Community Development Board Agenda - July 20, 2010Clearwater
AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
07/02/2010
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A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Barker, Hinrichs, Dame,
DiPolito, Alternate Member Carlough, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: June 15, 2010.
D. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1- 5):
1. Case: FLD2010-05003 - 2010 Drew Street Level Two Application
Owner: Equities Holdings Group, Inc.
Applicant: Tampa Bay Art, LLC d/b/a Tampa Bay Ink.
Agent: Robert Gregg (630 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-796-8774 x331; fax:
727-791-6942; email: archreg(,aol.com).
Location: 0.415 acres located at the northwest corner of Drew Street and Patricia Avenue,
approximately 150 feet east of N. Hercules Avenue.
Atlas Page: 280B.
Existing Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a Problematic Use (tattoo/permanent cosmetics
studio) and Retail Sales within an existing tenant space in the Commercial (C) District located
adjacent to residentially zoned property with no changes to the existing setbacks or landscape buffers,
as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Community Development
Code Section 2-704.C.
Proposed Use: Problematic Use (tattoo/permanent cosmetics studio) and Retail Sales and Services.
Neighborhood Associations: Skycrest Neighbors and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, AICP, Planner 1H.
2. Case: FLD2010-03007 -1934 N. Hercules Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: McDonalds Corporation.
Agent: Braulio Grajales, High Point Engineering (630 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone:
727-723-3771; fax: 727-723-7150; email: bgrra'a? les(a-hpe-fl.com).
Location: 1.471 acres located on west side of N. Hercules Avenue, approximately 195 feet north of
Sunset Point Road.
Atlas Page: 253A.
Existing Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 607 square foot expansion for an existing
restaurant in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 64,083 square feet, a lot width of 160 feet
along Hercules Avenue and 100 feet along Sunset Point Road, a front setback (east along Hercules
Avenue) of 12.6 feet (to existing pavement) and 71.7 feet (to proposed building), a front setback
(south along Sunset Point Road) of 84 feet (to existing pavement), a side (north) setback of 10.1 feet
(to existing pavement), 16.6 feet (to dumpster enclosure) and 63.8 feet (to existing building), a side
(south) setback of 8.4 feet (to existing pavement) and 59.4 feet (to existing building), a side (east)
setback of 5.5 feet (to existing pavement), a side (west) setback of 5 feet (to dumpster enclosure), 8.2
feet (to pavement) and 95.8 feet (to existing building), a building height of 20 feet (to highest
architectural feature) and 38 off-street parking spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment
Project under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-704.C, with a reduction to
the perimeter landscape buffer along Hercules Avenue from 15 feet to 12.6 feet, as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearview Lake Estates and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
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Case: FLD2010-05002 - 810 S. Missouri Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Retail Group, LTD.
Agent: Braulio Grajales, High Point Engineering (630 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone:
727-723-3771; fax: 727-723-7150; email: bgraiales(a),hpe-fl.com).
Location: 1.367 acres located at the southwest corner of Druid Road and Missouri Avenue.
Atlas Page: 296A.
Existing Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a new building with 7,225 square feet of retail
and 1,575 square feet of restaurant in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 59,554 square feet,
a lot width of 237.66 feet along Druid Road and 162.74 feet along Missouri Avenue, a front setback
(north along Druid Road) of 13.3 feet (to pavement) and 61.1 feet (to building), a front setback (east
along Missouri Avenue) of 15 feet (to pavement) and 86 feet (to building), a side (south) setback of 3.3
feet (to pavement) and 25 feet (to building), a side (west) setback of 4.2 (to dumpster enclosure), five
feet (to pavement) and 103.6 feet (to building), a building height of 19.16 feet (to flat rooo and 62 off-
street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the provisions of
Community Development Code Section 2-704.C, with a reduction to the perimeter landscape buffer
along Druid Road from 15 feet to 13.3 feet, a reduction to the perimeter landscape buffer along the
south property line from five feet to 3.3 feet and the removal of foundation plantings along the north
building facade as a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of Community
Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant and Retail Sales and Services.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
4. Case: FLD2009-02006 - 3100 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Donald Aze Culbertson, Successor Trustee for Pinellas 3100 Trust.
