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ORDINANCE NO. 6794-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY AS
ADOPTED ON MAY 18, 2000, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO
THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, TRANSPORTATION
ELEMENT, COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT, AND
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT, RELATED, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, RENEWAL OF THE BEACH TOURIST DISTRICT
PURSUANT TO BEACH BY DESIGN, PEDESTRIAN AND
BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS ON CLEARWATER BEACH,
TRANSPORTATION ON CLEARWATER BEACH, PERMITTED
DENSITY OF THE RESORT FACILITIES HIGH LAND USE PLAN
CLASSIFICATION, INTRA-BARRIER ISLAND TRANSIT,
PARKING ON CLEARWATER BEACH, AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTED SPECIAL
AREA PLANS; MAKING CHANGES RELATED TO THE
ADOPTED BEACH BY DESIGN SPECIAL AREA PLAN; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulation Act of Florida empowers and requires the City Commission of the City of
Clearwater to plan for the future development and growth of the City, and to adopt and
periodically amend the Comprehensive Plan, including elements and portions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the economic vitality of Clearwater Beach is a major contributor to the
economic health of the City overall and redevelopment to the Beach is required for its
future sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater invested significant time and resources in
studying Clearwater Beach and conducted numerous public meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission approved Ordinance Number 6689-01, which
adopted a special area plan governing Clearwater Beach entitled Beach by Design: A
Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines on February 15, 2001;
and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan of the City have been
prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of law, after conducting the
appropriate planning analysis, and public participation through public hearings, opportunity
for written comments, open discussion and the consideration of public and official
comments; and
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WHEREAS, the Community Development Board, serving as the designated Local
Planning Agency for the City, has held a public hearing on the proposed amendments and
has recommended adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs for review and comments, and the objections,
recommendations and comments received from the Florida Department of Community
Affairs have been considered by the City Commission, together with all comments from
local regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of the amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it necessary, desirable and proper to adopt
the amendments to the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order to
reflect changing conditions; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
is hereby amended by revising Objective 1.2 as follows:
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
bv Desian: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Desiqn
Guidelines. and shall be consistent with the Pinellas County Hurricane
Evacuation Plan and the Regional Hurricane Evacuation Plan and shall be
maintained or decreased.
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Section 2. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
is hereby amended by revising Objective 2.1 as follows:
2.1 Objective - The redevelopment of blighted. substandard. inefficient
and/or obsolete area~ shall be a high priority and promoted through the
implementation of redevelopment and special area plans~ aRE!- the
construction of catalytic private projects. city investment. and continued
emphasis on property maintenance standards.
Section 3. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
is hereby amended by revising Policies 2.1.1 - 2.1.7 as follows:
2.1.1
Redevelopment shall be encouraged. where appropriate. by providinq
development incentives such as density bonuses for siqnificant lot
consolidation and/or catalytic proiects. as well as the use of transfer of
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development riahts pursuant to approved special area plans and
redevelopment plans.
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 aeographic areas of Clearwater Beach. enhancement of
public riahts-of-way. the vacation of public rights-of-way when appropriate.
transportation improvements. inter-beach and intra-beach transit. transfer
of development riahts and the use of design guidelines, development
within innovative shared parking solutions, possible land aoquisition,
transportation impro'.'ements, and establiGhment of a oommunity
redevelopment 3m3 or amas pursuant to Beach bv DesiGn: A Preliminary
DesiGn for Clearwater Beach and DesiGn Guidelines.
The area aoverned by Beach bv DesiGn: A Preliminary DesiGn for
Clearwater Beach and DesiGn Guidelines shall be recoanized 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. excludina Devon Drive and Bayside Drive. Beachfront and public
property located adiacent to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal
Waterway with a Future Land Use desianation of Recreation/Open Space
shall be excluded from the Community Redevelopment District.
2.1.4 The use of the density pool of additional hotel rooms established in
Beach bv DesiGn: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Desian
Guidelines is permitted in the followina areas:
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1. The property located on the east side of Mandalay Avenue north of
Baymont Street known as the Yacht Basin apartment site:
2. The land located between Mandalay Avenue and the Gulf of Mexico
between Baymont Street and Papaya Street and
3. The land located south of the Pier 60 parking lot and north of the
southerly lot lines of Lots 77 and 126 of the L1oyd-White-Skinner
Subdivision between South Gulfview Boulevard and Coronado Drive.
