping
Meeting" held with the City's Traffic Operations Manager or his/her designee.
Mitigation options may include, but not be limited to, one or more of the
following: deceleration and acceleration lanes, turn lanes, traffic signal
improvements, traffic signal light installation, bus shelters, transportation
demand management study, and minimizing proposed development.
Recreation and Open Soace
The City's Parks and Recreation Department notifies the applicant of potential
impact fees and determines and collects any Open Space, Recreation Facility
Impact fees owed.
A standard comment provided by the Parks and Recreation Department
during the development review process is to notify the applicant of the
open space/recreation impact fees and their collection.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department states that they review projects to
assure concurrency. However, there is no formal documentation regarding the
specific concurrency finding. According to the Parks and Recreation
Department, the City invested wisely to purchase parklands and create
recreation facilities to meet the adopted level of service standard. The Parks
and Recreation Department continues to monitor the level of service to identify
shortfalls and opportunities to meet additional needs.
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Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer
.
Analysis is a straightforward comparison of estimated potable water and
sanitary sewer demand to available capacity at the potable water and sanitary
sewer plants.
If a deficit is determined in either the potable water or sanitary sewer plants,
then the City's Engineering and Utilities Departments would identify
appropriate mitigation measures.
Solid Waste
Given the current operational characteristics of the Solid Waste Department and
the excess capacity at the Pinellas County Waste to Energy Plant and landfill
facility through 2085 or 2090, there are no concurrency issues regarding solid
waste, only potential operational/timing concerns.
Stormwater Drainage
Stormwater drainage is a highly regulated design element to site development.
Implementation of the stormwater drainage concurrency requirements are
directly resolved through the development review process with the City as well
as the permitting that may be required through the Southwest Florida Water
Management District.
.
Financial Feasibilitv /Caoital Plan for Concurrency
As indicated in the previous adopted level of service analysis, the City has been
able to maintain adopted level of service standards and meet existing
concurrency requirements with its existing funding sources. The future funding
of infrastructure improvements to maintain and enhance the adopted level of
services and meet concurrency for City infrastructure is addressed within the
City of Clearwater's adopted six year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The City has a wide diversity of funding sources available to meet basic City
infrastructure needs. A listing of some of the major funding sources from the
C1P for infrastructure related to concurrency includes:
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. General Revenue (Property taxes);
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. Penny for Pinellas (Infrastructure surtax - Due for reauthorization in
2007);
. Transportation Impact Fees;
. Local Option Gas Tax;
. Recreation Facility Impact Fee;
. Grants, Donations, and Contributions;
. Water Revenue;
. Water Impact Fees;
. Sewer Revenue;
. Sewer Impact Fees;
. Water and Sewer Repair & Rehabilitation;
. Stormwater Utility Revenue;
. Solid Waste and Recycling Revenue; and
. Bonding for Water & Sewer and Stormwater.
.
In total, the currently adopted CIP allocates over $339 million for infrastructure
improvements from 2005/06 to 2010/11. Table 2.4.1 provides a summary of
the C1P funding sources.
In regard to funding transportation improvements to address the adopted level
of service deficiencies, the roadways that are deficient are primarily either
County or State maintained facilities. Consequently, the allocation of funding
for improvements must be closely coordinated between the City, Pinellas
County, the MPO, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). On a
yearly basis, the City of Clearwater updates its C1P to ensure consistency with
the Long Term Transportation Plan 2025 and the Transportation Improvement
Program developed by the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The scale of the cost to implement roadway improvements, such as widening, is
constraining. As discussed earlier, the MPO has identified that the strategy to
relieve traffic congestion throughout Pinellas County is not through road
widening but through a proactive approach to shaping land use decisions to
support compact, vibrant, and desirable activity centers that are conducive to
enhanced transit, bicycling, walking, or alternatives for transportation other
than the single-occupant vehicle.
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Table 2.4.1 . Summary of CIP Funding Sources
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/l 0 2010/11 Total .
GENERAL SOURCES
General Revenue
91221 - EMS Capital Equipment 15.000 18.000 10,000 43,000
91229 - Replace & Upgrade Air Packs 115,500 115,500
912xx - Automatic External Defib Program 45.000 45,000
912xx - SCBA Upgrades-Fill Station 73.900 73,900
912xx - Extrication Tools 44,300 44.300
91255 - Exhaust Systems (Fire) 94,850 37.430 23,170 1 55.450
91256 - Security Access Systems (Fire) 64.760 17,720 7,900 90,380
92822 - Miscellaneous Engineering 35.000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 175.000
93203 - Carpenter Fld Infrastructure Reps & Imprvmts 30,000 30.000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 180,000
93204 - Concrete Sidewalk, Pad Repairs & Rplcmnt 50,000 50.000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 300,000
93205 - Comm Sports Comp Infra Reps & Imprvemts 50.000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 300,000
93213 - Park Amenity Purchase & Replacement 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 450,000
93229 - Tennis & Basketball Court Resurtacing 67,500 52,500 52,500 52.500 52,500 52,500 330,000
93230 - Playground & Fitness Equip Purch, & Rplcmt 95,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100.000 595,000
93262 - Fencing Replacement Program 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125.000 750,000
93269 - Light Replacement & Repair 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 450.000
93271 - Swimming Pool Renovations & Repairs 50,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 390,000
93278 - Long Center Infrastructure Repairs 50,000 50,000 50,000 50.000 60,000 60,000 320,000
93286 - Pking Lot/Bike Path Resurt & Imprvmt 25,000 50,000 50,000 50.000 50,000 50,000 275,000
932xx - JRS Infrastructure Repairs & Demolition 200,000 200,000
93241 - Crest Lake Park Improvements 200.000 200,000
93247 - Fitness Equipment Replacement 25.000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25.000 150.000
93248 - National Guard Armory Renovation 30,000 30,000
932xx - McMullen Tennis Complex 200,000 200,000
93497 - Docks & Seawalls 80,000 100,000 100,000 100.000 100,000 100,000 580,000
93499 - Pier 60/Sailing Ctr Maint 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 90,000
94510 - Air Conditioners-City Wide Replacements 200,000 200.000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 1,200,000 .
94512 - Roof Repairs 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10.000 10.000 60,000
94514 - Roof Replacements 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600.000
94517 - Painting of Facilities 100,000 100.000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600,000
94518 - Fencing of Facilities 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5.000 5,000 30.000
94519 - Flooring for Facilities 25,000 25.000 25.000 25,000 25,000 25.000 150.000
94761 - Pollutant Storage Tank R&R-General 20,000 20,000 20,000 22.000 20,000 20,000 122.000
94803 - Environmental Assessment & Cleanup 50,000 50.000 50.000 55,000 50,000 50,000 305,000
94839 - Roadway & Traffic Asset Management 55,000 55,000
94842 - MSB Parking Lot Resurtacing & Improvemts 400,000 400,000
Subtotal General Revenue 2,297,610 1,657,650 1,814,770 1,409,500 1,442,500 1,432,500 10,054,530
General Revenue/County Co-op
93521 - Books & Materials Collection 571.490 588,630 606,290 624.480 643,210 662,500 3,696,600
Subtotal General Revenue/Co-op 571,490 588,630 606,290 624,480 643,210 662,500 3,696,600
Road Millage
92266 - Streets, Sidewalks & Bridges 2,819.740 2,965,270 3,118,190 3,278,880 3.447.730 3,625,160 19,254,970
92552 - Signal Renovation 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 270,000
Subtotal Road Millage 2,864,740 3,010,270 3,163,190 3,323,880 3,492,730 3,670,160 19,524,9n
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Table 2.4.1 - Summary of CIP Funding Sources
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/1 0 2010/11 Total
Penny for Pinellas
91242 - Fire Training Facility/Administration Facility 1,605,000 1,605.000
91252 - Fire Station 48 Renovation & Expansion 200,000 1.800,000 2.000,000
91253 - Main Fire Station 3,000,000 3,000,000
91254 - Ladder Truck (Fire) 850,000 850,000
92146 - Druid Road Improvements 2.400.000 2.400,000
92269 - Downtown Streetscape 900,000 900,000
93272 - Recreation Trails 200,000 200,000 400,000 360.000 1,160,000
932xx - Morningside Rec Center Replacement 500.000 2,600,000 3,100,000
932xx - P&B Infrastructure Complex 725.000 725.000
93246 - Long Center Pool 800,000 800,000
93248 - National Guard Armory Renovation 150,000 150,000
93402 - Bayfront Promenade 900,000 900,000
94524 - Long Center Major Infrastructure Improvemts 355,000 300,000 350.000 700,000 1.705,000
Subtotal Penny for Pine lias 8,960,000 2,800,000 4,075,000 2,760,000 700,000 0 19,295,000
Penny for Plnellas - III
912xx - Fire Engine Replacement 600.000 600,000 1,200,000
932xx - Senior Citizen Recreation & Activity Center 500,000 1.750,000 2,250,000
Subtotal Penny for Pine lias - III 0 0 0 0 1,100,000 2,350,000 3,450,000
Transportation Impact Fees
92551 - City-Wide Intersection Improvements 50.000 50,000 50.000 50,000 50,000 50,000 300,000
92553 - New Signal Installations & Renovations 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 240,000
92558 - Intersection Improvements 200,000 200,000 200.000 200,000 200.000 200,000 1,200,000
. Subtotal Transportation impact Fees 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 1,740,000
Local Option Gas Tax
92259 - Traffic Calming Program 824,000 874,000 700,000 700,000 200,000 200,000 3.498.000
92558 - Intersection Improvements 150,000 88.180 100,000 100,000 100.000 100,000 638,180
94839 - Roadway & Traffic Asset Managemen1 45,000 45,000
Subtotal Local Option Gas Tax 1,019,000 962,180 800,000 800,000 300,000 300,000 4,181,180
Recreation Facility Impact Fee
932xx - Dog Park North 200,000 200,000
Subtotal Recreation Facility Impact Fee 0 0 0 0 200,000 0 200,000
Special Program Fund
93248 - National Guard Armory Renovation 150,000 150,000
Subtotal Special Program Fund 150,000 0 0 0 0 0 150,000
Grants - Other Agencies
91229 - Replace & Upgrade Airpacks 269,500 269,500
93272 - Recreation Trails 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 800,000
932xx - Morningside Rec Center Replacement 1,500,000 1.500,000
932xx - McMullen Tennis Complex 200,000 200,000
932xx - Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Renovations 6,000.000 6,000,000
932xx - Dog Park North 200,000 200,000
932xx - Senior Citizen Recreation & Activity Center 2,250.000 2,250,000
94619 - Structural Evaluation of City Facilities 135,000 135,000
Subtotal Grants - Other Agencies 604,500 6,200,000 1,900,000 200,000 200,000 2,250,000 11,354,500
. Donations
932xx - Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Renovations 2,000,000 2,000,000
Subtotal Donations 0 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000
Table 2.4.1 - Summary of CIP Funding Sources
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Total .
Contributions
93245 - Countryside Sports Complex 500,000 500,000
Subtotal Contributions 500,000 0 0 0 0 0 500,000
Subtotal General Sources 17,257.340 17,508,730 12,649,250 9,407,860 8,368,440 10,955.160 76,146,780
SELF-SUPPORTING FUNDS
Marine & Aviation Revenue
93413 - Utilities Service Replacement 10,000 10.000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 60.000
93429 - Dock R&R 25,000 25,000 25.000 25,000 25,000 25,000 150,000
93490 - Fuel System R&R 20,000 20,000 20.000 20,000 20,000 20,000 120,000
93494 - Fuel Tank Replacement 75,000 75,000
93496 - Marine Facilities Dredging & Maint 85,000 85.000 85,000 85,000 85.000 85,000 510,000
94510- Air Conditioners - City-Wide Replacement 10.000 10.000 10,000 30,000
94817 - Airpark Maintenance & Repair 10.000 10,000 10,000 10.000 10,000 10,000 60,000
Subtotal Marine & Aviation Revenue 235,000 160,000 160,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 1,005,000
Parking Revenue
92630 - Parking Lot Resurfacing 100,000 100.000 100,000 100,000 100.000 100,000 600,000
92632 - Parking Garage Maintenance & Repair 100.000 100,000 100.000 100,000 150.000 150.000 700.000
92636 - Parking Lot Improvements 100.000 100.000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600,000
93403 - Beach Guard Facility Maintenance 10,000 10.000 10.000 10,000 5,000 5,000 50.000
94517 - Painting of Facilities 3.000 3,000
Subtotal Parking Revenue 310,000 310,000 313,000 310,000 355,000 355,000 1,953,000
Harborvlew Revenue .
93277 - Harborview Infrastructure Repairs/lmprvmts 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100.000 600,000
Subtotal Harborvlew Revenue 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100.000 100,000 600,000
Water Revenue
94514 - Roof Replacements 30,000 30.000
94517 - Painting of Facilities 10,000 10,000 15.000 35.000
94519 - Flooring for Facilities 10.000 6.750 16,750
96516 - City-Wide Aerial Photography 6,000 6.000 12,000
96523 - Pub Util Adm Building R&R 13.000 13,000 13,000 13.000 13,000 13,000 78.000
96525 - Public Works Complex Building 75,000 675,000 750.000
96739 - Reclaimed Water 279.390 3,229,960 170,540 1 .412,380 354,120 5.446,390
96741 - System R&R Capitalized 350,000 350.000 350.000 350,000 1.400,000
96744 - System Expansion 129.410 174.090 174,980 478,480
Subtotal Water Revenue 373,390 688,000 3,628,960 682,950 1,966,220 907,100 8.246,620
Sewer Revenue
94517 - Painting of Facilities 28,300 28.300
94519 - Flooring for Facilities 13,250 3,380 16,630
96516 - City-Wide Aerial Photography 6,000 6,000 12,000
96523 - Pub Util Adm Building R&R 13,000 13,000 13.000 13,000 13,000 13,000 78,000
96525 - Public Works Complex Building 75,000 675,000 750,000
96616 - WWTP Internal Recycle Modifications 527,920 527,920
96630 - Sanitary Sewer Extensions 320,360 320.360
96665 - Sanitary Collection & Transmission R&R 318,280 318,280
Subtotal Sewer Revenue 940.200 688,000 19,000 26,250 16,380 361,660 2,051,490
Water Impact Fees
96744 - System Expansion 250.000 250,000 250,000 120,590 75,910 75,020 1 .021 ,520 .
Subtotal Water Impact Fees 250,000 250,000 250,000 120,590 75,910 75,020 1,021,520
. Table 2.4.1 - Summary of CIP Funding Sources
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Total
Water R & R
96721 - System R&R - Maintenance 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 150,000
96741 - System R&R - Capitalized 350,000 350,000 700,000
96743 - Meter/Backflow Replacement Chng-Out 600.000 650,000 1,250,000
96752 - Water Service Lines 151.740 145,540 297,280
Subtotal Water R & R 1,126,740 1,170,540 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 2,397,280
Sewer Impact Fees
96630 - Sanitary Sewer Extensions 280,000 940,000 895,000 290,000 250,000 200,000 2,855.000
Subtotal Sewer Impact Fees 280,000 940,000 895,000 290,000 250,000 200,000 2,855,000
Sewer R & R
96645 - Laboratory Upgrade and R&R 51.500 53,040 54,630 56,270 57,960 59,700 333,100
96654 - Facilities Upgrade & Improvement 206,000 206,000
96664 - Water Pollution Control R&R 896,000 896.000
96665 - Sanitary Collect & Transmission R&R 16.600 1.1 97.480 1,214,080
96670 - Pollutant Storage Tank R&R - WPC 20,600 25,750 26,520 27,310 28,130 28,970 157,280
Subtotal Sewer R & R 1,190,700 1,276,270 81, 150 83.580 86,090 88,670 2,806.460
Stormwater Utility Revenue
96124 - Storm Pipe System Improvements 800.000 800,000
96129 - Stevenson Creek Estuary Restoration 165,870 165,870
96144 - Stevenson Creek Implementation Projects 500,000 607.200 1.107,200
96149 - Storm System Expansion 152,000 49,870 387.790 589,660
. 96516 - City-Wide Aerial Photography 6,000 6.000 12,000
96525 - Public Works Complex Building 75,000 675,000 750,000
Subtotal Stormwater Utility Revenue 1,698,870 724,870 613,200 0 387,790 0 3,424,730
Gas Revenue
94512 - Roof Repairs 10.000 10,000 20.000
94517 - Painting of Facilities 10,000 15,000 25,000
96358 - Environmental Remediation 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 900,000
96365 - Line Relocation Pinel las-Maintenance 500,000 500,000 500,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 2,250,000
96367 - Gas Meter Change-Out-Pinellas 210,000 210,000 210,000 210,000 840.000
96374 - Line Relocation-Pinellas-Capitalized 100,000 100,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 1,100,000
96376 - Line Relocation-Pasco-Maintenance 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600,000
96377 - Pinellas New Mains & Service Lines 550,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 6,650,000
96378 - Pasco New Mains & Service Lines 3,350,000 3,500,000 3.200,000 3,300,000 3,200,000 3.500,000 20.050,000
96379 - Gas Meter Change-Out-Pasco 210,000 210,000 210.000 210,000 840,000
963xx - Line Relocation-Pasco-Capitalized 300,000 300,000
96382 - Gas Inventory Work Mgmt System 25,000 25,000
96383 - Sales Office 125,000 125,000 125.000 375.000
Subtotal Gas Revenue 5,120,000 5,685,000 5,795,000 5,820,000 5,635,000 5,920,000 33,975,000
Solid Waste Revenue
96426 - Facility R&R 105,000 110,000 110,000 115,000 115,000 555,000
96442 - Vehicle Replacements 70.000 75,000 75,000 75,000 295,000
96443 - Residential Container Acquisition 60,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 560,000
96444 - Commercial Container Acquisition 205,000 210,000 215,000 220,000 220,000 1,070,000
Subtotal Solid Waste Revenue 60,000 410,000 490,000 500,000 510,000 510,000 2,480,000
Recycling Revenue
96804 - Recycling Container Acquisition 40.000 40,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 185,000
. 96805 - Recycling Expan R&R & Participation Programs 30,000 25.000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 185,000
96806 - Recycling Equipment Replacement 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 640,000
Subtotal Recycling Revenue 30,000 65,000 225,000 230.000 230,000 230,000 1,010,000
Table 2.4.1 - Summary of CIP Funding Sources
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009110 2010111 Total .
Grants - Other Agencies
96144 - Stevenson Creek Implementation Projects 195,330 195,330
96152 - Lake Bellevue Improvements 666,670 666,670
96154 - Alligator Creek Implementation Projects - II 750,000 750,000
96525 - Public Works Complex Building 4,525,000 4,525,000
Subtotal Grants - Other Agencies 1,612,000 4,525,000 0 0 0 0 6,137,000
Subtotal Self-Supporting Funds 13,326,900 16,992,680 12,595,310 8,338,370 9,787,390 8,922,450 69,963,100
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Garage Fund Revenue
94233 - Motorized Equipment Replacement-Cash 122,100 133,500 140,200 147,200 154,600 1 62,300 859,900
94510 - Air Conditioners-City Wide Replacement, 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 60,000
94512 - Roof Repairs 5,000 5,000 10,000
94514 - Roof Replacements 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 70,000
94517 - Painting of Facilities 5,000 10,000 10,000 25,000
94518 - Fencing of Facilities 10,000 15,000 25.000
94519 - Flooring for Facilities 25,000 25.000
Subtotal Garage Fund Revenue 177,100 173,500 170,200 177,200 184,600 192,300 1,074,900
Administrative Services Revenue
94736 - Geographic Information System 50,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 50,000 375.000
948xx - Land Management System 25,000 25,000 25,000 75,000
94820 - HR PeopleSoft Implementation 125.000 175,000 300.000
94828 - Financial System Upgrades 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 450,000
94829 - CIS Upgrades & Replacements 100.000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600,000 .
Subtotal Administrative Services Revenue 350,000 400,000 250,000 275,000 275,000 250,000 1,800,000
General Services Revenue
94519 - Flooring for Facilities 20,000 20,000
Subtotal General Services Revenue 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 20,000
Subtotal Internal Service Funds 547,100 573,500 420,200 452,200 459,600 442,300 2,894,900
BORROWING
GENERAL SOURCES
Lease Purchase - General Fund
91147 - Police Computer Network 0 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 2,000,000
91221 - EMS Capital Equipment 145.000 140,000 145,000 430,000
91226 - Other Fire Vehicles 100,000 100,000
91236 - Rescue (Fire) 116,100 236,550 352,650
91247 - Traffic Preemption Control 50,000 50.000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50.000 300,000
93274 - P&R Technology Upgrades 35.000 35.000 40,000 50,000 40.000 40.000 240,000
93244 - Parks & Beautification Truck 18,500 18,500
94801 - Tidemark Upgrade 100,000 100,000
94840 - Extended Cab Pick-Up Truck 17,500 17,500
94841 - Development Svcs Pick-Up Truck 20,000 20,000
Subtotal Lease Purchase. General Fund 286,000 841,100 490,000 500,000 826,550 635,000 3,578,650
Subtotal Borrowing/General Sources 286,000 841, 100 490,000 500,000 826,550 635,000 3,578,650
SELF-SUPPORTING FUNDS
Lease Purchase - Water
96757 - Water Pick-up Trucks 30,900 31,830 32.780 33.760 34,770 164,040 .
96762 - Water Generators 200,000 200,000
96765 - Water Meter Testing Equipment 47,100 47,100
Subtotal Lease Purchase - Water 278,000 31,830 32,780 33,760 34,770 0 411,140
Table 2.4.1 - Summary of elP Funding Sources
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Lease Purchase - Solid Waste
96438 - Vehicle Acquisition 193.500
96442 - Vehicle Replacements 295,000 120.000
964xx - Commercial Weight Based Mgmt 150,000
Subtotal Lease Purchase - Solid Waste 488,500 120,000 150,000 0
Lease Purchase - Recycling
96806 - Recycling Equipment Replacement 120,000 120,000
Subtotal Lease Purchase - Recycling 120,000 120,000 0 0
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193,500
415,000
150,000
758,500
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o
240,000
240,000
Future Bond Issue - Water & Sewer
96611 - Bio-Solids Treatment 2,500,000 2,500,000
96615 - Odor Control 520,000 520,000
96616 - WWTP Internal Recycle Moditications 392.080 392.080
96630 - Sanitary Sewer Extensions 269,640 269.640
96634 - Sanitary Utility Relocation 412,000 424,360 437,090 450,200 463,710 477,620 2,664.980
96654 - Facilities Upgrade & Improvement 212,180 309,000 360,500 371,320 400,000 1,653,000
96664 - Water Pollution Control R&R 1,090,000 1,000,000 1.084,000 499,870 500,000 4,173.870
96665 - Sanitary Collect & Transmission R&R 2,539,120 3,231,520 2,880,000 2,950,000 2.965,000 2,220,000 16.785.640
96686 - Pump Station Replacement 926.000 1.016.500 1.910.000 1 ,274,000 1.910,000 1 .100,000 8,136,500
966xx - NE Thermal Dryers 1,700,000 13,800,000 15.500,000
966xx - Liquid Disinfection 566.000 566,000
96619 - WWTP Generator Replacements 850,000 875,000 900,000 930,000 3,555,000
96620 - WWTP Headworks 550,000 3.450,000 4,000.000
96621 - WWTP New Presses 200,000 1,000,000 1,200.000
. 966xx - WWTP Aeration Improvements 325,000 1,900.000 2,225,000
966xx - WWTP New Blending Tanks 490,000 490,000
966xx - WWTP East Bypass & Northeast Pump 820,000 1.775,000 2,595,000
966xx - WWTP UV Disinfection 1.500.000 8.750.000 10,250,000
96739 - Reclaimed Water Distribution System 947,560 1 .325,640 707,380 1,248,950 4,229,530
96740 - Water Supply and Treatment 550,000 500.000 600,000 550,000 250.000 250,000 2.700,000
96742 - Line Relocations - Capitalized 1,600,000 1,800,000 800,000 800.000 800,000 800,000 6,600,000
96743 - Meter/Backflow Replacmt/Change Out 650,000 650.000 650,000 650,000 2,600,000
96752 - Water Service Lines 348,260 354.460 500.000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2.702.720
96760 - Elevated Tank Upgrade 2,235.100 2,235.100
96761 - Telemetry for Wells 515.000 500,000 1.015,000
96763 - Wellfield Expansion 309,000 758,550 2,185.450 3.253,000
96764 - RO Plant Expansion 303,850 100.790 240.400 4.462.640 4,987,880 10,095,560
96766 - Water Quality Monitoring Devices 150.000 450,000 600.000
967xx - RO Plant at Reservoir #2 928,290 983.460 1.744,540 1 ,304.190 1.783,950 6.744.430
Subtotal Water & Sewer Future Bond Issue 12,400,41020,516,65027,368,960 17,081,520 18,884,35024,000,160 120,252,050
Bond Issue - Stormwater
96124 - Storm Pipe System Improvements 1 .500.000 1,500,000 1,000.000 1,500,000 2,000,000 7.500,000
96129 - Stevenson Creek Estuary Restoration 5,324.710 5,324,710
96144 - Stevenson Creek Implementation Projects 1,000,000 392,800 750.000 1,250,000 1.250,000 4,642.800
96149 - Storm System Expansion 950,130 1,000,000 1,250,000 862,210 243,320 4,305.660
96154 - Alligator Creek Implementation Prjts-Phase II 500,000 500,000 750,000 1,250.000 1,250,000 4,250,000
Subtotal Bond Issue - Stormwater 5,324,710 3,950,130 3,392,800 3,750,000 4,862,210 4,743,320 26,023,170
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Total .
Future Bond Issue - Stormwater
96149 - Storm System Expansion 1 ,006,680 1 ,006,680
96154 - Alligator Creek Implementation Prjts-Phase II 350,000 350,000 700,000
961 xx - Coastal Basins Improvement 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,000,000
961 xx - Channel Improvements 500.000 500,000 500,000 750,000 2,250,000
961 xx - Coopers Point 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100.000 500,000
961 xx - Allen's Creek Improvement Projects 500,000 500,000 500,000 750,000 2,250,000
961 xx - Stormwater Facilities Maintenance 300,000 300,000
Subtotal Future Bond Issue Stormwater 0 1,600,000 1,600,000 100,000 1,950,000 3,756,680 9,006,680
Subtotal Borrowing/Self Supporting Funds 18,611,620 26,338,610 32,544,540 20,965,280 25,731,330 32,500,160 156,691,540
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Lease Purchase - Garage
94232 - Radio User Equipment Replacement Program 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 800,000
94234 - Motorized Equipment Replacement-LIP 4,102,000 4,307,100 4,522,500 4.748,600 4,986,000 5,235,300 27,901,500
Subtotal Lease Purchase - Garage 4,302,000 4,507,100 4,722,500 4,948,600 4,986,000 5,235,300 28,701,500
Lease Purchase - Administrative Services
94814 - Network Infrastructure & Server R&R 60,000 60,000 100,000 60,000 60,000 100,000 440.000
94824 - IT Disaster Recovery Equipment 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 300,000
94827 - Telecommunications Upgrades 50,000 50,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 225,000
Subtotal Lease Purchase - Administrative Services 160,000 160,000 200,000 135,000 135,000 175,000 965,000
Lease Purchase - General Services
94525 - Building & Maintenance Vehicles 111,000 111.000 .
Subtotal Lease Purchase - General Services 111 ,000 0 0 0 0 0 111,000
Internal Loan
948xx - MS LicensinglUpgrade 300,000 300,000 600,000
Subtotal Internal Loan 0 300,000 300,000 0 0 0 600,000
Subtotal Borrowing/Internal Service Funds 4,573,000 4,967,100 5,222,500 5,083,600 5,121,000 5,410,300 30,377,500
TOTAL: ALL FUNDING SOURCES 54,601,960 67,221,720 63,921,800 44,747,310 50,294,310 58,865,370 339,652,470
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B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Concurrency
Management
InterQovernmental Coordination Element
Objective 29.2 and Objective 31.1 within the Intergovernmental Coordination
Element specifically address the coordination between the City and other
governmental agencies and service providers to maintain adopted level of
services for concurrency.
29.2 Objective - The City shall adopt the D.O. T. Level of Service standards
for State primary and secondary arterials as they may be modified by
additional service designations (special transportation areas, etc.) approved
by D. O. T. and shall use intergovernmental coordination agreements to
secure maximum City control over access and manage of roads in
Clearwater.
31. 1 Objective - To identify and coordinate the effects of special districts in
Pinellas County with the Comprehensive Plan.
Related policies 29.2.2 and 31.1.1 call for coordination with FOOT for level of
service on State roads and coordination with other publiC service providers such
as the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and Southwest Florida Water
Management District.
Primarily through the City's involvement with the MPO, the City coordinates
data and other pertinent information with Pinellas County, FOOT, the Pinellas
County Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), and other local governments within
Pinellas County regarding transportation level of service and concurrency
issues. The City also has ongoing dialog with the Southwest Florida
Management District (SWFWMD) concerning potable water supply issues and
stormwater management.
Future Land Use Element
The City's concurrency management system is established in Objective 5.1 and
related policies. The applicable objective is:
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5. 7 Objective - The City shall continue to implement the Concurrency .
Management and information system to be used in granting development
permits. This system shall continue to consider the current, interim, and
ultimately desired Levels of Service for traffic circulation, transit, water,
sewer, garbage collection, and drainage systems and shall provide data on
sub-sectors of the City in which service deficiencies exist or in which
services are adequate to serve existing and planned new development. This
Level of Service status will be considered and made part of the staff
recommendation at the time of zoning, site plan, or plat approval. The Level
of Service monitoring system shall be adjusted, at a minimum, annually to
determine adequacy of service capacity.
Should a requested development permit result in approvals which would
burden service systems above adopted levels, permission to proceed with
the development will not be granted until the City has assured that
adequate services will be available concurrent with the impacts of
development.
The City has in place a concurrency management system, implemented through
the Community Development Code (CDC), Division 9, that is intended to
measure, evaluate, and track level of services and concurrency for public
facilities and services. As described earlier, the City has been successful in
maintaining adopted level of service standards for parks and recreation,
potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, and stormwater drainage. In traffic
circulation, overall the City's adopted level of service is being achieved.
However, major roadways within the City, including Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, U.S.
19, and McMullen Booth Road, as well as a few others, are experiencing level of
services below the standard adopted within the current Comprehensive Plan.
Mitigation of these roadway level of service concerns must be approached from
a wider perspective than just the City given the character of these roadways as
primarily major pass through routes for people traveling throughout Pinellas
County and the Region.
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Transportation Element
Objectives 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and Objective 8.2, with their associated policies, within
the Transportation Element provide a framework for the implementation of the
traffic circulation component of the City's concurrency management system.
7.3 Objective - The City will continue to monitor traffic counts, accidents,
and road improvements, to provide timely status evaluation of Level of
Service conditions for issuance of development approvals.
7.4 Objective - The City shall specifically consider the existing and planned
Level of Service on the road network affected by a proposed development,
when considering an amendment to the land use map, rezoning, subdivision
plat, or site plan approval.
7.5 Objective - All County and State roadways in Clearwater, expect those
identified as backlogged or constrained by the Pinellas County MPO, shall
operate at level C average daily/D peak hour.
8.2 Objective - Proposed developments accessing back logged roadways
operating at lower-than-LOS "E" conditions, shall be subject to additional
service enhancement proposals, which may include ride -sharing access
control, signal optimization, transit accessibility, and staggered work hours,
to maintain and improve the roadways' average peak hour operating speeds
at the time of plan adoption:
A. Site design shall provide a stacking lane or lanes to permit vehicles
to wait on-site and enter the traffic flow when gaps occur.
B. Site design shall provide a deceleration lane or lanes to enter the
site without impeding the traffic flow.
C No new traffic signals that will reduce peak hour travel speeds will
be permitted, unless a high accident rate exists.
D. New or revised median openings will only be permitted where they
do not impede free flow of traffic.
E Additional service enhancements, as appropriate.
As previously stated, the City's Engineering Department relies on traffic impact
studies provided by the project applicant to evaluate traffic impacts. Generally,
the Traffic Operations Manager might require traffic impact studies if the
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proposed development will degrade the established level of service; will
generate more trips; or will affect a nearby roadway segment or intersection.
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The traffic impact study must be prepared in accordance with a "Scoping
Meeting" held with the City's Traffic Operations Manager.
Mitigation options may include, but not be limited to, one or more of the
following: deceleration and acceleration lanes, turn lanes, traffic signal
improvements, traffic signal light installation, bus shelters, transportation
demand management study, and minimizing proposed development.
Objectives 8.1 and 8.4 specifically address the need for the City to be proactive
in obtaining funding from State and County sources to resolve level of service
deficits and areas of severe congestion.
8. 1 Objective - Roadway improvements to obtain desired Levels of Service
must be included in State, County, and City capital budgets. The City shall
actively participate, on a continuing basis, with both the staff and elected
official support, in the preparation, adoption and implementation of
transportation plans and expenditure programs of the M.P.O., P.S. T.A.,
Board of County Commissioners, and the F.D.O. T.
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8.4 Objective - The City shall actively encourage the expenditure of funds
by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Board of County
Commissioners to alleviate the most severe congestion problems in support
of desired Levels of Service.
The City's participation in the MPO provides the primary opportunity for the
City to pursue adequate funding for roadway and transportation projects within
the City.
Recreation and Ooen Soace Element
Objective 27.1 and its associated policies establish the adopted level of service
for parkland within the City at 4.0 acres per 1,000 population citywide.
27. 1 Objective - The City shall ensure that parks, open space and recreation
facilities are efficiently and adequately maintained for all segments and .
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districts of the population according to the level of service standards
established for the City.
According to information provided by the City's Parks and Recreation
Department, the City provides approximately 4.9 acres of parks per 1,000
population citywide. The City has sufficient parkland to exceed the adopted
level of service standard.
Utilities: Potable Water Element
Objective 21.1 and its associated policy provides for the adopted level of
service for potable water at 120 gallons per capita per day at a pressure of 40-
45 psi.
21.1 Objective - To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing
and future populations through the year 2010.
The City has sufficient capacity with its potable water system to meet the
demands. Based on the current potable water supply of 13 million gallons per
day (mgd) allocated across the City's 2005 population of 110,831, the demand
for potable water per person is 117 gallons per day per person (gdp). This rate
of demand is well within the adopted level of service.
Utilities: Sanitary Sewer Element
Objective 1 7.1 and its associated
service for sanitary sewer at:
Marshall Street Plant
East Plant
Northeast Plant
policies provides for the adopted level of
124 gallons per day per person
114 gallons per day per person
148 gallons per day per person
17. 1 Objective - To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing and
future populations through the year 2010.
Data provided by the City's Utilities Department indicates that there is excess
capacity within the City's plants. Total plant capacity of the three plants is 28.5
mgd with approximately 13 mgd of demand, or 46% of capacity. This equates
to approximately 117 gdp citywide.
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Utilities: Solid Waste Element
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Objective 18.1 and its associated policy provide for the adopted level of service
for solid waste at 7.12 pounds per day per capita.
18.1 Objective - To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing and
future populations through the year 2010.
According to information from the City's Solid Waste Department, they are able
to accommodate, in terms of capacity, the growing demands of the City since
they are a self-funded operation.
Utilities: Stormwater
Objective 19.1 and its associated policy provide for the adopted level of service
for stormwater at:
Stormwater Management Design Storm
Facilities 10 - year storm frequency for all new street
development using the rational design method.
25 - year storm frequency with positive outfall for
major storm systems with basin time of intensities
controlling the duration.
50 - year storm frequency when no outfall and
discharge is to street right-of-way.
100 - year storm frequency when no outfall and
discharge is across private property.
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19. 1 Objective - To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing and
future populations through the year 2010.
According to information provided by the City's Engineering Department,
the City applies these design review criteria to projects through the City's
development review process.
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C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Concurrency Management
The 2005 Florida Legislature's "Pay as You Grow Plan for Florida's Future"
(Senate Bill 360) significantly altered the current approach to concurrency
management. Senate Bill 360 enacted additional or changed requirements
regarding school concurrency, transportation concurrency, and potable water
concurrency, as well as, new standards for the Capital Improvements Element.
The following provides a brief summary of the pertinent changes.
School Concurrency
By 2008, the City of Clearwater is required to include a Public School Facilities
Element and school concurrency as part of the Comprehensive Plan. The
development of both the element and the concurrency system for public
schools is to be done as part of a countywide coordination effort so local
governments within the Pinellas County School District are working toward the
same goal.
Transoortation Concurrency
The timing of transportation improvements to be considered for concurrency
was reduced from a maximum of 5 years to a maximum of 3 years from the
time of building permit.
Transportation concurrency exception areas are subject to closer review to
assure that mobility within the exception area is appropriately addressed.
The City of Clearwater is required to adopt a proportionate fair share mitigation
ordinance for transportation by December 1, 2006.
Potable Water
The confirmation by the City's Utility Department that adequate water supplies
are available to serve a proposed project is now required prior to the certificate
of occupancy.
There is a requirement for a close link between potable water supply and
distribution planning within the City of Clearwater with the Regional Water
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Supply Plan, currently being drafted, of the Southwest Florida Water .
Management District.
Caoitallmprovements Element (ClE)
The ClE is required to be "financially feasible", which means funding sources are
committed for projects within the first three years of the improvement schedule
and funding is either committed or planned for the fourth and fifth years.
D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Concurrency Management
The current concurrency management system and its procedural aspects can be
enhanced to provide a more proactive approach to identifying and resolving
potential level of service and concurrency issues early in the development
review process.
As the previous analysis indicated, the City has been able to maintain
acceptable level of service for its public facilities and services with the current
concurrency management system and its procedures. However, through
discussions with the various City Departments and researching documentation
regarding findings of concurrency for projects, a need has been identified to
enhance the coordination and documentation of the level of service analysis
and determination of concurrency.
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The opportunity to use concurrency as a tool in a comprehensive citywide
strategy is most evident in the consideration of the development and
implementation of a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA).
Establishment of a TCEA will allow the City relief from burdens that result from
trying to achieve roadway level of services that are more aligned with suburban
development patterns as opposed to a relatively dense urban infill community.
The City will look closely, as the new Comprehensive Plan is drafted, at
exploring TCEAs within the Downtown, Beach, and other potential activity
centers discussed in Chapter 3.1. The development of TCEA is extremely
important considering the need to foster economic development activities
within Clearwater.
The City recognizes that the study, development and implementation of a TCEA
impose many challenges:
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. A significant amount of analysis and coordination with Pinellas County,
the MPO, FOOT, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and DCA to
assure that alternative transportation systems, transportation demand
management strategies, and strong intermodal and multimodal
connections are able to maintain the level of mobility that is needed for a
diverse and vibrant city.
. The development of mitigation strategies towards the impacts that a
TCEA may have on hurricane evacuation routes.
. The evaluation and mitigation of the potential impacts on U.S. 19 as a
Long Term Concurrency Management Corridor (LTCM), as well as other
State and County roads.
. Integrate the strategies of the Pinellas County Long Term Transportation
Plan 2025.
There is a great opportunity for the enhanced coordination of the measurement
and management of transportation level of service throughout Pinellas County
through participation in a work group of the MPO. The MPO assembled a work
group of representatives of local government staffs, including the City of
Clearwater, to gain an understanding of the current methodologies and
approaches to transportation concurrency management within each local
government and to develop a set of consistent methodologies and approaches
that will be implemented throughout Pinellas County. The results of this work
group will be instrumental in promoting an efficient and responsive
transportation system for all of Pinellas County. In addition, to this task force,
the City of Clearwater actively participates in other MPO technical duties as it
chairs the MPO's Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC).
Finally, the City is working with the Pinellas County School District and other
municipalities through the Pinellas County School Planning Workgroup to
develop the public school concurrency program for Pinellas County. It is
anticipated that the public school concurrency program will be ready for
adoption in 2007, one year before the deadline.
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E.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Concurrency
Management
The following amendments are needed for the City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan to address the concerns and needs raised in this issue
assessment.
Future Land Use Element
. Adopt specific policies for the restructuring of the City's existing
concurrency management system process to provide for enhanced
interdepartmental coordination, documentation of analysis and findings
of concurrency, and to establish a concurrency management system that
is focused on the early identification and resolution of concurrency
problems.
. Develop specific policies to establish the foundation for land use
patterns that are supportive of alternative forms of transportation (i.e.
mass transit, bicycling, walking, etc.) to expand the variety of
transportation options and manage transportation demands to reduce
the impact on the City's road network. The foundation for the land use
patterns may include, but are not limited to:
. Increased densities (in appropriate locations with appropriate
context sensitive design);
. Vibrant and diverse mix of land uses; and
. Connectivity to and between the various land uses.
· Develop policies to establish that both capacity and distribution/service
capabilities for public facilities and services are sufficient to support a
comprehensive citywide redevelopment strategy.
· Assure that appropriate changes are made to the Community
Development Code to comply with the new Comprehensive Plan.
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Transportation Element
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· Reflect the 2005 Florida Legislative changes that require the adoption of
a transportation proportionate fair share mitigation ordinance and the
revised timeframe for consideration of projects for concurrency to three
years from time of building permit.
. Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
governmental coordination and potential impact mitigation.
. Ensure the consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments
and the Rule 14-94 A.C.
· Ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments and
the Pinellas MPO Long Range Transportation Plan 2025.
. Establish minimum bicycle and pedestrian level of service standards for
roadways.
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. Assure that the Master Plan for Clearwater Airpark is implemented.
Coastal Management Element
. Assure that public investments for infrastructure within the Coastal High
Hazard Area (CHHA) are made with the appropriate consideration for the
mitigation of impacts and support of economic development
opportunities.
Recreation and Ooen Space Element
. Revise adopted level of service to reflect only the citywide standard of 4
acres per 1,000 population.
. Add a specific objective and policies that implement the
recommendations contained with the 2002 Parks and Recreation Master
Plan to assure provision of park and recreation facilities to meet the
demands of the City's citizens and visitors.
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Utilities: Potable Water Element
. Include a policy that requires the documented confirmation from the
City's Utilities Department that adequate potable water supply is or will
be available at the time of certificate of occupancy.
Utilities: Sanitary Sewer Element
. Revise adopted level of service standards to identify one citywide
standard of 127 gallons per capita per day.
Capital Improvements Element (CIE)
. The impacts of the 2005 Florida Legislative changes will require a
significant rewrite of the ClE to address the update of the schedule of
improvements, the application of the "financially feasible" test for
projects, application of fair share mitigation strategies, and implement
the public school concurrency requirements.
New Public School Facilities Element
. By 2008, the City will adopt a Public School Facilities Element and public
school concurrency standards.
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2.5 Location of Development
One of the primary purposes of a Comprehensive Plan is to direct the
timing and location of development and redevelopment. This section
reviews the location of development within the City and its consistency
with the Comprehensive Plan. This analysis reviews land use patterns,
land use amendments, and planned developments.
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2.5 Location of Development
A. Identification of Impact of Location of Development
A direct indication of the success or shortcoming of the City's Comprehensive
Plan is through the review of the location of development and if it occurred
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. This analysis reviews land use
patterns, land use amendments and planned developments.
Land Use Pattern
The City of Clearwater's existing land uses show a pattern typical of an
urbanized area. Table 2.5.1 is an inventory of existing land uses in the City of
Clearwater based on the Pinellas County Property Appraiser's data in December
2005. In addition, Chart 2.5.1 shows a comparison of existing land uses
between the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County.
Table 2.5.1: Existing Land Uses 2005
Land Use Classification
Residential
Commercial
Recreation /Open Space
Publ ie/Semi-Public
Conservation / Preservation
Vacant
Miscellaneous
Industrial
Marinas
Agricultural
Total
Parcels
Acres
7,072
26,195
2,020
1,762
I 363
1,717
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1,417
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1,441
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Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office, December 2005
32,105
13,567
%
52%
13%
13%
10%
5%
3%
2%
2%
<1%
< 1%
100%
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Comparison Existing Land Uses
City of Clearwater and Pinellas County, 2005
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. City of Clearwater
60%
52%
10%
0% 0% 0% 0%
50%
40%
30%
20%
0%
Resid. Preserv Recreation PublicJSemi- Conwn Misc. Vacant lndusb"ial Agricultural Marinas Other
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Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office, December 2005
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In comparison to Pinellas County, the City has higher percentages of
residential, commercial, recreation, and public-semi public land uses. This fact
is an indication that the City of Clearwater is one of the primary urban centers
within Pinellas County. As Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater approach
100% build out, Clearwater will further enhance its standing and position as a
focus of urbanization and infill development.
The City of Clearwater is a functionally built out city. According to the Pinellas
County Property Appraiser's Office, the City is 97% built out.
Thirteen percent of the existing land uses in the City are commercial. The
distribution of commercial land uses within the City is generally along major
arterial roadways and their intersections. Specific areas of commercial
development concentration are in the following areas of the City: Gulf-to-Bay
Boulevard, U.S. 19, the Downtown East Gateway Area, Downtown Clearwater,
and Clearwater Beach. (See Map 2.5.1)
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Industrial land uses account for 2% of the total land area. Most of the industrial
land uses are concentrated within the central part of the City, along Hercules
Avenue and the railroad line. A considerable amount of lands that are not part
of the City, enclaves, surround the existing industrial land uses.
The largest single land use within the City is residential, at 52%. The residential
uses are distributed throughout the City. While multi-family housing of more
than 10 dwelling units/acre is found mostly along Drew Street and Gulf-to-Bay
Boulevard near U.S. 19. (See Map 2.5.2).
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Future Land Use Changes
An analysis was performed on the changes to the relative allocation of future
land use classifications in the City of Clearwater between 1997 and 2005 to
identify any significant land use change patterns or areas of the City that may
be ripe for reassessment. The analysis is based on the best available data
from the 1997 City of Clearwater Evaluation and Appraisal Report for future
land uses in 1997 and 2005 future land uses provided by the City of Clearwater
Planning Department. (See Map 2.5.3)
Table 2.5.2 shows the relative changes in allocation of future land uses within
the City of Clearwater between 1997 and 2005. Based on the relative changes
in allocation of future land uses between 1997 and 2005, no dramatic changes
have occurred within the City's future land use composition during that time.
The relative distribution of future land uses differs by approximately 1 % or less
since 1997.
Table 2.5.2: Future Land Use Changes 1997-2005
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7,137 7,280 54.4% 53.7%
619 772 4.7% 5.7%
1 ,435 1,425 10.9% 10.5%
345 329 2.6% 2.4%
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1,238 1,256 9.4% 9.3%
359 365 2.7% 2.7%
472 493 3.6% 3.6%
357 356 2.7% 2.6%
195 193 1.5% 1.4%
67 0.0% 0.5%
Source: City of Clearwater Evaluation and Appraisal Report 1997; and City of Clearwater Planning Department,
2005. Percentages do not equal 1 00% due to rounding.
The City's largest allocation of future land use is residential, which slightly
diminished its percentage from 54.4% to 53.7%, but increased in acreage by
142 acres between 1997 and 2005. The density of residential land uses has
remained relatively consistent between 1997 and 2005 with the largest
allocation to Residential Urban (7.5 dwelling units/acre) and Residential
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Medium (15 dwelling units/acre). However, higher density residential uses are
starting to increase, which is consistent with the scarcity of vacant developable
land and the strong housing market within the Tampa Bay Region.
Commercial future land uses between 1997 and 2005 increased by 18 acres
but slightly diminished its percentage from 9.4% to 9.3%. Mixed Use, increased
21 acres, but showed no percentage increase in its relative allocation
Industrial future land use experienced a slight reduction in its percentage of
land uses from 2.6% to 2.4%. Unlike commercial future land uses, the actual
supply of industrial future lands also diminished by 15 acres.
Land designated as resort development (hotel/motel) between 1997 and 2005
decreased by 2 acres.
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Future Land Use Amendments
According to data provided by the City of Clearwater's Planning Department,
there were 81 future land use amendments from 2000 to 2004 accounting for
193.6 acres of land. The amount of land amended represents only 1.4 % of the
total City's acreage.
Most of the amendments went into institutional (35.9%), recreational/open
space (24.9%), and Residential Medium/ Water Drainage Overlay (11.8%) land
uses. (See Table 2.5.3)
Table 2.5.3: Future Land Use Amendments by Classification 2000-2004
Future Land Use Number Acres Percentage
Commercial General 6 4.05 2.1%
Institutional 1 1 69.43 35.9%
Institutional/Commercial General 1 2.40 1.2%
Other 4 2.26 1.2%
Recreation/Open Space 6 48.20 24.9%
Residential High 7 16.79 8.7%
Residential High/Residential Medium 1 2.89 1.5%
Residential Low 1 2.03 1.0%
Residential Low Medium 1 6.04 3.1%
Residential Low Medium/Preservation 1 n/a n/a
Residential Medium 11 0.96 0.5%
Residential Medium/Water-Drainage Overlay 5 22.88 11.8%
Residential Suburban / Preservation 1 0.56 0.3%
Residential Urban 8 1.90 1,0%
Residential/Office General 7 2.92 1.5%
Residential/Office Limited 5 5.99 3.1%
Residential/Office / Retai I 2 3,55 1.8%
Resort Facilities High 3 0.78 0.4%
Total 81 193.62 100%
Source: City of Clearwater's Planning Department, 2005
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Map 2.5.4 shows the distribution pattern of the future land use amendments.
These future land use amendments do not follow a defined distribution pattern.
They are scattered primarily in small parcels throughout the City. This lack of
defined distribution pattern is expected given the scarcity of large developable
vacant areas of land. In addition, these future land use amendments are not
specifically related to policy direction or strategic initiative within the Future
Land Use Element and Future Land Use Map. Consequently, these future land
use amendments should be considered as isolated development and not
indicative of any significant success or shortcomings related to the Future Land
Use Element or Future Land Use Map.
