Community Development Board Agenda - October 20, 2009, Revised 10-19-2009Clearwater
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
Revised 10/19/2009
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 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.
www. mycle arwater. com/gov/depts/planning
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A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Barker, Behar, Dame, DiPolito,
Ahernate Member Carlough, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: September 15, 2009.
D. 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 1-8):
1. Case: FLD2009-08024 - 25020 U.S. Highway 19 North Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: U. S. 19 Group, LLC; Linda P. Windham.
Agent: Kelly Puttonen, Rent First Realty Inc. (P.O. Box 272670, Tampa, FL 33688-2670; phone: 813-
629-0255).
Location: 1.58 acres located on the west side of U.S. Highway 19 North approximately 3,100 feet
north of the intersection of Sunset Point Road and U.S. Highway 19 North.
Atlas Page: 243B.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a change of use from retail sales and services to
animal grooming and boarding within the Commercial (C) District within an existing 18,022 square
foot shopping center with 82 off-street parking spaces and no changes to the building height, structure
setbacks or building, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of
Community Development Code Section 2-704.C.
Proposed Use: Animal Grooming and Boarding.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
2. Case: FLD2009-08025 - 490 Mandalay Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Mary G. Realty, Inc; North Beach Wine & Spirits, Inc.
Agent: Katherine Cole, Esq., Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP. (911 Chestnut Street,
Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-461-1818).
Location: 0.40 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 restaurant to alcoholic
beverage sales 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 height, structure setbacks, or building
as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development
Code Section 2-803.C.
Proposed Use: Alcoholic Beverage Sales.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
3. Case: FLD2007-06024 - 1200 Rogers Street Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: John H. Meek, Jr.
Agent: Renee Ruggiero, Northside Engineering Services Inc. (300 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL
33765; phone: 727-443-2836; fax: 727-446-8036).
Location: 0.154 acres located on the east side of Missouri Avenue at the northeast corner of Rogers
Street and Missouri Avenue.
Atlas Page: 296B.
Zoning District: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Extend the time frame of the Development Order.
Proposed Use: Off Street Parking Lot.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
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4. Case: TA2009-03006 -Amendments to the Community Development Code and the Code of
Ordnances Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning Department.
Request: Amendments to the Community Development Code and the Code of Ordinances to
implement EAR-Based Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, to bring consistency between the
Countywide Plan Rules and the Community Development Code, to increase the maximum height
from 36 inches to 48 inches for non-opaque fences in waterfront yards, and to address other minor
editorial changes.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Sandra E. Herman, Planner III.
5. Case: CPA2009-07001 Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning Department.
Request: Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to update the Capital Improvements Element
consistent with the City's FY2009/10 CIP Budget and the reference to the School District's Five-Year
Work Program of FY2009/10 through 2013/14 as proposed for adoption by the School Board on
September 15, 2009.
Type of Amendment: Separate submittal to State DCA exempt from large-scale submittal
process
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Sandra E. Herman, Planner III.
6. Case: HIS2009-00001 - 401 Cleveland Street Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater
Agent: Ivan A. Rodriguez, Heisenbottle Architects, P.A. (2199 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 400, Coral
Gables, FL 33134; phone: 305-446-7799; fax: 305-446-9275).
Location: 0.065 acres located on the southeast corner of Cleveland Street and Osceola Avenue.
Atlas Page: 286B
Zoning: Downtown (D) District.
Request: Historic designation of 401 Cleveland Street (Parcel Number 16-29-15-20358-002-0071)
under the provisions of Section 4-607.F.
Existing Use: Office
Neighborhood Association(s): Downtown Development Board, Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Gina L. Clayton, Assistant Planning Director.
7. Case: HIS2009-00002 - 405 Cleveland Street Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: City of Clearwater
Agent: Ivan A. Rodriguez, Heisenbottle Architects, P.A. (2199 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 400, Coral
Gables, FL 33134; phone: 305-446-7799; fax: 305-446-9275).
Location: 0.1444 acres located on the south side of Cleveland Street approximately 50 feet east of
Osceola Avenue.
Atlas Page: 286B
Zoning: Downtown (D) District.
Request: Historic designation of 405 Cleveland Street (Parcel Number 16-29-15-20358-002-0070),
under the provisions of Section 4-607.F
Existing Use: Theater
Neighborhood Association(s): Downtown Development Board, Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Gina L. Clayton, Assistant Planning Director.
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8. Case: LUZ2009-07002 - A Portion of 1980 Kings Highway Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Village LLC1City of Clearwater
Agent: Michael De1k, Community Development Coordinator (100 South Myrtle Avenue, Clearwater,
FL 33756; phone: 727-562-4567).
Location: 2.21 acres located on the west side of Kings Highway approximately 112 feet south of
Woodlawn Terrace.
Atlas Page: 251B.
Zoning: Medium Density Residential (MDR) District.
Request: Application from The City of Clearwater for Future Land Use Plan amendment approval for
a portion of one parcel located at 1980 Kings Highway (Parcel Number 03-29-15-55548-000-0091),
to add the Transportation/Utility Overlay and Drainage Feature Overlay categories to the existing
Residential Medium (RM) land use.
Type of Amendment: Small scale.
Proposed Use: Vacant.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Cate Lee, Planner II.
E. CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL (Item 1):
1. Case: APP2009-00006 - 2325 Stag Run Boulevard
Owner/Appellant: Gerald Mitchell (2325 Stag Run Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33765; phone: 727-
724-6453).
Location: 0.234 acres located on the southeast side of Stag Run Boulevard, approximately 670 feet
southwest of Wetherington Road.
Atlas Page: 272A.
Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District.
Request: An appeal from a Level One (Tree Removal Permit) denial decision pursuant to Community
Development Code Section 4-SO1.A.4, that a request to remove one laurel oak tree in conjunction
with the construction of a swimming pool and deck does not meet the removal criteria set forth in
Community Development Code Section 3-1205 B.2.a.
Existing Use: Detached Dwelling.
Neighborhood Association(s): Coachman Ridge Homeowners and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Richard J. Albee, Land Resource Specialist.
F. DIRECTOR'S ITEM: (Item 1):
1. Holiday Luncheon
G. ADJOURNMENT
S: (Planning Department) C D B (Agendas DRC & CDB I CDB 12009110 October 20, 20091 CDB ConsentAgenda October 20, 2009. docx
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