Community Development Board Agenda - July 19, 2011Clearwater
AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
07/07/2011
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record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-
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Community Development Board Agenda — July 19, 2011 — Page 1 of 5
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 21, 2011.
D. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1 -4):
1. Case: FLD2011- 04018/PLT2011 -04002 — 2165 Gulf to Bay Boulevard (Related to, DVA2011- 04001)
Level Two Application
Owners: Nickel Plate Properties, Inc. and Lakeside Enterprises, LLC.
Applicant: Nickel Plate Properties, Inc.
Agent: E.D. Armstrong III, Esquire, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP (P.O. Box 1368,
Clearwater, FL 33757; phone: 727 -461 -1818; fax: 727 - 462 -0365; email: eda @ipfirm.com).
Location: 11.637 acres located at the southwest corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and S. Belcher Road.
Atlas Page: 298B.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: (1) Flexible Development application to permit 40,000 square feet of retail sales and service
use, 5,559 square feet of automobile service station use, 4,200 square feet of office use (bank) and
9,400 square feet of restaurant uses (total commercial floor area of 59,159 square feet) in the
Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 506,892 square feet (11.637 acres), a lot width along Gulf
to Bay Blvd. of 820 feet and 617 feet along S. Belcher Road, a front (north) setback (Gulf to Bay
Blvd.) of 61.8 feet (to building) and 25 feet (to pavement), a front (east) setback (S. Belcher Road) of
79.3 feet (to building) and 25.5 feet (to pavement), a side (south) setback of 90.8 feet (to building)
and two feet (to sidewalk), a west setback of 20 feet (to building) and 19.4 feet (to pavement), a
maximum building height of 35 feet, and 409 parking spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Section 2- 704.C, and a two year development order as
well as a reduction to the side (south) perimeter landscape buffer from 10 feet to two feet as part of a
Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of Community Development Code Section
3- 1202.G.; and (2) Preliminary Plat approval for a 4 -lot subdivision for retail sales and service, office,
restaurants, automobile service station and attached dwellings.
Proposed Use: 40,000 square feet of retail sales and service use, 5,559 square feet of automobile
service station use, 4,200 square feet of office use (bank) and 9,400 square feet of restaurant uses
(total commercial floor area of 59,159 square feet).
Neighborhood Associations: Oakgrove Estates Homeowners Association, Morningside Meadows
Homeowners Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
Community Development Board Agenda — July 19, 2011 — Page 2of 5
2. Case: FLD2011 -04017 — 21810 US Highway 19 N Level Two Application
Owner /Applicant: DDR Southwest Clearwater Development, LLC
Agent: Mr. Nick Sanfilippo, SR Tenant Supervisor (3500 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30305;
phone: 404 - 460 -0993; fax: 404 - 846 -7920; email: nsanfilippo@ddr.com)
Location: 2.57 acre property located on the west side of US Highway 19 North, approximately 786
feet north of the Drew Street and US Highway 19 North intersection.
Atlas Page: 281B
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a 12,000 square foot Charter School in the
Commercial (C) District within an existing 16,362 square foot shopping center with no changes to the
lot size, area, setbacks, height, or parking, as a Comprehensive Infill Development Project, under
provisions of the Community Development Code Section 2- 704.C.
Proposed Use: School
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Coachman Ridge Homeowners
Presenter: Kevin W. Numberger, Planner III
3. Case: FLD2011 -05019 — 355 Park Place Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Mid - Pinellas Office park, Inc. c/o Hallmark Development
Applicant: The Richman Group of Florida, Inc.
Agent: Mr. Sean P. Cashen, P.E. LEED, Gulf Coast Consulting Inc.(13825 Icot Boulevard, Suite 605,
Clearwater, Florida 33760; phone: 727 -524 -1818; fax: 727 - 432 -0365; email:
scashen(d gulfcoastconsultinginc.com)
Location: 6.16 acre property located along the west side of Hampton Road approximately 725 feet
north of Gulf to Bay Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 291A
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit 108 attached dwelling units in the Commercial
(C) District as a part of the Park Place Development of Regional Impact (DRI), with a lot area of
268,330 square feet (6.16 acres), a lot width of 200 feet, front (east) setbacks of 16.3 feet (to proposed
pavement) and 98.9 feet (to proposed building), side (east) setbacks of 37.1 feet (to proposed
pavement) and 111.8 feet (to proposed building), rear (south) setbacks of 10 feet (to proposed
pavement) and 108.6 feet (to proposed building), rear (southwest) setbacks of 10 feet (to proposed
pavement) and 91 feet (to proposed building), rear (south) setbacks of 10 feet (to proposed pavement)
and 10 feet (to proposed building), rear (west) setback of 15 feet (to proposed garage) and 19 feet (to
proposed pavement), a rear (southwest) setback of 10 feet (to proposed building), a rear (west)
setback of 10 feet (to proposed building), rear (northwest) setbacks of 14.9 feet (to proposed
pavement) and 27.2 feet (to proposed building), a rear (northwest) setback of 10 feet (to proposed
building), and side (north) setbacks of 10 feet (to proposed pavement) and 23.3 feet (to proposed
structure), a building height of 37 feet (to midpoint of pitched roof), and 219 off - street parking
spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment project, under the Provisions of the Community
Development Code Section 2 -704, as well as a reduction to the perimeter landscape buffer along
Hampton Road from 15 feet to 10 feet as a Comprehensive Landscape Program, under the provisions
of Community Development Code Section 3- 1202.G.
