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ZONING Mm PI,AHNINO BDA1W
l\1inutes of the Meotinf.~~ 'l'ur.Hiday, AUgUHti 15, 1961..
lleading of the iY[im1ti8S of t.he Aug_ g~ 1961, meet.Lng was post..
,paned to thG nextml;)ot:tng"
The mee t:lng lias called 'to order at 3: on p ~ i4.. by the V1ce-
"Chairman, Mr" Hoade _ Presant, were l.Iombers gylander, Kennody, Gates.
and Sllan" Alice Bush of the Engil1eerine D~partment:.J and !\IJ.r" l/o11a.
i\ieJl1bars axpr~soGd. regret that Cha.it'mall Kl~u:,je ,,,as absent be-
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DISCUSSION OF STAT&.I:.~NT R.~ ZONING REFi!::HENDUL-1 PHOPOS Al..S The
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, : Board traG furnished copies of !ll'r., to1ylander' 5 drai't of arguments i'or
Clnd against PROPOSAL :r (~"j.nal Zoning Decision in City Co.nnission) and
for and against PROPOSAL II (Final,Zoning Decision by Reforendum)u
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These \i6:ra :reviewed and discussed and re ct)ived favorable comment~ es-
pecially for Board use as background mat.erial, copies made. a part. of
this record. Some members sl~ggested that posslbly less technical
material, with simple phrasing and ~rord3might be used in any presen~
. tation to the general public ~' I.II'~ S1"ian stated he would try to talk
with "!.{r. Beardsley of the Clear\.;atar 3Wl ba.fore the end of the week
concer~ing publicity on both proposals and make report to the Board,
as he, 'himself, would be out of townt.ha .following' '.'leek"
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J.lot 37 ot' 3UNSE7.1 HIGH!,AlJDS NO u ,2 'J AND
ALL ABUTTL~G STR~~TS
(This ~ot. adjoins Gity H~.l zoning)
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Aug'.. 1" 1961
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Il'he Nor'th ~t~tl .fee t. of t;he SoU1il1\1O ::~t, Qt."-'\ rter of the
Northwes1~ r;J.uarter of Socti.on 23 ~ ')10\'/11 ohip 29 ~ South.
Range 15 East I Pinollas COUil'ty. Florida, les'l the
gast 368 feet thereof UIlI.:'l lesi3 and oxcopt the \'lost
Port1.on thereof presentl~r within the corporate.
lj.lllits 01' t.he City ot" Clear\'later t Ii'lorida, and all
abutting streetsQ
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GSlleral Location: Property o'(med by tha 7th Day
Ildvent:t.st Church south of Lakevie't~
Avoe, .near Highla~d Avenuao
The City Planner re commended fl-4 zoning I, Property is
no,,/ in the County and il3_J..Qned~. C<2Qnt,y- lJ.:1.....l0rUe-Ff:lL}li).xl..
p;xis~:i;B.'?; use is 'cpU!q.h, and "lOuJ.d add an accessory
use 0..1' an educational bUilciing, ,...hich is allowa.ble
,under existing City R-iJ. zOlling..
:rbe, Board voteg. .tg~ ~re~c..9mmend R::4, (mu!~i-f~l1t~lyJ
.~.Q!):J.n~ for the, abov,e P..!.2J~!!~nd ~~~!gnu.~~.2!L.2f
Fire District #2..
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The Board had previoU:slyucted on zoning 1'01" I~owi!2.J Intent
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Ordinance #900 (Cons tantine Farms t prD part~r) ". See Zoning and Planning
Board minutes of July 25, 1961c
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"..as rea.d t in \'1h.ich ~.1ro r{IJbr~:::'i; D" Bic,k-er-s t.af'i'e 1I I.Tr. 1 'made request
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to me at with the 7;onin2; ~ljd ,:JJ.&..md.ng Board to die cuss planning I:or
the Air Park area ~ t/;r.. \(oJ.le &dvlsed that 1. t h9.d been planned that
Saturn Ave.. continue north int.o Highlund Pine s; also 'dw t conne c-
Ijion be made -w-:lth North K.aene. Haad tmd a el'OS S railrOc1.d.
