COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD - 05/21/2013 - AGENDA - REV 05/21/2013 LL
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Clearwater
MAY 21, 2013
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CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
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Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 1 of 9
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Coates, Vice Chair Dame, Members Adelson, Barker, Carlough, Hinrichs, van
Weezel Alternate Member John Funk, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: April 16,2013 &April 29,2013
D. WITHDRAWN (Items 1)
1. Case: APP2013-00001 —1390 Sunset Point Road
Appellant: Tammy Strickling (1230 S. Myrtle Avenue, Suite 404, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone:
727-470-4153; email: ed(a�suncoastrehabc enter.com)
Request: An appeal of a Level One (Flexible Standard Development) application decision pursuant to
Section 4-501.A.3., Community Development Code (CDC), that a request to permit a Halfway House
use in the Institutional (I) District with a lot area of 326,226 square feet; lot of 433.96 feet (along
Sunset Point Road) and 1,063.83 feet (along King's Highway); front (south) setbacks of 80 feet (to
pavement) and 249 feet (to building); front (east) setbacks of 15 feet (to pavement) and 121 feet (to
building); side (west) setbacks of 15 feet (to structure), 24 feet (to pavement), and 20 feet (to
building); side (north) setbacks of 390 feet(to pavement) and 470 feet(to building); a building height
of 24 feet; and 93 off-street parking spaces under the provisions of the Section 2-1203.D., CDC, is
inconsistent with the General Standards for Level One Approvals as set forth in Sections 3-914.A.I.,
3-914.A.2., 3-914.A.3., and 3-914.A.5., CDC.
Proposed Use: Halfway House
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 2 of 9
E. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE (Items 1-3) (Continue to June 18, 2013)
1. Case: FLD2013-03010—1498 Belleair Road Level Two Application
Owner: S.Murphy Enterprises,Inc.
Agent: Adam Carnegie, AICP, Stantec (2205 N 20t1 Street, Tampa, FL 33605; phone: 813-223-9500;
email: adam.carne iieekstantec.com)
Location: 0.575 acres located at the northwest corner of Belleair Road and Highland Avenue.
Atlas Page: 315A
Zoning: Commercial(C)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 3,016 square foot automobile service station
in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 25,050 square feet, lot widths of 167 feet (along
Belleair Road) and 150 feet (along Highland Avenue), building heights of 14 feet (to midpoint of
pitched roof of existing building) and 17.5 feet (to top of proposed gas pump canopy), front (south)
setbacks of 29.56 feet (to canopy) and 5.04 feet (to pavement), front (east) setbacks of 38.45 feet (to
canopy) and 13.97 feet(to pavement), side (north) setbacks of 10.1 feet(to building) and five feet(to
pavement), a side (west) setback of 9.98 feet (to building) and 11 off-street parking spaces, as a
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, pursuant to Community Development Code (CDC)
Section 2-704.E. along with reductions of the front (south) landscape buffer from 15 feet to 5.04 feet
(to pavement), the front (east) landscape buffer from 15 feet to 13.97 feet (to pavement), the area of
interior landscaping from 1,484 square feet to 268 square feet, eliminate 57 linear feet of the required
foundation plantings along the front (east) facade of the building, and eliminate the shrubs required
in the foundation plantings along the front (south) facade of the building as part of a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Automobile Service Station
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Lake Bellevue Neighborhood
Association and Brookhill Ambassadors Neighborhood Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson,Planner III
2. Case: LUP2013-02001 — 150 McMullen Booth Road(Related to REZ2013-02001)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: First Baptist Church of Clearwater a/k/a Calvary Baptist Church
Representative: Brian Aungst, Jr., Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen, P.A. (PO Box 1669,
Clearwater,FL 33757;phone: 727-444-1403; email: bja(amacfar.com)
Location: 3.61 acres, located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 100 feet
south of Cherry Lane
Atlas Page: 292A
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment from Residential/Office Limited (R/OL) to Institutional
(I)
Type of Amendment: Small scale
Proposed Use: Place of Worship
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition,Del Oro Groves N.A.
Presenter: Catherine Lee, AICP,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 3 of 9
3. Case: REZ2013-02001 — 150 McMullen Booth Road(Related to LUP2013-02001)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: First Baptist Church of Clearwater a/k/a Calvary Baptist Church
Representative: Brian Aungst, Jr., Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen, P.A. (PO Box 1669,
Clearwater,FL 33757;phone: 727-444-1403; email: bja(amacfar.com)
Location: 3.61 acres, located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 100 feet
south of Cherry Lane
Atlas Page: 292A
Request: Zoning Atlas amendment from Office (0)to Institutional(I)
Proposed Use: Place of Worship
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition,Del Oro Groves N.A.
