09/19/1961
ZOfJING AND PJ.lANNING DOAlW
M1nutos of tho [<'looting, 'fuesday, September 19. 19610
'rhe meeting wau called to order at JtOO P. i~i.. hy the Chairman,
Mr. Kruse. Present were lV1cmbors Swun~ i~1yJ.anderJ Kennedy, Gates and
Gallo\i'ay. lt1r.. Hettig of the gnginearing Department. i-Ir. \~olle, and
Col. Ja.mos H. \'latkins, Dire ctor of 01 vil Dofense .for the City of
Clearwater.
rfhe lJiinutes of the Sept.. 5 and Sopte> 12, 1961, meetings waI'O
approved as raad~
!Ji?']TIN~ \:I'l~H COL.. lIA~\KINf3 -.:' Cl~IL Di::FENS~ - Col.. \/atkins \'las
present by invita'tion for a. discussion of Ci"/iI Defense problems in
line ,'11th recent Commission suggestion" He related t.he ]~eque8t of'
the Io1ayor that' he co,nfer \tlj.th the Board concerning problem of
setback variances that might evolve in connect'ion \-lith construction
of .fallout, shelters. He expressed the opinion t.hat fallout shelters
would be permitted in any zone.~, The Ohairman agreed that the problem
~~, was not primarilly a zoning one but that adjacent property o~mers
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deserved protection as regards setbacks. Col. Vla'bki.ns outlined
as a present procedure tha li t..hen a building permit application for
a shelter isrecaived by the Building Inspector, the plans' are sub-
mitted to him for approval and are approved by h~n only to the ex-
'tent of the design being adequate to protect the individual from
radiation.. Structural standards he considered as an engineerlllg
problemQ He stated that each indivi~ual application is considered,
but that his policy is not to approve general plans that are put ont,
by different companies. He dioCil3S~d \'lit.h the Board ideas concern-
ing group and block shelters. He f..:\:pl"'F.ls3ed t.hn: (lp5.n:l.'Jn that success
of: COlll'llunity projects would be deprmdent on the indi.vidual plan and
many variables. He reported t.hat. a stiudy of buildj.ngt3 in the area
.',~.J that might be ut ilized ag sheltel,'s vms be lug nV.3.d(~. He Hmpha8i~~ed
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that yarying factoI~S of time J size Qf a bomb s vfind direction) and
wind velocity 'would contr"ol <:ol1cel1t:t~~jt.lons of l'e.llout~ He estimated
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~ that (based on a 2-1/2 megaton blast at a height of $0,000 ft5)
one hour might elapse before fallout. Evacuation was named as
another possible protective meastU'e"
Chairman Kruse inquired r-rhether from the standpoint of economy
shelters might be used for some oth3r purpose in the intorim period
of non-use ~ Col~ llatkins replied that not too many things liQuld
lend themsel vas to bei.ng underground. He defined underground shel-
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tars as safer, less expensive, and more practical than those con-
structed abovegroundft
, Upon inquiry by the Chairman as to what this Board might do J
Col. Watkins stated that the Board should sit as a review Board as
to any d~viation8 in setbackso
The City Planner sug~e5ted that. as an advisory board to the 0001-
:j mission, the Board might contribute by :f\\rnishing information on
planning resea~ch related,to the total organization of the commwlitYft
Co10 vlatkins advised that he was expectin~ to receive soon a question-
naire rrofll the State Office 01 Resonl"ces and Conservation and that
he anticipated soliciting the coope:tation of' this Board in obtaining
some of the required information. lftr.. \lolle suggested. that an area
,population analysis on a t:tme basis might. be needed..
Col.. \vatkins stressed that IlLs position wa,s t.hat the important
thing' is to educate poeple in per'Bonal Burvj.val and ho,", to ma,ke the
best use of what they haven He gave details of 12 hour courses in
personal surv;Lval being offered by the C:l.vil Defense Of,1.'ice for
classes of 20 or'n1ors people and tndic~~('Jd that classes might be ar-
ranged for City employees, ~wmbers expressed interest in atLending
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such courses" Col. \;::ltki,ns stated copies of Ii terature in his office
\'lould be available to the planning o1'fico. lle advis ed plans for an
improved, central commtmications syst~em \'Jere under consideratiollc
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Chairman l(ruso assured the Diroctor that the Board would coop..
erata in an~r \'lay it could and thanked him for b~~ing pres~nt at this
meeting. ,Gol.. t',atkina ,left the mCElt.ing at II-:n5 P. lvI"
PLANS Fon n;~~LOOArrION OF l'~l.10HrAL j,rOUUli13N'!IS {ZAS'f BRIDGE CAU3E-
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}/AY APPROACH l - The Board atudi(-\d plan dra\'m by the Planner ShOl'o'ing
auditorium. site for the \~aI' l'41emorial l~onuments ~ The Chairman advisod
that he did not think the', flagpole in the inta):"section needed to be
moved ,right a,.,ay. J..ll'. Gallm....ay expressed the opinj.on that; the audi-
torium aite plan should be subutitted to the American Legion. The
Cha irman thought this should be done after submit ting it to the City
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Manager.. lillr. Kennedy, suggested the possibility of moving the exist-
ing flagpole or placing 'another flagpole on the same site as the
monuments.. The Board WaD advised b;{ the Chairman that several other
studies would be necessary for the area at the bottom of the hill
and that another scheme should be dra~l showing treatment of Pierce
Blvd. itseJ.,f Of The Board, agreed tH_!?l.'lbmit the Ci;bove augitori~ ,site
pla,n for r~location of tile mOllJ..;.fl!ent,s at tf1is tintG. Bl1.c!. Ch,airman Kr118e
advised that Q~~ would gey a_n apv.oi~t-m~nt vl?:t.h Ul.e City Ivranag~r ani!
