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ZONING J\I~D PLANt~!NG 130At(1)
M.inutes 01' the Meeting) '}~w:!miay, l~'1y .16,1961.
'lite meetlnf~ \'188 ct\11ed t.o or'dor at 3:00 P. M~ by tfhe Vie€!-
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Chairm!Ul t Mrt' Renda. . Pre SGnt Nere N0mbl~r's Novotny J Hurries ~ 'Mylander,
Swan and Gates, I,1r~ nettig t,)f chaEngineoI'ing Dep.:n:tmont ~ and l-1r~
V/olle.
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The minutes of the May 9, 1961f meeting were approved as readc
li!Y.IE\'l OFr "ilOUSINCL R.i!:PORT_.-: . BY...9..2!Hient A81~ll.<1?.~:rtenL)..J..a )"M Pl~
~xplan@.tions - Cor:x:ect~o,nf3..J'~.s. ta!~g!?..J_~...:. Mr. Vlollo offer(~d as
. a general crj.t:Lcism of all plates that.. he did not feel it. necessary
~to'have Clearwater city limits indicnt.ed, as the plates w:>uld ha~'e
to be updated to be current. and the !'i:.1 tention of this featu.t'e would
date the plates~ He called attention to the fact that the entire
planning 'area \'las considered and t.hat some complete neighborhoods are
outside ~t.he city limi,ts. The Board favored the Planner's recommenda-.
tion to. omit 'c1.ty limit lines" In the discussion of t,ha pJ...Sltes to
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be used in the report., th~ "fql1,c,,,[j1}E.._Qba!!P'&..s~ It.~r.e4 aPE.r~ovad as_~.w~,-
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J~late~jJl Existln&-l{~i,ghQQ~h~tq.~&.
t.u'c \lolle explained that. the
nei ~borhoods \'lere. tied partially to e.nUJuaration d istri eta ~ na'tural
. breaking points botv,reen living aroa~3, and man made' barriers, and that
names ",ere Ilk'linly derived from accesr; routes" Mr.. Reade suggested
that .the name of Glem~-ood Ne1.Y1oorhood bt?: changed t~o Hillcz:'e st. ~ as in
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his opinion the latter name .13,d long b8\::~n assoc fa tod vii th that A.rf~a,
.E~~~r/f2 f.r.9.l~ose(LlI.QMtlt.d.~.fl,;.1~~ M, {~orrections ,.tero suggostod !'or
some areas, shO\'In as t.mdeveloped, land (],egond \,rh"il:.e) \'lhich should be
shown as deV'eloped areas. 'l'J1(n'f;~ \'IUS f30l1'~ dis C'.13 ::don of areas e lass i-
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, fied as lfag1.nglt or having II subt"Jt,annaro h m.\sing c("Jndi t:'.Ol1slt . 1.1r" '~.foll~7
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advised that dat.ermination \'1':.),8 made b[;U~r.?d. on ObSB1~vat:Lon of st.ructut'8S
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w:i.t.h no interior inspection as a pHl'li oJ' tho Btudy.' lie suggest.ed
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that HBA not use dota in their graphic repX'e sontHI;. :lt1n on th i~ plnt~e
aD they usually ,:e pl"\'~ s~nt units of popuL?tion ~
P.lo. te-Lf2-'.~~~:-:'1.Qr'-:~.9-~_ Are...5l - 3ul7.s[3st ion ,\'las mode to color in
a tilllalJ. at'(:)u (\.,.b:i.tp. 1e.s;i:lnd) L1iT .J1Jx.tl~'J .:~V(:rllW t",) 6110\1 aG j)(lj.I1!T. ::,:u):'Vi)d
by. the citY". l,jr. Hettie; made 111(~lltiol1 of an ex1.~)t.j,ng agroelClOnt thf-~
oi t~y ha S \OJ;' th t.he' cO\J.nt~y concerl1~.ng a north boundary lino u~paI'at:i.ng
areas of service. He further stated that a s im:tlar so u.th turr.:ltorial
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boundary did ,not exist" It \'1as agreed such cond.itions, if kno'ftm,
should be recorded on this plate.