Agent: Pete Alfonso, Pete Alfonso Jr. Architect (5001 Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, FL 33603; phone:
813-231-5800; fax: 813-231-5810; email: alfonsol69(c),aol.com).
Location: 0.43 acres located at the northeast corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and McMullen Booth
Road
Atlas Page: 292A.
Existing Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development Application to permit Major Vehicle Service and Limited Vehicle
Sales and Display in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 18,556 square feet, a lot width of
118 feet (along Gulf to Bay Boulevard) and 150 feet (along McMullen Booth Road), a building height
of 15.5 feet (to flat roof), a front (south) setback of eight feet (to canopy) and 10 feet (to pavement), a
front (west) setback of zero feet (to pavement) and 42 feet (to building), a side (north) setback of 10 feet
(to pavement) and 37.75 feet (to building), a side (east) setback of 2.9 feet (to pavement) and 21.4 feet
(to building) and 12 parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the
provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-704.C. and a reduction to the interior
landscape requirements from 10 percent to 0.94 percent, a reduction to the foundation landscaping from
five feet to zero feet on the south facade and zero feet on the west facade, a reduction to the west
landscape buffer from 15 feet to zero feet, a reduction to the south landscape buffer from 15 feet to 12.2
feet, and a reduction to the east landscape buffer from five feet to 2.9 feet as Comprehensive Landscape
Program under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Major Vehicle Service and Limited Vehicle Sales and Display.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
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5. Case: FLD2010-05001 - 113 N Betty Lane Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: SP Country Club Homes, LLC.
Agent: Sean Cashen, Gulf Coast Consulting, Inc. (13825 ICOT Blvd, Suite 605, Clearwater, FL
33760; phone: 727-524-1818; fax: 727-524-6090; email: scashen(a)gulfcoastconsultinginc.com).
Location: 2.21 acres located on the south side of Drew Street between Fredrica Avenue and Betty
Lane.
Atlas Page: 287B.
Existing Zoning: Medium High Density Residential (MHDR) District.
Request: Flexible Development Application to permit 33 attached dwellings (town-homes) in the
Medium High Density Residential (MHDR) District with a lot area of 96,239 square feet, a lot width of
310 feet (along Drew Street), 310 feet (along Fredrica Drive) and 310 feet (along Betty Lane), a front
(north) setback of 15 feet to building), five feet (to pavement and wall) where 10 feet is allowable but
may be varied based on the Flexibility criteria, a front (east) setback of 15 feet (to building), five feet (to
wall) where 10 feet is allowable but may be varied based on the Flexibility criteria, a front (west)
setback of 20.33 feet (to building), 10.07 (to wall) where 10 feet is allowable but may be varied based
on the Flexibility criteria, a side (south) setback of 1.36 feet (to pavement and wall) where zero feet is
allowable, a building height of 25 feet (to midpoint of roof) and 78 parking spaces as a Residential Infill
Project under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2.4041 and a reduction to the
north landscape buffer from 15 feet to seven feet, a reduction to the east landscape buffer from 10 feet to
seven feet and a reduction to the south landscape buffer from 10 feet to 1.36 feet as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Attached Dwellings.
Neighborhood Associations: Country Club Addition Neighborhood Association and Clearwater
Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
E. LEVEL THREE APPLICATIONS (Items 1-6):
1. Case: LUZ2010-05001 - One parcel located on the south portion of the main Calvary Baptist Church
site at 110 N. McMullen Booth Road Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: First Baptist Church of Clearwater, Inc. a/k/a Calvary Baptist Church.
Representative: Harry S. Cline, Esq. (P.O. Box 1669, Clearwater, FL 33757; phone: 727-441-8966;
fax: 727-442-8470).
Location: 0.219 acres located on the south portion of the main church site at 110 N. McMullen Booth
Road.
Atlas Page: 292A.
Request:
(a) Future Land Use Plan amendment from the Residential Urban (RU) category to the Institutional
(I) category; and
(b) Zoning Atlas amendment from the Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District to the
Institutional (I) District.
