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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
April 15, 2003
Present: Carlen A. Petersen
Ed Hooper
David Gildersleeve
Edward Mazur, Jr.
Shirley Moran
John Doran
Alex Plisko
Kathy Milam
Chair
Vice-Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Alternate Board Member - non-voting/voting -
departed 2:15 p.m.
Also Present: Leslie Dougall-Sides
Lisa Fierce
Frank Gerlock
Brenda Moses
Assistant City Attorney
Assistant Planning Director
Development Review Manager
Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall, followed by the Invocation
and Pledge of Allegiance.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
A.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: March 18, 2003
Member Gildersleeve moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 18,
2003, as submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
B. 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: FLD2003-01002 - 1459 Court Street Leve/2 Application
Owner: Earnest McDowell.
Applicant: McDowell Holding, Inc.
Representative: Mr. Octavio Cabrera and Mr. Robert Pergolizzi, Florida Design
Consultants, Inc. (work: 727-724-8422/ fax: 727-724-8606/ email:
ocabrera@fldesiQn. com).
Location: 0.33-acres located on the south side of Court Street, approximately 500 feet
east of San Remo Avenue.
Atlas Page: 297A.
Zoning: 0, Office District.
Request: Application for Flexible Development approval to permit offices with a
reduction in the front (north) setback from 25 feet to 17 feet (to pavement and building),
a reduction in the side (east) setback from 20 feet to 10 feet (to building), a reduction in
the side (west) setback from 20 feet to seven feet (to pavement) and a reduction in the
rear (south) setback from 20 feet to 11 feet (to building) and from 20 feet to three feet (to
dumpster enclosure), as part of a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under
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the provisions of Section 2-1004. B, and a reduction in the landscape buffer along the
rear (south) property line from 12 feet to three feet, as part of a Comprehensive
Landscape Program, under the provisions of Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: A 2,789 square-foot office building.
Neighborhood Association(s): Gateway Neighborhood (Pat Vaughn, 1326 Pierce St.,
Apt. #2, Clearwater, FL 33756)
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, Senior Planner.
Item B1, Case FLD2003-01002 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion per
the request of a resident.
Member Mazur declared a conflict of interest.
The square 0.33-acre site on the south side of Court Street approximately 250 feet west
of the Court Street, Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Highland Avenue intersection is vacant. The
property to the east is developed with an overnight accommodation use, with a two-story
building five feet from the subject site's east property line. Office uses are located to the west
and across Court Street. Single-family dwellings are adjacent to the south. The site is on Court
Street, which will become the gateway to the downtown and beach. The City is planning to
beautify this corridor with landscape improvements within the right-of-way.
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The site is zoned Office District, (0) and has an underlying land use of Residential/Office
General Classification, (R/OG). This proposal for a 2,789 square-foot office building must be
processed as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project due to the setback reductions
requested. This site is presently suitable for the development of offices. The rectangular
building is proposed to be oriented north to south, with the front doors facing west. The building
will be stucco (color: white sapling), with stone for the first four feet from the ground. Trim will
be painted sea gull gray and the pitched roof will be darker gray shingles. Awnings will be a
palace gate color. Drainage facilities, including a vault under the building, are located along
Court Street and to the east of the building. Office uses to the west appear to be conversions of
residential uses with parking in front of the structure and little landscaping. The proposed
development of this property will upgrade this portion of the Court Street corridor through new
construction of a building designed for office uses that is aesthetically pleasing.
Parking has been designed on the west side of the proposed building to efficiently utilize
a single driveway with 900 parking on both sides of the drive aisle. Unused driveways will be
eliminated, providing a cleaner "curb" appearance. The applicant is providing a greater number
of parking spaces than the minimum required for this site due to a need for additional parking for
the owner's dentist office to the west. Employees of the owner's dentist office have been
parking on the grass on this parcel. Approval of this request will provide paved parking in
compliance with Code requirements for all vehicles. Landscaping improvements in the front will
complement landscaping improvements planned in the Court Street right-of-way as part of the
City's improvements to the gateway corridor to the downtown and beach. Trees previously
removed from this site without authorization will need to be replaced as part of this development
on an "inch for inch" basis, to the satisfaction of the Planning staff, prior to the issuance of any
permits.
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The proposal includes a reduction of the front (north) setback from 25 feet to 17 feet (to
pavement and building), a reduction in the side (east) setback from 20 feet to 10 feet (to
building), a reduction in the side (west) setback from 20 feet to seven feet (to pavement) and a
reduction in the rear (south) setback from 20 feet to 11 feet (to building) and from 20 feet to
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three feet (to dumpster enclosure). These setback reductions also require a reduction in the
landscape buffer along the rear (south) property line from 12 feet to three feet (to the dumpster
enclosure). The reduction in setbacks and landscape buffers requested are necessary to
accommodate the development as proposed. Setback reductions are in character with
surrounding development. The rear setback reduction will be mitigated by the installation of a
six-foot high wood fence along the south property line. The side setback reductions to the east
and west will still provide a greater landscape area than exists on adjacent properties. The
proposed development will aesthetically enhance this area of the Court Street corridor and be
compatible with the single-family dwellings to the south.
Only attached signage is proposed at this time. Any future freestanding signage should
be designed as a monument sign, at a maximum height of six feet above grade and consistent
in materials and color as the principal building. The trash enclosure must also be designed
consistent with the material and color of the principal building.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on February 14 and March 13,2003. The Planning Department recommends approval of the
Flexible Development approval to permit offices with a reduction in the front (north) setback
from 25 feet to 17 feet (to pavement and building), a reduction in the side (east) setback from 20
feet to 10 feet (to building), a reduction in the side (west) setback from 20 feet to seven feet (to
pavement) and a reduction in the rear (south) setback from 20 feet to 11 feet (to building) and
from 20 feet to three feet (to dumpster enclosure), as part of a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-1004. B, and a reduction in the
landscape buffer along the rear (south) property line from 12 feet to three feet, as part of a
Comprehensive Landscape Program, under the provisions of Section 3-1202.G, for the site at
1459 Court Street, with the following bases and conditions:
Bases for Approval:
1. The proposal complies with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project per Section 2-1004.8.
2. The proposal is in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913.
3. The development is compatible with the surrounding area and may influence improvement
to properties within the vicinity.
4. The proposal complies with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive
Landscape Program under the provisions of Section 3-1202.G.
Conditions of Approval:
1. A Unity of Title be recorded prior to the issuance of a building permit;
2. A Code compliant trash enclosure, consistent with the material and color of the principal
building, be shown on the site and/or building plans prior to the issuance of a building
permit;
3. Any freestanding signage be designed as a monument sign, at a maximum height of six
feet above grade and consistent with the materials and color of the principal building;
4. All Fire Department requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits, including fire
hydrants;
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5. Tree replacements be provided on an "inch for inch" basis for all trees previously removed
without authorization, to the satisfaction of the Planning staff, prior to the issuance of any
permits;
6. Prior to the issuance of any permits, copies of a SWFWMD permit and all required State
right-of-way permits be submitted to staff;
7. Soil borings, seasonal high water determination, percolation test and drawdown calculations
meeting City criteria be submitted prior to the issuance of any permits; and
8. A six feet high solid wood fence be installed along the south property line.
One person spoke against the application citing concerns about a wooden fence.
Robert Pergolizzi, applicant's representative, said the property owner met with the
concerned resident and has agreed to construction a six foot masonry wall on the south side of
the property rather than the six foot wooden fence.
Senior Planner Wayne Wells said staff is agreeable to changing Condition #8 to reflect
that a six foot high masonry wall be installed along the south property line.
Member Hooper moved to approve Item B1, Case FLD2003-01002 for property at 1459
Court Street, with the conditions as listed, amending Condition #8 to read "A six foot masonry
wall be installed along the south property line." The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously. Member Mazur abstained.
