10/17/1957
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Minutes oLmsoti...n(', Thut:sday Octo~bflX: 17..-" :l;22/ ~~.lLf..l~.!ming ~or.t.r.d Of.'f.!E!
Present wore members Reade, Driver. Norton, Lovlson, Galloway, i.iro
\lolle, City Planner and Paul Ret'tig of the Eng:lneering Department"
Mr.. Levison presided as Chairman Kruse was ir! Miami attending the
Annual Conference of the Florida Planning and Zoning Association..
The meeting opened at 3:35 P.11ft and the minutes of October 3 k 10 were
approved"
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Mr" \/0110 read his report on the extension of Cleveland Street
pursuant to the request of the Board on October 3rd.. lIlr. ~Jolle recommended
that Cleveland Street not be planned tio be extended as a ma,jor artery east
to Ua S.. Hj.ghwa.y- 19, but terminate at Belcher Roade It \oTaS moved, seconded
and passed t.hat the Board accept the report o:f the City Planner"
Next on the agenda was the Planner's report on off-street parking
requirements 0 In presenting the suggested off-street parking requirements
to be j.ncluded in the m ning ordinance, i'lr. \Jolla discussed the approach
to. its preparation bringing up the :followi.ng points: The flmmendment in- '
eluded a definition of parlcing space as separated from man~~~trareaso The
criteria for number of spaces is based on use and demand for parking.. The
rollo,dng six basic units are used: A family unit; a guest roomi a seat;
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a bed; the number of employees or a ratio of square i'eet of parking to
square feet of building area ~ These roa~r be combinf:d. to determine require-
ments D i-.fujor provisions included are as follovls: Provision for permanency
of pl rking area; provision for flexibillt.y in locat:l.on of the parking area;
provision for proper design and construction; provision i'or sharing i'acil-
itios according to the time of demand for ~ pn.:tticular USI:; o.n<1 provisions
for modii"icatlQns if' ano. \'~hen ne c8ssary- 'f Mr. \lalla indicated that some
provi.sions '\IIOuld hav~ to be recommended on {~b I': ElJwmption of the cent,ral
businGS8 district and/or other a:caas that arC! nlll10at nnt.:trl;!ly bu; It up...
It ,,/QuId seem the limi.ts of thesG areas \.nuld havo to be determined by the
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October 17, 1957
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~ City Commies.ion and/or the Zonj.n[~ Board~ Ih yms moved, seconded and paased
t;hat the Board membors study t.lu! rtaquiroments and present. 1:ihe ir comments
at. next woek' G meeting II It \'las agreed OUGh discussion 'W"Ould bE:! completed
at next \'loek t a moetin~.. LviI' OJ \/olla explai.ned l~opie8 of tho a.mendment on
loading ra~uirements would be nailed to each member bef.ore next week's
meetingt In conclus:ton a memo from the City l-lanager vIas read ntating that
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Mrs. Joseph C ~ Moore, 300 \1. Turner St.. ~ in a letter da-ted October 10
requested relief from parking congestion in front or her home and suggested
that the city require off-street parking for all muJ_tiple d"lellings 0
Mr.~ Wolle 'brought up the matter thut Clearwater did not have an
ordinance to take care of :~oning of annexed area$} 0 This would be important
prior to any future annexation program conducted by tho Cj,ty.
Mr.. \1ol1e informed the Board of a verbal request i"rom the City
Engineer to develop a plan showing parking in Crest Lake Park. The Board
told l~. Uolla there \'taS a plan for Crest Lake Park with parking f'acilities
included arid suggested he review the plan and call this to the attention
or 'the City I'4anager..
A memo from the City F~ager re: JO's request for lease of part of the
Airport property WclS read~ After discussion it ~ms moved, seconded and
passed that the Board recommend disapproval of the request of tho Jet s for
,a leuse of City owned property lying south of Pistal Club Road., The motion
was based on the follovdng points:
1. The requested action \'t'Ould not benef~!~. the City.,
2. The site is mora valuable and should be devoted tc:;, some other useu
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30 Only activities of benefit to all taxpayers ~~ould be pennitted
to establish upon City owned proper-t.y"
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The discussion on committee. organizat,i<m VIas deferred until t.he
Chairman returns"
The meeting ad.1ourned at 5: 00 P Ql,lc,
Respect~111y 3ubmitted