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Hin~tf)s o~ moo~i.nJ.f ThUl"f:I(lu~~~~~nu~rl.-Q.L.l:..!!.~ ~in pl~~~!Y!~~Ed Ofrioa
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Present \~ere members Kruse" Ilarl"ios" neuuo.. Nortoll, lIomol".. Lovison
ex...officio member Lioktorl, Nic]c Hompon of the City Engineol'" B Dopa.rtment..
Joe Devlin or the CleUl"\~[\ tor StUl, Leo Butler aurvcyor I anrl Frantc fIancoc1\:
subdivision developer.
Ohail"mBn Kruse called the meeting to order at 3:15 P.H.
The reading d: the minutes or the previous meeting ~.,as dispensed with.
Mr. Kruse. introduced Hr. lIuncoclc and Hr. Butler to the others llresent.
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Mr. Hancock and ~w. Butler presented a plot plan or the 5th.. 6th a~~
7th Additions of Highland Pihes Subdivision. This property is now outside
the City limits and the developers are m~{ing application to have it annexed
to the City of' ClearHllter. They have presented it to the City Engineer
and now are presenting it to the Planning Board for approval. There was
much c}j_scussion and many questions asked by members of the Board which
Mr. Hancock and }~. Butler answered. }w. Hancock said that homes in the
development will probably range in price from 12 to 25 thousand dollars
and will therefore pay taxes after the homestead exemption allowance. The
m1nitm1JJl lot width is 70 feet.. minimwn depth is 103 feet", and tho minimwn
street rights-or-~~ay are 60 f'eet. Utility easements are providecl at the
rear of the lots. All of the block in \."h;i.ch the lalce is located with the
exception of' tbe lots on the south side of the street north of the lak e
ldll be dedicated to the City as \vill a sma.ll triangular lot ::it Scott o.nd
\iood Drives. There \Vas inconclusive discussion of' the unplatted acrea.ge
f'ronting Keene Road and Palmetto Streot. Tho Board members expla:lncd to
Mr. Hancoclc and l-ir. Butler the proposetl \ddths 01' rig;ht-of-\Jay \.;hich \vill
be required of developers in the future.
At tho, conclussion or the discl\ssion Hr. Homor' movetl and Hr. I.lovisOll
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f"; Pines Subdivision bo all!WOvcll subject to the o'vncrt s agreeing not to soIl
lots 1J.-19" inclusivo, nlocl~ 19, ill the 6th J\.d(Lition until a 00 root right-
or-yay cun be providod for the stroot on tho 1101~th side or those lots and
further subject to tho o\vnort s agreoing to dedicate to the 01 ty the
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triangular lot a.t Scott and ''ioad Drives and the Laleo Lucj.le nr'ea ref'orl~ed
to above. Mr. Hancock agreed to these conditions.
l>Ir. Butler and Hr. ~Iancocl' next presonted a plat of the Gulf-to-Bay
Aores Subdivision \-1h1c11 they are requesting the Cit~1' to annex. Af'ter a
brie~ discussion ~w. Levison moved that the plut be approved and accepted
on condition that an ad(litional 30 feot be dedicated to the City to provide
a 60 :foot right-or-way for Nash Streot. Hr. Reade seconded the motion
which ''las lUlanimously approved.
Next Hr. Levison moved that the City Hanager be advised that it is
the policy of the Planning Boa.rd to render decisions on plats of sub-
divisions at the meeting f'ollol.Jing the first meeting at l"mch the plat is
presented to the Board. Hr. Homer seconded the motion and it was.approved
unanimously. This will give the Board t,vo meetings and a minimum of one
week f'or consideration of new plats.
~~. Levison moved that the secretary correct the first annual report
of" the Planning Board in time for it to be submitted to the City Conunission
for the meeting Honday January 9, 1956. Hr. Horner seconded the motion
wh:i.ch \.,as al>proved unanimously 0
Hr. Reade suggested that stells be tul~en to inll)f'ove the acollstics of'
the Boar'd t s o1'fice by requesting the City Haeagcr to have acoustical tile
applied to the ceiling. No formal action \ms tal~en but it \vas agreed to
first try moving the meeting table anu chaj.l"s to a point bet~vcon the tHO
tack boards in hopes that these boards \~Till abfJor~b some of tho sound.
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Evoryone a.greed that working conditions are very wlcol1lfortablc and
unsa.tisfactory because of poor aooustics. It is quite probable also
that unit air conditLoning ~ll be required so as to effect proper work-
ing conditions during the warm months. This insta.llation is not, an ,
immediate necessity # but should be given consideration l'lithin the next
two or threo months.
The meeting then a~journed at 5:30 P.M.