2. Case: FLD2003-02007 & PL T2003-00001-130 Brightwater Drive Level 2 Application
Owner/Applicant: Brightwater Cove Townhomes, LLC.
Representative: House Ghovaee, Northside Engineering Services, Inc. (fax: 727-446-
8036/work: 727-443-2869/cell: 727-709-0943/edress: nesadmin@mindsprina.com).
Location: 0.52-acres located on the north side of Brightwater Drive, approximately 450
feet east of Hamden Drive.
Atlas Page: 276A.
Zoning: T, Tourist District.
Request: Flexible Development approval for attached dwellings within the Tourist
District with reductions of the side (east and west) setbacks from 10 feet to seven feet
and six feet, respectively, (to building), reduction in the rear (north) setback from 20 feet
to zero feet (to pavement) and 13 feet (to pool) and to permit parking that is designed to
back into the public right-of-way, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project,
under the provisions of Section 2-803.C and Preliminary Plat approval for nine
townhomes lots.
Proposed Use: A nine-unit attached dwelling project.
Neighborhood Association{s}: Clearwater Beach Association (David MacNamee
827 Mandalay Ave Clearwater FL 33767)
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, Planner.
The 0.52-acre site is on the north side of Brightwater Drive, approximately 450 feet east
of Hamden Drive. The site contains 32 motel units within three buildings with three docks with a
total of nine slips to remain. Two of the buildings are one story and the third building is two
stories. It is located along a highly developed area within Clearwater Beach and has frontage
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along Clearwater Bay. The site is located within the Small Motel District of Beach By Design,
which provides for the redevelopment of Brightwater Drive with townhomes and timeshares
between two and four stories above parking.
The proposal includes constructing a nine-unit, three-story townhome building. The
building will contain two floors of living area above one floor of ground-level parking. Each unit
will be approximately 3,000 square feet in area, including the ground floor garage/storage area.
An additional 460 square feet are located within lanais. The parking under the building will
include two garage spaces per unit with individual driveways. The design requires that cars
back out into the right-of-way to exit the site. The Community Development Code prohibits
"back out" parking for any uses other than detached dwellings. The driveway length will permit
a vehicle to completely "back out" of the garage, thus eliminating the garage walls as a potential
view obstruction of the sidewalk and street. The development will operate as, and have the
characteristics of, single-family detached homes, including the individual garages. The site is
located on Brightwater Drive, which is a cul-de-sac street approximately 1,600 in length and
generally used only by persons with a destination on the street. From a traffic standpoint, this
concept of "back out" parking for townhomes may be acceptable on a low volume cul-de-sac
street such as this. It should not be considered, however, as a precedent for deviating from the
Code provision of restricting "back out" movement into the right-of-way for single-family
residential uses only, and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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The request is to permit attached dwellings within the Tourist District for attached
dwellings within the Tourist District with reductions of the side (east and west) setbacks from 10
feet to seven feet and six feet, respectively, (to building), reduction in the rear (north) setback
from 20 feet to zero feet (to pavement) and 13 feet (to pool) and to permit parking that is
designed to back into the public right-of-way, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project,
under the provisions of Section 2-803.C. The reductions in side setback is a function of the unit
size and will provide additional landscaping and a more economically, viable project. The
reduction in the rear setback is for a pool and surrounding patio and to provide pedestrian
access to the water and existing docks.
The Key West-style architecture of the buildings will include a variety of pastel colored
siding including tan, blue, yellow and peach, gray, standing seam metal roof, a number of
windows on all elevations and balconies on both the rear of the second and third floors. The
building will also be articulated with the second-floor unit entries recessed from the front fa<;:ade
and accessed from the ground/first floor by individual stairs. On the rear of the building, units
will be provided with rooftop decks accessed via spiral staircases for additional outdoor living
areas.
The landscape plan exceeds the intent of the Code utilizing a variety of a colorful
groundcover (lantana), shrubs (including variegated ginger, Indian hawthorn and viburnum) and
trees (including sabal and Washingtonian palms and crape myrtle). Additional landscaping will
be possible on the rooftop decks at the rear of the building.
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Solid waste will be removed via black barrel service for each unit. All required Parks and
Recreation fees will be required to be paid prior to the issuance of any building permits. The
applicant will be selling the units fee simple, which includes land, and will record a Final Plat
prior to the issuance of building permits. No docks are proposed at this time; the existing docks
will be maintained. Future docks over 500 square feet will require Flexible Development Level
Two approval through the Community Development Board.
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The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on March 13, 2003. The Planning Department recommends approval of the Flexible
Development application for attached dwellings within the Tourist District with reductions of the
side (east and west) setbacks from 10 feet to seven feet and six feet, respectively, (to building),
reduction in the rear (north) setback from 20 feet to zero feet (to pavement) and 13 feet (to pool)
and to permit parking that is designed to back into the public right-of-way, as a Comprehensive
Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-803.C and Preliminary Plat
approval for nine townhomes lots for the site at 130 Brightwater Drive, with the following bases
and conditions:
Bases for Approval:
1. The proposal complies with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project per Section 2-803.C;
2. The proposal is in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913; and
3. The development is compatible with the surrounding area and will enhance other
redevelopment efforts.
Conditions of Approval:
1. The final design and color of the building be consistent with the conceptual elevations
submitted to, or as modified by, the COB;
2. All Solid Waste Code requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
3. All signage meet the requirements of Code and be architecturally integrated with the design
of the building with regards to color, materials and finish;
4. All Fire Code requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
5. A tree survey be submitted to and approved by Staff prior to the issuance of any permits;
6. All Stormwater requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
7. A site plan indicating a sidewalk four feet in width within the right-of-way be submitted to and
approved by Staff prior to the issuance of any permits;
8. All required Transportation Impact Fees be paid prior to the issuance of any permits; and
9. Evidence of a SWFWMD permit be submitted to and approved by Staff prior to the issuance
of any permits.
See Item #B4.
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Case: FLD 02-02-06A & SGN2003-02009-810 South Missouri Av Leve!2 Application
Owner! Applicant: Clearwater Retail Group, Ltd.
Representative: E.D. Armstrong, Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A.
(work: 727.461.1818/fax: 727.462.0365/email: mailto:ed@jbpfirm.com).
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Location: 3.64-acres located on the southwest corner of South Missouri Avenue and
Druid Road and consists of four lots Lot 7 (multi-tenant retail building), 8 (Visionworks), 9
Wendy's) and 10 (CVS/pharmacy).
Atlas Page: 296A.
Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Request: Flexible Development approval modifying a portion of the Development Order
(condition six) approving the Flexible Development application (case FLD 02-02-06)
which requires that freestanding signs be limited to a single, unified monument-style sign
along South Missouri Avenue and a single, unified monument-style sign along Druid
Road, as part of a Comprehensive Sign Program, under the provisions of Section 3-
1807.
Proposed Use: A Comprehensive Sign Program with five freestanding, monument
signs and eight attached signs.
Neighborhood Association(s): None.
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, Planner.
Member Mazur declared a conflict of interest.
The site was originally the subject of a Certified Site Plan approved by the Development
Review Committee on March 12, 1998. The COB, at its July 17, 2001 meeting, approved a
Flexible Development application (FLD 01-01-05) for this site as a further amendment to the
Certified Site Plan. Renaissance Square Apartments, Ltd., subsequently appealed the case to
the Division of Administrative Hearings, which stayed the approval pending the outcome of that
action. The appeal was withdrawn and the case was closed on February 27,2002.