Plate #.!t...9,ani tr.q".Y~ Sell;~. Service,j~raa - Some clarifica tion "..'as
added to the plate indicaliing existing coverage of cri t.ical areas ~
fute #"2 Stol'm Dra!-.Q.8...,ge Courfi8s' - It \laS e~cplained that this'
plate was l'lJrked out largely from the re cords of' Johns on & Alb:t'echt,
. Engine era. N) change~ were suggested .for th~Ls plate..
PIE4tCE S REZ'r CON1:Ec'rIO~J - l~.vi~)tDquest _by CitX Commission -
twJr.. \1oLl f3 outlined for the BOEi.l"d the )~e quest pre sent,ad to t.he C1 ty
Commission J..1ay 15 in regard t.othe propost3d site 01" a i.Iontgomery Hard
storo building at the southwest corn~~ of Cleveland Street and
1,Iissouri Avenue. '.rho plan presen t.ed by JOl3 Evere t t, at tt)l'ney for
Saplr Investment Co. Inc", (lando\mc rs) '~as dependent upon. the city
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realigning Pierce: Street betvieGn 11aditJOn and 1,1is:3ou.ri along the r,3y"-
ist:ing south property lins ~ IrhiD \lOuld involve 'l<lcation of an ex-
isting 20 f.oot. PiBr~e Street righl~-o;~,'_.\t1aY .'lest of Aissouri Avenue
in e:tchange for a curved l"ight-of..\\'ay at. the sou.th end of the Pro-
posed si'te. Plan also called :for' a portion of ' Pierce Street, already
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!>__; paved and in use, behind the Clev'~land Plaza Shopping Center (a Sapir
property), to bo va.cated and realigned to the south, to conform "lith
the realignment weat of I~issouri i~vonue (cast realignme nt would rtUl
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thl'O ugh pro pe rty ovmed by a OhictlgQ ro nJdon ~). 'l'ho fJollrd rQviowou
a strip 'map or the Pior co St t'81J t ,'.111.enmtln t~ pl'OpUl'oJ. by th0 n:nBinoel".
ing Department, as watt an prope)..ty n1ttp~\. anu t~hQ 1118,jor ntrcut Plan
as th(~.y related to traffic and parkin;~ nl3eda. ^ rep:resontat'lveof
. the City Engineering Dnpal't,nlont ~.ndi cated thu t rou.li.r;nment 01' the
right-or-way vIas not obje ctionabltl to tho at ty Eng:tna er provided
that utilities '\1ould be relocatod v,r:i.thout, cost to the cihy J and that
realignmen t would be co-terminus across !JiiDSOuri Av'onue"
At 1,,:15 J.jh~. Joe Everett~ appeared and presented the case for
i~ontgomery Ward concernil~ the above plan, explaining the possibil-
ities of a realignment to conform to the Uard si te re quirements.. He
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was then excused from tho meeting.
After some discussion, the fol-
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lowing DJotion of recocrmelf~~~~~s .easaed Wlan:l.Dlously by the Board:
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1. - Pierce Street be retained as a part of the l~Ljor Street
Plan: Pierce StreJt should go through from Clearwater
Bay to Hillcrest Avenue and that Pierce Street be co-
terminus at all intersect:tons :J.ncluding 1.1is~ouri Avenu(~..
1'here is no objection t,D Pierce Street being diverted be-
tl'lean l~adison Avenue and H:tssouri Avenue provided that
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it be made co...terminus \,!:i.t~h the portion of Pierce Street
east of j.'Iissouri Avenue, ~'ctd.ch lv-:Juld necessitate the ac-
'quisition of right-of--way :south of tha p:ce'<3ent right-of-
\\ray of Pierce Street e;.iHt. of.' !.1i~3,:jouri Avenue.
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3 0 - 'llhe applicant should subsliit.ute an approved Pierce Street
right-of-way for any such r:i.ght-of~way w1,cated"
, 14'0 - That the applicant ShOL.lld provide for th',: Ct)st 01' any
8uc:h D.cquisition and alBo the cos to of installutlon o.f all '
and any. utilities required~
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5 n - No pOl'tion of the PiOl:'cn :3trce t r:lg}~:..()l'-\'/ay be perm:J. t,ted
for private parking nroa."