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!~~S1J.u,~H~ AVC;.. ~- Fir. \10110 cxplai.ned :requost made by L41.'8. Chamberlain
in her letter dated Ang 0 7. 1961~ addressed to the City ~anager and
referred by him to theC1ty Engineer :1n l'1f3morand.um ~f August 11. Copy
of .file was re.ferrad to ,the City Planner by the City Eng:tneer for an
expression from the Board. J~Ir. \110116 outlined th4 ,{:1.rea ot: reguill
as~J?,locks G a~JL9f-i:;t9...V'3;tgh Sub_c!.:!!.;l~ ion..L..gl1;d ,Addi ~ion J loca tad south
of Lotus Patho Ho ad~liStad that .applicant \'Tishea to return these
'two blocks {now platted in subdivision lots} to acreage and vacate
the dedicated portion of Sherma.n i-icVeigh Drive bet'l,een the two
blocks, so that she can combine it into one parcel or combine it with
property to the south. Letter stated'her intention of business use
of the parcel (shopping center}o The Board discussod these facts:
That Blocks G and Hare 11()\'J ,in an R-l (sj.ngle-family) zone)
with the exception of" Lot 7, Block H, which is on .l4issouri Ave;
That the east side of Betty Lm18 in this area is ~ully developed
vsith single-family homes; single-family homes h.3ve recently
been construc~ed on the north side of Lotus Path opposite
Block H;
That propt.3rty in the County immediately to the south is
zoned single-family and Count-,y C-2 zoning {general business)
exists ,east of i4issouri Ave.. south of the County single-
family' zo 11:~ .. ",
Discussion followed which indicated the Board was in unanimous
agraemen t tha t:
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1. Original platting for singlo-fainily usage of this area
was most appropriate vdth the exception of the strip on
l~i ssouri A va ..
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2n That commercial zoning should not be ext,ended in ;\lcVeigh
Subdivision, 2nd Addition..
)0 That the p]~cess of returning property to ncreage is ac-
complish~d by replatti~~~
4.. 'rhat rezoning of any port.ion 01' property already in the
City i.s accomplished by foruml application and logialat:\.ve
, or referendum action according to pre'.railing zontng la\ri..
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!ll~M J~l.~nner .}!!!}.fJ i~~~.r}!ct~l.g, t9 _Jpi'orm tho gnf~;tneu.r... !?.f~illL~bove. ~dJs."~
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~~ in ordt~r to . :':l.uy informa t ion n6 eded by the Engj,rw <;)r
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for tho Ci ty IlJ1anager..
gQl'~ITBRC~L ;?.m1.LlR!~g9.!~llillL...l!.~.ll,.. l~Y'tl ,Sjk. - A lettsI' "tas
read from H.. H.. Gaskin, Sr.. t one of' the o\>mers of' Sha:t'lo iJIanor 1.1otel ~
Cleat"\1atel'" Beach, requosting permission .for tho owners to erect a
s:tgn on propert.j. owned by him on Gulf-to-Bay lllv-d. s oasl~ of US ;J19~
adverti ning the 3HARLO J,IAl~OH I.LOTEL. Ske t.ch 01' the reqUElS ted sign
was .submitted, 'M1,ich indictlted :3izo of. approximately 12$ ,sq. ito
iJ1r" \'Jolle advised that the sign l'wuld havH to be located 15 it to back
from the property line. 14ro Kennedy stated that he did not think
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the ordinance permit~, it.. After some discu$sion. ~aG~e8 .!lH?..ved
.tha t_the Board I'€: cOfOmend a,E~E.I.?,~..-Q..L~~~r" ~a,~k:h~' !!.. l~egJ.1est. for ShaE-~C?
i1anor..- si~n sub.tect to_aeEl.1cf.U1.ts~" con~R~~e~ion 04' a c,om.'nercial s.~~
!lP.J?).i9,a~t.i on form and sUPF for.,m bl?+.n-J~.....p.r.p..E!!.!:!Y ~3xecut,ed. HiLmoti.:.op.
~.[econg....ed by .l.1r... 8'18;11 ~d \\,:as Pia.~..?l!"
