7967-08
MOTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 7967-08 ON SECOND READING
On page 2, amend the ordinance as follows:
Delete Section 2 in its entirety and renumber the remaining sections.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective 'Nhen the Dep3rtment of
Community Affairs (DCA) issues a final order determining the 3d opted 3mendment to
be in complbnce, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining
the 3dopted 3mendments to be in compliance, in accordance 'Nith Section 163.3184,
163.3187, or 163.3189, F.S., 3S 3mended.
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Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
July 17, 2008
ORDINANCE NO. 7967-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO BEACH BY DESIGN: A PRELIMINARY DESIGN
FOR CLEARWATER BEACH AND DESIGN GUIDELINES; BY
AMENDING SECTION VII. DESIGN GUIDELINES; SUBSECTION B.
HEIGHT, ALLOWING FOR INCREASED HEIGHT FOR OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATION USES BEING ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL DENSITY
VIA THE HOTEL DENSITY RESERVE IN LIMITED LOCATIONS;
AMENDING SECTION VII. DESIGN GUIDELINES; SUBSECTION C.
DESIGN, SCALE AND MASS OF BUILDINGS, MODIFYING THE
DESIGN GUIDELINE GOVERNING THE THEORETICAL MAXIMUM
BUILDING ENVELOPE AS IT PERTAINS TO OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATION USES BEING ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL DENSITY
VIA THE HOTEL DENSITY RESERVE; AND MAKING MINOR
EDITORIAL CHANGES; PROVIDING THAT SAID PROVISIONS
SUPPLEMENT THE CLEARWATER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the economic vitality of Clearwater Beach is a major contributor to
the economic health of the City overall and the City desires to support the tourism
industry; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater desires to restore those mid-priced overnight
accommodation units that were lost to redevelopment on Clearwater Beach and
foresees that increases in height may be necessary to accommodate those additional
overnight accommodation units; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater recognizes that existing regulations within
Beach by Design are potentially restrictive as they pertain to the actual design and
construction of a project that accommodates additional overnight accommodation units;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Beach by Design have been
submitted to the Community Development Board acting as the Local Planning Authority
(LPA) for the City of Clearwater; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency (LPA) for the City of Clearwater held a
duly noticed public hearing and found that amendments to Beach by Design are
consistent with the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Beach by Design was originally adopted on February 15, 2001, and
subsequently amended, now therefore,
Ordinance No. 7967-08
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Amendments 1 - 2 to Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for
Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit "A" are hereby
adopted.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective when the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) issues a final order determining the adopted amendment to
be in compliance, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining the
adopted amendments to be in compliance, in accordance with Section 163.3184,
163.3187, or 163.3189, F.S., as amended.
Section 3. The City Manager or designee shall forward said plan to any
agency required by law or rule to review or approve same; and
Section 4. It is the intention of the City Council that this ordinance and plan
and every provision thereof, shall be considered severable; and the invalidity of any
section or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other provision of
this ordinance and plan; and
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
June 19, 2008
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
July 17, 2008
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Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
Leslie K. Dougal
Assistant City At
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Ordinance No. 7967-08
EXHIBIT A
ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE 7967-08
AMENDMENT 1 - BEACH BY DESIGN: A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR
CLEARW ATER BEACH AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, SECTION VII. DESIGN
GUIDELINES
Amend Subsection B. Height on page 65 as follows:
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Maximum height is prescribed by the respective zoning districts in the Community
Development Code unless otherwise restricted by Beach by Design. The height may be
increased, however, to one hundred fifty feet (150') if:
1. additional density is allocated to the development either by transferred development
rights, or via the Destination Resort Density Pool pursuant to the CRD designation, or via
the lIntel Density Reserve where the suhject property is located hetween South Crulfview
ROlllevard and the CiulfofMexico or on the west side of Coronado Drive;
2. portions of any structures which exceed one hundred feet (100') are spaced at least one
hundred feet (100') apart (with no more than two (2) structures which exceed one hundred
feet (lOO') within five hundred feet (500'); or four (4) structures which exceed one
hundred feet (100') within eight hundred feet (800') so long as the elevations of all
structures which exceed one hundred feet (100') when such structures are viewed from the
east do not occupy a total of forty percent (40%) of a north south vertical plane which is
parallel to the alignment of Coronado and North Mandalay of the building envelope
above one hundred feet (100'); and
3. the floorplate of any portion of a building that exceeds forty-five feet (45') in height is
limited as follows:
a) between forty-five feet (45') and one hundred feet (100'), the floorplate will be no
greater than 25,000 square feet except for parking structures open to the public;
b) between one hundred feet (100') and one hundred fifty feet (150'), the floorplate
will be no greater than 10,000 square feet; and
c) deviations to the above floorplate requirements may be approved provided the
mass and scale of the design creates a tiered effect and complies with the
maximum building envelop allowance above 45' as described in section C. 1.4
below.
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Ordinance 7967-08, Exhibit "A"
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AMENDMENT 2 - BEACH BY DESIGN: A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR
CLEARWATER BEACH AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, SECTION VII. DESIGN
GUIDELINES
Amend Subsection C. Design, Scale and Mass of Buildings startingfrom page 68 asfollows:
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4. No more than sixty percent (60%) of the theoretical maximum building envelope located
above forty-twcJf~Jeet (47:-'-4.5..:.) will be occupied by a building. IIowever in those
i.u.s.tancC's where an overnight accommodations use on 1ess than; () acres that has heen
allllcillt'd addilional density via the Hotel I)ensiiy Reserve, no more than seventy-five
pcrc.c.nL(l:io/ll.~..nf..1h.e.. thc'oreticalmaximum huilding envelope located ahove fo~::.fiVt' feet
(4')') may he occnpicd hy a huilding unless the property is located hetween Ciulfvie\.y
BOIllevard and the Cinlf of Mexico then no more than 70% may he occupied hy a
huildin!.'
F or the purpose of this standard, theoretical maximum building envelope is the maximum
permitted building volume that could be theoretically occupied by a building and
occupied by a building includes any portion of the maximum possible building envelope
that is not visible from a public street.
THEORETICI\L tvlAXIMUM
BUILDING ENVELOPE
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HEIGHT
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Ordinance 796708, Exhibit "A"