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AGENDA ITEM:
COMMUNtTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
November 19, 2013
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ORDINANCE NO.: 8497-14
REQUEST: Amendments to Beach by Design
INITIATED BY: City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department
BACKGROUND:
At the June 17, 2013 Special Meeting on development issues, City Council directed the Planning
and Development Department to conduct one-on-one meetings with City Council members to
discuss Beach by Design, and determine if there was consensus on making amendments to the
Plan. As a result of those meetings, the Department provided Council with a list of potential
amendments at the August 12, 2013 Work Session. After a thorough discussion City Council
directed staff to make two amendments which apply to properties located in the Small Motel
District located between Hamden and Coronado Drives and along Brightwater Drive. Since that
meeting, several hotel development agreement applications requesting units from the Hotel
Density Reserve have been submitted and have raised issues that should be addressed in the
Hotel Density Reserve criteria.
ANALYSIS:
Proposed Ordinance No. 8497-14 includes amendments related to side setbacks in the Small
Hotel District and front setback/stepback requirements for properties along Hamden Drive as
directed by City Council. The ordinance also proposes additional criteria for hotels requesting an
allocation from the Hotel Density Reserve. Below is summary of the proposed amendments.
Section II. Future Land Use, Subsection F. Small Motel District (page 2 of Ordinance)
Due to the compact nature of the Small Motel District, the potential for intensive development
and the desire to provide open space between buildings, Ordinance No. 8487-14 establishes a
minimum side setback of 10 feet for all development in this character district which will ensure a
20 foot separation between new buildings. This requirement was added to the Small Motel
character district so it is clear this is the minimum setback for this District and flexibility cannot
be requested through the Tourist (T) District provisions.
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Section V. Catalytic Projects (pages 2— 4 of Ordinance)
To ensure that hotels utilizing the Hotel Density Reserve are operating in a manner consistent
with City Council expectations, the Planning and Development and Legal Departments have
developed several new criteria for hotel projects receiving an allocation of rooms from the Hotel
Density Reserve.
A new requirement is proposed to the Reserve criteria that precludes Reserve units from being
used to render a property with nonconforming density conforming. This provision was
developed in response to Council's denial of the initial Quality Inn/Hampton Inn projects which
involved a request to use units from the Reserve to render an existing hotel on a newly created
lot conforming with regard to density.
When the Hotel Density Reserve was originally created, the overarching goal was to incentivize
the construction of limited service hotels to replace the numerous mom and pop motels that had
been demolished to make way for new condominium development. To ensure that any project
seeking an allocation from the Hotel Density Reserve operates as a typical hotel and not as a
private residence club or other type of vacation home property, proposed Ordinance No. 8497-13
includes a new criteria for the Reserve that limits the occupancy of hotel units from the Reserve
to less than one month or 30 consecutive day; specifies that all hotel units be submitted to a
rental program requiring all hotel units to be available for members of the public as overnight
transient hotel guests at all times; and prohibits hotel units from being used as a primary or
permanent residence. A criterion is also proposed that prohibits the inclusion of full kitchens in
hotels requesting rooms from the Reserve.
Section VII. Design Guidelines (pages 4— 7 of Ordinance)
The other amendment included in Ordinance No. 8497-14 expands the application of the setback
and stepback requirements for buildings using the Hotel Density Reserve along Coronado Drive
to also include properties on Hamden Drive. These provisions require building stepbacks of a
certain depth at a certain height based on the front setback provided. The smaller the front
setback, the greater the stepback required and at a lower building height. As the building moves
closer to the right-of-way line, the scale and mass of the building along the roadway is
minimized through these requirements. The goals of these standards are to prevent a canyon
effect, reduce building massing along the street and to ensure a human scale street environment.
Proposed Ordinance No. 8497-14 also replaces the existing graphics illustrating the
setback/stepback concepts with graphics which better represent each setback/stepback option
allowed.
