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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS,
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FRANK A. BARLOW and )
BETTY J. BARLOW,
Appellants,
vs. CASE NO. 94-1273
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THOMAS'PELLERIN and
CITY OF CLEARWATER,
Resl?ondents. )
ORDER
Pursuant to notice, the Division of Administrative
Hearings, by its duly designated Hearing Officer, K. N. Ayers,
~ held a public hearing in the above-styled case on May 29,' 1984,
at Clearwater, Florida.
APPEARANCES
For Appellants:
Frank ~. Barlow, pro se
1311 South Washington Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33516
Thomas A. Bustin, Esq.
City Attorney
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 33518
For City of
Clearwater:
For Pellerin:
Duane Pierson, M.D.
1010 Jefford Street
Clearwater, Florida 33516
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By this appeal Frank A. 'and Betty J. Barlow seek to
reverse the decision of the Board of Adjustment and Appeal on
Zoning to grant a sp~cial exception to operate a Level II group
health facility at 1131 Lakeview Road, Lakeview Heights,
Clearwa~er, Florida.
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4. The neighborhood in the vicinity of this pro-,
posed facility has been designated a blighted area so as to
qualify for certain tax credits to businesses.
5. Those witnesses opposing the special exception
expressed concerns for the safety of the young children in
the grammar school adjacent to this facility, expressed con-
cern that their property values would drop because of the
presence of this facility, expressed concern that traffic
would be increased as a result of this facility and this would
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create more danger to the grammar school children, and, expressed conrem
that the youths in the facility would create a danger to the
CI) community. No evidence to support these concerns was presented,
nor was any evidence presented to rebut the testimony of
Dr. Pierson that the facility would create no danger to the
communi ty .
6. One witness testified that such a facility was
not permitted in an area designated as a blighted area and
cited Section 163.3177, Florida statutes, as authority for this
position. Section l63.3177 contains the required and optional,
elements of a comprehensive plan far local development. That
section does not address Level II group health facilities being
excluded from blighted areas.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Division of Administrative Hearings has juris-
diction over the parties to, and the subject matter of, these
proceedings.
Group care facilities are defined in Section 131.006,
Building and Zoning Regulations of Clearwater, and the pr~pose~
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section 131.048 'of the Clearwater Code includes
family care facilities as regulated in section l31..2056,as
a permitted use in RM-8 zoned districts. Section 131~2056
includes family, group, and congregate care facilities .and
individual categories of use and provides in part:
Other group home populations not
otherwise specifically provided
for above and characterized by a
higher degree of transiency and
greater need for therapeutic care
shall be permitted only in the
level II group care facilities. .
The propos~d use is compatible with the zoning pre-
.scribed for th? area. In such a case the burden is upon the
appellant to demonstrate by competent substantial evidence
that the special exception is contrary to the public interest~
Rural New Town, Inc. v. Palm Beach County, 315 So.2d 478
(Fla. 4th DCA 1975). This the Appellants have not done. It'
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ORDERED that the appeal of Frank A. and Betty J.
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Barlow from the granting of a special exception to operate a
Level II group care facility at 1131 Lakeview Road, Clearwater,
Florida, be dismissed and the granting of the special exception
affirmed.
DONE AND ORDERED this ~2~day of June, 1984, at
Tallahassee, Florida.
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, ,Hear~ng .Officer
Division f Administrative' Hearings'
, Oakland Building - 2009 Apalachee Parkway
. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 .
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FILED with the Clerk of the Division .
of Administrative Hearings this ;J, I'-/--.
day of June, 1984.' ..
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Thomas,A. Bustin, Esq.
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Post Office Box ~74B
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Frank A. and Betty J. Barlow
l3ll South W~shington Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 3351~
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