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AGENDA
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988 - 1:30 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
(A) Approval of minutes of March 15, 1988
ANNEXATION & ZONING & LANDS USE PhAN AMENDMENTS:
(1) Statement of case by appl icallt - 5 minutes
(2) Presentation by staff - 5 minutes
(3) Comments from public in support/opposition:
individual - 3 minutes
spokesperson for group - 10 minutes
(4) Public lIearings are closed
(5) Discussion/Action by Board
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Zoning Atlas and Land Use Plan Amendment and
Local Planning Agency Review:
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1. (CONTINUED FROM 3/15/88)
Portions of Lots 1 and 2,
Forest Hill Estates, Unit 5
(Located on the nOI~th si.de of Lakeview
Road, cast of South Highland Avenue)
(Day/City)
Zoning Atlas:
FROM: RM-28 (Multiple F'amily Residential "Twenty-Eight")
TO: CG (General Commercial)
Land Use Plan:
FROM: High Dens ity Resident ia 1
TO: Commercial/Tourist Facilities
c. Chairman's Items
D. Director's Items
1. Explanation of Planning & Zoning Board's
responsibilities as the Local Planning
Agency for the City of Clearwater
E. Board and Staff Comments
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MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING HOARD
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988 -- 1:30 P~l
Members Present:
Chairman Johnson, Hs. Nixon, Nessrs. Ferrell, Green,
Hami.lton (arrived at 1:35 PN), and Schwab
Members Absent:
Mr. Hogan
(A)
Ms. Nixon questioned if it were possible to delay approval of the
of the March 15, 1988 mei'~ting because she h[ldn't had a chan\:e
same. Mot Lon was made by Hr. Ferrell, seconded by t1r. Schwab, to
the minutes of the March 151 1988 me(~ting ,IS wrLt:tcn. Hotion
(4 to 1) with Ms. Nixon votLng "nay,W' Mr. Schwob and Mr. Ferrell
necessary, amendments could be made to the Hlinutl~s of }larch 15,
the April 19, 1988 meeting.
minutes
to re ad
approve
carried
felt, if
1988 at
B. Zoning Atlas and Land Use Plan Amendment and
Local Planning Agency Review:
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(CONTINUED FROM 3/15/88)
PortLons oE Lots 1 and 2,
Forest Hill Estates, Unit 5
(Located on the north side of Lakeview
Road, east of South Highland Avenue)
(Day/City)
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Zoning Atlas:
FROM: RM-28 (Multi.ple Family Res identLal "Twenty-Eight")
TO: CC (General Commercial)
Land Use Plan:
FROM: High Dens L ty Res ident ial
TO: Commercial/Tourist F::lciL it ies
The above property is located on the north side of 1akeview Road, east of
South Highland Avenue.
Mr. Prui.tt advised as follows: This is a city-initiated request Eor a zoning
atlas amendment from RN-28 (Multiple Family Residential 'ITwenty-Eight") to CG
(General Comrnet"cial) and a Land Use Plan amendment from High DensLty
Residential to Commercial/Tourist Facilities; the property was part of an
area-wide rezoning in March, 1984 to bring the zoning in conformance with the
Land Use Plan designation of High Density Residential; the property owner
received no notice of the rezoning and therefore filed no objection to the
amendment; and, after the property owner discovered the rezoning, he requested
the City to reconsider the division of his property into two zoning districts
in order to reflect the present commerci.al use of the property and to be in
conformance with the commercial uses to the west. Mr. Pruitt advised staff
recommended approval of the zoning atlas 8mendment from RM-28 (Multiple Family
Residential "T'..,enty-Eight") to CG (General Commercial) and the Land Use Plan
\,'" amendment from High Density Residential to Commercial/Tourist Facilities.
