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Minutes of the Meeting I lfuomluy, DOC0mber 6) 1960 ~
Tho meeting wa.s called to order by the Chairman) Mr' G Kruse. a:~
3:30 P.. M. PrCJsent were Membors BW811) Gates, Gas3ady~ Heade~
Harries, Kennody, Nov.otny and Galloway, (IIlr. Rettig of the Engineering
De part me nt) and J:4r.. \'1011e..
rrhe minutoB of the Nov. 22, 1960 I meeti.ng 'o1ertl appl'ovod as read..
, PI'qgress~.!!.eport COl11m:i;.t~Q!LQn B~ar~rolic~y and J~,r..9Sedur,~~
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request of two committee member::; p)lesHnt (.l4r. Cassady eJHl 1JIr~ Gates),
, and ,in vialll of the absence of the third member (J.;lrn L~Iylander), it was
agreed to defer discussion oi' this agenda. itnn\ until the next meet.ing
to, give the committeo time for more consultation and study..
~.~l't on li1lorida Planfl.2:ng' and ZoniM Assoc1fttJ9n A1}nu?l Con-,.
!are~nce" Ft-~ Lauderdale ~ Florij.!i!:-Qr:E.. l~~.l_l:.Q.~Q - Jllr. Kruse reported
that he) Nr. l{ennedy J 1>tr ~ Novotny, !.(tr.. Hollo, ' and Mr.. Rettig were
in attend,snce at the Thursday and Frj.day sessions and that he i . as
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\".) President:, presided at the business sossion on Saturday mOl'ntng. He
considered the Conferenc(:!: l which \..'Il5 the biggest ona ever held, e-
very successful one, with good audiences" P~ogram'inGluded keynot~
speech by i4r.. Kruse at the l-.1ayOl~ t 5 luncheon on 'rhursday and his in-
troduct.1.on of l.tr.. Vi.. H. Kidd, sp~aker a-c the Grand Banquet, on Friday
night. Mr.. ttrnse made spe cial ment-ion that the prsscnta:t.ion of' ma-
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terial on Subdivisions led by .l."k. Lewis Homer 1 fonner Clearwater
Planning Board member 'and i\1ayor.,CollunissionGr~ ';Ta~ ve:cy \'/'-.311 acc{~pt.ed.
A. no"lS story in the Dee h i ssue ~)f t.he It't ~ Lauderdale NC1W] covering
an interview with 1~1r. Kruse an::i quotations on program npHechcn W~E.
passed to the Board. He emphasized that one of ~19 principal aims
or the Association is state legislatian thac would pe~mit citi6s Lo
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have some ,jm"isdiction over th G plnnniu6 D.rlJEL l)l;.!yc'nd ::'1101:>: ti;n';cit.c.rial
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limits, and that the AssocL:-i.t..i{~:l \.:ill subm:U. m;,ch 10g:i.sln:t,J.on Ctf.::ain
at the 1961 session. alt,hough ,;" minor-I t'Jl' :.i.n tilt? It.:~giHlatu~,'(~ h&.D
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Sl1cr.:eLlH1'ully !)lipOBed pluunj.ng legiDlat.:lon pr~)viou81y intX'Qduecd. He
expressed tiho ,bel inf thalj onvorCll Jnl1niclp!.Jlit:tes \'lould submit. legis-
lat.ion. rJ'he Chairman informed the Boa reI of' a le toter sent by him to
. !oilr ~ Robert Stulor congratulating him on his eIe at ion as Pi.neJ~as County
Commissioner and expressing the hope for a closer liaison with the
, county ill zoning Hnd planning mat,ters. He mentioned the' intcrest~
811m-In at the conferonco in t.hn l,ln.~oln [?oad lliall, est.ablished 'In t.ho
heart of the l'4iami bu~ in<=! BS di st.rj.e t un an experimental banis. and
advised that 1.1r. ~Tolle was to \'I'rite the l~iami Herald and ask for copy
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of recant magazine issuo giving .full coverage or t.his development, as
tiell as request phot.ographic print3.. He expressed the opinion chat
the Association is nO\'I in closer touch 'iith t.he Flori.da Developn~nt
Commission and that both organization3 are "shooting along' the same
channels statowi,de" a He announced that he W?-uld be s wceeded as.