Proposed Use: Attached Dwellings
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Wood Valley Neighborhood
Watch; Brigadoon of Clearwater HOA
Presenter: Kevin W. Numberger, Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda — July 19, 2011 — Page 3of 5
4. Case: FLD20 1 1 -05020 — 2460 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Goli Inc. Mainstream c/o Staleton, Johnson, McDowell P.A.
Applicant: Leaders Casual Furniture
Agent: Mr. Tim Healy, Frontier Engineering, Inc. (P.O. Box 4750, Tampa, FL 33677; phone: 813-
251 -0169; fax: 813 - 251 -0179; email: frontierengineering yahoo.com)
Location: 0.51 acre property located on the north side of Gulf to Bay Boulevard, approximately 300
feet west of the Old Coachman Road and Gulf to Bay Boulevard intersection.
Atlas Page: 290B
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: A Flexible Development approval to permit a 6,652 square foot Retail Sales and Service
use (Furniture Store) in the Commercial (C) District in an existing building with a lot area of 22,307
square feet, a lot width of 80 feet (along Gulf to Bay Boulevard) and 79.97 feet (along Shelley Street),
front (south) setbacks of zero feet (to existing pavement), 11.7 feet (to proposed curb) and 66.79 feet
(to existing building); front (north) setbacks of 5.6 feet (to proposed curb) and 100.81 feet (to existing
building), side (west) setbacks of zero feet (to existing pavement) and 14.08 feet (to existing
building), side (east) setbacks of zero feet (to existing building) and 3 feet (to proposed curb), a
building height of 16 feet (to flat roof), and 27 off -street parking spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project under Provisions of the Community Development Code Section 2- 703.C., as
well as reduction to the front landscape buffer from 15 feet to 11.7 feet (along Gulf to Bay
Boulevard), a reduction in the front landscape buffer from 10 feet to 5.6 feet (along Shelley Street), a
reduction in the side (west) landscape buffer from 5 feet to zero feet, a reduction in the side (east)
landscape buffer from 5 feet to zero feet, and to not be required to provide a curb along the northwest
access driveway area as a Comprehensive Landscape Program under Provisions of the Community
Development Code Section 3- 1202.G.
Proposed Use: Retail Sales and Service
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Kevin W. Nurnberger, Planner III
E. LEVEL THREE APPLICATIONS (Item 1):
1. Case: DVA2011 -04001 — 2165 Gulf to Bay Boulevard (Related to FLD2011- 04018/PLT2011- 04002)
Level Three Application
Owners /Applicants: Nickel Plate Properties, Inc. and Lakeside Enterprises, L.L.C.
Agent: E.D. Armstrong III, Esquire, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP (P.O. Box 1368,
Clearwater, FL 33757; phone: 727 - 461 -1818; fax: 727 - 462 -0365; email: eda @jpfirm.com).
Location: 11.637 acres located at the southwest corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and S. Belcher Road.
Atlas Page: 298B.
Zoning: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Review of, and recommendation to the City Council, of an amendment to the Development
Agreement between Nickel Plate Properties, Inc. and Lakeside Enterprises, L.L.C. (the property
owners) and the City of Clearwater under the provisions of Community Development Code Section
4 -606.
Proposed Use: Retail Sales and Service, Office, Automobile Service Station and Restaurant uses of up
to 90,000 square feet of floor area (0.20 Floor Area Ratio) at a maximum height of 35 feet.
Neighborhood Association(s): Oakgrove Estates Homeowners Association, Morningside Meadows
Homeowners Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition.
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner III.
Community Development Board Agenda — July 19, 2011 — Page 4of 5
F. CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL (Item 1):
1. Case: APP2011 -00005
Appellant: Cay 1475, LLC
Agent: Todd Pressman (P.O. Box 6015, Palm Harbor, FL 35684; phone: 727 - 804 -1760; fax: 1 -888-
977- 1179).
Request: An appeal of a determination made by an administrative official in the administration of
Section 4- 202.G.1., Community Development Code, with regard to an application not being accepted
during the twelve month time period after the denial of a substantially similar Level Three application
affecting the same property or any portion thereof.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager
G. DIRECTOR'S ITEMS (Item 1):
1. Time Extension — FLD2009 -03014 — 1 105 Druid Road.
H. ADJOURNMENT
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