CPA2007-06003, ORD 7993-08 - December 16, 2008
CDB Meeting Date: December 16, 2008
Case # CPA2007-06003
Ordinance # 7993-08
Agenda Item F-1
CITY OF CLEARWATER
PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
REQUEST: Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments
INITIATED BY: City of Clearwater Planning Department
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ANAYLSIS:
On August 26, 2008, the CDB reviewed and recommended approval of Ordinance
No.7993-08 which would amend the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan consistent with the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The City Council approved the ordinance on
first reading on September 4, 2008 and the amendments were transmitted to the
Department of Community Affairs (DCA) consistent with Florida Statutes. The DCA,
along with other state agencies, have reviewed the proposed amendments and issued an
Objections, Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report which requires revisions to
proposed Ordinance No. 7993-08. This agenda item involves changes to the EAR-based
amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan, both substantive and editorial,
pursuant to the Florida Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Objections,
Recommendations, and Comments Report (ORC).
The Planning Department is requesting that the Community Development Board, acting
as the Local Planning Agency, review the proposed changes to the EAR-based
amendments and recommend approval to the City Council. The following information is
attached for your convenience in making this recommendation:
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Ordinance 7993-08
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Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report
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Response to the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report by the
Planning Department
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Motion to Amend Ordinance 7993-08 on Second Reading.
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Link to review the Map changes:
Browse to Comprehensive Plan Maps
username: vendor
password: clearwater
open folder name: 2008 Comp Plan Map Changes on Second Reading
The Motion to Amend makes substantive and minor editorial changes to the Future Land
Use, Transportation, Housing, Utilities, Coastal Management, Intergovernmental
Coordination, Capital Improvements, and Public School Facilities Elements, including
maps within the Future Land Use, Transportation and Coastal Management elements, as
required by the ORC. Editorial changes remove 2 text blocks and make minor
typographical corrections. Revisions have also been made to several maps. Substantive
revisions change policies relative to:
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affordable housing
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transportation
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post disaster redevelopment plans
The Response to the ORC Report identifies sources of these changes as well as the
changes to various goals, objectives and policies, as well as changes to several maps.
STANDARDS FOR REVIEW
Pursuant to Community Development Code Section 4-603(F) no amendment to the
Clearwater Comprehensive Plan shall be approved unless it complies with the following
standards:
1. The amendment will further implementation of the Comprehensive Plan
consistent with the goals, policies and objectives contained in the plan.
The proposed amendment further refines the City’s existing policies and objectives.
The proposed amendment is consistent with the existing goals, objectives, and
policies contained in the comprehensive plan.
2. The amendment is not inconsistent with other provisions of the Comprehensive
Plan.
The proposed amendment is consistent with other provisions of the Comprehensive
Plan.
3. The available uses, if applicable, to which the property may be put are appropriate
to the property in question and compatible with existing and planned uses in the
area.
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The proposed amendment is a text amendment (and includes maps within the
elements) that is not directly related to a specific property.
4. Sufficient public facilities are available to serve the property.
The proposed amendment is a text amendment (and includes maps within the
elements) that is not directly related to a specific property.
5. The amendment will not adversely affect the natural environment.
The proposed amendment seeks to provide consistent and coordinated efforts for the
processes and procedures for preserving and enhancing the natural environment in
coordination with other agencies such as Southwest Florida Water Management
District (SWFWMD), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Tampa
Bay Water (TBA) within several of the elements including Conservation, Coastal
Management and Future Land Use as recommended in the Evaluation and Appraisal
Report.
6. The amendment will not adversely impact the use of property in the immediate
area.
The proposed amendment is a text amendment (and includes maps within the
elements) that is not directly related to a specific property.
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
:
In response to the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report issued by the
Department of Community Affairs, revisions need to be made to the EAR-based
amendments contained in Ordinance No. 7993-08 on second reading. Due to the number
of revisions required to be made, it is necessary for the Community Development Board,
acting in its capacity as the Local Planning Agency, to review the proposed changes.
Planning Department staff recommends approval of the revisions contained in the
Motion to Amend which affects the Future Land Use, Transportation, Housing, Utilities,
Coastal Management, Intergovernmental Coordination, Capital Improvements, and
Public School Facilities Elements, by making both substantive and editorial changes,
pursuant to the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report, Florida Statutes
and the Rules of the Florida Administrative Code.
Prepared by Planning Department Staff:
Sandra E. Herman
Planner III
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ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 7993-08
Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report
Response to Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report
Motion to Amend on Second Reading
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