MINUTES FOR APPROVAL - 12/18/2012COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
December 18, 2012
Awaiting approval
Present: Vice -Chair Thomas Coates, Member Frank L. Dame, Member Richard
Adelson, Member Brian A. Barker, Member Kurt B. Hinrichs, Member Norma R.
Carlough, Acting Member Donald van Weezel
Absent: Chair Nicholas C. Fritsch
Also Present: Attorney for the Board Morris Massey, Assistant City Attorney Leslie
Dougall- Sides, Planning & Development Director Michael Delk, Planning &
Development Assistant Director Gina Clayton, Development Review Manager Robert
Tefft, Board Reporter Patricia O. Sullivan
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Vice -Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Coates, Members Adelson, Barker,
Carlough, Dame Hinrichs, Alternate Member van Weezel, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: November 20, 2012
Member Dame approve the minutes of the regular Community Development
Board meeting of November 20, 2012, as recorded and submitted in written summation
to each board member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
D. CONSENT AGENDA: The following cases are not contested by the
applicant, staff, neighboring property owners, etc. and will be approved by
a single vote at the beginning of the meeting: (Items 1 -4)
1. Case. FLD2012 -10019 - 2100 Nursery Road Level Two Applicatior
Owner: Imperial Gardens Co.
Agent: Chris Weddle, P.E., Aurora Civil Engineering, Inc. (610 E. Morgan Street,
Brandon, FL 33510; phone: 813 - 643 -990T email: chris(a)auroracivil.com)
Location: 12.16 -acre parcel on the north side of Nursery Road. aaaroximately
405 feet west of Belcher Road
Atlas Page: 316B
Zonina: Medium Hiah Densitv Residential (MHDR) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit the expansion of a parking
lot serving existing attached dwellings in the Medium High Density Residential
(MHDR) District with a front (south) setback of 1.5 feet (to pavement) where 10
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feet is allowable but may be varied based on the Flexibility criteria, as a
Residential Infill Project under the provisions of Community Development Code
Section 2- 404.F.
Existing Use: Attached Dwellings
Neighborhood Associations: Imperial Park HOA, Clearwater Neighborhoods
Coalition
Presenter: Matthew Jackson. Planner II
See Exhibit: Staff Report FLD2012 -10019 2012 -12 -18
Case: FLD2012 -10017 - 45 Papaya Street Level Two Application
Owner: John and Christina Pimenidis
Agent: Alex Azam The Sustainability Group, Inc. (4124 Headsail Drive, New Port
Richey, FL 34652; phone: 727 - 488 -1002; email: alxazan(a)_gmail.com)
Location: 0.064 -acre parcel at the southwest corner of Papaya Street and
Poinsettia Avenue
Atlas Page: 267A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a Restaurant use of 522
square -feet in the Tourist (T) District with a lot area of 2,799 square -feet; lot
width of 60 feet; a front (north) setback of 3.5 feet (to patio) and five feet (to
building), a front (east) setback of 3.25 feet (to patio) and 26 feet (to building), a
side (south) setback of 0.75 feet (to patio), 0.5 feet (to service driveway) and six
feet (to building); a side (west) setback of 0.5 feet (to service driveway) and 7.9
feet (to building) and to delay the undergrounding of adjacent overhead utilities
until such time as adjacent parcels are redeveloped, as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development Code
Section 2 -803.0 and to permit a 500 square -foot, 28 -seat outdoor cafe located
within the Poinsettia Avenue right -of -way under the provisions of Community
Development Code Section 3 -909..
Existing Use: Attached Dwellings
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater
Neighborhood Coalition
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Planner III
See Exhibit: Staff Report FLD2012 -10017 2012 -12 -18
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Case: FLD2012 -10018 - 421 S. Gulfview Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Alanik Properties, LLC
Agent: Braulio Graiales, High Point Engineering (5300 W. Cypress Street, #282,
Tampa, FL 33607; phone: 813 - 765 -6433; email: bgraiales(a)-hpe- fl.com)
Location: 1.21 -acre parcel on the east side of S. Gulfview Boulevard,
approximately 200 feet south of Fifth Street
Atlas Page: 276A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District
Request: Flexible Development application to allow a 1,618 square -foot
accessory use (outdoor seating area) to an existing overnight accommodation
use in the Tourist (T) District with a front (west) setback of 1.2 feet where zero
feet is allowable and a side (north) setback of five feet where zero feet is
allowable, under the provisions of the Community Development Code Section 2-
803.K., as well as a reduction to the required foundation landscaping along S.
Gulfview Boulevard from five feet to 1.2 feet as a part of a Comprehensive
Landscape Program, under the provisions of the Community Development Code
Section 3- 1202.G.
Existing Use: Overnight Accommodations
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater
Neiahborhood Coalition
Presenter: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
See Exhibit: Staff Report FLD2012 -10018 2012 -12 -18
4. Case: TA2012 -10008 - Amendments to the Clearwater Community Development
Code Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Community Development Code
regarding numerous provisions, including: encroachments into setbacks and
rights -of -way, correctly stating the freestanding sign calculation method for the
Comprehensive Sign Program, illegally created nonconforming lots, and a
reduction in permit fees for private plan reviews; and an amendment to the
Clearwater Code of Ordinances providing for an exception for board member
attendance when related to military commitments.
Neiahborhood Association: Clearwater Neiahborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Development Review Manager
See Exhibit: Staff Report TA2012 -10008 2012 -12 -18
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Member Dame moved to approve Cases FLD2012- 10019, FLD2012- 10017, and
FLD2012 -10018 on today's Consent Agenda based on evidence in the record, including
the applications and the Staff Reports, and hereby adopt the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law stated in the Staff Reports, with conditions of approval as listed and
recommend approval of Case TA2012 -10008 on today's Consent Agenda based on
evidence in the record, including the application and the Staff Report, and hereby adopt
the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law stated in the Staff Report. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
E. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1:08 p.m.
Attest
Board Reporter
Chair
Community Development Board
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