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CLEA"WATER. f1't..O'UDA 33151B
September 12, 1979
Honorable .Mayor- Conunisdoner a.n.d
Member!! of the City' Coxnrnia don
PO Box 4748
Clearwal:er, Florida
Re: Tropic Hills Annexation
Dear Commissioners:
Submitted. herewith for your considera.tion pursuant to
Section 171.042, Florida Statutes, is the report relating to \:he
proposed annexatic;Jn of the Tropic Hills Subdivision.
This report was prepared by my department and 1 hereby
certify that the area which is proposed to be annexed, namely..
'tropic Hills Subdivision, 18 an area which meet8 the criteria
set forth in Section l71.043t Florida Statutes.
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Tropi~ Hills is located in the southeastern portion
of the City'S service area. Adjacent land uses include single-
family homes to the south and east, City owned recreation
areas to the north and east, a mobile home park to the north
and developed commercial properties to the southeast.
Across
U.S. 19 from this site is a large mobile home park.
a highly urbanized area with development encompassing nearly
This is
all of the surrounding lands. Land to the west of Tropic Hills
was developed in the mid,1960's as the Morningside Subdivision
in the City.
The City has provided the residents of Morning-
side and the b~adows with swimming, tennis and other recrea-
tional facilities.
The City has designated a planning area which includes
both the incorporated City, developed enclaves which are
adjacent to the incorporated area, and vacant outlying lands
which are near the incorporated developed area.
Tropic Hills
lies within the City'S planning area, in subsector 7.
subsector includ~s 1,467 acres.
This
In 1975, the population of
this subsector was estimated to be 14,840.
in this subsector is developed, and the population of this
Most of the land
subsector is expected to remain stable over the next twenty
Because Tropic Hills is essentially surrounded by
yea.rs.
incorporated lands, the City has already been involved in
the planning of transportation systems which serve the Tropic
Hills area..
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I'll. 'URBAN SERVICES DEl.,IVERY PLAN
This section includes a description of the current
level of urban services provided to the Tropic Hills area ~nd
the level of servi~es which would be provided after annexation.
Police:
Tropic Hills is currently served by the Pine lIas
County Sheriff's Department.
The Sh~riff operates from
a centralized facility at Ulmerton Road and Seminole Boulevard
in mid-Pinellas County.
After annexation, law enforcement
services will be provided by the Clearwater Police Department,
with offices located on.Pierce Street.
City police protection
would be instituted. immediately upon annexation.
It is expected
that response times for City police services would be shorter
than those provided by the Sheriff.
Tropic Hills is served by the Clearwater Fire Department.
This service is provided under the provisions of a fire service
Fire:
district agreement, with a fee for service added onto the
property tax in the fo~m of separate millage.
payment would be dropped after annexation, but the service itself
This method of
would not change.
Street Lighting:
Tropic Hills currently has no street lights.
After annexation the City will install and maintain street
lights in the developed area.
Installation of these lights on
wooden poles with overhead wiring will'be made at no charge to
the affected properties.
processed after the annexation.
Work orders for installation will be
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Street.Repairs: 'After annexation, potholes will be repaired at
no cost to ~djacent property owners. Should any streets need
to bo recaved or rebuilt with curbs and gutters, the City would
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'bear one-third of the cost, with the remaining two-thirds to be
shared by the affected property owners.
Sidewalks: Residents of Tropic Hills do not have sidewalks
within their residential area. Should they desire to have side-
walks installed, the City policy has been to assess proper~y
owners for materials cost, with the City crews providing labor.
This policy would be applied in Tropic Hills subsequent to
annexation.
Library: Residents of Tropic Hills currently have no free public
library service available to them. They may purchase a c~rd at
an annual cost of $17 dollars per family which entitles them to
use the Clearwater Public Lib!ary and its pranches. Library
privlleges would be extended at no charge to Tropic Hills
residents after annexation.
Parks & Recreation: Pinellas County operates several large
regional parks, but does not Qperate any neighborhood recreational
facilities. Currently, the nearest puLlic park facility open to
residents of Tropic Hills is Philippe Park in Safety Harbor. The
City of Clearwater operates two parks adjacent to Tropic Hills.