The COB approved a Flexible Development request (FL 02-02-06) on April 16, 2002 to
decrease the number of residential units on Parcel 4, increase the gross floor area of non-
residential use on Parcels One and Five, replace a clubhouse with a parking lot on Parcel 3,
replace a residential building with a 6 commercial building on Parcel 5, combine Parcels 2, 5
and 5A into a unified Parcel 5 (consisting of Lots 7,8,9 and 10), and combine Parcels 4 and 4A
into unified Parcel 4 at its April 16, 2002 meeting.
Condition six of that approval required that freestanding signs be compatible in design
with the residential signs and limited to a single, unified monument-style sign along South
Missouri Avenue and a single, unified monument-style sign along Druid Road.
The 3.64-acre site is located on the southwest corner of South Missouri Avenue and
Druid Road and consists of four lots Lot 7 (multi-tenant retail building), 8 (Visionworks), 9
Wendy's) and 10 (CVS/pharmacy). It has a total of 670 feet of frontage on South Missouri
Avenue (east) and 240 feet of frontage on Druid Road (north). These parcels are part of a
larger development known as Renaissance Square (formally the Sunshine Mall).
The Flexible Development application (FLD 02-02-06) approved last year included a
condition (condition six) that freestanding signs be compatible in design with the residential
signs and limited to a single, unified monument-style sign along South Missouri Avenue and a
single, unified monument-style sign along Druid Road.
The proposal includes a Comprehensive Sign Program modifying the portion of the
condition, which limits the number of freestanding signs for the site to two signs. No changes to
the site plan are proposed. The current request includes a total of five freestanding signs with
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an increase in the area of freestanding signs and an increase in the area and number of
attached signs.
The application includes an increase in the area and number of freestanding signs from
two signs (per condition six of the Development Order for case FLD 02-02-06), 32.99 square
feet in area (one percent of the total amount of building fayade facing the street frontage along
South Missouri Avenue, the maximum permitted under Minimum Development Standards) to
five signs totaling 168 square feet (less than the maximum of 300 square feet or one half the lot
width as measured along the widest street frontage, South Missouri Avenue). Four of the signs
(signs A, B, C and E) will be located within a drainage swale along the front (east) property line
along South Missouri Avenue as illustrated on the submitted site plan. A fifth freestanding sign
(sign D) will be located on the north side of the site along Druid Road on the south side of the
driveway. Each sign will be finished with sand-colored stucco and white trim and are consistent
with the color and finish generally used for the buildings on each lot and reflect an integrated
architectural vocabulary for parcel as a whole. The signs will include the street number in black
numbers located directly on each side of the base.
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Each sign located along South Missouri Avenue will be 12 feet in height. Due to the
placement of the signs along the downward slope of the Missouri Avenue landscape buffer, the
signs will effectively be viewed at eight feet in height. One sign each will be located on Lot 9
(Wendy's), Lot 8 (VisionWorks), Lot 7 (multi-tenant retail) and Lot 10 (the tenant for that lot has
not been identified). Each sign will include white letters on a red background. The signs for
Wendy's and VisionWorks will read "Wendy's" and "VisionWorks", respectively. The
freestanding signs located on Lots 8, 9 and 10 include a sign fayade area of 24 square feet and
a base of 21 square feet. The remaining freestanding sign along South Missouri Avenue, to be
located on the multi-tenant site (Lot 7), is 44 square feet in area and will read "RENAISSANCE
SQUARE" in white letters on a red background. The sign will include four tenant panels with
white letters on a red background.
A fifth freestanding sign, 52 square feet in area, 10 feet in height including a base two
feet in height, will be located along Druid Road and will be. The sign will include four large and
four small tenant panels. The top of the sign will read "RENAISSANCE SQUARE" in white
letters on a red background. All panels include a white background. The topmost panel will
read "7 ELEVEN" in black and red letters on a white background. The second and fourth large
panels will read "WENDY'S" and "CVS/pharmacy", respectively, in red letters. The third panel
will read "Visionworks" in red letters and white letters with red outline. The four small panels will
include red letters on a white background. The specifiC tenants who will utilize those panels
have not been identified at this time.
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The proposal also includes an increase in the area of an attached sign for Visionworks
from one sign of 20 square feet (the maximum permitted under Minimum Development
Standards) to one sign of 41.6 square feet (4.6 percent of the fayade to which it will be
attached). The sign will read "Visionworks" in red channel letters attached directly to the east
fayade. The proposal also includes an increase in the area and number of attached signs for
Wendy's from one sign of 20 square feet (the maximum permitted under Minimum Development
Standards) to three signs 31.5 square feet each totaling 94.5 square feet. One sign each will be
located on the east (facing South Missouri Avenue), north and south facades of the building
(5.2, 2.2 and 2.2 percent of the building facades to which the signs will be attached,
respectively). Each sign will read "WENDY'S" in red channel letters attached directly to the
facade with a logo. Staff recommends that the number of attached signs for Wendy's be limited
to two signs.
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The sign package for the site also includes four attached signs (one for each tenant) of
20 square feet each on the multi-tenant, retail building. Each sign will consist of black channel
letters attached to the south fac;:ade of the building facing South Missouri Avenue with a raceway
to be painted to match the color of the building. An additional, menu sign, 16 square feet in
area and 4.25 feet in height will be located on Lot 8 (Wendy's) along the rear (west) side of the
site and building. These signs meet the Minimum Development Standard of Code are not part
of the request.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on March 13, 2003. The Planning Department recommends approval of the Flexible
Development application modifying a portion of the Development Order (condition # 6)
approving the Flexible Development application (case FLD 02-02-06) which requires that
freestanding signs be limited to a single, unified monument-style sign along South Missouri
Avenue and a single, unified monument-style sign along Druid Road. The request is to permit a
total of five freestanding, monument-style signs with four signs along South Missouri Avenue
and one along Druid Road, to increase the area of an attached sign on Lot 8 (Visionworks) and
increase the area and number of attached signs on Lot 9 (Wendy's), as part of a
Comprehensive Sign Program, under the provisions of Section 3-1807 for the site at 810 South
Missouri Avenue, with the following bases and conditions:
Bases for Approval:
1. The proposal is in compliance with the criteria as a Comprehensive Sign Program per Section
3-1807.
2. The proposal is in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913.
3. The development is compatible with the surrounding area and will enhance other
redevelopment efforts.
Conditions of Approval:
1. The final design, height, area, color, etc. of the signs be consistent with the drawings
submitted to, or as modified by, the CDB;
2. The signs for future tenants of the retail center have the same background and text colors as
approved or modified by the CDB; and
3. The Wendy's building be limited to a maximum of two attached signs.
Member Doran moved to approve Item B3, Case FLD020206A & SGN2003-02009 for
810 South Missouri Avenue. The motion was duly seconded and upon the vote being taken,
Members Gildersleeve, Moran, Doran, Plisko, Hooper, and Chair Petersen voted "aye". Motion
carried. Member Mazur abstained.
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Case: FLD2002-07021A & SGN2003-01002-601 Old Coachman Road - Leve/2 Application
Owners: City of Clearwater and Florida Power Corporation.
Applicant: City of Clearwater.
Representative: Kevin Dunbar, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (work: 727-
562-4823/ fax: 727-562-4825/ email: kdunbar@clearwater-fl.com).
Location: 37.393 total acres located on the west side of US Highway 19 North,
approximately 700 feet north of Drew Street and 200 feet east of Old Coachman Road
(northeast corner of Sharkey Road and Old Coachman Road, Sites A and B - 17.42
acres), with associated parking located approximately 450 feet north of the intersection
of Sharkey Road and Old Coachman Road (Site C - 2.712 acres) and on the northwest
corner of Drew Street and Old Coachman Road (Site D - 17.261 acres).
Atlas Pages: 281 B.
Zoning: C, Commercial District; OS/R, Open Space/Recreation District; P, Preservation
District; and I, Institutional District.
