Community Development Board Agenda - June 17, 2008 Revised
Revised 6/17/2008
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Time:
1:00 p.m.
rd
Place:
112 South Osceola Street, 3 Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
Welcome the City of Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) meeting. The City
strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please
advise us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations. Assisted
listening devices are available. An oath will be administered swearing in all participants in
public hearing cases. If you wish to speak please wait to be recognized, then state and spell
your name and provide your address. Persons speaking before the CDB shall be limited to
three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may
authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.
Kindly refrain from conducting private conversations, using beepers, cellular telephones, etc.
as they are distracting during the meeting.
Florida Statue 286.0105 states: Any person appealing a decision of this Board must have a
record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-
206 requires that any person seeking to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and
witness, cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests
should request party status during the case discussion. Party status entitles parties to: personally
testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision
and speak on reconsideration requests.
If you have questions or concerns about a case, please contact the staff presenter from the
Planning Department listed at the end of each agenda item at 727-562-4567.
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Community Development Board Consent Agenda – June17, 2008 – Page 1 of 4
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL:
Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Behar, Dame, Tallman,
DiPolito, Alternate Member Carlough, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
May 20, 2008
D. REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE (Items 1-4):
1. Case:
REZ2008-05003 – 1170, 1180, 1200 and 1226 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant:
City of Clearwater.
Representative:
Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location:
15.03 (mol) acres located on the northwest side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 2,280
feet south of the Clearwater Pass Bridge.
Atlas Page:
294A.
Request
: Application for Zoning Atlas amendment approval from the Business (B) District to the
High Density Residential (HDR) District and the Preservation (P) District under the provisions of
Community Development Code Section 4-602.
Existing Uses:
Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Association(s):
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763) and Sand Key Civic Association (Mike Dooley,
President, P.O. Box 3014, Clearwater, FL 34630).
Presenter:
Catherine Porter, AICP, Long Range Planning Manger.
2. Case:
REZ2008-05004 – 1520, 1540 and 1560 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant:
City of Clearwater.
Representative:
Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location:
7.7 acres located on the west side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 180 feet north of
Marina Del Rey Court.
Atlas Page:
311B.
Request
: Application for Zoning Atlas amendment approval from the Business (B) District to the
High Density Residential (HDR) District under the provisions of Community Development Code
Section 4-602.
Existing Uses:
Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Association(s):
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763) and Sand Key Civic Association (Mike Dooley,
President, P.O. Box 3014, Clearwater, FL 34630).
Presenter:
Michael H. Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
Community Development Board Consent Agenda – June17, 2008 – Page 2 of 4
3. Case:
REZ2008-05005 – 1501 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant:
City of Clearwater.
Representative:
Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location:
5.86 acres located on the west side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 800 feet north of
Marina Del Rey Court.
Atlas Page:
311B.
Request:
Application for Zoning Atlas amendment approval from the Business (B) District to the
Medium Density Residential (MDR) District and the Preservation (P) District under the provisions of
Community Development Code Section 4-602.
Existing Uses:
Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Association(s):
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763): and Sand Key Civic Association (Mike Dooley,
President, P.O. Box 3014, Clearwater, FL 34630).
Presenter:
Michael H. Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
4. Case:
LUZ2008-05002 – 1551 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant:
City of Clearwater.
Representative:
Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location:
3.59 acres located on the east side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 200 feet north of
Marina Del Rey Court.
Atlas Page:
311B.
Request
:
(a) Future Land Use Plan amendment approval to change from Residential Medium (RM) to
Recreation/Open Space (R/OS); and
(b) Zoning Atlas amendment approval to change from Business to Open Space/Recreation (OS/R)
and Preservation (P) under the provisions of Community Development Code Sections 4-602
and 4-603.
Existing Uses:
Parks and recreation facility.
Neighborhood Association(s):
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763) and Sand Key Civic Association (Mike Dooley,
President, P.O. Box 3014, Clearwater, FL 34630).
Presenter:
Gina Clayton, Assistant Planning Director.
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E. CONSENT AGENDA: The following cases are not contested by the applicant, staff,
neighboring property owners, etc. and will be approved by a single vote at the beginning of the
meeting (Items 1-3):
1. Case:
FLD2008-04011 – 301 S. Main Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant:
Ruckus Investments, LC.
Representative:
Keith Rucker, Ruckus Investments, LC(2066 ½ Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, FL
33765; phone: 727-461-2091; fax: 727-446-4882; email: KR1276@aol.com).
Location:
0.821 acres located at the southeast corner of S. Main Avenue and Rainbow Drive.
Atlas Page:
289B.
Zoning:
Commercial (C) District.
Request:
Flexible Development approval to permit (1) a 6,000 square-foot building for retail sales and
service use (lawn mower and other power equipment sales and repair) and (2) a 2,008 square-foot
outdoor retail sales, display or storage use (in conjunction with and adjacent to the east side of the
proposed building) in the Commercial (C) District with a reduction to the side (south) setback from 10
to 5.1 feet (to building and pavement), a reduction to the side (east) setback from 10 feet to 5.1 feet (to
pavement), a reduction to required parking from five spaces per 1,000 square feet (40 spaces) to 2.87
spaces per 1,000 square feet (23 spaces) and a deviation to allow the outdoor storage of power
equipment within the side (south) setback, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the
provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-704.C.
Proposed Use:
Retail sales and service use (lawn mower and other power equipment sales and repair).
Neighborhood Associations:
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763).
Presenter:
Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
2. Case:
Amendment to Beach by Design Special Area Plan Level Three Application
Applicant:
City of Clearwater, Planning Department.
Request:
Amendments to Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design
Guidelines, allowing for increased height for overnight accommodation uses being allocated
additional density via the Hotel Density Reserve, and modifying the design guideline governing the
theoretical maximum building envelope as it pertains to overnight accommodation uses.
Neighborhood Associations:
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763).
Presenter:
Robert G. Tefft, Planner III.
3. Case:
REZ2008-04002 – 1241, 1261 and 1281 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant:
City of Clearwater.
Representative:
Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location:
2.94 acres located on the southeast side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 2900 feet south
of Clearwater Pass Bridge.
Atlas Page:
303B.
Request
: Application for Zoning Atlas amendment approval from the Business (B) District to the
Commercial (C) District under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 4-602.
Existing Uses:
Retail sales and service, Restaurant and Office uses.
Neighborhood Association(s):
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (President, Shelley Kuroghlian,
1821 Springwood Circle S, Clearwater, FL 33763); and Sand Key Civic Association (Mike Dooley,
President, P.O. Box 3014, Clearwater, FL 34630).
Presenter:
Michael Delk, AICP, Planning Director.
F. ADJOURNMENT
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