Architectural Analysis
The Planning and Development Department engaged the services of Klar and Klar Architects to
study the impacts of the proposed side setback standards for the Small Motel District and the
front setback and stepback requirements proposed for Hamden Drive. Klar and Klar Architects
analyzed a variety of parcel sizes and configurations to determine the impacts of the proposed
requirements on new hotel development. A basic design solution was created for the analysis
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that satisfied parking, setback, stepback and height requirements. It should be noted that it was
not feasible to explore multiple design solutions or prepare final design drawings so all code
issues or design guidelines may not be included in the basic design solution.
The study concluded that the proposed new requirements will not negatively impact hotel
redevelopment opportunities in the Small Motel District except for development sites that have
frontage solely on Hamden Drive. (It is should be noted that the same condition already exists
for sites with frontage only on Coronado Drive.) Because these parcels are very shallow (110
feet deep) and as the building increases in height it becomes more narrow, room sizes would be
fairly small and it is unlikely balconies could be accommodated. It would be necessary to reduce
densities to accommodate more reasonable room sizes and balconies. It should be noted that
under the current regulatory environment it would also be difficult to design a hotel at maximum
allowable density on parcels only fronting only on Hamden Drive.
CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPRHENSIVE PLAN AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE
A review of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan identified the following Objectives and Policies
which will be furthered by the proposed amendments to Beach by Design:
Objective A.5.5 Promote high quality design standards that support Clearwater's image
and contribute to its identity.
Policy A.5.5.4 Update Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and
Design Guidelines, the Clearwater powntown Redevelopment Plan, as
needed.
Objective A.6.1 The redevelopment of blighted, substandard, inefficient and/or obsolete
areas shall be a high priority and promoted through the implementation of
redevelopment and special area plans, the construction of catalytic private
projects, city investment, and continued emphasis on property
maintenance standards.
Policy A.6.1.1 Redevelopment shall be encouraged, where appropriate, by providing
development incentives such as density bonuses for significant lot
consolidation and/or catalytic projects, as well as the use of transfer of
developments rights pursuant to approved special area plans and
redevelopment plans.
Policy A.6.12 Renewal of the beach tourist district shall be encouraged through the
establishment of distinct districts within Clearwater Beach, the
establishment of a limited density pool of additional hotel rooms to be
used in specified geographic areas of Clearwater Beach, enhancement of
public rights-of-way, the vacation of public rights-of-way when
appropriate, transportation improvements, inter-beach and intra-beach
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transit, transfer of development rights and the use of design guidelines,
pursuant to Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach
and Design Guidelines.
Objective A.6.6 Tourism is a substantial element of the City's economic base and as such
the City shall continue to support the maintenance and enhancement of
this important economic sector.
The proposed amendments implement City Council's desire to provide more open space
between developments and less building mass along Hamden Drive. These provisions help
further define the envisioned pedestrian friendly character of the Small Motel District and
ensure that a certain standard of site and architectural design is met. The additional criteria
for the Hotel Density Reserve provides clarification regarding the necessary operational
characteristics of hotels using this development incentive to ensure that such projects provide
the necessary transient accommodations to support the City's tourism economy.
The proposed amendments to Beach by Design will further the purposes of the Community
Development Code in that it will be consistent with the following purposes set forth in
Community Development Code Section 1-103:
• Allowing property owners to enhance the value of their property through innovative and
creative redevelopment (Section 1-103.B1., CDC�.
� Ensuring that development and redevelopment will not have a negative impact on the
value of surrounding properties and wherever practicable promoting development and
redevelopment which will enhance the value of surrounding properties (Section 1-
103.B.2., CDC).
• Protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the city through
the establishment of reasonable standards which encourage the orderly and beneficial
development of land within the city (Section 1-103.E.2., CDC).
• Preserve the natural resources and aesthetic character of the community for both the
resident and tourist population consistent with the city's economic underpinnings
(Section 1-103.E.5., CDC).