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Mr. Ronald Day, property O\VIF~r, appc;H(!cl in support of the request
any questioll~ the Board 11lay have. Jk~ ':'ldvisl,~d tl11~ subj~(.:t prop\!rty
remainder of his t:olnmer-cial pt-operty ;JilL! Inak(~s part of his
nonconfonni.ng which \olOllld .1llow him 110 ch<lnges.
to anBwe r
abuts the
property
Hotion W.1S made by Hr. Schwab, seconded by Hr. Ferrell, to recomml~nd approval
of the zoning atl:ls aml~ndment ft.om RH-2.8 (f\lultiplc Family Residenti.al "Twenty--
Eight") to CG (General Commercial) ~md the L,1[1I1 Use Plan amendment from High
Density Residential to Commerci.al/Tourist Fnclli.ties. Hotlon carried
unanimously (6 to 0).
c. Chairman's Items
Mr. Johnson stated ed itori ~~ls appeared in th(~ Clean-later Sun and the St..
Petersburg Times (Cle;Jrw3t~r Edition) regarding Isaiah's Inn heard before this
Board on March 15, 1988. lie advised the Sun supported the Board's decision and
the Times did not support the Board's decision. lh~ qllestionl~d i.[ the members
should respond as a Board.
Ms. Nixon advised she responded to the Times edi.torial pl.~rson[llly but the
Times h;lS not yet chosen to print b,~r response.
Mr. Schwab advisetl he debatp-c\ ObOllt writing a responsl~ but decided not to
respond.
Hr. Ferrell felt the ml?mb(~rs as a Board ~hould not respond SLl1ce some members
voted in favor of lsaiah'R Inn.
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Ms. Nixon read her response to the Ti.mes editorial (see attached). She stated
the Timl:~s editorial appe3red Harrh 20 .1nd she hand delivered her response on
March 22. She advised she contact.!d the Times and \vas assul~ed her. response
would appeal' over rhi_s p;Jsl weekend ilnd since her response oid not: nppear she
forwarded .1 copy of hel- response to the City Commission.
Hr. Hamilton statQd he hop(~s to see tS<1i_ah's tnn befol~e this Boar-d again. He
felt sheltering the hOlneless 1S an importi1nt need. He advised he spent many
hours researching the rl~qUt!st and felt ~"'~rt<lin issues w,:!rc not brought before
this Board, such as the resistance of certain groups and organizations working
together. He felt the Board made a good decision.
Mr. Schwab felt everyone \Ja5 given a 11lortO:! than adequate chance to speak on
both sides of the issue.
D. Diret:tor IS Items
Mr. Pruitt explained that }is. Harvey 1.8 i.n Tallahassee to speak \vith the
Legislative Delegation concerning the pincllas Planning Council.
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With regard to the dutLes of the Planning and Zoning Board acting as the Local
Planni.ng Agency for the Ci. ty of Clear.water, Hr.. Prui.tt advised as follows:
Ordinance No. 4552-88 designates this Board as the Local Planning Agency for
the City of Clearwater as required by Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; the
Board's specific responsibilities are similar to the duties of the Planning
and Zoning Board and the only di fference is the conditional uses which are
closely related to land use; the Board will revi.ew proposed actions and make a
recommendfltion to the governing body who then makes a final decision; one
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After questioning hy Mr. Schwab, Mr. Pruitt stated areas that are not
incorporated into the City are on the Land Use Plan. He added that under the
new Statl~ law the City is not authorized to plan for unincorporated .areas. He
stated the City will need to have an interlocal agreement with the County
regarding Land Use Plans as to how thl~ tr(\nsfl~rs of land will take place. lIe
also st.atl:d the C1.ty can show exist ing land uses on the map but the County
land uses may be placed for reference only.
