8119-09
ORDINANCE NO. 8119-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO HISTORIC DESIGNATION; MAKING FINDINGS;
DESIGNATING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 405 CLEVELAND
STREET, CAPITOUROYALTY THEATRE, AS A HISTORIC
PROPERTY UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE
SECTION 4-607; PROVIDING FOR CLASSIFICATION OF THE
DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE
DESIGNATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE DESIGNATED
PROPERTY BY SIGN OR MARKER; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 4-607 of the City of Clearwater Community Development Code
provides a procedure for historic designation of properties and districts within the City of
Clearwater; and
WHEREAS, the objectives of such designation are to protect, enhance and preserve
those historic properties and districts which represent or reflect the City's cultural, social,
economic, political and architectural history, and to preserve and enhance property values,
stabilize neighborhoods and other areas of the City, increase economic benefits to the City
and its inhabitants, continue the redevelopment of the original center of the City, and
promote and enrich the City's educational and cultural environment; and
WHEREAS, historic properties may include but are not limited to Indian habitations,
ceremonial sites, artifacts, and other properties, or any part thereof, having intrinsic
historical, architectural, or archaeological value relating to the history, government and
culture of the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 4-607 provides for a procedure of application, review by City
staff, recommendation by the Community Development Board and consideration by the
City Council after public hearing; and
WHEREAS, an application has been submitted and processed for the property
located at 405 Cleveland Street, known as the Capitol/Royalty Theatre, within the City of
Clearwater; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Council makes the following findings:
The property located at 405 Cleveland Street, known as the Capitol/Royalty Theatre,
and further described as:
Ordinance No. 8119-09
The East % of Lot 7, plus West 30' and 3" of Lot 6, John R. Davey's
Resub of Block B (per Plat Book H-1, Page 87, Public Records of
Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas County was formerly a
part);
also known as Parcel No. 16-29-15-20358-002-0070
[HIS2009-00002] satisfies three of the following criteria:
1. The property/district is associated with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad pattern of City, State, or national history;
2. The property/district is associated with the lives of persons significant in history;
3. The property/district possesses distinctive characteristics of a type, period or
method of construction, or the representation of the work of a master, or the
possession of artistic values;
4. The property/district has yielded or may be likely to yield information important in
prehistory or history.
Section 2. Based upon the above findings, the property located at 405
Cleveland Street, known as the Capitol/Royalty Theatre, within the City of Clearwater is
hereby designated as a historic property in the Excellent classification. The owner shall
be given written notice of the designation by the City Clerk, and a suitable sign or
marker indicating the historic designation shall be erected on or near the property.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
November 17, 2009
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
December 3, 2009
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Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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Leslie K. Douga -
Assistant City A
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