• Provide for open spaces through efficient project design and layout that addresses
appropriate relationships between buildings on the project site and adjoining properties,
including public rights-of-way and other public spaces (Section 1-103.E.6., CDC).
• Establish use limitations for specified uses consistent with the zoning district in which
they are allowed and the particular characteristics of such specified uses (Section 1-
103.E.10., CDC). .
The amendments proposed by this ordinance will further the above referenced purposes by
providing clear setback provisions for the Small Motel District that will protect the character
of this area of Clearwater Beach and maintain open space between new buildings. The
proposed front setback and stepback requirements along Hamden Drive will result in hotel
development that is of an appropriate scale to create a pedestrian-oriented environment which
is important to both residents and tourists. The additional criteria for the Hotel Density
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Reserve require certain operational characteristics to be met to guarantee that such
developments are available to the general public at all times.
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION:
The proposed amendments to Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and
Design are consistent with and will further the goals of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan and
the purposes of the Community Development Code. Further, the proposed ordinance establishes
minimum setback/stepback standards for property in the Small Motel District and further
clarifies expectations regarding the operational characteristics of hotels receiving rooms from the
Hotel Density Reserve on Clearwater Beach. Based upon the above, the Planning and
Development Department recommends APPROVAL of Ordinance No. 8497-14 that amends
Beach by Design.
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Prepared by Planning and Development Department Staff: � �
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Assistant Planning and Development Director
ATTACHMENT:
Ordinance No. 8497-14
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ORDINANCE NO. 8497-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
MAKING AMENDMENTS TO BEACH BY DESIGN: A
PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR CLEARWATER BEACH AND
DESIGN GUIDELINES; BY AMENDING SECTION II. FUTURE
LAND USE, SUBSECTION F. SMALL MOTEL DISTRICT, BY
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SIDE SETBACKS FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT; BY AMENDING SECTION V.
CATALYTIC PROJECTS, SUBSECTION 6.2 HOTEL DENSITY
RESERVE, TO EXPAND THE CRITERIA HOTELS MUST MEET
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ALLOCATION OF HOTEL
ROOMS FROM THE RESERVE; BY AMENDING SECTION VII.
DESIGN GUIDELINES, SUBSECTION D. SETBACKS AND
STEPBACKS, CLARIFYING THAT SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS
ARE GOVERNED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE
OR APPLICABLE CHARACTER DISTRICT PROVISIONS AND
EXPANDING THE PROVISION FOR CERTAIN SETBACK AND
STEPBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTELS USING THE
HOTEL DENSITY RESERVE ALONG CORONADO DRIVE TO
ALSO APPLY TO HAMDEN DRIVE; CERTIFYING
CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND PROPER ADVERTISEMENT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Clearwater Beach is a major contributor to the economic health of the City
overall and the City desires to support the tourism industry; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater established the hotel density reserve in Beach by
Design to incentivize hotel development on Clearwater Beach; and
WHEREAS, to achieve the goals envisioned by the Hotel Density Reserve, hotels
receiving units from the Reserve shall have certain operational characteristics;
WHEREAS, it is desirable to minimize building mass along Hamden Drive and create an
environment with a human scale;
WHEREAS,
appropriate in the
properties; and
minimum required side setback requirements have been deemed to
Small Motel District to ensure that open space is provided between
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Beach by Design have been submitted to the
Community Development Board acting as the Local Planning Authority (LPA) for the City of
Clearwater; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency (LPA) for the City of Clearwater held a duly
noticed public hearing and found that amendments to Beach by Design are consistent with the
Clearwater Comprehensive Plan and the Clearwater Community Development Code; and
WHEREAS, Beach By Design was originally adopted on February 15, 2001, and
subsequently amended, now therefore,
Ordinance No. 8497-14
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design
Guidelines, Section II. Future Land Use, Subsection F. Small Motel District is amended as
follows:
F. Small Motel District
The area to the east of the Beach District is an area of small motels, many of which have
established clientele. The Small Motel District reflects a common paradox of beachfront
communities -- improvements which were constructed in a different time before jet travel and air
conditioning -- with limited on-site amenities and off-street parking. In many parts of the country,
these kinds of units have evolved into residential uses. However, the relative intensity of
adjacent land uses and the volumes of north south traffic have maintained the current condition
between Hamden and Coronado.