.ErGse~t" the ~J?lan ~befor!?uthe_er1d Q_t ,the J:~~
ZONING JUNIOR COLLEGS S IT,g ON ORE\; 3TR;~3T (AS DESCRIBED IN
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INrr'ENT li'QU J\NN~Xi\,-TION, ,qgDINi\.llC]~J~9~!....9.ill1J - !I!l~,,- ,Gsll.2waj' moved tl~at.
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the Bo,? rd re comLllend.~ ~hat~.1~).~..~_.~il:1.'1r...S.~~tL~ze 8.itL~__be zonecL np" ,
.E.!:!!?].ic , and Q!L.Q8signated a..!!....:.1.n F:hr.:.~ District...#J.. His motion ~
.seconded by I.iI'" Gate!lH.E!!..ct-'1~. .pa~~sed unanirnoils;h:[..:;.
I~OBILE H01.m PA11K SURV3Y lti.~P(lRTS - Some pre liminary typed copies
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\'Jere d:i.st:pibuted to the Board" The Planner explnined t.hat reports
in final form would be furnished th'J mobile home park3 clJoperating
in the survey; also that this 1:'6 pm,"t vias cOlllpiled to be a part of a
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special supplemental planning offico statisticv1 report. contain:J.ng
housing and build.:tng permit datu. n_!!~E-. der.:iT4od tho t a CO~~ of th'2,
00bile HO~,_~ark Survey- ,~e~~~~d be,fu~~ishGr.toach Board m~~pB~
, .for study 'prior to' thl~ nax~t. .lt1G~~Mting.~'l!!.~_~_~~.f_~r~_J.:.A.-POr::~t review l!!.l~1.
.th,at time"
SIn LICK/fON ASL.!ORIMl
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J\ mo~ion ,,~u pt\~s..!cl. tha'G a resolut:lon
be sent. to the family o.f lJIr~ Sidrloy Lickton to express the Board r s
sympathy and regl'et in his loss; also that a eontribution be made
to the Clear\'later Little League in !,lr. Licktonf s me.nary; and further
that such resolution be made a permanent record of the Zoning and
Planning Board. 1111'. l~ylander \'/8.5 req~osted to dra'\>l up this resoluw.
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Q9NTRAOTAL wARlbu~GE1,'lENTS, J:!l~RLAJJD BARTHOLOjV[E\'l AND ,ASSOCIATES -
"~1 Cha,irman Kruse advised that on Fl~iday l.lr u Fred Robinson of HBA had
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..discussed with him the mat tel' of tho content of t~e Comprehensive
Report. He fUrther reported that ~~o nobinson had'agr~ed to hTite
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the report and furnish plates for the reportt and that the City) ac-
cording to contract, would asswne l"esponsibil~.t.y for the expense of
printing the plate8~
The City Planner reported that after revle \~ of plates of all
the' previous reports, he and lite ~ Robinson selected 23 or 24 I'OI' uae
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used in their pre sent form and neceasary rev:i,stons vlould b~,) made in
He E):(plaillfJd th at some plate 9 would be
others"
He advi,sed Board a..::ti.on \'fOuld be required on items of:
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Inclusion 01: a dO\'ffito~vn parkinG soction i.n t.he CompreheIl-
s:l va .Lteport"
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!tecommendation of. the Commltant for a Ccnt,ral Busilleu~'.I
D.lstrict 3ection :i.n thr~ G()mnI'I~ hens:i. va Lie i;.(il't ~
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Approval of plates t n b;J :i.ncl uded in the Coruprehensi ve
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(c) Request 1'01' any nOCOt~8a2'Y rovisions in text of' com.4
'plated report,s..
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(d) tievial'l of ~ha Cnpit,al' Improvemento Program.
(Priority of projects and policy on finance program
, ,to be indicated by tho City l'4anager and the Com- ,
mission. \iith the above ini'ormati.on available t
the ,Consultantl3 ,\'1'1.11 than be in position to finalize
the Capital Improvements Heport.)
It \'laS reported tha t;, J4r. R.obinson al so consulted on
Prida)r 'ilith Gerald \1ei.mer ~ repl"esanting the Cii.iY
i~~:anager" concerning the completion o.f this repol'to
i~r. '\'lolla estimat'ed that the Comprehensj,ve Plan Heport, would consoli-
date to 1/3, or 1/2 the total study reports. Arrangements were to
, be> nuide by the consultants to have the reports printed in Atlanta
in' mul-cilit.h on both sides of the pages at City expense. Upon in-
quiry by l~D Gates as to number o~ copies to be printed, The Planner
,advised that' $10ooDOO was included in the current budget .for print-
ing of re ports.., ilIr D Kruse expressed theopini.on, thati 500 copies
wo~ ~ needed~ The Board ,concul~edD Approval of the p~at&s to
I " ...H l~he Comprehensive Plan \oms deferred to the next meeting, by
1'lhich time a list would be prepa.redo
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 Po Mo
H.espa (}tfully submitted,
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" Jack Io HolIes Seely,
City Planner