Respectrully submitted
Ralph W. B. ReadG# Secretary
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Date: . January 5, 1956
To: The Mayor and City Comm.Ln::l1.onol'fJ
City of Clem'\'I;..\ter
Subject: Annual Report~ of' Plunnlnl~ Board
Sirs:
The first annual report of the Plunn:l.ng 130ard 1.s submitted herevlith.'
Its members recognize thut the Planni.ng Bourd serves as an advisory board'
to the Ci~y Commi.ssion and was appointed to provide a body whose time
'''ould oe devoted to growth !::lroblems both immediate and long range of tho
City, of Clearwater. It is the belief of the Planning Board that the
members of the Commission should be kept closely infonned of the \iOr.k and
projects undertaken by the Plann:lnr; Board so that close coordination and
cleat understanding may be mairitained~ For that purpose! this report is
sent to each commissioner for his consi.deration and comment.
A. 1955 ACTIVITIES
1955 Activities of the Board ~ffire as follows:
I. Organization:
The organizational meeting of the Planning Board was held May 13,
1955. As of January 1" 1956 the membership of the Board "laS:
Arthur.M. Kruse, Chainnan
Lewis H. Homer, Vice Chai~an
Ralph W. ,B. Reade, Secretary
Frank Muscarella
William E. Harries
Ross ,B. Norton
Robert.H. Levison
City Engineer, Ex-officio
City f.1anager,. II
The~proressions represented by the members, and ex-oEficio members
of the Planning Board are: planning engineers, '2; laN, 1;
architect, ,1 ; transportation, 1; inrlnstrialengineer, 1; real
estate, 1; civil engineer, ,I~; and city manager" L.
As employees, the Planning Board has one full time secretary and
one part t~me draftsman.
II. Ob.iectives:
As ado'pted at the I.lay 13, 1955 organizational meeting, the general
objectives are to:
a) Supervise the preparation of a ma:Jter plan for tho City
and its environs~
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b) Rcvie\'l ordina.nces, pertaining to land oubdivLnionfJ and
zoning~
dOe! Prepare a program for urban redevelopmontft
Review and pass upon subdivision plato,
Report on planning problems r'3ferred to the Board by the
City Commission~
f) Prepare surveys) studies and rcport13 ns may be required
for authorized planning purposes~
g) Prepare budget requirements of the Board and direct
activities of the planning staff sub~iect to personnel pro-
cedures and policies of the CitYi
. ' III.. Budget:
Requested: $15;400.00
Approved: 5t500~OO'
Spent to 12/1/55 ~1,585t25
. IV. l-'leetings:
,The Planning Board meets every Thursday afternoon at 3: 00 P ,It! ~
at the Planning Board office, S. Garden Avenue~ In addition" the
Board has held a number of special meetings and made field trips
on special problems.
Ii, u"_~nJay and Traffi c Plan for the City is nee.ring
completion~ A g" azlloun-j~ cif research hD.s 02;OilG j,r~'';o the
preparation 01' "1 ,)l<1n including consultution ",ith the F.H,A.
the State Road ,lrt-ment, Traffic engineers and other'S ~
An aerial m:q:. naG been assembled sho\'ling the natural
obstacles and dr~inage problems with the traffic patt0r~s
for the gI'o...tth of the area, A study is j.n progress of the
exist~ng rights..of-.'.my of both the City and County that can
be utiliz cd. Th(; Board has approved rir;ht '-0:[' -\'Taj' ',ricths
for throUf~h':my, collector' and n>Jighbo:-hood st rcct s after a
::rtudy of req,uj.remcnt8 in other cities.
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2~ Utility Mns~er Pl~n, Drainug2 Master Plan, School Pla~
and 1~i.1st el~ Park PI an for thG rat y <:!.rc being cOrl:J.i.d Pi,~cd
along ",ith the Hi.e:h'day Mastc' Plan ur.d D. cO:~1Fn;lh{)nsive
l\'laster Flan O'libracin(~ thcs(~ it0m~ \Jill bc~ yn'(;p~n.'ed after
tho ~Iir;h\l(l~' Pl::dl is eotn,let8d and a'0provcd.
b) Speci2tl ?rojccts Undertaken:
1 ~ Ind ust rial P :lr;~ :
A study ha::; been mado of the pro~on(;d ar<~,.t fo!.' t,hc
Industrial Par'{ and the n<.t~.:i~l'r H'lgh'.\ny :md Tl'af'.:.~.c I.'L:Ul
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has been adjustod to prov:1f11.' ;\(luquat',I~ rl.lf~ll1.tt{in t\)1"
industrial traffic..
2. Island Estates:
The Plannj.ne; Board has 3per1t;. QOUO id ur~\bl c:: t.lmc- wi th t.hu
developers of Island Estnt CD to pl'OV tde n plan for tho
, development of this arca t.hat \,(111 boot lIorvu ",he' i.ntorc~;ts
of the City.