A trackina system for the allocation of units from the density pool
permitted by Beach bv DesiGn: A Preliminary DesiGn for Clearwater
Beach and DesiGn Guidelines will be established. administered and
monitored by the Clearwater Plannina Department.
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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.
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.
The City shall continue to support and implement approved community
redevelopment area plans, such as the Downtown Redevelopment Plan
adopted in 1995.
The City shall continue to review the boundaries of the downtown
redevelopment district to determine whether boundary adjustments are
needed.
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.
The City of Clearwater will continue to promote infill development and the
removal of blight through the Unsafe Structures Program.
Section 4. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan is hereby amended by revising Policy 2.5.3 as follows:
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 desion guidelines set forth in Beach bv Design: A Preliminarv
Desian for Clearwater Beach and Desian Guidelines.
Section 5. The Future Land Use Element of the City of Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by adding Policies 2.5.4 and 2.5.5 as follows:
2.5.4 The City shall fully evaluate the arrival and distribution of traffic on
Clearwater Beach upon completion of the desion of the new Memorial
Causeway Bridoe.
2.5.5
The City shall evaluate the potential for an intra-beach transit system on
Clearwater Beach and investioate potential funding sources.
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Section 6. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan is hereby amended by revising Policy 3.2.1 as follows:
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 permitted 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 permitted bv approved special area plans or
redevelopment plans.
PLAN PRIMARY USES MAX. DENSITY/ CONSISTENT
CLASSIFICATION PER PLAN INTENSITY PER PLAN ZONING
CATEGORY CATEGORY DISTRICTS
30 Dwelling Units Per
Resort Facilities High Density Acre; FAR 1.2; ISR .95; Tourist (T)
High (RFH) Residential/Overnight Overnight High Density
Accommodations Accommodations/50 UPA~ Residential (HDR)
and as set forth in Beach Commercial (C)
bv Desian: A Preliminary
Desian for Clearwater
Beach and Desian
Guidelines. the special
area plan oovernino
Clearwater Beach
adopted by Ordinance
No. 6689-01.
Section 7. The Transportation Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan is hereby amended by adding Objective 5.6 as follows:
5.6 Obiective - The City shall monitor seasonal traffic on Clearwater Beach
and explore methods to address any issues identified.
Section 8. The Transportation Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
is hereby amended by adding Policy 5.6.1 as follows:
5.6.1
The City shall evaluate the feasibility of traffic improvements on
Clearwater Beach. as well as investigate funding sources for such
improvements.
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Section 9. The Coastal Management Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan is hereby amended by revising Policies 19.3.3 - 19.3.6 as follows:
19.3.3
19.3.4
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The City encouraaes trolley service between Clearwater Beach, Sand Kev
and the Pinellas County barrier islands located to the south of Sand Kev.
The City shall investioate the feasibilitv of an intra-barrier island transit
system on Clearwater Beach and evaluate potential fundina sources for
such a system.
The City encourages trolley service from the mainland to Clearwater
Beach.
The City in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation
should replace the Memorial Causeway Bridge and pursue the addition of
dedicated bicycle lanes.
The City shall continue to encourage private ferry service from Clearwater
Beach to the Clearwater mainland.
The City shall retain all existing public access areas.
Section 10. The Coastal Management Element of the Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by adding Policies 19.3.9 and 19.3.10 as
follows:
19.3.9
19.3.10
The City encouraoes the consolidation of public surface parkina facilities
into structured parkino facilities open to the public on Clearwater Beach.
Public/private partnerships are encouraaed to provide additional new
parking on Clearwater Beach and to replace existino public surface parkino
west of South Gulfview Boulevard.
Section 11. The Coastal Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended by revising Policy 19.6.1 as follows:
19.6.1
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 Bv Desian: A Preliminary Desian
for Clearwater Beach and Desian Guidelines and the City's NFIP
Community Rating System Floodplain Management Plan.
Section 12. The Coastal Management Element of the Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by revising Objective 21.3 as follows:
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Objective - Overall density shall be retained and not inoroacod 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 bv Beach bv Desian: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater
Beach and Design Guidelines.
Section 13. The Capital Improvements Element of the Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by adding Policy 28.1.10 as follows:
28.1.10
The City recoanizes the value and will prioritize capital improvements
associated with redevelopment plans and special area plans.
Section 14. This ordinance shall become effective when the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) issues a final order determining the adopted amendments to
be in compliance, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining the
adopted amendments to be in compliance, in accordance with Section 163.187 or
163.3189, F.S., as amended.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 19. 2001
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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Leslie K. Douga -' s
Assistant City Attorney
tIlia E. GQtJoeau
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