Request: Flexible Development approval, as a revision to a previously approved
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project (FLD2002-07021), to increase the
permitted height of a building (scoreboard) from 30 feet to 70 feet, under the provisions
of Section 2-704.B and 2-1404.A, and a Comprehensive Sign Program to increase the
number and area of freestanding signage from one sign of 64 square feet to 26 signs
totaling 441.5 square feet and to increase the number and area of attached signage from
one sign of 24 square feet to seven signs totaling 604.07 square feet, under the
provisions of Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: A new building to house a scoreboard and a sign program for the
Community Sports Complex and Phillies Spring Training Facility.
Neighborhood Association(s): Northeast Clearwater Regional Homeowners (Ms.
Jeanne Johnson, 2420 Sharkey Road, Clearwater, FL, 33765; 796-1731) and
Coachman Ridge Homeowners (Vice-President Mr. Kenneth A. Kellogg, 2427 Stag Run
Blvd., Clearwater, FL, 33765; 669-8626).
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, Senior Planner.
The overall site consists of several parcels. The main parcel (site A and B) of 17.42
acres is actually three parcels or portions of parcels: (1) the former Home Depot commercial
property, now owned by the City; (2) Bomber Field, owned by the City; and (3) a portion of the
Florida Power right-of-way, on which the City has a License Agreement for parking. Also
included is the grass parking area of 2.712 acres (site C) within the Florida Power right-of-way
between Old Coachman Road and the Carpenter Complex. The parking area, soccer fields and
baseball field at the Joe DiMaggio complex of 17.261 acres (site D) is also included.
The main parcel is located near the busy intersection of US Highway 19 North and Drew
Street and is zoned C, Commercial District and OS/R, Open Space/Recreation District. South
of the site is a dense commercial area including shopping centers, restaurants, hotels and multi-
story office buildings. Other portions of the shopping center, including Target, abut to the south.
The Carpenter Complex is adjacent to the north, also zoned OS/R Districts. St. Petersburg
College is to the south of the Joe DiMaggio parking area on the south side of Drew Street.
The City is developing the main parcel with the Clearwater Community Sports Complex
and Phillies Spring Training Facility as a replacement of the existing Jack Russell Memorial
Stadium (located on Greenwood/Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue North and Seminole Street).
This project, as an "outdoor recreation/entertainment" use, was previously approved by the
Community Development Board on September 17,2002, and is being presently processed as a
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project due to the new deviations necessary and the
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zoning districts involved. This site was chosen over other sites within the City as being the most
desirable due to its proximity to the Carpenter Complex, size of available property, accessibility
and its high-profile location. As part of the site selection process, consideration was given to the
quality of the pedestrian experience, relationship to adjacent existing buildings, efficient
infrastructure strategies, organization of parking, roadways and transit features, integration of
the stadium within the neighborhood, security, access for services and media, availability of
development parcels and the impact of sequential demolition/relocation of existing features.
This stadium project brings to the City the ability to enhance this location to provide
greater opportunity for, and the better facilitation of, major public gatherings. Construction of the
stadium will expand upon the tourism and family-oriented activity generated by the existing
spring training venue at the Carpenter Complex. The Community Sports Complex is planned to
be used for various activities: Phillies spring training games, Clearwater Phillies games,
concerts, baseball and softball tournaments, and other special events. These activities will
occur both during daylight and nighttime hours. The stadium will be integrated with new public
open spaces; plans for future bike trails/pedestrian ways and mixed-use development and can
serve as a component for redevelopment of this area. By consolidating the practice fields and
stadium in one convenient location, the Carpenter Complex and the adjacent shopping center
will be enhanced through increased revenues and by creating a lively atmosphere in the area.
The stadium's Mediterranean architecture will set a new standard for this area, with its hip roofs,
earth tone stucco, arches, medallions, decorative metal railings and trellised sunshades.
The Community Development Board (COB) approved the stadium request, with
conditions, on September 17, 2002. The stadium is presently under construction. Staff has
been working with the Parks and Recreation Department and the City's consultant on the sign
application It was determined that the scoreboard will be a building by definition and use, and
integrally part of the overall building. The prior approval did not include the increased height for
this scoreboard building. The scoreboard will be an elevated portion of, and attached to, the
outfield seating structure as part of the overall stadium. The request is to increase the
permitted height from 30 feet to 70 feet. The stadium building was previously approved for only
a height increase from 30 feet to 49 feet. Scoreboards are an integral component of major
league ballparks, a unique structure and will be oriented toward the ballpark. The requested
height of 70 feet is based on the functional requirements of an outdoor stadium, which are
typical of most major league baseball facilities.
Signage for this facility was not submitted as part of the prior FLD application approved
by the COB on September 17, 2002. The stadium approval included a condition that signage,
including the scoreboard, be submitted as a Comprehensive Sign Program to be processed as
a revision to this prior COB approval.
The principal building is the Community Sports Complex and Phillies Spring Training
Facility, which has frontages on both U.S. Highway 19 and Old Coachman Road. The
Comprehensive Sign Program application includes a total of 26 freestanding signs totaling
441.5 square feet (less than the maximum of 779 square feet or one half the lot width as
measured along the widest street frontage, Old Coachman Road), where only one sign is
permitted. A monument sign 5'_4" in height is proposed adjacent to Old Coachman Road at the
Complex's main entrance, designed to match the materials and colors of the stadium and will
contain the site address. A freestanding, changeable message sign (electronic reader board) is
proposed oriented toward U.S. Highway 19, at a maximum height of 14 feet above the elevated
roadway. This portion of U.S. Highway 19 is presently being reconstructed with an elevated
roadbed. The overall height from grade of this freestanding sign is proposed at 32.5 feet. The
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changeable message sign's steel supports will be painted with colors to match stadium colors.
The changeable message sign will not have the site address located on it, since its orientation is
toward U.S. Highway 19 and the 601 Old Coachman Road address would be confusing to
passing motorists. Twenty-four of the freestanding signs will actually be banners on light poles
at the front of the stadium and along the sidewalk adjoining the south side of the stadium. The
overall height of the light poles is 12 feet.
The sign package also includes an increase from one to seven attached signs located
on the south and west fa9ades of the stadium and on the scoreboard building as part of the
northern stadium fa9ade. Most of the attached signage lettering will be channel letters pinned
off the wall faces, except for the Phillies logo signage that will be cabinet-style signs. The
proposed signs will complement and be integrated with the architecture of the stadium. The
attached signage proposed for the south side of the stadium will be 46 square feet (0.5 percent
or roughly less than one percent of the fa9ade to which it will be attached), where one sign, 20
square feet in area is permitted. The sign will read "Phillies Clearwater Community Sports
Complex" in channel letters pinned off the building fa9ade. The attached signage proposed for
the west side of the stadium will be 198.07 square feet (1.7 percent of the fa9ade to which it will
be attached). These signs will read "tickets," "team store" and "Phillies administration offices" in
channel letters pinned off the building fa9ade and will include sign cabinets for Phillies logos.
The proposal includes attached signage on the scoreboard building that will be 360 square feet
(2.2 percent of the north stadium fa9ade to which it will be attached). This sign will read "Phillies
Clearwater Community Sports Complex" and will be directly attached to the north fa9ade of the
scoreboard building. This sign face may change as part of the naming rights of the stadium.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on February 13, 2003. The Planning Department recommends approval of the Flexible
Development approval, as a revision to a previously approved Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project (FLD2002-07021), to increase the permitted height of a building
(scoreboard) from 30 feet to 70 feet, under the provisions of Sections 2-704.B and 2-1404.A and
a Comprehensive Sign Program to increase the number and area of freestanding signage from
one sign of 64 square feet to 26 signs totaling 441.5 square feet and to increase the number
and area of attached signage from one sign of 24 square feet to seven signs totaling 604.07
square feet, under the provisions of Section 3-1807, for the site generally located at 601 Old
Coachman Road, with the following bases and conditions:
Bases for Approval:
1. The proposal complies with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project per Sections 2-704.B and 2-1404.A.