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B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Location of
Development
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan provides within the Future
Land Use Element policy guidance regarding the location of development.
Objective 2.1 identifies the need of special area plans to support
redevelopment activities.
2. 1 Objective - The redevelopment of blighted, substandard, inefficient
and/or obsolete areas shall be a high priority and promoted through the
implementation of redevelopment and special area plans, the construction
of catalytic private projects, city investment, and continued emphasis on
property maintenance standards.
Considering that the City is approaching complete build out, the Future Land
Use Element concentrates on promoting redevelopment activities, supporting
the expansion of economic opportunities, and the creation of employment
(Policy 2.1.6). In order to promote the desired redevelopment activities, the
City has incentives in place such as density bonus and transfer of development
rights; and facilitates the development of catalytic projects (Policy 2.1.1)
The Future Land Use Element identifies Downtown Clearwater and Clearwater
Beach as major redevelopment areas. Both activity centers have developed
special area plans recognized within the Comprehensive Plan.
Clearwater Beach and Downtown Clearwater have been recognized as major
activity centers within the Pinellas County Economic Development Strategy
called Pinellas by Design: an Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan
for Pinel/as County. In addition, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has
identified the Central Business District of Downtown Clearwater as a "Regional
Activity Center".
A result of the implementation of the policies within the Future Land Use
Element is that significant redevelopment activities within these areas are
starting to occur.
Clearwater Beach is undergoing a significant level of redevelopment activity
comprised, but not limited to, condominiums and new hotels. Over the past
three years, over $1.5 billion in redevelopment projects have been approved.
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The main guidance for these redevelopment activities is Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines, a
redevelopment strategy prepared by the City of Clearwater in 2001. In
December 2005, 64 projects, 1,178 overnight units and 1,948 condominium
units and townhouses were identified in various stages of development
(submitted for review, approved, under construction, or built - See Map 2.5.5).
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Downtown Clearwater is also undergoing intensive redevelopment activities.
Considered an active regional activity center within Pinellas County,
redevelopment activities in Downtown Clearwater are guided by the Clearwater
Downtown Redevelopment Plan completed by the City in 2004. The Downtown
Redevelopment Plan offers many programs and incentives for redevelopment
and promotes infill development, mixed uses, pedestrian environments, and
the design of public and private architectural landmarks to provide a vibrant
and active downtown environment. The construction of the new Main Library,
the new Memorial Causeway Bridge, and the ongoing work in Coachman Park,
along with redevelopment incentives, supports the potential investment in
1,334 residential units already approved for development within the area (See
Map 2.5.6). If built out occurs, a total of 9,000 units are expected to be built
within the Downtown area.
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Given the recent increase in redevelopment activity and interest in Clearwater
Beach and Downtown Clearwater as well as the relative consistency in allocation
of future land uses between 1997 and 2005 from an overall City perspective, it
can be surmised that the City's intended direction for the location of
development as embodied within the current Comprehensive Plan has been
achieved.
It is important to note, that this finding only reflects the impact of the currently
adopted goals, objectives, and policies within the Comprehensive Plan and if
development occurred consistent with the defined vision. This does not negate
the need to revise or enhance the vision, intent, and direction of the City's
Comprehensive Plan Elements to provide a more cohesive, strategic, and
progressive approach to redevelopment activities within the City.
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C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Location of Development
Despite the fact that development has generally occurred where it was
anticipated in the current Comprehensive Plan, there are some events that were
not anticipated within the Comprehensive Plan that directly impacts the location
of development.
The dynamics of the land market resulted in the accelerated replacement of
traditional small and mid size motels/hotels to high rise condominiums on
Clearwater Beach. The City has recently revised its Community Development
Code to address this issue. In addition, the City is considering the application
of density incentives for hotel/motel development. The current Comprehensive
Plan does not have appropriate provisions to address this issue and its direct
impact on the City's tourism industry.
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New State legislative initiatives were not considered in the design of the City's
redevelopment strategies. One important change is new State legislation in
2005 that relates to working waterfronts and marinas. The City's character and
economy is directly tied to its waterfront location and resources. Consequently,
this new State legislation should be considered within the next Comprehensive
Plan update:
. Florida House Bill 955 addresses workinq waterfronts. Among other
things, it provides a definition for recreational and commercial working
waterfronts and requires strategies for preserving recreational and
commercial working waterfronts within comprehensive plans. It also
addresses the expediting of permits for marinas that set aside boat slips
for public access; provides technical assistance to waterfront
communities through the creation of the Waterfronts Florida Program
within the Florida Department of Community Affairs; and requires that
$1 from every boat registration fee be deposited into the Marine
Conservation Trust Fund and used for public boat launching facilities.
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. Florida House Bill 989 addresses public marinas and boat ramps. It
directs the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to adopt
rules to authorize local governments to construct and maintain public
marina and boat ramp facilities, exempts certain marina facilities from
Development of Regional Impact review provides for regulatory criteria
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for the use of submerged lands, revises permit exemption requirements
for floating vessel platforms or floating boat lifts.
· Florida Senate Bill 360 revises Florida's growth management system as
provided in Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes. This bill substantially
revised Florida's growth management system and placed additional
emphasis on concurrency and financial feasibility of comprehensive
plans. The new legislation is informally known as "Pay as You Grow".
The provisions of the bill attempt to strengthen concurrency by reducing
the time considered for a project to be counted as "committed" to meet
concurrency, placed greater emphasis on the timely updating and
financial feasibility of capital improvement plans, required concurrency
for public schools, enhanced coordination between development
approval and water supply, and opportunities to promote infill and
redevelopment through visioning processes, urban service boundaries,
and concurrency exception/management tools.
D. Problems and Ooportunities Related to Location of Develooment
With significant redevelopment occurring within the Beach and Downtown,
there is a concern in the ability to maintain adopted level of service standards
and meeting the enhanced concurrency requirements established within the
2005 Growth Management Legislation. Level of service standards for traffic
circulation, transit, water, sewer, solid waste collection, drainage systems, and
public safety, will need to be reviewed to ensure the appropriate provision of
public services to serve existing demands as well as new demands created by
redevelopment activities. In Clearwater, the focus on maintaining level of
service is not a concern based on the capacity of the systems but is an issue
related to distribution and operation. Additionally, the City should continue to
review and enhance its concurrency management/tracking system to be highly
coordinated between the various City Departments and proactively identify and
resolve level of service concerns.
A related opportunity to the level of service and concurrency concern is the
potential implementation of transportation concurrency exception areas (TCEA)
in exchange for enhanced transportation mitigation strategies that reduce
transportation impacts such as mixed uses, infill development, appropriate
urban design standards, and multimodal transportation systems. TCEA could
be explored as an alternative for Clearwater Beach, Downtown Clearwater,
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Clearwater Mall area and Countryside Mall as major activity centers within
Pinellas County. Clearwater Beach and Downtown Clearwater have strategies in
place that will facilitate the adoption of a TCEA. Other activity centers such as
Clearwater Mall and Countryside mall may require a substantial amount of
coordination to evaluate its feasibility with the Florida Department of
Transportation, Pinellas County and the Pinellas Metropolitan Planning
Organization due to the dynamic of U.S 19. As previously stated, The City of
Clearwater will need to address various challenges for the development of
TCEAs (see section 2.4).
A second concern is disaster management. With significant current and future
investments along Clearwater Beach, which is located within the Coastal High
Hazard Area (CHHA), redevelopment must provide direct guidance to deal with
pre and post-disaster management. There is a need to develop a
comprehensive disaster management strategy to compliment redevelopment
activities within the CHHA. Intensive coordination will be required with Pinellas
County, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State of Florida.
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A third concern is the loss of hotel/motel developments. Clearwater is a
premiere waterfront community in Florida and is targeted as a great place to
invest in waterfront condominiums. The dynamics of the land market resulted
in the accelerated replacement of traditional small and mid-size motels/hotels
with high rise condominiums on Clearwater Beach. The current Comprehensive
Plan does not have appropriate provisions to address this issue and its direct
impact on the City's tourism industry.
The fourth concern is the provision of attainable housing throughout the City.
Providing attainable housing that is accessible to all income levels throughout
the entire City is important to support the economic activities of the City,
particularly tourism, service, and health industries. In addition, attainable
housing should be available to support an important part of the public
workforce such as teachers, government workers, policeman, firefighters, etc.
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The opportunities for improving the location and coordination of development
rely on designing a comprehensive redevelopment strategy. The City has
engaged redevelopment strategies focused on Clearwater Beach and Downtown
as major activity centers and tourist destination areas. However, Clearwater
lacks an overall redevelopment strategy that guarantees sustainable use of all
of the City's assets. The new redevelopment strategy should dictate a vision,
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principles, and policies to support and mitigate redevelopment activities .
throughout the City.
In addition, this comprehensive redevelopment strategy should identify new
activity centers for redevelopment. Some of the new activity centers/ infill areas
identified through the public participation process for the EAR were:
· Morton Plant Hospital Area
· Hercules Industrial Park
· Countryside Mall
· Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard Area
· Clearwater Mall
· Area between Gulf-to-Bay, Drew Street, McMullen Booth Road, and
Hampton Road
· Missouri Avenue
Most of these activity centers are consistent with the Pinellas County Economic
Development Strategy called Pinel/as by Design: an Economic Development and
Redevelopment Plan for Pinel/as County. Further research is needed to identify
constraints and opportunities of these areas as part of the redevelopment
strategy. Additionally, as the development of the comprehensive
redevelopment strategy unfolds, other new activity centers may emerge for
consideration.
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Along with this new comprehensive redevelopment strategy and enhanced
direction for the location of development, there is a great opportunity to
enhance the overall City character and make neighborhoods more livable
places. Clearwater needs to establish an overall and cohesive City design
structure; such as identifiable assets and character areas, main linkages, focal
points, gateways, and design guidelines for its seven neighborhood districts.
Future redevelopment projects provide a great opportunity for the City to
improve its character and promote livable neighborhoods.
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E. Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in
Location of Development
The overall intent of these recommendations is to establish a comprehensive
view of redevelopment and improve the city character as redevelopment occurs.
Future Land Use Element
· Call for the development of a Comprehensive Redevelopment Strategy;
· Encourage the development and update of special area plans;
· Develop specific proactive strategies to promote the City's tourism
industry;
· Adopt a network of activity centers as part of the Comprehensive
Redevelopment Strategy;
· Explore the development of character area studies within the seven
neighborhood districts and potential activity centers; and
· Explore the development of design guidelines for the seven
neighborhood districts and potential activity centers.
Transportation Element
· Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
governmental coordination and potential impact mitigation.
· Ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments and
the proposed activity centers defined within the Pinellas MPO Long
Range Transportation Plan 2025.
· Enhance, through specific policies, the concurrency management system
to improve Departmental coordination and the proactive identification
and resolution of level of service concerns.
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. Integrate bicycle and pedestrian transportation modes in al phases of
transportation planning, new roadway design, roadway construction,
roadway resurfacing and other capital projects.
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. Promote programs that ensure physical safety of non-motorized
transportation users.
. Promote commuter alternatives.
. Provide a sidewalk system that is complete and accessible throughout
the City's roadway network, as well as convenient crossings for all
pedestrians.
. Provide an integrated trail system.
Utilities
. Enhance concurrency management system to improve Departmental
coordination and the proactive identification and resolution of level of
service concerns.
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Housinq Element
. Develop specific policies to ensure that attainable housing provisions are
met through redevelopment activities.
Interqovernmental Coordination Element
. Strengthen coordination for pre and post disaster management.
. Explore points in common between the City's economic redevelopment
strategies and "Pinellas by Design."
Coastal Manaqement Element
. Develop a Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy.
. Recognize legislative changes for working waterfronts and marinas. .
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2.6 Public Schools and Planning
Education is a key to the future. A comprehensive and cutting edge
educational system is vital to providing the training and skills needed
for success within the marketplace and society. This section analyses
how effectively the City has coordinated planning for land use and
planning for school facilities.
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Public Schools and Planning
A. Identification of Imoact of Public Schools and Planning
Education is the key to the future. A comprehensive and cutting edge educational
system is vital to providing the training and skills needed for success within the
marketplace and society. The issue of public school coordination and planning
within the City of Clearwater is not focused on building new schools to meet the
growing student population, but is based on maintaining and enhancing the
existing public schools to obtain the greatest educational value. Unlike many
other areas, the student population in Clearwater is declining. As Chart 2.6.1
shows, in 2001 there were 13,879 students enrolled in public schools in
Clearwater. By 2005, the number of enrolled students declined to 13,212.
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The Pinellas County School District was an active participant in the preparation of
this Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). Two meetings were held with staff
from the Pinellas County School District to discuss public school coordination
issues. The first meeting was between the City and Pinellas County School
District staff. The second meeting was a City of Clearwater Citizens Advisory
Committee (CAC) meeting for the EAR where a representative from the Pinellas
County School District presented information and responded to questions by the
CAC members. The primary issues raised by the Pinellas County School District,
through the meetings, are:
. No major changes or new school construction are planned for public
schools in the City due to the built-out condition of the City and the
decline in student enrollment;
. Coordination will be continued with the City in evaluation of redevelopment
projects and impacts on public schools;
. The focus will continue on the replacement and renovation of existing
public school facilities; and
. There is concern regarding funding for public school improvements due to
escalating costs of construction.
In addition, the City of Clearwater has an interlocal agreement with the Pinellas
County School District. The report "Service Delivery in Pinellas County an
Inventory and Assessment of Service Delivery Agreements," prepared jointly by
Pinellas County and the municipalities in 2004, provides an inventory of the types
of agreements between the City and the Pinellas County School District. This
inventory reports that the existing interlocal agreement between the City and the
Pinellas County School District defines mechanisms for coordination in the
following areas:
. School siting;
. Joint-use of school facilities;
. Site-specific use agreements for recreation; and Public safety.
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B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Public Schools and .
Planning
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan provides guidance regarding
the coordination of public schools and land use decisions within the Future Land
Use and Intergovernmental Coordination Elements.
Future Land Use Element
First, the Future Land Use Element establishes the link between public schools, as
well as other public institutions, and community need through Objective 3.1.
3. 1 Objective - Public institutions, such as hospitals, schools, parks, utility
facilities and government facilities, shall be provided sufficient land area to
accommodate identified public needs.
This objective provides a positive framework for addressing the public education
needs of the City. As demonstrated earlier, the City has a comprehensive network
of public schools to serve the community. However, given the built-out condition.
of the City and the declining student enrollment, there has been no new public
school development or significant redevelopment within the City since adoption
of the current Comprehensive Plan.
Secondly, Objective 6.1 and its related policies provide an overall framework for
the coordination of land use planning and public schools. Included within this
framework are the identification of appropriate land use classifications for public
schools, opportunities for integration of other public facilities with public schools,
procedures for determining consistency of a public school site with the
Comprehensive Plan, criteria and conditions for the determination of
Comprehensive Plan consistency, and review of public school development plans.
6. 1 Objective - The City shall support efforts that facilitate coordination of
planning between the City and the Pinellas County School Board for the
location and development of public educational facilities.
The achievement of this objective and related policies is not directly measurable
given the fact that there has been no new public school development or .
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significant redevelopment since adoption of the current Comprehensive Plan, and
there are no plans by the Pinellas County School District within the next five (5)
years for any significant capital projects within the City. However, as
demonstrated within this EAR process with the active participation of the School
District, the City does work closely with the School District as needed. Specific
City functions that were noted by the School District as having excellent
coordination were the City's parks and recreation and transportation systems.
Interoovernmental Coordination
The Intergovernmental Coordination Element provides for the general approach
for overall coordination with the Pinellas County School District. There are three
objectives, and their related policies, that call for coordination between the City
and the Pinellas County School District in relation to the City's Comprehensive
Plan, joint-use recreational facilities, coordination with population projections,
public school siting, and long-range public school facility planning.
The following objective addresses coordination between the City and the School
District regarding the City's Comprehensive Plan.
28.1 Objective - The Clearwater Comprehensive Plan shal/ be forwarded to the
school board, Pinel/as Count~ other adjacent local governments, and agencies
(previously noted), such as the M.P.O., which have regulatory or operating
authority in the City for purposes of coordinating future operations and
development in the City.
The City continues to implement the interlocal agreement with the School District,
as indicated earlier. The public school siting requirements, although important,
have not required application since adoption of the current Comprehensive Plan
due to the lack of construction of new public schools or significant public school
redevelopment. Nevertheless, the City continues to coordinate with the School
District in regard to the City's Comprehensive Plan, as demonstrated by the
School District's participation in the City's current EAR process.
The following policy addresses joint-use agreements with public schools for use
as recreational facilities.
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Policy 29. 7.2 Clearwater shall continue and seek to expand, as .
necessary, joint use agreements for recreational facilities with the
Pinellas County School Board and other recreation facility providers
The City has been successful in coordinating with the School District in the joint-
use of public schools for recreation. As indicated earlier, the City already has in
place joint-use agreements with several public schools for recreational facilities,
and in the meeting with the School District staff, the success of this coordination
was specifically mentioned by the School District.
The following objective addresses the coordination of population projections,
public school siting, and public school facility planning.
3/.2 Objective - Identify and describe joint processes for collaborative
planning on population projections, school siting, facilities subject to
concurrency, facilities with countywide significance, and problematic uses.
In regard to population projections, the City did not calculate new population
projections since the adoption of the current Comprehensive Plan. However, as .
the City moves forward in the development of the EAR-based amendments to the
City's Comprehensive Plan, the population projections utilized in the process will
be shared and coordinated with the School District.
In regard to public school siting and public school facility planning, the City
actively participates in the countywide planning process through the Pinellas
Planning Council and the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, in
which the School District also participates. Through these countywide planning
processes and direct contact with the School District staff, the City keeps
informed of the needs and plans of the School District.
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C. Unanticioated Changes Related to Public Schools and Planning
The two most significant unanticipated changes in regard to public schools and
planning are:
1. Declining student enrollment; and
2. 2005 State Legislation Requiring Public School Facilities Element and
Concurrency.
As demonstrated earlier, the number of students enrolled in public schools within
the City has declined since 2001. This is a unique situation within Florida. The
decline in student enrollment can be attributed, at least partially, to the built-out
condition of the City and the relative low rate of population growth. However, the
decline in student enrollment does not reduce the importance of providing a
comprehensive and high quality educational experience. The needs of a public
school system with a declining student enrollment are focused on maintaining,
improving, and achieving the highest utilization of the existing public school
facilities.
The 2005 Florida Legislative Session resulted in a new requirement for the
development of a Public School Facilities Element and concurrency standards for
public school facilities. This new element and concurrency standards are required
to be coordinated on a countywide basis. The timeframe for the implementation
of these new public school planning requirements is by 2008.
The purpose of this legislative change was to place a greater link between land
use decisions made by local governments and the provision of public school
capacity to meet the resulting demands. Although the City is not in the position
of significant land use changes and development projects generating new
students and placing great strain on the capacity of the public school system, the
link of land use decisions and public schools is still vital to the long-term vitality
and economic competitiveness of the City.
The Pinellas County School District, in cooperation with Pinellas County, the City
of Clearwater, and other municipalities, is in the early process of developing the
public school concurrency program for Pinellas County. The development of the
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public school concurrency program will be through Pinellas County's School .
Planning Workgroup, which has representation from the School District, the
County, and all of the cities. It is anticipated that the public school concurrency
program will be ready for adoption in 2007, one year before the deadline.
D. Problems and Oooortunities Related to Public Schools and Planning
The most significant problem regarding public schools and planning is the
competition for funding to maintain and improve schools that serve the citizens
of Clearwater. Given the climbing cost of construction, the limited revenue
sources available, and the large number of public schools within the Pinellas
County School District, the competition for money to fund improvements to the
City's public schools is fierce. This requires the City to take a proactive role in
coordinating with the local public schools as well as the School District to make
the needs known and to assure that the needs are recognized and considered
within the planning and budgeting cycle of the School District.
The primary opportunity is to establish and maintain an educational system within
the City of Clearwater, Pinellas County, and the State of Florida that is responsive
to the diverse needs of its population while providing the education and training
needed to be successful within the marketplace and society. This can only
happen through the close coordination and communication between all
stakeholders within the educational system.
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E. Comorehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Public Schools and
Planning
The following amendments are needed to effectively respond to and address the
issue of public schools and planning.
Future Land Use Element and Interqovernmental Coordination Element
Amendments to the Future Land Use and Intergovernmental Coordination
Elements will depend upon the timing.
If the EAR-based amendments are due prior to the 2008 deadline for the new
Public School Facilities Element, then amendments to the objectives and policies
relating to public school coordination should:
. Update the current status of school coordination;
. Identify the need for the City to proactively address the funding needs of
public schools in the City with the Pinellas County School District; and
. Provide a new objective and policy that calls for the establishment of public
school concurrency and the adoption of a Public Schools Facilities Element
by 2008.
If the EAR-based amendments are due after the 2008 deadline for the new Public
School Facilities Element, then amendments to the objectives and policies relating
to public school coordination should:
. Revise objectives and policies to be consistent with the findings of the
work group developing the public school concurrency program for Pinellas
County; and
. Adopt the Public Schools Facilities Element consistent with the
requirements of Chapter 163 and 235, Florida Statutes, and the findings of
the work group developing the school concurrency program for Pinellas
County.
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2.7 Water Resources Coordination and Planning
Land use planning for future development must be coordinated with
planning for water supplies in order to ensure an adequate supply of
water to support existing and desired development. This section
evaluates the sources, capacity, distribution, and adequacy of existing
and planned sources for water supply.
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2.7
Water Resources Coordination and Planning
A. Identification of Imoact of Water Resources Coordination and
Planning
The City provides potable water service throughout the City and areas within
unincorporated Pinellas County. The City's source of potable water is from 22
City fresh water wells and purchase of potable water from Pinellas County. From
these two sources, the City provides in excess of 13 million gallons per day (mgd)
of potable water. Based on information contained within the 2004 City of
Clearwater "Water Master Plan", the allocation between City produced and County
purchased potable water is 37% and 63% respectively.
The potable water purchased by the City from Pinellas County is provided to the
County from Tampa Bay Water. Tampa Bay Water is a water authority that is the
wholesale supplier of water to six governmental agencies within the Tampa Bay
region. Tampa Bay Water draws its water for distribution from a variety of
sources including fresh groundwater, surface water, and saline water.
The City's potable water production and distribution system primary
infrastructure components include, but are not limited to (See Maps 2.7.1 and
2.7.2):
· Three potable water production and storage facilities (includes a reverse
osmosis facility);
. Interconnects to Pinellas County;
· 588 miles of potable water mains; and
· Three elevated potable water storage tanks.
The City has sufficient capacity with its potable water system to meet the
demands. Based on the current potable water supply of 13 mgd allocated across
the City's 2005 population of 110,831, the demand for potable water per capita is
117 gallons per day per person. This rate of demand is well within the adopted
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level of service of potable water within the City's Comprehensive Plan (120.
gallons per day per person).
Management of the State's water resources is the primary responsibility of the
water management districts. The Southwest Florida Water Management District
(SWFWMD) manages the water resources within the Tampa Bay Region.
Consequently, all activities related to potable water supply must be permitted and
coordinated with SWFWMD. The most pertinent permitting tool of SWFWMD for
potable water supply is the Consumptive Use Permit (CUP). The City's CUP
regulates the permitted groundwater withdrawals that may be used in providing
potable water. The current City CUP permits the City to withdrawal an average of
6.25 mgd, actual City average withdrawal is 4 mgd. The permitted withdraw are
less than the demand (13 mgd); consequently, the City relies on the agreement
with Pinellas County to purchase potable water to make up the difference.
In discussions with the City's Utility Department in the development of the EAR,
the desire was expressed to increase the City's production of potable water and
reduce its reliance of potable water from Pinellas County. This approach could
have two significant positive effects: .
1. By becoming more self-sufficient for potable water supplies, the City may
realize cost savings through reducing the amount of water purchased from
Pinellas County. This is supported by the fact that the agreement with
Pinellas County has an escalation of the cost to the City for purchase of
potable water over time; and
2. Increasing local production of potable water supplies will reduce the
demand on water provided by Tampa Bay Water through Pinellas County.
This will free up potable water supplies for use in other areas of Pinellas
County or for other member governments of Tampa Bay Water.
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In 2004, the City of Clearwater adopted the "Water Master Plan" (Master Plan).
The Master Plan covered the period from 2005 to 2015 with the overarching goal
of increasing the City's self-sufficiency in potable water supply to control future
costs. The Master Plan provides a series of recommendations for capital
improvements to meet the goal of increasing self-sufficiency. Major capital
improvement recommendations include, but are not limited to:
Short Term
. Refurbishment and modifications of two elevated storage tanks;
. Assure adequate auxiliary jemergency power at two reservoirs;
. Replacement of vertical turbine pumps by submersible pumps; and
. Improvement of instrumentation.
Long Term
. Expansion of Reservoir No.3 groundwater supplies;
. Expansion of Reservoir No. 1 groundwater supplies and reverse osmosis
facility; and
. Development of new groundwater wells and reverse osmosis facility at
Reservoir No.2.
In addition to the City's potable water system, the City provides a reclaimed water
system to portions of the City for non-potable use (Le. irrigation, car washing,
etc.). (See Map 2.7.3) Approximately 2,000 customers (86% residential) are
provided with the City's reclaimed water with a demand in the range of 2-2.5
mgd. The City is in the process of extending reclaimed water service to other City
neighborhoods.
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The City adopted the "Reclaimed Water Master Plan" in 2001, which provides a
20-year schedule for the expansion of the City's reclaimed water system.
Potable water conservation is a priority for the City of Clearwater. The City has in
place a potable water fee structure to encourage potable water conservation and
watering restrictions to limit the use of potable water for irrigation to one day per
week. In addition, the City supports water conservation in the home through
information regarding water conservation practices, participation in the ultra-low
flow toilet rebate program, and various free potable water saving devices.
B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Water Resources
Coordination and P'anning
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan provides guidance regarding
the coordination and planning of water resources within the Utilities and
Intergovernmental Coordination Elements.
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
Objective 29.4 and its associated policies provide for the coordination of potable
water supplies with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
and SWFWMD.
29.4 Objective - The City shall maintain State Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) potable water standards.
The City of Clearwater Utilities Department maintains excellent relationships with
the appropriate staffs of FDEP and SWFWMD and coordinates efforts regarding the
City's potable water supply as necessary. In addition, the City has ongoing
coordination with Pinellas County regarding the agreement for the purchase of
potable water.
Assurance of consistency and coordination with appropriate regulatory agencies
is provided in Objective 31.1 and its associated policies. In particular, the policies
call for the review of plans and reports of SWFWMD and Tampa Bay Water to
identify and resolve conflicts and appropriately update the City's Comprehensive
Plan to reflect the outcome.
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31.1 Objective - To identify and coordinate the effects of special districts in .
Pinel/as County with the Comprehensive Plan.
The City of Clearwater Utilities Department maintains excellent relationships with
the appropriate staff of SWFWMD and coordinates efforts regarding the City's
potable water supply as necessary. The direct coordination with Tampa Bay Water
is a secondary issue since the City of Clearwater is not a member of the authority.
However, Tampa Bay Water is part of the potable water supply issue for
Clearwater through the purchase agreement with Pinellas County.
Assuring the appropriate supply of potable water in coordination with SWFWMD,
and other related organizations, is provided in Objective 21.2 and its related
policies.
21.2 Objective - Provide adequate quantities and qualities of water service to
aI/ customers of the Clearwater service area. Current service level (1999) is
53,430 customer accounts.
The City of Clearwater's Water Master Plan provides recommendations and a.
capital plan to improve and expand the ability of the City to meet future potable
water supply needs through increased self-sufficiency. This goal requires, and
the City maintains, excellent coordination with SWFWMD. The direct coordination
with Tampa Bay Water is a secondary issue since the City of Clearwater is not a
member of the authority. However, Tampa Bay Water is part of the potable water
supply issue for Clearwater through the purchase agreement with Pinellas County.
Objective 21.5 and its related policies provide a framework for the City's potable
water conservation programs. Policies for water conservation include updating
the building code, manage water supply, modify rate structure, maintain the
water restriction ordinance, promote public awareness, and extend the reclaimed
water service.
21.5 Objective - Continue to Develop a potable water system that is
compatible with the environment and seeks to conserve and protect sensitive
natural resources.
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As discussed earlier, the City has made significant progress in implementing and
maintaining the objective and policies related to potable water conservation.
Intergovernmental coordination, particularly with SWFWMD, is specifically
addressed in the Utilities Element in Objective 21.6 and its related policies.
21.6 Objective - Continue to Achieve effective coordination with other
government agencies to solve problems of an extraterritorial nature with
cooperation and in conjunction with the Southwest Florida Water Management
District.
The City has maintained excellent communication with SWFWMD concerning its
potable water issues. The most recent example of this close coordination is a
meeting held in 2005 between the City and staff of SWFWMD, including Pinellas
County and Tampa Bay Water, to discuss the City's recently adopted Water Master
Plan and the goal of the City to increase its self-sufficiency in potable water
production. However, the objective and policies do not specifically address
coordination with the SWFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan and the development
of the City's potable water supply infrastructure.
C. Unanticioated Changes Related to Water Resources Coordination and Planning
The most significant unanticipated change regarding water resources
coordination and planning is new Florida Legislation that calls for the amendment
of comprehensive plans to include a 10-year water supplies work plan in
coordination with the SWFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan. In 2005, the Florida
Legislature extended the deadline for the update to Regional Water Supply Plans
and the related amendments to local government comprehensive plans.
According to SWFWMD staff, the new Regional Water Supply Plan will be complete
sometime in late 2006. The City will amend its Comprehensive Plan within 18
months of the adoption of the new Regional Water Supply Plan to provide the 10-
year water supplies work plan consistent with the new Regional Water Supply Plan.
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D. Prob'ems and Opportunities Re'ated to Water Resources Coordination and
P'anning
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One of the most significant problems regarding water resources coordination and
planning relates to the scale and pace of redevelopment occurring within the City.
As discussed in Section 2.4, the issue with the provision of potable water to meet
redevelopment needs is not based on adequate supply or capacity but in the
actual transmission and distribution system. As sites redevelop, the water lines
that serve the site may no longer be of sufficient size to accommodate the water
needs of the new project. This issue can be resolved through the early
participation of the Utilities Department in the City's development review process.
Through the early identification of the transmission or distribution problem, the
City's Utility Department can work with the property owner to resolve the issue.
One of the most significant opportunities regarding water resources coordination
and planning relates to the goal of increasing the City's self-sufficiency in
meeting its potable water demands. As discussed earlier, the enhanced self-
sufficiency has positive impacts for both the City (financial) and Pinellas
County/Tampa Bay Region (supply).
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E. Comorehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Water Resources
Coordination and Planning
The following amendments are
Comprehensive Plan to effectively
coordination and planning:
needed for the City of Clearwater's
address the issue of water resources
Future Land Use. Conservation. Interqovernmental Coordination and Utilitv
Elements
. Revise or add objectives and policies for specific coordination with SWFWMD
regarding the City's potable water system to consider and be consistent with
SWFWMD's Regional Water Supply Plan.
. Design a process to address Total Maximum Daily Load Issues in
coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, Pinellas
County, and SWFWMD.
Utilitv Element
. Revise and add policies to provide the continued support and enhancement
of the City's water conservation programs, including but not limited to, the
reclaimed water system to meet the requirements of the funding assistance
provided by SWFWMD.
Future Land Use Element
· Add policy that calls for the early participation of the Utilities Department in
the review of redevelopment plans to provide for the early identification and
resolution of potential transmission or distribution concerns.
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2.8 Coastal High Hazard Planning
Coastal Communities need to assure a comprehensive approach to
disaster preparation, mitigation, and response. This comprehensive
approach must be regional to assure that the activities for coastal and
disaster management are complimentary to the plans and efforts of the
other local governments and the State of Florida. This section provides
an analysis of the City's efforts in land use planning and disaster
preparation, mitigation, and recovery.
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2.8 Coastal High Hazard Planning
Coastal communities need to assure a comprehensive approach to disaster
preparation, mitigation, and response. This comprehensive approach must be
regional to assure that the activities for coastal and disaster management are
complimentary to the plans and efforts of the other local governments and the
State of Florida.
The City of Clearwater has its waterfront as a prime attraction for redevelopment.
In recent years, the City has experienced significant levels of private investment in
the redevelopment of properties along Clearwater Beach. Additionally, waterfront
properties throughout the City, as well as the County and Region, are under
pressure to convert from semi-public uses, such as marinas, to private use.
During the EAR process, it was identified that Clearwater needs to protect its
coastal resources, since it provides the foundation for its main source of
economic activity, but also needs to assure a comprehensive approach to disaster
preparation, mitigation, and response.
Coastal High Hazard Planning has been identified within the EAR process as one
of the Issues of Local Concern. To avoid duplication in data and analysis, the
Statutory Issue analysis for Coastal High Hazard Area planning is provided in Part
III, Section 3.5, as part of the Issue of Local Concern: "How does the City
implement an approach to coastal and disaster management?"
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2.9 Urban Infill and Redevelopment
Communities that are nearing or at build-out face unique challenges to
promote the most effective and efficient use of the land resources and
encourage intill and redevelopment activities. This section analyzes the
extent that urban intill and redevelopment activities have occurred in
designated infill and redevelopment areas of the Comprehensive Plan.
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2.9 Urban Infill and Redevelopment
Redevelopment and infill is the process that leads to the better use, redesign, or
rehabilitation of existing properties (land or buildings) in accordance with a
community's general strategic vision.
The City has defined Downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach as community
redevelopment districts and major areas for redevelopment. Clearwater is the
second largest urban center within Pinellas County. In addition, the City is
approaching build out, which means that there are virtually no large undeveloped
vacant tracts of land available and "greenfield" (vacant land) development
opportunity is minimal. Consequently, the future economic well-being and
quality of life of the City, as well as the County, will increasingly depend on the
City's ability to promote and manage redevelopment activities within an overall
and comprehensive framework.
Redevelopment has been identified within the EAR process as one of the Issues of
Local Concern. To avoid duplication in data and analysis, the Statutory Issue
analysis for urban infill and redevelopment is provided in Part III, Section 3.1, as
part of the Issue of Local Concern: "How does the City develop a comprehensive
and diversified strategy for the City's redevelopment?"
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Comprehensive and Diversified Redevelopment
Community Character and Livable Neighborhoods
Attainable Housing
Annexation
Coastal and Disaster Management
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3.1 How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and
Diversified Strategy for the City's Redevelopment?
The City has engaged redevelopment strategies focused on Clearwater Beach
and Downtown as major activity centers and tourist destination areas. However,
Clearwater lacks an overall redevelopment strategy that guarantees sustainable
use of the City's assets.
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3.1
How can the City Develop a Comprehensive and
Diversified Strategy for the City's Redevelopment?
A. Identification of Impact of Redevelopment
Redevelopment and infill is the process that leads to the better use, redesign,
or rehabilitation of existing properties (land or buildings) in accordance with a
city's general strategic vision. To correspond with a general strategic vision,
redevelopment activities are framed by:
. General principles and goals addressing areas such as economics, land
use, design, social, environmental, etc. These principles and goals
provide a cohesive citywide framework of redevelopment activities in
coordination with the opportunities and constraints of specific areas of
the City; and
. Overall city urban design structure with an identifiable hierarchical
network of existing activity centers and potential redevelopment areas.
The general redevelopment principles and goals and urban design structure
link existing activity centers and those areas with the greatest potential of
redevelopment. Elements of the redevelopment principles and goals and urban
design structure include, but are not limited to:
. Evaluation of opportunities and constraints of future redevelopment
within defined areas;
. Identification of potential catalytic redevelopment projects;
. Establishment of measures of redevelopment success (goals, objectives,
policies);
· Mitigation of potential impacts of the redevelopment activities;
· Definition of the appropriate incentives and requirements for
redevelopment activities;
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· Identification of the main stakeholders and their role in redevelopment .
activities; and
. Recognition of sources of funding redevelopment activities.
A successful citywide redevelopment strategy
partnerships, a multidisciplinary approach, and
regulatory planning tools.
requires
innovative
public/private
and flexible
The City of Clearwater is the second largest urban center within Pinellas
County. In addition, the City is approaching build out, which means that there
are virtually no large undeveloped vacant tracts of land available and
"greenfield" (vacant land) development opportunity is minimal. Consequently,
the future economic well-being and quality of life of the City, as well as the
County, will increasingly depend on the City's ability to promote and manage
redevelopment activities.
Redevelopment and infill are the focus of virtually all construction projects in
Clearwater. In order to promote these activities the City will be required to: .
. Assure appropriate densities and intensities of development for a
financially feasible project while protecting the community character and
providing appropriate level of services for supporting infrastructure;
. Facilitate land assembly and annexation where it is feasible;
. Focus on aging and deteriorating residential and non-residential
structures that are prime for redevelopment; and
. Enhance intergovernmental coordination.
Currently, the City has dedicated efforts toward the redevelopment of specific
areas of the City (Clearwater Beach and Downtown Clearwater). The following
provides a general review of the current redevelopment plans for these areas.
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"Beach bv Design" (2001)
Clearwater Beach is the major activity center of the City since it supports the
most important of its economic sectors - the tourism industry. To take
advantage of the natural attributes of Clearwater Beach, establish opportunities
to shape the built environment, and reinforce the role of this major activity
center, the City prepared a redevelopment strategy called "Beach by Design" in
2001.
The strategy focuses on the land area between Acacia Street and the Sand Key
Bridge, but also has impacts on lands to the north and south of this area. The
total area is 213 acres. According to the Pinellas County Property Appraisal
Office in 2005, major land uses within the area were:
. Commercial (42%);
. Multi-family/Condos (21 %); and
. Recreation and open space (1 7%)
However, current redevelopment activities and recent project approvals by the
Community Development Board will result in future changes to the existing
land use composition on Clearwater Beach.
"Beach by Design" sets forth a series of revitalization strategies within eight
functional districts: Old Florida, Destination Resort, Marina, Retail/Restaurant,
Pier 60, Small Motel, Beach Walk and South Beach/Clearwater Pass. Each district
represents specific opportunities for redevelopment.
According to "Beach by Design," the main strategies for redevelopments are:
· Creating an attractive and efficient "arrival and distribution" system at
the intersection of State Road 60 and North Mandalay and Coronado;
· Transforming North Mandalay into an attractive, pedestrian-friendly
street that provides a high quality address for retail and restaurant uses;
· Renovating South Gulfview to create a unique two-way, local street as
part of a destination quality beachfront place;
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· Improving traffic circulation to the south of State Road 60;
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· Improving sidewalks and creating an entire beachfront transit system;
· Constructing new parking facilities south of Pier 60 park to support
beach visitors and north of Pier 60 park to support the North Mandalay
retail/restaurant corridor;
· Promoting catalytic redevelopment projects (i.e. Beach Walk and North
Mandalay Resort);
· Creating a redevelopment district;
· Increasing densities of hotel units;
· Promoting land assembly;
. Establishing a density pool of 600 hotel units;
. Establishing a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program; and
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· Adopting design guidelines.
Since adoption of "Beach by Design" in 2001, the City has made significant
progress in its implementation. Specifically, a Community Redevelopment
District was created, transportation access improved with the recent completion
of the new Memorial Causeway Bridge as the main linkage between Clearwater
Beach and the mainland, and the catalytic project Beach Walk just started
construction and is expected to be complete by 2009.
The success of the implementation is evidenced by the redevelopment activity
currently underway. As of December 2005, 64 projects that include 1,178
overnight units, 1,948 condominiums/townhouses and over 96,500 square feet
of commercial are in various stages of development. (See Table 3.1.1 and Map
2.5.5)
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Table 3.1.1
Status of Redevelopment Projects within Clearwater Beach
Number of Condosl Overnight Commercial
Status Projects Townhouses Units (sq ft)
Constructed 12 435 22,748
Under Construction 15 405 494 11,000
Approved 29 1,000 684 59,466
Pending 7 108 3,350
Other 1 0 0 0
Total 64 1,948 1,178 96,564
Source: City of Clearwater Planning Department December 2005
"Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan" (2004)
The "Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan" (Plan) encompasses 539.7
acres containing 1,740 parcels. The Plan serves a dual function as both the
community redevelopment plan for the portion of the planning area located
within the City's Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and a special area plan
for the entire planning area, including areas not contained within the CRA.
The Plan replaced previously adopted special area plans including the 1995
"Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan," which governed the CRA, as well
as the "Downtown Clearwater Periphery Plan," which was originally adopted in
1995 and amended in 2001.
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The Downtown Plan adopted in 2004 is intended to integrate previous
Downtown planning efforts and guide redevelopment for the next 20 years.
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The main objectives of the Downtown Plan are:
· Integrate into one approach the planning for the traditional downtown
urban core, existing and planned urban residential neighborhoods, and
significant gateways to downtown and the beach;
· Establish six unique Character Districts within the Downtown planning
area and set the framework for evaluating redevelopment within each
Character District.
· Establish flexibility for future growth by providing a vision for each
Character District, which is implemented through site plan and design
review;
· Incorporate design guidelines for the historic Downtown area and for .
construction within each Character District;
· Increase the size of the CRA by 201 acres by extending the boundaries;
and
· Establish varied implementation methods and incentives.
Downtown Clearwater is considered a regional activity center within the
"Pinellas by Design: An Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan for the
Pinellas County Community," prepared by Pinellas Planning Council, and by the
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council within their "Strategic Regional Policy
Plan."
A traditional business core, a mix of historic and new buildings, a unique
location on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor, a public park (Coachman
Park) along the waterfront, and neighborhood commercial areas characterize
the Downtown area.
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Major existing land uses identified in 2005 within the Downtown area are (See
Chart 3.1.1 and Map 3.1.1):
. Commercial (32.6%);
. Public/semi-public (20.4%)
. Single-family residential (11.5%); and
. Multi-family residential (9.5%).
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Chart 3.1 .1
Downtown Clearwater
Existing Land Use 2005
VACANT
32.6t.
SINGLE-FAMILY
RECREATION/OPEN SPACE
PUBLlC/SEMI.PUBLlC
MULTI-FAMILY
MISCELLANEOUS
MARINAS
INDUSTRIAL
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COMMERCIAL
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10.0%
15.00/0
20.00/0
25.00/.
30.0'/.
35.00/.
Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office, December 2005
The primary Future Land Use designation is Central Business District. There
has not been any significant change in Future Land Use designations within the
Downtown.
The City is actively promoting infill development, mixed uses, pedestrian
environments, and public and private architectural landmarks to create a
vibrant environment in Downtown Clearwater.
Some of the incentives and programs in place that support redevelopment
activities within the Downtown include:
· Brownfields Program
Assists in the redevelopment of abandoned, idle, or underutilized
properties that have or are perceived to have environmental
contamination. Clearwater's designated Brownfield Area encompasses a
portion of the Downtown. (See Map 3.1.1)
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· Enterprise Zone .
Provides economic incentives (i.e. tax credits or refunds) to assist in the
reduction of poverty levels, unemployment, physical structure
deterioration, and economic disinvestment. (See Map 3.1.1)
· Pub'ic Amenities Incentive Pool
Allows allocation of intensity without exceeding 20% of the maximum
permitted height. The amount of intensity for distribution is capped at
2,326 dwelling units and 2,119,667 square feet of commercial uses. The
pool is managed through the site review process with approval by the
Community Development Board.
· Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
Approval of Transfer of Development Rights on a site may allow an
increase in the development potential in excess of the maximum
development potential of the applicable character district. The numbers
of development rights transferred to any site with a Future Land Use Plan
designation of Central Business District (CBD) are not limited; however,
transfers to sites with a designation other than CBD shall not exceed the .
applicable maximum development potential by 20 percent. All uses of
transfer of development rights shall ensure that the receiving site
remains consistent with the vision of the applicable character district.
In addition, the City has promoted a series of public investments in Downtown
such as the Main Library, improvements to Coachman Park, the construction of
the new Memorial Causeway Bridge, the resurfacing and drainage
improvements on Fort Harrison Avenue, and the proposed Cleveland Street
Streetscape. The City is also considering a future light-rail transit line that
would travel between Downtown and the Beach along the Memorial Causeway
Bridge corridor. A second light-rail transit line is under consideration by the
Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) along S.R. 60 from
Downtown to U.S. 19.
Downtown is starting to receive significant attention by investors and
developers. As of December 2005, there are 22 projects with 1,334 dwelling
units and 249,733 square feet of commercial either approved or pending.
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There are great expectations for successful redevelopment based on the
construction of the approved and pending projects. (See Table 3.1.2 and Map
2.5.6)
Table 3.1.2
Downtown Clearwater: Current Redevelopment Projects, 2005
Number of Attached
Status Projects Units Commercial (sq ft)
Approved 16 926 223,609
Pending 6 408 26,124
Total 22 1,334 249,733
Source: City of Clearwater Planning Department, December 200S
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Communitv Development Code (1999)
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An important tool that has facilitated redevelopment activities within Clearwater
is the unique and innovative Clearwater Community Development Code (CDC).
The CDC is the primary implementation mechanism of the goals, objectives,
and policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The CDC was specifically written as a means to support redevelopment in
Clearwater. The CDC was adopted by the City on January 21, 1999 and became
effective on March 8, 1999. The main characteristic of the CDC is to foster a
process to provide a project review framework that is flexible, predictable,
creates quality development compatible with the character of surrounding
properties, and promotes the efficient redevelopment and use of infill
properties.
B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Redevelooment
The City's Comprehensive Plan, within Objective 2.1 and its associated policies
of the Future Land Use Element, defines specific areas for redevelopment and .
promotes the development of special area plans. The Comprehensive Plan
identifies the need for catalytic projects, land assembly, and the provision of
incentives, such as density bonus and transfer of development rights, to
promote redevelopment activities. In addition, the Comprehensive Plan
establishes that redevelopment activities be directed to create jobs and be
coordinated with the private sector.
2. 1 Objective - The redevelopment of blighted, substandard, inefficient
and/or obsolete areas shall be a high priority and promoted through the
implementation of redevelopment and special area plans, the construction
of catalytic private projects, city investment, and continued emphasis on
property maintenance standards.
As discussed earlier, the City has implemented redevelopment area plans for
Clearwater Beach (2001) and Downtown Clearwater (2004).
To support redevelopment activities, the City implemented numerous catalytic
projects within these areas such as the Memorial Causeway Bridge and the .
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Clearwater Main Library; other projects underway include, but are not limited
to, Beach Walk, and Cleveland Street streetscape.
In addition to these catalytic projects, the City utilized the density pool and
public amenities pool for the Beach and Downtown as incentives for
redevelopment. Table 3.1.3 summarizes the allocation of these incentives
through March 2006.
Table 3.1.3
Allocation of Density Pools
Established in the Pool
Allocated
% Allocated
R
2,326
270
11.6%
2056
600
599
99.9%
1
.
Commercial Square Commercial Square
Feet Feet
Established in the Pool
Allocated
% Allocated
Remainin
2,119,667
39,364
1.9%
2,080,303
Source: City of Clearwater Planning Department, March 2006
Transfer of development rights have been used successfully on Clearwater
Beach as a redevelopment incentive. This tool has primarily been used to
encourage new residential development. To date, no TDRs have been used
within the Downtown; however, as the density pool is exhausted, TDRs will be
the only mechanism for increasing density.
The Comprehensive Plan requires redevelopment projects to:
. Meet the established level of services for public infrastructure
(concurrency);
· Meet landscape standards established within the Community
Development Code;
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. Improve pedestrian and bicycle access by following the special area .
design guidelines;
· Obtain Florida Department of Transportation permits if the project is on
a State road; and
. Dedicate right-of-way where necessary.
The applicable objectives are:
4.2 Objective - All development or redevelopment initiatives within the City
of Clearwater shall meet the minimum landscaping / tree protection
standards of the Community Development Code in order to promote the
preservation of existing tree canopies, the expansion of that canopy, and
the overall quality of development within the City.
5.1 Objective - The City shall continue to implement the Concurrency
Management and information system to be used in granting development
permits. This system shall continue to consider the current, interim, and .
ultimately desired Levels of Service for traffic circulation, transit, water,
sewer, garbage collection, and drainage systems and shall provide data on
sub-sectors of the City in which service deficiencies exist or in which
services are adequate to serve existing and planned new development. This
Level of Service status will be considered and made part of the staff
recommendation at the time of zoning, site plan, or plat approval. The Level
of Service monitoring system shall be adjusted, at a minimum, annually to
determine adequacy of service capacity.
Should a requested development permit result in approvals which would
burden service systems above adopted levels, permission to proceed with
the development will not be granted until the City has assured that
adequate services will be available concurrent with the impacts of
development.
2.5 Objective - The City shall encourage improved land use compatibility
through the evaluation of traffic calming techniques, multi-model
transportation networks, and the use of transit oriented development .
planning.
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The concurrency management system is of special importance to assure that
the desired redevelopment activities do not negatively affect the acceptable
levels of service adopted with the Comprehensive Plan. There is a need for the
City to continually assess and implement revisions to the City's concurrency
management system to assure an effective, coordinated, and proactive
approach to maintaining adopted level of service standards in the wake of the
extensive redevelopment activity underway or anticipated.
In addition, the Comprehensive Plan addresses the issue of new development or
redevelopment activities in environmentally sensitive areas and coastal high
hazard areas by requiring consistency with local, state, and federal regulations.
Clearwater Beach is located within the City's coastal high hazard area. The
establishment of the density pool for Clearwater Beach required significant
coordination between the City, the Pinellas Planning Council, and the Florida
Department of Community Affairs to assure that the impacts of promoting
redevelopment activities within the coastal high hazard area were appropriately
managed. Specifically, the agreement reached called for the inclusion of the
density pool as part of the Comprehensive Plan and the identification of the
Community Redevelopment District within the countywide future land use map.