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President by !.lro Franklin Albert, Planning Director s Orlando, but
\/ould serve as a FPZA director for t,\~-o ,years, and that i4r 9'"Bul"bars
Nelson ~res reelected as Executive Secretary. ,Dues for indivirulul
memberships were rained t.o $5.00. Ol"ganizat ional membarships are to
remain the same. It ",as noted t,hat in all p.x'obabtlity the Conference:
\rJ()uld be held in 'l'a.'l1pa nex~ :{<2;nl:' and be hold enrlier.,
i4r.. \'1011e outlined some of t:/he SU\1,)t1C \:.3 d 1 scussl?d ut~ the C<.m-
~'Brel1C~ such as urban l'ene"m)., imtoi' )~upply., \\'ZlstE: (hspo~,al) mob:U.13
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.orne pat' w? an sc 00 }Lanrnng,
2?l?Jng Rej:~~..9ur.!!....ile):~~~~ .. After some diiH:u3,';3ion., j,t wna de..
cided that some genaral n€:\'/spapr:'H' publir.;j,t.)r :3hould b~ g:l.\'cP. the p:ro-
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poaed referendwll ordi11.anco just bofore; t,h0 l~le(',tior!, do~>ia;nrJd to
emphasize the .fact that the Board had car~.fully consi.der'ed and apw.
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proved all the i cems and noting some of \~he il:.ems 01' spe cio.l j.n te).~-
est, such as the additional H.-I di~lt.ricts. Mr. Gallo\-w.y ,",us re-
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quostod by thGChnirlOun to f:u'J:'imgc to me~t. \'ll~,h Chuej{ Albury 01.' too
St. Petersburg 'rim~Js, ,Joe DevI in of t~he Clei:\I'water SlUl, and lv1r. \folIA
to discuss,a plan of f'u.b.1.:i.cit~y.
~~?~ Por:j;,y' -. 'l'hf.! plllns, fox' the annuAl ChY'istmas lWlcheOIl
Here discus sed and it was agrEH:.1d to have this on December 22 at
12: 30 and ''to invi'te as guests the City 1~ianager, Cit~r Engi.neer, 1'41r~
Uettig t and the Planning Office secretai"y 0 lllre 1(ruae appointed
as a C o(ll:nittee on arrangoments 1.'lr., Galloway J UhairmanJ l.ll"'. Reade ~
~i}r. Cassady, and !4r. Novotny..
r!p.nniI'1&...Le~isla~!p..r! - f~lr. Welle reminded the Board that the
deadline for presenting any local bills to the 1961 State Legisla-.
ture \'18.5 Feb. 28 and suggested Board review of provisions of An
Outline ot: 1\ Proposed Planning Law for Clear\'later~ Florida, reCOIl1lJlen-
, dad, by Harland Bartholomew and Associa tes in April of 19!59o The
, City Planner was requested to mail copies of' this outline to members
i'or study pr:tor. to the next meet,inf!. also copy of resolution passed
ty the City Planning Board in llpril) 1957, requesting the City Com-
mis sinn to petition for repeal 0 f t.he' provision in the Special Act.