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~.mLAGE.lli2!..JT)5.l1_ - ~ill' ~ Gates inqu1.red as to the authorit.y to
erect directional s~gns on US //19 south of the Dre,-: Sto junction..
The'! Board indicated :l.t ''1'38 a desirabln sign to h~ve 1;0 prevent mis-
taken cross ing (unsafe) short of the Dra\" 3t... junction and pro"-ide
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aafe deceleration for proper cro~~ing at. 1"he Dl"r;:\/ St" encrance to
Cle,!l:n'iater. 1.Ir. \'lolle stinted. this to be a C()G}..pera l~:Lve en~lea vor by
the 'rraffic Division of the Ci.ty of Clear\'mter :md the St;ate Hoad
Dapt.. in that recent anney..ation includerl routu ;/19 right-of-\'wy a3
a part of the City of Clear\tlatero He :Lnd:Lcnted h0 "lOuld conl.~act, thl')
Ifraffic Divisio~l' awl see \tJha t propel' arr;J,ngoIflonts could bu made for
':.:; this much needed directional sign and report to the Board his i'ind.ing5~'
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RJ!;N~I!.Ll},.J~ATr?,lll! ,- Ltaport by ,4'lr._ j,tylt:lnd~r .Ol~ SUC" 3 A; j)ago 4,
and Sec _ 2 I'\, Page 4, in tho HOltsill~ Code, '-Jas <larel'red(l
CON?' INUED REVIE ~l OF 1J1$ HOUSING CODE .. Hoview continued' bo""
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ginning, tlith Sec a 1112 'on Page 1/11., rIa changes 'vIera suggested in
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that' the proposed 'code had been disnu8ned\'li th 'the C:i.ty i~anager and
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would be suhmitted to the City Comrnit\sion as .a 'part of the ,Harland
, Bartholomew' Houeing Report. Thera vIas' aome discussion of the
':na'chanics, of enforcemen'c;as provided fo~ in the Code.. 1.lr. \'/0110
, I' poirited out that ~ection8 14 and 15 provide for all administrative
w~rlt, poss ib)~eto be performed by t:.he Building Of.ricia~.
Themeet~ng \-las adjourztlld at; 5:0; P. Mo
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.PRO;:OSAL I,.
- FINAL ZONING DBCIGIUN IN CITY
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Arguma nt For:
1. ' All Florida municipalit ioe 0XCOpt Gloru."l'l9.-tor loave zoning
change decisions to their City Gommis!:1i.on$ e.i'b~'):t' pl.'op(-;lr lH1ticG and
public hearing.
20 Practically all cities in other states rollo,,, this procedure..
3 D Folloldng, Florida' Statutes, Ohapte:r 176, (1939) affords .follow-
ing protection not given 'in Proposal II~
(a) Zoning must be in accordance vtith a Comprehensive Plan
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{176,,04} - A limited group of' a local commuuity cannot
by rererendum, or a series of referenda, indicate how
one area or a series of areas should or should not be
zoned. A referendum plan (Proposal II) could not pro-
duce e. Gomprehensi va Plan for the entire municipality,
, but would result in a hodge-podge of neighborhood ideaso
(b r Zoning regulations may be passed by municipal ordinance
after public hearing (176uOS)
(c) A speci~l vote ot: the commissioners is requj.red to
override a 20~~ protest of property owners in an a.ffected
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4(1 In most jurisdictions ,-mere the question has bElen submj.tted
to the highest courts of the State, the courts have follo\'led the
Mich:tga.n rule 1'lhich held the t these .democratic processes (ref'e.rendum.)
VIera not applicable to general la"rls such as zoning"
5 Q '1'he: long pro cess of securing zoning changen through a refer~
endum only tllice a year enco w:'ages minor changes to be made in the
.form of variances :i.ssued by the Board oi' Adjustmer.d:. and Appeal ~ ffhis
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Board, of' .Adjustment and Appeal 8xercis'7::s one of th e most vit.al phaS0fJ
of zoning control and its basic duty is to act an a Hsai'ety valve" in
admj.nistration 01.' the zoning ordinance 0 The purpose of the Board
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