Policies 1.1.6 and 1.1.7 provide that all development or redevelopment
activities within floodways/floodplains or the Coastal High Hazard Area shall be
controlled through application of local, state, and federal regulations,
mitigation, management, and permitting.
The discussion of the coordination of redevelopment activities and coastal high
hazard areas is provided within Section 3.5 of the EAR.
C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Redevelopment
The most significant unanticipated changes that will have a direct impact on
redevelopment activities within Clearwater are the 2005 Florida Growth
Management Legislation, establishment of an overall framework of economic
redevelopment in Pinellas County ("Pinellas By Design"), the current housing
market and its impact on housing attainability, and the accelerated hotel-
condominium conversion occurring on Clearwater Beach.
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Florida's new 2005 Growth Management Legislation has established several .
policy directions influencing redevelopment activities that are not considered
within the current Comprehensive Plan. The following describes the most
relevant portions of the 2005 Growth Management Legislation in relation to
redevelopment:
Concurrencv
· Requires transportation facilities to be in place or under actual
construction within three (3) years after issuance of a building permit
resulting in traffic generation;
· Requires park space to be available at time of development or no later
than commencement of construction;
· Requires that the local government confirm with the utility provider that
there is sufficient water supply at time of building permitting;
. Requires the establishment of public school concurrency by 2008;
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· Requires that capital improvement plans be financially feasible (i.e.
dedicated funding source for projects within the first three years of the
capital improvement plan).
Transportation
. Requires that local governments consult with the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) and cooperatively develop a plan to mitigate
impacts where Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas,
Transportation Concurrency Management Areas and Multimodal
Transportation Districts will affect the State's Strategic Intermodal
System (SIS);
. Requires Transportation Concurrency Management Areas to meet
specific standards on mobility, design, urban infill, and downtown
revitalization; and
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. Requires local governments to adopt a proportionate fair share
ordinance within their transportation concurrency management system
by December 1, 2006.
Requlatorv Incentives
. Provides that where local governments have adopted a community vision
and "urban service boundary" into their comprehensive plan, future land
use map amendments within the urban service boundary are exempt
from State and Regional agency review, except in areas of critical State
concern or coastal high hazard areas;
. Provides that cities with a designated urban infill and redevelopment
area within their future land use map, future land use map amendments
are exempt from State and Regional agency review, except in areas of
critical State concern or coastal high hazard areas; and
. Exempts small scale amendments involving the construction of
affordable housing meeting certain criteria from the 10 dwelling unit per
acre density limitation.
Capital Improvements Element
· Provide for a definition of financial feasibility (committed funding - first
3 years / committed or planned - years 4 & 5);
· Requires annual update and review by the Florida Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) of the Capital Improvement Element (CIE)
starting on December 1, 2007 and every year thereafter;
· Provides for the prohibition of future land use map amendments for
failure to transmit ClE annual update; and
· Authorizes local governments to adopt a 10 or 1 5-year long-term
concurrency management system for transportation and school facilities
under certain circumstances.
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Goals, objectives and policies within the next Comprehensive Plan update must .
account for these important legislative changes.
The second unanticipated change is the establishment of an overall framework
for economic redevelopment in Pinellas County called "Pinellas by Design: An
Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan for the Pinellas Community".
"Pinellas by Design" was approved by the Pinellas County Board of
Commissioners in November 2005. The strategy was developed by the Pinellas
Planning Council (PPC), the Pinellas County Economic Development Department,
and a committee consisting of representatives of the local governments and the
private sector in Pinellas County. The City of Clearwater was represented by the
City's Economic Development Department.
"Pinellas by Design" discusses land uses, activity centers, corridors and main
linkages, and urban design regulatory tools as part of an overall redevelopment
strategy in Pinellas County. In addition, targeted activity/employment areas are
identified.
The strategy is not regulatory for Clearwater, but it sets a general framework .
and principles for redevelopment within the County that could be implemented
by the City. "Pinellas by Design" recognizes five existing and potential districts
or activity centers in Clearwater, which include the Downtown, Gulf-to-Bay
corridor, Clearwater Mall, Hercules Industrial Park, and Countryside Mall. These
five districts constitute one of the major employment areas for the North
Central County Area.
The City of Clearwater has developed specific area redevelopment plans but has
not developed an overall citywide redevelopment strategy that establishes
principles and goals that guarantee a cohesive framework of redevelopment
activities. This framework should take into account the opportunities and
constraints of specific areas of the City. "Pinellas by Design" could be the
baseline to start developing such a strategy.
The third unanticipated change is related to the current housing market and its
impact on housing attainability and economic redevelopment. With housing
sale values increasing almost 13% each year since 2000, it has become more
difficult for workers to access attainable housing. This could lead to the loss of .
workforce to support important City industries such as tourism. It is extremely
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important within the next Comprehensive Plan to establish a direct relationship
between fostering economic redevelopment and the provision of attainable
housing.
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The fourth unanticipated change is the accelerated hotel-condominium
conversion occurring on Clearwater Beach. This area is undergoing a major
makeover that will boost the tax base. Because of the actions taken by the City
for Clearwater Beach redevelopment, developers started to build quality resorts
and condominiums. Traditional hotel and motel owners are receiving high
value offers from developers and at the same time, they are struggling with the
increasing burden of property taxes. As a result, many traditional hotels and
motels are sold and converted to condominiums or high-end hotel units, which
has a direct impact on the availability of affordable hotel/motel units for the
tourism industry.l According to the City of Clearwater's Economic
Development Department, Clearwater Beach and Sand Key hotels/motels are
anticipated to suffer a future net loss of over 1,000 units. There is a need for
the next Comprehensive Plan to specifically address the hotel-condominium
conversion issue by establishing a proactive strategy for protecting the City's
tourism industry and existing businesses while promoting positive economic
redevelopment.
D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Redevelopment
The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) for the EAR performed an exercise where
they identified the threats and opportunities of redevelopment activities within
the City. This section summarizes their responses.
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The first problem is that the City has not established principles and goals that
guarantee a comprehensive and cohesive framework of redevelopment
activities that are consistent with the new strategic vision for the City. In
addition, redevelopment is not related to an overall City design structure with
an identifiable hierarchical network of potential redevelopment areas and
existing activity centers throughout the City. Today, redevelopment is primarily
focused within the Beach and Downtown. However, there is a need to put
redevelopment in an overall citywide structure. By establishing an overall
citywide redevelopment structure, the City will:
1 Tampa Tribune, Sunday, December 18th, 2005,
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. Build a cohesive spatial structure for the City;
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· Promote economic development in other areas of the City by recognizing
its attri butes;
. Address some of the constraints for redevelopment projects such as lack
of available land, land use conversions, land assembly, and annexations;
. Provide a balanced relationship between incentives and requirements for
redevelopment activities;
. Assure that redevelopment plans are reflective of the City's visioning
process; and
. Assure an equitable distribution of tax dollars for infrastructure and
public facility/service improvements throughout the City.
Secondly, the maintenance of adopted level of service standards and meeting .
concurrency requirements due to redevelopment activities is an area of concern
with the rapid pace of redevelopment activities. There is a need to be proactive
in the maintenance of the City's level of service standards for infrastructure.
The concern with maintaining level or service standards and concurrency is not
related to capacity of the systems but is related to the operation and
distribution of the systems. In order to effectively continue to respond to
public infrastructure and safety services demands, there is a need to strengthen
and enhance the coordination of the City's concurrency management system.
The third problem is that current redevelopment activities are not necessarily
linked to the need of providing attainable housing. The characteristics of many
of the redevelopment projects are relatively expensive condominiums and
high-end hotels within the Beach and Downtown. There are no requirements
within the current Comprehensive Plan for developers to contribute to the
provision of attainable housing.
The fourth problem relates to the impact of redevelopment activities on the City
character and resources, both historical and natural. CAC members see .
redevelopment activities as a way to update the City's image and buildings and
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improving aesthetics within the City. However, there is a concern regarding
how community design can be integrated with redevelopment activities as a
way of shaping community character while identifying, preserving, and
protecting historical and natural resources.
The fifth problem relates to the extent that redevelopment activities balance
the protection of local businesses and diversify and enhance the economic base
of the City. Primarily, this problem is focused within Clearwater Beach that was
originally developed around small motels and local shops that are now facing
significant pressure to sell for redevelopment activities.
The sixth problem relates to the ability to provide exceptional emergency
response as redevelopment activity continues to pick up momentum. The City's
Fire/Rescue and Police Department is intended to maintain and improve
exceptional emergency response to protect the safety, health, and welfare of
the City's citizens and visitors. There is a need for coordination between land
use and redevelopment decisions with the provision of basic public safety
services.
The first opportunity is to design an overall and comprehensive redevelopment
strategy for the City that:
· Establishes the principles that characterize redevelopment activities
within the City in accordance with the results of the City's visioning
process and taking into consideration the strategies of "Pinellas by
Design" and recent Florida Growth Management changes;
· Improves the economic perspective of redevelopment activities in the
City to increase the tax base. This new perspective should evaluate ways
of diversifying the economic base of the City as well as enhancing and
maintaining existing businesses and the tourism industry. In addition,
the redevelopment strategy should place a major focus on job creation;
· Promotes community design in redevelopment projects in order to
enhance the City's image;
· Fosters a better use of the limited supply of vacant land (density,
intensity, land assembly, land use conversions); and
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Identifies ways of mitigating potential negative impacts (degradation of
natural resources, destruction of historic resources, decreasing level of
services, and degrading community character).
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The second opportunity is to define a network of activity centers/potential
redevelopment areas other than the Beach and Downtown as part of the overall
design structure for the City. Special area studies should be conducted to
identify attributes and redevelopment opportunities within these areas. Some of
the new activity centers identified through the public participation process for
the EAR were (See Map 3.1.2):
· Morton Plant Hospital Area
· Hercules Industrial Park and Clearwater's Airpark
· Countryside Mall
. Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard Corridor
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. Clearwater Mall
. Area between Gulf-to-Bay, Drew Street, McMullen Booth Road, and
Hampton Road
. Missouri Avenue
The third opportunity is to explore the establishment of Transportation
Concurrency Exception Areas (TCEA) to foster appropriate redevelopment
activities. This is particularly important in Clearwater Beach and Downtown
Clearwater due to the existence constrained roads. The establishment of a
TCEA requires significant coordination with FDOT, Pinellas County, the Pinellas
County MPO, and adjacent jurisdictions. In addition, the City will need to
identify strategies to provide a comprehensive multi-modal transportation
system that is able to maintain appropriate transportation access within the
TCEA.
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The fourth opportunity is to provide a coordinated and inter-departmental
process that ensures that concurrency and level of services are met.
Considering the intensity of redevelopment that is starting to occur, and the
potential impact on public infrastructure and service delivery, the City will need
to proactively enhance the concurrency management system in order to meet
the recent Florida Growth Management changes and meet future infrastructure
needs.
The fifth opportunity is to improve the relationship between incentives and
conditions for redevelopment activities. The City has in place incentives
(density pool, transfer of development rights, flexible code standards) that
could be expanded to facilitate redevelopment projects that are consistent with
the City's vision and overall redevelopment strategy. Conditions could include,
but not be limited to:
· Enhanced building design to preserve/enhance community character;
. Enhanced landscaping;
· Provision of park/plazas/open space/public art;
· Provision of attainable housing; and
. Provision of public parking.
The sixth opportunity is to improve the provision of basic public safety services
as redevelopment activities occur through the site review process.
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E.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in
Redevelopment
The following amendments are needed to effectively respond to and address
the issue of redevelopment.
Future Land Use Element
. Call for the development of a citywide comprehensive redevelopment
strategy;
. Encourage the development and update of special area plans;
. Adopt a specific overall design structure for City which identifies a
network of activity centers and potential redevelopment areas;
. Encourage the design and implementation of policies for the
achievement of sustainability, especially for activity centers and
neighborhoods.
. Consider the development of character area studies and design
guidelines within potential activity centers and special corridors;
. Consider the implementation of community design standards, that are
sensitive to community characteristics;
. Facilitate through specific objectives and policies land use conversions,
land assembly, and annexation to promote redevelopment activities;
. Expand redevelopment incentives and link to appropriate redevelopment
requirements and conditions;
. Develop specific proactive strategies to promote the City's tourism
industry;
. Identification of historical resources and natural resources that should
be preserved and protected when redevelopment activities take place;
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· Enhance the development review process by adopting specific policies
considering issues regarding historic resources and preservation;
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· Assure that redevelopment activities, as applicable, are sensitive to the
City's waterfront (commercial and recreational) and promote appropriate
public access to the City's water resources; and
· Ensure that the future land use element encourages the preservation of
working waterfronts;
· Ensure that the continuous input of public safety services (police and
fire) be obtained through the site review process for all redevelopment
projects; and
· Assure the provision of facilities for the aging population.
Housing Element
· Promote attainable housing within redevelopment projects.
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Transportation
· Meet 2005 Florida Growth Management changes by requIring
transportation facilities to be in place or under actual construction within
3 vears after issuance of a building permit resulting in traffic generation;
· Explore the establishment of TCEAs for the Downtown, Beach, and other
potential activity centers, while ensuring the appropriate levels of
coordination and potential impact mitigation;
. Ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan amendments and
the Pinellas MPO Long Range Transportation Plan 2025 and the Rule 14-
94 F.A.C;
· Provide policy guidance regarding proportionate fair share contributions
from developers who cannot meet concurrency;
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Enhance the concurrency management system
departmental coordination and the proactive
resolution of level of service concerns;
to improve inter-
identification and
. Integrate bicycle and pedestrian transportation modes in all phases of
transportation planning, new roadway design, roadway construction,
roadway resurfacing, and other capital projects;
. Promote transportation/commuter alternatives;
. Facilitate the placement of the local transit service terminals, especially
in Downtown.
. Promote programs that ensure physical safety of non-motorized
transportation users;
. Provide a sidewalk system that is complete and accessible throughout
the City's roadway network, as well as convenient crossings for all
pedestrian s;
. Provide an integrated trail system; and
. Update the 2002 Airpark Master Plan and ensure current safety
standards and land use regulations compliance.
Utilities
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Enhance the concurrency management system
departmental coordination and the proactive
resolution of level of service concerns.
to improve inter-
identification and
Interqovernmental Coordination Element
. Strengthen coordination with other municipalities, MPO, Pinellas County
and FDOT to establish, measure, and maintain the level of service
standards for roadways in the Strategic Intermodal System (U.S. 19), and
other State and County roads
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· Coordinate with the Pinellas Planning Council and the Pinellas County
Economic Development Department to implement the appropriate
recommendations for Clearwater in "Pinellas by Design;" and
· Coordinate with the Pinellas Planning Council the definition and
calculations for mixed uses, strategies regarding infill development, land
assembly, land use conversions, and annexations to promote
redevelopment.
Caoitallmorovements Element
· Provide the appropriate revisions that reflect the 2005 Florida Growth
Management changes.
The overall intent of these new and revised goals, objectives, and policies is to
establish a comprehensive view of redevelopment and improve the City
character as redevelopment occurs.
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3.2 How does the City Provide Guidance to Enhance
Community Character and Promote Livable
Neighborhoods?
As redevelopment activity continues to occur, there is little guidance to enhance
the overall City character and make neighborhoods more livable places,
Clearwater has not established an overall and cohesive City design structure
(such as identifiable assets and character areas, main linkages, focal points, and
gateways), as well as specific design guidelines for its different neighborhood
districts. Future redevelopment projects represent a great opportunity for the City
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3.2 How does the City Provide Guidance to Enhance
Community Character and Promote Livable
Neighborhoods?
A. Identification of Imoact of Community Character and Livab'e
Neighborhoods
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The City of Clearwater promotes redevelopment activities as a way to sustain
the economic base of the City, with a particular emphasis on the tourism
industry. During the last five years, there has been a significant amount of
interest among the development community within particular areas of the City:
Clearwater Beach and Downtown Clearwater. In order to manage and promote
redevelopment efforts within these two areas of the City, the City adopted
specific strategies for redevelopment through the plans "Beach by Design"
(2000) and "Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan" (2004). These plans set
the direction for redevelopment within these areas (land use, transportation,
design guidelines etc.) and provide incentives for redevelopment. Because of
these City efforts, significant redevelopment is in process.
However, the interest regarding redevelopment and its impact on the character
of the City is not limited to the Downtown and the Beach. Citizens are also
concerned about how to maintain and improve the overall City character and
how to link the best City attributes within a defined and appropriate City design
structure. Without an overall City design structure, isolated redevelopment
disconnected from an overall City design structure can create a sense of loss of
community identity. If Clearwater's citizens lose connection to the overall
community, then they remain isolated and unaware of the unique and vibrant
aspects of all areas of the City's neighborhoods. Enhancing the overall City
community design structure to solidify the City's character and promote livable
neighborhoods is necessary within current and future redevelopment activities.
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This lack of overall community design structure was documented through an
exercise called "Windows of our Community" completed by the City's Citizens
Advisory Committee (CAC) for the development of the Evaluation and Appraisal
Report. CAC members photographed and described positive and negative
aspects of the built environment/physical character of the City of Clearwater as
well as examples from other locales.
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Some of the aspects of community character that CAC members identified for
improvement include:
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. The poor appearance and upkeep of some of the City's aging and
abandoned structures;
. Impact of redevelopment on neighborhood character with particular
emphasis on building heights/density;
. Image of strip commercial developments and "big boxes" along City
roadways;
. Poor landscaping and streetscape design; and
. Lack of building design character and image.
Clearwater's image and community character relies upon several community
components. These community components include, but are not limited to, the
City's relationship with the waterfront, scenic views, street design, building
form, and landscaping. However, for these community components to truly
articulate the community character, a complementary overall design structure is
needed that gives order, shape, and quality to these community components
within existing and future development.
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The City of Clearwater can create such a design structure by:
a. Establishing a cohesive network of identifiable places (neighborhoods
and activity centers) within the City;
b. Developing better linkages among the identifiable places (streetscape,
lighting, and signage, etc.);
c. Enhancing design of the City's neighborhood districts;
d. Improving the visual appeal of the community both for residents and
visitors;
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e. Promoting redevelopment as a complement to the surrounding
community context and to enhance existing positive community
attributes; and
f. Fostering community interaction.
The ultimate goal is to have an organized City design structure that promotes
the City's redevelopment strategy, identifies the extent and special nature of
neighborhood districts, and defines the prominent centers of community
activity.
B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Re'ated to Community
Character and Livab'e Neighborhoods
The current Comprehensive Plan does not provide any specific direction
regarding an overall community design structure for the City. However, it does
outline some planning tools that assist in shaping the City's built environment
and promoting livable neighborhoods.
Within Objective 2.2 and its related policies of the Future Land Use Element, the
Comprehensive Plan promotes mixed use, infill development, and the need for
consistency and compatibility with the surrounding neighborhoods for
redevelopment activities. The main tools used to achieve this direction are the
Community Development Code and the site plan review process.
2.2 Objective - The City of Clearwater shall continue to support innovative
planned development and mixed land use development techniques in order
to promote infil/ development that is consistent and compatible with the
surrounding environment.
The Objective 2.3 and its related poliCies of the Future Land Use Element
encourages historic preservation in relation to community character and
establishes design guidelines for specific areas of the city such as Downtown,
the Beach, and Gulf-to-Bay Corridor.
2.3 Objective - The City shall encourage the implementation of historic
overlay districts, the maintenance of existing historic properties, and the
preservation of existing neighborhoods through the use of design
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guidelines and the implementation of the City's Community Development .
Code.
Although the City has implemented these objectives and policies related to
community design issues for Downtown and the Beach, other potential activity
centers and neighborhood districts do not have any specific direction in terms
of community design. The current Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use
Element provide general development standards. However, it does not provide
specific direction in terms of community design for neighborhoods and how
community design relates to the specific character of the area.
C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Community Character and Livable
Neighborhoods
The importance of community design has grown in stature and is becoming an
integral part of land use planning for communities. Development projects
throughout the Tampa Bay Region as well as the State have demonstrated the
importance of enhancing design to foster community interaction and establish
a sense of place. Neo-traditional communities, transit oriented developments, .
and sustainable activity centers are not only desirable places to live, but are
also highly valued within the real estate market due to the qualities by which
the physical environment is shaped. These desirable qualities include, but are
not limited to:
. Architectural diversity;
. Housing diversity;
. Streetscapes;
. Mixed uses;
. Center and edge definition of neighborhoods;
. Plazas, parks, open spaces;
. Pedestrian and bicycle friendliness;
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. Recognition of human scale; and
. Preservation of natural resources.
In addition, with redevelopment activities increasing, the City is faced with
community design issues and compatibility on a daily basis as part of the
development review process. There is a need, as identified by City development
review staff, to strengthen community design citywide to enhance the quality
and compatibility of redevelopment projects.
Finally, enhanced community design is also an important issue at the County
level as redevelopment occurs countywide. The recent countywide plan
"Pinellas By Design: An Economic Development and Redevelopment Plan for the
Pinellas County" (2005) places a special focus on regulatory tools and urban
design as ways to complement economic development. In addition, Pinellas
County's Evaluation and Appraisal Report defined the issue of "Ensuring Quality
of Urban Communities," which talks about the importance of patterns, urban
form, linkages, and livable communities.
D. Problems and Oooortunities Re'ated to Community Character and Livab'e
Neighborhoods
The most significant problem related to enhancing community character and
promoting livable neighborhoods is that the current Comprehensive Plan does
not provide specific or clear direction through its goals, objectives and policies
in regard to an overall community design structure. Design considerations in
the Comprehensive Plan and the City's Community Development Code are
general and not related to an overall city design structure that takes into
consideration character areas and specific guidelines. Clearwater's Beach and
Downtown have specific guidelines, but as redevelopment activities extend to
other areas within the City, there is a need to establish community design
efforts within these other areas.
There are several opportunities for enhancing community character and
building livable neighborhoods.
1. Make the City more attractive and appealing to residents and visitors. As
a result, the City becomes more competitive within the marketplace.
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2. Strengthen community identity by recognizing neighborhood character
and the citizen's connections to community assets and values.
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3. Improve wayfinding as the City establishes an identifiable design
structure composed of a hierarchy of places (activity centers and
neighborhood centers), borders, gateways, landmarks, focal points, and
linkages throughout the City.
4. Facilitate community support of redevelopment projects that
complement the physical context and character of the neighborhoods
(scale, pattern, form, historic resources and other attributes).
5. Set a local definition and parameters for the design of livable
neighborhoods. Some of the parameters that should be considered are:
. Takes advantage of community assets;
· Promotes mixed uses with the integration of residential, office, and
commercial; .
· Maximizes the appropriate use of the land as a scarce resource
through appropriate density and promoting land assembly;
. Promotes architectural diversity and human scale;
. Provides a variety of housing types;
. Supports attainable housing for a wide range of incomes;
. Fosters walkable environments;
. Expands opportunities for other modes of transportation (i.e.
bicycles, buses, light rail, etc.);
. Preserves historic/cultural resources;
. Protects natural resources;
. Improves streetscapes, landscaping, and signage;
· Incorporates community parks, open spaces, plazas, and public art;
. Promotes reuse, recycling, and alternative building materials and
energy sources; and
. Maintains level of services for public infrastructure.
. Maintains level of services for public safety.
These parameters are not easy to fulfill considering the complexity of
redevelopment. Having a clear set of parameters and establishing the right
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incentives will benefit the City as development meets these parameters and
enhances the City's character and image.
Lastly, the City of Clearwater has dedicated efforts to improve the quality of
design for public facilities and housing. It is particularly important to sustain
this trend as those facilities become City "icons" that build pride in local
residents, promote neighborhood improvements, and become magnets to
attract future redevelopment. Examples of these public facilities include, but
are not limited to: the Main Library, the Ross Norton Recreation Center, North
Greenwood Recreation and Aquatic Complex, and the North Greenwood Library.
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E.
Comorehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in
Community Character and Livable Neighborhoods
In order to provide the appropriate attention to the issue of community
character and livable neighborhoods the Comprehensive Plan should:
Future Land Use Element
. Establish goal, objectives, and policies to institute a citywide design
structure composed of a hierarchy of places (i.e. activity centers and
neighborhood centers), borders, gateways, landmarks, focal points, and
linkages throughout the City. A public charette process should be used
to develop the design structure.
. Facilitate and enhance communication means between the City and
neighborhood groups.
. Establish a specific goal, objective, and policies to promote livable
neighborhoods that define the parameters and provide incentives for
implementation.
. Establish a policy to call for amendments to the Community
Development Code to reflect the implementation of a citywide design
structure.
. Consider the development and implementation of design-oriented codes
for specific areas of the City (activity centers, neighborhood centers, etc.)
as defined within the overall City design structure and implemented
through the City's Neighborhood District Overlay process.
Transportation
. Integrate bicycle and pedestrian transportation modes in all phases of
transportation planning, new roadway design, roadway construction,
roadway resurfacing and other capital projects.
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Intergovernmental Coordination Element
· Establish a policy to strengthen the level of coordination with the Florida
Department of Community affairs, (DCA), Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT), Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Pinellas
County, and other municipalities to promote the concept of livable
neighborhoods.
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3.3 How does the City Develop and Implement a Proactive
Approach to Facilitate Attainable Housing and Assuring Safety
and Competitiveness of the Aging Housing Stock?
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Disparities between housing values and income have a significant impact on
housing affordability. Within the Tampa Bay region, which includes Clearwater, it is
necessary for a worker earning minimum wage to work at least 130 hours a week
to afford a two-bedroom apartment at "Fair Market Rent". Built-out communities,
such as Clearwater, have additional pressures such as increases on land values
due to decrease on vacant developable land, and other elements of the overall
housing cost such as property taxes, insurance premiums, impact fees and rising
construction costs. Redevelopment efforts, in addition to supporting tourism and
providing "high-end" housing, must also support and provide housing opportunities
for low and moderate-income groups. In addition to the issue of housing
affordability, Clearwater has an aging housing stock that needs attention in order to
ensure housing safety and the City's competitiveness within the Region.
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3.3 How does the City Develop and Implement a Proactive
Approach to Facilitate Attainable Housing and Assure
Safety and Competitiveness of the Aging Housing Stock?
A. Identification of Impact of Housing
Florida's housing market has experienced a significant "boom" cycle due to the
historically low interest rates, the steady flow of new residents moving to
Florida every year, and the resulting high level of investment in real estate.
This housing market "boom", with the additional attraction of its waterfront
location, has significantly affected housing costs in the City of Clearwater.
Measuring the impact of the housing market changes and its impact on the
City's housing stock and affordability is a difficult task considering the
continual changes in the housing market and the availability of data that
reflects the current housing market conditions. Generally, the data regarding
housing market conditions and affordability lag behind the current conditions.
Consequently, this analysis uses the best available data from the following
sources: the U.S. Census, the University of Florida's Schimberg Center for
Affordable Housing and Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, National Low
Income Housing Coalition ("Out of Reach Report", 2005), and the Pinellas
Realtor Organization ("Local Economic and Market Watch Report", 2005).
Housing Demand
According to the University Of Florida's Schimberg Center for Affordable
Housing (Schimberg) and Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (Data
Clearinghouse), the City of Clearwater had 52,687 permanent housing units in
2005. This represents 11.6% of the total permanent housing stock within
Pinellas County. The percentage of Pinellas County's total permanent housing
stock in Clearwater has remained relatively constant since 2000 (11.8% in 2000;
11.6% in 2002 and 2005).
Chart 3.3.1 shows the projected housing units according to the Schimberg and
Data Clearinghouse from 2000 through 2025.
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Chart 3.3.1
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Sources: U.S. Census 2000; Schimberg Center for Affordable Housing/Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse 2005-
2025; and City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Projections 2002.
Chart 3.3.1 indicates that there is a need for 7,388 additional permanent
housing units within the City over the next 20 years. This translates to an
average of 369 new permanent housing units each year. Chart 3.3.1 also
shows that the current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan's housing
demand projections for 2010 are 555 units less than the projection of housing
demand for 2010 by the University of Florida's Schimberg Center for Affordable
Housing and the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse.
Given the underestimation of the housing demands within the current
Comprehensive Plan, the significant level of ongoing and anticipated
redevelopment activities, and the continually changing housing market
conditions, the City's housing demand projections within the current
Comprehensive Plan should be recalculated. However, the recalculation of the
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housing demand projections must be done in coordination with the
development of an overall redevelopment strategy for the City that defines the
intent and intensity of redevelopment activities throughout the City to
accommodate the future permanent and seasonal housing demand.
Housinq Types
The relative distribution of housing types in the City has shifted significantly
over the past 20 years. Table 3.3.1 reflects this shift. In 1980, single-family
dwelling units accounted for over 50% of all dwelling units in the City. By
2002, multi-family and mobile homes accounted for over 55% of all dwelling
units in the City. This shift represents a 6.0% decrease in single-family
dwelling units, while multi-family dwelling units grew by 4.7%. Overall, mobile
homes increased by 1.2% since 1980. However, from 1990 to 2002, mobile
homes decreased by 0.6%. Map 3.3.1 shows the distribution of housing types
within the City.
Table 3.3.1
Percentage of Total Housin
Sources: u.s. Census for 1980, 1990 and 2000; Schimberg Center for Affordable
Housing/Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse 2002 estimates.
As available vacant land decreases through the City, it is likely that the
percentage of multi-family housing will continue to grow. This increasing
multi-family housing supply can be a strong support for the success of mixed
use and infill development.
Conversely, as the available vacant land decreases within the City, it is likely
that the percentage of mobile homes will continue to decrease. This loss of
mobile home units has positive and negative impacts on the City's housing
stock. On the positive side, the elimination of mobile homes, particularly those
that are in poor condition, reduces the exposure to risk of significant damage
or destruction of these mobile homes from hurricanes and other severe weather
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events. Negatively, the loss of mobile homes reduces the diversity of housing .
stock within the City, which could impact affordability and housing choice.
Pinellas County addressed the issue of mobile home conversion by developing a
specific program called the" Mobile Home Transition Program", County
Ordinance 05-92, that helps mobile homeowners secure affordable housing
when mobile home parks are rezoned and replaced. The City of Clearwater
recently adopted the "Mobile Home Transition Program" with the adoption of
City Ordinance 7616-06.
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Housing Occupancy
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the City of Clearwater has a 14.7% of
vacancy rate. It is important to note that a large component of the vacancy
rate (9.4%) is related to seasonal housing units. Seasonal housing units are
those units that are primarily used during the peak tourism season and are
generally vacant in the off-peak tourism season. Significant concentrations of
these seasonal housing units are concentrated along Clearwater Beach and
Sand Key (See Map 3.3.2). The percentage of seasonal housing units is likely to
increase as redevelopment activities continue within the City, particularly along
Clearwater Beach.
Housing Conditions
Generally, as the age of a housing structure approaches and exceeds 20 years,
the need for significant maintenance or renovation is more common. Deferring
the necessary maintenance or renovation may lead to safety issues and other
impacts on the housing's market competitiveness. According to the 2000 U.S.
Census, approximately 71 % of the City's housing stock is more than 20 years
old (See Chart 3.3.2).
Chart 3.3.2
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The number of substandard housing units, defined as those lacking facilities
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than 1 % of the total housing stock. One interesting note regarding the data for
substandard housing units from the U.S. Census is that the total number of
substandard housing units significantly decreased from 1980 to 1990, and
then significantly increased from 1990 to 2000 (See Table 3.3.2). Similar to the
concern of the aging City housing stock, the growing number of substandard
housing units, although a relatively small number, may negatively influence the
competitiveness of Clearwater's housing supply within the region. Considering
this, there is a need to strengthen the City's efforts in the rehabilitation of
substandard housing units and in maintaining effective code enforcement,
particularly in areas such as North Greenwood.
Table 3.3.2
Substandard Housin
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According to the 2000 U.S. Census, slightly more than 62% of the City's
housing stock is owner occupied. The percentage of owner occupied housing
has remained relatively constant since 1990 (61.8%). Since 1990, the
percentage of owner occupied housing units within the City has consistently
been lower than the State of Florida and Pinellas County. In addition, both the
State and County showed a greater increase in owner occupied units between
1990 and 2000 (over 1 %) compared to the City (less than 1 %). Chart 3.3.3
shows the comparison of the housing tenure data.
The areas of the City with lower percentages of homeownership are found in
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Clearwater Beach (See Map 3.3.3).
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Housinq Attainability
Disparities between housing values and income have a significant impact on
making homes attainable to consumers. Built-out communities, such as
Clearwater, have additional pressures due to the increase of land values; the
availability of vacant developable land and skyrocketing construction costs due
to demand for building material supplies and labor outpacing supply. In
addition, other costs of home acquisition (i.e. property taxes and insurance)
place a financial burden. According to a recent St. Petersburg Times article,
based on the current housing market, it is almost impossible to build an
attainable house for less than $189,000 dollars within Pinellas Countyl.
Attainability refers to the capacity that all income levels have to access to a
"decent and adequate" housing unit within the housing market either rental or a
new home. A measurement of attainable housing is based on an individual not
expending more than 30% of their yearly total income on housing expenses.
The U.s. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) describes by
the as "Cost Burdened" when a household expends more than the 30%
threshold on housing costs. However, for some State programs the burden
could be up to 35% pending on the individual capacity. A household that pays
more than 50% of its yearly total income for housing costs is considered by
HUD to be "Severely Cost Burdened."
Table 3.3.3
City of Clearwater
Household Cost of Burden (CB): Percenta
Sources: University of Florida's Schimberg Center for Affordable Housing and the Florida Housing Data
Clearinghouse 2002
Table 3.3.3 presents the household "Cost Burden" for households in the City.
According to estimates provided by the University Of Florida's Schimberg
Center for Affordable Housing and the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse in
I See "Housing Barges into State Debate" SI. Petersburg Times March 7th, 2006
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2002, over 78% of owner occupied and over 58% of renter occupied households
in the City were paying less than 30% of their household income for housing.
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In Table 3.3.3, households that were considered "Cost Burdened" include 7,628
renter households (41 %) paying over 30% of their income and 3,121 renter
households (16.9%) paying over 50% of their income on housing. There were
6,501 owner households (22%) paying over 30% and 2,239 owner households
(7%) paying over 50% for housing.
In summary, more than one-quarter of all households in the City of Clearwater
(29%) are living in households that are considered economically unattainable, or
"Cost Burdened" in excess of 30%.
According to the University of Florida's Schimberg Center for Affordable
Housing and the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, the HUD Fair Market Rent
for Pinellas County in 2005 is $805 for a two-bedroom and $1,037 for a three-
bedroom apartment. Based on data from the Bay Area Apartment Association,
the HUD Fair Market Rent is similar to average rents in Clearwater ($833 for a
two-bedroom and $980 for a three-bedroom apartment).2 This means that an
employee in Clearwater earning minimum wage of $5.15 per hour must work .
more than 130 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at "Fair
Market Rent."
This dynamic of housing affordability had a more drastic effect on home values.
According to the Pinellas Realtor Association, the average sales price for all
residential sales within the City of Clearwater (including single-family homes,
condominiums, town homes, villas, etc.) has nearly doubled from 2000 to
2005. (See Chart 3.3.4 and Table 3.3.4)
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2 Data provided by the Bay Area Apartment Association as September 30th, 2005. Average occupancy rate of rent units was 97%
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City of Clearwater
Average Residential Sales 2000-2005
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Years
Source: Pinellas Realtor Association, 2000-2005. Includes single family homes,
condos, town homes, villas
Table 3.3.4
City of Clearwater
Average Residential Sales 2000-2005
$135,872
$141,290
$165,858
$186,698
$220,272
$270,288
N/A
$5,418
$24,568
$20,840
$33,574
$50,016
Source: Pinellas Realtor Association, 2000-2005.
In 2000, the average sales price was $135,872 and increased to $270,288 in
2005. That equates to an average increase of over 13% per year in sales price.
The "Baby Boomer" generation, as it enters retirement, is aggressively buying or
building "dream" homes in vacation destinations, such as the City of
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Clearwater. In addition, they are investing their resources in second or third
homes. Due to this dynamic of supply and demand, the housing market has
inflated home values that reduce the opportunities for attainability for others
with fewer resources.
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This dynamic of inflated home values implies that there may be a higher
percentage of homeowners that exceed the 30 % HUD threshold for housing
affordability than indicated in the 2002 data. Rapidly rising housing prices are
quickly pricing many moderate to low income families out of the housing
market.
Attainable Housing Proqrams
The City of Clearwater has implemented programs to assist citizens,
particularly very low, low, and moderate income households, in attaining
housing within this dynamic of rapidly increasing housing costs. According to
the 2000 U.S. Census, 47.4% of the total households in Clearwater earn less
than $38,819, which is considered the median average income for the State of
Florida for the year 2000. (See Map 3.3.4)
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Table 3.3.5 specifies the income eligibility criteria to access the City's current
housing programs.
Table 3.3.5
City of Clearwater
Income Eligibility for Housing Programs
Household
Size
Income Eligibility Limits, March 2006
50% of 80% of
Median Median
Median Income Income
Income (Very Low) (Low)
120% of
Median
Income
(Moderate)
1 Person 38,100 19,050 30,450 45,720
2 Persons 43,500 21,750 34,800 52,200
3 Persons 49,000 24,500 39,150 58,800
4 Persons 54,400 27,200 43,500 65,280
5 Persons 58,800 29,400 47,000 70,560
6 Persons 63,100 31,550 50,450 75,720
7 Persons 67,500 33,750 53,950 81,000
8 Persons 71,800 35,750 57,400 86,160
Source: City of Clearwater. Economic Development and Housing Department, 2006
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The following provides a brief overview of current housing programs available
through the City's Economic Development and Housing Department:
Homebuyer Preparation Course. The courses provide pre-purchase and
post-purchase homeownership counseling, education, guidance, and
support on an individual basis to Clearwater residents with the goal of
owning their own home. These courses are offered in coordination with
non-profit organizations approved by HUD as counseling agencies such as
the Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation and the Community
Service Foundation.
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Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance. The City of Clearwater, through its
approved non-profit housing agencies, provides down payment and closing
cost assistance to income eligible households who meet the program
criteria. Assistance is provided in the form of a deferred payment loan with
no interest and/or payments as long as the borrower does not sell,
refinance, rent, or otherwise transfer title of the property. The property
purchased must be the borrower's principal residence. Loans of up to
$50,000 can be made depending on income level, the location of the home,
and whether the home is new or existing. Homes that receive assistance
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must be new construction or involve some form of rehabilitation to be
eligible. The City will provide additional funds for persons desiring to build
a home in one of the City's Target Areas. The maximum sales price for
existing and new homes is $170,000. Loans are not provided for
refinancing. Borrowers must attend a free Home Buyer Education workshop
prior to receiving assistance.
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Housing Rehabilitation Assistance. The City's Housing Rehabilitation
Assistance program is designed to primarily correct Minimum Housing Code
deficient homes. The program targets homeowners and households who are
very low to moderate income. The assistance will be in the form of a
deferred payment loan or low interest loan, depending on a household's
income and nature of the rehabilitation. A deferred payment loan allows the
borrower to delay repayment on the loan as long as they reside in the home
(other conditions also apply). The City will loan up to 110% loan to value.
Mobile homes are not eligible. An important requirement of the program is
that if one sells one's home, rent, refinance, transfer title, or if the home
ceases to be one's principal/homestead residence, then the City loan will
become due and payable.
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Foreclosure Prevention Assistance. The City provides guidance, education
and assistance in an effort to help Clearwater residents avoid foreclosure
and retain ownership of their homes. Individual counseling opportunities are
provided to review the home owner's current situation and discuss options
for resolving the problem(s). There is no cost to participate in the program.
The program targets residents who own and occupy the property as their
primary residence. Any home owner is able to speak to a counselor
regarding the foreclosure process. In some limited cases, the home owner
may qualify for an emergency loan to bring their mortgage current. Meeting
the guidelines of a loan committee is required for emergency loan approval.
Disabled Retrofit Assistance. This program provides assistance to homes
occupied by very low to moderate income citizens who are physically and/or
mentally handicapped or those defined as having special needs. Funding
may be used to retrofit owner occupied units and are provided in the form
of a grant, deferred payment loan, or low interest loan to the eligible
household. When the loan to perform the repairs exceeds that maximum
loan to value as established in the City of Clearwater's "Rehabilitation .
Guidelines" or when there is a hardship, the assistance may be in the form
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of a grant, or a loan/grant combination. Improvements should be limited to
structural retrofits and should not include purchase of personal items. Some
of the improvements include things such as wheelchair ramps, widening of
doorways, lowering of cabinets, installation of grab-bars, visual guiding
systems for the hearing impaired, and other improvements as deemed
necessary for the disabled person.
Homeless Assistance. The City provides assistance to the City's homeless
population. Shelters and temporary housing are available in coordination
with several non-profit organizations.
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The Clearwater Housing Authority is the primary provider of attainable housing
opportunities. The mission of the Clearwater Housing Authority is to, "...Iead in
creating housing opportunities to enhance the lives of those we serve." The
primary program of the Clearwater Housing Authority is the Section 8 Rental
Assistance Program. In addition, the Clearwater Housing Authority manages
several public housing communities. According to Pinellas County, within the
City of Clearwater there are 261 public housing units, 711 affordable housing
units, and 1,340 Section 8 rental housing vouchers with a waiting list of over
2,000.
The City is also participating with several committees, and task forces that are
discussing alternatives to develop and provide attainable housing. These
activities include, but are not limited to the Pinellas County Community
Housing Workgroup, Pinellas County Homeless Policy Group - Attainable
Housing (Homeless Leadership Network), and Governor's Affordable Housing
Study Commission. In addition, the City is participating in the development of
a project to identify strategies to implement inclusionary zoning and determine
a fee structure for payment in lieu of providing attainable housing.
In conclusion, over the last five years the City's housing programs have focused
on four main areas:
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· Physical improvements within the North and South Clearwater
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy areas;
· Housing rehabilitation/home-buyers assistance for low income families;
· Providing services to the homeless, or residents with special needs; and
· Participating on committees and task forces to develop tools and
policies.
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According to the City of Clearwater Economic Development and Housing
Department's Five Year Strategic Plan 2005-2010, the most notable
accomplishments over the last five years (2000-2005) for attainable housing
are:
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. Redevelopment of Greenwood Apartments and Fulton Apartments;
. Construction of transitional housing for the Clearwater Homeless
Intervention Project and Homeless Emergency Project;
. Construction of the Homeless Emergency Project Thrift Store;
. Rehabilitation of homes;
. Development of new single-family housing in the North & South
Clearwater neighborhoods; and
. Acquisition of land for the Woodlawn Oaks Subdivision.
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North Greenwood
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B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Housing
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan provides guidance
regarding the provision of attainable housing through specific objectives and
policies within the Housing Element.
In general, the Housing Element's objectives and policies are focused on the
needs of very low, low, and moderate income households, including special
needs households. The Housing Element outlines the need to identify and
allocate appropriate funding sources (i.e. State, Federal) and researching
opportunities to reduce housing costs (i.e. building materials, construction
techniques, building codes):
16.2 Objective for Affordable Housing - The City of Clearwater shall
continue to provide assistance and incentives for the development of
housing that is affordable to Very Low, Low, and Moderate Income
households, including those with special needs, consistent with the level of
growth in these income categories.
The City uses Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds along with
HOME Investment Partnership Program and State Housing Initiative Partnership
(SHIP) funds for housing rehabilitation. However, according to the City's
Housing Division, these funding sources have been drastically reduced over the
last five years by approximately 40%. This reduction in funding reduces the
City's ability to meet the increasing demand for attainable housing and housing
rehabilitation.
The Housing Element is supportive of promoting infill development (Policy
16.1.2), developing a mixture of dwelling unit types, maintaining concurrency
(Policy 16.1.3), and encouraging incentives and information to private
developers to facilitate the construction of attainable and adequate housing
(Policies 16.1.4 and 16.15):
16.1 Objective for Adequate Housing - Assure an adequate supply of
housing in Clearwater by providing for additional new dwelling units in a
variety of types, costs, and locations to meet the needs of the residents of
the City of Clearwater.
The City of Clearwater has established developer incentives such as impact and
review fee relief, density bonuses, reduced setbacks, reduced parking
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requirements, and reduction of landscape requirements to promote infill and
redevelopment within the City. However, these incentives are not directly tied
to the provision of attainable housing but can be used to promote attainable
housing opportunities. The City should seek opportunities to promote
additional efforts by the private sector to increase the provision of attainable
housing throughout the City.
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Another important concern addressed by the Housing Element is the
improvement of the condition of the City's housing stock. Objective 16.3 and
its associated policies encourage the elimination of substandard housing units,
establish parameters to decide what is "suitable for rehabilitation" (Policy
16.3.2), provide incentives for voluntary rehabilitation (Policy 16.3.6), establish
an unsafe structure program (Policy16.3.7), and support non-profit
organization participation in housing rehabilitation (Policy 16.3.9):
16.3 Objective for Housing Conditions - The City of Clearwater shall
encourage the elimination of substandard housing units through
demolition, upgrades, renovation, and preservation efforts.
Since adoption of Objective 16.3 and its associated policies, the City's Housing .
Division has worked closely with City's Neighborhood & Development Services
Department to address issues regarding housing rehabilitation, demolition, and
infill. In addition, the criteria for designation as "suitable for rehabilitation"
(Policy 16.3.2) changed from repairs valued equal to or less than 75% of its
original value to 50% or a cap of $ 50,000 dollars.
Regarding mobile homes, the Housing Element contains policies within
Objectives 16.4 and 16.7 for a specific mobile home zoning district, recognizes
mobile homes as an alternative to provide attainable housing, and calls for
establishing specific sites for relocation of mobile homeowners:
16.4 Objective for Adequate Sites for Very Low, Low and Moderate Income
Households - Continue to provide zoning and land use regulations that
allow for the development and redevelopment of affordable housing in
stable neighborhoods.
16.7 Objective for Relocation Housing - Where public projects of the City
require the relocation of individuals and/or families, relocation assistance .
shall be provided where it is necessary for safe and adequate shelter.
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Due to increasing insurance premiums for mobile homes, their relative
vulnerability in hurricanes or other severe weather, and the significant pressure
for redevelopment of mobile home parks to other housing unit types, the
Housing Division does not currently consider mobile homes as a source of
attainable housing. In fact, the City's Housing Division does not provide any
housing assistance for mobile homes.
C. Unanticioated Changes Related to Housing
The most significant unanticipated changes related to housing have been the
changing dynamic of the housing market and its impact on housing
affordability, the reduction of Federal and State funding support for housing
programs, and recent Florida legislative changes.
The primary change that was not anticipated within the current Comprehensive
Plan was the strong dynamic of the housing market (rapidly increasing values)
and its impact on housing affordability. Built-out communities, such as
Clearwater, have additional pressures considering land values, the availability of
vacant developable land and construction costs skyrocket due to demand for
building material supplies and labor outpacing supply. In addition, other costs
of home acquisition (i.e. financing, property taxes, and insurance) place an
additional financial burden on a prospective buyer. However, future housing
strategies should be sensitive to the dynamic housing market.
Secondly, another change that was not anticipated within the current
Comprehensive Plan was the significant reduction in Federal and State funding
support for housing programs within the City. Federal and State funding for
the housing programs has been reduced by 40% since 2000 and the trend is
likely to continue. This reduces the number of households that the City is able
to assist.
Finally, recent legislative changes by the State of Florida impacts the provision
of attainable housing. Florida's new growth management legislation in 2005
exempts small-scale future land use map amendments, involving the
construction of affordable housing, from the density limitation of 10 dwelling
units per acre. In addition, House Bill 1889 allocates $250 million for hurricane
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housing funding and $193 million for affordable housing (a total of $443
million in FY 2005-06).
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D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Housing
The most significant problem related to housing in Clearwater is the lack of
land available to develop attainable housing projects. The decrease of vacant
land results in competition for land needed to meet the public facility and
infrastructure needs of the community but also for land needed to provide
attainable housing. Given the restricted supply of vacant lands, the City and
other attainable housing providers are competing for these lands with the
private sector which make acquisition difficult and expensive. Land values have
significantly increased, even in areas of historically low interest for developers,
making development even more costly. There is a need to explore land
acquisition, land assembly, and better density management to overcome this
problem.
The second problem is the lack of funding to invest in production and
rehabilitation of attainable housing. Traditional "safety nets," such as Federal
and State funding programs, have decreased by 40% since 2000. Currently, the .
Housing Division manages $2.7 million per year provided through Federal and
State programs such as HOME, SHIP and CDBG. There is a need to form a
strategy to increase the allocation of funds to satisfy the demand for housing
for extremely low income to moderate income families.
The third problem is the lack of incentives in Clearwater to speCifically promote
attainable housing. The City has in place incentives for infill and redevelopment
projects (impact and review fee relief, density bonuses, reduced setbacks,
reduced parking requirements, and reduction of landscape requirements) but
they are not directly tied to the promotion of attainable housing.
Consequently, there is a need for the City to work with the Pinellas Planning
Council, Pinellas County, other cities, and the State to identify, develop, and
implement specific attainable housing incentives (i.e. density bonuses as
allowed by Countywide rules).
The fourth problem is the reduction of mobile homes as an attainable housing
option. There has been a reduction of mobile homes within the City since
1990. With vacant land becoming scarcer, mobile homes parks are a target of .
potential redevelopment activities.
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The City should develop a specific strategy to address, in coordination with
Pinellas County, mobile home park conversions within the next Comprehensive
Plan. There is a draft ordinance that is being considered by the City regarding
this issue.
The last problem is maintaining the condition of the City's aging housing stock.
