COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD - 01/21/2014 - CONSENT AGENDALL
Clearwater
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
January 17, 2014
Welcome the City of Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) meeting. The City
strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please
advise us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations. Assisted
listening devices are available. An oath will be administered swearing in all participants in
public hearing cases. If you wish to speak please wait to be recognized, then state and spell
your name and provide your address. Persons speaking before the CDB shall be limited to
three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may
authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.
Kindly refrain from conducting private conversations, using beepers, cellular telephones, etc.
as they are distracting during the meeting.
Florida Statue 286.0105 states: Any person appealing a decision of this Board must have a
record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-
206 requires that any person seeking to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and
witness, cross - examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests
should request party status during the case discussion. Party status entitles parties to: personally
testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses cross - examine witnesses, appeal the decision
and speak on reconsideration requests.
If you have questions or concerns about a case, please contact the staff presenter from the
Planning and Development Department listed at the end of each agenda item at 727 -562 -4567.
www.myclearwater.com/ og v /depts /planning
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 1 of 7
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 Funk, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: December 17, 2013
D. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD RE: ITEMS NOT HEARD ON AGENDA
E. REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 2014 (Items 1)
1. Case: FLD2013 -11041 —1840 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner /Applicant: CTS Holdings, LLC, 519 Pennsylvania Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755
Agent /Representative: Steve Spencer (PO Box 306, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785; (727)504 -1175;
email: SJSkspencerarch.com)
Location: 0.46 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Pegasus
Avenue
Atlas Page: 289A
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a restaurant with a height of 24.67 feet, a front
(south) setback of 33 feet (to building) and five feet (to parking), a front (east) setback of 38 feet (to
building) and five feet (to parking), a side (north) setback of 52 feet (to building) and 18 feet (to
parking), a side (west) setback of two feet (to dumpster enclosure) and zero feet (to parking) and 14
parking spaces (727 spaces per 1,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area) in the Commercial (C) District
as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Community Development
Code (CDC) Section 2- 704.E. and to reduce the front (south) landscape buffer from 15 feet to five
feet (to parking), reduce the front (east) landscape buffer from 15 feet to five feet (to parking), reduce
the side (west) landscape buffer from five feet to zero feet, increase the side (north) landscape buffer
from five feet to 18 feet and reduce the amount of required foundation plantings of the proposed
building as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of CDC Section 3-
1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition; Skycrest Neighborhood
Association
Presenter: Melissa Baker, Planner II
F. REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO THE MEETING OF APRIL 15, 2014 (Items 1)
1. Case: APP2013 -00002 — 801 Bay Esplanade
Owner /Appellant: William Blackwood; 627 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater, FL 33767
Agent: Elizabeth J. Daniels, Esq., (911 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: (727)461 -1818;
email: bethd(arcjpfirm.com)
Location: 0.174 acres (0.149 acres upland, 0.025 acres submerged) at the northeast corner of Bay
Esplanade and Mango Street
Atlas Page: 249A
Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR) District
Request: An Appeal of a Level One (Flexible Standard Development) decision by the Community
Development Coordinator who denied an application for certain deviations to the dock requirements
for the property located at 801 Bay Esplanade, under the appeal provisions of Article 4 (Development
Review and Other Procedures), Division 5 (Appeals) of the Community Development Code (Code).
Proposed Use: Dock as an accessory use for a single - family detached dwelling
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association; Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Melissa Baker, Planner II
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 2 of 7
G. 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 -10)
1. Case: LUP2013 -10006 — 18820, 18830, 18840, 18850, and 18860 US Highway 19 and portion of
18946 US Highway 19 (Related to REZ2013- 10006) Level Three Application
Owner /Applicant: Bay Park Executive Center, LLC; Elizabeth Q. Nichols, Trustee of the Elizabeth
Q. Nichols Revocable Trust Agreement; Barbara Engelhardt, as Joint Tenants and Ross Dixon
Representative: E.D. Armstrong, III, and Katherine E. Cole; Hill Ward Henderson, P.A., 311 Park
Place Boulevard Suite 240 Clearwater, FL 33759 -4904; phone: (727) 724 -3900, (727) 259 -6791;
email: earmstrong@hwhlaw.com / kcole@hwhlaw.com)
Location: 7.17 acres located on the west side of US Highway 19 approximately 445 feet north of
Nursery Road
Atlas Page: 317B
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment of a 7.17 -acre property consisting of one parcel of land
and a portion of a second parcel from Residential/Office General (R/OG) to Commercial General
(CG) (3.52 acres) and Residential/Office /Retail (R/O /R) (3.65 acres).
