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Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Robert Tefft, Development Review Manager
COPIES: Leslie Dougall-Sides, Assistant City Attorney; Susan Chase, City Clerk Specialist;
Sue Diana, Assistant City Clerk; /Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for May 14, 2009
DATE: May 19, 2009
CDB packets being distributed on contain the following items:
Agenda
Site investigation form
Unapproved minutes of previous meeting April 16, 2009
CONTINUED ITEM (Item 1):
1. Case: APP2009-00001-1850 McMullen Booth Road
(Continued from the meeting ofApri121, 2009)
Level Two Applications (Item 1-4)
1. Case: FLD2009-04015 - (1) 1740 Weston Drive; (2) 1571 Cleveland Street; (3) 2634 Sabal
Springs Drive; (4) 1840 Airport Drive; (5) 1700 Belcher Road; (6) 1709 Keene Road; (7) 3024
Eastland Boulevard; (8) 2784 Enterprise Road East; (9) 2775 State Road 580; (10) 2698 Fifth
Avenue North; (11) 1515 Cleveland Street; (12) 2630 Sabal Springs Drive; and (13) 600 South
Evergreen Avenue.
YES NO
2.Cases: FLD2009-03012/PLT2009-00001 -1888 N. Betty Lane
YES NO
3. Case: FLD2009-02007 - 801 and 811 Cleveland Street, 23 S. Myrtle Avenue and 802 and 804
Park Street
YES NO
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4. Case: FLD2009-03013 - 101 and 105 Coronado Drive and 35 Devon Drive (Related to
DVA2009-00001)
YES NO
LEVEL THREE APPLICATION (Item 1):
Case: DVA2009-00001 -101 and 105 Coronado Drive and 35 Devon Drive (Related to FLD2009-
03013)
YES NO
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the following properties.
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AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
Welcome the City of Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) meeting. The City
strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please
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 iv 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 partYstatus 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 Deparhnent listed at the end of each agenda item at 727-562-4567.
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Community Development Board Agenda -May 19, 2009 -Page 1 of 5
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Barker, Behar, Dame, Tallman,
DiPolito, Alternate Member Carlough, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Apri121, 2009.
D. CONTINUED ITEM (Item 1):
1. Case: APP2009-00001 - 1850 McMullen Booth Road
(Continued from the meeting of April 21, 2009)
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-SO1.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.
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E. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1- 4):
1. Case: FLD2009-04015 - (1) 1740 Weston Drive; (2) 1571 Cleveland Street; (3) 2634 Sabal Springs
Drive; (4} 1840 Airport Drive; (5) 1700 Belcher Road; (6) 1709 Keene Road; (7) 3024 Eastland
Boulevard; (8) 2784 Enterprise Road East; (9) 2775 State Road 580; (10) 2698 Fifth Avenue North;
(11) 1515 Cleveland Street; (12) 2630 Sabal Springs Drive; and (13) 600 South Evergreen Avenue.
Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater, Engineering Department.
Agent: Michael Quillen, P.E., City of Clearwater (P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, FL 33758; phone: 727-
562-4750; fax: 727-562-4755; email: michael.quillen(a~myclearwater.com)
Location: (1) 1740 Weston Drive - 0.52 acres located approximately 140 feet south of the intersection
of Otten Street and Weston Drive; (2) 1571 Cleveland Street - 37.10 acres located at the southwest
corner of Cleveland Street and Lake Drive; (3) 2634 Sabal Springs Drive - 23.01 acres located
approximately 190 feet west of the dead end of Sabal Springs Drive; (4) 1840 Airport Drive - 73.17
acres located approximately 700 feet east of the intersection of Keene Road and Airport Drive; (5) 1700
Belcher Road - 6.19 acres located at the northwest corner of Logan Street and Belcher Road; (6) 1709
Keene Road - 10 acres located at the southeast corner of Flagler Drive and Keene Road; (7) 3024
Eastland Boulevard - 0.96 acres located approximately 100 feet east of the intersection of Bumtfork
Drive and Eastland Boulevard; (8) 2784 Enterprise Road East - 6.80 acres located approximately 400
feet west of the intersection of Frisco Drive and Enterprise Road East; (9) 2775 State Road 580 - 7.50
acres located approximately 580 feet east of the intersection of Countryside Boulevard and State Road
580; (10) 2698 Fifth Avenue North - 6.80 acres located approximately 210 feet north of the intersection
of Chatauqua Avenue and 4~' Avenue North; (11) 1515 Cleveland Street - 37.10 acres located at the
southeast corner of Cleveland Street and Glenwood Avenue; (12) 2630 Sabal Springs Drive - 23.01
acres located at the northwest corner of Countryside Community Park; and (13) 600 South Evergreen
Avenue - 25.60 acres located at the southwest corner of Turner Street and South Evergreen Avenue.
Atlas Pages: (1) 261A; (2 & 11) 288B; (3, 9 & 12) 211A; (4) 280A; (5) 262B; (6) 262A; (7) 223A; (8
& 10) 233A; and (13) 296B.
Zoning: Open Space/Recreation (OS/R), Industrial Research and Technology (IRT) and Institutional (I)
Districts.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit Utility/Infrastructure uses in the Open/ Space
Recreation (OS/R) District, the Industrial Research and Technology (1R"1'} District and the
Institutional (I) District as Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Projects under the provisions of
Community Development Code (CDC) Sections 2-1404.A, 2-1304.C and 2-1204.A.