Over half of the City's total housing stock is over twenty years old. In addition,
substandard housing units doubled from 1990 to 2000. This is particularly
important when considering health and safety issues from houses that are in
poor condition and lack basic facilities. Another consideration is maintaining
the regional competitiveness of the City's housing stock (cost, appearance, etc,)
to attract and maintain economic development opportunities. Housing
rehabilitation is an important issue for the City to address within the next
Comprehensive Plan.
It is important to recognize a practice that has a direct impact on housing
affordability and availability: the conversion of rental apartment complexes into
condominiums. According to the Florida Department of Business and
Professional Registration, there have been 18 notices of conversion from rental
apartment complexes to condominiums between 2003 and 2006. Of the 18
notices of conversion in the past three years, 14 have occurred within the past
14 months. These conversions have a significant impact on the availability and
affordability of the City's rental housing stock.
Without an appropriate and proactive approach to the housing issue, there are
several potential impacts to the City. Some of these impacts are:
. Impacts on tourism and other industries that support the economic base
of Clearwater as workers may not be able to afford housing with their
current wages;
· Impacts on traffic congestion and the need for improved alternative
forms of transportation (i.e. mass transit, trails, ride-sharing, etc.) as
those who decide to work in Clearwater and live in other communities
will impact commuting patterns and increase potential impacts on the
transportation system and its level of service; and
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. Impacts on the City's image considering that sub-standard units and
deteriorated housing make Clearwater less competitive, attractive and
livable.
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There are also several opportunities that can lead to improvements in
addressing the need of attainable housing and improving the housing stock.
One of the opportunities is the coordination with redevelopment activities to
acquire land, provide housing, and implement innovative housing programs to
assist in meeting the City's attainable housing needs. This coordination should
be primarily focused on redevelopment activities around activity centers
identified within an overall redevelopment strategy for the City. This sets the
basis of implementing and enhancing public-private partnerships for attainable
housing and the development of a toolbox of incentives (financial and
regulatory) for developers and redevelopment projects.
Considering that this is an issue common throughout Pinellas County, the
Tampa Bay Region, and the State, there is a great opportunity to enhance
intergovernmental coordination on a county-wide, regional, and State basis to .
evaluate and develop strategies to meet the growing attainable housing need
with a comprehensive intergovernmental approach. The City is already
participating on committees with the County and the State where attainable
housing strategies are being studied and developed.
The last opportunity relates to ensuring the linkage between transportation and
attainable housing. New redevelopment projects within activity centers should
link the provision of mass transit to assure a means of transportation to work,
shopping, and entertainment for those without independent (automobile)
means of transportation.
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E. Comorehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in
Housing
In order to address the issue of attainable housing and assure the safety of the
aging housing stock, objectives and policies should be added to provide
guidance for:
Future Land Use Element
. Higher Densities. Establish specific policies to promote density increases
to directly support the provision of attainable housing due to the high
cost of land. Densities over 30 dwelling units per acre should be
considered. The actual allocation of these increased densities must be
done in a manner that is sensitive to the existing character of the areas
and the ability to provide appropriate public services.
. Mixed Use and /nfil/ development. Establish specific policies to
encourage mixed uses and infill development that include the
construction of attainable housing with appropriate development
incentives.
. Land Assembly. Develop policies to identify and promote land assembly
contiguous to or near vacant lands. Land assembly should be linked to
assisting the City in economic development activities and the provision
of affordable housing.
· Sustainable Design/Green Housing. Design policies to encourage
sustainable design, especially for attainable housing as means of
reducing energy consumption, lowering utility bills, and incurring less
building maintenance cost.
· Condominium Conversion. A system should be established that provides
tracking of condominium conversions due to their impact on the rental
housing stock.
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. Attainable Housing, Land Use and Mass Transit. The land use and
housing element should include a policy to encourage attainable housing
projects within a O.25-mile radius of mass transit stops established by
PSTA.
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Housing Element
· Establish Balanced Developer's Incentives and Requirements. The City
should develop a policy that calls for the preparation of a specific
"attainable housing ordinance" that delineates developers' responsibility
for the provision of attainable housing. Opportunities include, but are
not limited to:
Incentives
a) Impact and review fee relief;
b) Density bonuses;
c) Setback reduction; and
d) Parking reduction.
Requirements
a) Setting aside a percentage of the development for attainable
housing;
b) Establishing a fee in lieu of developing attainable housing; and
c) Building attainable housing units on another site.
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In addition, the City should take advantage of studies developed by the Pinellas
County Community Development Department (i.e. inclusionary zoning, best
practices, regulatory tools, etc.).
. Diversify and Maximize Sources of Funding. The City should explore
policies to diversify financial mechanisms to fund attainable housing.
Among the tools to consider are:
a) Support full funding of the programs associated with the Florida
Sadowski Act.
b) Support full funding of the SHIP program; and
c) Take advantage of the funding provided through the House Bill
1889.
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. Preservation and Rehabilitation. The Comprehensive Plan should include
policies that give greater support to preserve and rehabilitate the City's
housing stock to overcome code violations and structural problems that
influence the health, safety, and image of the City.
. Mobile Homes. The City should expand and redefine within the
Comprehensive Plan policies regarding mobile homes. The City recently
approved the Ordinance 7616-06 that establishes the "Mobile Home
Transitional Program." These recommendations should be included
within the comprehensive plan amendments.
Interqovernmental Coordination Element
. Participation and Coordination. The City should establish a specific
objective and supporting polices to promote coordination and
collaboration regarding the issue of attainable housing. Among the
main participants for coordination to consider are: the Florida
Department of Community Affairs, the University of Florida Schimberg
Center for Affordable Housing, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council, West Central Florida SHIP Steering Committee, Pinellas County,
other municipalities, Pinellas Realtor Association, Bay Area Apartment
Association, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.
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3.4 How Can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy
to Eliminate Enclaves and Facilitate Annexation?
Currently, a significant amount of land remains as enclaves, unincorporated
areas surrounded by the City, or unincorporated areas within the City's "Planning
Area': areas along the City's boundary. The remaining enclaves within the City
encompass approximately 1,252 acres. The areas available for potential
annexation within the "Planning Area" encompass approximately 2, 467acres.
Combined there is a total of over 3,700 acres for potential annexation,
Clearwater has not defined a citywide specific strategy within the
Comprehensive Plan to eliminate the enclaves and other potential annexation
areas.
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3.4
How can the City Develop and Implement a Strategy to
Eliminate Enclaves and Facilitate Annexation?
A. Identification of Impact of Annexations
The opportunity for a city to expand its land area is primarily through
annexation. Annexation is the process by which a piece of property that is
within an unincorporated area (not within a city) is added to a city. In Florida,
there are two forms of annexations: voluntary and referendum. Chapter 171 of
Florida Statutes provides the criteria and requirements for annexation within
Florida.
Voluntary annexation occurs when a property owner petitions the city to be
added to the city. Voluntary annexation within Pinellas County is governed
through the County Charter and a County Ordinance (#00-63). In 2000, the
voters of Pinellas County approved a charter amendment that provides for
special regulation of the voluntary annexation process. A primary component
of this special local regulation is the use of a "Planning Areas Map". (See Map
3.4.1) This map delineates planning areas for 13 cities, including the City of
Clearwater, that allow for the voluntary annexation of properties utilizing
locally defined criteria independent of the requirements in Chapter 171 of
Florida Statutes. Since 2000, all of the City of Clearwater annexations were a
result of the voluntary annexation process.
Referendum annexation occurs when a city Initiates annexation procedures
independently of the property owner. This annexation type requires approval
of a referendum by the majority of the voters within the area proposed for
annexation as well as a majority of the voters in the city initiating the
annexation procedure. Unlike the voluntary annexation process, referendum
annexation in Pinellas County is completely governed by Chapter 171 of Florida
Statutes. Since 2000, no annexations by the City of Clearwater are a result of
the referendum annexation process.
The City of Clearwater's land area, using voluntary annexations, has increased
by 209 parcels encompassing 147 acres from 2000 through June 2005. The
total land area of the City in 2005 is 13,567 acres. Tables 3.4.1 and 3.4.2
provide a breakdown by year and land use of the annexation activity from 2000
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through June 2005. Map 3.4.1 provides a graphical depiction of the annexation .
activity during this period.
Table 3.4.1: Annexations by Year and Future Land Use (Parcels)
Source: City of Clearwater Planning Department (5/2000 to 6/2005)
*Percentage Does Not Equal 100% Due to Rounding
Table 3.4.2: Annexations by Year and Future Land Use (Acres*)
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Source: City of Clearwater Planning Department (5/2000 to 6/2005)
*Acres Rounded Unless < 1 Acre
** Percentage Does Not Equal 100% Due to Rounding
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As demonstrated in the Tables 3.4.1 and 3.4.2, the focus of the City's
annexations over this period has focused on residential properties (79% of the
parcels and 45% of the acreage). Annexations of commercial (2% of the parcels
and 10% of the acreage) and industrial (1 % of the parcels and 3% of the acreage)
land uses are significantly less.
Map 3.4.1 shows that there is not a well-defined pattern of annexations during
this period. The annexations are generally scattered throughout the City. The
one area with a relative concentration of annexation is along McMullen Booth
Road between S.R. 60 and Drew Street.
Currently, a significant amount of land remains as enclaves, unincorporated
areas surrounded by the City, or unincorporated areas within the City's
"Planning Area". Map 3.4.2 identifies these areas.
The remaining enclaves within the City, shown in orange on Map 3.4.2,
encompass approximately 1,252 acres. The areas available for potential
annexation within the "Planning Area", shown in green on Map 3.4.2,
encompass approximately 2,467 acres. Combined there is a total of over 3,700
acres for potential annexation.
Annexation will remain a significant issue for the City of Clearwater due to the
extensive amount of land that remains as enclaves and other lands available for
potential annexation within the "Planning Area".
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B.
Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Re'ated to Changes in Land
Area
The current City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan provides the following
policy guidance regarding annexation.
Utilities Element
Sanitary Sewer
Objective 17.2 and Policy 17.21. provide for the link between annexation and
the provision of sewer services. The policy restricts the extension of sewer
services outside of the corporate limits of the city unless there is an agreement
to annex or an annexation is approved by the City and there is sufficient
capacity.
17.2 Objective - The City shall continue to produce advanced wastewater
treatment {Awn improvements at all water pollution control facilities in
accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and
u.s. Environmental Protection Agency (EP.A.) requirements.
The City has implemented this policy through the actions of the Utility
Department and City Council in requiring annexation for properties that wish to
connect to the City's sewer service. Since 2000, the City has entered into
41 agreements with property owners for the extension of sewer service with the
requirement for annexation as a condition of extension.
This policy provides a mechanism to withhold sewer services unless property
owners annex into the City. The impact of this policy in relation to annexation
is a positive action by the City to eliminate enclaves and encourage other
potential annexation areas in exchange for City sewer service. The goal of this
policy is to assist in the elimination of septic tanks and their potential negative
environmental impacts. However, this policy is a reactive policy to a request by
a property owner for sewer service rather than a proactive policy that would
actively promote the extension of City sewer services in conjunction with
annexations.
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Objective 17.3 and Policy 17.3.2 provide for the encouragement of annexation
of developments with deficient sewer systems and for the City to determine the
cost of improvements prior to annexation.
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17.3 Objective - Provide and maintain minimum demand of sewer service to
all customers within the corporate limits of the City.
This policy is implemented by the City's Engineering Department in the
identification of developments with deficient sewer systems and coordination of
system improvements as part of the annexation. The policy currently states
that the City will determine the costs for the sewer system improvements.
Comments received from the Utilities Department for this policy requests that
the policy be revised to reflect that the owner of the development provide the
City with the estimated costs of improvements, certified by an engineer.
The structure of this policy is more proactive in addressing annexation through
the promotion of annexations for areas with deficient sewer systems. However,
actual implementation of this policy appears reactive, but also fiscally
responsible, with the suggested change to require the development of the costs .
of system improvements to be provided by the owner and not the City.
Potable Water
Objective 21.2 and Policy 21.2.2 provide for the link between potable water
supply and annexation. The policy requires the City to analyze the condition
and adequacy of any water distribution system the City may inherit through
annexation and to identify the cost to upgrade the system to City requirements.
21.2 Objective - Provide adequate quantities and qualities of water service
to all customers of the Clearwater service area. Current service level (l999)
is 53,430 customer accounts.
This policy is implemented by the City's Engineering Department through their
review of inherited water distribution systems.
The impact of this policy in relation to annexation is a positive action by the
City to assure that water distribution systems are sufficient to meet the
demands of the annexed properties. However, this policy is a reactive policy to .
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an annexation request rather than a proactive policy that would actively
promote the extension of City water services in conjunction with annexations.
It is important to note, the City currently provides City water service to
unincorporated areas of the County. In exchange for the provision of the City
water service, the customer in the unincorporated area pays a surcharge on
their water bill. If the property were annexed into the City then the City would
no longer collect the surcharge.
InterQovernmental Coordination Element
Objective 30.1 and Policies 30.1.1, 30.1.2, and 30.1.5 are the most direct
references within the current Comprehensive Plan regarding annexation
coordination and land use. These objectives and policies have been
implemented.
30. 1 Objective - the City shall continue to work with the ppc, the State, and
the County in the orderly annexation of the City's existing enclaves.
However, this objective and its related policies do not provide much guidance
regarding the specific coordination mechanisms and procedures utilized to
assure effective planning for annexation efforts. In addition, the objective only
addresses the issue of enclaves while in application the issues are both
enclaves and potential annexation areas within the "Planning Area". Without
specific direction within the objective and policies, the response to annexation
will continue to be reactive and not provide for the comprehensive strategy and
coordination required to efficiently annex and provide appropriate public
facilities.
Future Land Use Element
The Future Land Use Element does not provide any specific objectives or
policies relating to annexation. This omission from the Future Land Use
Element is symptomatic of the lack of a coordinated annexation strategy for the
City.
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C. Unanticipated Changes Re'ated to Changes in Land Area
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The most significant unanticipated events related to the annexation issue are
the special legislation passed by the Florida Legislature providing for the
involuntary annexation of enclaves within Pinellas County between 1999 and
2001, the adoption of Pinellas County Ordinance #00-63, and the voter
approval of the County Charter amendment to provide a countywide annexation
framework.
In 1998, the Florida Legislature passed a law entitled the "Act to Provide for the
Annexation of Certain Small Enclaves in Pinellas County." This law allowed
cities within Pinellas County to involuntarily annex enclaves of one acre or less
through a local public hearing process. For cities to take advantage of this law,
they were required to offset many of the costs to residents normally associated
with annexation, such as the cost of extending sewer and water services and
the payment of all impact fees. These enclaves also maintained the right to
continue use of existing private wells and septic tanks until they fail to meet
health standards or the property is sold. The law contained a sunset provision
and expired on June 30, 2001.
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In response to this law, the City of Clearwater initiated a program in 2000 for
the identification of eligible enclaves and the assessment of property owners
interested in annexing into the City. The City contacted all 139 eligible enclave
property owners via mail and follow-up phone calls. Only 22 of the 139
property owners expressed an interest in annexing. The ability to connect to
the public sewer system at no charge (assessment and impact fee waived) was
cited as a major incentive to request annexation. In contrast, those that were
not in favor of joining the City cited the initial expense of hook-up (on-site
septic abandonment) as the primary factor influencing their decision.
Ultimately, only 17 of the original 139 property owners proceeded with the
annexation.
Although the special law gave the City the ability to annex all 139 properties
without the consent of the property owners, the City Commission, at that time,
made the policy decision to only pursue annexation for those property owners
willing to annex.
Similarly, the adoption in 2000 by the Pinellas County Board of County .
Commissioners of Ordinance #00-63 and the voter approval of the change to
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the County's Charter to address annexation issues (see discussion in section A)
was not anticipated within the current Comprehensive Plan. This change
provides an overall framework for the extent of voluntary annexation by cities
within Pinellas County. However, the County ordinance and Charter does not
provide specific strategic direction for the cities in their annexation activities.
The actual annexations and expansion of the City did not result in any
significant unanticipated impacts. This is because the City's annexation
program targeted the elimination of enclaves within the planning area. These
areas are similar in character and public facility needs to the City. The primary
reason for annexation is the provision of sewer and solid waste services.
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Unlike cities with annexation programs that spread into undeveloped
"greenfields" that have the potential for significant public facility impacts from
the conversion of vacant lands to subdivisions and shopping centers, the City
of Clearwater's annexation opportunities are into areas that are generally built-
out and already have an impact on public facilities. The question in meeting
the public facilities needs for annexations for the City of Clearwater is which
governmental entity is the most efficient in meeting the existing public facility
needs within an area and not how the city is going to meet the public facility
needs that never existed for the "greenfield."
D. Problems and Opportunities Related to Changes in Land Area
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The most significant problem relating to annexations for the City of Clearwater
is the lack of a specific strategic approach for annexation and the provision of
the necessary public facilities. The references within the current
Comprehensive Plan regarding annexation, as indicated earlier, are reactive and
provide direction for what the City should do in response to an annexation
request (i.e. agreements for sewer service and assessment of potable water
distribution systems). Without the development of a specific strategic approach
to annexation and the provision of necessary public facilities, the City will not
be able to take full advantage of the opportunities to provide public facilities in
an efficient manner to the highly urbanized areas within the enclaves and other
unincorporated areas. In addition, the opportunity to provide for unified land
use control for properties that are surrounded by the City and to eliminate
conflicts at the edges of the City is hindered.
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A second problem is the imbalance in land uses that are annexed. With 72% of
the parcels annexed since 2000 classified as residential uses, a potential
financial burden may result as residential land uses typically do not generate
sufficient revenue to cover the cost of required public facilities. Conversely,
commercial and industrial land uses typically generate sufficient and often
excess revenue to cover the cost of required public facilities. This annexation
land use imbalance may also intensify the distinctive need within the City to
find ways to promote and provide an enhanced commercial and industrial base
to provide a solid foundation for the economic health of the community.
The lack of a specific strategic approach to annexation by the City reduces the
ability of the City to eliminate the use of septic tanks within these
unincorporated areas of the county. The high density of development within
Pinellas County, particularly within Clearwater and the surrounding area, and
the environmental sensitivity of critical environmental resources such as Tampa
Bay make the elimination of septic tanks an important issue to assure the
health and welfare of the citizens as well as the natural environment. Through
the implementation of a systematic approach to annexation for not only the
City of Clearwater, but also from the countywide perspective, significant strides
can be made in eliminating this potential source of contamination.
In addition, the lack of a specific strategic approach to annexation by the City
diminishes opportunities for economic development by resulting in barriers to
land acquisition (primarily due to the presence of enclaves), uncoordinated
public service delivery, and differences in regulations.
Neighborhood planning and identity is negatively impacted by the lack of a
specific strategic approach to annexation. Residents within enclaves often
believe they are part of the City when in fact they are not. This fact not only
hinders the efficient provision of public services but also hinders the fostering
of community identity.
The opportunities for annexation and expansion of the City are based on the
successful implementation of a true countywide strategic approach that
minimizes the political and emotional elements of annexation. The result is an
annexation approach that is based on objective standards and criteria
regarding which governmental entity is best suited to meet the public facility
needs of the area and enhances the quality of life for all.
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Finally, through the development of this Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
and the feedback received from meetings and discussions with the City's
Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) for the EAR, meetings with City Departments,
and meetings with adjacent local governments and Pinellas County, the desire
to be more strategic, aggressive, and coordinated concerning annexation was
communicated by all. The opportunity to develop and implement a specific
strategic annexation approach is ripe.
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E.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Changes in Land
Area Issue
The following amendments are needed for the City of Clearwater's
Comprehensive Plan to effectively address the concerns and needs raised in this
issue assessment.
Utilities Element
. In order to provide the appropriate attention to the issue of annexation,
a new objective and set of policies should be added to each of the utility
sub-elements (Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Potable Water)
that requires proactive coordination, planning, and incentives to assure
that the required utility services are available to support the City's
strategic annexation program. The existing utility policies relating to
annexation (17.2.1, 17.3.2, and 21.2.2) should be relocated to the new
annexation utility objectives.
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
· Objective 30.1 and the associated policies should be revised to delineate
the specific coordination mechanisms for annexation of the enclaves
within the planning area, with Pinellas County and other adjacent cities.
In addition, a new policy should be added that reflects the desire of the
City to be strategic, proactive, and coordinated in pursuing the
annexation of enclaves as well as those areas within the "Planning Area".
Future Land Use Element
A new goal, objective, and set of policies should be added to provide for:
· Develop a strategic and proactive annexation program to eliminate
enclaves within the "Planning Area".
· Design specific set of standards and criteria, including cost-benefit
analysis, for the timing and location of desired annexations (i.e. when is
an area ripe for annexation?) The standards and criteria should be
sensitive to the unique conditions of the City's neighborhood districts;
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· Consider cost sharing for the extension and provision of utilities with the
County and homeowners within unincorporated areas.
. Link proactive annexation program to City's economic development
activities;
. Associate the proactive annexation program to the fostering of
neighborhood and community identity; and
. Adopt a "Planning Area" map consistent with the map from the Pinellas
Planning Council (PPC).
The overall intent of these new and revised goals, objectives, and policies is to
establish the City of Clearwater as the strategic facilitator of annexations as
opposed to reacting to various annexation requests.
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3.5 How does the City Implement an Approach to Coastal
and Disaster Management?
The City is a coastal community with a high level of investment in
redevelopment activities, particularly Downtown and the Beach. Clearwater
needs to protect its coastal resources since it provides the foundation for its
main source of economic activity. In addition, the City needs to assure a
comprehensive approach to disaster preparation, mitigation, and response.
This comprehensive approach must be regional to assure that the activities
for coastal and disaster management are complimentary to the plans and
efforts of the other local governments and the State of Florida.
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3.5 How does the City Implement an Approach to Coastal
and Disaster Management?
A. Identification of Impact of Coastal and Disaster Management
The issue of coastal and disaster management is based on two primary areas:
1. Enhance and promote public access to the City's waterfront;
and
2. Minimize vulnerability and maximize preparedness for
hurricanes.
Enhance and Promote Access to the Citv's Waterfront
Throughout the development of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, a common
theme that ran throughout many of the meetings and discussions was the
importance of the relationship between the City's character, economic vitality,
and quality of life to the City's waterfront. Not only is the City located on the
major water features of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, but it also contains
other valuable water resources such as Stevenson's Creek and Alligator Creek.
Each of these water features provide opportunity for recreation (boating,
fishing, etc.), economic development (tourism, water related businesses, etc.),
and natural habitat (Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve, seagrass, manatees, fish,
birds, etc.).
The value of the waterfront is also a prime attraction to redevelopment. In
recent years, the City has experienced significant levels of private investment in
the redevelopment of properties along Clearwater Beach. Additionally,
waterfront properties throughout the City, as well as the County and Region,
are under pressure to convert from semi-public uses, such as marinas, to
private use. These pressures for redevelopment of the waterfront properties
are enhanced by the rapidly rising property values and the limited supply of
vacant developable lands.
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In response to these pressures, a Boating Access Task Force (Task Force) was
convened by Pinellas County in 2005. In October 2006, the Task Force
completed a report and provided recommendations for the protection and
enhancement of public access to the Pinellas County waterfront. The report
and recommendations focused on boating access. However, the impact of the
report and recommendations can apply to a much wider scale of assuring
general public access to the waterfront.
Of particular interest in the Task Force report is the analysis regarding the
inventory of marinas in Pinellas County and how that has changed since 1996.
The inventory provided the location of the marinas and the number of wet and
dry slips available. (See Map 3.5.1)
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According to the Task Force report, Pinellas County lost 341 wet marina boat .
slips and 960 dry marina boat slips since 1996. This reduction, according to
the report, is directly attributable to the recent or planned conversions of
marinas to condominiums. Interestingly, of the four marinas identified in the
report for conversions, two are located within the City of Clearwater (Clearwater
Bay and Clearwater High and Dry).
In 2005, the Florida Legislature also recognized the importance of Florida's
waterfronts with the approval of Florida House Bill 955, "Working Waterfronts",
and Florida House Bill 989, "Public Marinas and Boat Ramps." A summary of the
legislation follows:
"Working Waterfronts" legislation provides a definition for recreational and
commercial working waterfronts and requires strategies for preserving
recreational and commercial working waterfronts within local
comprehensive plans. It also addresses the expediting of permits for
marinas that set aside boat slips for public access, provides technical
assistance to waterfront communities through the creation of the
Waterfronts Florida Program within the Florida Department of Community .
Affairs, and requires that $1 from every boat registration fee be deposited
into the Marine Conservation Trust Fund and used for public boat launching
facilities.
"Public Marinas and Boat Ramps" legislation directs the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection to adopt rules to authorize local governments
to construct and maintain public marina and boat ramp facilities, exempts
certain marina facilities from Development of Regional Impact review,
provides for regulatory criteria for the use of submerged lands, and revises
permit exemption requirements for floating vessel platforms or floating
boat lifts.
Each of these legislative actions provides the opportunity for the City of
Clearwater to proactively address the protection and enhancement of public
waterfront access.
Currently, the City has several projects underway to enhance public access to
the City's waterfronts. These projects include, but are not limited to:
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. Downtown Boat Slips- Proposed new boat slips along Bayfront; and
. High and Dry Marina Feasibility Study - Identify feasibility of
development of a high and dry boat storage facility at three City
locations (Stevenson's Creek, Seminole Boat Launch, and Jack Russell
Stadium).
Minimize Vulnerabilitv and Maximize Preparedness for Hurricanes
The coastal location, built out condition, and significant reinvestment on
Clearwater Beach result in the need for the City to be highly sensitive to its
vulnerability to hurricanes. The City of Clearwater, as well as the entire Tampa
Bay Region, has been very fortunate over the past few years to avoid a direct
strike by the numerous hurricanes that have crossed the State resulting in
devastating losses for those directly struck. Nevertheless, impacts of these
hurricanes were felt within the Tampa Bay Region with areas experiencing loss
of power, flooding, and relatively minor damage.
The fact that Pinellas County is one of the most densely populated counties in
Florida and is on a peninsula that primarily relies on bridges across Tampa Bay
for evacuation, the City of Clearwater must continue and enhance the
coordination for hurricane preparation, mitigation, and response with Pinellas
County, other cities, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State of
Florida.
The most vulnerable area of the City is located within the Category 1 storm
surge area, also defined as the "Coastal High Hazard Area" (CHHA). A storm
surge is a flood of water that occurs in areas subject to tropical storms. Storm
surges are due mostly to wind, which pushes the water ahead of a storm.
Within the City of Clearwater, the CHHA covers almost all of Clearwater Beach
and Sand Key, and areas along Tampa Bay and Stevenson's Creek. (See Map
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According to the City of Clearwater's 2005 "Floodplain Management Plan", 33%
of the City's population lives within a hurricane evacuation zone.
Approximately 8% of the City's population lives within the Level "A", the most
vulnerable area that roughly corresponds to the Category 1 storm surge area.
(See Table 3.5.1)
Table 3.5.1 Population in Evacuation Zones
Source: City of Clearwater, Floodplain Management Plan, 2005
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According to 2005 data from the Pinellas County Property Appraiser Office,
existing land uses within the CHHA primarily include residential (52%),
conservation and recreation (31 %), and commercial (13%). Since 2000, the
allocation of existing land uses have remained relatively constant within the
CHHA. However, Clearwater Beach, a major activity center for locals and
visitors, is in the midst of high redevelopment activity primarily of
condominiums and new hotels/resorts. As of December 2005, 64 projects,
which include 1,178 overnight units and 1,948 condominiums and townhouses
are in various stages of development.
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A statutory requirement of the EAR is to evaluate if reductions in land use
density have impaired property rights of current residents within the CHHA.
The adoption and implementation of the "Beach by Design" study by the City in
2001 set the framework for the establishment of density management and
allocation on Clearwater Beach. One of the tools developed through "Beach by
Design" and implemented as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan is a density
bonus pool of 600 hotel/motel units. Once the density pool is exhausted, then
increases in density are only available through the application of transfer of
development rights (TDR), which takes density from one area and applies to
another area. This density bonus pool was established in 2001 through
significant coordination and discussion with the Pinellas Planning Council and
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the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The agreement between
the City and DCA for implementation of the density bonus pool called for the
City to include the density bonus pool and its criteria as part of the
Comprehensive Plan and that the area designated for the density bonus pool be
identified as a "Community Redevelopment District" on the future countywide
land use map. This density bonus pool provided the City the opportunity to
encourage the development of resort hotel units on Clearwater Beach to assure
that the City's tourism industry remains healthy. The density bonus pool is
directed at temporary/overnight residents and not permanent population. The
City's implementation of "Beach by Design" has not reduced land use densities
but has encouraged the development opportunities for hotel/motel uses that
are a vital link in the City's economy.
Evacuation and sheltering are a regional concern. The planning and
implementation of evacuation and sheltering must be done in close
coordination with Pinellas County, Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning
Organization, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, the Florida Department
of Transportation - District 7, and the American Red Cross. As a coordinated
team, the ability to assure the safety of the citizens is greatly enhanced. Map
3.5.3 illustrates the evacuation zones, evacuation routes, and shelters within
the City of Clearwater.
The evacuation routes within the City of Clearwater are:
. Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard (S.R. 60)
. Main Street (S.R. 580)
. McMullen Booth Road
. U.S. 19
. Belcher Road
The designated shelters within the City of Clearwater are:
. Kennedy Middle School
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Hurricane shelters are designated annually by Pinellas County Emergency
Management and are opened dependant upon the level of hurricane threat.
They are coordinated with the Clearwater Emergency Manager, but operated
solely by Pinellas County with support by the City. Authority for this practice is
derived from Florida Statute 252.
As part of the Pinellas County Evaluation and Appraisal Report, adopted in
2005, the County provided an evaluation of the County's evacuation and
sheltering capabilities. Given the regional extent, the need for close
coordination in the evacuation and sheltering issues, and the leadership role of
Pinellas County Emergency Management, the evaluation by the County is
appropriate for the City of Clearwater.
Pinellas County determined that there is a need to ensure increased
intergovernmental coordination in improvements to designated evacuation
routes and opportunities for safe and appropriate sheltering.
In order to better understand the behavioral characteristics of citizens in
response to a call for evacuation, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council is
proposing to update a 20-year old evacuation behavior study. The new study
will address the four-county region (Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Manatee)
to update the behavioral analysis prior to the update of the "Tampa Bay Region
Hurricane Evacuation Study 2000". The new behavioral study will also focus on
hurricane vulnerability awareness, family preparedness and response, and
citizen knowledge of mitigation for personal safety and property loss
prevention. The results of the new evacuation behavior study must be closely
reviewed and considered by the City in its future hurricane planning efforts.
B. Assessment of Achievement of Obiectives Related to Coastal and
Disaster Management
The issue of coastal and disaster management is primarily addressed within the
Future Land Use Element, Coastal Management Element, and Intergovernmental
Coordination Element.
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Future Land Use Element
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Protection of the City's coastal resources within the CHHA, through the
application of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and City
guidelines, is provided for within Objective 1.1 and Policy 1.1.7.
1.1 Objective - On an ongoing basis, natural resources and systems shall be
protected through the application of local, state, and regional regulations,
mitigation and management plans, and permitting procedures as wel/ as
through locally instituted land purchase programs focusing on
environmentally sensitive properties and significant open space areas.
Through the City's development review process, all projects are reviewed for
consistency with FEMA and City guidelines for coastal resource protection.
The Objective 1.2 and its related policies of the Future Land Use Element
provide for the limitation of the maximum density as adopted on the
Countywide Future Land Use Map with the exception of those areas identified in
"Beach by Design."
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1.2 Objective - Population densities (included in the Coastal Management
Element and the Future Land Use Map) in coastal areas are restricted to the
maximum density allowed by the Countywide Future Land Use Designation
of the property, except for specific areas identified in Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines, and shall be
consistent with the Pinel/as County Hurricane Evacuation Plan and the
Regional Hurricane Evacuation Plan and shall be maintained or decreased.
The City has not increased the density of land within the CHHA outside of the
areas designated by "Beach by Design" and identified within the "Community
Redevelopment District" on the Future Land Use Map. Specific documentation
regarding the evaluation of the impact of development approvals and/or
transfer of development rights on hurricane evacuation times within the CHHA
is not available. Consequently, the City should institute a specific documented
procedure as part of the City development review process for projects within
the CHHA to conform to the requirement of Policy 1.2.1.
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Coastal Manaaement Element
The Coastal Management Element is the primary element related to the issue of
coastal and disaster management. Nearly every objective and policy within the
Coastal Management Element relates to this issue. Consequently, the following
assessment will focus on the six most applicable Coastal Management Element
objectives with reference to its associated policies.
Objective 22.2 and its associated policies establish the CHHA as the areas
within the Category 1 evacuation area (Evacuation Level "A") and call for the City
to direct population concentrations away from the CHHA. In addition, they
require mitigation of potential CHAA impacts to be consistent with the County's
Local Mitigation Strategy and other appropriate State or Federal requirements.
22.2 Objective - The coastal high hazard areas includes areas that have
experienced severe damage or are scientifically predicted to experience
damage from storm surge, waves and erosion. The City shall direct
population concentrations away from known or predicted coastal high
hazard areas consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Future
Land Use Element in the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan.
Similarly, Objective 24.3 and its associated policies provide for a general
limitation in density while allowing for the transfer of development rights
consistent with "Beach by Design", establish post-disaster redevelopment
policies consistent with the County's Local Mitigation Strategy, and assure
development does not impede hurricane evacuation.
24.3 Objective - Overall density shall be retained in Clearwater's coastal
zone, except as otherwise permitted in the Future Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan. Transfer of development rights between beach parcels
is allowed per the Community Development Code and by Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines.
The City has not increased permanent residential density within the CHHA. The
City has implemented the strategies contained within "Beach by Design" that
specifically identifies areas that are appropriate for the increase in density of
non-permanent residential uses (i.e. resort hotels) and transfer of development
rights in order to promote economic vitality. In addition, the City coordinates
with Pinellas County in the implementation of appropriate local mitigation
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strategies. There is no documentation that specifically identifies the
consideration of hurricane evacuation impacts on development decisions.
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Public access to the beach is addressed in Objective 22.3 and its associated
policies. They call for the enhancement of public access to the beach through
easements and other public access ways, support of transit to and along the
beach, support of private ferry service between the beach and the mainland,
replacement of the Memorial Causeway Bridge, and to promote additional
parking through consolidation and public/private partnerships.
22.3 Objective - Public access to the beach shall be maintained or improved
through parking and multimodal transportation enhancements.
The City has been particularly successful in meeting the intent of this objective
and policy. The following actions demonstrate this fact:
. Improvements to beach access on the north end of Clearwater Beach and
on Sand Key through boardwalks, bike paths, seating, and handicap
accessibility;
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. No public beach access points were vacated;
. The Jolley Trolley service provided by the City trough the parking fund.
. City's Beach Walk project, currently under construction, provides
opportunity to consolidate parking in conjunction with the proposed Hyatt
Resort;
. Recent completion and opening of the new Memorial Causeway Bridge;
and
. Several public/private partnerships for parking (i.e. Hyatt Resort, Entrada,
etc.).
Promotion of water-dependent uses is provided for in Objective 24.2 and its
associated policies. They establish criteria and standards for the siting and
development of marinas and coordination of the extent and timing of
infrastructure improvements consistent with development patterns within the .
coastal areas.
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24.2 Objective -Water-dependent uses should be given higher priority over
other uses, and include public beach or waterfront access, marinas, boat
launch or dock facilities, fishing or access piers, and other such uses.
Water-related uses and water-enhanced uses should be given priority over
non-water dependent uses and include marine sales and service, marine
products and processing, commercial tourist facilities, and public parking
and access support services.
The development review process provides for the compatibility in the
development of new marinas. However, the current trend of marina
conversions is not specifically addressed. Additionally, the City, as evidenced
through the significant reinvestment on Clearwater Beach, is working to assure
that public infrastructure is maintained and appropriate to support the
economic vitality of the area.
Hurricane evacuation and sheltering are addressed in Objective 24.4 and its
associated policies.
24.4 Objective - The City shall cooperate with state, regional and county
agencies to maintain or reduce hurricane evacuation times,' and work with
Pine lias County to find additional suitable hurricane shelter space.
As discussed earlier, hurricane evacuation and sheltering is a countywide and
regional issue. The City coordinates these issues with Pinellas County through
the County's Emergency Management Department. The recent opening of the
new Memorial Causeway Bridge is an example of a successful implementation
of a specific roadway improvement that may enhance evacuation.
Post-disaster redevelopment is specifically addressed in Objective 24.5 and its
associated policies. Thresholds are established for the redevelopment of
disaster-damaged structures and protection of sanitary sewer and lift stations
from floodwaters is encouraged.
24.5 Objective - Post-disaster redevelopment shall be governed by all
applicable codes and standards, as to setbacks, off-street parking, and
landscaping, and shall decrease future public and private vulnerability to
future storms by complying with applicable state, and county construction
regulations.
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The post-disaster redevelopment thresholds are enforced through the
development review process. Protection of the sanitary sewer facilities and lift
stations is addressed by the City's Utilities Department.
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Interqovernmental Coordination Element
Objective 31.2 and Policy 31.2.11 call for the City to provide the Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council and the Pinellas County Emergency Management
Department with notices of amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan
within the CHHA to review potential impacts on evacuation routes and shelters.
31.2 Objective - Identify and describe joint processes for
collaborative planning on population projections, school siting,
facilities subject to concurrency, facilities with countywide
significance, and problematic uses.
There is ongoing coordination between the City and Pinellas County Emergency
Management Department and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
Amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan are reviewed by the Tampa Bay .
Regional Planning Council through the standard process for adoption of
Comprehensive Plan amendments as defined in Florida Statutes. In addition,
proposed Future Land Use Element and Map amendments are reviewed by the
Pinellas Planning Council. There is not documentation that shows the direct
evaluation of impact on hurricane evacuation clearance times and routes or
shelter space.
C. Unanticipated Changes Related to Coastal and Disaster Management
A significant unanticipated change is the record setting hurricane activity over
the past two years. In 2004, there were 15 named storms with eight
strengthening to hurricanes. In 2005, there were 27 named storms with 14
strengthening to hurricanes. This has caused a general state of heightened
awareness regarding hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery.
However, due to the fact that the increased hurricane activity caused
catastrophic damage in other areas of the State and the Country but spared
significant damage or impact on Pinellas County, there may be a sense of
overconfidence of some citizens that Pinellas County will not suffer the impact .
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of a catastrophic direct hurricane strike. Lessons learned from communities
that suffered the impact of a direct catastrophic hurricane strike demonstrate
that the City of Clearwater must be vigilant in its preparation for potential
hurricane impacts and that intensive and ongoing intergovernmental
coordination before, during, and after a hurricane strike at the local, regional,
state, and federal levels is key to successful mitigation, response, and recovery.
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In addition, the scale and success of recent redevelopment activities on
Clearwater Beach and planned future redevelopment has placed an enhanced
emphasis on the need for the appropriate and deliberate management of the
allocation of densities and expenditure of public funds within the City's CHHA.
"Beach by Design" and the associated implementing policies within the
Comprehensive Plan provide the framework for such management. However, as
redevelopment activities continue, the City must proactively identify and
address needs for enhanced coordination for hurricane preparedness and
response as well as the provision of appropriate infrastructure and other public
services to meet the increased demands. The funding of these infrastructure
and public service needs by the City must be done in a manner that assures the
appropriate level of service while minimizing the risks of loss from hurricanes
or other similar wet weather events.
Finally, the significant increase in pressure on the conversion of marinas and
other semi-public waterfront uses to private condominiums or other private
developments has resulted in unanticipated negative impacts on maintaining
public access to the City's waterfronts. This unanticipated change is similar to
the Clearwater Beach redevelopment activities. The strength of the market for
waterfront properties is a primary driving force behind the conversion of
marinas, and other waterfront properties, and redevelopment of Clearwater
Beach.
C. Problems and ODDortunities Related to Coastal and Disaster
Management
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The first problem relates to the connection of the City's waterfront to its
character and identity. As discussed earlier, the City of Clearwater is a
waterfront community that has a significant tourism industry and community
identity tied to the waterfront. As public access to the waterfront is lost, the
City will begin to lose part of its character that could negatively impact the
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long-term viability of its tourism industry and one of the defining
characteristics that make Clearwater a great place to live.
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Another problem relates to beach erosion and its impact on public access. A
2005 report prepared by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
"Critically Eroded Beaches in Florida", makes the following findings regarding
beach erosion in Clearwater:
"The south end of Clearwater Beach Island is critically eroded...Private
development is threatened in this area, which is mostly armored with
concrete bulkheads.
Most all of Sand Key, with the exception of the north and south ends of the
island, has been critically eroded...and has threatened development and
recreational interests...Beach restoration projects as well as armoring with
concrete and wooden bulkheads extend throughout this erosion area. "
There is a need for the City to continue its pursuit of funding to address the
problem of beach erosion to protect one of the most valuable assets to the
City's economy.
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The final problem relates to the effectiveness of public education regarding
hurricane preparedness, mitigation, and response. The recognition by the
public of the vulnerability of Pinellas County to significant hurricane damage is
important. The key to public education is not to place undue fear but to
establish an understanding of the importance of early planning and appropriate
response to hurricanes threatening Pinellas County. This public education
program must be done in close coordination with Pinellas County, other cities,
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State of Florida.
The prime opportunity related to maintaining appropriate public waterfront
access is for the City to develop appropriate strategies to specifically address
the loss of public waterfront access. The Pinellas County Boating Task Force
study identified several strategies for consideration to achieve such a goal.
The strategies identified that may be directly applicable to the City of
Clearwater include:
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. Consider the establishment of firm policy guidance within the
Comprehensive Plan regarding the protection of water-dependent and
related uses;
. Consider the establishment of a "no-net-Ioss" policy for marina slips and
public waterfront access;
. Consider the implementation of "waterfront overlay" districts, consistent
with the intent of the State of Florida's "Working Waterfronts" legislation,
to specifically protect water-dependent and related uses and possibly
provide justification for some property tax relief similar to tax
exemptions for agricultural lands;
. Enhance intergovernmental coordination regarding protection of public
waterfront access; and
. Identify public/private partnerships to provide public waterfront access.
Opportunities related to hurricane and disaster preparedness, mitigation, and
recovery are primarily centered around the continued enhancement of
coordination activities between the City, Pinellas County, other cities, Tampa
Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State of Florida. It can not be stressed
enough, effective hurricane and disaster planning must be done from a regional
pe rs pective.
In addition, as properties continue to redevelop along Clearwater Beach and
within the City's CHHA, the City should seize the opportunity to enhance the
evaluation of potential impacts to sheltering and evacuation needs in
coordination with Pinellas County Emergency Management and the Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council.
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E.
Comorehensive Plan Amendments Needed to Address Coastal and
Disaster Management
In order to enhance the opportunities for public access to the waterfront and
hurricane and disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response, the
Comprehensive Plan should:
Future Land Use Element
. Establish specific procedures and documentation of analysis of impacts
on sheltering and evacuations as a result of redevelopment activities
within the CHHA as part of any land use amendment. The established
procedures should be coordinated with Pinellas County Emergency
Management and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
. Develop specific policies to assure that redevelopment activities, as
applicable, are sensitive to the City's waterfront (commercial and
recreational) and promotes appropriate public access to the City's water
resources;
. Establish specific policies to ensure that the future land use element
encourages the preservation of working waterfronts;
. Establish specific policies that provide firm direction in the protection of
the City's waterfronts, as described in the opportunities section.
Coastal Management Element
. Establish specific procedures and documentation, in coordination with
the Future Land Use Element, of analysis of impacts on sheltering and
evacuations as a result of development activities within the CHHA;
. Establish specific policies, in coordination with the Future Land Use
Element, that provide firm direction in the protection of the City's
waterfronts, as described in the opportunities section.
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Interoovernmental Coordination Element
· Establish specific policies that call for the enhanced hurricane and
disaster management coordination between the City, Pinellas County,
other cities, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and the State of
Florida with particular emphasis on public outreach and education.
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OF EACH COMPREHENSIVE
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4.1 FUTURE LAND USE
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 0BJECTIVES AND P0UCIES
1.1 ObJective. On an ongoing basis, natural resources and systems shall be protected
through the application of local,state, and regional regulatlOns,mltlgatlon and management
plans, and permitting prOCedures as well as through locally Instituted land purchase
programs focusing on environmentally sensitive properties and significant open space
areas.
1.1.1 Any permanent and temporary alteration of Department of Environmental Protection (D.E.P.)
'urisdictiooal or non-jurisdictional wellands, beach dunes, sensitive soils, or other natural systems
shall be prohibited unless such alteration is fully consistent with all local, state, and federal
regulations, mitigation and management plans, and permitting procedures that may be applicable,
including the weiland vegetative buffer requirement of the City's Community Development Code,
1.1.2 No development which has the potential to discharge toxic chemicals (solvents, battery
fluids, acids, etc.) may be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of a City water well, unless
provision is made to store chemical containers in an enclosure approved by the City.
1.1.3 Enviroomentally sensitive wellands subject to Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) jurisdiction shall be designated by 'Preservation" (P) zoning and prevented from being built
upon except as permitted by the Preservation Zoning District.
1.1.4 The provisions of the City of Clearwater Wellhead Protection Ordinance shall be strictly
implemented in order to protect a major source of the City's potable water, with the Public Works
Department serving as the chief implementing locai agency.
1.1.5 Stormwater shall be controlled through consistent application of local, state, and federal
regulations, mitigation and management plans, and permitting procedures for both site-specific
and basin-level development plans.
1.1.6 All development and/or redevelopment activities in floodways and floodplains shall be
controlled through consistent application of local, state, and federal regulations, mitigation and
management plans, and the permitting process.
1.1.7 New development or redevelopment in the Coastal High Hazard Area shall be permitted
consistent with F.E.M.A. and City Guidelines.
1,1.8 Mitigation plans for alteration of non-jurisdictional wellands, beach dunes, swamps,
marshes, streams, creeks, one hundred (100) year flood plains, or lakes shall require not less than
a 1:1 ratio of mitigation land (on- or off-site) as approved by the Public Works Department and/or
City Commission.
1.1,9 The effects of erosion shall be carefully controlled through local permitting and construction
standards, procedures and regulations, and through the development of local and regional erosion
control management programs.
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This objectiVe is achieved and should be maintained.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting process. This
policy is being achieved and should be updated to include juriSdictional wellands of the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD).
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting process. This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting process. This
policy is being achieved and should be updated to include jurisdictional wellands of the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD).
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained,
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Parking and other uninhabitable spaces are to be located on the first floor of the building consistent with the FEMA
requirements, The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting
process. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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All development approvals are consistent with the FEMA requirements. The Development Review Committee
(DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting process. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained.
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This policy is being achieved and should be updated to mention coordination with the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD).
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the policy within the review and permitting process. This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
4.1 FUTURE LAND USE
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND>POt.ICIES
1.1.10 The Community Development Code shall provide for on-site drainage detention and/or
retention or payment in lieu thereof for compatibility with community master drainage plans.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
1.2 Objective. Population densities (included in the Coastal Management Element and the
Future Land Use Map) In coastal areas are restricted to the maximum density allowed by
the Countywide Future Land Use Designation of the property,except for specific areas
Identified In Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for ClealWater Beach and Design
Guidelines, and shall be consistent with the Plnellas County Hurricane Evacuation Plan and
the Regional Hurricane Evacuation Plan and shall be maintained or decreased.
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Development within the coastal high hazard area (ClearWatefBeach) is cOnsistenfwithBeach by Design. However,
there is a need to improve documentation and tracking of impacts on hurricane evacuation.
1.2.1 Individual requests for development approval and/or transfer of development rights in the
coastal high hazard area shall specifically consider hurricane evacuation plans and capacities and
shall only be approved if the proposed development will maintain evacuation times (pre-landfall
clearance times) as specified by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
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Documentation does not exist to show consistent compliance. A specific tracking system for compliance with this
policy should be implemented.
2.1 Objective. The redevelopment of blighted, substandard, Inefficient and/or obsolete
areas shall be a high priority and promoted through the implementation of redevelopment
and special area plans, thllconstructloll ofcatalytlc private projects, city Investment, and
continued emphasis on property malntenan~ standards.
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The private sector has invested in blighted areas on the beach and are now investing in downtown. The City has
supported redevelopment through allocation of public amenities pool . The City is preparing to begin construction of
the downtown streetscape.
2.1.1 Redevelopment shall be encouraged, where appropriate, by providing development
incentives such as density bonuses for significant lot consolidation and/or catalytic projects, as
well as the use of transfer of developments rights pursuant to approved special area plans and
redevelopment plans.
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The City has established a number of incentives to encourage redevelopment and catalytic projects. The policy could
be revised to reflect stronger tie between incentives and requirements/criteria.
2.1.2 Renewal of the beach tourist district shall be encouraged through the establishment of
distinct districts within ClearWater Beach, the establishment of a limited density pool of additional
hotel rooms to be used in specified geographic areas of ClearWater Beach, enhancement of public
rights-of-way, the vacation of public rights-of-way when appropriate, transportation improvements,
interbeach and intra-beach transit transfer of development rights and the use of design guidelines.
pursuant to Beach by Design: A Pre/lminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Gu/dellnes.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
2.1.3 The area governed by Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and
Design Guidelines shall be recognized on the Countywide Future Land Use map as a Community
Redevelopment District. This area is bounded on the north by the line dividing the block between
Acacia Street and Somerset Street. the Gulf of Mexico on the west, ClearWater Harbor on the
east and the Sand Key Bridge on the south. excluding Devon Avenue and Bayside Drive.