2. The proposal is in compliance with the criteria as a Comprehensive Sign Program per Section
3-1807.
3. The proposal is in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913. .
Conditions of Approval: (*Conditions 1-9 were included with the prior approval by the CDB on
September 17,2002, and should be included with this amendment):
1. The City upgrade site D (Joe DiMaggio) prior to the 2006 spring training season. The City
shall provide at least 1,200 spaces at this location, with at least 550 spaces to be upgraded with
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paved drive aisles and a minimum 15-foot wide landscape area along Drew Street and Old
Coachman Road. The balance of the spaces may be on grass spaces (on playing fields);
2. The City upgrade, with Florida Power's approval, site C with paved drive aisles and a
minimum landscape area along Old Coachman Road of 15 feet, as part of a continuous,
consistent streetscape;
3. The player parking area be enhanced with a column and ornamental fence, acceptable to the
Planning Department;
4. A landscape plan for each parking lot be submitted to approved by Staff, prior to the issuance
of permits for construction;
5. Should the Pinellas Trail extension within the Florida Power right-of-way be constructed prior
to the 2004 spring training season, the sidewalk along the east side of Old Coachman Road
may be eliminated and the sidewalk along the west side of Old Coachman Road shall be
increased to a minimum width of 10 feet. If the Pinellas Trail extension is not constructed within
this timeframe, but is substantially designed with funding assured (within fiscal year 03/04), then
its construction may be deferred and a temporary surface should be installed for an interim
period. If the trail is neither substantially designed nor funded, five-foot sidewalks should be
installed prior to the 2004 spring training season;
6. The signature landscape display at the intersection of Drew Street and Old Coachman Road
be approved by the Planning Department, prior to construction, and installed prior to the 2006
spring training season;
7. All proposed signage (scoreboard, directionals, temporary, etc.) be approved through a
Comprehensive Sign Program by the Community Development Board;
8. The design of the buildings be consistent with the conceptual elevations submitted to, or as
modified by the CDB;
9. A revised Master Parking Plan be submitted to staff within 14 days, with corrected parking
tabulations and identifying site E (plaza parking);
10. The scoreboard building be attached to, and made a part of, the north wall of the berm
seating portion of the stadium; and
11. The changeable message sign may be relocated, under Staff approval, by a maximum of 25
feet in any direction to accommodate unforeseen construction issues.
Member Doran moved to approve Item B2, Case FLD2003-02007 & PL T2003-00001 for
130 Brightwater Drive, and Item B4, Case FLD2002-07021A & SGN2003-01 002 for 601 Old
Coachman Road. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
C. NON-CONSENT AGENDA - LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS: (Items 1-4)
1.
Case: FLD2003-02010 - 1353 - 1357 Park Street Level 2 Application
Owner/Applicant: Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, Inc.
Representative: Nina Bandoni (Turnstone Properties) (work: 727-712-1196/fax: 727-
723-9221/ em ail: nina@turnstoneproperties.com).
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Location: 0.29 acres located on the south side of Park Street, approximately 500 feet
west of Gulf to Bay Blvd.
Atlas Page: 287B.
Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Request: Flexible Development approval for a residential shelter for 10 residents in
eight dwelling units with a reduction of the front (north) setback from 25 feet to 21 feet (to
building), a reduction of the side (west) setback from 10 feet to five feet (to pavement),
reductions of the rear (south) setback from 20 feet to five feet (to building) and from 20
feet to zero feet (to pavement) and a reduction of required parking from five spaces to
four spaces, as part of a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the
provisions of Section 2-704.C, and a Comprehensive Landscape Program, with
reductions of landscape buffer widths along the west property line from 10 feet to five
feet and along the south property line from 10 feet to zero feet, under the provisions of
Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: An eight dwelling unit (10 residents) transitional housing project.
Neighborhood Association: Gateway Neighborhood (Pat Vaughn, 1326 Pierce St.,
Apt. #2, Clearwater, FL 33756)
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, Senior Planner.
Assistant Planning Director Lisa Fierce said there was an appeal regarding the adjacent
existing CHIP site and it is unclear whether the conditions attached to the previous approval of
that case have been met.
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Assistant City Attorney Leslie Dougall-Sides said the appeal in 1996 involved the original
shelter. An Administrative Law Judge upheld the CDB's action with a number of conditions
under the former Code. One of those conditions was that there be a three-year review of the
use, which was to occur in 1999. In 1999, the revised Code stated that previous conditions and
provisions from the former Code were to remain in effect unless the applicant established
changes under the revised Code. Ms. Dougall-Sides said as there is no record that the three-
year review occurred in 1999, the previous approval may be in noncompliance status now. She
said the CDB could elect to continue the case or have the previous case brought back for
conditional use review. If the staff report relies on previous approval, it might be subject to
challenge.
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Police Chief Sid Klein, CHIP representative, said when the applicant appeared before
the Planning and Zoning Board in 1996, the project was approved with conditions. He referred
to a memo from former Planning Director Scott Schuford dated September 24, 1997, stating that
CHIP was in compliance at that time with all the conditions that were originally imposed when
the project started in 1996. Chief Klein said this issue has been before the City Commission on
two separate occasions, specifically on December 6, 1999, and December 10, 2001. He said
he wanted to present information to the CDB today regarding funding recently received from a
state appropriation which must be expended by June 30, 2003, as there is no provision for any
extensions of funding. He said he was open to addressing the issue regarding the previously
required condition that the project was to be reviewed in three years (1999) at a future date, but
that he did not want to delay this request today. In response to a question, Chief Klein said he
did not know if the contacts listed in Condition #6 were made and documented. He requested
that the CDB hear the request with respect to the project today as all parties are present, and
hear the portion with respect to the three-year conditional review at a future meeting. It was
remarked that the conditional use hearing could not be heard today, as it was not advertised
and noticed. It also was felt that the conditional use hearing should be heard prior to today's
request, as it would avoid any future challenges of decisions made by the CDB. In response to
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a question, Ms. Fierce said due to advertising and other timeframes, the conditional use and this
request could be heard no sooner than the May 20 COB meeting. In response to a question,
Ms. Dougall-Sides suggested that Member Hooper abstain when this case is heard, as he is a
member of CHIP.
Member Gildersleeve moved to continue Item C1, Case FLD2003-02010 for 1353-
1357 Park Street, to no later than the May 2003 COB meeting to be piggybacked with the
related conditional use case. The motion was duly seconded and upon the vote being taken,
Members Gildersleeve, Mazur, Moran, Doran, Plisko, and Chair Petersen voted "aye". Member
Hooper abstained. Motion carried.
2.
Case: FLD2003-02011 - 405 North Myrtle Avenue Leve/ 2 Application
Owner/Applicant: Jamia Austin; Religious Community Service.
(rpantrv@tampabav.rr.com, rdickman@mindsprinQ.com and rcs-inc@mindsprinQ.com)
Representative: Jay Myers; Myers & Associates Architecture. (Fax: 727.595.7138/work:
727.595.7100/cell: 727.430.4132/edress: mailto:mversarch@ix.netcom.com).
Location: 0.98-acres located on the northeast corner of North Myrtle Avenue and Hart
Street.
Atlas Page: 278A.
Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to permit a social/public service agency (food
pantry) within the Commercial District adjacent to property designated as residential in
the Zoning Atlas with a reduction in the front (south) setback along Hart Street from 25
feet to 15 feet (to building), side (east and north) setbacks from 10 feet to five feet (to
pavement) and a reduction in the required number of parking spaces from 58 spaces
(four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area) to 31 spaces (2.15 spaces per
1,000 square feet of gross floor area, as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project,
under the provisions of Section 2-704.C and to permit the reduction in the side (east)
landscape buffer from 12 feet to five, as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program,
under the provisions of Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: A two-story, 12,592 square foot social/public service agency (food
pantry).