Beach by Design contemplates that the existing improvements in the Small Motel District
will be sustained over time. Although the existing improvements may not represent the
theoretical "highest and best" use of this area, the relatively good condition of most buildings
and the economic value of the existing improvements make it difficult, if not impossible, to
anticipate significant land assembly, demolition and new development.
Brightwater Drive is also developed with small motel uses with building conditions and
transient populations similar to those found along Hamden and Coronado. Brightwater's
location on the Intracoastal Waterway, in between two other stable residential "fingers", makes it
riper for redevelopment. Beach by Design calls for the redevelopment of Brightwater with land
uses and building mass which are compatible with the residential cul-de-sacs to the north and
south. Mid-rise townhouses and timeshares between 2— 4 stories above parking are
contemplated. Additionally, consideration should be given to the development of a shared
parking facility along the street to provide some of the required parking that will be associated
with redevelopment.
Due to the compact nature of this district. its location in the heart of the tourist area and
the potential for intensive redevelopment, minimum side setbacks of 10 feet for all development
are herebv established to ensure that adeauate open sqace is provided between properties.
Section 2. Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design
Guidelines, Section V. Catalytic Projects, B. Community Redevelopment District, Subsection 2.
Hotel Density Reserve, is amended as follows:
2. Hotel Density Reserve (208�13 Update)
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The allocation of hotel rooms from the Reserve shall be made through the approval of a
development agreement with the City of Clearwater with said allocation being strictly controlled.
In order to be eligible to draw units from the Hotel Density Reserve, a development would have
to incorporate, meet, and/or abide by each of the following:
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❖ Those properties and/or developments that have acquired density from the Destination
Resort Density Pool are not eligible to have rooms allocated from the Reserve;
❖ Those properties and/or developments that have had density transferred off to another
property and/or development(s) through an approved Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
application by the City after December 31, 2007, are not eligible to have rooms allocated
from the Reserve;
❖ The Hotel Densitv Reserve shall not be used to render nonconformina density conforminq�
❖ A maximum of 100 hotel rooms may be allocated from the Reserve to any development with
a lot size less than 2.5 acres. Those developments with a lot size greater than or equal to
2.5 acres may use the Reserve to achieve a density of 90 hotel rooms per acre. However,
in no instance shall the density of a parcel of land exceed 150 units per acre regardless of
whether it has received benefit of transfers of development rights or units through a
t_ermination of status of nonconformitv in addition to the Reserve, or not;
❖ Accessory uses inconsistent with amenities typical of a mid-priced hotel shall require
compliance with the base FAR requirements of the Resort Facilities High (RFH) Future Land
Use category;
❖ No hotel room allocated from the Reserve may be converted to a residential use (i.e.