Presenter: Catherine Lee, AICP,Planner III
F. CONSENT AGENDA: The following case/s is/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 1-6):
1. Case: FLD2013-02003—1510 Barry Road Level Two Application
Owner: Steve Band; Clearwater Professional Plaza, LLC.
Agent: Steve Band; Clearwater Professional Plaza, LLC (1991 Main Street Box 183 Sarasota, FL
34236;Phone: 941-365-0200; email: sband(aepmgrp2.com)
Location: 2.14 acres on the north side of Barry Road approximately 330 feet east of Highland
Avenue
Atlas Page: 307A
Zoning: Office (0)District; Low Medium Density Residential(LMDR)District
Character District:N/A
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a school (grades kindergarten through eighth
with up to 512 students) with a height of 22 feet, a front(south) setback of nine feet(to building) and
zero feet(to parking), a front(north) setback of three feet(to parking), a side (east) setback of 74 feet
(to building) and 2.6 feet (to parking), a side (west) setback of zero feet (to building and parking), a
rear(north) setback of 33 feet(to building) and 4.7 feet(to parking and solid waste enclosure) and 90
parking spaces (0.18 spaces per student) in the Office (0) District as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Community Development Code (CDC) Section 2-
1004.A; to permit non-residential off-street parking with a front (south) setback of 12 feet (to
pavement) and side (east) setback of 35 feet and a rear (north) setback of 37 feet (both to pavement)
in the Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) district as a Residential Infill Project under the
provisions of CDC Section 2-204.A and to reduce the front (south) landscape buffer from 10 feet to
three feet(to concrete wall) and zero feet(to parking), reduce the front(north) landscape buffer from
10 feet to three feet (to parking), reduce the side (east) landscape buffer from 12 feet to 2.6 feet (to
parking), reduce the side (west) landscape buffer from five feet to zero feet(to building and parking),
increase the number of parking spaces in a row from 10 spaces to 11 spaces reduce the required
number of canopy trees and eliminate the required foundation plantings along the front(south) facade
of two existing buildings as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of
CDC Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: School(O district); non-residential off-street parking (LMDR district)
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition
Presenter: Mark T.Parry,AICP,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 4 of 9
2. Case: FLD2012-11025—707 E Druid Road Level Two Application
Owner: Community Health Center of Pinellas,Inc.
Agent: Roland P. Dove, Spring Engineering Inc. (3014 US Highway 19 N, Holiday, FL 34691; phone:
727-938-1516; email: sei2(awerizon.net)
Location: 1.996 acres located on the west side of S. Myrtle Avenue between Druid Road and Jasmine
Way.
Atlas Page: 295B
Zoning: Office (0)and Industrial/Research and Technology(IRT)Districts
Request: Flexible Development application to permit an additional 3,000 square feet of Medical
Clinic use in the Office (0) and Industrial Research and Technology (IRT) Districts for an existing
Medical Clinic with a lot area of 87,103 square feet, lot widths of 249.68 feet (S. Myrtle Avenue),
300.56 feet (Druid Road), and 322.76 feet (Jasmine Way), front (north) setbacks of 191.78 feet (to
proposed parking) and 115.6 feet (to proposed building), front (south) setbacks of 17 feet (to
proposed parking) and 87.27 feet(to proposed building), front(east) setbacks of 191 feet(to proposed
parking) and 197.5 feet (to proposed building) and side (west) setbacks of 54 feet (to proposed
parking) and 78.67 feet(to proposed building), a building height of 17.25 feet(to midpoint of pitched
roof of proposed building) and 70 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment
Project pursuant to Community Development Code (CDC) Sections 2-1003.1) and 2-1304.D; and a
reduction to the width of the required north perimeter landscape buffer from 15 feet to 10.58 feet, a
reduction to the width of the required east landscape buffer from 15 feet to 10.72 feet, a reduction to
amount of required perimeter landscaping in the west perimeter buffer as well as the landscaping in a
portion of the north and south perimeter buffers, and the elimination of required foundation planting
accent trees for the proposed building as a Comprehensive Landscape Program under provisions of
Community Development Code Section 3-1202.G
Proposed Use: Medical Clinic
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Harbor Oaks Neighborhood
Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 5 of 9
3. Case: FLD2013-03011—655 South Gulfview Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Clearwater Grande Development,LLC
Agent: Housh Ghovaee, CEO and Renee Ruggiero, Senior Project Planner, Northside Engineering
Services, Inc. (300 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765; phone: 727-446-8036; email:
Renee(anorthsideen ing eering.net)
Location: 1.437 acres on the south side of S. Gulfview Boulevard, approximately 894 feet west of
Gulf Boulevard
Atlas Page: 285A
Zoning: Tourist(T)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 171-room overnight accommodation use in