Neighborhood Association: Drew and Plaza Park Neighborhood Association (Brian &
Michelle King, 911 Plaza St., Clearwater, FL 33755 home: 727.446.2823)
Presenter: Mark T. Parry Planner.
The 0.98-acre vacant site on the northeast corner of North Myrtle Avenue and Hart
Street is located within a transitional area between a commercially developed area along North
Myrtle Avenue and single-and multi-family dwellings to the east. Uses along North Myrtle
Avenue to the north, south and west include governmental uses (City Gas Department and
storage yard), medical clinic and single-family dwellings. The site's west boundary fronts along
North Myrtle Avenue and the south boundary fronts along Hart Street. The site is moderately
treed and slopes slightly to the east.
The proposal includes a two-story, 12,592 square foot social/public service agency (food
pantry). All social/public service agency uses within the Commercial District must be reviewed
by the Community Development Board as a Level Two application, per Section 2-704 of the
Code. The fact that the site is adjacent to residential designated property and the proposal
includes a reduction in the front (south) setback along Hart Street requires that it be reviewed as
part of a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project.
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The proposal includes the relocation of the existing food pantry from its current location
at 700 East Druid Road to the subject site. The food pantry has been at its current location
approximately one year. Prior to that it had been at 210 South Ewing Avenue from 1985 until
2001, when it relocated to the Druid Road site. Parking will be along the east and north sides of
the site. Two, two-way driveways, with one each along North Myrtle Avenue and Hart Street, will
provide access. A six-foot, solid wood fence will be located along the east and north property
lines providing an adequate buffer between the proposed use and adjacent, residentially used
property.
The request is to permit a social/public service agency (food pantry) within the
Commercial District adjacent to property designated as residential in the Zoning Atlas with a
reduction in the front (south) setback along Hart Street from 25 feet to 15 feet (to building), side
(east and north) setbacks of five feet (to pavement) and the required number of parking spaces
from 44 spaces (four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area) to 31 spaces (2.15
spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area), as a Comprehensive InfHI Redevelopment
Project, under the provisions of Section 2-803.C. The reductions in side setbacks are to
pavement only and applicant will provide additional landscaping along the front (south and west)
property lines and internal to the site, a more viable project and the preservation of many large
live oaks. The building will be located a minimum of 70 feet from any side property line.
The building will include a primarily sand-colored split-face block and dark blue tile finish
and a standing seam metal roof. Overhead, garage-style, loading doors will be on the east side
of the building.
One monument-style, freestanding sign, 20 square feet in area and 6.33 feet in height
will be located on the site which meets the Minimum Standard Development requirements of
Code. The sign will be architecturally integrated with the building with regard to materials, color,
and finish and will include a dark blue, split-face block base and a white, stucco sign structure.
The sign will read "RCS Building a Better Community RCS FOOD PANTRY" in purple letters
with logo on a light sand colored background.
The landscape plan exceeds the intent of the Code utilizing a variety of a colorful
groundcover Oasmine), shrubs (including azalea and photinia) and trees (including magnolia,
sabal palm and crape myrtle).
Solid waste will be removed via an enclosed dumpster at the northeast corner of the site.
All required Parks and Recreation fees will be required to be paid prior to the issuance of any
building permits. All Stormwater requirements have been met with this proposal.
The hours of operation will be between the 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Clients would access the building between 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Clients typically access the site via public transportation or by carpooling. There will be
a maximum of six employees and 20 volunteers on the site at any given time. Deliveries will be
made via one 42-foot truck, once a month. All other deliveries will be made via personal
automobiles.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on March 13, 2003. The Planning Department recommends approval of the Flexible
Development application to permit a social/public service agency (food pantry) within the
Commercial District adjacent to property designated as residential in the Zoning Atlas with a
reduction in the front (south) setback along Hart Street from 25 feet to 15 feet (to building), side
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(east and north) setbacks from 10 feet to five feet (to pavement) and the required number of
parking spaces from 44 spaces (four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area) to 31
spaces (2.15 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area), as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-704.C and to permit the reduction in
the side (east) landscape buffer from 12 feet to five, as part of a Comprehensive Landscape
Program, under the provisions of Section 3-1202.G for the site at 405 North Myrtle Avenue, with
the following bases and conditions:
Bases for Approval:
1. The proposal complies with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project per Section 2-704.C;
2. The proposal is in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913;
3. The proposal is in compliance with the criteria as a Comprehensive Landscape Program per
Section 2-1202.G; and
4. The development is compatible with the surrounding area and will enhance other
redevelopment efforts.
Conditions of Approval:
1. The final design and color of the building be consistent with the conceptual elevations
submitted to, or as modified by, the CDB;
2. All signage meet the requirements of Code and be architecturally integrated with the design
of the building with regards to color, materials and finish;
3. All Fire Code requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
4. All Engineering Code requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
5. Evidence of a SWFWMD permit be submitted to and approved by Staff prior to the issuance
of any permits;
6. All Stormwater Code requirements be met prior to the issuance of any permits;
7. All required Transportation Impact Fees be paid prior to the issuance of any permits; and
8. A Tree Preservation Plan be submitted to and approved by Staff prior to the issuance of any
permits to include the following:
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Impacts to the critical root zones (drip lines) that the proposed building, parking,
stormwater and utilities will make and how those impacts will be addressed (i.e.;
crown elevating, root pruning and/or root aeration systems);
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The actual tree barricade limits (2/3 of the drip line and/or in the root prune lines
if required) and a Code compliant tree barricade detail; and
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Any other pertinent information relating to tree preservation
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In response to a question, Planner Mark Parry said some of the conditions listed are a
reiteration that the applicant must meet certain requirements.
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Jamia Austin, applicant, said the Food Pantry distributes food to approximately 80 - 85
households a day in Pinellas County. She said the target populations are those who are
employed but having difficulty paying all of their bills. Clients would access the building
between 12:30 and 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and the first Saturday of every month from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Ms. Austin said the Food Pantry must relocate to this site, as their prior
location of 15 years was purchased by the City and demolished, and their current location only
is offering a month-to-month lease until that building is sold. In response to a question, Ms.
Austin reviewed the eligibility criteria for clients visiting the Food Pantry. She said there are
income limitations for one of the programs. The other program requires that a person state a
need to be eligible for the emergency food program. She said some clients are referred to other
food pantries and organizations for help. Clients are permitted to visit the food pantry twice a
month. She said there has been no police activity at the current site other than the building's
alarm being triggered, and there have been no disruptive clients. Mr. Parry said of 20 calls in
the last 16 months from the Food Pantry's current location, 13 calls were alarm calls and the
other seven were minor insignificant calls. In response to a question, Ms. Austin said two
trucks, one from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), and one from Operation
Blessing make delivers during morning hours. She said the agency provides no counseling on
site but works with other agencies that visit periodically to provide information to clients about
their services. This agency involves a large volunteer base to help with sorting and food
preparation, interviewing clients, and distribution of food. There is no cooking on site. Tampa
Bay Harvest and their drivers drop off food between 9:00 - 11 :00 a.m. two to three times a day.
Nine people spoke in opposition of the application, stating they were not opposed to
helping others, but had concerns regarding foot and commercial traffic, trash, on site and
overflow parking, homelessness, and the proximity of the agency to the residential
neighborhood.
Mr. Parry said staff visited the Food Pantry's current site and documented only 35
vehicles entering and exiting the premises during a period of peak activity.
Concern was expressed that staff only visited the Food Pantry once. It was remarked
that there are parking issues at the current location, as overflow parking in the adjacent Scotty's
parking lot, along the side of the building, and in other adjacent areas takes place during the
lunch hour.