of 1931 \'lhich requires refcI'er.dum vot8 on changes in the zonj.ng 01"-
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i'lIro Kruse called to the Board's atterJtion the fact tl1..?Lt the
differen t ci ty candidat{-.H31 pl.:.~'ti'or1l16 havEJ contai.nau considerable com-
ment about a capital improvement plan and that they do not Sl:1em to
be awaro of an~r plan for thesr-:: imprOVBmonts. !;lr~ Holle ~;tatod the.t
the H.3A report on Capital ImpT'O\f8(IF.Hltin :i.a in p:rocess and \,tould .f'ollo\\"
tihe Public Utilitj.es and Hou:$il1f.;' Hi:1PI)~:'1;., l'k p0inted out t;hat HBA
will. l'a quest .3, list of capit.D1 .i.l!1.p!'uVf.'ntEmts that ;n~c to be includl:1d
witldn thc-;1 scope of the Uompr~:hunsiv0 Plnn and rHiJod as 1;'0 priO!'ity ~
Upon review vd.th the Gj.ty l~janiJgcr and tjhe rulminh;tl'ation HiJA \Vould
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Q..fJ..::..~~~t~ ' I:~.!'.!f.~I:I& JJ.r!!ip@1ca. .- There was somo d"iacussion of" -b'ho
necessity 01' getting an ordinance prepared in a. form t;hat could be
submi tted to the Oity Commission at the beginnj.ng of t.he your.
Jherf? \~as furthoF, di$cu~j,on_2t':'lts!,...r~ T,e_~rj.toria+ Power~.. Le&~-
lation, which ,'/Us def:i.ned bY'!4r~ \'/olle as an. act which ordinarily gives
a municipality control OVl~r 3onii.1g and subd:lvisions one to two miles
beyond their city limits. It was noted that Tampa and Metro in j\fj.ami
have acts excercizing similar cont:c'ols J and !Jfr. Kruse stated he be...
lieved one county z.oning and planning board outside ()f Metro has abso- '
lute jurisdiction over all, of the county ~'rhe ChairL.'lan reported t..hat \
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'he understood that Pinellas County was introducing some bill in the
legislature and inquired of l.tr. \~olle if' he t,hought he might be able
......., to gat a draft of the proposed b:l.ll" It ,.,as also pointed out that e,ren
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in cases "Jhere a county may have the power to delegate zoning authori-
ty, it does not often do thiso
.tl9u~.:iJ1s-1l~poX't. Sup'p').ye,!ll}~n.~~ - i.Ira Wolle advised that HBA'u recom-
mendati.on "tas for' Subdivision Hegulations to be separate froln the Hous-
ing deport ',,1 although the consultants indicated they arG \"~illing to re..
view and advise concerning them. ~.'he proposed Housing Code \'lill also
be a supplement~
The Boat~d f 8 attent ion \'.'as call('.~d to rl~ cent. it.ems in. the ne \';s-
papers of notice of aQiilicatio,!'gL bOL(H'~ ~h~_In~!:.nHL.1me!'2'/Gr~~~l,~~!.ld
fq.,r dI'e.(~g;er ~nd fill (Handolph Fj.ll ano, fingers in Coope:,'l B Bayou) ::i.n
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, order that members might be .:n'Jf.tre of current dcvelopm\HlJ0s II
Copies of proposed, zOldng ordinancf:: 1;8$:'~ and plannhlg lit;eyoaLure
were dist.ributed to the Board.