the Tourist (T) District with a lot area of 62,620 square feet (1.437 acres); a lot width of 248 feet
(along South Gulfview Boulevard); front (north) setbacks of zero feet (to existing brick pavers), 0.8
feet(to existing covered wood deck), 1.8 feet(to proposed decorative canopy), five feet(to proposed
building), and 8.1 feet (to proposed parking spaces); side (east) setbacks of zero feet (to existing
wood frame structure and deck), 6.5 feet (to structure), and 10 feet (to existing building); side (west)
setbacks of zero feet (to proposed walkway), 6.8 feet (to proposed canopy) and 8 feet (to proposed
building); rear (south) setbacks of zero feet (to existing brick paver pool deck), 14 feet (to covered
wood structure), 14.6 feet (to proposed pool), 15.8 feet (to existing pool), 20.6 feet (to proposed
building), and 26.6 feet(to existing building); a building height of 49.5 feet from base flood elevation
(to roof for existing Quality Inn hotel); a building height of 134 feet(from base flood elevation to the
roof slab) and 140.2 feet (from base flood elevation to mid-point of mansard roof for proposed
Hampton Inn & Suites hotel); and 206 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project pursuant to Community Development Code Section 2-803.D; and an increase
in the maximum allowable density through the allocation of 80 units from the Hotel Density Reserve
created pursuant to Beach by Design as well as a reduction to the required foundation landscaping
area width from five feet to zero feet as a part of a Comprehensive Landscape program pursuant to
Community Development Code section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodations
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Beach Association and Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Kevin W.Nurnberger,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 6 of 9
4. Case: FLD2013-02005—407 South Arcturas Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Arcturas 407,LLC
Agent: Steve Spencer, Spencer& Associates Architects (PO Box 306 Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785;
phone: 727-449-2724; email: sis(aspencerarch.com)
Location: 0.39 acres located on the east side of South Arcturas Avenue approximately 260 feet north
of Gulf to Bay Boulevard
Atlas Page: 289A
Existing Zoning: Commercial(C)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 5,200 square foot Indoor
Recreation/Entertainment use (martial arts studio) in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of
16,988 square feet; a lot width of 100 feet; front (west) setbacks of zero feet (to existing pavement)
and 38.18 feet(to building); side (north) setbacks of two feet(to existing pavement) and eight feet(to
existing building); side (south) setbacks of zero feet (to existing pavement), two feet (to an existing
concrete pad), and 26.60 feet(to building); rear(east) setbacks of 24 feet(to concrete pad) and 48 feet
(to building); a building height of 12 feet; and 21 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-704.C; and
a reductions of the front (west) landscape buffer from 10 feet to zero feet the side (north) landscape
buffer from 10 feet to zero feet (adjacent to existing parking) and two feet (adjacent to an existing
walkway); side (south) landscape buffer from five feet to zero feet (adjacent to existing parking) and
two feet(adjacent to an existing concrete pad); a reduction of the required foundation landscape area
from five feet to zero feet; and a reduction of the interior landscaped island area from 10 percent of
the vehicular use area (404 square feet) to zero percent (zero square feet) as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Indoor Recreation/Entertainment(Martial Arts Studio)
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Skycrest Neighborhood
Association
Presenter: Kevin W.Nurnberger,Planner III
5. Case: FLD2013-02007—40 Devon Drive Level Two Application
Owner: Sea Captain,a Florida General Partnership,Donald Eifert,Partner
Agent: Steve Fowler, Fowler Associates Architects, Inc. (1427 Court Street, Suite D, Clearwater, FL
33756;phone: 727-449-2021; email: fowlerarch.aol.com)
Location: 0.829 acres located on the north side of Devon Drive, approximately 150 feet east of
Coronado Drive
Atlas Page: 276A
Zoning: Tourist(T)and Low Medium Density Residential(LMDR)Districts
Request: Flexible Development application (1) to permit an 85-unit overnight accommodation use
(hotel) in the Tourist (T) District with a total lot area of 36,137 square feet (0.829 acre) (28,733
square feet [0.659 acre] zoned Tourist District and 7,404 square feet [0.17 acre] zoned Low Medium
Density Residential District), a lot width of 174.94 feet, a front (south) setback of 6.2 feet (to
building) and 8.5 feet (to pavement), a side (west) setback of five feet (to building) and zero feet (to
sidewalk), a rear (north) setback of 18.5 feet (to building), a building height of 75.25 feet (to top of
roof deck) and 93 parking spaces, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the
provisions of CDC Section 2-803.D, and approval of a two-year development order; and (2) increase
the permitted density by the allocation of 53 overnight accommodation units from the Hotel Density
Reserve created pursuant to Beach by Design. (Related to DVA2010-08001A).