Beachfront and pUblic property located adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal
Waterway with a Future Land Use designation of Recreation/Open Space shall be excluded from
the Community Redevelopment District
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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2.1.4 The use of the density pool of additional hotel rooms established in Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines is permitted in the following
areas: 1. The land located between Mandalay Avenue and the Gulf of Mexico between Rockaway
Street and Papaya Street; and 2. The land located south of the Pier 60 parking lot and north of the
southerly lot lines of Lots 77 and 126 of the Lloyd-White Skinner Subdivision between South
Gultview Boulevard and Coronado Drive.
2.1.5 A tracking system for the allocation of units from the density pool permitted by Beach by
Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines will be established.
administered and monitored by the Clearwater Planning Department.
2.1.6 Land use decisions in Clearwater shall support the expansion of economic opportunity, the
creation of jobs. and maintenance of existing industries through establishment of enterprise zones.
activity centers and redevelopment areas and by coordination with the Chamber of Commerce
and Tourist Development Council.
2.1.7 Downtown Clearwater shall be designated a regional activity center suitable for increased
threshold intensity for development consistent with the boundaries of the Central Business District
as indicated in the Downtown Redevelopment Plan approved in 1995.
2.1.8 The City shall continue to support and implement approved community redevelopment area
plans. such as the Downtown Redevelopment Plan adopted in 1995.
2.1.9 The City shall continue to review the boundaries of the downtown redevelopment district to
determine whether boundary adjustments are needed.
2.1.10 Clearwater will continue to support the tax increment financing program and redevelopment
efforts of the downtown area through activities of the economic development office and actions of
the City Commission as the Community Redevelopment Agency.
2.1.11 The City of Clearwater will continue to promote infill development and the removal of blight
through the Unsafe Structures Program.
2.2 Objective - The City of Clearwater sllall continue to support Innovative planned
development and mixed land use development techniques in orderto.promote inflll
development that Is consistent and compatible with the surrounding environment.
2.2.1 On a continuing basis, the Community Development Code and the site plan approval
process shall be utilized in promoting infill development andlor planned developments that are
compatible.
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The density pool is highly utilized. One project is under construction. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained as long as units of the density pool are available.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained as long as units of the density pool are available.
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This pOlicy is being achieved with the development in Downtown and the Beach. and should be updated to identify a
network of activity centers as part of an overall redevelopment strategy.
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The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's Strategic Regional Policy Plan identified the Central Business District
Clearwater as a Regional Activity Center. This policy should be revised to include reference to the recognition by
TBRPC and the Downtown Redevelopment Plan 2004.
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This policy should be revised to include reference to the Downtown Redevelopment Plan 2004 and Beach By
Design as redevelopment plan areas.
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The Downtown Boundaries were revised within the Downtown Redevelopment Plan in 2004. In addition, they were
reviewed in 2005 to expand boundaries out to Cleveland to Highland Avenue. This policy is being achieved.
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The Downtown Redevelopment Plan discusses how tax increment financing is used. This policy should be revised
to include reference to other economic redevelopment programs that the City has in place.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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The City encourages mixed uses with development project applicants;
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The City is promoting infill development (particularly residential). Although there is a need to enhance the specific
provisions within the Code to require compatibility, and as well as other site plan considerations. This policy should
be maintained.
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2.3 Objective - The City shall eocoUl"age the Implementatlonofhistorlc; overlay districts, the
maintenance of existing historIc properties, and lh&presefVatlon of existing neighborhoods
through the use of design guidelines and the Implementation of the City's Community
Developrnent Code.
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The City has not been proactive on maintaining its histllricresources. The DOWntown Redevelopment Plan offers
some design guidelines for historic structures. A policy could be added to reflect Harbor Oaks as a histllric district.
2.3.1 The City Commission shall be responsible for the designation of historic properties and
districts within the City of Clearwater; designations shall be consistent with the standards for
designation found in the City.s Community Development Code.
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The City has not designated any structure or areas with historic significance.
2.3.2 Any changes to approved histllric structures shall be approved by the Community
Development Board in accordance with the procedures and requirements found in the Community
Development Code.
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This provision is part of the City Community Code but has never been used. A policy should be created to mandate
the definition of a City's historic significance list.
2.3.3 The City of Clearwater shall continue to implement the Design Guidelines, adopted in 1995,
for all development within the Downtown District.
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This policy needs to be revised to reflect the existent guidelines within the Downtown Redevelopment Plan, 2004.
2.3.4 By December 2000, the City shall adopt additional design guidelines, as part of the
Community Development Code, for the following areas: 1. Gulf to Bay Corridor 2. Clearwater
Beach and vicinity
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In 2001, the City approved Beach by Design as a redevelopment strategy that contains design guidelines. The work
on Gulf to Bay was started and abandoned. This policy needs to be evaluated to consider expansion of design
guidelines to other neighborhoods or potential activity centers.
2.4 Objective. Compact urban development within the urban service area shall be
promoted through application of the Clearwater Community Development Code.
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Objective should be better defined considering the lack of vacant developable lands.
2.4.1 The development or redevelopment of small parcels [less than one (1) acre] which are
currently receiving an adequate level of Service shall be specifically encouraged by
administration of land development and concurrency management regulatory systems as a
method of promoting urban infill.
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The City encourages mixed uses and infill with development project applicants.
2.5 Objectlve- The City shall encourage improved ialld use compallblllty through the
evaluatlonoftraffic caiming techniques, multl-model transportation networks, and the use
of transit oriented development planning.
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This objective is achieved and should be maintained.
2.5.1 The City shall support the Pinellas Trail and examine opportunities for Trail extensions or
spurs to connect regional attractions and employers.
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The City is expanding the trail system and building connections. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained.
2.5.2 On an ongoing basis, the city shall explore traffic calming techniques in the effort to improve
safety and promote a livable environment within the City's residential and tourist areas.
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The City has developed traffic calming projects (I.e. North Greenwood, Skycrest, etc.). This policy is implemented
and should be maintained.
2.5.3 All proposed development/redevelopment initiatives shall be reviewed for opportunities to
improve pedestrian and bicycle access. On Clearwater Beach, pedestrian and bicycle
improvements should adhere to the policies and design guidelines set forth in Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and DeSign Guidelines.
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The City has promoted mainly sidewalks improvements through the site plan review process. This policy is being
achieved and should be updated to reflect more areas of the City to be consistent with the visiOlling statements of
the City.
2.5.4 The City shall fully evaluate the arrival and distribution of traffic on Clearwater Beach upon
completion of the design of the new Memorial Causeway Bridge.
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The City recently finished the bridge. The evaluation is scheduled to be performed in 2006. This policy needs to be
evaluated after the evaluation is performed.
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2.5.5 The City shall evaluate the potential for an intra-beach transit system on Clearwater Beach
and investigate potential funding sources.
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The City has not evaluated the intra-beach transit system.
3.1 Objective. Public institutions, such as hospitals, schools, parks, utility facilities and
government facilities, shall be provided sufficient land area to accommodate Identified
pUblic needs.
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This objective is achieved and should be maintained.
3.1.1 Utility facilities shall continue to be allowed in all City of Clearwater land use categories and
zoning districts consistent with City regulations.
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The Community Development Code allows utility and infrastructure in all districts. This policy is achieved and should
be maintained.
3.1.2 Growth of Morton Plant hospital shall be consistent with the Morton Plant Hospital Master
Plan.
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The Morton Plan Hospital Master Plan has been amended at least 1-2 times in past 5-6 years. This policy is
achieved and should be updated to reflect compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
3.1.3 Public school sites shall be developed in locations suitable for the on-site and off-site
impacts associated with such facilities and in a manner consistent with City of Clearwater
development regulations.
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No new schools have been built within the City. The City will be participating with Pinellas School District in
developing a system of school concurrency. The Comprehensive Plan will need to be updated by 2008 to include a
Public Schools Facility Element and concurrency system. This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
3.2 Objective. Future Land Use in the City of Clearwater shall be guided by the
Comprehensive Land Use Pian Map and Implemented through the City's Community
Development Code. Map categories are further defined In Polley # 3.2.1 below.
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This objective is achieved and should be maintained.
3.2.1 Land Uses on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map shall generally be interpreted as
indicated in the following table. The intensity standards listed in the table (FAR - floor area ratio;
ISR - impervious surface ratio) are the maximum allowed for each plan category, except where
otherwise pennilted by special area plans or redevelopment plans approved by the City
Commission. Consequently, individual zoning districts, as established by the City's Community
Development Code, may have more stringent intensity standards than those listed in the table but
will not exceed the maximum allowable intensity of the plan category, unless otherwise pennilted
by approved special area plans or redevelopment plans.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
3.2.2 Residential land uses shall be appropriately located on local and minor collector streets; if
appropriately buffered; they may be located on major collector and arterial streets. Residential land
uses shall be sited on well-<lrained soils, in proximity to parks, schools, mass transit and other
neighborhood-serving land uses.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
3.2.3 Commercial land uses shall be located at the intersection of arterial or collector streets and
should be sited in such a way as to minimize the intrusion of off-site impacts into residential
neighborhoods. New plats and site plans shall discourage the creation of'strip commercial' zones
by insuring that adequate lot depths are maintained and by zoning for commercial development at
major intersections.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
3.2.4 Industrial land uses shall be located along arterial or major collector streets, with rail access
if possible. Sitting and operation of industrial land uses should not create adverse off site impacts,
particularly as these off-site impacts may degrade residential areas.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained
3.2.5 Subdivision of land shall be consistent with and governed by the Comprehensive Plan
objectives and policies regarding land use, transportation, conservation, and utility services.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
3.2.6 The Community Development Code shall provide for safe on-site traffic circulation and
connections to adjacent arterial and collector streets consistent with Florida Department of
Transportation and Institute of Traffic Engineers design guidelines.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
4.1 Objective All signage within the City of Clearwater shall be consistent with the
Clearwater sign code, as found within the Community Development Code, and all proposed
signs shall be evaluated to determine their effectiveness. In reducing visual clutter and In
enhancing the safety and attractiveness of the streetscape.
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This objective is achieved and should be maintained.
4.1.1 Commercial signs in Clearwater shall be restricted to discourage the proliferation of visual
clutter, promote community aesthetics, provide for highway safety, and to allow the identification of
business locations.
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The City has enforced the Community Development Code. Improvements to signage is recognized by citizens. This
policy is achieved and should be maintained.
4.1.2 Proliferation of billboards along major collector and arterial streets shall be prevented as is
currenUy provided.
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The City has enforced the Community Development Code. Improvements to signage is recognized by citizens. This
policy is achieved and should be maintained.
4.1.3 Sign identification of City parks and buildings shall be used as a positive example of
aesthetic and legible site identification.
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The City has enforced the Community Development Code. Improvements to signage is recognized by citizens. This
policy is achieved and should be maintained.
4.2 Objective - All development or red~velopmentlnltl"tl"eswlthln the City of Clearwater
shall meet the minimum landscaping I tree protection standards of the Community
Development Code In order to promote the preservatllln ofexlstlnll tree canopies, the
expansion oUhat canopy, and the overall quality of development within the City.
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This objective is achieved and should be maintained.
4.2.1 All new development or redevelopment of property within the City of Clearwater shall meet
all landscape requirements of the Community Development Code.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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5.1 ObjeCtive - The City shall continue to Implement the Concurrency Management and
InforJnatlonsystem to be used In grantingde'ilelopmllnlpermlts. ThiS system shall continue
to consider the current, Interim, and ultimately desired LevelS of Service for traffic
clrculatlon,tranSlt, water, sewer, garbage cClllectlon, and drl!lnl!ge systems and shall
provlde data on sl.lb-sectors of the City In which service deficiencies exist or In which
services are adequate to serve existing and planned. new development; ThiS Level of
Service status will be considered and made part of the staff recommendation at the time of
zoning, site plan, or platapproval. The LevelofServlcemClnltorlngsystem shall be
adjusted. at a minimum, annually to determine adequacy of service capacity. Should a
requested development permit result In approvalswhlchwould burden Service systems
above adopted levels. permission to proceed with the development will not be granted until
the City has asSured that adequate services will be avallableconcl.lrrent with the Impacts of
development.
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The City is evaluating its concurrency management system with all City Departments. Objectives and policies will be
redefined to implament findings.
5.1.1 No new development or redevelopment will be permitted which causes the level of City
services (traffic circulation, recreation and open space, water, sewage treatment, garbage
collection, and drainage) to fall below minimum acceptable levels. However, development orders
may be phased or otherwise modified consistent with provisions of the concurrency management
system to allow services to be upgraded concurrently with the impacts of development.
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The City is evaluating its concurrency management system with all City Departments. Objectives and policies will be
redefined to implement findings.
5.1.2 For the road links enumerated in the Traffic Circulation Element, a tiered Level of Service is
established. The initial Level of Service established for the purpose of issuing development
permits shall be increased after improvements are completed, consistent with the construction
initiation dates.
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The City uses level of service (LOS) data provided by the Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). New
traffic counts are necessary to update LOS that was developed based on projecting 2001 data. This policy is
achieved and should be maintained.
5.1.3 The City shall recognize the overriding Constitutional principle that private property shall not
be taken without due process of law and the payment of just compensation, which principle is
restated in Section 163,3194 (4) (a), Florida Statutes.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1 Objective - The City shall support efforts that facilitate coordination of planning
between the City and thePlnellas County School BClardforthe location and development of
public educational facilities.
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The Pinellas School District receives from the City all public notices. The School District also receives all future land
use plan amendments from the Pinellas Planning Council. The City has an interlocal agreement with the School
District. The City will be working with the School District to develop the required pUblic school concurrency
management system.
6.1.1 Public education facilities are defined as elementary schools, special education facilities,
altemative education facilities, middle schools, high schools, and area vocational technical
schools of the Pinellas County School District.
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This is defined by the Community Development Code. This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1.2 Public education facilities of the Pinellas County School District are an allowable use within
the following land use categories:. Residential Estate. Residential Suburban. Residential Low'
Residential Urban. Residential Low Medium. Residential Medium. Residential High.
Residential/Office Limited. Residential/Office General. Institutional
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These zoning districts no longer exist. The Comprehensive Plan should be amended to include the correct zoning
districts .
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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATlON OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
6.1.3 The proposed location of new public school facilities or the extension of an existing site shall
be reviewed for opportunities to integrate/collocate schools and other public facilities, including but
not limited to: bike and pedestrian paths, emergency shelters, libraries, parks, and community
centers .
6.1.4 The location and construction of new public education facilities, or the extension of an
existing site, within one of the future land use categories listed in Policy 6.1.2 shall only be allowed
upon a detennination by the City, following the requisite public hearings to be held by the School
Board, that the proposed site is consistent with the City's comprehensive plan.
6.1.5 In addition to overall consistency with the City's comprehensive plan, the proposed location
of a new or expanded public education facility of the Pinellas County School District within one of
the land use categories listed in Policy 6.1.2 shall be reviewed and considered with the following
general criteria: 1. The proposed location is compatible with present and projected uses of
adjacent property [s.235.19 (2) (a)]. 2. The site area of the proposed location is adequate for its
intended use based upon the State Requirements of Educational Facilities and provides sufficient
area to accommodate all needed utilities and support facilities and allows for adequate buffering of
surrounding land uses. 3. Based upon the 5 year Capitol Improvement Program of the Pinellas
County School District and the City's comprehensive Plan, there will be adequate pUblic services
and facilities to support the pUblic schools [s.234.193 (2)). 4. There are no significant
environmental constraints that would preclude development of public education facilities on the
site.
5. There will be no adverse impacts on archaeological or historical sites listed in the National
Register of Historic Places or designated by the City as locally significant historic or archaeologica
resources. 6. The proposed location is well drained and soils are suitable for development or are
adaptable for development and outdoor educational purposes with drainage improvements. 7. The
proposed location is not in conflict with the County's Stonnwater Management Plan and the City's
adopted watershed management plan, if applicable. 8. The proposed location is not in a velocity
flood zone or a floodway. 9. The proposed location can accommodate the required parking and
anticipated queuing of vehicles on-site. 10. The proposed location lies outside the area regulated
by section 333.03 (3), F.S. regarding the construction of public educational facilities in the vicinity
of an airport. 6.1.6 The following criteria shall also be used to evaluate whether proposed locations
of specific types of schools are consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan: 1. Elementary Schools, Special Educational Facilities, and Alternative
Education Facilities i. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a minor collector
road or as otherwise approved by the City after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on
adjacent roads of lesser classification. ii. Outdoors recreational facilities and similar support
facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on adjacent
properties. 2. Middle Schools i. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a minor
collector road or as otherwise approved by the City after detennination of acceptable traffic
impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification. ii. Outdoors recreational facilities and similar
support facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on
adjacent properties. 3. High Schools i. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a
major collector road or as otherwise approved by the City after determination of
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
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acceptable traffic impacts 00 adjacent roads of lesser classification. ii. Stadiums, outdoors
recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed
site to minimize impacts on adjacent properties. 4. Vocational-Technical Schools i. The proposed
location shall have direct access to at least a major collector road or as otherwise approved by the
City after detennination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification. ii.
Industrial education facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize
im acts on ad'acent ro erties.
6.1.7 Proposed location that are less than the standard site acreage as prescribes in the Florida
Department of Educatioo State Requirements of Educational Facilities may be determined to be
coosistentwith the City's Comprehensive Plan provided the requirements of Section 235.19 (3),
F .S. are met and off-site impacts can be adequately mitigated.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1.8 A determination that a proposed new site or additional property is consistent with the City's
comprehensive plan may be conditioned with reference to speCific types of public educational
facilities.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1.9 At the time of consistency detennination, the City may impose reasonable conditions for
development of the sites as it relates to any of the criteria on Policies 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 Conditions
may not be imposed which conflict with those established in Chapter 235 or the State Uniform
Building Code. unless mutually agreed [s.235.193 (6)].
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1.10 Before a significant change of program at a public education facility is implemented, the
School Board and the City shall require a review of the facilities on-site and off-site impacts. The
School Board and the City will work cooperatively to mitigate on-site and off site impacts, including
impacts to pUblic facilities, identified through the review.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained.
6.1.11 The City and the Pinellas County School Board shall annually coordinate in the
development of their respective capital improvement programs.
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The new Public School Facilities Element and concurrency management system will require close coordination
regarding school capital planning.
6.1.12 The policies in Objective 6.1 above are assumed to be consistent with and do not nullify or
conflict with the provisions of Chapter 235.F.S.
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This policy is achieved and should be maintained
MAX. OENSITYIINTENSITYPER PLAN
PLAN CLASSIFICATION PRIMARY USES PRE PLAN CATEGORY CATEGORY CONSISTENT ZONING DISTRICTS
Residential Estate IRE ye;:::; Low Densitv Residential 1 Dwellinn Unit Per Acre Low Densitv Residential LDR
Residential Suburban RS Low-Densitv Residential 2.5 Dwellin Units Per Acre Low DensltV Residentiaf7LDR
Residential Low IRL Low-Densitv Residential 5 dwellinn Units Per Acre Low Densitv Residential LDR ; Low Medium Densitv Residentiai LMDR)
Residential Urban RU Urban Low Densitv Residential 7.5 Dwellin Units Per Acre Low Medium DensiiV Residential LMDR, Medium Densitv Residential (MDR
Residential Low Medium RLM Low to Moderate Densitv Residential 10 Dwellino Units Per Acre Mobile Home Park MHP Medium Densitv Residential MDR
Residential Medium RM Moderate Hinh Residential 15 DwelHnn Units Per Acre Medium Densitv Residential IMDR); Medium Hioh Densitv Residential {MHDR
Residential Hinh RH Hinh Densitv Residential 30 Dwellin Units Per Acre Medium HIclh DensltV ResidentiaTTMHDR , Hinh Densitv Residential HDR
Ovemight Accommodations/50 UPA; and as
set forth in Beach by Design; A Preliminary
Resort Facilities High (RFH) Design for CleafWater Beach and Design
Guidelines, the special area plan governing
Clearwater Beach adopted by Ord. No. 6689- Tourist (T); Hinh Densitv Residential (HDR); Commercial (C)
Hioh Densitv Residential/Ovemioht Accommodations 01
Residential/Office Limited (RlOL) Low Densitv Residential/Office 7.5 Dwellinn Units Per Acre; FAR .40; ISR .75 Office (0\; Low Medium Densitv Residential ILMDR\
Residential/Office General (RlOG) Medium Densitv Residentiai/Office 15 Dwellino Units Per Acre; FAR .50; ISR .75 Office (0); Medium Densitv Residential IMDR\
Central Business District (CBD) Residential; Office; Retail; Public/Semi-Public Uses as As set forth in the approved Redevelopment Downtown ID\
indicated in aooroved Redevelooment Plan Plan
18 Dwelling Units Per Acre; Ovemight
Residential/Office/Retail (RlO/R) Residential; Residential Equivalent; Office; Retail; Accommodations 30 Units Per Acre; FAR .40; Office (O\; Commercial IC\; Medium Densitv Residential (MDR)
Ovemiaht accommodation; Personal/Business Services ISR .85
Commercial Neighbomood (CN) Office; Retail; Personal Service 10 Dwellina Units Per Acre; FAR .40; ISR .80 Commercial IC); Office (0)
18 Dwelling Units Per Acre; Ovemight
Commercial Limited (eL) Office; Retail; Overnight Accommodations; Personal Accommodations 30 Units Per Acre; FAR .45; Commercial (C); Office (0)
Service ISR .85
24 Dwelling Units Per Acre; Ovemight
Commercial General (CG) Office; Retail; Personal Service; Overnight Accommodations 40 Units Per Acre; FAR .55; Commercial (C\; Office (0)
Accommodations; Wholesale; Warehouse ISR .68
Industrial Limited (IL) Light Manufacturing; Research/Development; Wholesale; Industrial, Research, and Technoloov IIRT)
Warehouse FAR .65; ISR .85
Industrial General (IG) Light and Heavy Manufacturing; Wholesale; Warehouse; Industrial, Research, and Technoloov IIRT)
ResearchlDevelonment; Yehicular Salvaae FAR .75; ISR .95
Recreation/Open Space (RlOS) PubliC/Private Open Space and/or Recreation Facility; Ooen SnaceiRecreation 10S/R\
BeachlWater Access FAR .25; ISR .60
Preservation (P) Natural/Undeveloped Water features; Beaches and Preservation (P\
Dunes FAR .10; ISR .20
12.5 Dwelling Units Per Acre; FAR .65; ISR
Institutional (I) PubliC/Private Schools; Churches; Public Offices; .85; Hospital Bonus Provision FAR 1.0 Subject Institutional III
Hosnitals to Bonus Provisions Provided Below
Transnortatian/Utilitv IT/U Airnorts; Marina; Utilitv Facilities FAR .70; ISR .90 Institutional I
Water/Drainage Ove~ay Open/Undeveloped Consistent with Water/Drainage Preservation (P\
Features N/A
FAR bonus provisions for hospital uses in the institutional classification: 1. Hospital uses rmst be based on and subject to an approved final master plan or site plan; and 2. The master plan or site plan mlSt include any and all adjacent, contiguous, or touching property, structures, facilities, and uses, which are: a. Attributable to
conmJJtI. oWDc:t'Ship; or b. Part of a comrmn plan ofoperarion, administration, protmtiou, advertising, service, or business; or c. Voluntarily sharing facilities or infrastructure; or d. Used in any way in conjunction with the hospital use; and 3. Where the mmicipal boundary of any adjoining local government is contiguous to or within
150 feet of the hospital use, the provisions set fonh hereunder shall apply. The City shall approve the final master or site plan or any amendment thereto, subject to the following specific provisions: a. The hospital use shall not exceed a FAR of.65 for the uses located within 150 feet ofa mu.nicipal boundary of adjoining local
government(s); b. Adjoining local government(s) shall be given an opportunity to review and comment on the master plan or site plan, or any amendment thereto, as it applies to the property within 150 feet of the mmicipal boundary. This shaH include the following: 1) Transmittal of two copies of the master plan or site plan or any
anx:ndm:nt thereto, to the adjoining local govemmcnt(s) not less than 30 days prior to scheduled
action by the City; 2) The opportunity and specific process by which to provide comments and recommendations by the adjoining local govemment(s) so as to be timely and meaningfully considered by the City. c. Any proposed use within 150 feet of adjoining local government(s) shall be so
designed and located as to consider specifically each of the following: 1) The height of any building or structure in relationship to the distance form adjoining property and buildings in the adjoining jurisdiction(s) to ensure minimum negative visual impact based on the standards for setback,
separation distance and buffering in the adjoining local government(s). 2) The separation distance and landscape buffer provisions for any vehicular use, storage, or service area or structure, consistent with the character and use of the adjoining propertY based on the standards for such buffer
area in the adjoining local government(s). 3) The landscape treatment, including the type, size and intensity of vegetative buffer areas consistent with the character and use of the adjoining property based on the standards for such landscape treatment in the adjoining local government(s). 4) That
no use shall constitute a nuisance with resoect to noise, odor, air nualitv, fire or exnlasive hazard, vibration or electrom;:w'1netic interference based on the nerformance standards in the ad'oininn local novemmentfs).
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7.1 Objective - Every expansion or extension of arterial and collector streets shall be
constructed consistent with Florida Department of Transportation engineering standards
where possible. These include accommodations for bicycles in a fourteen (14) foot wide
curb lane, or 11-12 foot wide curb lane with 4' wide designated bike lane where possible,
and the provision of sidewalks on both sides of the road.
7.1.1 The City shall administer access and right-of-way requirements through the Community
Development Code.
7.2 Objective - Traffic signals alOng arterialS and collectorS in the City and adjacent to the
City will be operated by a central computer system.
7.2.1 Clearwater shall work wnh Pinellas County and engineering consultants to implement the
computerized traffic signal system covering all of Clearwater and adjacent areas.
7.2.2 Wnhin one (1) year after implementation of the computerized traffic signal system, Levels of
Service of the highway system shall be re-evaluated.
7.2.3 The City shall monnor accident totals for all major intersections in the City. Intersections with
the worst accident rates should be established as priorities for improvements when possible.
7,3 Objective - The City will continue to monitor traffic COl.!nts,accidents, and road
improvements, to provide timely status evaluation of Level of Service conditions for
issuance of development approvals.
7.3.1 Requests for amendment to the Future Land Use Map will have an analysis of traffic impacts
by the City.
7.3.2 The Traffic Concurrency Management System will continue to monitor roadways' level-of-
service and set forth specifIC procedures and requirements for the submittal of a traffic impact
study.
7.4 Objective - The City shall specifically conSidertheexistingandplarmed Level of-
Service on the road network affected byapropo~eddevelOProent, ....henconsidering an
amendment to the land use map, rezoning, subdivision plat, or site plan approval.
7.4.1 The City shall continue to review trips generated by development projects through the Traffic
Concurrency Management Program.
7.4.2 For those roads which are not currently operating at an acceptable Level of Service, or which
do not have programmed improvements to upgrade service to an acceptable level, the
concurrency management system shall be used to monnor traffIC growth, wnh the dual intent of
maintaining average operating speeds and restricting the aggregate and individual trips generated
by development in the City limns.
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Objective is implemented but should be revised to eliminate the specific design crneria and just reflect meeting the
requirements of FOOT, at a minimum, but encourage enhanced design to accommodate bicycle/pedestrians.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Objective is implemented and ShOuld be maintained.
x
The computerized traffic signal system is in place. Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are
needed
Level of service has been re-evaluated and are in place. Policy should be revised to reflects current implementation
of ITS.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Traffic studies are required when development are over 100 vpd/1 ,000 vpd or on LOS D/E/F wnhin vicinity. Policy is
implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and.should be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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7.4.3 The concurrency management system shall address thresholds in applying the standards for
determining concurrency, and shall consider m~igation of impacts and atternative means to
maintain acceptable traffic flows as alternatives to denying a development permit.
7.5 Objective. All County and State roadways in Clearwater, except those identified as
backlogged or constrained by the Pinellas County MPO,shall operate at level Caverage
dallylD peak hour.
7.5.1 Acceptable peak-hour Levels-of-Service for arterial and collector streets as listed in the
MPO's current "Level-of-Service Inventory Report" are the desired minimum levels.
7.5.2 The City shall provide the MPO w~h available up-ta-date traffic data, such as signallimings
and traffic counts to assist w~h level-of-service monitoring and development of the MPO's Long
Range Transportation Plan.
7.5.3 Due to unique cond~ions of the natural and built environments, and seasonal traffic demand,
Clearwater Memorial Causeway, and Gulf view/Coronado shall be considered environmentally
constrained facilities.
7.6 Objective - The City shall monitor seasonal traffleon Clearwater Beach and explore
methodsto address any issues identified.
7.6.1 The City shall evaluate the feasibility of traffic improvements on Clearwater Beach, as well as
investigate funding sources for such improvements.
8.1 Objective. Roadway improvements to obtain desired Levels of Service must be
includedil'lState, County, and City capital budget5. The City shall activelypal1icipate, on a
continuing basis, with both the staffand elected official support, in the preparation,
adoption and Implementation of transportation plans and expenditure programs of the
M.P.O., P.S.T A, Board of County Commissioners..and the F.D.O.T.
8.1.1 The City shall review and comment on the proposed capital improvement programs and
provide input to the adopting agencies relative to consistency w~h Clearwater's Comprehensive
Plan.
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The City contribute with some assistance to solve and m~igate impacts from proposed development .PoIicy is
implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City has not performed traffic counts since 2001 due to the re-construction of roads, especially in downtown.
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Policy is implemented and should be updated to eliminate Gulf view/Coronado.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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The City has evaluated traffic improvements in some areas of Clearwater Beach such as South Beach area and
Beach Walk. Policy is implemented and should be maintained.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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This is coordinated w~h the Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization. Policy is being implemented and should be
maintained.
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8.2 Objective - Proposed developments accessing back logged roadways operating at
lower-than-LOS "E" conditions, shall be subject to additional service enhancement
proposals, which may include ride -sharing, access control, signal optimization, transit
accessibility, and staggered work hours, to maintain and improve the roadways' average
peak hour operating speeds at the time of plan adoption: A) Site design shall provide a
stacking lane or lanes to pennit vehicles to wait on-site and enter the traffic flow when
gaps occur. B) Site design shall provide a deceleration lane or lanes to enter the site
without impeding the traffic flow. C) No new traffic signals that will reduce peak hour travel
speeds will be pennitted, unless a high accident rate exists. D) New or revised median
openings will only be pennitted where they do not impede free flow of traffic. E) Additional
service enhancements, as appropriate.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
8.2.1 The City shall require as a condition of permit approval, new development and
redevelopment projects adjacent to State roads to obtain FOOT permits as required.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
8.2.2 Access points to collector and arterial streets from all development should be limited to one
(1) major access point or curb cut along each roadway frontage; additional access and egress
points may be granted for unusually large parcels, based on site characteristics or as considered
appropriate by the Traffic Engineer and approving agencies, to provide for safe and efficient site-
related traffic movements on adjacent street.
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Policy is implemented and should be updated adding reference to cross access easements.
8.2.3 As a condition of site plan or subdivision plat approval for development or redevelopment,
the access or egress points to major collector or arterial streets may be relocated, restricted or
otherwise controlled to facilitate traffic flow along the adjacent thoroughfare.
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Policy is implemented and should be updated adding the reference to cross access easement.
8.2.4 Out-parcels, created in previously approved developments, shall have no inherent right of
direct access to major collector or arterial streets unless such access is the only access available
to the property. New out-parcels may be denied direct access to arterial or collector streets, unless
approved by Florida D.O.T. when the development abuts a State road.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
8.2.5 Where appropriate, primary access on backlogged streets should be directed to adjacent
non-residential collector streets, with limited secondary access to adjacent arterials.
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This action complies with Community Development Code. Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
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8.3 Objective - The City of Clearwater shall annually update the City's Transportation
Improvement Program to include projects that increase the capacity of roadways, and
provide input in the update of the Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO)
Transportation Improvement Program involving County and State roads. The following
transportation Improvement projects that will enhance road capacity are scheduled for
construction within City, County and State work programs for FY99-05: Road Segment
Jurisdiction' Druid Road at Arcturas City Summary: Add turn lane on Druid Road Keene
Road Druid to Sunset Point Road County Summary: Construct 6 lane divided roadway
(Druid to Drew) Construct 4-lane divided roadway (Drew to Sunset Point). Sunset Point
Road US 19A to Keene Road County Summary: Construct to a 2 lane divided urban arterial
roadway' Highland Avenue Druid to City Limits County Summary: Reconstruct from 2"
lane roadway to a 2 lane divided roadway' SR 590 (Drew St.) N. Highland Ave to NE
Coachman Rd. State Summary: Reconstruct 4 lane divided ..
. SR 55 (US 19) at Coachman and Sunset Point Roads State Summary: Add lanes and
reconstruct NE Coachman and Sunset Point interchanges' US 19 at Drew Street State
Summary: Interchange (major)
8.3.1 Road improvements which are currently programmed for construction should be continued in
the Capilallmprovement Element of the jurisdiction having operational responsibility for those
roads.
8.4 Objective - The City shall actively encourage the expenditure of funds by the Florida
Department of Transportation and the BoardofCountyCommissionen; to alleviate the
most severe congestion problems in support of desired Levels of Service.
8.4.1 The City shall direct fts input on the Metropolftan Planning Organization to further the
alleviation of the most severe congestion problems before less severe problems are programmed
for improvement.
8.5 Objective - The City shall direct its own expenditures tOINardalleviating its most severe
congestion problems, providing continuity in roadway lane arrangements, and providing
for eColl()fl'lic development and redevelopment needs.
8.5.1 The City shall incorporate the recommendations of Preliminary Design and Engineering
Studies, as accepted by the Florida Department of Transportation, into the Clearwater Traffic
Circulation Element, as these findings affect future alignments and lane arrangements of State
highways.
8.5.2 The "One City, One Future" plans shall incorporate transportation improvements.
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Need to update with MPO Transportation Improvement List when amendments are proposed
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed. Objective 8.3 needs to be updated
considering that most projects from FY99-2005 are completed.
x
Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implementlld and Should~ maintained.
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Policy is implemented and should be updated to reflect the word' Transportation' instead of" TraffIC Circulation":
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Policy needs to be revised to reflect the new City visioning process.
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8.6 Objective. The City shall preserve and protect existing and future transportation
corridors by administering Article 3 of the Land Development Code, Division 9, General
Applicability Standards which incorporate FOOT's Stand Specifications and Roadway and
Traffic and Design Standards and Clearwater's Subdivision Ordinance identify building
setbacks to protect rights of- way in accordance with the Pinellas County Future Rights-of-
Way map.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
8.6.1 The City shall protect existing and future transportation corridors by implementing the
requirements of the subdivision ordinance, inctuding mandatory dedication of rights-of-way, where
required, as a condition of plat approval.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
8.6.2 The City shall require devetoper dedication of rights-of-way for all new development or
redevelopment projects in the City where necessary.
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Poiicy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
8.6.3 The City shall review all site plans and subdivision plats with consideration of future right-of-
way needs, and shall require the preservation and advance acquisition of right-of way prior to or
concurrent with land development to the maximum extent feasible.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
9.1 Objective -Existing and future major trip generators should be provided with fixed
route or para transit service when possible
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Objective is implemented and shoUld be maintained.
9.1.1 Clearwater supports adequate funding for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (P.S.T.A.)
to provide fixed route and demand-responsive transit service to increase the mobility of the transit
service population.
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New study plan considering redevelopment impacts has been set with PST A. This policy is implemented and should
be maintained. No changes are needed.
9.2 Objective - The City of Clearwater shall encourage and promote masstransifwith
appropriate land use, zoning and land development policies.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
9.2.1 Clearwater shall allow the establishment of park-and-ride lots, and smaller outlying transit
terminals where appropriate, to support the operation of the main P.S.T.A. terminal in downtown.
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Policy is imptemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
10.1 Objective. The City shall requir'ethat largesCale developments (greater than fifty [SO]
unitslof hOusing specifically Ilroposedto serve elderly, handicapped or low income
populations either locate within two thousand (2,000) festof an existing bus route; if
service is not presently available the P.S.T.A. shall be petitioned lo.provide service.
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Policy in currently on implementation
10.1.1 Whenever possible, community serving facilities and public offices should be located within
one thousand feet of an existing bus route.
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Policy is implemented and should be reviewed to establish new criteria.
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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
10.1.2 The City adopts two thousand teet as the desired Level ot Service standard tor transit
service to be applied as the minimum tor all major generators and atlractors or tor all census
tracts with a concentration ot elderly, handicapped, low income or non-automobile owning
households.
10.2 Objective - Clearwater shall amend the Transportation Element to include protection
strategies for mass transit rights-of-way and l!xclusivetransit corridors at the time the
Major Investment Study is complete and the County makes a deciSion to implement the
Guideway system.
10.2.1 The City shall ensure that the proposed guideway corridors (as designated on the Long
Range Transportation Plan Map) are protected from encroachment, where possible.
10.2.2 Acquisition ot tuture mass transit corridors and exclusive right-ot-way should be considered
eligible expenditures for use of transportation impact fees and for right-of-way rat time of site plan
or plat approval, once the corridors have been included in adopted corridor and right-of-way
designation maps.
10.2.3 Due to the constraints ot development and available land, mass transit service shall be
urged to provide recreation and commuter employee access to Clearwater Beach and Sand Key.
10.2.4 The existing beach trolley system shall be retained and enhanced to allow for non-
automobile circulation on Clearwater Beach.
10.3 Objective. The City, in coordination withP.S.T.A., shall continue to develop designs
for transit Shelters and benchl!s to be integrated into new and existing development.
10.3.1 Developers shall be encouraged to incorporate model transit stops with new development
where appropriate.
10.4 Objective. The City shall participate and cooperate with agencies and committees to
promote the use of mass transit.
10.4.1 Clearwater shall coordinate with PSTA and the MPO in the continued adoption ot the Five-
Year Transit Development Program to address transit needs consistent with adopted level-of.
service policies and transit planning guidelines.
10.4.2 Clearwater will cooperate with PSTA and the MPO to improve the transit system to coincide
with the improvements detailed in the year 2010 and 2015 Long Range Mass Transit Plans.
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The City has a good mass transit coverage. This policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
x
Objective is implemented and should be maintained. Update to reflect Pinellas Mobility Initiative and the Bluff-Beach
guideway system.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. Update to reflect the Pinellas Mobility Initiative and the Bluff.Beach
guideway system
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. A new policy should be added making reference to the promotion of
the Bluff-Beach guideway system which is intended to connect the Beach and Downtown. New Memorial Causeway
Bridge is designed to accommodate the rail system. This is part of the Pinellas Mobility initiative.
x
PST A provides this service. Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained,
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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10.4.3 The City shall continue to participate on the board of PSTA and by other appropriate
intergovernmental coordination mechanisms to assist the Pinellas County MPO and the PST A
implementing the countywide mass trans~ plan.
11.1 Objective - A revised airport master plan shan be completed by 2000 to guide
improvements necessary to maintain existil1gcapac;ity and safety.
11.1.1 The City shall explore federal, state and county funding sources to supplement City
expend~ures for airport improvements.
11.1.2 Operation and expansion of activities at the airpark shall be consistent with community land
use and economic development objectives, with aviation related industrial use being the preferred
function for any surplus airport land.
11.1.3 The City shall program adequate resources from facility users, enterprise funds, and grants
to maintain aviation facil~ies.
11.2 Objective - Expansion of the facilities at Clearwater Airpark and construction of new
facilities shan be coordinated with Future Land Use and Conservation Elements of the
Comprehensive Plan.
11.2.1 Redevelopment and improvement of facil~ies at Clearwater Airpark shall insure that nearby
residential developments are buffered from add~ional impacts of aviation activities.
11.2.2 The City shall maintain operating policies to forbid touch-and-go landings, banner towing,
glider, and model aircraft operations.
12.1 Objective. The City will identify airport improvements that are necessary to
maintaining existing operations through an updated airport master plan.
12.1.1 The current Airport Master Plan shall be updated by 2000 to reflect airport capital needs.
12.1.2 The City will continue to maintain existing aviation facil~ies, including all infrastructure,
safety fencing, taxiways, pavement marking, aprons and other operational facimies.
13.1 Objective. The fuel fann shan be maintainedcollsistent withclJrrent State
requirements.
13.1.1 Ultimate development of fuel facil~ies shall include access to the road network, proxim~y to
the terminal, direct aircraft access, and full compliance with State and Federal environmental
requirements.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Revised airport master plan was not completed. A new project track is underdeveloped
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This is achieve through zoning. Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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Plan was updated and approved in 2000. Land use changes w~hin the airport area suggest the need to update the
Airport Master Plan again. This policy should be maintained reflecting the need for periodical plan updates
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
4.2 TRANSPORTATION
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
13.2 Objective - Airpark expansion shall specifically protect the City's existing potable
water well that is located on the airpark site.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
13.2.1 The existing monitor wells will continue to be maintained.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
13.2.2 The Airpark shall continue to be operated with land ownership and management review
retained by the City. The City shall approve all leases and planned facility improvements.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
14.1 Objective - The airport shall continue to coordinateOpllrational and expansion
activities with all appropriate agencies and CitY departments.
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Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
14.1.1 The City shall carry out all day-ta-day airport operations and long-term development in a
manner that will minimize any detrimental effects on the environment, through compliance with the
permitting requirements of all applicable permitting agencies, including the monitoring of air, noise
and water quality if necessary.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
14.1.2 Any revisions to the airport development plans shall be reviewed against the City's
Comprehensive Plan to ensure consistency.
x
Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
14.1.3 The City will review and update, as needed, all airport horizontal, clear and obstruction zone
maps for penetration of these zones due to natural or manmade occurrences to ensure safe
operating conditions.
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Policy is implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
15.1 Objective - By October 1, 2000, the CitY shall consolidate all transportation related
elements into a multimodal transportation element with then~sary analysis and
revisions in accordance with Chapter 163, F.S. and 9J-5.019 F.A.C.
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This Element is the consolidation of all transportation related elements. Delete objective.
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16.1 Objective for Adequate Housing. Assure an adequate supply of housing in Clearwater by
providing for additional new dwelling units in a variety of types, costs, and locations to meet
the needs of the residents of the City of Clearwater.
16.1.1 Maintain sufficient residentially zoned acreage. of varying densities and locations, to
accommodate the existing and future housing needs of the City of Clearwater.
16.1.2 Residentiallnfill Projects. as defined in the Community Development Code. shall be utilized in
order to accommodate innovative project designs. which provide for a mix of dwelling types at varying
costs.
16.1.3 Through application of the Concurrency Management Section of the Community Development
Code, the City of Clearwater shall assure sufficient utility capacity to accommodate an adequate supply
of housing.
16.1.4 The City shall encourage the involvement of private sector financial institutions in recognizing
and meeting the community's housing needs.
16.1.5 City of Clearwater shall continue to provide information, incentives. and technical assistance to
the private sector in order to achieve housing production that meets the needs of very low. low,
moderate, and middle income households.
16.1.6 The City shall further fair housing goals so that a variety of housing choices are available to
households without regard to religion, handicap, age, or race, nation origin, or marital status.
16.2 Objective for Affordable Housing. The City 0
assistance and incentives for the development of
and Moderate Income households. including thos
level of growth in these income categories.
16.2.1 Continue to utilize Community Development Biock Grant funds for the construction and/or
rehabilitation of housing units that will be affordable to very low and low-income. households consistent
with Federal income guidelines.
16.2.2 Continue to use Federal programs to provide rental subsidy assistance to very 10w,Iow, and
some moderate-income households.
16.2.3 Continue to review new construction techniques, materials, building codes, and housing codes
in order to determine where housing costs can be reduced without sacrificing the quality of housing for
very low and low income households.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Implementation of this policy has been difficult considering the decrease of vacant deveiopable land. In order to
implement this policy. the City may need to allow greater densities than 30 du/acre, especially to facilitate the
provision of affordable housing. This policy should be maintained.
x
Some small niche type subdivision and infill development projects have been achieved throught residential infill
project process. The Community development Code allows flexibility to achieve those type of activities
x
This policy should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City does a great job a building partnerships with the private sector lending community. especially through the
Down Payment Assistance Program. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
x
The City provides some incentives but are limited in order to attract a greater involvement of the private sector in
the programs. More incentives to the development community are needed to offset some of the higher costs of
development. This policy should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City continues to work with fellow entitlement communities (Pinellas County. Largo, St. Petersburg) to further
Fair Housing efforts. Currently in the process of updating the "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Report".
This policy should be maintained.
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The City continues to use CDBG funds. along with HOME and SH IP funds for housing rehabilitation. Over the past
several years, the City has used SHIP more for rehab and used CDBG for other eligible activities. This policy
should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City does not provide any rental subsidies. The Clearwater Housing Authority does. Revise to reflect support
of the Clearwater Housing Authority rental subsidy program.
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The Housing Division does this in limited capacity. This pOlicy should be revised to include the Building
Department.
16.2.4 The City shall continue to utilize the Challenge 2000 Program to assist very low, low, and
moderate -income households in obtaining mortgage financing.
16.2.5 The City shall continue to support the addition of rental housing as needed to meet the needs of
very~ow, low, and moderate-income households.
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16.3 Objective for Housing Conditions - The City of Clearwater shall encourage the elimination
of substandard housing units through demolition, upgrades, renovation and preservation
efforts.
16.3.1 Define 'substandard' housing units as those which do not provide safe and adequate shelter
and require major renovation to bring them up to the Clearwater Minimum Housing Code or are lacking
one or more essential plumbing facilities, I.e., hot and cold piped water, private toilet, and private
shower or bath for the exclusive use of the unit.
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16.3.2 Define 'suitable for rehabilitation' as those housing units in deteriorating condition due to
inadequate maintenance or accidental damage which requires repair equal to or less than seventy-five
percent (75%) of its value subsequent to renovation or having as the primary deficiency, the lack of one
or more essential plumbing facilities. Units must be located in available neighbor hood either having
adequate community facilities or with necessary capital improvements in the current C.I.P. program.
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16.3.3 The Neighborl1ood Services Department shall continue to monitor and evaluate factors which
contribute to neighborl1ood stability and adopt strategies for neighborl1ood preservation.
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16.3.4 Program capital improvements in concert with the neighborl1ood preservation strategies to
encourage neighbor hood stability.
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16.3.5 Encourage ongoing maintenance through programs that foster pride in ownership and individual
efforts.
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16.3.6 Provide incentives for voluntary, private rehabilitation of owner occupied and rental housing
units.
16.3.7 Continue to utilize the Unsafe Structures Program as a means of rehabilitating andlor
demolishing unsafe structures within the City of Clearwater.
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16.3.8 Continue to review and update housing related codes to allow optimum use of labor and
materials.
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16.3.9 Continue to contribute to the support of Clearwater Neighborl1ood Housing Services, Tampa
Bay Community Development Corporation and other organizations promoting neighborhood
revitalization and stability.
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Challenge 2000 Program was discontinued. This policy should be removed
The City will continue looking for opportunities to produce and preserve rental housing. This policy is being
implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
This action is mainly achieved through the Code Enforcement Division. This policy is being implemented and should
be maintained. No changes are needed.
Considering the changes in the housing market, the Housing Division now uses 50% of its value or $50,000,
whichever is less, as the benchmark in detennining whether to proceed with a housing rehab case. This policy
should be revised to reflect the change.
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
The City has done some capital improvements but continues to look for opportunities where more can be done in
conjunction with neighborl1ood preservation. Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes
are needed.
Housing Division is currenlly researching ways to require a home maintenance class as part of the rehab program.
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Policy is not implemented. City should continue to try to find ways to incentivize VOluntary rehabilitation.
The Housing Division works closely with Development Services in addressing problem of properties that could be
candidates for the Rehabilitation, Infill or Demolition Programs. Policy is being implemented and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
The Housing Division has a number of housing partners. Update to read ....continue to contribute to the support of
housing providers and other organizations promoting neighborl1ood revitalization and stability".
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16.4 Objective for Adequate Sites for Very L erate Income Households
Continue to provide zoning and land use re w for the development and
redevelopment of affordable housing in stable neighborhoods.
16.4.1 All assisted housing shall meet the requirements of the Community Development Code,
including landscaping, and shall be consistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
16.4.2 Assisted housing should be located in close proximity to employment centers, mass transit
services, parks, and commercial centers.
16.4.3 Buildings and grounds at assisted housing locations should be maintained so as to preserve a
desirable living environment.
16.4.4 Maintain residential zoning districts in a variety of densities and locations in order to
accommodate more affordable small lots, small and medium size apartments, and mobile homes.
16.4.5 Continue to utilize zoning to minimize and mitigate commercial encroachment in residential
areas.
16.4.6 Mobile homes shall be maintained as an affordable housing option for existing and future
residents. The City of Clearwater shall continue to utilize the Mobile Home Par1< zoning classification for
defining existing and proposed mobile home sites.
16.5 Objective for Group Homes and Foster Care Facilities
Continue to provide zoning and land use regulations whi
homes, foster care facilities and special needs housing s
requirements.
16.5.1 Establish population based standards for group homes and foster care facilities in concert with
knowledgeable State and community human services organizations.
16.5.2 Encourage and assist human services agencies and other community groups in developing
special living facilities at a level appropriate to Clearwater's population and needs.
16.5.3 Periodically review and adjust the separation requirement for group homes as found in the
Community Development Code so that the requirement continues to function to provide broad
dispersion without inhibiting these facilities by saturation of available areas. The separation
requirements will not be more restrictive than the minimum requirements of the State of Florida.
16.5.4 Provide zoning. inspection. and other appropriate local govemment technical assistance to the
Clearwater Housing Authority and other agencies involved in the provision of housing.
16.5.5 The City of Clearwater shall continue to permit licensed group homes in all residential districts
provided the use meets the minimum separation requirement of the State of Florida and development
standards found in the Community Development Code.