Proposed Use: Utility/Infrastructure (Water Production Wells).
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Skycrest Neighbors, North
Greenwood Association, Inc, Northwood West, Cypress Bend, Misty Springs Condominiums and
Westchester Lake Condominium Association.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
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2. Cases: FLD2009-03012/PLT2009-00001 - 1888 N. Betty Lane Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County.
Agent: Ronald E. Spoor, Land Development Manager, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County (3071
118` Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716; phone: 727-536-4755; fax: 727-209-2191; email:
land ~phfh.org).
Location: 8.89 acres located on the south side of Sunset Point Road between N. Betty Lane and
Pineland Drive.
Atlas Page: 260B.
Zoning: Medium Density Residential (MDR) District.
Request: (1) Flexible Development approval to permit a 51-lot subdivision for detached dwellings in
the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District with a minimum lot area of 4,019 square feet, a
minimum lot width of 40.9 feet (measured at the front setback line) and a reduction to the front
setback requirement from 25 to 19 feet (to building), as a Residential Infill Project, under the
provisions of Section 2-304.G; and (2) Preliminary Plat approval fora 51-lot subdivision for detached
dwellings.
Proposed Use: 51-lot subdivision for detached dwellings.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
3. Case: FLD2009-02007 - 801 and 811 Cleveland Street, 23 S. Myrtle Avenue and 802 and 804 Park
Street Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: RULE, LLP.
Agent: Robert Gregg (630 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-796-8774 x331; fax:
727-791-6942; email: archreg~aol.com).
Location: 0.879 acres located on the east side of S. Myrtle Avenue between Cleveland and Park
Streets.
Atlas Page: 287A.
Zoning: Downtown (D) Distract.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a mixed use of 9,728 square feet of restaurants,
3,464 square feet of retail sales and services, one dwelling unit and 655 square feet of nonconforming
vehicle sales (rental)/display floor area in the Downtown (D) District with building heights ranging
from 15 to 24 feet and 30 parking spaces, as a Comprehensive In1i11 Redevelopment Project, under
the provisions of Section 2-903.C.
Proposed Use: Restaurants, retail sales and services, auto rental and one dwelling unit.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
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4. Case: FLD2009-03013 - 101 and 105 Coronado Drive and 35 Devon Drive (Related to DVA2009-
00001) Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Decade Companies Income Properties.
Agent: Keith Zayac, PE, RLA, LEED AP, Keith Zayac & Associates, Inc. (701 Enterprise Road East,
Suite 404, Safety Harbor, FL 34695; phone: 727-793-9888; fax: 727-793-9855; email:
keith(a~keithzayac.com).
Location: 0.72 acres located on the east side of Coronado Drive at the northeast and southeast corners
of Devon Drive/First Street.
Atlas Page: 267A.
Zoning: Tourist (T) District.
Request: (1) Flexible Development approval to permit a 108-room overnight accommodation use in
the Tourist (T) District with a reduction to lot width along Devon Drive/First Street from 150 to 100
feet (north side) and from 150 to 110 feet (south side), a reduction to the front (west) setback from 15
to five feet (to proposed building) (north side of Devon Drive/First Street), a reduction to the front
(south) setback from 15 to five feet (to proposed building) (north side of Devon Drive/First Street), a
reduction to the front (north) setback from 15 to eight feet (to proposed pavement) (south side of
Devon Drive/First Street), a reduction to the side (north) setback from 10 to zero feet (to existing pool
deck) (north side of Devon Drive/First Street), a reduction to the side (east) setback from 10 to 2.5
feet (to proposed building) and 7.22 feet (to existing pool deck) (north side of Devon Drive/First
Street), a reduction to the side (south) setback from 10 to five feet (to proposed pavement) (south side
of Devon Drive/First Street), and an increase to the building height from 35 to 89 feet (to top of roof
deck), under the provisions of Section 2-803.I, and approval of a two-year development order; and (2)
Increase of the permitted density by the allocation of 72 overnight accommodation units from the
Hotel Density Reserve created pursuant to Beach by Design.
Proposed Use: 108-room hotel.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
F. LEVEL THREE APPLICATION (Item 1):
1. Case: DVA2009-00001 - 101 and 105 Coronado Drive and 35 Devon Drive (Related to FLD2009-
03013) Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Decade Companies Income Properties.
Agent: Keith Zayac, PE, RLA, LEED AP, Keith Zayac & Associates, Inc. (701 Enterprise Road East,
Suite 404, Safety Harbor, FL 34695; phone: 727-793-9888; fax: 727-793-9855; email:
keith(a~keithzayac.com).
Location: 0.72 acres located on the east side of Coronado Drive at the northeast and southeast corners
of Devon Drive/First Street.
Atlas Page: 267A.
Zoning: Tourist (T) District.
Request: Review of, and recommendation to the City Council, of a Development Agreement between
Decade Companies Income Properties (the property owner) and the City of Clearwater.
Proposed Use: Overnight accommodation use of a total of 108 rooms (150 rooms/acre on total site)
and approximately 1,500 square feet (0.048 FAR on total site) of amenities accessory to the hotel at a
height of 89 feet (to roof deck).
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner III.
G. ADJOURNMENT
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