Ca~JJ."'261.1 c0!1c0rp:LQB;_Zon:l~DE.._,QJla.ng~ Ho quost.: .1f5L:ttheast,
.sorna!" Druid l10ad an~ Herq~l.le ~ J ~P"p':r:'o:x.~.n!f!.tC:ll:t E.:.30 x 281.. .18 ft. n)
ll..Q.ill..Jl:.t J sing~e fami!~ 1".9 s:l:Q.~nti~J:.L to n:...Jt. ( nllll ti~f.<;ll!lilt)
.J}l?l'licant: ltalph Hayes, Bro."'1h He,'11~ty: Co~ 1.)!~RLe:;wnt&l.~iy~~ - Use
roquented on application "Jas i'or site of a 70 unit apartment. build-
ing. !/lr. Gallm'lsy reported that the ~;(U1~.ng OnOlii1ittee recommended
disapproval of this application. It \'las agreed that development of
a pro posed R-l" zoning H'ould further congest Druid Road) mig ht al-
10\-/ some sub-standard multi-f'ami.ly use, and ...,lOuld affect the sin-
gle family homes to the south and east.
itr. Gates moved that the
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Board aPEroyeT the' rocq,n~J!9.ati..Q..ll~. the Zonin~.~Com1llittee to dent
this applicat_ion.. His mot1pn rm5n~econde(1 ,b:y !/Ir. i.fy1al1der 'and was
~assed u~animousl~.
J~eport ol'l..State .~ronj.n.e; ~gislat~iQ.n - I,IrQ j.1ylander read memoran-
dum dated l'l!ay 15 from the City At.torney to the City Planner advi.s-
111g that according to information obtained 1'rom one of the aides to
the Pinellas County Legislativo Delegl..rt.ion t ~~h~.9ity~ Z.Qll~Act~ to
be approved by reforendum~ which would Gause the ei.ty to use the
provisions of the Gener..?!... Li:!.li..Ei..J!Jll.LJ3tat e 1.. ~1.fl.s. ~--Ea ss?.g.....k.L9o~t)1
~Hou~~~..t. and tha t. the present,at iO:1 of Lhc o"thel" ,bill amending the
present zoning practices is doubt1ul~
Qh~ber oJ;..9omroo-!:.~~_Me~d~.i .' l~lI'Q Svmn re?crted that t.he program
on planning at the first qti.art\~l"'l y 1 um:heo!1. mm:ting oi' th(~ CIHar\'/atel"
Cham bex- of Commerce and 1.1erchan ts Div ision 1.mD ";<011 presented and"
~,~) '\'Jell receivedc He commented t,hat V!r" \lolle did an excellent. ,job on
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't;he 'slide narrClt.1on and t~h,a,t i.Iru Gates gave a f~.ne repo:('t on the com-
pGsition and duties of the 7.oning and Planning Roa:i.'d. The Board \'/a3
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5.. - No port.ion of' the P:lOl'C0 ;h.root l"inlt,;..of-\'my bH permitt;od
fo:r' pri vat,o parking ~roa ~ It
Q,~_qo. ~-4'" JQ1._tn COll...9!lrI1 inll_ Z9nJ.n~21l{lE.&2... fio quo !1J!..L_~o r~ hGartt~,
.Q.2!'nur 12l"uid. Rood allH, H~rcule8.J.!!r!pr~ximat.clx 11-2...0 x. 2Bhn1JLJt..)
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from Jk:1 L~ingle faluily res~.dentiAJ.-LY9.. f~-.!Li!ll~~~i-ramilY} ..
Aj)pl~!!.L l,taJ.eh Hayes~1 Br9~~ Heal tL9E_~!te~re!3eI!~iY~ - Usa
requested on application "Was .for s1,te oi' a 70 unit apartment build..
ing. iJ1r. GallO't'1llY reported that the~~rmj.n[:; C'1mmittee recorrunended
disapproval of this applicatiLclll. It \'/aa agreed that development of'.
