Community Development Board Agenda - September 16, 2008
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AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Time: 1 :00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
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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
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and speak on reconsideration requests.
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Community Development Board Agenda - September 16, 2008 - Page 1 of 6
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: August 26, 2008
D. CONTINUED ITEMS (Items 1 - 5):
1. Case: REZ2008-05003 - 1170, 1180, 1200 and 1226 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
(Continuedfrom the meeting of June 17,2008)
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location: 9.03 acres located on the northwest side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 180 feet north of
Marina Del Rey Court.
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
Section 4-602 of the Community Development Code.
Existing Uses: Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Sand Key Civic Association.
Presenter: Michael Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
2. Case: REZ2008-05004 - 1520, 1540 and 1560 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
(Continued from the meeting of June 17, 2008)
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location: 8.59 acres located on the west side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 200 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 Section 4-602 of the Community
Development Code.
Existing Uses: Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Sand Key Civic Association.
Presenter: Michael Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
3. Case: REZ2008-05005 - 1501 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
(Continued from the meeting of June 17, 2008)
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location: 3.12 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
Section 4-602 of the Community Development Code.
Existing Uses: Attached dwellings.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Sand Key Civic Association.
Presenter: Michael Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
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4. Case: LUZ2008-05002 - 1551 Gulf Boulevard Level Three Application
(Continued from the meeting of June 17, 2008)
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Michael Delk, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-562-4567).
Location: 2.47 acres located on the east side of Gulf Boulevard approximately 200 feet north of
Marina Del Rey Court.
Atlas Page: 311B.
Request: Applications for: (1) Future Land Use Plan amendment approval to change from
Residential Medium (RM) to Recreation/Open Space (RlOS); and (2) Zoning Atlas amendment
approval to change from Business to Open Space/Recreation (OS/R) and Preservation (P) under the
provisions of Section 4-602 and Section 4-603 of the Community Development Code.
Existing Uses: Parks and recreation facility.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Sand Key Civic Association.
Presenter: Michael Reynolds, AlCP, Planner III.
5. Case: FLD2008-02002 - 1590 Gulf Boulevard Level Two Application
(Continued from the meeting of August 26, 2008)
Owner/Applicant: Belleview Biltmore Owner, LLC.
Representative: Richard Heisenbottle, R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A (2199 Ponce de Leon
Boulevard, Suite 400, Coral Gables, FL 33134; phone: 305-446-7799; fax: 305-446-9275; email:
Richard@riha.net).
Location: 1.38 total acres (0.96 acres zoned Commercial District; 0.42 acres zoned Open
Space/Recreation and Preservation Districts) located on the west side of Gulf Boulevard, approximately
1,100 feet north of the City limits line between Clearwater and Belleair.
Atlas Page: 311A.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a 38-unit overnight accommodation use in the
Commercial (C) District with a reduction to the required lot width from 200 to 88.41 feet, a reduction to
the front (east) setback from 25 to five feet (to pavement), a reduction to the side (north) setback from
10 to zero feet (to building), a reduction to the rear (west) setback from the Coastal Construction
Control Line (CCCL) from 20 to zero feet, to al1o\v proposed tempora!'j cabanas up to 25 feet ,vest of
the CCCL and an increase to building height from 25 to 67 feet, as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-704.C; and a reduction to the front (east)
perimeter buffer from 15 to five feet (to pavement), a reduction to the side (north) perimeter buffer from
10 to zero feet (to building and pavement) and a reduction to the width of interior landscape islands
from eight to 4.6 feet inside curbing, as a Comprehensive Landscape Program, under the provisions of
Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: 38-unit overnight accommodation use.
Neighborhood Associations: Sand Key Civic Association; Clearwater Beach Association and
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
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E. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1 - 3):
1. Case: FLD2008-05012 - 2855 Gulfto Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: BVG Acquisition Inc.
Representatives: Marc Mariano and Bryan Zarlenga, Tampa Bay Engineering Group Inc. (380 Park
Place Blvd, Suite 300, Clearwater, FL 33759; phone: 727-531-3505; fax: 727-531-1294; email:
mmariano@tbegroup.com).
Location: 31.12 total acres located generally at 2855 Gulfto Bay Boulevard (south side of Gulf to Bay
Boulevard between Cross Boulevard [east] and Sky Harbor Drive [west]).
Atlas Page: 300 A and 300B.
Zoning: Commercial (C), Office (0) and Medium Density Residential (MDR) Districts (see companion
Case REZ2008-07007 on this agenda to rezone that portion zoned MDR to Medium High Density
Residential [MHDR] District).