Ms. Austin said she contacted the church adjacent to the proposed site to request use of
their lot during peak hours for overflow parking if necessary. She is awaiting a response from
the church's pastor. Ms. Austin said shopping carts are offered as a service to clients to take
groceries to their cars. Driver's licenses are held until the cars are returned to the lot. She said
the agency has had no problems with defecating, loitering, or sleeping on benches, as there are
no benches on the site. She said the Food Pantry is a respectable organization. In response to
a question, Ms. Austin said the current facility is 13,000 square feet. The proposed building
would be smaller.
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In response to a question, Ms. Austin said Tampa Bay Harvest volunteers often use their
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a warehouse with refrigeration units to store produce, bread and pastries. Items are packaged
for distribution to clients. With respect to the number of clients the agency serves daily, Ms.
Austin said clients visit the facility in shifts. She said with respect to a letter the CDB received
from a former Food Pantry employee, Ms. Austin said no one under the influence of alcohol is
permitted on the property. She also said she was unaware of frequent vandalism as alleged by
the former employee. In response to a question, Ms. Austin said a client's typical visitation is 45
minutes per visit.
In response to a question, Ms. Austin said no other agencies provide the level of service
that the Food Pantry provides its clients. She said the agency needs to be in a central location
on a bus line. She said the agency has searched for some time for a location and this site was
the most reasonable choice available.
Mr. Parry said staff feels the number of onsite parking spaces would service the
proposed site. The site plan preserves most of the trees. He suggested two of the four
handicapped parking spaces could be eliminated and be used for two additional standard
parking spaces. He said the City's traffic engineer is satisfied that the size of the trucks that
frequent this facility could adequately move around the site. In response to a question, Ms.
Austin said semi-trailer trucks pull directly into the parking lot at the current site.
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In response to a question, Ms. Dougall-Sides said this application has been brought
before the CDB to ensure the CDB reviews compatibility between residential areas. In
response to a question, Mr. Parry said a similar application was submitted and approved by staff
as a flexible standard review for an office in a commercial zoning districting, including parking
and setback reductions.
It was remarked that this type of agency is necessary and there must be a designated
location for these agencies to provide services to the community. A comment was made that
although the Food Pantry has an excellent reputation and provides a valuable service to the
community, this site is not the proper location for such an agency.
A suggestion was made to offer the applicant an opportunity to obtain a cross-parking
agreement with the nearby church for overflow parking. It was remarked that if the church were
to agree to such an arrangement with the Food Pantry, it would limit its ability to sell their
building. Another comment was made that a continuance could be granted to provide the
applicant an opportunity to find additional parking in the area. It was remarked that there might
be a better location for this agency than the proposed site.
Member Moran moved to deny Item C2, Case FLD2003-02011, regarding the request
for a two-story, 12,592 square foot social/public service agency (food pantry) at 405 North
Myrtle Avenue. The motion was duly seconded, and upon the vote being taken, Members
Mazur, Plisko, Gildersleeve, Moran, and Chair Petersen voted "aye"; Members Hooper and
Doran voted "nay". Motion carried.
3.
Case: FLD2003-02008 - 20788 U.S. Highway 19 North Leve/ 2 Application
Owner/Applicant: Happy-Go-Lucky, Inc.
Representative: Housh Ghovaee, Northside Engineering Services, Inc. (fax: 727-446-
8036/work: 727 -443-2869/cell: 727 -709-0943/edress: nesadmin@mindsprinQ.com).
Location: 2.22-acres located on the west side of US Highway 19, approximately 350
feet north of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 290B.
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Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Request: Flexible Development approval for an existing overnight accommodation use
with a reduction of the required lot width along U.S. Highway 19 from 200 feet to 100
feet, reductions of the side (south) setback from 10 feet to zero feet (to existing and
proposed pavement), a reduction of the rear (west) setback from 20 feet to 6.3 feet (to
existing pavement) and to allow direct access (existing) to a major arterial street, as part
of a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-
704.K.
Proposed Use: An existing, 86-room overnight accommodation use on a
reconfigured lot (related to FLD2003-02009).
Neighborhood Association(s): None.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, Senior Planner.
NOTE: The decision with this case is inter-dependent with the decision on Case No.
FLD2003-02009 for the property at 20780 US Hichwav 19. which includes as part of that
proposal a minor lot adiustment to the common lot line with this parcel. The chances proposed
under FLD2003-02009 affect site desicn of this request.
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This lot was originally part of a larger parcel, which included the parcel to the south
fronting on Gulf to Bay Boulevard. In April, 2002, the property owner (Menna - Pinellas, LLC)
split the overall property into two lots by recording a deed through the Clerk of the Court,
creating the subject lot containing the Sunshine Inn and the southern lot for the construction of
an overnight accommodation use (see companion case FLD2003-02009). The lot created for
the Sunshine Inn does not meet Code requirements. The purpose of this request, which must
be processed as a Comprehensive lnfill Redevelopment Project due to setbacks (to pavement)
created/proposed, is to modify the lot to provide a 100-foot lot width required under the
Commercial District (under Flexible Standard Development criteria).
The Sunshine Inn contains a total of 86 rooms in three, two-story buildings. The office
for the Sunshine Inn is adjacent to US Highway 19 with a canopy covered drop-off and driveway
at a zero front setback, which will be retained. The freestanding signage and pool for the
Sunshine Inn are on the lot to the south. A covered walkway between the office on this site and
the existing restaurant on the parcel to the south will be removed. The drop-off driveway will be
reconfigured. Cross access between this site and the adult use to the north is being
maintained. The surrounding area is zoned and developed for nonresidential uses. There is
minimal landscaping on the site. There is a chain link fence along the west property line. A
wood fence along the north property lines is in disrepair.
The applicant is requesting deviations from Code provisions under this proposal. First is
the reduction of the required lot width along US Highway 19 from 200 feet to 100 feet. A
reduction of the side (south) setback from 10 feet to zero feet is requested for the reconfigured
driveway at the drop-off canopy adjacent to US Highway 19 and in the southwest corner where
the parking lots between this lot and the lot to the south join. A reduction of the rear (west)
setback is requested from 20 feet to 6.3 feet to the existing pavement. A deviation is requested
from the criteria for overnight accommodation uses, which prohibits direct access to a major
arterial street.
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The proposed lot width reduction can be handled as a Flexible Standard Development
case, but due to the setback reductions requested, is being included as part of this request.
The proposed lot width of 100 feet provides for required setbacks to the north and south sides
for all circumstances, except to provide for the reconfiguration of the driveway at the drop-off
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canopy on US Highway 19 (see next paragraph). It is not uncommon to have lots of 100 feet
wide along major thoroughfares such as US Highway 19. The reconfigured lot also meets the
density and impervious surface ratio requirements of the Code.
The zero-foot side setback occurs in two locations on this lot. The first is for the
reconfigured driveway at the drop-off canopy adjacent to US Highway 19. The second is in the
southwest corner, where the pavement for the parking lots for this lot and the proposed
overnight accommodation use to the south join. With regard to the reconfigured driveway on
US Highway 19, there are many circumstances where driveways/pavement are close to or at
the side property line. Important in this case is the fact that the building and drop-off canopy
cannot be moved, different than when building new improvements. Proper vehicle turning radii
need to be met, necessitating the reduction requested. A Florida Department of Transportation
access connection permit must be submitted to the City prior to the issuance of any permits for
this property for this reconfigured driveway.
The desire for cross access between properties, which is to be encouraged for
properties along major thoroughfares, is the reason for the zero setback proposed in the
southwest corner of the property. Providing for such cross access promotes off-street traffic
between businesses, reducing the vehicular trips on the major thoroughfare, preserving or
increasing the level of service for the abutting roadway and reducing the number of driveways
on the roadway. Cross access also provides safer traffic movement between properties. An
ingress/egress easement with the adjoining parcel to the south must be recorded prior to the
issuance of any permits for the hotel at 20780 U.S. Highway 19 under FLD2003-02009 and prior
to the issuance of any permits for proposed improvements on this parcel (should this request be
approved).
