Community Development Board Agenda - April 21, 2009 - Revised 4/21/09
Revised 04/20/2009
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
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advise us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations. Assisted listening devices are available. An oath will be administered swearing in all participants
in public hearing cases. If you wish to speak please wait to be recognized, then state and spell your name and provide your address. Persons speaking before the CDB shall be limited
to three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.
Kindly refrain from conducting private conversations, using beepers, cellular telephones, etc. as they are distracting during the meeting.
Florida Statue 286.0105 states: Any person appealing a decision of this Board must have a record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-206
requires that any person seeking to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and witness, cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests should
request party status during the case discussion. Party status entitles parties to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision
and speak on reconsideration requests.
If you have questions or concerns about a case, please contact the staff presenter from the Planning Department listed at the end of each agenda item at 727-562-4567.
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CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Barker, Behar, Dame, DiPolito, Alternate Member Carlough, City Staff
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: March 17, 2009
CONTINUED ITEM (Item 1):
Case: FLD2009-02005 – 490 Mandalay Avenue, Suites 8 & 9 Level Two Application
(Continued from the meeting of March 17, 2009)
Owner: Mary G. Realty, Inc.
Applicant/Representative: Lisset H. Diego, Havana Exclusive Cigars, LLC. (490 Mandalay Avenue, Suites 8 & 9, Clearwater, FL 33767; phone: 727-216-6166).
Location: 0.4 acres located at the southwest corner of Mandalay Avenue and Baymont Street.
Atlas Page: 267A.
Zoning: Tourist (T) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a change of use from retail sales and services to nightclub within the Tourist (T) District within an existing 6,254 square foot shopping
center with 26 off-street parking spaces and no changes to the building or structure setbacks, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development
Code Section 2-803.C.
Proposed Use: Nightclub.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE (to May 19, 2009) (Item 1):
Case: APP2009-00001 – 1850 McMullen Booth Road
Owner: Countryside Christian Center.
Appellant: Pastor Glen Gammon.
Agent: Michael J. Gaylor, P.E., Gaylor Engineering (21764 S.R. 54, Lutz, FL 33549; phone: 813-949-5599; fax: 813-949-0818).
Location: 19.969 acres located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 1,280 feet north of State Road 590.
Atlas Page: 265A.
Zoning: Institutional (I) and Office (O) Districts.
Request: An appeal from a Level One (Flexible Standard Development) denial decision pursuant to Community Development Code Section 4-501.A.3, that a requested basketball court within
an existing grass off-street parking area is inconsistent with the General Standards for Level One Approvals as set forth in Community Development Code Section 3-913.A.6; the standards
for Off-Street Parking Spaces as set forth in Community Development Code Sections 3-1404.B and C; and the standards for Conformance to Uniform Traffic Control Devices as set forth in
Community Development Code Section 3-1410.A.
Existing Use: Place of Worship.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; and Oak Forest.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
CONSENT AGENDA: The following cases are not contested by the applicant, staff, neighboring property owners, etc. and will be approved by a single vote at the beginning of the meeting
(Items 1 – 7):
Case: FLD2009-02002 – 2650 and 2680 Landmark Drive Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Heritage United Methodist Church at Countryside, Inc.
Representative: John Eveland, P.E., Hamilton Engineering & Surveying, Inc. (311 N. Newport Avenue, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33606; phone: 813-250-3535; fax: 813-250-3636; email: JohnE@hamiltones.com).
Location: 8.63 acres located at the southwest corner of Landmark Drive and SR 580.
Atlas Page: 222B.
Zoning: Institutional (I) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit the redevelopment of an existing place of worship in the Institutional (I) District with a lot area of 12.71 acres, a lot width along
Landmark Drive (east) of 738 feet and along State Road 580 (north) of 375 feet, a front (east) setback of 28.6 feet (to existing building) and 9.24 feet (to existing pavement), a front
(north) setback of 39.3 feet (to existing building), a side (west) setback of 35.5 feet (to existing building) and 10 feet (to existing pavement), a side (north) setback of zero feet
(to existing and proposed pavement), a side (south) setback of 44 feet (to proposed building) and 18 feet (to proposed pavement), a rear (west) setback of 28 feet (to proposed pavement)
and 23 feet (to proposed dumpster enclosure), a building height of 38 feet (to midpoint of pitched roof) and 404 parking spaces (on- and off-site), as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment
Project, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-1204.A; and a reduction to the front buffer along Landmark Drive from 15 to 9.24 feet (to existing pavement), a
reduction to the north buffer from five to zero feet (to existing and proposed pavement) and a reduction to the west buffer from 12 to 10 feet (to parking spaces), as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Redevelopment of an existing place of worship.
Neighborhood Associations: Misty Springs Condominiums; Northwood West Homeowners Association; Winding Wood; Cypress Bend; and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
Case: FLD2009-02003 – 600 S. Missouri Avenue Level Two Application
Owner: Ruth B. Marks Trustee, c/o Dunkin’ Brands.