.a proposed R-4 zoning would further congest Druid Road, might aJ....
lO~1 some sub-standard multi-family use J and \-tould affect the sin...
gle fSlnily homes to the south and east. JJlr. Gates moved that the
Board approve therec~~nda~~on of the Z~ning ~qromit~~o den~
this a-.Eplicat ion .~ His f!totio n \"as ..eeconded by iJI1~.~ ~ J.4Ylarder and "laS,
passed unanimously_
~eport on St~t~ Zoning L~gisJ~t1&n - l1r. Mylander read ~emoran-
dUm dated l<1ay 15 from the City Attorney to the City Planner advis-
ing that according to informati,on obtained .from one or the aides to
the Pinellas County Legi.31atj.ve DEllegation, the. C:i.H_?oninpj J~s.i to
be approved b~{ .referendum} \~hich \lJould cause the eity to u.se the
provisions.oE the General L~w of tr~ ?tnt~~b~s been pas~ed bj b~~h
H9J.:!..ses, and that the presentation of t'.hoJ other bill amending the
present zoning practices :l,s doubtful.,
Qhamber pf .9o.!>>l~~~J~~dt1l:!g -- l.ll'.. Swan reported that. . the program
on planning at the firsti qU3.rtc1J"1 y 1 uneheon mee ting of the Clearwater
Chamber of Uonuuel"ce a'nd. I-ierchan ts Dtv:lsion llCiS 1":ell pra:Hmted and
""ell received. He comm(~nted that li~ra 1/011e di.d all excellent job on
the slide narration and that l.ir~ Gates guvn a f'tnc report~ on th(~ CO{(\-
position and dut.ies of the Zoning am Plannit'.g Board. 'rhe Bom'd was
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further advised that; tho pr'ogl'am ha,d an attendanco ~).t' OVl~r 90 and
had received much .fflvorable comnent, from Gh.arnbor 11l0mbHl'CL JJlr.. \loll/?
thankod both l-Ir. S''inn and 1~1r~ Gntes for their a.::m:lt1tanco in the ,pl'O-
gramft
l~~V,IE\'l Of HOU~!t!Q. f!EP91IT.-=--fL9.n!ent....Q9yora,&.q- Th:l::> AgiJndil Item
'.3 (b) was deferred until tho next meeting date..
RE~Vm\J pF !lOU SING IS: PR,1ir~r..lE9,grap!1ic,al rev~\~~~.,.,~~.)(lm,ti~.<!Q. '-
The Vice-Chairman agreed to be respons:tble for th1.s x'eview,.
~ubCOU1mit,te~ Subdi Visi,ol1. ReEu~at.ion'8 ~e"',ie!! - It 1,.U\S agreed
that ,,'l.I'.. Harries and j,;1ro Gate.D \'roitld review and recommend concerning
"APPENDIX HAft OF THE HOUSING R.~POR\r and v.'Ould arrango to meet with
Mr. '~olle'o
,St,ate - Outdoor Re,ci"e~~~on...l:.!!!.ll1l.i.Efl.i. - The Board ,<{as advised that
. the .City: Planne,r..had me~. ~d tl1. ~the yO.1illl!.Y.....Park .I).ire eto..!' for disc~u~si.QU.
of Clear~a~~~araa olanQin~ fR~_~aational ~~~. This had been
initiated by a general let tel' from the State Development Commission
in regard to City and 'County recreational planning and State partici-
pation..
The Vice-Chairma'n advised that; the Chairman of the Le.i:lg~~
.\yomen Vot.el',s _Com!1!it.t.!L~ malting a s1;udy of zoning and planning had
been requested .t? set a ..tjmeL 1.sn:: t)le--9.2~!!'p-itt~t,o ..!!lE!.2..Llrith t.h~
,fJo,ar,d and that a reply \'IP..S e:zpected before the end of the w"eek~
lIl'r.. Holle called attentio~1 to addit.ions to notebookD~
1.. - L:i.st of addit.ions to Planning Office Library
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Planning literature was distl':l.bu.tGd.u
t.rhe mea ting l'/as adjourned. at !5: 05 P G 11i1'
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