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodations
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Clearwater Beach Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 7 of 9
6. Case: TA2013-03001 —Amendments to the Community Development Code
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Community Development Code definitions to provide a
revised definition for family and a new definition for housekeeping unit, consistent with the terms of
the conciliation/voluntary compliance agreement entered into by and between the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Clearwater
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
G. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1):
1. Case: FLD2013-03008—400 Cleveland Street Level Two Application
Owner: Moises Agami; 400 Cleveland, LLC
Agent: Mark Rieker; Rieker & Associates, Inc. (601 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 200 Orlando, FL
32801; Phone: 321-206-4123; email: mrieker(a�riekerassociates.com)/ Michael Palmer, P.E.; Synergy
Civil Engineering (3000 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Suite 201 Clearwater, FL 33759; 727-796-1926;
mpalmer(asynergycivileng com
Location: 0.746 acres at the northeast corner of Cleveland Street and North Osceola Avenue
Atlas Page: 286B
Zoning: Downtown(D)District
Character District: Downtown Core
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a mixed use including 52 attached dwelling
units (including three dwelling units from the Public Amenities Incentive Pool) with a height of 138
feet as measured from grade to the top of the roof deck with an additional five feet to top of parapet
wall/architectural embellishment, 52 parking spaces (including two handicap spaces) (one parking
space per dwelling unit), 6,500 square feet of restaurant space with zero parking spaces in the
Downtown (D) District as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of
Community Development Code (CDC) Section 2-903.D; and to permit more than 10 parking spaces
in a row and eliminate the interior landscape area and tree requirement as a percentage of the
vehicular use area requirement as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions
of CDC Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Mixed Use: Attached Dwellings (52 units); Restaurant(6,500 square feet)
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition and Clearwater Downtown
Neighborhood Association
Presenter: Mark T.Parry,AICP,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 8 of 9
H. LEVEL THREE APPLICATION (Items 1-2):
1. Case: DVA2010-08001A —40 Devon Drive Level Three Application
Owner: Sea Captain,a Florida General Partnership,Donald Eifert,Partner
Agent: Steve Fowler, Fowler Associates Architects, Inc. (1427 Court Street, Suite D, Clearwater, FL
33756;phone: 727-449-2021; email: fowlerarch.aol.com)
Location: 0.829 acres located on the north side of Devon Drive, approximately 150 feet east of
Coronado Drive
Atlas Page: 276A
Zoning: Tourist(T)and Low Medium Density Residential(LMDR)Districts
Request: Review of, and recommendation to the City Council, of an amended Development
Agreement between Sea Captain, a Florida General partnership (the property owner) and the City of
Clearwater, previously approved as DVA2010-08001 which provided for the allocation of 53 units
from the Hotel Density Reserve established in Beach by Design.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Clearwater Beach
Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson,Planner 11
2. Case: DVA2013-03001 —655 South Gulfview Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner: Clearwater Grande Development,LLC
Agent: Housh Ghovaee, CEO and Renee Ruggiero, Senior Project Planner; Northside Engineering
Services, Inc. (300 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765; phone: 727-446-8036; email:
Renee(anorthsideen ing eering.net)
Location: 1.43 acres on the south side of S. Gulfview Boulevard, approximately 894 feet west of Gulf
Boulevard
Atlas Page: 285A
Zoning: Tourist(T)District
Request: Review, and recommendation to the City Council, of a Development Agreement between
Clearwater Grande Development, LLC (the property owner) and the City of Clearwater,providing for
the allocation of 80 units from the Hotel Density Reserve with a building height of 49.5 feet from
base flood elevation (to roof for existing Quality Inn hotel); a building height of 134 feet (from base
flood elevation to the roof slab) and 140.2 feet (from base flood elevation to mid-point of mansard
roof for proposed Hampton Inn & Suites hotel) and an overall density of 118.99 overnight
accommodation units/rooms per acre where 150 units per acre is allowable under Beach by Design.
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodations
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Beach Association,Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Kevin W.Nurnberger,Planner III
I. ADJOURNMENT
Community Development Board Agenda—May 21,2013—Page 9 of 9