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change is that the process for Lnnd USl! Plan i111l1:!lHlmelll:s is the same as for the
process DE original adoption; staH will be prl~p.:.tring items in a different way
5 in c e t. It e B () a r d will act as the Lo c;] 1 P 1 ann in g ^g (~ 11l~ Y , s t :1 [ ( w ill pro v i u e
information regarding such things as how much Hew,~r the land use chctnge will
take up or how much water the land IlS(~ chang(~ will use :111(1 will it put the
City over capac ity; the LPi\ reports will concern Land Us ~~ Plan arnendments only
and t11e Board wi 11 be requ ired to make 11 recommendH t i.on \",he ther an mnendment
to the plan is good planning Ear the City o( Clearwater; in regard to
rezonillg!3 and l.an(1 Development Code amendments the BO:1rd will be requi,red to
make a finding of consistency such that the change is consistel1t with the Land
Use Plan; and, another duty will be the Evaluation and Appraisal Report due
every fiV'e years, which is prepared by staff.
In regard to the Planning and Zoning Board's role in preparation of the
Comprehensive Plan, Hr. Pruitt advised as follows: tl1(~ Board's primary duties
are pre par a t ion 0 f the Co m pre hen s i v e P I a 11 and r e C 0 111m end;:) t ion t <) the go v e r 11 in g
body of t.he comprehensive plnnj the actual preparation lS rc~designctted to the
Planning and Urban DeveloplTIent Depilrtlllentj the City COlOllli,ssiol1 has directed
staff to set up element task forces .1.nd this Board hilS been dc~signC1ted as the
element task fon:(~ for land use; as portions of the element are prepared, they
will be brought to the Board for revic\vj Hr. Pruitt provided n h.:mdout to be
retained by the Board which ille luded the maps that arc tht~ (~x:ist ing land use
survey, an acrc:lge summary of existing land uses~ a summary of land use
categories, and policy requirements for the land use element of the
Comprehensive Plan. He stated one item on vlhi~'h t\h~ City Commiss1.D\1 ,,,,anted the
Board's feedback is land us{~ designat iOIlS, and spec i fically whether the
commercial designation should be broken down illtO d~signations of Neighborhood
Cammerc ial, Resort Commel-cial, llighway Commercial, General Commercial, etc.,
or whether ther~: should be a blanket "Commercial" d(~signcttion.
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Hr. Pruitt: stated the t8S1< force may r,~quire some l~xtra meetings and requested
that the members bring their calendars to the Planning and Zoning Meeting on
April 19, 1988 to set up some ':ldditional m..:etings.
After questioning by Mr. Green, Mr. Pruitt stated one effect of breaking down
the commercial designat.ion may be admi.nistratively more dif.ficult because a
Land Use Plan amendment would be required \",hen making a ch,1nge in a zoning
district from, for instance, Neighborhood Commercial to General Commet"cial;
however, breaking down the commercial designation may mandate deeper
investigation oE a rezoning. He stated the comprehensive plan ideally contains
policies concerning such things as compatibility and the land use map 15
prepared from the policies.
Meeting adjourned at 2:20 PM.
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Planning Director
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Date: AprilS, 1988
To: Clearwater City Commissioners
From: Brenda Harris Nixon
Planning and Zoning Board
Re: st. Petersburg Times editorial
~~ter reading an article referring to Lee Regulski's proposal
for the homeless, I thought I should give you a copy of a
response I sent to a st. Petersburg Times editorial. I hand
delivered the letter to the Times office on March 22.
Apparently the Times has chosen not to print it since it did
not conform with their views. I did speak with Michael Richardson
on Thursday, March 31 and he assured me that it would be printed
during the weekend. It was not.
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I would like to respond to your ~1arch 20 editorial concerning
Isaiah's Inn. I am speaking for myself and not 011 behalf of
the board.
First, it \Vas "not so easiJy dismissed" uS you indicated.
This was one of the IllOSt difficult decisions I have ever had
to make in three years on the board. ^lthough the opponents
discussion focused on the economic redevelopment of downto\1l1l
C I ear \0.} El t era 11 d the i III pac t c:l 11 0 In C 1 e s s s he .l t e r \'J 0 L1l d h a ve , t his
\<Jas not the primary factor in my decision to oppose it.
