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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
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ASSOCIATION,
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Petitioner,
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VB. CASE NO. 82-006
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CITY OF CLEARNATER,
i, Respondent.
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
AND FINAL ORDER
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Pursuant to notice the Division of, Adminstrative
Hearings, by its duly designated Hearing Officer, K. N. Ayers,
held a formal hearing in the above-styled case on 10 February
19'82 at Clearwater, Florida.
APPEARANCES
, For Petitioner:
William J. Kimpton, Esq.'
487 Mandalay Avenue
Clearwater Beach, Florida 33515
For Respondent,:
Thomas A. Bustin, Esq.
City Attorney
Post Office Box 4748
Cl~fWater, Florida 33518
This is an appeal from the ruling of the Clearwater
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Board of Adjustment and Appeal on Zoning denying Clc~rwater
Professional Association's, Petitioner's, application for a
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! special exception to construct a noncommercial off-street
parking facility on Lot 70, Gates Knoll 1st Addition, located
at1~50 Barry Str~et.
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into evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing the partip.s'/
were requested to meet with the City Traffic Engineer arid
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submit proposed plans he would approve if the special exception
is granted. These have been submitted and ma'rkeC!' Exhibits "
A and B. They are renumbered Exhibits E and F, as other
exhibits were admitted as Exhibits A and B.
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FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Petitioner owns Lot 70, Gates Knoll ist Addition,
which abuts a medical office complex,of eighteen officeB west
of Lot 70. Off-street paved parking for the medical offices
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presently abuts Lot 70, but additional parking is needed.
2. Lot 70 fronts on Barry street, which is the only
east-west through street"in the immediate vicinity and is
heavily. travelled. Zoning for Lot 70 is "RS 50," which is
single family residential.
3. West of Lot 70 to Highland Avenue is zoned lipS',"
which would allow multiple family dwellings or business and
professional services such as those for which the property
is presently used. South of the area zoned liPS" the property
adjacent to Gates Knoll 1st Addition is zoned "RM 28," which
provides for high density multi~fpmi1y use and just west of
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IlRM 2B" between that zoning and Highland Avenue the property
is zoned "CS" for General Commercial use'. A bowling alley
is located in this area a short distance south of Barry Avenue.
4. Lot 70 is currently fenced and'the southern and
western part of this lot is used for parking a few automobiles
during business hours. The north side of Lot 70 is part of
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Street 'arid 105 feet deep.' The north 35 feet of this lot is
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5. Adjoining property ownero across Barry Street
from Lot 70 oppose the special exception primarily because
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they want the lot to remsin vacant to serve ss a buffer zone
between their property and the commercial development.
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OtherB oppose the application because they fear use of the
property for anything except a si~9le family residence will
reduce their property values, increaBe the traffic in the
neighborhood, and increase the noise and pollution from
automobiles. ,Mr. Huff,' the adjoining property ow~er whose
home is immediately east of Lot 70 on Lot 71, is concerned
about the proximity of the parked vehicles to his home.'
The' exiBting fence is some ten feet from Huff's home.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Division of Administrative Hearings has juris-
diction over the parties to, and the subject matter of, these
proceedings.
Section 131.043, Clearwater Building and zoning
Regulations, provides:
The following is permitted as a special
exemption' in an RS-50 district as regulated
in section 131.016: Noncommercial off-street
parking lots (not operated as a separate
business) or spaces on vacant lots or por-
tions thereof for pa~ing passenger motor
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Section 131.016 provides generally that no variance
shall be granted unless certain of the following appear:
a. That special conditions ,and circum-
stances exist which are peculiar to the land,
structure or building involved and which are
not applicable to other lands, buildings'or
structures in the same district.
b. That liberal interpretation of the
provisions of this chapter would deprive the
applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other
properties in the same district under the
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lh' " ' . '. . '".'. c. That the special conditions and cir-
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{t:~+"~:l[\,;. (, ',~: ..:' : . :', do not result from the actions of the applicant.
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rffi.' ';"~": .~'i",: ;,'<: ' . privilege that..1.s denied by this chapter. to, ,
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2. Petitioner will leave a three-foot buff~r zone
between the parking spaces and the western edge of Lot 70
and a five-foot buffer zone fronting on Barry Street. Land-
scaping will be provided along the eastern sld~~ri~ Lot 70,
from Barry Street north to the drainage area, to screen the
property east of Lot 70 from the parking area.
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The parking will be used exclusively for' parking
by employees of the medical center.
FINAL ORDER
It is ORDERED that Clearwater ProfesBional Association
be granted a special exception to pave the southwesterly por-
tion of Lot 70, Gates Knoll 1st Addition, to provide off-street
parking subject to the conditions noted above.
DONE AND ORDERED this Jf;t; day of March, 1982, at
Tallahassee, Florida.
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Hearing ~er
Division of Administrative Hearings
Oakland Building
"2009 Apa.lachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
~"'..:""( 9 0 4) 488-9675
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FILED with the Clerk of the Division
of Administrative Hearings this
~7Y1 day of March, 1982.
.Copies furnished ,to:
33515
Ms. Lucille Williams
City Clerk
Post Office Box'474B
Clearwater, Florida 33516
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