Type of Amendment: Large scale.
Proposed Use: Church and support facilities.
Neighborhood Association: Del Oro Groves Estates Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Tammy Vrana, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager.
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2 Case: Amendments to the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan - Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department.
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan supporting the outdoor
display of bicycles for properties along the Pinellas Trail and expanding the allowable uses for certain
property located east of the Pinellas Trail in the Old Bay Character District.
Neighborhood Associations: Country Club Addition; East Gateway; Harbor Oaks; Hillcrest; Old
Clearwater Bay Neighborhood Association; Mediterranean; Pierce 100 Condominium Association;
Skycrest Neighborhood Association, Lake Bellevue, North Greenwood and Clearwater
Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Gina L. Clayton, Assistant Planning and Development Director.
3. Case: LUZ2010-06002 - 3400 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard (Related to DVA2010-06001)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Christian College Private School, Inc.
Representative: Katherine E. Cole, Esquire, and Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Rupple & Burns, LLP (P.O.
Box 1368, Clearwater, FL 33757-1368; phone: 727-461-1818; fax: 727-462-0365).
Location: 131.05 acres located on the north side of Gulf-to-Bay approximately 900 feet east of S.
Bayshore Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 292B.
Request:
(a) Future Land Use Plan amendment from the Institutional (1), Commercial General (CG),
Preservation (P), Recreation/Open Space (R/OS), Residential Low (RL), and Water Categories to
Institutional (I), Preservation (P), Recreation/Open Space (R/OS), and Water Categories; and
(b) Zoning Atlas amendment from the Institutional (1), Commercial (C), Preservation (P), and Open
Space/ Recreation (OS/R) Districts to Institutional (1), Preservation (P) and Open Space/
Recreation (OS/R) Districts.
Type of Amendment: Large scale.
Proposed Use: Educational Facilities.
Neighborhood Association: Del Oro Groves Estates Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Planner III.
4. Case: DVA2010-06001 - 3400 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard (Related to LUZ2010-06002)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Christian College Private School, Inc.
Representative: Katherine E. Cole, Esquire, and Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Rupple & Burns, LLP (P.O.
Box 1368, Clearwater, FL 33757-1368; phone: 727-461-1818; fax: 727-462-0365).
Location: 131.05 acres located on the north side of Gulf-to-Bay approximately 900 feet east of S.
Bayshore Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 292B
Request: Review of, and recommendation to the City Council, of a Development Agreement
between Clearwater Christian College Private School, Inc. (the property owner) and the City
of Clearwater as per Community Development Code Section 4-606.
Proposed Use: Educational Facilities uses of up to 170,000 square feet of non-residential floor
area (0.149 Floor Area Ratio) and up to 750 Dormitory Beds/Residents (12.5 dwelling units per
acre) at a maximum height of 50 feet
Neighborhood Association: Del Oro Groves Estates Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition.
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Planner III.
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5. Case: CPA2010-06001 Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department.
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan to add plan classification
categories for transit oriented development and to add an objective and policies pertaining to
the new categories.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Cate Lee, Planner H.
6. Case: LUZ2010-06001 - 1475 Sunset Point Road Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Bank of America/Belleair Development Group, LLC
Representative: Todd Pressman, Pressman & Associates, Inc. (P.O. Box 6015, Palm Harbor, FL
34684; phone: 727-804-1760; fax: 888-977-1179).
Location: 1.23 acres, located on the south side of Sunset Point Road approximately 150 feet west of
North Highland Avenue.
Atlas Page: 261A.
Request:
(a) Future Land Use Map amendment from Residential/Office General (R/OG) Category and
Residential Urban (RU) Category to Commercial General (CG) Category; and
(b) Zoning Atlas amendment from Office (O) and Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR), to
Commercial (C) District.
Type of Amendment: Large scale.
Proposed Use: None.
Neighborhood Association: Clearview Lake Estates and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Cate Lee, Planner H.
F. DIRECTOR'S ITEM (Item 1):
1. Appoint CDB representative to the Clearwater Greenprint Steering Committee.
G. ADJOURNMENT
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