COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AGENDA - April 19, 2011:Clearwater
AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3`d Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
04/13/2011
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Community Development Board Agenda - April 19, 2011 - Page 1 of 4
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: March 15, 2011.
D. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1-2):
1. Case: FLD201 1-02005 - 401 Coronado Drive & 406 Hamden Drive Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Mainstream Partners VIII, Ltd
Agent: Tim Healey, Frontier Engineering, Inc. (P.O. Box 4750, Tampa, FL 33677; phone: 813-251-
1069; fax 813-251-0179; email: frontierengineering@yahoo.com)
Location:.45 acre property located at the intersections of Coronado Drive and 5th Street; 5th Street and
Hamden Drive.
Atlas Page: 276A.
Zoning: Tourist (T) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a parking lot in the Tourist (T) District with a
minimum lot area of 19,800 square feet, a lot width of 60 feet (along Coronado Drive), a lot width of
219 feet (along Fifth Street), a lot width of 121.5 feet (along Hamden Drive), a front (west) setback of
33.4 feet, front (north) setbacks of 7.5 feet and 12.5 feet, a front (east) setback of 15.1 feet and 10.2
feet, a side (south) setback of 6 feet, side (west) setback of 4.5 feet, and a side (south) setback of 5.5
feet, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-803.C and a
reduction of interior landscape standards from 10% to 0% as no groundcover, 50% shrubs or one tree
per 150 square feet of greenspace/interior islands is proposed, as a Comprehensive Landscape Program,
under the provisions of Section 3-1202.E.
Proposed Use: Parking lot
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Clearwater Beach Association
Presenter: Kevin W. Nurnberger, Planner II.
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2. Case: FLD201 1-02006 - 249 Windward Passage Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc.
Agent: Housh Ghovaee and/or Renee Ruggiero, Northside Engineering Services, Inc. (300 S. Belcher
Road, Clearwater, FL 33765; phone: 727-443-2869; fax: 727-446-8036; email:
renee@northsideen ing, eering.net)
Location: 4.53 acres located on the south side of Windward Passage approximately 210 feet west of
Island Way.
Atlas Page: 267B.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit the expansion of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
within the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 197,167 square feet (4.526 acres), a lot width of
546.3 feet, a front (north) setback of 15 feet (to building/pavement), rear (south) setbacks of 12 feet (to
building) and zero feet (to marina promenade), side (east) setbacks of 181 feet (to building) and 5 feet
(to pavement), a side (west) setback of 10 feet (to building), and side (north) setbacks of 30 feet (to
building) and 5 feet (to pavement), a building height of 46.16 feet, and 311 off-street parking spaces as a
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project pursuant to Community Development Code Section 2-
704.C. along with reductions to the perimeter buffer requirements along the east property line from 10
feet to seven feet, the south property lines from 15 feet to zero feet, and the north (non-Windward
Passage) property line from 10 feet to 5 feet, and a reduction from the required number of trees within
interior landscape islands from 34 to 20 as a Comprehensive Landscape Program pursuant to
Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G., with a two-year Development Order.
Proposed Use: Aquarium.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Island Estates Civic
Association.
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager.
E. LEVEL THREE APPLICATION (Items 1-4):
1. Case: LUP2011-02003 - 2419 Nursery Road Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Unity Clearwater, Inc.
Representative: Unity Clearwater Inc (2465 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL 33764; phone: 727-531-
0992).
Location: 1.243 acres, located on the south side of Nursery Road approximately 2347.5 feet west of
U.S.19.
Atlas Page: 317B.
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment from Residential Urban (RU) Category to Institutional
(I) Category.
Type of Amendment: Large scale.
Proposed Use: Places of Worship.
Neighborhood Associations: Morningside Meadows and Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition.
Presenter: Priyanka Thatte, Urban Designer.
Community Development Board Agenda - April 19, 2011 - Page 3 of 4
2. Case: REZ201 1-02003 - 2419 Nursery Road Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Unity Clearwater, Inc.
Representative: Unity Clearwater Inc (2465 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL 33764; phone: 727-531-
0992).
Location: 1.243 acres, located on the south side of Nursery Road approximately 2347.5 feet west of
U.S.19.
Atlas Page: 317B.
Request: Zoning Atlas amendment from Agricultural Estate (AE) to Institutional (I) District.
Proposed Use: Places of Worship.
Neighborhood Associations: Morningside Meadows and Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition.
Presenter: Priyanka Thatte, Urban Designer.
3. Case: CPA2011-01001 Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department.
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan making substantive changes to the
Future Land Use, Transportation, Conservation and Housing Elements; addressing recommendations
within Clearwater Greenprint: A Community Action Plan for Sustainability; establishing Energy
Conservation Areas and Energy Conservation Corridors; addressing urban agriculture; creating more
detailed policies for pedestrian and bicycle facilities; addressing Complete Streets; establishing
greenhouse gas reduction goals; addressing availability of current and future water sources; providing
strategies to reduce energy use and to improve energy efficiency; incorporating sustainable design
and low impact development practices into residential development design; and encouraging the use
of alternative and renewable energy sources; making minor editorial changes.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, Planner III.
4. Case: CPA2011-03001 Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department.
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan; replacing map #E-1 to update the
boundaries of the Coastal Storm Area; modify references to water quality criteria regulations within
the Conservation Element; correcting a reference to the 25-year floodplain map within the
Conservation Element; correcting the classification of McMullen Booth Road as a County Road
within the Capital Improvements Element.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, Planner III.
F. DIRECTOR'S ITEMS (Item 1):
1. Time Extension - FLD2008-12033 - 619 S. Gulfview Blvd.
G. ADJOURNMENT
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