16.5.6 The City shall coordinate with the Department of Children and Families and the Clearwater
Police Department in the placement of child and spousal abuse facilities In order to ensure the requisite
confidentiality.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The Housing Department currently has in its loan documents that the homeowner is required to maintain the
property. Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City does not assist mobile homes in its housing programs. City needs to develop programs and policies to
deal with the continued displacement of mobile home residents.
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x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
16.6 Objective for Housing Conservation and Rehabilitation- Throughb()th private and public
resources. the City of Clearwater shall encourage the conservation, rehabilitation, and
preservation of the existing housing stock, including historically significant housing.
16.6.1 The Community Response Team shall continue to utilize a collaborative code enforcement
process for housing in the North and South Greenwood neighborlloods in order to provide residents
with information regarding rehabilitation assistance programs and the additional time needed to bring
housing structures in this area into compliance.
16.6.2 Use Community Development Block Grant, HOME, and SHIP funds for programs and
improvements throughout the City with special emphasis on North Greenwood, South Greenwood and
East Clearwater neighborlloods and such other neighborlloods as may require programming attention.
16.6.3 Involve private lending institutions in the development of programs that encourage a greater
degree of flexibility in lending policies with respect to improving older neighborlloods.
16.6.4 Encourage private lending institutions, through their participation in program and project
planning, to be more responsive to the home income needs of very low, low, and moderate -income
households.
16.6.5 Involve private lending institutions in the planning and development of programs designed to
help with small business economic development loan needs in very low, low and moderate-income
neighborlloods.
16.6.6 Improve community services and facilities to an acceptable standard in redevelopment areas.
16.6.7 Use rehabilitation of public housing units as well as the provision of new housing to increase the
housing stock for low and moderate income households.
16.6.8 The City of Clearwater shall continue to protect and preserve historically significant housing and
neighborlloods through the implementation of Historic Preservation Section (Division 10) of the
Community Development Code.
16.7 Objective for Relocation Housing - Where public projects of the City require the relocation
of Individuals and/or families, relocation assistance shall be provided where it is necessary for
safe and adequate shelter.
16.7.1 The City shall provide temporary relocation assistance to enable rehabilitation of substandard
housing.
16.7.2 The City shall provide relocation assistance and counseling, as needed, to effect the clearance
of dangerously deteriorated houses.
16.7.3 The City shall regularly monitor grant opportunities and provide coordinating services to assist in
maximizing intergovemmental revenues and assistance targeted to housing and neighborllood
improvements.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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Community Response Team has done a great job in North & South Greenwood. This policy is being implemented
and should be updated to include the .East Gateway" area.
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This policy is being implemented and should be updated to include the 'East Gateway" area.
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This action is somewhat difficult because many lending institutions are reluctant to lend in older communities unless
they can be sure that the home(s} can be brought up to current codes.
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The City does a great job a building partnerships with the private sector lending community, especially through its
Down Payment Assistance Program. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained
x
The Economic Development Loan program using CDBG for loans is discontinued. This policy should be removed.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City has partnered with the Clearwater Housing Authority on some affordable housing projects. Policy is being
implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City needs to make an inventory of .historically significant homes..
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The City provides relocation assistance, but it is capped. The policy needs to be revised to state: ....provide
relocation assistance, within program parameters, to enable rehab of substandard housing..
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The City provides relocation assistance, but it is capped. The pOlicy needs to be revised to state: ....provide
relocation assistance, within program parameters, to enable rehab of substandard housing..
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The City will continue to look for additional funding opportunities. POlicy is being implemented and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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4.3 H
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENT
16.7.4 The City shall determine that adequate mobile home sites or other suitable sites exist for the
relocation of mobile home owners prior to actions, including the approval of a rezoning, which result in
removal or relocation of mobile home owners.
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Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. The City should evaluate the recently adopted Pinellas
County Mobile Home Ordinance.
16.8 Objective for Housing Implementation Programs Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable
Housing Advisory Board, which des representatives from agencies directly involved in
housing issues will serve as a ng committee on hou will assist in facilitating
planning efforts and provide coordinated housing progra local level.
16.8.1 Utilize applicable Federal and State programs to provide local housing.
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Policy is being implemented and should be maintained.
16.8.2 Participate with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council in the preparation of housing plans
and programs.
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The City participated in a recent workshop on the challenges facing affordable housing. Considering that
intergovemmental coordination in crucial within the subject, this policy should remain.
16.8.3 Participate with Pinellas County in providing short-term emergency housing for the homeless
and transitional housing for qualifying households with special needs.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
16.8.4 Promote equal opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, sex, age, or marital status in
obtaining adequate housing and eliminate discrimination in housing.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
16.8.5 The City of Clearwater shall continue to implement all existing and future housing programs
without regard to race, national origin, handicap, age, or familial status.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
16.8.6 The City of Clearwater shall continue to investigate complaints conceming the lending policies of
local lending institutions to assure non-discriminatory lending practices and guard against redlining.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
16.8.7 The City shall continue to work with the Local Housing Authority in providing a public housing
stock that is consistent with the existing and future needs of the residents of the City of Clearwater.
x
Policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
4.4 UTILITIES: SEWER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLE OBJECTIVES AND
17.1.1 The following Level of Service standard is established for the City of
Clearwater and shall be used in determining the availability of facility capacity and
the demand created by new development: Service District Level of Service Standards
Marshall Street Plant 124 Gallons per capita per day (GPCPD) East Piant114
Gallons per capita per day (GPCPD) Northeast Plant 148 Gallons per capita per day
(GPCPD)
17.2 Objective. The City s
treatment (AWT) lmprovem
accordance with Florida 0
U.S. Environmental Protection
17.2.1 Sewer services shall not be extended to properties outside the corporate limits
of the City unless an agreement to annex or a petition to annex is filed and approved
by the Clearwater City Commission. Sufficient capacity must exist to serve the areas
committed to City service. as well as those proposed for service.
17.2.2 Septic tanks and package treatment plants which are determined by the
Pinellas County Health Department or the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) to have an adverse impact on the environment, shall hook up to the
City sewer system after complying with all applicable City requirements when such
connection can be made.
17.2.3 Should it appear likely that additional development will exceed the treatment
capacity of a plant, the City Manager shall institute a method for temporarily limiting
sewer hookups in the area, while concurrently making provisions to expand plant
capacity to permit development.
17.2.4 Continue to develop a sewage treatment system which will minimize energy,
water, and other resource needs in order to preserve these valuable resources.
17.2.5 Clearwater shall coordinate and cooperate with appropriate local, State,
regional, and Federal agencies in implementing the sewer system plan.
17.2.6 Clearwater shall continue to deveiop qualified plant operators who meet
applicable standards and certification in order to maximize the efficiency and
effectiveness of the treatment process.
17.3 Objective. Provide and maintain mi
customers within the corporate limits of
nd of sewer service to all
17.3.1 Ensure that ordinances adequately address sewer provisions.
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The
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Master planning has been accomplished for all WWTPs including an evaluation of current and future treatment
capacities. Engineering evaluates during development review the impact of projects on plant capacity and the
wastewater collection system. Policy is being achieved and should be updated to remove specific plant capacities
and reference Master Plan for WWTPs. In addition, it should change to 'average of 127 gallons per person per day
(gppd)".
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This policy is accomplished as new locations requesting sewer service apply. Properties are either annexed or
accept an agreement to annex if not contiguous. Policy is being achieved and should be updated to reflect a chang
from 'water pollution control" to 'wastewater treatment plants".
x
Pinellas County Department of Health has not provided any properties under this concept for required sewer
connections.
x
There has not been any cases that present this situation and it is likely not to occur in view of the existing plant
capacities. Policy Is being achieved and should be updated to add: "or capacity of the wastewater collection
system" .
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed. The Master Plan for the WWTPs
give direction to achieve this policy.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed. The Master Plan for the WWTPs
give direction to achieve this policy.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed. The Master Plan for the WWTPs
give direction to achieve this policy.
x
Ordinances are periodically updated to accomplish this, particularly as new regulatory issues emerge. Policy is
being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
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17.3.2 Annexation of developments which have deficient sewer systems is
encouraged. Prior to annexation, a program for sewer system improvements shali be
prepared by the City with estimated costs of these improvements to be submitted to
the City Commission at the time of annexation.
17.3.3 When new subdivisions are being developed, the developer shall provide
internal sewer systems which are constructed to City specifications.
17.3.4 Continue to Develop and maintain a system inventory, by location and
condition of underground sewer lines, to provide information for estimates of repair
and replacement needs.
17.3.5 Extend force mains and lift station capacity to serve new infill development.
17.3.6 Continue the cleaning and lining of major interceptors to protect the integrity of
the sewer system.
17.3.7 Continue to supply sewage treatment capacity to Safety Harbor at a rate not
to exceed four (4) MGD.
17.4 Objective - To maintain equitable charges to support fiscal and capital
programs and to provide efficient financial management for all sewer system
funds. Sewer rates structure shall be reviewed each fiscal year.
17.4.1 The sewer system shall be a self-sustaining, utility enterprise, and rates
should be based on sound engineering and economic principles.
17.4.2 Fees charged users of sewer services shali be adequate to cover system
operating costs, repayment of capital costs, suitable coverage for payment of bonded
indebtedness to maintain desirable bond rating and allow for repair and replacement
of existing facilities.
17.4.3 Prioritization and scheduling of major sewer improvements should be done as
a component of the capital improvements program.
17.4.4 Charges for sewer system usage shall reflect ali operation costs consistent
with the amount of waste water generated by each system user.
17.4.5 Maintain sufficient revenues to fund a portion of the capital improvements for
repair and replacement on a pay-as-you-go basis.
17.4.6 Maintain periodic reevaluation of the sanitary sewer utility rate structure and
annual notification to utility users of rate structure per requirements of the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (E.P.A.).
x
This policy is achieved by Engineering and should be maintained and updated to involve the owner in paying the
cost of improvements.
x
It is required by Engineering in development review. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
x
The policy is being accomplished by using the asset management program, inspection efforts, and master planning.
The policy should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated to reflect' Extend gravity wastewater collection system..'
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated to reflect the incorporation of the gravity system.
x
The City has an Interlocal Agreement with Safety Harbor that extends through 2018. Policy is being achieved and
should be maintained. No changes are needed
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The policy has been accomplished through periodic rate sufficiency studies and system master planning. The policy
should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Actual wastewater fees are charges based on volumetric water consumption. This policy is being achieved and
should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The revenue sufficiency analysis is based on "just in time" rate increases. This policy is being achieved and should
be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
17.5 Objective - Cont
outfall of tertiary-treate
establish a multi-modal
resource efficient methods
economic. considerations.
isposal, Including
Ion on open spaces;
sal to insure that the most
Ith environmental and
17.5.1 Continue to encourage long-term agreements with golf course operators and
other individuals or groups to use reclaimed water for irrigation by offering reclaimed
water on an incentive-based fee schedule.
17.5.2 Continue to develop the use of reclaimed water for irrigation of City parks, golf
courses, ball fields, soccer fields and other appropriate land uses in an effort to
conserve potable water.
17.5.3 Continue to provide for the best, cost-effective means of sludge disposal, after
re-evaluation of Clearwater's current land spreading program.
17.5.4 Continue to meet all E.PA and Florida (DEP) water quality standards for
effluent discharge.
17.5.5 Expand the reclaimed water network to serve all areas to optimize potable
water conservation efforts, while concurrently providing for optimum use for
wastewater effluent.
17.5.6 Explore possibility of proving aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) for
reclaimed water to balance dry season demands against wet weather flows.
17.5.7 Continue to evaluate reclaimed water rates with goals of user acceptance and
cost recovery.
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Since the establishment of the policy numerous agreements are in place. As reclaimed water system expands
agreements will increase. This policy is being achieved and should be updated to eliminate the phrase "incentive
based fee schedule".
x
Since the establishment of the policy numerous agreements are in place. As reclaimed water system expands the
practice will increase. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Sludge hauling contracts are periodically evaluated as they expire. Master planning includes rehabilitation of
existing digesters to reduce Sludge hauling volume and future thermal drying to improve ability to dispose of solid
waste by product of WWTP operations. The City cannot use the current site for land application due to space
requirements/regulations. This policy is being achieved and should be updated by deleting the land spreading
program reference.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The reclaimed water Master Plan includes extension of reclaimed water service based on reduction of potable water
used for irrigation purposes. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The Utilities Department has adopted this proactive approach. The policy should be revised to reflect its use.
x
The Utilities Department has adopted this proactive approach. The policy should be revised to reflect its use.
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4.4 UTILITIES: SOLID WASTE
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
18.1 Objective. Continue To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing and future
populations through the year 2010
18.1.1 The follolMng Level of Service standards have been established for the City of Clearwater and
shall be used in determining the availabiiity of facility capacity and the demand created by new
development: Service Level of Service Standards Solid Waste Facility Average Solid Waste Generator
Rate 7.12 pounds per capita per day.
18.2 Objective - On an ongoing basis, continue to develop collection and transport strategies
which minimize cos.ts and use optimally located waste transfer facilities.
18.2.1 Collection services shall not be extended to properties outside the City limits unless sufficient
capacity exists to serve the areas committed to City services, as well as the area proposed for service.
18.2.2 Collection services shall not be extended to properties outside the City limits except by interlocal
or other type agreement.
18.2.3 Provide collection service to every residential and commercial location IMthin the Clearwater City
limits.
18.3 Objective - Continue to Provide sound fiscal management for solid waste collection,
transport, disposal and recycling as 11 develops through State 1~lslatlon.
18.3.1 Fees charged subscribers shall be adequate to cover system operating costs, repayments of
capital costs, and allow for repair and replacement of existing facilities.
18.3.2 Utilize a sound statistical methodology for quantifying the impact on the solid waste stream of
recyding programs.
18.3.3 Charges to each subscriber shall reflect the average costs incurred to service that subscriber.
18.3.4 Funds set aside for repair and replacement shall not be diverted to other uses
18.3.5 Replacement of equipment shall be scheduled on a basis that permits a uniform replacement
rate and avoids irregular capital outlays of substantial amounts of revenue.
18.4 Objective- Continua toconserv.e natural resources used In the collection, disposal, and
resource recovery systems.
18.4.1 Utilize recyding and disposal techniques to conserve resources and rrinimize
18.4.2 Develop a solid waste coilection, recycling disposal and recovery system that will, to the greatest
degree possible, reduce the waste stream, conserve energy and minimize impact on natural resources.
x
The objective is implemented. Update the planning horizon.
x
The City provides commercial collection. automated residential collection, residential manual collection of yard
waste and trash, manual collection of garbage in areas not conducive to automation, and a container
maintenance section. Actual LOS is approximately 7 pounds per capita per day. There is a concern regarding
impact on density increases from redevelopment and its impact on operational issues. This policy has been
achieved and should be evaluated to differentiate commercial and residential LOS.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
City's collection services only pick up recycling materials within City limits.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City is serving 26,800 households and more than 450 business. Policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and
x
The last fee study performed by the City was in 1999. A new rate study is scheduled in 2006. Policy is being
achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City keeps an annual tracking. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The replacement of equipment and containers is every 6 to 8 years. Policy is being achieved and shouid be
revised to include "containers".
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ThiS program started in 1998. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City has a public information specialist who handles this program. Policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
4.4 UTILITIES: SOLID WASTE
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
18.4.3 Continue to Reduce the solid waste stream through the recycling of aluminum, glass, newspaper
plastic, steel, cardboard, office paper, other metals and yard waste.
18.4.4 Voluntary residential curbside source separation for both single -family homes and multi-family
shall be the method used in the Clearwater recycling effort.
18.4.5 Commercial source separation shall continue to be used on an open competitive basis with
registered private recovered materials dealers.
18.5 Objective - Continue to Coordinate and cooperate with other governments to solve
extraterritorial solid waste disposal problems.
18.5.1 Participate in the Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Recycling and Resource Recovery
Programs.
18.5.2 Coordinate with other municipalities and cooperate in recycling and resource recovery programs
to reduce the solid waste stream and dispose of solid waste in an efficient and environmentally sound
manner.
18.6 ObJective . Employ the most efflclentstrategleslntheclty'scontlnlJous effort to reduce the
residential waste stream through curb-sldesource separation and to reduce disposal costs by
using available markets to return materials to use through recycling.
18.6.1 Utilize available State grant funds to expand the processing capacity to provide a recycling
center for residential, multi-family and commercial source separation; Furthermore, the City should on a
continuous basis conduct studies and develop methods for the most cost effective collecting,
processing and marketing of recyclable materials.
18.6.2 Direct Clearwater citizens to authorized sites for disposal and transfer/temporary storage
facilities located in Pinellas County for hazardous, household wastes.
18.6.3 Support and encourage the Household Chemical Collection Program proVided by Pinellas
County by assisting in notifying citizens of drop-off sites through the utility billing process.
18.6.4 The Clearwater Engineering Department and Pinellas County shall coordinate and manage
manifest procedures with all applicable regulatory agencies for all City generated hazardous/toxic
wastes as required by Federal and State laws.
18.6.5 Provide education to inform citizens of the need and opportunities for recycling through the use
of the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund grant program.
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POlicy is being achieved and should be revised to eliminate 'glass" and include 'mixed paper'.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
POlicy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
The City benefits from the Pinellas County recycling educational program. Policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This program is now exclusive to Pinellas County. Policy should be eliminated.
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18.7 Objective - Continue the
program to support the visual
18.7.1 Where not impracticably constrained by site design features. ail dumpster and recycling
containers in the City shail continue to be screened.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
19.1 Objective - To maintain adequate levels of service for existing and future
populations through the year 2010.
19.1.1 The"following level of Service standards have been established for the City of
Clearwater and shall be used in determining the availability of facility capacity and the
demand created by new development and shall be applied to all new development.
redevelopment, and for all City facilities through 2010. Service level of Service
Standards Stormwater Management Design storm Facilities 10 year storm frequency
for all new street development using the rational design method. 25 - year storm
frequency with positive outfall for major storm systems with basin time of intensities
controlling the duration.' 50 - year storm frequency when no outfall and discharge is
to street right-of-way.' 100 year storm frequency when no outfall and discharge is
across private property.' . Design standards for stormwater quality treatmenVstorage
quantity shall conform to the current SWFWMD requirement [Presently being the SCS
Unit Hydrograph design method, using the design storm frequency and a twenty-four
(24) hour duration for sites ten (10) acres or more. and the rational design method for
sites under ten (10) acres].
19.2 Objective -The City of Clearwater shall continue to develo
management plans which should seek to I
most cost effective and cos
Including stonnwater quant
projects Included In the Plnellas Cou
for the Implementation of ail stonnwate
funding sources.
19.2.1 Coordinate and cooperate with appropriate local, State, regional, and Federal
agencies implementing the Pinellas County and City of Clearwater stormwater
management plans.
19.2.2 Continue to Provide a stormwater management system throughout the City that
will afford the most economically feasible protection to residents and property.
19.2.3 All stormwater management improvements should seek to meet applicable
goals, guidelines, and regulations established to provide flood protection and
pollution abatement.
19.2.4 Participate in interiocal agreements to study and evaluate stormwater quality
and stormwater runoff management issues.
19.2.5 Coordinate and cooperate with Southwest Florida Water Management District
policies and regulations.
19.2.6 Continue to require new development to detain water on site and control
quantity, quality, and rate of flow being released into the receiving drainage systems.
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This policy is being achieved through plans review and Storm CIP, and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
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x
The City continues the necessary coordination to develop and update the watershed management plans. This poli
is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Deveioped with the implementation of storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Developed with the implementation of storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Developed with the implementation of storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be updated
to reflect the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
x
Developed with the implementation of storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is accomplished through the plan review process.
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4.4 UTILITIES: STORMWATER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
19.3 Objective. Lower high water profiles during storm events, as necessary, to
reduce hOuse flooding occurrences and to lessen the resulting adverse effects
on public health, the natural environment, publiC and private property.
19.3.1 Continue to provide a program of regular maintenance to the stormwater
management system to ensure maximum efficiency and performance. Ensure that
stormwater management plans include measures to remove trash, sedimentation and
other debris which impede flow and incorporate structural and non-structural
measures to reduce or eliminate the discharge of oil, grease, heavy metals, and other
suspended particles into the stormwater management systems.
19.3.2 Natural and man-made wetlands shali be considered as a means to provide
stormwater management wherever possible and shali be maintained for hydrologic
purposes. The efficiency of natural and man-made systems to convey stormwater
runoff shali be protected through the provision of routine water quality maintenance
schedules overseen by city inspections.
19.3.3 Continue to proVide multiple use facilities, such as recreational open space
uses, with open channel stormwater management systems, when appropriate.
19.3.4 Development and redevelopment activities shali compiy with all stormwater
management design standards and criteria.
19.3.5 Structural Deveiopment shali be prohibited where it is determined that such
development will have an adverse impact on stormwater storage areas, increase flood
prone areas, significantly increase rates of runoff, or cause other unfavorable
drainage conditions. Both man-made and natural systems shali be treated on an
equal basis as a sensitive preservation area; no distinction shali be made between a
natural system and a man-made or man altered hydrologic system.
19.3.6 Prohibit new building, development or construction that will result in building
(s) constructed within/or over stormwater retention/detention ponds, streams or
channels. AIi wetlands, streams, channels, or other hydrologic features, whether
wetlands, ponds or bodies of water having intrinsic hydrologic, biologiC and zoological
functions with no distinction made in regard to its status to whether it is man-made or
natural shali be considered for a Preservation Land Use Plan classification to ensure
protection from development.
19.3.7 Continue active participation and cooperation with the National Flood
Insurance Program and the Florida Emergency Management Agency for the purpose
of recognizing flood prone areas, and establishing abatement programs that endeavor
toward a reduction in damages and losses due to flooding.
19.3.8 Continue the established requirement of a twenty-five foot setback from the
tops of a bank from ali wetlands whether natural or man-made, and require finished
floor elevations in areas adjacent to lakes, bays, creeks, the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa
Bay and Old Tampa Bay, and other flood prone areas.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
x
This poiicy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
x
Some buildings have been permitted over stormwater ponds due to smali site sizes and limited supply of vacant
lands. Revise policy to reflect actual practice.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
4.4 UTILITIES: ST
ASSESSMENT OF IMPL
19.4 Objective Continue the Implementation oHhe most cost effective and
efficient plan to reduce the occurrence of street flooding where safetY Issues
and traffic problems exist as prioritized and set forth In the Capltallmprovement
Eler1lellt, and listed In the stormwater management plans.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
19.4.1 Identify areas where inadequate stormwater management easements exist,
and obtain proper access to stormwater management channels, structures and
appurtenances for maintenance purposes.
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This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and shouid be maintained.
19.4.2 Improve all street stormwater management systems where deficiencies exist.
x
Developed with the implementation of storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained.
19.5 Objective 'Protect and enhance the qualityllfrecelvlng watllrSbythe use
of "Best Management Practices" In accordance with the adopted watershed
management plans.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
19.5.1 The use of "Best Management Practices" shali be required before, during, and
after construction activities to prevent water pollution resulting from erosion and
siltation.
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This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
19.5.2 Vegetated swales, sodding, and appropriate landscaping will be required as
components of the drainage system for natural filtration before final discharge into
receiving waters.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
19.5.3 Monitor major stormwater management outfalls and receiving water bodies to
identify the quality of stormwater runoff and the ifT'4)act on receiving bodies.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
19.5.4 Maximize water recharge potential in designing stormwater management
improvements by utilizing natural wetland areas for stormwater storage.
x
This policy is accompiished through the plan review and considering the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES). The policy should be maintained.
19.5.5 Coordinate stormwater management improvements with other local
govemments to assist in solving stormwater management probiems of an
extraterritorial nature.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.5.6 Continue to Identify impaired bodies of water and prioritize them for
improvement and enhancement.
x
This is accompiished in coordination with FDEP. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.5.7 Water resource projects shall be consistent with the policies of the
Conservation Element and with adopted watershed management plans.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.5.8 All stormwater management plan projects of the City of Clearwater shall
comply with the Florida Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM)
program and the National Estuary Program.
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The City is coordinating with SWFWMD, State, and Federal requirements. This policy is being achieved and should
be maintained.
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19.5.9 The City of Clearwater shall continue to upgrade and retrofit City-owned
drainage system facilities and include stormwater treatment for water quaiity in
accordance with the proposed stormwater management plan.
Funding is provided through the Storm CIP. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.6.1 Operation and maintenance of the stormwater management systems may be
financed through revenues supporting the City's general fund or as otherwise funded
as a utility operation.
x
This poliCY is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.7 Objective. Provide economic development Incentives that promote water
resource protection and enhancement.
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19.7.1 Methods of financing stormwater management system improvements and new
stormwater infrastructure construction should be evaluated to determine the most
feasible and equitable arrangement, both city-wide and in local problem areas.
x
This is considered in the storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.7.2 The City of Clearwater shall continue to seek and be on notice of financial
support for system improvements through grant programs administered by
appropriate State and Federal agencies.
x
The City has established a Grant Committee. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
19.7.3 The City of Clearwater shall pursue a system of regional stormwater
rrnnagement which is both economically and environmentally sound.
x
This is considered in the storm watershed plans. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
20.1 Objective. The protection, restorallon, and enhancement of water quality
associated with stonnwater runoff will be considered a function of the City's
overall stormwater management plans.
20.1.1 The City shall incorporate water quality protection and enhancement criteria
into the City stormwater management plans.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
20.1.2 The use of natural alternatives, the conservation of natural stormwater
rrnnagement systems, and the protection and improvement of the quality of receiving
waters shall be a goal of the City's stormwater management plans.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be rrnintained.
20.1.3 Management plans shall continue to be developed on an ongoing basis for
watemodies with known or suspected water quality problems in the City to include
Tampa Bay, Clearwater Hamor, Stevenson Creek, Allen's Creek, and Alligator Creek.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
20.1.4 The City shall systematically and timely prepare watershed or waterbody
specific management plans for waterbodies within the City. Such plans shall include
both water quality and flood control considerations and recommended funding
sources.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated to reflect that the preparation and update of plans.
20.1.5 The City shall Implement all City-approved watershed management plans.
x
This policy is accomplished through the plan review process and should be maintained.
20.1.6 All City stormwater management plan projects within watersheds of The City
shall comply with applicable SWIM Plans for that waterbody or watershed.
x
The City complies with all SWFWMD, State, and Federal requirements.
20.1.7 The City shall continue to coordinate with and supplement the County's
suriace water monitoring program.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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4.4 UTILITIES: POTABLE WATER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
21.1 Objective. To maintain adequate Levels of Service for existing and future
populations through the year 2010.
21.1.1 The following Level of Service standards have been established for the City of
Clearwater and shall be used in determining the availability of facility capacity and
demand created by new development: Service Area Level of Service Standards
Potable Water Facilities Average Water Consumption Rate City and County Water Ci
Service Area 120 gallons per capita per day at a pressure of 40-45 psi. 'Continue to
maintain water consumption of one hundred twenty (120) GPCPD or less as per the
conditions set forth by Clearwater's Water Use Permit.
21.2 Objective. Provide adequate quantities and qualities of water service to all
customers ofthe Clearwater service area. Currerotservice level (1999) is 53,430
customer accounts.
21.2.1 Ensure that land development regulations, building codes and City ordinances
adequately address water system provisions by performing a thorough evaluation of
City codes and by coordinating proposed provisions with the Southwest Florida Water
Management District and Tampa Bay Water.
21.2.2 The Public Wor1<s Department shall analyze the condition and adequacy of any
water distribution system that the City may inherit through annexation and prepare cos
estimates for upgrading those systems to meet City requirements.
21.2.3 When new subdivisions are being developed, it shall be the responsibility of the
developer to provide internal water systems which are constructed to City
specifications.
21.2.4 Continue to construct water system improvements which will provide adequate
quantity, pressure, and duration of fire flows while meeting system user needs.
21.2.5 Continue to Develop a system and construct improvements which will conserve
energy, water, and other valuable resources.
21.2.6 The City of Clearwater shall continue to participate and assist Tampa Bay
Water, the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency in developing innovative techniques to augment existing water
supplies to provide for future needs.
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The objective is implemented. Planning horizon should be updated.
x
The system capacity is reviewed within the potable water Master Plan. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented. Update to reflect current customer base.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated by deleting reference to Tampa Bay Water and including
FDEP instead.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated by deleting reference to the "Public Wor1<s Department" and
replaced by "Engineering".
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated by adding responsibility also for reclaimed water systems.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
The City is exploring new water supplies to diminish its dependence on Pinellas County. Intergovernmental
coordination is maintained. This policy is being achieved and should be updated by deleting reference to Tampa
Bay Water and adding DOH
4.4 UTILITIES: POTABLE WATER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPl-EM.ENTATlON OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
21.2.7 Continue to identify, acquire, and develop sources of water supply and methods
of water treatment to meet existing and future needs. Some ways this can be
accomplished are through well rehabilitation projects and/or exploration and drilling of
new wells. Some type of water treatment may be initiated. Additional volumes of water
may be acquired from the Pine lias County Water System through Clearwater's
intergovemmental water service agreement. Various recommendations have recently
been submitted in a study on long-range water supply and treatment.
21.2.8 Ensure that water management projects are designed and operated to maintain
and enhance natural systems as well as man made systems by working closely with
the Southwest Florida Water Management District when proposing new projects and
water management programs.
21.2.9 Water service shall not be extended to properties outside the City's service
area unless sufficient capacity and quality of water exists to serve the areas aiready
committed to City service.
21.2.10 Water services shall not be extended except in those areas so designated for
City of Clearwater by interlocal or other agreement.
21.2.11 Continue to develop qualified plant operators who meet applicable standards
and certification in order to maximize the effIciency and effectiveness of the treatment
process.
21.3 Objective - Continue to maintain the water system in a safe. sound. and
efficient manner on a daily basis.
21.3.1 The Public Works Administration, Water Division, shall monitor water quality
and the operation of the water distribution system with the intent of repairing and
replacing deficient portions of the system within the framework of the capitalized
budgeting process.
21.3.2 Continue to provide a minimum operating pressure of 40-45 psi throughout the
water distribution system.
21.3.3 Continue to provide adequate spacing of fire hydrants to provide optimum hose
lays and fire flow.
21.3.4 Require at the time of application for connection to the public potable water
system, that minimum fire flows and hydrant spacing be consistent with fire district
standards. Also, require that proper size water pipes are installed to provide desired
fire flow rates based on the most recent Insurance Service Office (ISO) Report.
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The long-range water supply Master Plan has been completed and numerous aitematives are defined and are
under study. This policy should be maintained.
x
This policy is accomplished by the development review and coordination with SWFWMD. This policy is being
achieved and should be maintained
x
The City's water service has excellent coverage, capacity and quality. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy should be eliminated since it is a standard operational procedure.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated to read "Public Utilities Departmenr instead of "Public Works".
x
This policy is accomplished by Engineering and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy is accomplished in coordination with the Fire Department and Engineering and should be maintained.
No changes are needed
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This policy is accomplished by Engineering and should be maintained. No changes are needed
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4.4 UTILITIES: POTABLE WATER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
21.4 Objective - Continue to Provide sound fiscal management for the operation
and maintenance of potable water service in the City's service area
21.4.1 Fees charged users of water services shall continue to be adequate to cover
system operating costs, repayments of capital costs, and allow for repair and
replacement of existing facilities. The City shall also continue to evaluate new rate
structures as necessary.
21.4.2 Prioritization and scheduling of major improvements associated with the water
system should be accomplished as a component of the capital improvement program.
21.4.3 Funds set aside for repair and replacement of the water system shall not be
diverted to other uses.
21.4.4 The City should continue to seek financial support of the water system through
grant programs administered by appropriate State and Federal agencies.
21.5 Objective - Continue to Develop a potable w3Wsystem that is compatible
with the environment and seeks to conserve and protect sensitive natural
resources.
21.5.1 Except for areas of the City where reclaimed water is available, shallow wells
shall be recognized as a source of water for iITigation purposes. Establish a City permit
for shallow well installation.
21.5.2 The City's building code shall be modified to include the requirement for water
conserving fixtures in newly constructed or remodeled buildings.
21.5.3 Manage the supply of water in quantities which would minimize significant
adverse impacts on the natural system and protect the long term public interest.
21.5.4 Develop and modify rate structures and policies which encourage conservation
of potable water.
21.5.5 The City of ClealWater shall maintain its current Water Restriction Ordinance.
21.5.6 Provide educational awareness to inform citizens of the need and opportunities
for conserving potable water by visiting schools to speak with young children about
water conservation practices. -
21.5.7 Reclaimed water service will continue to be extended to private residences
based on the Twenty (20) Year Master Pian.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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This policy is accomplished through periodic revenue, sufficiency studies and rate increases. It should be
maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy is achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy is achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
The objective is implemented and should be. maintained.
x
This policy continued to allow shallow wells, with a City permit, if extensions of reclaimed water service is not
available.
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This is a requirement within the Building Code and also is supported by the industry (low flow toilets, etc). This
policy is achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This is a requirement to obtain the Water Use Permits through SWFWMD. This policy is achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City has the water conserving rate structure is in place. This policy is achieved and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated to require new developments to construct reclaimed water
distribution lines.
4.4 UTILITIES: POTABLE WATER
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OPJECTIVES AND .POLlCIES
21.6 Objective - Continue to Achieve effectivecoordinaticm with other
government agencies to solve problems of an e:lCtrlltilrrltc;lfial nature with
cooperation and in conjunction with the Southwest Florida Water Management
District.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
21.6.1 The City shall continue to participate in regional and County-wide studies which
are or may be formed to seek solutions of problems of an extraterritorial nature.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
21.6.2 Continue to cooperate with the Southwest Florida Water Management District
and Tampa Bay Water in developing environmental and hydrologic data that will
identify safe and reliable potable water yields in existing and future well-fields.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated by deleting the reference to "Tampa Bay Water"
21.6.3 Continue to Coordinate with appropriate local, State, regional and Federal
agencies in implementing the water system plan.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be updated by changing the reference to "water system plan' to "master
water supply plan".
21.6.4 The City shall pursue a coordinated approach to inte~urisdictional problems, by
providing support of both staff and offICials to participate in conservation efforts with
Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
21.7 Objective - Continue to protect allllatural recharge areas having functional
hydrological characteristics.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
21.7.1 Recognize the importance of groundwater aquifer recharge in the hydrological
process and the need for natural groundwater recharge as an integral component of
the City's urban environment
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This idea is considered in water planning and contained in the Water Use Permit This policy is being achieved and
should be maintained. No changes are needed.
21.7.2 The City of Clearwater shall include incentives in the Community Development
Code for the protection of natural groundwater aquifer recharge areas as identified in
the Conservation Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
21.7.3 The City of Clearwater shall continue to protect groundwater quality by
enforcing Wellhead Protection Ordinance.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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4.5 COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OIijECTIVES AND POLICIES
22.1 Objective. Clearwater shall continue to protect beaches and dunes by use of the State
Coastal Construction Control Line as the building and land alteration setback line for purposes
of administering land development ordinances. The standard building code, and F.E.MA and
City coastat construction regulations will continue to govern the structural Integrity of new
buildings.
22.1.1 Developrrent densities shall not be assigned seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line.
22.2 Objective. The coastal high hazard areas includes areas that have experienced severe
damage or are scientifically predicted to experience damage from stonn surge, waves and
erosion. The City shall direct population COncentrations away from known or predicted coastal
high hazard areas consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Future Land Use
Element In the Clearwater CofTIPrehensivePlan.
22.2.1 Clearwater shall continue hazard mitigation by participation in the National Flood Insurance
Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System. Pinellas County's Local Mitigation Strategy, administratio
of building and rebuilding regulations consistent with City and F.E.M.A. regulations, prohibition of beach
sand dune alteration, and restriction of development in fiood plains.
22.2.2 The City shall designate the coastal high hazard area as the evacuation level "A" zone for a
Category 1 hurricane as delineated by Pinellas County.
22.2.3 The City will encourage natural hazard mitigation actions recommended by any interagency
hazard report that the City deems appropriate.
22.2.4 General hazard mitigation will be encouraged to include the regulation of building practices,
fioodplains, beach and dune alteration, storrnwater management, sanitary sewer and septic tanks, and
land use to reduce the exposure of human life and public and private property to natural hazards; and
appropriate recomrrendations from the Pinellas County Local Mitigation Strategy will be incorporated
into the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan.
22.3 Objective . Public access to the beach shall be maintained or Improved through parking and
mtiltlmodallransportation enhancementS.
22.3.1 Public access to the beach is currently provided in all segments of the coastal zone. Pubtic
access shall be enhances through purchase, developrrent of recreational lands, acquisitionlng, and
easerrent whenever feasible. Beaches renourished with public funds shall have both traverse access
from the road to the beach, and parking, bus, or bicycle accessibility on or adjacent to the public street.
22.3.2 The coastal zone managerrent element recognizes all existing public access ways, street ends,
waterfront parks, and parking areas as easements to permit beach access. No current or future access
ways shall be vacated in a manner adverse to the pubiic interest. This policy shall enforce public access
requirements of the Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1985.
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The objective is implemented and'should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The Objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
The City has coordination established with these agencies. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy IS being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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The City has provided and improved beach accessways on Clearwater Beach (north end) and Sand Key beaches
including boardwalks, bike paths, trash cans. seating and accessibility for ADA.The Beach Walk project will
enhance pedestrian and bicycle access to south Clearwater Beach. Policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
x
No accesses have been vacated. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
4.5 COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION QF OlU.I;CTIVES AND POLICIES
22.3.3 The City encourages trolley service between Clearwater Beach, Sand Key and the Pinellas
County barrier islands located to the south of Sand Key.
22.3.4 The City shall investigate the feasibility of an intra-barrier island transit system on Clearwater
Beach and evaluate potential funding sources for such a system.
22.3.5 The City encourages trolley service from the mainland to Clearwater Beach.
22.3.6 The City in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation should replace the
Memorial Causeway Bridge and pursue the addition of dedicated bicycle lanes.
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22.3.7 The City shall continue to encourage private ferry service from Clearwater Beach to the
Clearwater mainland.
22.3.8 The City shall retain all existing publiC access areas.
22.3.9 The City encourages the consolidation of publiC surface parking facilities into structure parking
facilities open to the public on Clearwater Beach.
22.3.10 Public/private partnerships are encouraged to provide additional new parking on Clearwater
Beach and to replace existing public surface parking west of South Gulfview Boulevard.
22.4 ObJective. The City shalf protect historical and archaeological resources in the coastal high
hazard area
22.4.1 The City will promote the preservation of historic and archaeological resources by conducting
appropriate surveys and developing appropriate ordinances or guidelines.
22.5 Objective - Level of Service standards as defined In the functional.elements of the
Comprehensive Ptall(trafflc, plJbllCLltlfltles, reCreation and open space}, are established and are
recognized as applicable to the CHHA.
22.5.1 Critical facilities and infrastructure in the Coastal High Hazard Area should be maintained and
improved when necessary, and consistent with the Level of Service demands in the functional elements.
Future projects are addressed in the Capital Improvement Element.
22.6 Objective. Redevelopment areas established In coastal areas should address the needs
and opportunities unique to those locations.
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Trolley service is provided by PSTA Suncoast Trolley between island barriers. The Jolley Trolley provides service
between the Clearwater Beach and Sand Key. This policy should be maintained
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The City supports and funds the trolley service provided by Jolly Trolley. Contracts are monitored by Parks and
Recreation. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
The City has completed the new Memorial Causeway Bridge which is open to traffic and contains bicycle lanes.
Delete policy.
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The City encourages this service. The planned Bayfront Promenade will be suitable for ferry docking. Previous
attempts have proven financially unsuccessful. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
x
All City's publiC access areas have been retained. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained.
No changes are needed.
x
The Beach Walk project, in conjunction with the proposed Hyatt Resort, will convert surface parking into a garage
at the Hyatt Resort. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Multiple public/ private partnerships are providing publiC parking including the Hyatt Resort, Kiran Grande Resort
and Entrada. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
x
This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The objective is implemented and Should be maintained.
x
This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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4.5 COASTAL MANAGE
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENT
22.6.1 Redevelopment proposals and plans shall be reviewed for compliance with the goals, objectives
and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and other appropriate plans including Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines and the City's NFIP Community Rating
System Floodplain Management Plan.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
23.1 ObJective. The City shall continue to protll\:t coastal wetlands and wildlife habitat to
maintain or increase the acreage or threatened and endangered species population.
23.1.1 Restoration and enhancement of disturbed or degraded estuaries identified by the S.W.I.M.
program shall be accomplished by strict regulation of proposed impacts to wetlands and by controls on
the operation and installation of marinas and other water-dependent uses.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.1.2 Development applications shall be reviewed to ensure that proposed new development or
redevelopment will not encroach on or remove wetlands or beaches. New development and
redevelopment shall be guided away from environmentally sensitive areas and into those most abie to
withstand impacts.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This pOlicy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
4.5 COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBjECTI
23.1.3 Marina siUng criteria shall restrict marinas and related activities from areas of environmental
significance, which inciude but are not limited to the north end of Clearwater Beach, grass beds in
Clearwater Harbor, Coope~s Point, and Clearwater Harbor Spoillsiands 25, Sand Key Park, and the
southem edge of Alligator Lake. Marinas shall only be allowed in these areas with appropriate and
approved mitigation.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.1.4 The City shall work toward reducing the existing quantity and improving the quality of stormwater
runoff to estuarine and surface water bodies by ensuring that development and redeveiopment adheres
to the treatment standards set forth in State Water Policy, and complies with the retention and treatment
requirements of Chapter 62-25 FAC., the Environmental Resource Permitting Rules 40D-4, 40D-40,
40D-400, FAC. of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and with any more
stringent local regulations.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This policy is being implemented and shouid be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.1.5 The City shall proactively pursue and facilitate coordination and participation in the
implementation of the Tampa Bay Estuary Comprehensive ConsefVation and Management Plan
(CCMP), and related plans, as a means of achieving mutual local and regional resource management
and restoration goals for Tampa Bay.
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The City is an active partiCipant in the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. This policy is being Implemented and should
be maintained. No changes are needed.
23.1.6 The City shall permit passive recreation uses in appropriate coastal areas as identified in the
Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
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The City allows paSSive recreation in selected coastal areas. There is a need to assure consistency with the
Future Land Use Element. This poiicy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
23.1.7 The City shall coordinate with Pinellas County and other local govemments for water quality
monitoring and related program planning.
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The City participates in the water quality monitoring program through the National Pollutants Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
23.1.8 Future land uses which are inco"l'atible with the protection and Conservation of wetlands and
wetland funcUons shall be directed away from wetlands.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.1.9 The type, intensity or density, extent, distribution and location of allowable Land uses and the
types, values, functions, sizes, conditions and locations of wetlands are land use factors, which shall be
considered when directing incompatible iand use away from wetlands.
x
Consideration taken into the pian review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.1.10 Land uses shall be distributed in a manner that minimizes the effect and impact on wetlands.
The protection and conservation of wetlands by the direction of incompatible land uses away from
wetlands shall occur in combination with other goals, objectives and pOlicies in the comprehensive plan.
Where incompatible land uses are allowed to occur, mitigation shall be considered as one means to
compensate for loss of wetlands functions.
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Consideration taken into the plan review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
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23.2 Objective - Clearwater's coastal barriers Incl
environment. Shall be preserved from encroach
23.2.1 Restoration and enhancement of disturbed or degraded dune and beach areas shall be
ifr4Jlemented with the appropriate methods and quality of material necessary to enable successful
reestablishment.
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The Beach Walk project will enhance the dunes on south Clearwater Beach. This policy is being implemented
and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
23.2.2 The specific and cumulative impacts of development and redevelopment upon wetlands, water
quality, water quantity, wildlife habitat, and beach and dune systems shall be limited by: strict
maintenance of existing setback requirements, adherence to storm water detention requirements,
retaining all publicly owned natural habitats in their undeveloped state and transfer of development
rights.
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Consideration taken into the pian review process. This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No
changes are needed.
23.3 Objective - Clearwater Harbor and Tampa are designated Outstanding Florida Waters
and are under a non-degradation rule. Clea ill continue to manage stormwater runoff and
control erosion during construction to reduce waterborne sediments. As additional initiatives are
approved under the SWIM program, they will be considered for inclusion in the Community
Development Code.
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23.3.1 Restoration and enhancement of disturbed or degraded drainage systems shall be implemented
by upstream detention of stormwater, maintenance of existing drainage channels, widening of bridges,
culverts and other stormwater conveyance structures.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
23.4 Objective - Clearwater shall seek funding and app
Sand Key and Clearwater Beach when necessary. Restore h
public resources seaward of construction setback lines and shall
or buildable lot area.
23.4.2 The City shall renourishment the beach with the appropriate quality of sand and obtain all
necessary review and permits.
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Funding is provided to Pinellas County who manages the beach renourishment projects. One project is currently
underway on Sand Key. This policy should be revised to work with Pinellas County to identify opportunities to
utilize funding in beach renourishment projects in the City.
Funding is provided to Pinellas County who manages the beach renourishment projects. One project is currently
underway on Sand Key. This policy should be revised to work with Pinellas County to identify opportunities for
beach renourishment projects in the City.
23.4.1 The City shall seek State funding and approval to enable beach renourishment when necessary.
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24.1 Objective. Clearwater shall administer land development regulations to protect public and
private property and human life from the effects of hurricane winds and flooding.
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24.1.1 The City shall grant building permits in compliance with the rules of F.E.MA
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
4.5 COASTAL MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
24.1.2 Post-disaster redevelopment plans of coastal areas shall be designed to reduce the vulnerability
of public and private property and include proper elevations.
24.2 Objective -Water-dependent uses should b~ given higher priority over other uses, and
include publi/; bea/;h or waterfronta/;/;ess, marlnas,boatJaunchordo/;kfa/;iIltles, fishing or
a/;/;8SS piers. and other su/;h uses.Water-related uses and water~nhanced uses should be given
priority over l19.n-water dependent uSes and In/;Iude marl""sallll; and~ervl/;e, marll)e produ/;ts
and pro/;e&sll1ll. /;olTlmer/;lal tourist fllcilltles.and"tibll/;parldng and ac/;esssupport$ervlces.
24.2.1 Priorities for shoreline uses in priority order shall be water-dependent uses water related uses,
water-enhanced uses and non-water dependent uses. All priorities shall be considered in
redevelopment programming, land use planning, zoning, and infrastructure development.
24.2.2 To insure land use compatibility, corrmerclal marinas operated as a primary use shall not be
located adjacent to residential land uses unless screening or adequate landscaped buffering is
provided. Accessory use marina facilities may be located adjacent to residential land uses in
accordance with the Community Development
24.2.3 Upland support services, including adequate parking, loading, and clean up and maintenance
areas, shall be provided on site for new or expanded marinas. If located adjacent to residential land
uses, hours of operation may be reasonably limited. Permitting for new marinas shall consider distance
from grass beds, protection of water quality, need for construction and maintenance dredging, spoil
disposal, protective status, and ownership of bottomlands.
24.2.4 Marina siting and planning shall consider marinas in general to be a beneficial use, which
augments the tourist and leisure facilities in Clearwater.
24.2.5 Coastal densities are expected to be built out at densities consistent with the adopted Future
land Use Plan. The pattern and dispersal of development is highly diverse, with coastal zone properties
on both the mainland and barrier islands. Extent and timing of infrastructure improvements to serve
existing and planned densities in the coastal zone are addressed in the appropriate functional elements
of the Comprehensive Plan.
24.2.6 Adequate sites and access for water-dependent uses shall be coordinated and permitted through
Pinellas County. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the Southwest Florida Water
Management District (SWFWMD) and/or the Army Corps of Engineers.
24.2.7 Marina permitting shall consider areas of essential manatee habitat in the City's permitting
criteria if any areas are identified.
24.3 Objective - Overall density shall be retained In Clearwater's coastal zone, ex/;ept as
otherwise permitted In the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, Transfer of
development rights between bea/;h par/;els Is allowed per the Community Development Code
and by Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Bea/;h and Design Guidelines.
24.3.1 In ronsidering revisions to the land development regulations, Clearwater shall consider
appropriate and innovative amendments allowing compensating variations to dimensional requirements
(heights, setbacks, open space) to allow reasonable redevelopment at existing densities.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The objective is implemented and should be maintained.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This poliCY is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This poliCY is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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4.5 COASTAL MANAGEM
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24.3.2 The City shall deveiop operating policies that address post-disaster redevelopment needs to
facilitate permssible reconstruction in a timely manner, which includes participating in the Pinellas
County local Mitigation Strategy.
24.3.3 No development shall be permitted on barrier islands if there is evidence that the development
will impede evacuation, hamper the geological function, alter dunes, or alter the environmental
character. The adopted Tampa Bay Regional Model and Guidelines will be used to determine if
proposed development or redevelopment will cause roadways to fall below acceptable level-of-service
standards for hurricane evacuation.
24.4 Objective. The City shall cooperate with state, regional and county agencies to maintain or
reduce hurricane evacuation times; and work with Plnellas County to find additional suitable
hurricane shelter space.
24.4.1 The City shall encourage transportation alternatives for persons evacuating to a public shelter
including the Pinellas County Emergency Management Department's pre-registration program for
evacuation assistance.
24.4.2 The City shall cooperate with the County to evaluate critical links and major evacuation routes to
determne where operational improvements, such as allowing for one way direction of traffic, rerouting
of traffic or preempting signals, can be made to reduce delays during clearance.
24.4.3 The City shall prioritize roadway maintenance and construction projects on the identified critical
links and on major evacuation routes by 2002.
24.4.4 Memorial Causeway Bridge should be replaced to increase hurricane evacuation capaCity levels
from Clearwater Beach.
24.4.5 The City shall work with Pinellas County local governments and other appropriate agencies to
address the public shelter deficit.