Much of illY concern WuS in the "grapevine" and "magnet"
factor. Does a shelter sLlch as this actually attract more of
the home les s to an a rea tha nit \..,ould othen..Ji se have? Clearvla ter
already prov ides numerous service agenci es to hel p \vi th the
homeless. To provide a full service cellter -- one that provides
room and board, clothing and (l job, I feel would Clttract more
people than the proposed IsaLlh's Inn could handle. They could
accommodate only eight families Clnc1 27 single men.
Suppose you are unemployed or a minimally employed worker
in one of the colder areas of the country. SOlllGOne tells YOll
that Clcarvlater, Florida lias a centGJ:" \vhich \vill provide YOll
with everything mentioned ubove. If you had no particular ties,
wouldn't you come? But \vith the small number of spaces available,
you would end up j list. another hOll1eless persoll on the street
- - 0 f do \',1 11 tow n C 1 P (1 r wa t e r- . S eve r a 1 0 [ the 0 t.1I c r Cl 9 e n c y
representatives \vho spoke regarding the shelter said that they
c II r r C Ill.:. 1 y co U 1 d I: c fer a sma n y u s 1 0 per son s per d C1 Y t,o I sa i a h's
Inn.
You asked "why not try it on a smaller scale"? If YOll had
Cl t t e Jl d e d tile III e e tin CJ pel: son all y, yo II \v 0 1I 1 d h a v e k now nth a t
the Sill Cl 1 J. s i z C \V Cl son () 0 [ tIle fa c to 1:- s (i n lilY 0 pin ion) a g a i 11 S t.
it.
I have never believed that it is the duty solely of the
government to provide for those less fortunate. I am happy that
private individuals have accepted the social responsibility
to he 1 p tho s e i n C 1 ear vI ate r. I tis a 1 so rn y f.i rill bel i eft hat
a community's churches should accept a large part of the
responsibility for providing t.hese services. In many communities,
churches are opened at night (not just in cold weather) to
shelter the homeless.
fv10s t 0 f those who spoke before the pI ann ing and zoning
board indicated that the major i.ty of the homeless are that \<Jay
because they cannot affocd the first and last months rent and
a security deposit. In other words, affordable housing.
The applic~rlts asked for suggestions on the placement of
a shelter. I haven't spoken \.;i th anyone about the following
suggestion and most likely it \Vill be controversial; however,
out of controversy cOllies discussion, and out of discussion come
ideas.
Currently the Center Foundation, C1 joint effort of UP^RC,
the cit.y of Clearwater r~~9 st. Petersburg Junior College, is
I raising funds to build a IIlUlti -purpose facili ty on Belcher Road.
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This facility will repla~e the UPARC facility on Calumet street.
UPARC has indicated::.a need f.or affordable independent
housing for their clients. Suppose we had another joint project
with UPARC, the community's churches and the sponsoring group
of Isaiah's Inn particip~ting to build an apartment building(s)
on Calumet street. It is,:,.currently zoned industrial which should
hold down the NIMBY (Not:: in my back yard) factor. Thi s would
also provide a readily accessible labor pool for the surrounding
industries thereby helpi~g"all.
UPARC has indicated:iin the past that a commercially zoned
area is suitable for their'housing needs simply because their
clients would be thrilled to have independent homes. This might
also be true of the industrially zoned area, and those who are
currently homeless would,~ppreciate the affordable housing.
Clearwater's industrial area is not filled with what is typically
thought of when industries 'are mentioned. Of course the zoning
would have to be changed 6n that parcel of land but it has been
done in the recent past ~or UPARC.
The board managing the building could set reasonable rents
and require a small monthly payment toward the security deposit.
Instead of just providing'~up to six weeks of housing, this would
provide a future for those ,who hope to make it on their own.
I'm sure there are others who have thoughts on the matter.
I just dont believe that~ne area of our city should have to
provide every service ther~ is.
One final factual point. If the applicants decide to appeal
the decision of the'planning and zoning board, they will appeal
to a state hearing officer.'" Appeals on conditional uses do
not proceed to the city commission as you imply. Therefore,
the city commission 'will no,t face this issue.
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