Type of Amendment: Small scale
Proposed Use: Office and vehicle sales /displays
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
2. Case: REZ2013 -10006 — 18820, 18830, 18840, 18850, and 18860 US Highway 19 and portion of
18946 US Highway 19 (Related to LUP2013- 10006) Level Three Application
Owner /Applicant: Bay Park Executive Center, LLC; Elizabeth Q. Nichols, Trustee of the Elizabeth
Q. Nichols Revocable Trust Agreement; Barbara Engelhardt, as Joint Tenants and Ross Dixon
Representative: E.D. Armstrong, III, and Katherine E. Cole; Hill Ward Henderson, P.A., 311 Park
Place Boulevard Suite 240 Clearwater, FL 33759 -4904; phone: (727) 724 -3900, (727) 259 -6791;
email: earmstrongghwhlaw.com / kcoleghwhlaw.com)
Location: 7.17 acres located on the west side of US Highway 19 approximately 445 feet north of
Nursery Road
Atlas Page: 317B
Request: Zoning Atlas amendment from Office (0) to Commercial (C)
Proposed Use: Office and vehicle sales /displays
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
3. Case: LUP2013 -08005 — 2650 Sabal Springs Drive (Related to REZ2013- 08004)
Level Three Application
Owner /Applicant: City of Clearwater
Representative: Barbara Pickell, Director Clearwater Public Library System, City of Clearwater, 100
N. Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755; phone: (727) 562 -4971
Location: 2.13 acres located at the end of Sabal Springs Drive, approximately 0.2 miles west of
Countryside Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 211A
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment for a 2.13 acre parcel located within the City's
Countryside Recreation Center property from Recreation/Open Space (R/OS) to Institutional (I)
Proposed Use: Governmental Use (Library)
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Misty Springs Condominiums
Presenter: Andrew Hayslip, Planner II
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 3 of 7
4. Case: REZ2013 -08004 — 2650 Sabal Springs Drive (Related to LUP2013- 08005)
Level Three Application
Owner /Applicant: City of Clearwater
Representative: Barbara Pickell, Director Clearwater Public Library System, City of Clearwater, 100
N. Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755; phone: (727) 562 -4971
Location: 2.13 acres located at the end of Sabal Springs Drive, approximately 0.2 miles west of
Countryside Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 211A
Request: Zoning Atlas amendment for a 2.13 acre parcel located within the City's Countryside
Recreation Center property from Open Space /Recreation (OS /R) to Institutional (I)
Proposed Use: Governmental Use (Library)
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Misty Springs Condominiums
Presenter: Andrew Hayslip, Planner II
5. Case: FLD2013 -1 1044 — 669 Bay Esplanade Level Two Application
Owner: DeNunzio Group LLC.
Agent: Randy Austin, Landon, Moree & Associates, Inc (31622 USN 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL
34684; Phone: 727 - 789 -5010; email: Austinklmaen rg com)
Location: 0.15 acres on the east side Bay Esplanade Avenue roughly 463 feet from Poinsettia Avenue
Atlas Page: 258A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District
Character District: Old Florida
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 4 -unit Resort Attached Dwelling use in the
Tourist (T) District with a reduction of minimum lot area from 10,000 square feet to 6,475 square feet
and a reduction of minimum lot width from 100 feet to 60 feet, a front (west) setback of ten feet
(where ten feet is allowed), a side (north) setback of ten feet (where five feet is allowed), a side
(south) setback of five feet (where five is allowed), a rear (west) setback of zero feet (where five is
allowed); and a height of 65 feet (to top of flat roof) pursuant to Community Development Code
(CDC) Section 2- 803.K. and the Old Florida District of Beach by Design as well as an increase in the
amount of palms on site from 75% to 100% of the total required as a Comprehensive Landscape
Program under the provision of CDC Section 3- 1202.G.; and a two -year Development Order.
Proposed Use: Resort Attached Dwelling
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition and Clearwater Beach Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson, Planner III
6. Case: FLD2013 -1 1040 — 2120 Druid Road Level Two Application
Owner: Broadstone Clearwater, LLC
Agent: Edward Mazur, Jr., P.E., Florida Design Consultants, Inc (3030 Starkey Boulevard, New Port
Richey, FL 34655; Phone: 727 - 849 -7588; email: emazur@fldesign.com)
Location: 18.435 acres located at the northwest corner of Belcher Road and Druid Road.
Atlas Page: 298B
Zoning: Medium Density Residential (MDR) District
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit the addition of four detached garages as an
amendment to a previously approved site plan (FLD2013- 12045) in the Medium Density Residential
(MDR) District with a height of 10.33 feet from grade to the midpoint of pitched roof and a front
(south) setback of 25 feet as a Residential Infill Redevelopment Project pursuant to CDC Section 2-
303.G and subject to the accessory structure provisions pursuant to CDC Section 3- 201.13.5.
Proposed Use: Attached Dwellings
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition; Skycrest Neighborhood
Association, Grovewood Homeowners Association
Presenter: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 4 of 7
7. Case: FLD2013 -11039 — 2165 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Nickel Plate Properties, Inc.
Agent: Peter Flint; RS Clearwater LLC c/o Redstone Construction, Inc (1501 West Cleveland Street,
Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33606; Phone: 813 - 254 -6200; email: pflint a redstoneinvestments.com)
Location: 11.637 acres located at the southwest corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and South Belcher
Road.