These parks prbvide a full range of recreational activities,
including a seven~een cour~ tennis center. Access to these facil-
ities is open to all City residents; others must pay a fee of
twenty dollars per person per year to obtain access to these
facilities.
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Sewage Collection and Treatment: Residents of Tropic Hills are
currently provided witn sewer service. ' Effluent from residences
in Tropic Hills flows by gravity to a privately-operated sewage
treatment facility located at the southeast corner of the sub-
division. This treatment facility was designed to provide
secondary treatment of sewage but problems have been experienced
with operation of the facility. State standards require that
90 percent of all suspended' solids and BOD (Biochemical oxygen
demand) be removed prior to discharge of effluent. According to
the Enforcement Section of the Department of Environmental
Regulation, the Tropic Hills sewage treatment plant'has not
consistently met required standards "for quite awhile" and the
operators of this plant have been notified that they are in
violation of DER standards. 1~en the discharge permit for the
Clearwater East sewage treatment plant was granted by DER, it
was specifically mentioned that the City consider accepting the
effluent from Tropic Hills.
After annexa~iQn the Tropic Hills sewage treatment plant
will be deeded to the City. This plant will be bypassed and effluent
will be directed to an existing City sewer line adjacent to the
proper~y. The Tropic Hills plant will then be phased out and
dismantled. Residents of Tropic Hills pay four dollars per month
for sewer service. The City sewer rate is fOUT dollars and twenty-
five cents per month per 100 cubic fee~ of effluent. Cit~ staff
has estimated the cost of connecting Tropic Hills to the City
trunk line at $34,000. This estimate in~ludes $lO,OOO to scrap
the old sewage treatment facility.
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Pinellas County water system. After annexation, the City
would have the option of purchasing these customers from the.
County. A decision to"purchase would depend, in part, on the
results of a survey of the condition of the water system.
Should the City desire to purchase the Tropic Hills water
accounts, connection to the City's water system can be easily
effected. Connec~ion would be made to a C~ty water main at
the intersection of Tropi~ Hills Drive and U.S. 19. A second
connection would be made at the Edenville Avenue to provide a
looped system. The estimated cost of these connections is
$64,000.
IV. FINAL'lCING
Residents of Tropic Hills will be permitted to tap into
the City sewer system without payment of tap fees after annexa-
tion: The Clearwater East sewage treatment facility will receive
the effluent fro~ Tropic Hills, and sufficient capacity is already
in place to accept the additional floli. Th~ sewer main exten-
sion needed to tap in the Tropic Hills facility is relatively
short (approximately 100 feet) and will be extended at City
expense. City sewer service will be available to these units
within three months of annexation.
The financial impact of providing other urban services
to Tropic Hills will be negligible. As a highly urbanized
City with a population of 92,000, Clearwater's infrastructure
and .urban service delivery systems are well developed. The
marginal cost of providing such services as police, libraries
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Comparative property tax rates, City and County non-exempt prope:~y
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School 8.000 $ 188.48 $188.48
County 5.914 139.33 139..33
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Total Taxes $ 461. 98 $435.46
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Total optional Fees 0 65.00
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As -part of an urbanized area,
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those of other residents of the unincorporated
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In part, these
needs are met through purchases of service (fire, library) from
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In part, these needs have gone unmet.
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expected that the Department of Environmental Regulation will
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Subscribers to this service would ultimately
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which will ,not be incurred if annexation is' chosen.
Residents of Tropic Hills and the owner of the vacant par-
cel which fronts on U.s. 19 have the option 'of independent
action or joining with the City.
From the informa~ion presented,
it would appear that an increased quality of services can be
obtained at little cost if the option of annexation is chosen.
The City has, as a matter of policy., stated its desire to prevent
or eliminate unincorporated enclaves within the service area.
Therefore, this annexation action would be consistent with City
pOlicy.
After annexation, development within this area will be
controlled by the City. Any new deve~opment will be subject to
sewer tap and other applicable fees.
Under County zoning regula-
tions, the undeveloped parcel would be permitted to develop in
commercial usage to a limited depth.
City :oning will be deter-
mined by the City Commission at the time of annexation.
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