7388-05
ORDINANCE NO. 7388-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF
THE CITY AS ADOPTED ON MAY 18, 2000 AND AMENDED ON
JULY 12, 2001 AND OCTOBER 7, 2004, BY AMENDING THE
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT BY ADDING THE RESORT
FACILITIES OVERLAY (RFO) FUTURE LAND USE AS A LAND
USE MAP CLASSIFICATION; REPLACING REFERENCES TO
THE 1995 CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN WITH THE 2004 CLEARWATER DOWNTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; AND BY DELETING POLICIES
REGARDING THE MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulation Act of Florida empowers and requires the City Council of the City of Clearwater
to plan for the future development and growth of the City, and to adopt and periodically
amend the Comprehensive Plan, including elements and portions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 6794-01, which amended
the Comprehensive Plan of the City on February 15, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 7295-04, which amended
the Comprehensive Plan of the City on October 7,2004; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater invested significant time and resources in
studying Clearwater Beach; and
WHEREAS, the economic vitality of Clearwater Beach is a major contributor to the
economic health of the City overall and redevelopment to the Beach is required for its
future sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has a need to recognize areas in and adjacent to
tourist areas of the City where mixed residential and transient accommodation uses are
appropriate; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan of the City have been
prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of law, after conducting the
appropriate planning analysis, and public participation through public hearings, opportunity
for written comments, open discussion and the consideration of public and official
comments; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Board, serving as the designated Local
Planning Agency for the City, has held a public hearing on the proposed amendments and
has recommended adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments; and
Ordinance No. 7388-05
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs for review and comments, and the objections,
recommendations and comments received from the Florida Department of Community
Affairs have been considered by the City Council, together with all comments from local
regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of the amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary, desirable and proper to adopt the
amendments to the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order to reflect
changing conditions; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Amendments 1 - 3 to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective when the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) issues a final order determining the adopted amendment to
be in compliance, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining
the adopted amendments to be in compliance, in accordance with Section 163.187 or
163.3189, F.S., as amended.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 21, 2005
PASSED ON SECOND READING
October 20,2005
PASSED ON THIRD AND FINAL December 15, 2005
READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED
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Mayor-Councilmember
Approved as to form:
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Ordinance No. 7388-05
EXHIBIT A
ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE 7388-05
AMENDMENT 1 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND POLICIES
Amend following Policies of Goal 2; Objective 1 and Objective 3 of the Plan on pages
A-5 through A-7 asfollows:
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Policy 2.1.7 Downtown Clearwater, shall be designated a regional activity center
suitable for increased threshold intensity for development consistent with
the boundaries of the Central Business District as indicated in the
Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan approved in -l-9% 2004.
Policy 2.1.8 The City shall continue to support and implement approved community
redevelopment area plans, such as the Clearwater Downtown
Redevelopment Plan adopted in -l-9% 2004.
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Policy 2.3.3 The City of Clearwater shall continue to implement the Design
Guidelines, adopted in -l-9% 2004, for all development witftffi governed by
the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan Dovmtovm District.
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AMENDMENT 2 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND POLICIES
Amendfollowing Policies of Goal 2; Objective 2 of the Plan on pages A-6 asfollows:
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Policy 2.2.2 The Mixed Use Zoning District shall be utilized to promote mixed use and
infill development and shall be consistent with the Residential/Office
Limited, Residential/Office Genenal, Residential/Office/Retail, and Resort
Facilities High land use cattegories.
Policy 2.2.3 Density and intensity of mixed use developments shall be consistent '.'lith
the Mixed Use Zoning District criteria found in the City's Community
Developmont Code.
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AMENDMENT 3 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND POLICIES
Amend the table associated with Policy 3.2.1 of the Plan on pages A-9 through A-II as
follows:
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PRIMARY MAX. DENSITY/ CONSISTENT
PLAN USES PER PLAN INTENSITY PER ZONING
CLASSIFICA nON CATEGORY PLAN DISTRICTS
CATEGORY
Residential Estate Very Low Density 1 Dwelling
Low Density Residential (LDR)
(RE) Residential Unit Per Acre
Residential Suburban 2.5 Dwelling
(RS) Low-Density Residential Low Density Residential (LDR)
Units Per Acre
Residential Low 5 Dwelling Low Density Residential (LDR);
Low-Density Residential Low Medium Density
(RL) Units Per Acre Residential (LMDR)
Residential Urban Urban Low Density 7.5 Dwelling Low Medium Density
Residential Residential (LMDR); Medium
(RU) Units Per Acre Density Residential (MDR)
10 Dwelling Mobile Home Park (MHP)
Residential Low Low to Moderate Density
Medium (RLM) Residential Units Per Acre Medium Density Residential
(MDR)
Residential Medium Moderate to High 15 Dwelling Medium Density Residential
(RM) Residential (MDR); Medium High Density
Units Per Acre Residential (MHDR)
Residential High 30 Dwelling Medium High Density
High Density Residential Residential (MHDR); High
(RR) Units Per Acre Density Residential (HDR);
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MAX. DENSITY/ CONSISTENT
PRIMARY INTENSITY PER ZONING
PLAN USES PER PLAN PLAN DISTRICTS
CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY CATEGORY
30 Dwelling Units
Per Acre; FAR 1.2;
ISR .95; Overnight
Accommodations/
50 UP A; and as set Tourism (T);
forth in Beach by
High Density Residential! Design: A High Density Residential
Resort Facilities High Preliminary Design
Overnight for Clearwater (HDR);
(RFH) Accommodations Beach and Design
Guidelines, the Commercial (C)
special area plan
governing
Clearwater Beach
adopted by Ord. No.