24.5.1 Structures on the barrier islands seaward of the defined coastal hazard zone which have
experienced over fifty percent (50%) damage, based on value of the structure prior to damage, may be
redeveloped consistent with either the density established in the adopted Comprehensive Plan or with
the existing as built densities at the time of storm damage, if lawful when constructed in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the land Development Code.
24.5.2 To the maximum extent feasible, sanitary sewer facilities and lift stations shall be built to resist
the infiltration by floodwaters. The hazard mitigation annex, which covers the wastewater treatment
system, shall be followed in the event of a storm; and hazard mitigation plans shall be updated as
necessary.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Generally, policy is implemented. However, there is no documentation that impacts to evacuation are reviewed in
the development review process.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City just finished the new Memorial Causeway Bridge which is open to traffic. This policy should be deleted.
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This policy is being impiemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being impiemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
24.5.3 Immediate repair and clean-up actions after a storm shall be limited to removal of debris, and
repair of existing primary structures to allow re-occupancy (repairs to allow re occupancy shall be
considered when damage is limited to less than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the structure prior to
damage). long-term repair and redevelopment shall consist of upgrading structures and accessory
facilities to expand habitable space or repair of greater than fifty percent (50%) of the vaiue of the
structure prior to damage. Post-disaster redevelopment and long-term repair can only be permitted
consistent with the requirements of F.E.MA and the Florida State Statutes.
24.5.4 Damaged infrastructure shall be repaired or rebuilt to minimize the potential for future damage.
Unless the facility is necessary to serve the population of the coastal zone, consideration shall be given
to relocating public facilities outside the coastal zone.
24.5.5 Temporary-building moratoriums may be deciared in the coastal high hazard area when 50% or
more of the homes have been destroyed in order to assess impacts and feasibility of redevelopment.
24.5.6 Repair and rebuilding of critical facilities such as water facilities, sewage treatment plants and lift
stations, and other utilities damaged in future storms shall be reconstructed to minimize hurricane
vulnerability.
24.5.7 Coastal infrastructure shall be maintained and replaced as necessary to insure adequate levels
of Service to the existing popuiation and to projected population increases at the planned density
consistent with the Future land Use Element.
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X This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
X This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
X This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
X This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
X This policy is being implemented and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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25.1 Objective. The City shall continue to protect and Improve ambient air quality.
25.1.1 Require all new residential and non-residential development to provide a specified amount of Florida
native shade trees based on an established desired ratio of pervious to impervious surface areas. Shade
trees will serve to provide heat reduction. noise abatement, buffering, replenishment of oxygen, and
aesthetic beauty.
25.1.2 The City of Oearwater shall cooperate with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and Pinellas
County in their efforts to develop plans for improving and monitoring air quality.
25.2 Objective - The City shall continue to protect floodplains, drainage ways, and all other natural
areas having functional hydrological characteristics.
25.2.1 Any construction in the one hundred (100) year floodplain shall comply with all requirements and
standards of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration,
and the City's building codes.
25.2.2 Construction and development activities in natural drainage channels shall be prohibited, except for
public flood protection projects designed to correct specifically identified pre-existing flood conditions and for
which no reasonable altemative flood control measures are available; such activities shall not increase the
flood potential for areas outside the project target area, nor shall the overall water quality of the affected
drainage chan nels be reduced as a result of the activities.
25.2.3 The City of Clearwater shall continue to prioritize receiving waters for the development of specifiC
stormwater management plans in coordination with Pinellas County.
25.2.4 Utilize design methods that will trap stormwater sediments before entering surface waters.
25.2.5 Cooperate and coordinate activities with the Southwest Florida Water Management District
(SWFWMD) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in the implementation of the
Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program.
25.2.6 Natural filtration techniques and methods such as grassy swales and natural wetland water storage
should be implemented when appropriate to provide purification of stormwater runoff before entering any
surface waters.
25.2.7 Transfer of development rights should be implemented to provide alternatives to development and
degradation of wetlands and other natural reSOurces.
25.2.8 Protect all nalural drainage channels from destruction or any restriction of their functional use and
regulate protection through the Clearwater Community Development Code: this policy may be waived for
any public flood conditions when it can be demonstrated that: (a) No reasonable altemative flood control
measures are available; (b) The project will not increase the flood potential for areas outside the project
target area; and (c) Overall water quality of the affected drainage channel will not be reduced as a result of
the project.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The Community Development Code establishes landscape requirements that are reviewed by the Development
Review Committee (DRe). This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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ges are needed.
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The Development Review Committee (DRe) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved by the implementation of the Watershed Management Plans. The policy should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved by the implementation of the Watershed Management Plans. The policy should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved by the implementation of the Watershed Management Plans. The policy should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved by the implementation of the Watershed Management Plans. The policy should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved by the implementation of the Watershed Management Plans. The policy should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City has among its incentives to developers the option for the transfer of development rights for the Beach and
Downtown Area. The policy should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The Development Review Committee (DRe) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.2.9 Continue to protect, Clearwater's bayfront area from undesirable land uses and/or further
construction, encroachment and destruction of the "bluff" and the bayfront shoreline, through the Future
Land Use Plan, the Community Development Code and in accordance with the City Charter.
25.3 Objective - The City shall continue to maintain and enhance the City's wildlife and natural native
vegetation resources.
25.3.1 Prohibit destruction and disturbance of all conservation land uses to protect wildlife and plants
especially those that are threatened or endangered species. This policy shall include known, professional
wildlife management and habitat restoration techniques.
25.3.2 Umit alteration of all urban forests utilizing the Community Development Code; protect natural and
mitigated wetlands, marine life, shoreline vegetation, and wildlife habitat in the City from disturbance and
destruction.
25.3.3 Continue to monitor surface waters within the City, and support and coordinate these efforts with
Pinellas County's surface water monitoring program.
25.3.4 Prohibit development that will needlessly disturb or destroy native vegetation. This shall be achieved
through the site plan review process and environmental management site inspections.
25.3.5 Adopt and continue administering regUlations providing for the protection of threatened and
endangered species and species of special concem.
25.3.6 The City of Clearwater shall not dredge or intentionally disturb or disrupt the sea floor of any sea
waterbody without necessary required permits issued by the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Army Corps of Engineers.
Mitigation shall be recognized as intrinsically worthwhile and not as primary justification for spoil disposal.
25.4 Objective. The City shall continue to manage all conservation areas located In the City to
prevent any unnatural disturbance or mistreatment from the developed urban environment.
25.4.1 The City shall maintain and enhance Memorial Causeway and continue beautification efforts to
ensure its major contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landmark to City beaches.
25.4.2 The City shall maintain and enhance Edgewater Drive as a scenic corridor to ensure its major
contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landmark visual image of Clearwater.
25.4.3 The City shall maintain and enhance the Courtney Campbell Parkway as an aesthetic gateway and
landmark visual image of Clearwater.
25.4.4 The City shall maintain and enhance Bayshore Boulevard as a scenic corridor to ensure its major
contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landmark visual image of Clearwater.
25.4.5 The 'bluff" geographic area located along the bayfront from the southernmost City limits to the
northemmost City limits is a unique topographic feature which should be preserved.
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This policy should be revised considering strategies contained within Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City is participating in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). This policy is being
achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City has continued to expand the beautification of the Causeway through FOOT grants and City funding. This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City has renovated the entrance sign on Edgewater Drive. This policy is being achieved and should be
maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City continues to maintain the City portion of the Causeway and make landscape improvements and enhanced
"Welcome to Clearwater" signs. This policy is being achieved and should be reviewed to indicate the designation
the Memorial Causeway as Scenic Highway.
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The City constructed new bike trails along Bayshore as continuation of the EastlWest Trail. This policy is being
achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy should be revised considering strategies contained within Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
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4.6 CONSERVATION ELEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POUCIES
25.4.6 The City shall actively oppose the exploitation of offshore oil exploration and extraction in instances
when there is reason to conclude that such activities could significantly degrade Clearwater's beaches,
shorelines, marine life and general water quality.
25.4.7 The City shall protect the urban forest from destruction or disturbance due to inappropriate proximity
to incompatible land uses through the site plan review process.
25.5 Objective - TIKI City shall continue to maintain tIKI current wetlands Inventory of six hundred
twenty-three (623) .acres located WIthin the Cltylhroughlheyear 2005.
25.5.1 Wetlands shall not be dredged and filled or disturbed in any manner other than by natural
phenomenon and their natural functions shall be protected, except through mitigation standards as
developed by the City.
25.5.2 The City shall protect and preserve riverine floodways from all new land uses other than recreational
and/or open space through site plan review and enforcement of the Community Development Code.
25.5.3 The City shall protect and prevent disturbance of any natural wetland areas whether publicly or
privately owned, by utilizing assessments and authority provided by the Florida Department of
Environmental (FDEP). the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Pinellas County and
the Army Corps of Engineer.
25.5.4 The City shall within the limits of state legislation protect all mangrove species from disturbance
and/or destruction and to provide public awareness of mangrove resources and their importance and value
to the food chain of marine life through the strict enforcement of the City tree protection ordinance.
25.6 Objectlve- The City .shall continue to protectbeaches,.sand dunes, and dune vegetation for their
naturalfunction and for tlKlir recreational open space uses.
25.6.1 Motor vehicles shall be prohibited from parking on all City beaches.
25.6.2 Unauthorized motor vehicles shall be prohibited from operating on the City's beaches and dunes.
25.6.3 Development andlor construction of any structures shall not be built seaward of the Coastal
Construction Control Line. unless approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the
City of Clearwater.
25.6.4 Beach and beach dunes shall not be disturbed or destroyed by any form of construction or
development with the exception of wooden boardwalk structures which provide access to and from beach
areas.
25.6.5 All beaches. dunes, and associated vegetation shall be protected by local ordinance.
25.6.6 Shoreline development shall be prohibited from obstructing views of the Gulf of Mexico. Clearwater
Harbor and Old Tampa Bay where public access is designated.
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This policy should be eliminated considering that it is a State issue.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. Update planning horizon.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This objective is being achieved and should be l11aintained.No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
4.6 CONSERVATION ELEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
25.6.7 All dune vegetation shall be protected by local ordinance and by provision of dune walk-over
structures for beach access.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.6.8 Access to recreational areas and facilities shall not be eliminated or reduced as a result of public or
private improvement and/or acquisition of rights-of-way, bridges, accessways, or development.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No Changes are needed.
25.7 Objective - The City shall continue to manage and protect ail Clty-owned lands that are In their
natural state, and to provide educational information programs and create public awareness.
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25.7.1 Recognize the importance and functions of Clearwater's natural ecosystems and ecotones as an
integral component of Clearwater's urban environment.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.7.2 Interface and integrate the City's recreation and parks open space system with emphasis on
conservation and recreation open space land uses.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.7.3 The City shall continue to recognize Moccasin Lake Nature Park, an environmental and energy
education center, as a unique facility that provides educational programs and activities dealing with natural
sciences, habitat, wildlife, alternative energy systems and recycling.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.7.4 The City shall establish conservation easements for the benefit of the general public to provide
pedestrian ingress and egress to and from natural areas.
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This poi icy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.8.1 The City shall continue to administer a wellfield protection ordinance which will recognize wellfields as
sensitive areas surrounding potable water wells which must be protected from contamination by land uses
associated with activities involving: automobile repair shops; electroplating; ship building; gasoline stations;
plastic products; oils/greases; photo processing; and/or any land use associated with hazardous wastes and
materials.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.8.2 Land uses which are associated with any toxic and/or hazardous materials shall be prohibited within
the recommended distance established by environmental officials thus preventing possible accidental
contamination of fresh and sea water bodies, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, fresh and saltwater swamps
and marshes, retention/detention areas, drainage ditches or any other designated natural conservation
protection area.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.8.3 The Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department shall utilize xeriscape technology where soils and
vegetation are suitable, in an effort to conserve potable water. This approach will provide continued
landscape beauty at a reduced cost.
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City park projects are evaluated for the implementation of xeriscape technology. This policy is being achieved and
should be maintained. No changes are needed.
25.8.4 The City shall not exceed its permitted consumptive use quantity authorized by the Southwest Florida
Water Management District.
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The City has a water use permit issued by SWFWMD to pump a maximum of 6.25 MGD from its water wells. The
active average pumpage is 4 MGD. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are
needed.
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25.8.5 The City shall not emit wastewater effluent from a wastewater disposal facility that does not meet
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) and Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
(F.D.E.R.) water quality effluent standards.
25.8.6 The City shall obey and enforce any emergency water shortage advisory notices issued by the
Southwest Florida Water Management District. The City shall research and establish the most cost effective
program to implement irrigation systems utilizing reclaimed water for other private land uses.
25.8.7 The City shall continue to develop its reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation of City parks, both
public and private, golf courses and other appropriate City owned properties, followed by studies of a
phased expansion of this program into residential areas for private lawn watering purposes, in an effort to
conserve potable water and replenish groundwater and aquifer supplies.
25.8.8 The City shall consider adoption of an ordinance that will prohibit the irrigation and/or the sprinkling of
all yards, lawns, and plant material with potable water during designated hours if SWFWMD water
restrictions are lifted.
25.8.9 Pesticide dealers, auto paint and repair shops, salvage yards, and other small quantity generators of
hazardous waste identified as per Florida State Law shall provide storage of hazardous products and by
products outside of the elevation of the 26-year flood plain, shall not cause the direct discharge of runoff
from said storage areas into water of the State, and shall have containment/separation traps of adequate
size to prevent any discharge in case of a spill or accident.
26.1 Objective. The City shall continue to protect, Improve and enhance surface waters from
stormwater runoff discharging Into both Interior and coastal surface waters.
26.1.1 The City shall incorporate water quality protection and enhancement criteria into all City stormwater
management plans.
26.1.2 The use of natural altematives, the conservation of natural drainage systems, and the protection and
improvement of the quality of receiving waters shall be a goal of the City stormwater management plans.
26.1.3 A stormwater utility fee or other adequate funding mechanism shall be continued to provide the
necessary funding mechanism to achieve this goal.
26.1.4 The City shall continue to implement a stormwater ordinance requiring redeveloped sites other than
single -family residential areas, to incorporate water quantity and quality controls consistent with new
development regulations, recognizing that case-by-case limitations may call for partial controls, off site
improvements or payments in lieu of improvements to achieve this goal.
26.1.5 Management plans shall be developed for waterbodies with known or suspected water quality
problems in the City to include Tampa Bay, Clearwater Harbor, Stevenson Creek, Allen's Creek, and
Alligator Creek.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. Update reference to FDER to FDEP.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City has in place irrigation restrictions. Revise to reflect current irrigation restrictions.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City evaluates within the implementation the stormwater quality-quantity requirements. This policy is being
achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
The stormwater utility fee was established two years ago. This policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
No changes are needed.
x
The Development Review Committee (DRC) during the permitting review process ensure its enforcement. . This
policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
4.6 CONSERVATION ELEMENT
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
26.1.6 The City shall systematically and timely prepare watershed or waterbody specific management plans
in accordance with the Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) program. These plans shall
include both water quality and flood control considerations and recommended funding sources.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
26.1.7 The City shall implement all City approved stormwater management plans.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
26.1.8 All City stormwater management plan projects within watersheds of the City shall comply with
applicable SWIM Plans for that waterbody or watershed.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
26.1.9 The City shall coordinate with and supplement the County's surface water monitoring program.
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This policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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27.1 Objective. The City shall ensure that parks, open space and recreation facilities are
efficiently and adequately maintained for all segments and districts of the population
according to the level of service standards established for the City.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
27.1.1 Establish a minimum Level of Service standard of four (4) acres of core system parkland for
every one thousand (1,000) persons for Citywide application. The sub district level of service will be 2
acres per 1,000 persons. For the purpose of applying this Level of Service standard, core system
parkland includes community, neighborhood, mini and scenic parks.
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Currently, the City maintains a level of service of 4.9 acres of core parkland for every 1,000 residents and most
sub district have the 2 acres per 1,000. However, due to the built out status of the city, it is difficult if not
impossible to obtain enough parkland in each sub district to meet this standard. The policy is being achieved and
should be revised in order to eliminate the sub-district requirement.
27.1.2 Locate new neighborhood parks near schools, local or collector roads, and transit routes if
feasible.
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All new neighborhood parks purchased and developed over the past 15 years have met this policy. The policy is
being achieved and should be maintained.
27.1.3 Locate new community parks and expansions to existing community parks adjacent to arterial
streets and/or transit routes whenever possible.
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All new neighborhood parks purchased and developed over the past 15 years have met this policy. The policy is
being achieved and should be maintained.
27.1.4 Continue to provide automobile and bicycle parking facilities at all community parks.
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All new neighborhood parks purchased and developed over the past 15 years have met this policy. The policy is
being achieved and should be maintained.
27.1.5 Parking lots, which serve public parks, may be constructed with a permeabie surface subject to
pavement requirements in the Community Development Code.
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The City meet this requirements in most new park development projects. The policy is being achieved and should
be maintained.
27.1.6 Continue to provide automobile and bicycle parking facilities at public beaches.
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The City has provided bicycle parking on Clearwater Beach and at public access points on Clearwater and Sand
Key. In addition, automobile parking has been provided on South Sand Key and plans are underway through
Beach By Design to create additional parking garages on Clearwater Beach. The policy is being achieved and
should be maintained.
27.1.7 Preserve beach accessways through development control and preservation of accessible street
ends.
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The City has all beach accessways secured and improved for citizen use both on Clearwater Beach and Sand Key
Beach.
27.1.8 Continue to provide handicapped parking in public park, parking lots and ramps at park
buildings to ensure that recreational lands and facilities are accessible to special user groups such as
the handicapped and the elderly.
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The City meet all ADA standards for all public parks and recreation centers and provide handicapped parking
spaces and other ADA accommodations. The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.2 Objective. The City of Clearwater shal
private sector to increase public recreati
27.2.1 Continue to enforce the adopted Recreation and Open Space Land Dedication Requirements
for the express purpose of maintaining the existing Levels of Service of recreation lands and facilities.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the ordinance ( within the development review and
permitting process) to maintain the level of service standards established by the City. The policy is being achieved
and should be maintained.
4.7 RECREATION
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEM
27.2.2 Funds collected under dedication requirements shall be expended to benefit the development
from which they were collected, specifically: 1. Open space funds shall be expended within a two (2)
mile radius when used for the acquisition of community parkland, within a one (1) mile radius when
used for the acquisition of neighborhood or mini-park parkland, or at any location in the City when used
for the acquis~ion of parkland to be used for the development of a resource-based recreation area. 2.
Recreation facilities land funds shall be expended within a two (2) mile radius when used for the
acquis~ion of community parkland, w~hin a one (1) mile radius when used for the acquisition of
neighborhood or mini park parkland, or at any location in the City when used for the acquisition of
parkland to be used for the development of a special facility site when the site is based on a
recreational facility that is deemed to provide Citywide service in accordance w~h established service
radius guidelines; and 3. Recreation facil~ies funds shall be expended within a two (2) mile
radius when used for facilities placed in a commun~y park, w~hin a one (1) mile radius when used for
facil~ies placed in a neighborhood or mini-park, or at any location in the City when used for a facility
which serves as the basis for the development of a special facil~y s~e providing City wide service.
27.2.3 Recreation facilities funds collected under dedication requirements shall be expended in
consideration of the need for recreation facil~ies as determined by the application of the service radius
guidelines and primary user guidelines contained in this plan and in conjunction w~h other
considerations determined to be relevant by the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department and
approved by the City Manager.
27.2.4 Provide an incentive w~hin the City's recreation facility impact fee structure for private
developers to provide recreational opportun~ies for their residents.
27.2.5 Maintain existing joint-use agreements between the Parks and Recreation Department and the
Pinellas County School Board and St. Petersburg Junior College.
27.2.6 Ensure access to recreational resources both private and public for low to medium income
families.
27.2.7 Review, and revise if necessary, the City's Recreation and Open Space Land Dedication
Requirements.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the ordinance (within the development review and
permitting process) to maintain the level of service standards established by the City. The ordinance should be
revised to include that funds may be used anywhere in the City to provide for open space for a city wide facility not
just for resource based lands. The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) has enforced the ordinance ( w~hin the development review and
permitting process). The policy is being achieved and should be maintained. Revise the policy to allow approval of
funds by the City Manager or his designee. Currently all expend~ures of funds from the impact fees must be
approved by the City Council. Also, consideration should be given to increase the fees charged per unit for facility
impact fees. They have been $200 per dwelling unity since 1983.
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The City has an ordinance in place that provides incentives to numerous developers. The incentive to construct
private recreation facil~ies w~hin their projects will allow developers to only be charged an upside lim~ of 6% of the
land value for recreation facility land fees. The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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This policy has allowed the City to obtain property from St. Petersburg College (SPC). Joint Use Agreements
(JUA) with the School District has continued and both the schools and City benefit. This policy has been expanded
to include numerous JUAs with Pinellas County, City of Safety Harbor and others. The policy is being achieved and
should be maintained. There is a need to change wording to expand JUA's to all public and private groups and not
just School District and SPC.
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The Park and Recreation Department provides access to private recreational resources by taking participants
from the day camps to various private recreation areas like Wet and Wild, Busch Gardens, bowling, miniature golf,
museums etc. Remove this policy since Department will continue to do this without this policy.
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The City has a Recreation and Open Space Land Dedication Ordinance which as has been revised 3 times since
its inception to take into account changes in the environment. One of the latest changes helped to define
redevelopment projects and how they would need to meet these requirements. When the ordinance was adopted
there was little redevelopment in Clearwater. The Department is looking to develop a new city wide assessment to
see if any new changes are required. The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
27.2.8 Coordinate the Parks and Recreation Department's plans and activities with all other
appropriate City departments and government agencies.
There is good coordination with all City Departments. The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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27.2.9 Coordinate Parks and Recreation Department's plans with local community groups when
appropriate.
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The Ctty held public meetings for most park projects. The Department worked wtth neighborhood associations.
residents adjacent to any project, and special interest groups on all projects where they are impacted. The policy
is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.3 Objective - Continue to increase the supply of core system parkland in areas needing
additional neighborhood parks and mini-parks.
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This objective is being aChieved and should be maintaiped. No changes are needed.
27.3.1 Review service radius and primary service guidelines for recreation faciltties by the end of
2000.
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The policy is being achieved and should be maintained. A new study is currently underway to determine if the
guidelines are still valid and viable as of 2006.
27.3.2 Continue to acquire parkland for new supplemental mini-parks to meet district deficiencies.
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Parkland has been purchased; however the focus is not on mini parks since they require addttional operational
funds and with rising maintenance costs tt does not seem reasonable to continue to try and meet sub district
standards. The policy is being achieved and should be revised. See recommendations under 27.1.1
27.3.3 Maintain the provisions of the City charter regarding the required referendum prior to approval
the sale of public parklands to ensure adequate public recreation and open space lands within the City.
This has remained stable and it is a provision of the City Charter. It is rarely used but when it comes up a
referendum is held.
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27.3.4 Address the varying desires of the City's population when implementing recreation plans, with
special attention to the needs of those who may have significantly limited recreational alternatives such
as low and moderate income groups, minorities, youth and the elderly.
The City completed the Parks and Recreation Master Plan in April 2002 which included a needs assessment.
Major park renovations have occurred to parks where there are moderate to low income groups as well as
minorities. A pressing need has been to meet the ever growing population of Hispanics moving into the city. While
it is important to address all of the special interest groups in the city, tt is more important to provide a city wide
comprehensive parks and recreation delivery system. This means focusing on the big picture and by doing so all
age groups, ethnic groups and socio economic groups. The policy has been achieved and should be maintained.
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27.3.5 Beautify parks and selected open space sites to enhance the city's visual quality.
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The City has made progress in improving the beautifICation of the parks and city as a whole. Public faciltties,
ROW's, medians and main entry ways to Clearwater as well as parks have been beautified including Gulf to Bay,
entrance to Clearwater Beach, NGRAC, Ross Norton Complex, EC Moore Complex to name a few. The policy is
being achieved and should be maintained.
27.3.6 The following recreation facilities are needed to satisfy level-of-service standards. Facility 2000
2005 playground apparatus 0 0 neighborhood recreation centers 1 0 community recreation centers 0 0
gymnasiums 6" 0 baseball diamonds, reg. 00 baseball diamonds, youth 0 1 softball diamonds, adult
2 1 softball diamonds. youth 0 0 footbalVsoccer fields 0 0 basketball courts, outdoor 0 0 tennis courts 0
o handbalVracquetball courts 4 1 swimming pools 00 fitness courses 0 0 horseshoe courts 0 0 lawn
bowling courts 0 0 shuffleboard courts 0 0 golf courses 0 0 .. City owned and controlled facilities are
needed since time available at leased facilities has become too limited.
Added the North Greenwood Recreation and Aquatic Center. Constructed 3 new gymnasiums and purchased one.
The City has some deficiencies in gyms, adult baseball and softball fields LOS for handball racquetball courts has
diminished. The policy is ongoing and should be revised to adjust current level of services for adult baseball and
softball as well as handball/racquetball courts.
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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
27.4 Objective. Preserve natural open space areas which constitute aesthetic and/or
ecological community assets.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
27.4.1 To maintain adequate open space in the Ctty's neighborhoods and commercial areas, the City
will continue to administer landscape, drainage and impervious surface regulations in the Community
Development Code.
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The policy is being implemented in collaboration with the Planning Department. Parks and Recreation Department
has representation on the Development Review Committee to insure that open space and park needs are
addressed. The policy should be maintained.
27.4.2 The City shall pursue designation and acquisttion of open space areas in new and redeveloping
areas through the creation of green permeable areas in easements, traffic islands, etc., in compliance
with the City's Community Development Code.
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The policy is being implemented in collaboration wtth the Planning Department. Parks and Recreation Department
has representation on the Development Review Committee to insure that open space and park needs are
addressed. The policy should be maintained.
27.4.3 Continue to designate appropriate land "Preservation' and "Recreation/Open Space" in the
Future Land Use Plan whenever feasible.
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The policy is being implemented in collaboration wtth the Planning Department. Parks and Recreation Department
has representation on the Development Review Committee to insure that open space and park needs are
addressed. The policy should be maintained.
27.4.4 Preserve coastal and interior wetlands, floodways, floodplains, and other environmentally
significant areas to protect their aesthetic and environmental qualities which benefit the City.
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The City has been taken big steps to preserve coastal and wetlands, floodways etc. This effort is headed up by
the Engineering Department. Parks and Recreation has increased the number of acres in environmental and open
space lands. The policy is ongoing and should be maintained.
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Environmental education is primarily promoted by Moccasin Lake Nature Park staff and partnerships with non-prom
and Pinellas County School District.
27.4.5 Support environmental education in parks.
27.4.6 Maintain at least four percent (4%) of the total land in the City as "recreation open space" park
uses by enforcing the City's current open space land dedication requirements.
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The policy is being achieved and should be maintained. The City has exceeded standard by enforcing the Open
Space Recreation Land Dedication requirements.
27.4.7 In order to preserve "recreation open space" as defined herein for passive recreation pursutts,
direct the development of recreation faciltties to 'recreation facilities lands."
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This is being done in accordance with Open Space Recreation Land Dedication requirements. The policy is being
achieved and should be maintained.
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Bayview Park has been purchased for this purpose as well as other land that that has been converted to flood plain
areas. Natural open space areas in passive as well as active parks have been preserved for this purpose. The
policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.4.8 When possible, provide open space properties which have the diverstty of resources necessary
for nature study and the enjoyment of natural assets in order to assure environmental understanding.
27.4.9 Coordinate recreation planning wtth other plans concerning water quality, stormwater
management, fish and wildlife management, and environmental education.
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The policy is being implemented in collaboration with the Planning Department. Parks and Recreation Department
has representation on the Development Review Committee to insure that open space and park needs are
addressed. The policy should be maintained.
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All entryways to Clearwater have been beautified and there is an effort to make improvements to them including
Courtney Campbell Causeway, Memorial Causeway, Edgewater Drive, Sand Key, McMullen Booth Road etc. The
policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.4.10 Enhance the image of Clearwater by developing gateway corridor beautification projects.
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4.7 RECREATION
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
27.4.11 Beautify and provide recreation and open space opportunities for the commercial
redevelopment areas of Clearwater Beach, Downtown and Gulf to- Bay, through the City's "One City,
One Future" Plan.
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Provision of additional open space in Downtown is difficult due to that district not having to pay Open Space
Recreation Land fees. No funds available nor requirements for downtown developments to provide open space or
additional parks. The policy is being achieved and should be revised. Eliminate "One City and One Future Plan"
due to the new City vision. In addition, there is a need to consider changing the ordinance to require downtown
developments to pay open space fees.
27.5 Objective. Enhance and maintain the City's unique physical characteristics by making the
best use of existing and potential recreation lands.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. Nochal1!les are needed.
27.5.1 The City shall be responsible for maintaining the environmental integrity of significant and
unique areas owned by the City.
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Management plan has been developed to maintain all environmental sensitive park lands. The policy is being
achieved and should be maintained.
27.5.2 Incompatible land uses located in or near recreational areas and any action, which is known to
have severe adverse impacts on such areas, should be minimized or abolished.
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The policy is being implemented in collaboration with the Planning Department. Parks and Recreation Department
has representation on the Development Review Committee to insure that open space and park needs are
addressed. The policy should be maintained.
27.5.3 The City should utilize areas of ecological, historical, or archaeological value for parks and
recreation areas.
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Bayview Park was purchased and added to the inventory of park land that meets these requirements. The policy
is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.5.4 The historic preservation components of the City's Comprehensive Plan, the Florida
Department of State and private historical and archaeological organizations should be consulted when
considering development or redevelopment of lands thought to have some historical or archaeological
signifICance.
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The policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
27.6 Objective - The City shall take an active role to be a facilitator in providing recreation and park
facilities and opportunities for the citizens and guests of Clearwater as adopted il1the patks and
recreation master plan approved in April 2002.
Proposed Objective
27.6.1 The City will attempt to meet the Priority, Medium Term and Long Term Actions as described in
the Needs Assessment Summary of the Master Plan and detailed in specific terms under the action
plan and implementation program of the Plan.
Proposed Policy
27.6.2 The City will adopt the continuous actions and policies for general parks and recreation
development to insure that the appropriate facilitation to share in the responsibility of providing parks is
achieved.
Proposed Policy
27.6.3 The City will adopt the continuous actions and policies for recreation programming in order to
provide quality programs in accordance to the needs assessment.
Proposed Policy
4.7 RECREATION
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AN
27.6.4 The City will adopt the continuous actions/policies for administration, operations and
maintenance in order to accomplish the facilitation model of the plan and develop partnerships to meet
the recreational needs of the community.
Proposed Policy
27.7 Objective. The City shall take an active role to be a facilitator in providing a variety of cultural
activities and art opportunities both visual and performing for the citizens and guests of Clearwater as
adopted in the Clearwater Cultural Plan in September 2002.
27.7.1 The City will adopt a Public Arts Ordinance for the purpose of promoting public and private
contributions for the commissioning public art in the City of Clearwater.
Proposed Policy
27.7.2 The City will establish a Public Art and Design Committee to develop and administer the public
art ordinance under the direction of city staff.
Proposed Policy
27.7.3 The City will establish a Public Art and Design Fund to receive monies designated for public art.
Proposed Policy
27.7.4 The City will develop a program and funding to maintain existing and future public art in
Clearwater.
Proposed Policy
27.7.5 The City will facilitate and support the development of performing arts in the City of Clearwater.
Proposed Policy
27.7.6 The Parks and Recreation Department will act as the City liaison for the Sister City program as
a way to promote education and understanding between different world cultures.
Proposed Policy
27.8 Objective: The City shall facilitate the actions proposed within the draft Bicycle and Pedestrian
Master Plan to be adopted by the City Council in 2006.
27.8.1 The City will facilitate implementation of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Proposed Policy
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28.1 Objective. The Clearwater Comprehensive Plan shall be forwarded to the school board,
Pinellas County, other adjacent local governments, and agencies (previously noted), such as
the M.P.O., which have regulatory or operating authority in the City for purposes of
coordinating future operations and development in the City.
28.1.1 The City of Clearwater shall continue to coordinate with the School Board, as outlined in the
intertocal agreement entered into between the City of Clearwater and the Pinellas County School
Board on March 11, 1997. The City shall also continue to implement the public educational facilities
sitting requirements, as indicated in the Future Land Use Element, consistent with Chapter 163 and
235, F.S.
28.1.2 The City recognizes State legislation regarding continued State funding for schools which are
designated as historic and shall continue to coordinate with the appropriate State and Federal
agencies to ensure the continued preservation of South Ward School, a National Register building.
28.1.3 Oearwater supports a multi-jurisdictional land use planning entity in Pinellas County.
28.1.4 Clearwater supports intergovernmental coordination in transportation and mass transit
planning, through the M.P.O. and P.S.T.A.
28.1.5 Oearwater shall propose additional intergovernmental coordination mechanisms to enhance
services, as noted in the Parks and Recreation and Housing Elements.
28.1.6 The City conforms to State public records laws, and as a policy, provides requested information
on as timely a basis as possible.
28.1.7 The City shall provide annual Comprehensive Plan monitoring information, in a timely fashion,
to be used to direct public expenditures.
28.1.8 Oearwater shall present any community redevelopment district plans, or redevelopment district
and boundary changes, for approval by the Board of County Commissioners.
29.1.1 Any major substantive conflicts as noted by resolution shall be proposed for submiltalto
TBRPC's informal regional mediation process, or other mediation methods shall be sought.
29.1.2 Other conflicts, which may be considered minor or non-substantive, shall be transmitted as
comments to the appropriate local government.
29.1.3 Clearwater shall participate in and support regional conflict resolution mechanisms as
appropriate.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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The City is working within the School District in order to develop the Public School Concurrency Management
System and establishing the level of services as required by the Florida Legislation. The results of this plan will be
incorporated within the City's Comprehensive Plan.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. The City of Clearwater maintains constant coordination with the
Pinellas Planning Council
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The City prepares annually a public report of expenditures. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
29.1.4 ClealW3ter shall coordinate with appropriate State and Federal agencies to insure the
preservation of designated historic structures and neighborhoods.
29.1.5 Establishment of interlocal bicycle and recreational paths shall be recognized as an
intergovernmental coordination effort under the auspices of the M.P.O.
29.1.6 The City shall continue to participate with the Agency on Bay Management and the Tampa Bay
National Estuary Program in its partnership approach to the protection and restoration of Tampa Bay.
29.2 Objective - The City shall
and secondary s as t
transportation etc.) a
agreements to maxi
29.2.1 The City shall continue to cooperate with F.D.O.T. in all matters of traffic signal access
requests that affect the State highway system and shall seek to obtain access permitting authority on
State roads.
29.2.2 Clearwater shall provide F.D.O.T. with annual reports that document efforts at concurrency
management on State roads.
29.3 Objective - The City shall continue to maintain A.PA and State Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) standards for sewage treatment.
29.3.1 City shall continue to coordinate with the State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
in implementation of the Grizzle -Fig Bill, as it relates to wastewater treatment.
29.3.2 Clearwater shall continue to monitor and update the inter/ocal agreement with Safety Harbor to
provide for continued availability of capacity for sewage treatment.
29.4 Objective. The City shall maintain State De
potable water standards.
nmental Protection (DEP)
29.4.1 ClealW3ter shall continue to coordinate with SWFWMD in matters pertaining to consumptive
use, wellfield mapping, and water conservation.
29.4.2 ClealW3ter shall continue coordination, through interlocal agreement and subsequent
amendments, and participation with Pinellas County, to assure continued potable water delivery to
retail users.
29.5 Objective. Clearwater shall continue to partic!
management programs to increase the volume of r
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The City is finishing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Efforts have been coordinated with the M.P.O. Policy
is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The City continues to be a regular participant in the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program. Policy is being achieved
and should be maintained.
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The City assures that all new traffic signal and access requests that affect state roads are reviewed and approved
by F.D.O.T. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained with the elimination of "and shall seek to access
permitting authority on State Roads".
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. The policy should reflect the need of coordinating with the
Regional Water Supply Plan prepared by SWFWMD
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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4.8INTERCOVERNMENTAL
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
29.5.1 Clearwater shall continue as a user of the County resource recovery facility.
29.5.2 The City shall continue to support the Household Chemical Collection Program in conjunction
with Pinellas County.
29.5.3 Clearwater shall actively support efforts to increase recycling and reduce the solid waste
stream by appropriate target amounts, consistent with applicable State law.
29.6 Objective - Clearwater shall participate on a technical and a policy level in the
preparation, planning, funding, coordination, and implementation of a master stonnwater
management plan with other governmental entities, SWFWMD, State Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) and other affected parties.
29.6.1 The Public Works Department shall continue to coordinate and oversee preparation of
stormwater management plans.
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29.6.2 Clearwater shall participate in interlocal agreements to implement and fund stormwater
management plan improvements.
29.7 Objective. Clearwater shall coordinate withPinellas County's Department of
Environmental Management and with the Department of Environmental Protection to upgrade
and maintain air quality.
29.7.1 Oearwater shall cooperate in air quality monitoring and modeling efforts of the Pinellas County
D.E.M.
29.7.2 Clearwater shall continue and seek to expand, as necessary, joint use agreements for
recreational facilities with the Pinellas County School Board and other recreation facility providers.
30.1 Objective - the City shall continue to work with thePPC,the State, and the County in the
orderly annexation of the City's existing enclaves.
30.1.1 The City shall continue to implement the existing interlocal agreement with the County for the
exercise of planning authority relating to County enclaves and other adjacent areas for possible future
voluntary annexation.
30.1.2 The City shall specifically examine proposed land use plans of local governments adjacent to
its boundaries and determine where any inconsistencies exist.
30.1.3 The City shall continue to support the efforts of SWFWMD, under the Surface Water
Improvement (SWIM) program, to upgrade the water of Tampa Bay.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Watershed management plans are completed and being implemented for the Allen's Creek, Alligator Creek and
Stevenson's Creek watersheds. A new policy should reflect the need of preparing, monitoring and updating
watersheds plans. In addition, this policy should indicate the responsibility of the Engineering Department instead 0
the Public Works Department on developing the watersheds plans.
The City currently has interlocal agreements with SWFWMD, FDEP and Pinellas County for implementing and
funding stormwater projects. Policy is being achieved and shouid be maintained.
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This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are ~eded.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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This objective is being achieved and should
No changes are~ed.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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The City continues to be a participant in the SWIM program. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
4.8 INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION 0 TIVES AND PO
30.1.4 The City supports the efforts of the County and adjacent local governments to maintain and
upgrade the condition of Clearwater Harbor.
30.1.5 The City will continue to support the efforts of the Pinellas Planning Council and Pinellas County
to coordinate land use categories on the countywide and municipal plans to achieve a compatible
system of land use categories.
31.1 Objective -To identify .mdcoordinatelhe effl!ctsof special districts in Pinellas County
with the Comprehensive Plan.
31.1.1 The City will review the plans and independent special district facility reports of the Pinellas
County Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), the Southwest Florida Water Management District
(SWFWMD), and Tampa Bay Water (TBW) and identify and resolve conflicts with the City's
comprehensive plan, including concurrency related items.
31.1.2 The City will coordinate with the PSTA, the SWFWMD, and TBW staff and governing board in
order to resolve issues in Policy 31 .1.1.
31.1.3 The City will consider amending its comprehensive plan based upon the review of plans and
discussions identified in Policy 31.1.2.
31.2 Objective -Identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning on population
projections, school sitting, facilities subject to concurrency, facilities with countywide
significance, and problematic uses.
31.2.1 The City will coordinate with the Pinellas County Planning Department in order to develop
countywide population projections that include expected growth shown in the comprehensive pian for
the community.
31.2.2 The City will review the draft population projections and consider using them in the
comprehensive plan.
31.2.3 The City will forward the population projections used in the comprehensive pian to the School
Board so they can consider projected growth and development as it relates to the future need for
schools in the School Board's 5, 10, and 20-year facility plan.
31.2.4 The City will amend its existing interlocal agreement with the School Board to include the joint
utilization of consistent and coordinated population projections.
31.2.5 The City will utilize the countywide planning process as a means of notifying the School Board,
which has one member on the PPC, and School Board staff, which has one member of the Planners
Advisory Committee, of proposed land use plan amendments.
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The City continues to work with Pinellas County and neighboring municipalities to upgrade the condition of
Clearwater Harbor. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. The City needs better coordination on the definition and
calculation of mixed uses; as well as be consistent with degree of restrictions imposed by the Pinellas Planning
Council and City's zoning.
x
are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. This policy needs to be re-written eliminate reference to Tampa
Bay Water.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. This policy needs to be re-wrilten eliminate reference to Tampa
Bay Water.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
s are needed.
x
POlicy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
The City is working within the School District in order to develop the Public School Concurrency Management
System and establishing the level of services as required by the Florida Legislation. The results of this plan will be
incorporated within the City's Comprehensive Plan.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
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4.8 INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
31.2.6 The City will utilize the countywide planning process, or other appropriate process, in the review
and recommendation of any necessary modifications to the agreed upon school sitting processes due
to intergovernmental conflicts or to address any needed refinements to reflect current statutory
requirements.
31.2.7 The City will review the School Board's annually updated 5-year School Plant Survey (5-year
facility work program), 10, and 20-year facility work programs and coordinate those plans with the
comprehensive plan.
31.2.8 The City will coordinate, through the Metropolitan Planning Organization (M.P.O), the
transportation needs of the City with the needs of the remainder of the county and the Florida
Department of Transportation (F.D.O.T).
31.2.9 The City will continue to coordinate with the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
staff for the provision of countywide facilities, including but not limited to, solid waste disposal, the SI.
Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport, and the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center.
31.2.10 The City will continue to coordinate with the M.P.O and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
staffs for the provision of bridges, major transportation facilities, and mass transit.
31.2.11 The City will forward notice of proposed future land use plan policies related to hurricane
shelters and evacuation routes, as well as map amendments resulting in an increase in POPulation
within coastal high hazard areas, to the TBRPC and the Pinellas County Emergency Management
Department to determine hurricane shelter space and the effect of increased evacuation clearance
times and routes.
31.3 Objective. Bring intetgovernmental disputes to closure ina timely manner through the
use ofvoluntary dispute resolution proc:esses.
31.3.1 The City will utilize the existing countywide planning process, as appropriate, to resolve local
government future land use plan disputes, as well as other planning related intergovernmental
disputes.
31.3.2 The City will utilize the TBRPC's role as a mediator and conciliator as outlined in Rule 29H-13,
FAC, to reconcile differences on planning and growth management issues as outlined in the Rule.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
The City is working within the School District in order to develop the Public School Concurrency Management
System and establishing the level of services as required by the Florida Legislation. The results of this plan will be
incorporated within the City's Comprehensive Plan.
x
The City is an active participant in the M.P.O. The City's Traffic Operations Manager is Chairman of the Technical
Advisory Committee. The City is participating within a work group to coordinate consistent concurrency
management for transportation countywide the M.P.O. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and shouid be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
4.9 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESS AND SHORTCOMINGS
32.1 Objective - The Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of
Clearwater shall be reviewed and adopted annually In light of the needs addressed In the various
elements of the Comprehensive Plan Including the fifth year needs of each subsequent adoption.
32.1.1 The CIE shall be reviewed and adopted annually prior to or concurrent with the review and adoption of
the CIty's Capltallf1l)rovements Program (CIP), and capital Improvement projects Induded In the CIE schedule
of capital lf1l)rovements shall be Induded in the same yea~s CIP.
32.1.2 The City shall be permitted to amend the Schedule of Capital Improvements two times during any
calendar year and as allowed for emergencies, developments of regional impact and certain small-scale
development activities pursuant to Fiorida Statutes 163.3187.
32.1.3 The CIE shall Include major projects identified as needed in the elements of the comprehensive plan
and which have an estimated cost of more than $100,000. This does not preclude the indusion of other needs
identified in the comprehensive plan of less than $100,000 in the City's annual Capital Improvements Program.
32.1.4 Any act or failure to act that causes any project listed In the Schedule of Capital Improvements of this
COf1l)rehensive Plan to be scheduled for completion in a fiscal year later than the fiscal year indicated in the
Schedule of Capital Improvements shall be effective only if the act causing the delay is subject to one of the
following: 1. Projects providing capacity equal to or greater than the delayed project are accelerated or added
to the Schedule of Capital lf1l)rovements in order to provide capacity of public facilities in the fiscal year at
least equal to the capacity scheduled prior to the act which delayed the subject project. 2. Modification of
development orders issued conditionally or subject to the concurrent availability of public facility capacity
provided by the delayed project. Such modification shall restrict the allowable amount and schedule of
development to that which can be served by the capacity of publiC facilities according to the revised scheduled.
3. Amendment of the Pian to reduce the adopted standard for the ievel of service for publiC facilities until the
fiscal year in which the delayed project is scheduled to be completed.
32.1.5 Capital improvements projects proposed for inclusion in the schedule of capital improvements should be
evaluated on the following criteria and considered in the priority listed below: 1. New publiC facilities and
if1l)rovements to existing publiC facilities that eliminate publiC hazards (Priority 1); 2. A repair, remodeling,
renovation or replacement of obsolete or worn out facilities that contribute to achieving or maintaining
standards for levels of service (Priority 2); 3. New or expanded facilities that reduce or eliminate deficiencies in
levels of service for existing demand (Priority 3); 4. New or expanded facilities that provide the adopted levels
of service for new development and redevelopment during the next five fiscal years as updated by the annual
review of this element in the following priority order serve: (a) Previously approved orders permitting
redevelopment; (b) Previously approved orders permitting development; (c) New orders permitting
redevelopment; and (d) New orders permitting new development (Priority 4); 5. Improvements to existing
facilities and new facilities that significantly reduce the operating costs of providing a service or facility or othen
32.1.6 Projects relating to the renewal and/or replacement of essential public facilities shall be induded in the
annual adoption of the capital improvements element when the renewal and/or replacement is required to
maintain a minimum Level of Service and is more than $100,000.
32.1.7 Maximum use will be made of user fees, intergovernmental transfers, and other funding sources to limit
the use of ad valorem revenues for funding capital lf1l)rovements.
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x
This objective is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. Needs be re-written it to reflect DCA review prior adoption
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy Is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
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32.1.8 The City shall, in cooperation with Pinellas County as approved by the voters in March 1997, institute a
Local Government Infrastructure Surtax (LGIS) for the purpose of supplementing current revenue sources in
order to fund the capital improvements called for in this Plan.
32.1.9 As stated in the City Charter, the total indebtedness, which for the purpose of this limitation shall include
revenue, refunding and improvement bonds, of the City of Clearwater shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of
the current assessed valuation of all real property located in the City; and the total budgeted expenditures in
any fiscal year shall not exceed the total estimated revenue plus any unencumbered funds carried forward from
a prior fiscal year.
32.1.10 The City recognizes the value and will prioritize capital improvements associated with redevelopment
plans and special area plans.
32.2 Objective" Management of Clearwater's coastal zone shall limit public expenditures to those
necessary to serve existing and planned development.
32.2.1 City infrastructure located in coastal high hazard areas shall be given first priority in receiving
renourishment projects, necessary maintenance, and repair and replacement projects; the coastai high hazard
area is determined to be evacuation level "A" zone for a Category 1 hurricane as delineated by Pinellas County
and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
32.2.2 Damaged infrastructure shall be replaced or rebuilt to minimize the potential for future damage. Unless
the facility is necessary to serve the population of the coastal zone, consideration shall be given to relocating
publiC facilities outside the coastal zone.
32.2.3 Infrastructure damage in coastai high hazard areas during previous storms was limited to beach and
water-dependent uses. Repairs and rebuilding of sewage treatment plants and lift stations damaged in future
stonns shall be conducted with such methods to minimize hurricane vulnerability.
32.2.4 The following infrastructure improvements shall be speCifically considered as part of the locai coastal
zone management element for purposes of consistency with applicable State law: expansion/rebuilding of
Memorial Causeway Bridge and addition of turn lanes; expansion of publiC park and beach access facilities;
beach renourishment, and addition of sanitary sewer and street drainage capacities, as needed, to implement
water quality objectives. These improvements are consistent with the local coastal zone management element
and are eligible for State funds, which are now or may become available.
32.2.5 Level of service standards will not be the exclusive deterrrinant of the need for a capital improvement in
the coastal high hazard area when a repair, remodeling, renovation or replacement of an obsolete or worn out
facility, as determined by the City Manager and City Commission, is necessary or when capital improvements
are provided in excess of the standards adopted in this Plan based upon the following criteria: 1. The capital
improvement does not make financially infeasible any capital improvement of the same type that is needed to
achieve or maintain the standards for levels of service adopted in this Plan; and 2. The capital improvement
does not contradict, limit or substantially change the goals, objectives and policies of any element of this Plan;
and 3. The excess capacity is an integral part of a capital improvement that is needed to
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x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. It is executed on a project by project basis. No changes are
needed
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. Lift stations are elevated above flood zones. Investments have
been done to upgrade facilities to current City's standards and codes.
x
The new Memorial Causeway bridge is complete. A traffic study is underway for downtown to evaluate intersection
improvements and turn lane improvements. The Beach Walk project expands park and beach access facilities.
Pinellas County manages beach renourishmen!. A project is currently underway on Sand Key. Sanitary and storm
drain capacities are being upgraded through various projects. Poiicy is being achieved and maintained. Needs to be
re-write it and delete references to the Memorial Causeway Bridge, the change turn lanes to intersection
improvements, and the beach renourishmen!.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
achieve or maintain standards for ievels of service; or 4. The excess capacity provides economies of scale
making it less expensive than a comparable amount of capacity if acquired at a later date; or 5. The asset
acquired is land that is environmentally sensitive or designated by the City as necessary for conservation,
recreation or protection of coastal high hazard areas; or 6. The excess capacity is part of a capital project
financed by general obligation bonds approved by referendum.