Applicant: Norberto Silva Botelho.
Representative: Joseph Oliveri, Oliveri Architects (32707 US Highway 19, Palm Harbor, FL 34684; phone: 727-781-7525; fax: 727-781-6623; email: jlo@oliveriarchitects.com).
Location: 0.527 acres (after vacation of a portion of the Turner Street right-of-way) located at the southwest corner of S. Missouri Avenue and Turner Street.
Atlas Page: 296A.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit the upgrading and expansion of an existing restaurant with a lot area of 22,977 square feet (after vacation of a portion of the Turner
Street right-of-way), a lot width of 132 feet along S. Missouri Avenue (east) (after vacation of a portion of the Turner Street right-of-way) and 170 feet along Turner Street (north)
(after vacation of a portion of the Turner Street right-of-way), a front (east) setback of 12 feet (to existing pavement), a front (north) setback of zero feet (to existing sidewalk),
a side (west) setback of 5.5 feet (to existing pavement), a side (south) setback of 4.75 feet (to existing pavement), a building height of 11 feet (to flat roof deck) and 25 parking
spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-704.C; and a reduction to the landscape buffer along S. Missouri
Avenue (east) from 15 to 12 feet (to existing pavement), a reduction to the landscape buffer along Turner Street (north) from 10 to zero feet (to existing sidewalk), a reduction to the
landscape buffer along the south property line from five to 4.75 feet (to existing pavement), a reduction to required interior landscape area from 10 to five percent of the vehicular
use area and reductions to the foundation landscape area along the east side of the building from five to 4.25 feet and along the north side of the building from five to zero feet, as
a Comprehensive Landscape Program, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Upgrading and expansion of an existing restaurant (Dunkin’ Donuts).
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
Case: FLD2009-02004 – 1154 and 1160 Mandalay Point Road Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: James P. Gills III and Joyce P. Gills
Representative: Behar Design Associates (103 Rogers Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-488-9490; email: istvan@behardesign.com).
Location: 2.50 acres located on the west side of Mandalay Point Road approximately 850 feet north of the intersection of Mandalay Point Road and Eldorado Avenue.
Atlas Page: 227A.
Zoning: Low Density Residential (LDR) and Open Space/Recreation (OSR) Districts.
Request: Flexible Development approval for a new single family detached dwelling within the Low Density Residential (LDR) District with a lot area of 108,700 square feet, (72,722 square
feet Open Space/Recreation (OSR) and 36,178 square feet LDR), a lot width of 242 feet, a reduction to the side (north) setback from 15 feet to 10 feet (to building), a reduction to the
side (south) setback from 15 feet to 10 feet (to building), a reduction to the rear (west) setback from 15 feet to zero feet (to raised pool and building) from the Coastal Construction
Control Line (CCCL) and an increase in the maximum building height from 30 feet 34 feet (to midpoint of pitched roof) as a Residential Infill Redevelopment Project as per Community Development
Code Section 2-104.D.
Proposed Use: Detached Dwelling.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
Case: FLD2009-03010 – 22 North Fort Harrison Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Anna Tsafatinos
Representative: Piero Caramella (1631 Jasmine Way, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-906-7602; email: pierocarmello@yahoo.com).
Location: 0.10 acres located on the west side of North Fort Harrison Avenue, approximately 180 feet north of Cleveland Street.
Atlas Page: 286B.
Zoning: Downtown (D) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a restaurant in the Downtown (D) District within an existing building with zero off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-903.C.
Proposed Use: Restaurant.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
Case: FLD2008-04009 – 351 South Gulfview Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Michael Preston
Applicant: Frenchy’s South Beach, Inc.
Representative: Janet Baustert (419 East Shore Drive, Clearwater, FL 33767; phone: 727-449-2729).
Location: 0.15 acres located on the east side of South Gulfview Boulevard approximately 60 feet north of Fifth Street.
Atlas Page: 276A.
Zoning: Tourist (T) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a 228 square foot building addition and a minor deck expansion for an existing restaurant within the Tourist (T) District with a front
(west) setback of zero feet (to building), a side (south) setback of zero feet (to building/pavement), a side (north) setback of 15.91 feet (to building) and 5 feet (to pavement), and
a rear (east) setback of 42 feet (to building) and zero feet (to pavement); a building height of 22 feet; and 5 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project,
under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-803.C; and a reduction to the required foundation landscaping along South Gulfview Boulevard from five to zero feet as part
of a Comprehensive Landscape Program, under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
Case: TA2009-01001 Amendments to the Community Development Code Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Request: Amendments to the Community Development Code implementing school concurrency.
Existing Uses: N/A.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Sandra E. Herman, Planner III.
Case: TA2009-01003 Amendments to the Community Development Code and the Code of Ordinances Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Request: Amendments to the Community Development Code and the Code of Ordinances related to sidewalk cafes.
Existing Uses: N/A.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Cate Lee, Planner II.
ADJOURNMENT
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