attached dwelling);
❖ Occupancv in units from the Reserve is limited to a term of less than one (1) month or thirty
(30) consecutive davs, whichever is less. No hotel unit in a hotel receivina units from the
Reserve shall be used as a primary or permanent residence and each hotel unit shall be
available to transient hotel guests. All hotel units shall be repuired to be submitted to a
rental proqram requiring all hotel units to be available for members of the public as overniQht
transient hotel quests at all times:
❖ No hotel room in a hotel allocated units from the Reserve mav have a full kitchen Mini
kitchens defined as includin reduced sized kitchen a liances ma be ermitted�
❖ The maximum building heights of the various character districts cannot be increased to
accommodate hotel rooms allocated from the Reserve;
❖ When both the allocation of hotel rooms from the Reserve and the transfer of development
rights (TDR) are utilized as part of a development, only hotel rooms brought in to the project
through the TDR process are eligible to be constructed above the otherwise maximum
building height, but only provided that all TDR criteria are met;
❖ A legally enforceable mandatory evacuation/closure covenant that the overnight
accommodation use will be closed as soon as practicable after a hurricane watch that
includes Clearwater Beach is posted by the National Hurricane Center;
❖ Access to overnight accommodation units must be provided through a lobby and internal
corridors;
❖ All hotel rooms obtained from the Reserve that are not constructed shall be returned to the
Reserve;
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❖ The development shall comply with the Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO)
countywide approach to the application of concurrency management for transportation
facilities, and the transportation analysis conducted for the development shall include the
following:
■ Recognition of standard data sources as established by the MPO;
■ Identification of level of service (LOS) standards for state and county roads as
established by the MPO;
■ Utilization of proportional fair-share requirements consistent with Florida Statues and the
MPO model ordinance;
■ Utilization of the MPO Traffic Impact Study Methodology; and
■ Recognition of the MPO designation of "Constrained Facilities" as set forth in the most
current MPO Annual Level of Service Report;
❖ A reservation system shall be required as an integral part of the hotel use and there shall be
a lobby/front desk area that must be operated as a typical lobby/front desk area for a hotel
would be operated; and
❖ The books and records pertaining to use of each hotel room shall be open for inspection by
authorized representatives of the City, upon reasonable notice, in order to confirm
compliance with these regulations as allowed by general law.
Section 3. Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and Design
Guidelines, Section VII. Design Guidelines, Subsection D. Setbacks and Stepbacks, are
amended as follows:
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2. Side and Rear Setbacks
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be qoverned bv the provisions of the Tourist District of the Community Development Code
unless otherwise qrescribed in the applicable Character District provisions contained in
Section II.. Future Land Use.
3. Coronado and Hamden Drives Setbacks and Stepbacks.
To reduce upper story massing along the street and ensure a human scale street
environment, buildings using the hotel density reserve along Coronado and Hamden Drives
shall be constructed in accordance with the following:
a. Buildings constructed with a front setback of fifteen feet (15') or more shall stepback with
a minimum depth of fifteen feet (15') from the setback line at a height not more than
twenty-five feet (25').
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b. Buildings constructed with a front setback greater than or equal to ten feet (10') and less
than fifteen feet (15') shall stepback at a height not more than twenty feet (20'). The
required stepback/ setback ratio is one and one-half feet (1.5') for every one foot (1')
reduction in setback in addition to the minimum stepback of fifteen feet (15').
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c. Buildings constructed with a front setback of less than ten feet (10') shall provide a
building stepback at a height not more than fifteen feet (15'). The required stepback/
setback ratio is two and one-half feet (2.5') for every one foot (1') reduction in setback in
addition to the minimum stepback of fifteen feet (15').
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required. To avoid a monotonous streetscape, a building shall not replicate the stepback
configuration of the adjacent buildings including those across rights-of-way.
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Section 3. The City Manager or designee shall forward said plan to any agency
required by law or rule to review or approve same.
Section 4. The City of Clearwater does hereby certify that the amendments contained
herein, as well as the provisions of this Ordinance, are consistent with and in conformance with
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Section 5. Notice of the proposed enactment of this Ordinance has been properly
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with applicable law.
Section 6. Should any part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a
whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
George N. Cretekos
Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Attest:
Leslie K. Dougall-Sides Rosemarie Call
Assistant City Attorney City Clerk
Ordinance No. 8497-14
Gina L. Clayton
100 South Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
727-562-4587
�ina.claytonna,myclearwater.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Planning and Development Director
City of Clearwater September 2009 to present
Responsible for assisting the Planning and Development Director in directing the day-to-day
planning, zoning, building and code compliance operations including the supervision of the
Long Range Planning, Development Review and Code Compliance Managers, as well as the
Building Official. Serve as staff to the Community Development Board, Municipal Code
Enforcement Board and City Council.