32.3 Objective. No development order shall be approved where the development would increase the
demand on essential public facilities to the point that the Level of Service provided by an essential
publiC facility Is reduced to below the minimum Level of Service standard for that facility as described
herein.
32.3.1 Essential public facilities as def:ned in this plan include and are limited to those facilities relating to
sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, transportation, and parks and recreation systems.
32.3.2 The City shall determine, prior to the issuance of development orders, whether sufficient capacity of
essential public facilities to meet the minimum standards for levels of service for the existing population and a
proposed development will be available concurrent with the impacts of the proposed development.
32.3.3 If it is determined that sufficient capacity of essential public facilities will be available concurrent with the
ilTl>acts of a proposed development, a final development order may be issued in accordance with the following
schedule: 1. For potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and drainage, the concurrency requirement will be
satisfied if: (a) The necessary facilities are in place at the time the order is issued; or (b) The order is issued
subject to the condition that the necessary facilities will be in place when the impacts of the development
occur; or (c) The necessary facilities are under construction at the time the order is issued; or (d) The
necessary facilities are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement that includes the provisions of
subsections (a) through (c) above. An enforceable development agreement may include, but is not limited to.
development agreements pursuant to Section 163.3220, Florida Statutes or an agreement or development
order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes. The agreement must guarantee that the necessary
facilities will be in place when the impacts of the development occur. 2. For parks and recreation, the
concurrency requirement will be satisfied by the criteria contained in Policy 32.3.3.1 or if: (a) At the time an
order is issued, the necessary facilities are the subject of a binding executed contract which provides for the
commencement of the actual construction of the required facilities or the proviSion of services within one year
of the issuance of the order; or (b) The necessary facilities are guaranteed in an enforceable development
agreement, which requires the commencement of the actual construction of the facilities within one year of the
issuance of the applicable development order. An enforceable development agreement may Include, but is not
limited to, development agreements pursuant to Section 163.3220, Florida Statutes or an agreement or
development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes. 3. For roads and mass transit, the
concurrency requirement will be satisfied by the criteria contained in Policy 32.3.3.1 or Policy 32.3.3,2 or if, in
areas in which the City
in Policy 32.3.3,1 or Policy 32.3.3.2 or if, in areas in which the City has committed to provide the necessary
publiC facilities in accordance with the schedule of capital ilTl>rovements, aclual construction of the road or
mass transit facilities is scheduled to commence in of before the third year of the schedule proVided that the
necessary publiC facilities will be available to accommodate the impact of the development.
32.3.4 A developer may propose developments in stages or phases so that facilities needed for each phase
will be available in accordance with the criteria contained in Policy 32.3,3,
.
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x
The City Development Review Committee within their review process defined, Policy is being achieved and should
be maintained Need to substitute reference to sewer by wastewater treatment plant capacity and wastewater system
collection capacity.
x
The City Development Review Committee within their review process defined. Policy is being achieved and should
be maintained.
x
The City Development Review Committee within their review process defined. Policy is being achieved and should
be maintained.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
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32.3.5 An applicant for a preliminary development order may request a determination of the capacity of the
essentia I public facilities as part of the review and approval of the preliminary development order provided
that: 1. The determination that such capacity is available shall apply only to specific uses, densities and
intensities based on information provided by the applicant; 2. The determination that such capacity is available
shall be valid for development that is completed within a period not to exceed two years; 3. The determination
that such capacity is available shall be valid for development that is completed within any period of time
acceptable to the City and the applicanl provided that: (a) The period of time is explicitly set forth in a binding
development agreement as authorized by Florida Statutes; (b) The applicant provides one or more of the
following assurances acceptable to the City in form and amount to guarantee the applicant's pro rata share of
the City's financial obligation for public facilities which are constructed by the City for the benefit of the subject
property;
x
The City Development Review Committee within their review process defined. Policy is being achieved and should
be maintained. Needs to be revised to reflect that developers should pay by the impact of their development in City's
service capacity (localized impacts should also be funded by the developer despite the impact fees)
i. performance bond, ii. irrevocable letter of credit, iii. prepayment of impact fees, iv. prepayment of capacity, or
v. formation of a Convnunity Development District pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. (c) Whenever an
applicant's pro rata share of a publiC facility is less than the full cost of the facility; the City shall do one of the
following: i. contract with the applicant for the full cost of the facility including terms regarding reimbursement of
the applicant for costs in excess of the applicant's pro rata share; or ii. obtain assurances similar to those in
subsection (b) above from other sources; or iii. amend this Comprehensive Plan to modify the adopted
standard for the level of service so as to reduce the required facility to equal the applicant's needs. (d) No
further determination of capacity for the subject property shall be required prior to the expiration of the
determination of capacity for the preliminary development order and the subject property shall be vested with
the right to obtain final development orders subject to the requirements of this section.
32.3.6 An applicant for a preliminary development order may alternatively elect to request approval of a the
preliminary development order without a determination of the capacity of essential publiC facilities provided that
any such order is issued subject to requirement in the applicable land development regulation or to speCific
conditions contained in the preliminary development order that: 1. Final development orders for the subject
property are subject to a determination of capacity of the essential public facilities; and 2. No rights to oblain
final development orders nor any other rights to develop the subject property have been granted or implied by
the City's approval of the preliminary development order.
The City Development Review Committee within their review process defined. Policy is being achieved and should
be maintained. Needs to be revised to reflect that developers should pay by the impact of their development in City's
service capacity (localized impacts should also be funded by the developer despite the impact fees)
32.3.7 Standards for the minimum Level of Service to be provided by essential public facilities within the
'urisdiction of the City of Clearwater are established in the applicable element.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed
32.4 Objective. Future development shall be required t
Improvements necessitated by the development In ord
standards.
32.4.1 The City will use impact fees as a means of financing capital improvements of essential public facilities,
which are necessary to maintain, adopted Level of Service standards for new construction or development.
x
Impact fees cover system improvements--storage, pumping, treatment capacity, system expansions and transmission
-and are restricted for that purpose. It is necessary to review existing impact fees which have not been updated
since 1983. Policy is being achieved and should be maintained.
32.4.2 Review impact fee structures to assure that assessments are sufficient to cover an appropriate portion
of the costs incurred by new development.
x
Policy has not been achieved and should be maintained to be developed in 2006-2007.
32.4.3 Establish an appropriate interval for the continuing review of the amounts to be assessed new
developments for impact fees.
x
Policy has not been achieved. Staff needs to develop a process to establish the appropriate intervals. The City is
currently reviewing the impact fees.
4.9 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESS AND SHORTCOMINGS
32.4.4 Existing development shall pay for some or all of the capital improvements that reduce or eliminate
existing deficiencies, some or all of the replacement of obsoiete or worn out facilities, and may pay a portion of
the cost of capital improvements needed by future development.
32.4.5 Existing development's payments may take the form of user fees, special assessments and taxes.
32.4.6 Future development shall pay for some or all of the capital improvements needed to address the impact
of such development and may pay a portion of the cost of the replacement of obsolete or worn out facilities.
32.4.7 Future development's payments may take the form of, but are not limited to, VOluntary contributions for
the benefit of any publiC facility, impact fees, capacity fees, dedications of land, proviSion of public facilities,
and future payments of user fees, special assessments and taxes. Future development shall not pay impact
fees for the portion of any capital improvement that reduces or eliminates existing deficiencies.
32.5 Objective - Conti
which compares the I
fiscal feasibility of a
32.5.1 In 1990, the City instituted a concurrency management ordinance for the thoroughfare system, which
states that sufficient capacity exists prior to certificate of occupancy. A LOS report shall be prepared by the
City in coordinafion with Pinellas County to ensure the confinued monitoring of the LOS using data available
from the computerized traffic signal system. This system shall include access management considerations
such as: requiring issuance of applicable driveway permits from the FDOT as a condition for final site plan
approval, inclusion of access points on non residential collector streets wherever possible, and may require
grouping of driveways, restriction of curb cuts or restrictions or phasing of development as a condition of
approval.
32.5.2 The City shall recognize the overriding Constitutional principle that private property shall not be taken
without due process of law and the payment of just compensation, which principle is restated in Section
163.3194 (4) (a) Florida Statutes.
32.5.3 In the planning of capital improvements, the City shall consider the effect of such improvement on local
resources listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the Intent to preserve the integrity of such
places.
32.5.4 In the planning of capital improvements, the City shall consider the effects of controversiai public
facilities, such as landfills, prisons, wastewater treatment facilities, and power lines, with the intent of locating
them in areas where they may best serve their purpose and have the fewest negative impacts.
32.6 Objective. The City shall recognize that rights to d
in accordance with established binding develop
provide facilities concurrent with the Impact of d
elop property should be granted
onslstent with the Intent to
32.6.1 Developments of Regional Impact which are the subject of and in compliance with an adopted
Development Order may continue to develop consistent with the terms of Order Chapter 380 F.S., and
appropriate administrative rules.
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x
Policy has not been achieved and should be maintained to be developed, especially with all the redevelopment
activity.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and shouid be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is ongoing. The City is participating in a task force within the MPO to improve the concurrency management
system in Pinellas County considering the Florida Legislative changes.
x
Polley is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. Eliminate wastewater treatment plants from the list.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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4.9 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESS AND SHORTCOMINGS
32.6.2 Beginning the time of plan adoption. all applications for building per".,;t which are located on backlogged
road facilities shall be reviewed and monitored for consistency with this Comprehensive Plan.
x
POlicy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
32.6.3 Any new application for a development order or revalidation of a building permit, site plan, or
subdivision plat requested after May 1990 shall be subject to concurrency review. Previously approved site
plans or plats shall be valid for the period of their initial approval or revalidation if granted prior to May 1990.
x
Policy is being achieved and should be maintained. No changes are needed.
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Part V
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CHANGES IN FLORIDA STATUTES
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2001-2005
Changes to Rule 9J-5, F.A.C. 2001-2005
Changes to Tampa Bay Strategic Regional Policy Plan
(SRPP)
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Part V: 5.1 Changes to Florida Statutes and Administrative Rules Applicable to the City Of Clearwater's Comprehensive Plan
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2001-2005 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment Needed
Citations (where/how) By Element
1 Required that all agencies that review 163.3174 A representative of the Pinellas County
comprehensive plan amendments and School District is a non-voting
rezoning include a nonvoting participant with the City of Clearwater's
representative of the district school board. Community Development Board.
2 Required coordination of local 163.3177(4)(a) The Utility Element contains several The policies related to
comprehensive plan with the regional policies that call for coordination with coordination with the
water supply plan. the Southwest Florida Water Southwest Florida Water
Management District in relation to water Management District in the
supply planning. These policies are Utility Element should be
21.2.1, 21.2.6, 21.2.8, 21.6.2, and revised to include a specific
21.6.3. reference to the Regional
Water Supply Plan by
SWFWMD. The update to
the Regional Water Supply
Plan is currently in process
by the Southwest Florida
Water ManaQement District.
3 Required that by adoption of the EAR, the 163.3177(6)(c) The City of Clearwater has prepared a The consideration and
sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, long-range water master plan for the coordination with the
potable water and natural groundwater City. This water master plan provides Regional Water Supply Plan
aquifer recharge element consider the for the long-term water use needs of by the Southwest Florida
regional water supply plan and include a the community and will be the basis of Water Management District
1 O-year work plan to build the identified future amendments to the and development of the 10-
water supply facilities. Comprehensive Plan in coordination year work plan to build water
with the Regional Water Supply Plan. supply facilities will be
completed within 18 months
of the adoption of the
updated Regional Water
Supply Plan by the
Southwest Florida Water
Management District. It is
anticipated that the updated
Regional Water Supply Plan
will be adopted by July 2006.
Source: Table from the Florida Department of Community Affairs Website September 21,2005
CITY OF CLEARWATER: EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT, August, 2006
5.1-1
Part V: 5.1 Changes to Florida Statutes and Administrative Rules Applicable to the City Of Clearwater's Comprehensive Plan
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2001-2005 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment Needed
Citations (where/how) By Element
4 Required consideration of the regional 163.3177(6)(d) The City of Clearwater has prepared a The consideration and
water supply plan in the preparation of the long-range water master plan for the coordination with the
conservation element. City. This water master plan provides Regional Water Supply Plan
for the long-term water use needs of by the Southwest Florida
the community and will be the basis of Water Management District
future amendments to the and development of the 10-
Comprehensive Plan in coordination year work plan to build water
with the Regional Water Supply Plan. supply facilities will be
completed within 18 months
of the adoption of the
updated Regional Water
Supply Plan by the
Southwest Florida Water
Management District. It is
anticipated that the updated
Regional Water Supply Plan
will be adooted bv July 2006.
5 Required that the intergovernmental 163.3177(6)(h) The City of Clearwater has prepared a The consideration and
coordination element (ICE) include long-range water master plan for the coordination with the
relationships, principles and guidelines to City. This water master plan provides Regional Water Supply Plan
be used in coordinating comp plan with for the long-term water use needs of by the Southwest Florida
regional water supply plans. the community and will be the basis of Water Management District
future amendments to the and development of the 10-
Comprehensive Plan in coordination year work plan to build water
with the Regional Water Supply Plan. supply facilities will be
completed within 18 months
of the adoption of the
updated Regional Water
Supply Plan by the
Southwest Florida Water
Management District. It is
anticipated that the updated
Regional Water Supply Plan
will be adooted by July 2006.
Source: Table from the Florida Department of Community Affairs Website September 21, 2005
CITY OF CLEARWATER: EV ALVA TION AND APPRAISAL REPORT, August, 2006
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Part V: 5.1 Changes to Florida Statutes and Administrative Rules Applicable to the City Of Clearwater's Comprehensive Plan
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2001-2005 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment Needed
Citations (where/how) By Element
6 Required that counties larger than 100,000 163.3177(6)(h)6,7 Interlocal service delivery report was
population and their municipalities submit &8 submitted by Sarasota County and the
an inter-local service delivery agreements other municipalities in January 2004.
(existing and proposed, deficits or No deficiencies or duplications for the
duplication in the provisions of service) City of Clearwater were identified in the
report to DCA by January 1, 2004. Each report.
local government is required to update its The City of Safety Harbor did identify a
ICE based on the findings of the report. deficiency from their perspective with
DCA will meet with affected parties to the City of Clearwater in regard to the
discuss and id strategies to remedy any agreement for wastewater treatment
deficiencies or duplications. capacity and reqional drainaQe.
7 Added a new section 163.31777 that 163.31777 City of Clearwater along with Pinellas
requires local governments and school County and the other municipalities
boards to enter into an inter-local entered into an interlocal agreement
agreement that addresses school siting, with the Pinellas County School District
enrollment forecasting, school capacity, consistent with 163.31777 effective
infrastructure and safety needs of schools, May 2003.
schools as emergency shelters, and
sharinQ of facilities.
8 Added a provision that the concurrency 163.3180(5) The EAR based amendments
requirement for transportation facilities may will consider the
be waived by plan amendment for urban implementation of
infill and redevelopment areas. transportation concurrency
waiver standards and criteria
consistent with 163.3180(5)
for the City's redevelopment
and revitalization areas.
9 Required that local governments provide a 163.3184(15)(c) City of Clearwater provides a sign-in
sign-in form at the transmittal hearing and form at all comprehensive plan
at the adoption hearing for persons to transmittal and adoption hearings.
provide their names and addresses.
10 Required EAR's to include (1) 163-3191(2)(1) The EAR includes the consideration of
consideration of the appropriate regional the currently adopted Southwest
water supply plan, and (2) an evaluation of Florida Reqional Water Supplv Plan,
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whether past reductions in land use and the evaluation of density reductions
densities in coastal high hazard areas have in coastal high hazard areas.
impaired property rights of current
residents where redevelopment occurs.
11 (13): Created to require local governments 163.3167 (13) The City of Clearwater has (13) The consideration and
to identify adequate water supply sources prepared a long-range water master coordination with the
to meet future demand. plan for the City. This water master Regional Water Supply Plan
plan provides for the long-term water by the Southwest Florida
use needs of the community and will be Water Management District
the basis of future amendments to the and development of the 10-
Comprehensive Plan in coordination year work plan to build water
with the Regional Water Supply Plan. supply facilities will be
completed within 18 months
of the adoption of the
updated Regional Water
Supply Plan by the
Southwest Florida Water
Management District. It is
anticipated that the updated
Regional Water Supply Plan
will be adopted bv Julv 2006.
12 (1): Provided legislative findings with Creates The promotion of infill
respect to the shortage of affordable 163.31771. development and
rentals in the state. redevelopment within the
(2): Provided definitions. Future Land Use Element
(3): Authorized local governments to and Housing Element will
permit accessory dwelling units in areas provide opportunities and
zoned for single family residential use conditions for the provision of
based upon certain findings. accessory dwelling units
(4): Provided for certain accessory consistent with 163.31771.
dwelling units to apply towards satisfying
the affordable housing component of the
housing element in a local government's
comprehensive olan.
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(5): Required the DCA to report to the
LeQislature.
13 Created to provide that evaluation and 163.3191 (2)(n)
appraisal reports evaluate whether criteria
in the land use element were successful in
achieving land use compatibility with
military installations.
14 Added the definition of "financial Creates Need to add new definition of
feasibility." 163.3164(32) "financial feasibility" to the
Capital Improvements
Element and assure internal
consistency with other
elements.
15 (2) Required comprehensive plans to be 163.3177 (2), (3)(a)6.b.1, (3)(a)6.c, and
"financially" rather than "economically" (3)(a)6.d The revisions to the
feasible. capital improvement schedule
(3)(a)5. Required the comprehensive plan and "financial feasibility"
to include a 5-year schedule of capital requires a complete rewrite of
improvements. the Capital Improvements
Outside funding (i.e., from developer, other Element and assurance of
government or funding pursuant to internal consistency with
referendum) of these capital improvements other elements.
must be guaranteed in the form of a
development agreement or interlocal (6)(c) The updated Regional
agreement. Water Supply Plan from the
Southwest Florida Water
(3)(a)6.b.1. Required plan amendment for Management District is
the annual update of the schedule of anticipated to be complete by
capital improvements. Deleted provision July 2006. The City will
allowing updates and change in the date of amend the Utilities Element
construction to be accomplished by within 18 months of the
ordinance. adoption of the updated
Regional Water Supply Plan
(3)(a)6.c. Added oversiqht and penaltv to incorporate the aoorooriate
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Changes to Chapter 163, F.5. 2001-2005 163, F.5. Addressed Amendment Needed
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provision for failure to adhere to this
section's capital improvements
requirements.
alternative water supply
projects relevant to the City of
Clearwater.
(3)(a)6.d. Required a long-term capital
improvement schedule if the local
government has adopted a long-term
concurrency management system.
(12), (12)(g), (12)(h), (12)(i),
(12)(j) The EAR based
amendments will include a
policy within the Future Land
Use Element that requires the
City to include a new Public
School Facilities Element
consistent with the
requirements by 2008.
(6)(c) Required the potable water element
to be updated within 18 months of an
updated regional water supply plan to
incorporate the alternative water supply
projects selected by the local government
to meet its water supply needs.
(13) The City of Clearwater is
currently undertaking a
citywide visioning process.
The results of the visioning
process will be used in
preparing the EAR based
amendments.
(12) Must adopt public school facilities
element.
(12)(a) and (b) A waiver from providing this
element will be allowed under certain
circumstances.
(12)(g) Expanded list of items to be to
include colocation, location of schools
proximate to residential areas, and use of
schools as emergency shelters.
(14) The application of an
urban service boundary will
be considered in the
preparation of the EAR based
amendments.
(12)(h) Required local governments to
provide maps depicting the general
location of new schools and school
improvements within future conditions
maps.
(12)0) Required DCA to establish a
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schedule for adoption of the public school
facilities element.
(12)0) Established penalty for failure to
adopt a public school facility element.
(13)(new section) Encouraged local
governments to develop a "community
vision," which provides for sustainable
growth, recognizes its fiscal constraints,
and protects its natural resources.
(14)(new section) Encouraged local
governments to develop an "urban service
boundary," which ensures the area is
served (or will be served) with adequate
public facilities and services over the next
10 years. See 163.3184(17).
16 (2) Required the public schools interlocal 163.31777 The public schools interlocal
agreement (if applicable) to address agreement needs to be
requirements for school concurrency. The revised to include
opt-out provision at the end of subsection requirements for school
(2) is deleted. concurrency consistent with
Public School Facilities
Element to be added by
2008.
17 (1 )(a) Added "schools" as a required 163.3180 (9)(d) The EAR provides an evaluation (1 )(a), (13)(c), (13)(g), and
concurrency item. of the progress in improving levels of (13)(h) Capital Improvements
service. Element will be revised as
(2)(a) Required consultation with water part of the EAR based
supplier prior to issuing building permit to amendments to include
ensure "adequate water supplies" to serve schools as a required
new development is available by the date concurrency item consistent
of issuance of a certificate of occuoancy. with the Public School
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(2)(c) Required ALL transportation facilities
to be in place or under construction within
3 years (rather than 5 years) after approval
of building permit.
Facilities Element to be
added by 2008.
(4)(c) Allowed concurrency requirement for
public schools to be waived within urban
infill and redevelopment areas (163.2517).
(2)(a) Add new objective and
policies to the Capital
Improvements Element and
Utilities Element to require
consultation with the City's
Utilities Department to
confirm that prior to building
permit issuance adequate
water supplies are available
to serve the new
development by the date of
its certificate of occupancy.
(5)(d) Required guidelines for granting
concurrency exceptions to be included in
the comprehensive plan.
(5)(e) - (g) If local government has
established transportation exceptions, the
guidelines for implementing the exceptions
must be "consistent with and support a
comprehensive strategy, and promote the
purpose of the exceptions." Exception
areas must include mobility strategies,
such as alternate modes of transportation,
supported by data and analysis. FDOT
must be consulted prior to designating a
transportation concurrency exception area.
Transportation concurrency exception
areas existing prior to July 1, 2005 must
meet these requirements by July 1, 2006,
or when EAR update.
(2)(c) Revise objective and
policies in the Capital
Improvements Element and
Transportation Element to
reduce the timeframe to 3
years between issuance of
building permit and
availability of required
transportation facilities.
(6) Required local government to maintain
records to determine whether 110% de
minimis transportation impact threshold is
reached. A summary of these records
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(4)(c), (5)(d), (5)(e)-(g) EAR
based amendments will
consider the implementation
of guidelines for the
implementation of
concurrency exceptions
consistent with the
reauirements of Chapter
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must be submitted with the annual capital
improvements element update. Exceeding
the 110% threshold dissolves the de
minimis exceptions.
163.3180, F.S.
(7) Required consultation with the
Department of Transportation prior to
designating a transportation concurrency
management area (to promote infill
development) to ensure adequate level-of-
service standards are in place. The local
government and the DOT should work
together to mitigate any impacts to the
Strategic 'ntermodal System.
(6) A policy will be added to
the Capital Improvements
Element and Transportation
Element that requires the
documentation of the 110%
de minimis transportation
impact threshold.
(9)(a) Allowed adoption of a long-term
concurrency management system for
schools.
(7) A transportation
concurrency management
area(s) for the designated
redevelopment and
revitalization areas of the City
will be considered in the
preparation of the EAR based
amendments. If a
transportation concurrency
management area(s) is
implemented, it will be done
in coordination and
consultation with the FDOT.
(9)(c) (new section) Allowed local
governments to issue approvals to
commence construction notwithstanding
163.3180 in areas subject to a long-term
concurrency management system.
(9)(d) (new section) Required evaluation in
EAR of progress in improving levels of
service..
(9)(a) and (9)(c) The
implementation of a long-term
concurrency management
system will be considered in
the preparation of the EAR
based amendments.
(10) Added requirement that level of
service standard for roadway facilities on
the Strategic 'ntermodal System must be
consistent with FDOT standards.
Standards must consider comoatibilitv with
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(10) The EAR based
amendments will assure that
level of service for roadways
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adjacent jurisdictions.
on the State's Strategic
'ntermodal System (US 19)
be consistent with FDOT
standards and compatible
with adjacent jurisdictions.
(13) Required school concurrency (not
optional).
(13)(c)1. Requires school concurrency
after five years to be applied on a "less
than districtwide basis" (i.e., by using
school attendance zones, etc).
(15) If a Multimodal
ransportation District is
~stablished as part of the EAR
Ibased amendments, FDOT will
Ibe consulted to assure
'mpacts to level of service are
mitigated.
(13)(c)2. Eliminated exemption from plan
amendment adoption limitation for changes
to service area boundaries.
(13)(c)3. No application for development
approval may be denied if a less-than-
districtwide measurement of school
concurrency is used; however, the
development impacts must shift to
contiguous service areas with school
capacity.
(16) As part of the EAR
based amendments, or
December 1,2006,
whichever comes first, a
method to implement
proportionate fair-share
mitigation options will be
added to the Comprehensive
Plan based on the model to
be prepared by FDOT.
(13)(e) Allowed school concurrency to be
satisfied if a developer executes a legally
binding commitment to provide mitigation
proportionate to the demand.
(13)(e)1. Enumerated mitigation options for
achieving proportionate-share mitigation.
(13)(e)2. If educational facilities funded in
one of the two following ways, the local
government must credit this amount toward
any impact fee or exaction imoosed on the
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community:
. contribution of land
. construction, expansion, or payment for
land acquisition
(13)(g)2. Section deleted - it is no longer
required that a local government and
school board base their plans on
consistent population projection and share
information regarding planned public
school facilities, development and
redevelopment and infrastructure needs of
public school facilities. However, see
(13)(g)6.a. for similar requirement.
(13)(g)6.a. (formerly (13)(g)7.a.) Local
governments must establish a uniform
procedure for determining if development
applications are in compliance with school
concurrency.
(13)(g)7. (formerly (13)(g)8.) Deleted
language that allowed local government to
terminate or suspend
an interlocal agreement with the school
board.
(13)(h) (new 2005 provision) The fact that
school concurrency has not yet been
implemented by a local government should
not be the basis for either an approval or
denial of a development permit.
(15) Prior to adoptinQ Multimodal
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Transportation Districts, FDOT must be
consulted to assess the impact on level of
service standards. If impacts are found,
the local government and the FDOT must
work together to mitigate those impacts.
Multimodal districts established prior to
July 1, 2005 must meet this requirement by
July 1, 2006 or at the time of the EAR-base
amendment, whichever occurs last.
(16) (new 2005 Section) Required local
governments to adopt by December 1,
2006 a method for assessing proportionate
fair-share mitigation options. FDOT will
develop a model ordinance by December
1 , 2005.
18 (17) (New 2005 Section) If local 163.3184 The City is currently in the process of (17) and (18) The EAR based
government has adopted a community preparing a citywide vision plan. amendments will consider the
vision and urban service boundary, state implementation of an urban
and regional agency review is eliminated Due to the built-out condition of service boundary and the
for plan amendments affecting property Clearwater and its highly urbanized implementation of the results
within the urban service boundary. Such characteristics, as demonstrated in the of the City's ongoing
amendments are exempt from the data and analysis of the EAR, the entire visioning process.
limitation on the frequency of plan City could be considered within an
amendments. urban service boundary.
(18) (New 2005 Section) If a municipality The City has designated urban infill and
has adopted an urban infill and redevelopment areas within its
redevelopment area, state and regional Downtown and Beach areas.
agency review is eliminated for plan
amendments affecting property within the
urban service boundary. Such
amendments are exempt from the
limitation on the frequency of plan
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amendments.
19 (2)(1) The EAR must determine whether the 163.3191 (2)(1) The EAR includes the
local government has met its various water consideration of the currently adopted
supply requirements, including Southwest Florida Regional Water
development of alternative water supply Supply Plan and its relationship to
projects. alternative water supply projects.
(2)(p) (New 2005 Provision) The EAR must 2(p) The EAR includes an assessment
assess methodology for impacts on of the methodology for impacts on
transportation facilities. transportation facilities.
20 6(a) add requirement that future land use 6 (a) The Ear Based
element of coastal counties must amendments will include the
encourage the preservation of working following provisions:
waterfronts in s.342, F.S.
- Ensure that the future land
use element encourage the
preservation of working
waterfronts.
- Assure that redevelopment
activities, as applicable, are
sensitive to the City's
waterfront (commercial and
recreational) and promotes
appropriate public access to
the City's water resources;
and
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Changes to Rule 9J-5, FAC. 2001-2005 9J-5, F.A.C. Not Addressed Amendment
Citations Applicable (where/how) Needed
By Element
February 25, 2001
1 Defined general lanes. 9J-5.003 The Transportation Element
Goals, Objectives, and
Policies are consistent with
- the definition.
2 Revised the definition of "marine wetlands." 9J-5.003 The Conservation and
Coastal Management
Element are consistent with
the definition.
3 Revised procedures for monitoring, evaluating 9J-5.005(7) Objectives within
and appraising implementation of local each Element will be
comprehensive plans. revised, as needed,
to assure the
application of
specific measurable
benchmarks for
evaluation.
4 Revised concurrency management system 9J-5.005(1) and Public school
requirements to include provisions for (2) concurrency will be
establishment of public school concurrency. provided consistent
with the Public
Schools Element to
be added to the
Comprehensive Plan
bv 2008.
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Changes to Rule 9J-5, F.A.C. 2001-2005 9J-5, F.A.C. Not Addressed Amendment
Citations Applicable (where/how) Needed
By Element
5 Authorized local governments to establish 9J-5.0055(2)(b) The EAR based
multimodal transportation level of service and (3)(c) amendments will
standards and established requirements for consider the
multimodal transportation districts. implementation of a
multimodal
transportation district
within the City's
redevelopment and
revitalization areas
and if implemented
will meet the
standards and
requirements of 9J-
5.0055(4).
6 Authorized local governments to establish level 9J-5.0055(2)(c) US 19 is part of the
of service standards for general lanes of the FIHS in the City of
Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) Clearwater. A level
within urbanized areas, with the concurrence of of service standard
the Department of Transportation. for US 19 needs to
be added to the
Transportation
Element and Capital
Improvements
Element consistent
with the standards
for FDOT for the
FIHS.
7 Authorized local comprehensive plans to permit 9J-5.0055(9) The proportionate
multi-use developments of regional impact to fair-share
satisfy the transportation concurrency contribution method
requirements by payment of a proportionate will be included in
share contribution. the Comprehensive
Plan by December
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By Element
2006 based on the
model prepared by
FDOT.
8 Required the future land use map to show 9J-5.006(4 ) The EAR based
multimodal transportation district boundaries, if amendments will
established. consider the
implementation of a
multimodal
transportation district
within the City's
redevelopment and
revitalization areas
and if implemented
will provide a map
identifying those
areas.
9 Authorized local governments to establish 9J-5.006(6) The EAR based
multimodal transportation districts and, if amendments will
established, required local governments to consider the
establish design standards for such districts. implementation of a
multimodal
transportation district
within the City's
redevelopment and
revitalization areas
and if implemented
will meet the
standards and
requirements of 9J-
5.006(6).
10 Required data for the Housing Element include 9J-5.01 0(1 )(c) Policy 16.3.1 within the
a description of substandard dwelling units and Housinq Element provides a
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Citations Applicable (where/how) Needed
By Element
repealed the requirement that the housing description of substandard
inventory include a locally determined definition dwelling units.
of standard and substandard housing
conditions.
11 Authorized local governments to supplement 9J-5.1 0(2)(b) The Housing Element
the affordable housing needs assessment with contains the assessment of
locally generated data and repealed the affordable housing needs
authorization for local governments to conduct from the Shimberg Center at
their own assessment. the University of Florida. The
Shimberg assessment is
supplemented by additional
local data and analysis of
housing costs and
affordabilitv.
12 Required the Intergovernmental Coordination 9J-5.015(3)(b) The
Element to include objectives that ensure Intergovernmental
adoption of interlocal agreements within one Coordination
year of adoption of the amended Element requires a
Intergovernmental Coordination Element and new Objective and
ensure intergovernmental coordination Policies to address
between all affected local governments and the the development of
school board for the purpose of establishing the Public Schools
requirements for public school concurrency. Element and the
required public
school concurrency
system.
13 Required the Intergovernmental Coordination 9J-5.015(3)(c)
Element to include:
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By Element
. Policies that provide procedures to Intergovernmental The polices related
identify and implement joint planning Coordination Element to cross jurisdictional
areas for purposes of annexation, Policies 28.1.3, 30.1.1, planning issues
municipal incorporation and joint 30.1.2, 30.1.5, 31.2.1, 31.2.2, should be revised to
infrastructure service areas; 31.2.8, 31.2.9, and 31.2.10 provide more
provide for coordination of definitive procedures
cross-jurisdictional planning for coordination as
issues related to annexation opposed to the more
and joint infrastructure general coordination
service areas. tone of the existing
policies.
. Establish joint processes for Each of the Objectives within
collaborative planning and decision- the Intergovernmental
making with other units of local Coordination Element provide
government; numerous policies for
collaborative planning with
other federal, state, regional,
and local aovernments.
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By Element
. Establish joint processes for Effective May 2005, the City The
collaborative planning and decision of Clearwater entered into an Intergovernmental
making with the school board on interlocal agreement with the Coordination
population projections and siting of Pinellas County School Element requires a
public school facilities; District, Pinellas County, and new Objective and
other municipalities for Policies to address
coordination of population the development of
projections and school siting. the Public Schools
Element by 2008
The Intergovernmental and the required
Coordination Element public school
provides several policies for concurrency system
coordination with the Pinellas to assure the
County School District; Policy appropriate provision
28.1.1, 31.2.3, 31.2.4, 31.2.5, of public school
31.2.6, and 31.2.7. facilities in
coordination with the
Pinellas County
School District,
Pinellas County, and
the other
municipalities.
. Establish joint processes for the siting Policy 1.1 of the
of facilities with county-wide Intergovernmental
siqnificance; and Coordination Element.
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Citations Applicable (where/how) Needed
By Element
. Adoption of an interlocal agreement for The
school concurrency. Intergovernmental
Coordination
Element requires a
new Objective and
Policies to address
the development of
the Public Schools
Element and the
required public
school concurrency
system to assure the
appropriate provision
of public school
facilities in
coordination with the
Pinellas County
School District,
Pinellas County, and
the other
municipalities.
14 Required the Capital Improvements Element to 9J-5.016(4)(a) The
include implementation measures that provide Intergovernmental
a five-year financially feasible public school Coordination
facilities program that demonstrates the Element requires a
adopted level of service standards will be new Objective and
achieved and maintained and a schedule of Policies to address
capital improvements for multimodal the development of
transportation districts, if locally established. the Public Schools
Element and the
required public
school concurrency
system to assure the
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By Element
appropriate provision
of public school
facilities in
coordination with the
Pinellas County
School District,
Pinellas County, and
the other
municipalities.
15 Required the Transportation Element analysis 9J-5.019(3) The EAR based
for multimodal transportation districts to amendments will
demonstrate that community design elements consider the
will reduce vehicle miles of travel and support implementation of a
an integrated, multi-modal transportation multimodal
system. transportation district
within the City's
redevelopment and
revitalization areas
and if implemented
will provide the data
and analysis to meet
the requirements of
9J-5.019(3).
16 Required Transportation Element objectives for 9J-5.019(4) The EAR based
multimodal transportation districts to address amendments will
provision of a safe, comfortable and attractive consider the
pedestrian environment with convenient access implementation of a
to public transportation. multimodal
transportation district
within the City's
redevelopment and
revitalization areas
and if implemented
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17 Authorized local governments to establish level 9J-5.019(4)(c)
of service standards for general lanes of the
Florida Intrastate Highway System within
urbanized areas, with the concurrence of the
Department of Transportation.
will provide
objectives that
address 9J-5.019 4.
US 19 is part of the
FIHS in the City of
Clearwater. A level
of service standard
for US 19 needs to
be added to the
Transportation
Element and Capital
Improvements
Element consistent
with the standards
for FDOT for the
FIHS.
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By Element
September 2005
Economic Development
1 Added a goal to support economic 2.H The current A new goal,
development through quality education, health Comprehensive Plan objective(s), and
care, and social service delivery system. does not provide specific policies should be
guidance or added to the Future
recommendations Land Use Element to
regarding economic specifically address
development within the the needs and intent
City. The current of the City's overall
objectives and policies economic
impact and influence development
economic development program and identify
within the City but they the public resources
are not gathered in a and facilities required
unified section within the to meet the
Comprehensive Plan to economic
establish a definitive development needs
economic development and intent of the City.
policy framework within
the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 2.1.6 in the Future
Land Use Element calls
for land use decisions
made by the City to
support the expansion of
economic opportunity
within the City.
Goal 3, Objective 3.1, and
Policies 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 in
the Future Land Use
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Element require the
provision of adequate
lands to accommodate
public facilities such as
the hospital (3.1.2) and
schools (3.1.3).
In addition, Goal 6,
Objective 6.1, and
Policies 6.1.1 through
6.1.12 in the Future Land
Use Element set out the
requirements and
standards for the
coordination of public
school needs and
locations with the City's
land use planning
process.
2 Added a goal to implement sustainable 2.1 The current A new goal,
development concepts. Comprehensive Plan objective(s), and
does not specifically policies should be
address the term added to the Future
"sustainable Land Use Element
development" but does that specifically
embrace many of the addresses the desire
concepts in the of the City to
Comprehensive Plan. promote sustainable
Promotion of compact development
infill development in Goal concepts and provide
2 and its supporting a single-point of
obiectives and policies focus within the
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within the Future Land Comprehensive Plan
Use Element, Goals 9 to identify the
and 10 and their characteristics
supporting objectives and consistent with
policies in the sustainable
Transportation Element development
supporting mass transit, practices.
Goal 27 and its
supporting objectives and
policies in the Recreation
and Open Space Element
providing for a open
spaces and recreation
opportunities, and Goal
25 and its supporting
objectives an policies in
the Conservation Element
providing for the
protection, conservation,
and enhancement of the
natural environment.
3 Added a policy that calls for assisting and 2.58 The current In the new goal,
advocating the region's education and Comprehensive Plan objective(s), and set
workforce training system to enhance does provide specific of policies proposed
economic development. guidance for the for addition to the
coordination and siting of Future Land Use
public school facilities Element to
within the City of specifically address
Clearwater. Goal 6, the needs and intent
Objective 6.1, and of the City's overall
Policies 6.1.1 through economic
6.1.12 in the Future Land development
Use Element set out the program, a specific
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requirements and policy should be
standards for the drafted that calls for
coordination of public the support and
school needs and endorsement by the
locations with the City's City of enhancing the
land use planning education system
process. and workforce
training
The Comprehensive Plan opportunities.
does not provide any
goals, objectives, or
polices relating
specifically relating to
workforce training.
4 Added a policy that calls for promoting and 2.63 The current In the new goal,
enhancing the region's health care system. Comprehensive Plan objective(s), and
does not specifically policies proposed for
address promoting and addition to the Future
enhancing the health care Land Use Element to
system. specifically address
the needs and intent
The only reference is of the City's overall
Goal 3, Objective 3.1, and economic
Policy 3.1.2 in the Future development
Land Use Element that program, a specific
requires the provision of policy should be
adequate lands to drafted that calls for
accommodate public the support and
facilities such as the endorsement by the
hospital. City for the
promotion and
enhancement of the
health care system.
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By Element
Added a policy that recognizes the need to 2.64 The Comprehensive Plan In the new goal,
control health costs with special attention to does not address the objective(s), and
the "medically indigent". control of health costs policies proposed for
and needs of the addition to the Future
"medically indigent". Land Use Element to
specifically address
the needs and intent
of the City's overall
economic
development
program, a specific
policy should be
drafted that calls for
the recognition by -
the City for the
concern over rising
health care costs and
meeting the needs of
the "medically
indigent".
5 Added policies that recognize the need and 2.68 through 2.71 The current A new goal,
principles for sustainable development Comprehensive Plan objective(s), and
practices within the region. does not specifically policies should be
address the term added to the Future
"sustainable Land Use Element
development" but does that specifically
embrace many of the addresses the desire
concepts in the of the City to
Comprehensive Plan. promote sustainable
Promotion of compact development
infill development in Goal concepts and provide
2 and its supporting a single-point of
objectives and policies focus within the
within the Future Land Comprehensive Plan
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By Element
Use Element, Goals 9
and 10 and their
supporting objectives and
policies in the
Transportation Element
supporting mass transit,
Goal 27 and its
supporting objectives and
policies in the Recreation
and Open Space Element
providing for a open
spaces and recreation
opportunities, and Goal
25 and its supporting
objectives an policies in
the Conservation Element
providing for the
protection, conservation,
and enhancement of the
natural environment.
to identify the
characteristics
consistent with
sustainable
development
practices.
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Emergency Preparedness
6 Added a goal that recognizes the hazards of 3.D The current
and need for mitigation within the coastal high Comprehensive Plan
hazard area (CHHA). addresses the hazards of
and need for mitigation in
the CHHA in several
areas.
In the Future Land Use
Element the following
objectives and policies
relate to the CHHA:
Policy 1.1.7 requires
development or
redevelopment in the
CCHA to be consistent
with Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) and City policies.
Objective 2.1 and Policy
1.2.1 requires the
management of
development densities
within the CHHA be
restricted to the
maximums as identified in
the Countywide Future
Land Use or in the
adopted report "Beach by
Design" consistent with
maintaining hurricane
evacuation times is
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By Element
specified by the Tampa
Bay Regional Planning
Council.
In the Coastal
Management Element the
following objectives and
policies relate to the
CHHA:
Objective 22.2 and
Policies 22.2.2, 22.2.3,
22.2.4 that call for City to
direct population
concentrations away from
the CHHA.
Objective 22.5 and Policy
22.5.1 call for the City to
maintain public facilities
within the CHHA to
maintain adopted Level of
Service Standards.
Objective 24.1 and its
related policies call for the
protection of property and
life from hurricane winds
and flooding.
Objective 24.3 and its
related policies call of the
limitation of densities
within the coastal area
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and guidance for
development and
redevelopment to assure
maintenance of hurricane
evacuation times.
Objective 24.4 and its
related policies call for the
cooperation with state,
regional, and county
agencies to maintain or
reduce hurricane
evacuation times and
provide additional
sheltering opportunities.
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Objective 2.5 and its
related policies call for the
reduction in vulnerability
in post-disaster
redevelopment.
In the Capital
Improvements Element
the following objective
and policies relate to the
CHHA:
Objective 32.2 and its
related policies call for the
limitation of public
expenditures in the
CHHA.
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By Element
7 Added a goal that calls for the enhancement of 3.E The Comprehensive Plan A new goal,
domestic security. does not address the objective, and
issue of domestic policies should be
security. added to the Future
Land Use Element to
provide for the
support,
enhancement, and
coordination of
domestic security
issues.
8 Added a policy that discourages activities 3.10 In the Coastal
within the CHHA. Activities discouraged Management Element the
include: following objectives and
Construction of new infrastructure or policies relate to public
expenditure of public funds to subsidize new facilities within the CHHA:
development or redevelopment at higher
densities/intensities except for general Objective 22.5 and Policy
maintenance, resolution of level of service 22.5.1 call for the City to
deficits, or is part of the adopted capital maintain public facilities
improvements plan; within the CHHA to
maintain adopted Level of
Siting hospitals, nursing homes, or other Service Standards.
institutions; and
In the Capital
Locating solid waste or hazardous waste Improvements Element
managemenUtransfer/treatment facilities the following objective
unless designed to withstand a major and policies relate to the
hurricane strike. CHHA:
Objective 32.2 and its
related policies call for the
limitation of public
expenditures in the
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By Element
CHHA.
9 Added a policy that recognizes the need to 3.14 I n the Coastal
coordinate sheltering and evacuation needs of Management Element the
development within the CHHA with a county following objectives and
emergency management agency. policies relate to
sheltering and evacuation
needs:
Objective 24.4 and its
related policies call for the
cooperation with state,
regional, and county
agencies to maintain or
reduce hurricane
evacuation times and
provide additional
sheltering opportunities.
10 Added a policy that calls for the 3.16 The Comprehensive Plan A new goal,
implementation of coordinated domestic does not address the objective, and
security and emergency agency response issue of domestic policies should be
programs. security. added to the Future
Land Use Element to
provide for the
support,
enhancement, and
coordination of
domestic security
issues.
Natural Resources
11 Added a goal to promote environmentally- 4.N In the Coastal
sensitive develooment and expansion of Manaaement Element the
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marinas and boat ramps.
following objectives and
policies relate to marinas
and boat ramps:
Objective 23.1, Policy
23.1.3 restricts marinas
from areas of
environmental
significance.
Objective 24.2 and its
related policies provide
for the protection and
prioritization of water-
dependent uses (i.e.
marinas and boat
launches) in appropriate
locations with appropriate
federal, state, regional,
and local permitting.
In the Recreation and
Open Space Element the
following objective and
policies relate to marinas
and boat ramps:
Objective 27.4, Policy
27.4.4, Policy 27.4.9
provide for the
preservation of coastal
areas and other
environmentally
siQnificant areas and
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requires coordination for
recreational facilities with
appropriate plans and
agencies in relation to
environmental impact.
12 Added a policy that supports the establishment 4.20 The Comprehensive Plan A new policy should
and implementation of Total Maximum Daily does not address the be added to
Loads (TMDLs) for impaired water. issue of Total Maximum Objective 25.2 of the
Daily Loads (TMDL). Conservation
Element to provide
for the support of the
establishment of
TMDLs and its
implementation as
appropriate within
the City.
13 Added a policy that encourages the use of Low 4.39 The Comprehensive Plan A new policy should
Impact Development techniques in site design does not address the be added to
for stormwater management. issue of Low Impact Objective 26.1 of the
Development techniques. Conservation
Element to provide
for the
encouragement of
the use of Low
Impact Development
techniques for
stormwater
management (i.e.
minimal land
disturbance,
preserve native
veQetation, and
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minimize impervious
cover).
14 Added a policy to encourage 4.156 The Comprehensive Plan A new policy should
marinas/boat yards to enter into the Florida does not address the be added to
Department of Environmental Protection's issue of the Florida Objective 23.1 of the
Clean Marina/Boatyard Program. Department of Coastal Management
Environmental Element to provide
Protection's Clean for the
Marina/Boatyard encouragement of
Program. marinas/boat yards to
participate in the
Florida Department
of Environmental
Protection's Clean
Marina/Boatyard
Program.
Regional Transportation
15 Added a policy to promote the use of cross- 5.2 In the Transportation Policy 7.1.1 of the
access easements, or other similar methods. Element the following Transportation
policy specifically Element should be
addressed access revised to specifically
management: reflect the standards
and requirements for
Policy 7.1.1 calls for the access management
implementation of access contained within the
controls through the City's Community
Community Development Development Code.
Code.
16 Added a policy to protect strategic regional 5.24 The Comprehensive Plan The new goal,
economic resources and transportation does not address the objective(s), and
systems from residential encroachment. protection of strategic policies identified for
reQional economic addition to the Future
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resources and Land Use Element to
transportation systems specifically address
from residential the needs and intent
encroachment. of the City's overall
economic
development
program should
identify those
transportation
systems that serve
strategic economic
resources within the
City and provide for
their orotection.
17 Added a policy to encourage designation and 5.25 The Comprehensive Plan A new objective and
implementation of Florida Scenic Highways in does not address the policies should be
the region. issue of Florida Scenic added to Goal 7 of
Highways. the Transportation
Element that
provides for the
consideration of the
Florida Scenic
Highway program,
specifically the
Courtney Campbell
Causewav.
18 Added a policy to apply the use of Flexible 5.26 The Comprehensive Plan A new objective and
Highway Design standards to balance does not address the poliCies should be
community character with roadway capacity issue of Flexible Highway added to Goal 7 of the
needs. Design. Transportation Element
that provides for the
encouragement of
Flexible Highway
Desiqn standards.
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19 Deleted previous policies related to support of 5.52 The Comprehensive Plan A new objective and
the high speed rail and replaced with new does not address the policies should be
policy to ensure planning for future high speed issue of future high-speed added to Goal 9 of
rail in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. rail. the Transportation
Element that calls for
the coordination of
planning efforts, if
applicable, for future
high-speed rail in
Hillsborough and
Pinellas Counties.
20 Added a policy that promotes regional transit 5.66 In the Transportation
projects. Element the following
goals, objectives, and
policies specifically
address regional mass
transit:
Goal 9, Objective 9.1, and
Policy 9.1.1 support the
funding of the Pine lias
Suncoast Transit
Authority (PST A).
Objective 9.2 and Policy
9.2.1 coordinate mass
transit with land use.
Goal 10, Objective 10.1,
Objective 10.3, Objective
10.4, and their associated
policies require
coordination with new
develooment and
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redevelopment with PST A
and coordination between
the City, PST A, and the
Pinellas County
Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) in
mass transit planning and
promotion.
In the Intergovernmental
Coordination Element the
following policy
specifically addresses
regional mass transit:
Policy 28.1.4 calls for
coordination with PST A
and the MPO for mass
transit planninq.
21 Added policies for the implementation of a 5.82 through 5.90 In the Future Land Use A new objective
Regional Activity Center designation that Element the following under Goal 2 of the
provides for higher DRI thresholds for office policy specifically Future Land Use
and hotel development and, as of September addresses Regional Element should be
2005, includes the Central Business District Activity Centers: added to reflect the
and Westshore Area in the City of Tampa, the current identification
Gateway Centre in the Cities of Pinellas Park Policy 2.1.7 calls for the of the Clearwater
and St. Petersburg, and the Central Business - designation of the Central Business
District in the City of Clearwater. Clearwater Central District as a Regional
Business District as a Activity Center and
Regional Activity Center. provide policies that
identify the impact
and opportunities
related to the
designation.
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