Atlas Page: 298B
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a Vehicle Service use within a Retail Plaza
with a parking ratio of 1.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area as an amendment to a
previously approved Site Plan (FLD2011 -04018 / PLT2011 -04002 / DVA2009 -00005 / DVA2011-
04001) in the Commercial (C) District as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the
provisions of Community Development Code (CDC) Section 2- 704.E.
Proposed Use: Revision to an approved Master Site Plan which included Retail Sales and Service,
Automobile Service Station (building permit under review) and Restaurant (building permit under
review) to include Vehicle Service
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition; Skycrest Neighborhood
Association, Grovewood Homeowners Association
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Planner III
8. Case: FLD2013 -1 1042 —223 Island Way Level Two Application
Owner /Applicant: Island Way Towers, LLC, 103 Rosedale Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508
Agent /Representative: Terri Skapik, Woods Consulting (1714 County Road 1, Suite 22, Dunedin, FL
34698; (727)786 -5747; email: terriskapik kwoodsconsulting.org)
Location: 1.8 acres approximately 550 feet north of the intersection of Island Way and Windward
Passage
Atlas Page: 267B
Zoning: High Density Residential (HDR) District
Request: Flexible Development application to allow a 3,900 square foot multi -use commercial dock
with 22 slips as an accessory use to the existing upland attached dwellings in the High Density
Residential (HDR) District, pursuant to Community Development Code (CDC) Section 3- 601.C.3.
Proposed Use: multi -use dock as accessory to an existing 53 unit attached dwelling condominium
Neighborhood Associations: Island Estates Civic Association; Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition
Presenter: Melissa Baker, Planner II
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 5 of 7
9. Case: DVA2013- 11001— 2165 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Three Application
Owner: Nickel Plate Properties, Inc.
Agent: Peter Flint; RS Clearwater LLC c/o Redstone Construction, Inc (1501 West Cleveland Street,
Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33606; Phone: 813 - 254 -6200; email: pflin @redstoneinvestments.com)
Location: 11.637 acres located at the southwest corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and South 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 the City of Clearwater as per
Community Development Code Section 4 -606.
Proposed Use: Revision to an approved Master Site Plan which included Retail Sales and Service,
Automobile Service Station (building permit under review) and Restaurant (building permit under
review) to include Vehicle Service
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition; Skycrest Neighborhood
Association, Grovewood Homeowners Association
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Planner III
10. Case: LUP2013 -11008 — 273 0 Curlew Road Level Three Application
Owner /Applicant: Bennett Retirement Communities, LLC
Representative: Jim Frishe; 6617 Blue Heron Drive South, St. Petersburg, FL 33707; phone: (727)
480 -5901; email: Jim @jimfrishe.com)
Location: 1.394 acres located on the south side of Curlew Road approximately 2010 feet west of
Countryside Boulevard
Atlas Page: 178A
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment of a 1.394 -acre property from Residential Urban (RU) to
Residential Low Medium (RLM).
Type of Amendment: Small scale
Proposed Use: Assisted Living Facility
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 6 of 7
H. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1)
1. Case: FLD2013 -11038 — 521 South Gulfview Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Decade Gulf Coast Hotel Partners, LP and J.K. Gulfview, LLC.
Agent: Michael J. Palmer, Synergy Civil Engineering, Inc; (3000 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Suite 201
Clearwater, FL 33759; Phone: 727 - 796 -1926; email: mpalmer a synergycivileng.com)
Location: 4.87 acres located on the south side of South Gulfview Boulevard, between Hamden Drive
and Bayway Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 285A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District and Open Space /Recreation (OS /R) District
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a 314 -room overnight accommodation use
(including 189 existing units and 75 dwelling units converted to 125 overnight accommodation units
previously approved and transferred under FLD2004 -04025 and TDR2004- 09011) in the Tourist (T)
and Open Space /Recreation (OS /R) Districts with a lot area of 4.87 acres (3.908 acres zoned T
District and 0.962 acres zoned OS /R District), a lot width of 467 feet, a front (north) setback of 15
feet (to building), zero feet (to entry plaza paving) and three feet (to parking), a side (west) setback of
15 feet (to building) and zero feet (to existing public access sidewalk), a side (east) setback of 10 feet
(to existing building) and zero feet (to existing parking and dumpster enclosure), a rear (south)
setback of 106 feet (to building), a building height of 99.8 feet above Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to
top of roof deck (113 to mid -point of peaked roof screening elevator and other mechanical
equipment) and 407 parking spaces at 1.29 parking spaces per hotel room, under the provisions of
CDC Section 2- 803.J; approval of a two -year development order; and to fulfill the shade tree
requirement solely with palm and understory trees as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program
under the provisions of 3- 1202.G.
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodations (314 units) with associated accessory uses including
restaurant, meeting space, ballroom, retail, spa and gym.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition; Clearwater Beach Association
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Planner III
L ADJOURNMENT
Community Development Board Agenda — January 21, 2014 — Page 7 of 7