6689-01.
Dwelling Units per
acre - based on the
underlying
residential plan
category: Overnight
accommodations - a
ratio of 1.34 to the
permitted number of
dwelling units of
underlying
Resort Facilities residential plan Medium Density Residential
Overlay (RFO) category: ISR- (MDR)
based on underlying
(May only be applied residential plan Medium High Density
over the Residential Residential/Overnight category: FAR- Residential (MHDR)
Medium and Accommodations based on underlying
Residential High residential land use High Density Residential (HDR)
Classifications category: or as set
through a Future Land forth in Beach bv
Use Plan Map Design: A
Amendment) Preliminarv Design
for Clearwater
Beach and Design
Guidelines. the
special area plan
governing
Clearwater Beach
adopted by Ord. No.
6689-01 and as
amended.
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MAX. DENSITY/ CONSISTENT
PRIMARY INTENSITY PER
PLAN USES PER PLAN ZONING
CLASSIFICATION PLAN DISTRICTS
CATEGORY CATEGORY
7.5 Dwelling Units Office (0);
Residential! Office Low Density Residential/ Per Acre; FAR .40; Low Medium Density
Limited (RlOL) Office ISR .75 Residential (LMDR)
Medium Density 15 Dwelling Units Office (0); Medium Density
Residential! Office Per Acre; FAR .50; Residential (MDR)
General (RIO G) Residential/ Office ISR .75
Residential; Office;
Retail; Public/Semi-Public As set forth in the
Central Business Uses as indicated in approved Downtown (D)
District (CBD) approved Redevelopment Redevelopment Plan
Plan
18 Dwelling Units Office (0);
Residential; Residential
Residential!Office/ Equivalent; Office; Retail; Per Acre; Overnight Commercial (C);
Overnight Accommodations 30
Retail (RlO/R) accommodation; Personal/ Units Per Acre; Medium Density Residential
Business Services F AR.40; ISR .85 (MDR)
10 Dwelling Units Commercial (C);
Commercial Office; Retail; Personal Per Acre; F AR.40;
Neighborhood (CN) Service ISR .80 Office (0)
18 Dwelling Units Commercial (C);
Office; Retail; Overnight Per Acre; Overnight
Commercial Limited Accommodations; Accommodations 30
(CL) Personal Service Units Per Acre; FAR Office (0)
.45; ISR .85
Office; Retail; Personal 24 Dwelling Units Commercial (C);
Per Acre; Overnight
Commercial General Service; Overnight Accommodations 40
(CG) Accommodations; Units Per Acre; FAR Office (0)
Wholesale; Warehouse .55; ISR .68
Industrial Limited Light Manufacturing; FAR .65; ISR .85 Industrial, Research, and
Research/ Development; Technology (IRT)
(IL) Wholesale; Warehouse
Light and/or Heavy
Industrial General Manufacturing; Industrial, Research, and
Wholesale; Warehouse; FAR .75; ISR .95 Technology (IRT)
(IG) Research/ Development;
Vehicular Salvage
PublicIPrivate Open
Recreation/Open Space and/or Recreation FAR .25; ISR .60 Open Space / Recreation (OS/R)
Space (RlOS) Facility; Beach/Water
Access
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PRIMARY MAX. DENSITY I CONSISTENT
PLAN USES PER PLAN INTENSITY PER ZONING
CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY PLAN DISTRICTS
CATEGORY
Preservation Natural I Undeveloped
Water features; Beaches FAR .10; ISR .20 Preservation (P)
(P) and Dunes
12.5 Dwelling Units
Per Acre; FAR .65;
Institutional Publici Private Schools; ISR .85; Hospital
Churches; Public Offices; Bonus Provision Institutional (I)
(I) Hospitals FAR 1.0 Subject to
Bonus Provisions
Provided Below
T ransportation/U tility Airports; Marina; Utility FAR .70; ISR .90 Institutional (I)
(TIU) Facilities
Water/Drainage Open/Undeveloped
Consistent With Waterl N/A Preservation (P)
Overlay Drainage Features
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