Request: Flexible Development approval for the redevelopment of the overall 31.12 acre-property
zoned Commercial (C) District, Office (0) District and proposed Medium High Density Residential
(MHDR) District (companion rezoning Case No. REZ2008-07007) to permit a total of 229 attached
dwellings (Independent Living Units) (73 units existing to remain; 156 units proposed), a total of 40
nursing home beds (proposed) and a total of 170 beds of assisted living facility (94 beds existing to
remain; 76 beds proposed); (A) In the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 2.45 acres, a lot width
of 200 feet along Gulf to Bay Boulevard (north) and a total of 21 0 feet along Cross Blvd, a front (north)
setback along Gulf to Bay Blvd of four feet (to existing sign) and 28 feet (to existing pavement), a front
(east) setback along Cross Blvd of one-foot (to existing pavement), a front (north) setback along Cross
Blvd of25 feet (to proposed guardhouse), a side (east) setback of five feet (to existing pavement), a side
(west) setback of two feet (to existing pavement), a side (north) setback of zero feet (to existing
pavement) and a building height of 81 feet (to roof deck of existing assisted living facility building), as
a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project in the Commercial (C) District, under the provisions of
Section 2-704.C; (B) A lot area of 28.33 acres, a lot width&long Sky Harbor Drive of 282 feet, a
reduction to the front (west) setback along Sky Harbor Drive from 25 to 21 feet (to existing building),
an increase to building height from 30 to 82 feet (to top of roof of proposed building) and a reduction to
the required number of parking spaces from 583 to 426 parking spaces, as a Residential Infill Project in
the proposed Medium High Density Residential (MHDR) District, under the provisions of Section 2-
304.G; and (C) Reductions to perimeter buffers along Cross Blvd (east) fi-om 10 feet to one-foot (to
existing pavement), along the east side from seven to five feet (to existing pavement), along the west
side from five to two feet (to existing pavement), along the north side from 10 feet to zero feet (to
existing pavement) and at the southeast comer of the adjacent nursing home parcel from 10 feet to five
feet (to proposed pavement), as a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of Section
3-l202.G.
Proposed Use: 229 attached dwellings (Independent Living Units) (73 units existing to remain; 156
units proposed), a total of 40 nursing home beds (proposed) and a total of 170 beds of assisted living
facility (94 beds existing to remain; 76 beds proposed).
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
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2. Case: FLD2008-07021 - 1314 South Missouri Avenue Level Two Application
Owner: George C. Harrison Realty Company
Applicant: Dr. Kazi Hassan, President, Florida Pain Management, Inc.
Representative: Dillon Alderman, Southeast Principal, The Waterfield Design Group, Inc. (4340 South
Manhattan Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33611; phone: 813-839-5700; fax: 813-839-5774; emai1:
da1derman@waterfie1ddesign.com).
Location: 1. I-acre parcel on the west side of Missouri Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of
Lakeview Road.
Atlas Page: 306A.
Request: Flexible Development approval for a medical clinic within the Commercial (C) District
with a lot area of 48,320 square feet, a lot width of 512 feet, a building height of 25 feet, front (east)
setbacks of 9.58 feet (to building) and 11 feet (to parking), side (north) setbacks of 149 feet (to
building) and 10 feet (to parking), side (south) setbacks of 116 feet (to building) and 5.99 feet (to
parking), rear (west) setbacks of 4.47 feet (to building) and 2.5 feet (to parking), with 47 off-street
parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project as per Community Development
Code Section 2-704.C.
Proposed Use: Medical Clinic.
Neighborhood Associations: South Clearwater Citizens for Progress and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
3. Case: FLD2008-08028 - 1640 N. Arcturas Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Phuong Vo, Engineering Department, City of Clearwater (100 S. Myrtle Avenue,
Clearwater, Florida 33756; phone: 727-562-4752; emai1: phuong.vo@myc1earwater.com).
Location: 1.1-acre parcel on the west side of Missouri Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of
Lakeview Road.
Atlas Page: 306A.
Request: Flexible Development approval for a public facility use within the Institutional (I) District
with a lot area of283,140 square feet, a lot width of 1,075 feet, a maximum building height of 50 feet,
front (east) setbacks of 16 feet (to building) and 20 feet (to pavement), side (north) setbacks of 123
feet (to building) and zero feet (to existing pavement), side (south) setbacks of 153 feet (to building)
and 11 feet (to pavement), and rear (west) setbacks of 260 feet (to building) and 60 feet (to
pavement), with 37 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project as per
Community Development Code Section 2-1204.A; as well as a waiver to the interior landscaping
requirements, and a partial waiver to the perimeter landscaping requirements where the existing
landscape materials would be determined to be an acceptable perimeter buffer, as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Public Facility.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Scott Kur1eman, Planner III.
F. LEVEL THREE APPLICATIONS (Items 1- 2):
1. Case: T A2008-07004 - Amendments to the Community Development Code Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning Department.
Request: Amendments to the Community Development Code to allow for a reduced off-street
parking requirement for changes of use within the Downtown (D) District where there are no existing
off-street parking spaces or available land for their construction.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
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2. Case: REZ2008-07007 - 2855 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: BVG Acquisition, Inc.
Representative: Katherine E. Cole, Esq.; Johnson Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Bums, LLP (911 Chestnut
Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; telephone: 727-461-1818).
Location: 28.32 total acres located generally at 2855 Gulf to Bay Boulevard (south side of Gulf to Bay
Boulevard between Cross Boulevard [east] and Sky Harbor Drive [west]).
Atlas Page: 300A. and 300B.
Request: Application for Zoning Atlas amendment approval from the Medium Density Residential
(MDR) District to the Medium High Density Residential (MHDR) District under the provisions of
Section 4-602 ofthe Community Development Code.
Existing Uses: An assisted living facility providing independent living and congregate care
Proposed Uses: A life care center providing assisted independent living and congregate care and
skilled nursing.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Michael Reynolds, AICP, Planner III.
G. DIRECTOR'S ITEM (1 Item):
1. Time Extension - FLD2006-06034 - 622 Lembo Circle
H. ADJOURNMENT
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