3. Cause\'/ay Use and Developmont:
a) A traffic study map has beon prop...rcd 1'01' tho \'/8st end
of Memorial CaUSC\'l::ty nnd the inl:.md \Yt'oa adjoining. It
will provide a long range traffic plan to facilitate
traffic \'lith the gro\'lth of the Deach, th~ posniblc
addition of inter-j.slfmd traffic and the Hownrd Johnson
restaurant construction in the areu.
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b) A study is beincmade of the integration of tho Island
Estates traffi.c, into the Causeway and for tho possiblo
use of the Island Estates throughway for handling inter-
island traffic.. '
c) A Use and Traffic Study ~ap is being prepared for the
east end of the Causeway to reliev0 traffic congestion
in this area and to provide for future traffic needs.
This is being lntegratod into the downtO\'ffi traffic study..
d) The future traffic handling requircm8nts of tho CaUSe\"ay
and the bridges serving the CausG\'my arc being studied to
provido n plan to serve the futuro needs of the City..
4., Downtown Traffic and Pdrking:
A study is being made to provide the City with perimeter
streets in the downto\'m area to facili.tate tt'afl'ic flo\'!
and to' prevent deterioration. of the present, shopping areas
as ~opulation and t'z'affic congo3t ion increases. The parking
problem has been referred t,Q n committee of th8 r.lerchant \ 5
Association cLnd the Planll;, ng Board is \'JOrkine with this
group to fl.r:riv(; at ;:In D.n3wor t.o this problem that will be
sat isfact ory to both ti'1<.~ City .:lnd t he merchants in t.he area..,
A plan for i1nprovinl~ tpaffic 1'10\'1 at th~ Ft. Harrison-Pierce
Street' irrr;orsocti on is f1unring com"?ldtion..
5.. Stevenson IS Cr(:ol: Rt:cli:dlnerf Land;,;:
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The Planninr, BOdrd hus unck'l' cOflsider'l.ti')n t.hc future use
and deve lopm<:rJt of t hi::j ,\]'(;:.1.
6. MyrtlG Avenuo ExtenGion:
The Pla nning 130drd haD r.:OtllpJ.(~t 0d :1 ::; t udv oJ' the sout h8rn
oxton::iion or T1Yl'tl'.; fW0nuc and has l'eCoin!H(mdGd that tilt,]
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City take action for tho extension of this street south
to a junction \'Jith Alternate U. s, 19. ^ study of the
extehsion nortl1\'tard is nearing complotion nnd a map is being
prepar~d to provide integration \'11th the To\'ffi of Dunedin
so that narrow right,s.~of-way, school and oth8r obstacles
may be avoided for the purJ.)ose of establishing a main
through\'lay.
7. Fire Protection District:
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The Planning Board has been requested to make a study
for the Fire Department to estimate the future business
distrtcts of the City so that the code mo.y be amended to
provide a Class A fire District in these areas as they
develop.
c) Subdivisions:.
The Planning Board is reviewing plats for new subdivisions
in the City to insure coordination with the plans that are
being made for the City~ The Board is .also making a study
,of subdivision requirements and will make recommendations
thereon to the City Commission:
VI. Out of TO\m Meetings:
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A meeting of The American'Society of. Planning Officials in Montreal,
Canada on September 24-30, 1955 'was attended by Chairman Arthur M~
Kruse.' A meeting of The Florida Planning and Zoning Association in
Jacksonville, Florida on December 1-3, 1955 \'ras attended by Chair-
man Kruse~
VII. Surveys and Exhibits~ Pr~p~~ed and Acqu~~~d~
a) Aerial Map of-Central Pinellas area4
b) Land Use Map s, 3" ' '
c) Traffic St~dies; 2;
d). Highway Studies, 3~
e) Survey of Existing Conditions Maps, 3,
f) Area Sketch Plans, 6. "
g) Population Growth Curve Cha'rt ~
h) Area Study Plans of \'lest end of CausQ1<ruy ~
i) Right-of-way studies of both City and Count~' o"~1'~r~,l-d:o.
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.\~ Objectives of the Board for 1956 are as i'ollcf,':S:
I. Traffic and Hi~hway.Plan~
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a) To present for Commission adoption, the Traffic and Highhrny Plan
for Clearwater.