• Assistant Planning Director
City of Clearwater
Apri12005 to September
2009
Responsible for assisting the Planning Director in directing the day-to-day planning and zoning
operations including the supervision of the Long Range Planning Manager and Development
Review Manager. Served as staff to the Community Development Board and City Council.
Long Range Planning Manager
City of Clearwater 2001 to 2005
Responsible for numerous aspects of the Growth Management Act of Florida including
comprehensive planning, future land use plan amendments, rezonings, and annexations.
Supervised long range planning staff. Served as staff to the Community Development Board and
presented long range cases/issues to the City Council. Responsible for the preparation of special
area plans and the site plan review process within the Downtown Plan area. Served as the city's
representative on countywide and regional planning agency committees.
• Senior Planner
City of Clearwater 1999 to 2001
Responsible for various long rang planning projects/studies including the preparation of major
amendments to the Community Development Code, updates of special area plans, and the
development of neighborhood plans and test amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. Served as
staff to the Community Development Board, presented projects to the City Council and served as
the city's representative on the Pinellas Planning Council's Planners Advisory Committee.
�� Community Development Director
City of Indian Rocks Beach 1997 to 1999
Responsible for the administration of the city's planning, building and code enforcement
functions. Served as staff to the City Commission, Planning and Zoning Board and Board of
Adjustments and Appeals. Administered the land development regulations, processed future
land use plan amendments and rezonings. Prepared numerous amendments to the land
development code and conducted special planning studies. Responsible for the administration of
the Community Rating Systern and the flood regulations. Served as the city's representative on
countywide and regional planning agency committees.
• Planner
City of Solon, OH 1993 to 1996
Responsible for drafting significant portions of a new zoning code. Drafted a new sign ordinance
and new driveway regulations. Prepared proposal for CDBG funding for downtown streetscape
project and prepared requests for proposals for master land use plan and master recreation plan.
• City Planner
City of Avon Lake, OH 1991 to 1993
Responsible for the administration of the planning functions of the City. Served as staff to the
City Council and as Secretary to the Planning Commission. Administered subdivision
regulations and zoning code. Updated planning documents including the Future Land Use Plan
and the Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan. Revised sections of the Avon Lake
Subdivision Regulations and zoning code.
• Zoning Administrator
City of Cleveland Heights, OH
1988 to 1991
Responsible for administering the zoning code which included the preparation of all research,
agendas, legal notices, action sheets and resolutions related to variance and special exception
requests. Presented zoning cases to the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, Board
of Control and City Council. Supervised zoning secretary and intern.
• General Development Planner
City of Cleveland Heights, OH 1987 to 1988
Responsible for preparing the City's first Strategic Development Plan. Compiled and analyzed
demographic, housing, economic and land use data. Developed techniques far citizen
participation and effective input from the Planning Commission in the strategic planning process.
Conducted research on various issues including poverty, historic preservation and residential and
commercial code enforcement methods.
EDUCATION
Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, 1986
Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Community Planning, Appalachian State University,
1984
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES
Pinellas County Historic Preservation Board - 2013 - Present
Pinellas County Historic Preservation Advisory Board - 2009 — 2013
Chair, Toolbox Committee, 2010 — 2013
Urban Land Institute, 2013 - Present
American Planning Association, 1987 — Present
Florida Planning Association, 1997 — Present
Ohio Planning Conference (OPC), a Chapter of the American Planning Association, 1987-1996
Co-Director, Cleveland Section of OPC, 1994-1996
Chair of Annual Zoning Workshop, Cleveland Section of OPC, 1994 and 1995.
Coordinator and Moderator, "The Basics of Zoning and the Tools for Managing Change,"
1995
Speaker, "Job of the Zoning Administrator," 1994