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7295-04 ORDINANCE NO, 7295-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER AS ADOPTED ON MAY 18, 2000 AND AMENDED ON JULY 12, 2001 BY REVISING POLICY 2.1.4 OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DENSITY POOL OF ADDITIONAL HOTEL ROOMS ESTABLISHED IN BEACH BY DESIGN: A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR CLEARWATER BEACH AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, THE ADOPTED SPECIAL AREA PLAN FOR CLEARWATER BEACH; 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 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 Council, together with all comments from local regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of the amendments; and Ordinance No. 7295-04 WHEREAS, the City Council 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Future Land Use Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by revising Policy 2.1.4 as follows: 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. Tho proporty located on tho oast sido of M~mdakly }\Nonuo north of Baymont Stroot known as tho Yacht Basin apartmont sito; 2-1.:. The land located between Mandalay Avenue and the Gulf of Mexico between Baymont Stroot Rockawav 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 L1oyd-White-Skinner Subdivision between South Gulfview Boulevard and Coronado Drive. 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 163.187 or 163.3189, F.S., as amended. PASSED ON FIRST READING .Tune ] 7, 2004 PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ADOPTED ()('rnh~,... 7, ?004 Bria~ Mayor Approved as to form: ) Attest: Leslie K. Dougall- la Assistant City Attorne fJ'- ~~o{l.,~~ j~ elfia ~ City Clerk 2 Ordinance No. 7295-04