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b) City adoption of an ordinance to implement this plan~
c)!City adoption of building line setbacks where rights-of-way
do not now conform to requirements of the ma~ter plnn~
d) County adoption of an ordinance requiring right-of-way in
conformity with master plan for all lands p1atted~ .
e} To request F.H.A. to establish a policy that no loans will be
approved unless in conformity with plan.
f) To request all communities in the area to adopt this plan
ofi'icia1ly and pass ordinances to implement it.
g} To continue to promote formation of an Upper Pinellas County
Regional Planning Commission_
II. Master Plan:
Completion of Master Plans for Utility services, Drainage:
Schools and Parks. Outline a schedule of anticipated needs
fo~ each as indicated by City population growth estimates ~
III. Special Projects-l
Completion of the Special Projects undertaken in planning for
the Industrial Park, Island Estates, Causeway Use and Develop-
ment,'Downtown Traffic and Parking, Stovenson's C~eek Reclaimed'
Lands, Myrtle Avenue Extension and the Fire Protection District~
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IV. ?ubdivision~
Complete a study of recommendations of th(~ Planntng and Zoning
Institute for subdivision requirements and r.!ak8 recommendations
to the City based on them and on local conditions. Continue to
pass upon subdivisions platted and submitted to theCitYr
V. Convention:
Be host to the Florida Planning and Zoning AS::Qciatj,on Conf8rence
. in November 1956.
VI. Service ~~Citx~
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To establish closE.:! unr1cr3t?r,dj,)':'\r:: '-\...1.1 ':',oc~jlY1~i',i 0n '::lth tho City
Commiss ion so that the Planning uO:lrd may increase it:. n SGl'V ~ C 2
and effecti1fenesD to the City. To un~lertClkG such additional,
project s as the Commission D':l:r aS3i g;l to the Plmm .Lnr; 130 <':l'rd "
C. RECCr.Il\1E NDATIONS
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llhe Planning Board makes the following recommendations to the Commission:,
I. Employmeht of a,lu;Ll time Planning DraftsmarU
The services of a full time planning draftsman ,nnd the part time
services of a draftsman from the City ErtgineerTs Department are
necessary for the accomplishment of the Planning Board's functions.
Qualified Planning Technicians are at a premium and may take
, several months to locate. It is therefor~ recommended that the
Civil Service Board advertise the position at an early date.
II. Coordination with the 'City Commission:
The,Planning Board wishes to work at all times in cooperation
with the Commission and to keep the Commission'informod of the
projects and progress of the Board. Therefore, the Planning
Board proposes to for''lard to the Commission a copy. of the
approved minutes of its meetings with the recommendation that
.(~ these be read to the Commission and made a part of th~ records
"o;.f' of the Commission. ,It is further recommended that sections
of the minutes of Commission,mcetings affecting planning be sent
to the Planning Board by the City Clerf to be, entered into the
records of the Planning Board~
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D. CONCLUSIOB .
In conclusion, the Planning Board expresses its appreciation of th0
cooperation of the City Cor.1mission, the City Ivianager and all of his
staff. " The relationship of hannony and ,confidence has been gr(;1atly
rewarding to' the members of the Planning Board. It i.s becoming evident
that throughout the City an increased interest in planning for thw future
has become a concern of most of the citizens. The Board feols that the
responsibility that rests upon its shoulders doser\res the most davoted
efforts of its members.
Clearwater facl:ls the most vital period of gro\'lth in its history.. The
Bur~au of Cnnsus predicts Floridn \~ill pass eight million'by 196o~ If
Clean'later only grows at the rate of th0 whole Stntc in th8 next four
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years, our population \'Jill pass sixty thousand. If howGver" \'/13 continuo
to grow at the pr\;}sent accclleratcd rate exceeding tho growth of the
State~ Clearwater will be well over seventy-five thousand in population
by 1900.. ,Therefore, ~h0 Planning problem is the most vital ,problem
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The City Commie.ion will mee~ 1n 5po01al Se8s1011 on ~londay.
January 9, 1956 at, 1:)0 P.M. in tho City Hall Audit;) riUII for
the purpoae or disoussing the item" listed below:
Comm18e1on'o cone1derat1on of,
1. . Appo1ntlnent of Oity llansger to the Oount)" Ed. ot Healt.h.
2. Plane tor a Trailer Park at 2200 Gulf' to lJay Blvd.
3. Me1tbod of assessing paving, curb, drainage and Qan.1~
....r. 10 area bet'f..n Gulf to Day IU vd f1,. Clo'V"ell[a'1 d .and
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,.. nequ..t of P1nell"B Lumber Co.. to remove treen on S 4 Ft.
Ham.on Avenue.
,. Approval of Plata a.nd ZOl1in~ 101-=
A. Highland. .Pine8 5tb and 6th s\dd1t1onfJ and Acreage.
ll. Gull to Day .ft.crea. C. l1:rQokh111 5ubd1 vision.
6. Work Order for moving thft) building puroha,fJed from bchoQl
board tor Oolored rdCA.
7. tt/ork Order to purchaoe parking meters. .
S. Annual report ot the ftlanning Hoard.
9. Any other item not on tho agenda will bo cOl'\n1d(trt~d with
the consent of the Commission.
, Commie sion ere a W. 6. Strang, Jr.
V. rJ. 1.!obarmon
Olevel4n'd Inlco. Jr.
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