'rhe rneating VIas ad,jourl1Gd 2t 5:0() P. j;L
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V/HEJit';r\3, t.he U:i,\~y Plann:ir~c; Board of tho C:i,ty of Glourwat!;'1l'",
J:i'lorj.da, heu been chargGd '!,'11th i~esponr.)l.bil:i,l~y for t.J1IJ f'ul~'w() G1.ty
planning; and}
\H-tEl{EA:,', t.he said Cit,y PlonaJ.n!~ p/;ioJ'd j.B <:om}"H'tllod ~~O Qpnro..t:.\)
and functi.on under Sent ion 79 of. th,~ ,Gloar\'f,1 t,(:~r' Gtt,y Chr'Jrtor, br.d.ng
Chapter 15(71) Soct.lon :l t SprJcial .A G:. J.931 of t.ht;1 Spoeial Lawn n.\.' F'lori da ~
as amendO!d; und~
~'lHE;nEAS, . that under I~ris :i.('i,n~ oJ: s~lid .'] ct. 1. t. i,$ prov:i.ded that
changes and amE.'mdmontsthereof may bp- had only thI'ough ref(H'~ndum; and9
,\'JHE1U~AS, :i.t if:l the opinion of th.~ Ci!iy Plannine BOFi~d .chat.~ the
, present 10..'/5 and ordj.nances I part of t-he ;J.for'e:~aid Chapter 15671 be ing
SI::ct.i.on 79 of. the City Charter, are :;10 restrict! ve as to impair danger-
ously' ,the promulgation of a long.-rnngo City plann:i.nf~ and zoning ~lan;
NOW~, TH!'~RErl'ORf~ t BE rr H~SOLVf~D BY rrHP~ OI'1'Y Plolt\HN ING BOAH.D
OF THE CI'l\Y OF CLti;ARV1ATr~B.) in regular Bcssion as,sembled to request and
urge the Cit.y Commission of l:.he City of Cl~arwat,er to peti.tion the
1egislat~re of the State of Florida 1~O amend said Chap'tel~ 15671 ~ as
amonded. by striking therefrom the '.fi.nal paragraph of 9ub-sect~ioll "gll
as it appears in Secti on 79 or the. CitY' Chartel~ ~ which sect~io.n, re qui.re 8
a ref(-1rendum to effectuat,€' the provision of' said saG t.ion;
BE: rf li'URTHgn RESOLVED s loha t. s.=.d.d 1&.\'1 be amended to prov'ide
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for '~he est.ablishment, gov(lrri1116nt and maintcllunce of a Planning ~~nd
Zoning Board and its stafr and a Hoa.rd of' Zoning Appeals and it3 staff
to permit the said Planning and Zoning 13011:cd ;:md Board oT Zoning Appea13
to establ ish and coJ.:lect r-:;.:\sonabJ.e fetH3 for permits, provide for in..
speeM.ons ::.l1'~d publi.c hearings In Gf'.'r!ficction '(lith their operation; and
tt1 p,r.o~d de that all 01' th~ i\u'egoinr;:; lll.::'1:r be Bfi'ec t\l2.t(~d by ~::.h\~ adopt :ton
of any general or spec:tal act of' t.il(~ ,t,egis:;.at..ux'8 of the St..:tt.t.~ of Plol'itkt ~
appr?priate there to, at' t:,h'3 opr,ion 0 i' th-+:. G it.y of GleartvCl tel' '.
PASSED AND ADOPTED l th:l:'J 11th da.y r;f Ap~...i II 1957 '. '
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It~inal Po.ragl"'aph of aub",s8ct1on "gtt ~
Section 79 of the City of Clear~mtor Ohartor
, , Provided I hO\"8ver that no such plal1s. and regulations .for
'bhe zonil1g of the City of clearWater, as contemplated herein shell be'
f'~.nally adopted and pu.t into effect, until nuch plans and regulations
as approved by the Oity Commission shall be incorporated in an or-
dinance of tho City of Clearwater and approved by a majol"it~r of the
qualifiod electors) of the city" "/ho are tl"ee-holders l-.'ithin said ,city,
voting a.t .9. general or special election called and held J.n such ma,nner
'as t~he city' commiss ion may determine for t;ha purpose of de.termj.l'l:i.ng'
, , "Jhether, or not such zoning ordinance shall go intl) effect. In the'
event said election shall be in favor of the onlinance, such ordinance
shalJ. than become the la\'l of' the city and shall be the controiling plan
of , dayelopOlen t and gro'\'Tth of the city by zona s until modif:Led, nmended,
3upplemel'lted or 3:'E-Jpealed at some 5ubsequentelection. Not more than
ol1e (~le ction for such purpose shall be held \'1ithin any' on8 fiscal yea):'
of the' city, and in each election so hold' the ord:tnance voted upon, must
,'be accepted 01" rejected as, a whole" (Chapter 15671, Sec.. 1, Sp~ Acts
, 1931.) ,
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