The lot split changed how setbacks are applied to the subject lot. Previously, as part of
a larger parcel, the larger parcel had front setbacks applied to the frontages along US Highway
19 and Gulf to Bay Boulevard and side setbacks applied to all other property lines. With the lot
split, the subject lot now has only a front setback applied to the frontage along US Highway 19,
side setbacks along the north and south property lines and (now) a rear setback applied to the
west property line. The applicant is requesting to reduce the (new) rear setback from 20 feet to
6.3 feet to the existing pavement. This proposed reduction is a function of how setbacks are
applied to the site after the lot split. The pavement exists and reducing the pavement width
would create parking stall depths and/or a drive aisle width not in compliance with Code
requirements.
The requested deviation regarding direct access to a major arterial street is basically a
request to retain the existing access to US Highway 19. The site has no other access to any
other road.
Because the deviations sought require this request to be a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project use, the performance-based criteria must be met. In this case, the
parking lot will be re-striped to provide handicap parking and regular parking to meet Code
requirements. A trash enclosure is proposed for the trash containers that are presently located
in the parking lot unscreened from view. No building improvements are proposed except to
remove the covered walkway at the office area and the reconfiguration of the associated
driveway. The proposed landscaping does not meet the minimum requirements of Code, which
requires perimeter hedging and trees, interior landscape islands with shade trees and
foundation landscaping. There are many areas on the site that could be enhanced with
additional landscaping. Under the Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project use,
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landscaping should exceed minimum Code requirements as a means of meeting the criteria.
The landscaping of this lot with the existing overnight accommodation use is the key issue for
staff with this request.
The parking requirement for the overnight accommodation use is based on one space
per hotel room. In this case, 86 hotel rooms require 86 parking spaces. The site plan contains
only 85 spaces. One additional space must be provided.
The applicant is not proposing any specific signage for this site at this time. The criteria
for overnight accommodation uses within the Commercial District restricts freestanding signage
to monuments signs no greater than six feet in height. This site is adjacent to the overpass of
US Highway 19 over Gulf to Bay Boulevard, qualifying the site for a freestanding sign 14 feet
above the highest crown of the elevated roadway adjacent to this site. Due to the use restriction
on signage, any freestanding signage other than a monument sign, should this request be
approved, will need to be processed under the Comprehensive Sign Program. This should be
reviewed by the Community Development Board.
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The application and supporting materials were reviewed by the Development Review
Committee on March 13, 2003. The Planning Department recommends denial of the Flexible
Development approval for an existing overnight accommodation use with a reduction of the
required lot width along U.S. Highway 19 from 200 feet to 100 feet, reductions of the side
(south) setback from 10 feet to zero feet (to existing and proposed pavement), a reduction of the
rear (west) setback from 20 feet to 6.3 feet (to existing pavement) and to allow direct access
(existing) to a major arterial street, as part of a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project,
under the provisions of Section 2-704.K, for the site at 20788 U.S. Highway 19, with the
following bases:
Bases for Denial:
1. The proposal does not comply with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive
Infill Redevelopment Project per Section 2-1004.B;
2. The proposal is not in compliance with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913;
3. The landscaping as proposed does not meet minimum standards within the Code including
perimeter hedging and trees, interior landscape islands with shade trees and foundation
landscaping; and
4. The development will not upgrade the site nor enhance the surrounding area, discouraging
improvement efforts of surrounding properties.
4.
AND
Case: FLD2003-02009 - 20780 U.S. Highway 19 North Level 2 Application
OwnerlApplicant: Menna - Pinellas, LLC.
Representative: Housh Ghovaee, Northside Engineering Services, Inc. (work: 727-443-
2869/ fax: 727446-8036/ email: NesAdmin@mindsprinq,com)
Location: 1.97-acres located at the northwest corner of US Highway 19 and Gulf to Bay
Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 290B.
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Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Request: Flexible Development for an overnight accommodation establishment with a
reduction of the front (east) setback from 25 feet to 12 feet (to pavement), a reduction of
the front (south) setback from 25 feet to 15 feet (to pavement), a reduction of the side
(west) setback from 10 feet to five feet (to pavement), and a reduction of the side (north)
setback from 10 feet to zero feet (to pavement), an increase in building height from 25
feet to 59 feet and to allow direct access to a major arterial street, as a Comprehensive
Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-704.C.
Proposed Use: The demolition of an existing restaurant and the construction of a 78-
room hotel.
Neighborhood Association(s): None.
Presenter: Wayne M. Wells, Senior Planner.
NOTE: The decision with this case is inter-dependent with the decision on Case No. FLD2003-
02008 for the property at 20788 US Hiahway 19. which includes as part of that proposal a
reduction of the reauired lot width from 200 feet to 100 feet and a minor lot adiustment to the
common lot line with this parcel. The chanaes proposed under FLD2003-02008 affect site
desian and density of this reauest.
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This site is located at the intersection of US Highway 19 and Gulf to Bay Boulevard and
was originally part of a larger parcel that contained both the Sunshine Inn overnight
accommodations (20788 US Highway 19) and a restaurant (20780 US Highway 19). The
applicant bought the overall parcel and split it into two parcels in April 2002 through the County.
Planning Department personnel advised representatives of the applicant that the proposed lot
split would not meet Code provisions prior to the recording of the deed. The lot for the Sunshine
Inn does not meet Code requirements for lot width and configuration. The applicant is seeking
to remedy this through the Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project application for 20788
US Highway 19 (FLD2003-02008). The subject parcel presently contains a closed restaurant
and a pool (formerly for the Sunshine Inn). A number of large oak trees on this parcel are
worthy of preservation. The surrounding area is zoned and developed with commercial uses.
Numerous overnight accommodation uses exist to the north of this site.
The proposal includes, through the FLD2003-02008 request for 20788 US Highway 19,
a modification of the common lot line between the two parcels. The Sunshine Inn parcel, should
the reduction in lot width be approved, will be provided with a lot meeting Code provisions. The
net result of the modification is that this parcel will increase in size from 1.89 acres (82,405
square feet) to 1.97 acres (85,765 square feet). The applicant is requesting certain deviations
from the Code setback provisions to permit existing pavement to remain in two locations, while
other setback reductions are to proposed pavement adjacent to US Highway 19, Gulf to Bay
Boulevard and along the north property line adjacent to the Sunshine Inn. Deviations requested
also include an increase in height for the building parapet and to allow direct access to a major
arterial street. The request is being processed and reviewed as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project due to the setbacks requested and the limitation on access.
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The proposal includes reducing the front (east and south) setbacks along US Highway
19 and Gulf to Bay Boulevard from the required 25 feet to a minimum of 12 feet along US
Highway 19 and from 25 feet to 15 feet along Gulf to Bay Boulevard to proposed pavement.
The setback reduction to 15 feet along Gulf to Bay Boulevard is in keeping with setbacks to
pavement for other properties within the vicinity. The proposed reduced setback along US
Highway 19 occurs at three points (12 feet at the southeast corner, 18 feet to the drive aisle just
north of the southeast corner and 22 feet in the northeast corner). These proposed front
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setbacks are consistent with surrounding properties. Additionally, the applicant is requesting to
reduce the side setbacks to pavement along the west adjacent to Driven Image from 10 feet to
five feet, along the north adjacent to Sunshine Inn from 10 feet to five feet and along the
northwest adjacent to Sunshine Inn from 10 feet to zero feet. The side setback reduction
adjacent to Driven Image relates to the location and width of an existing driveway and
pavement, and the desire to preserve a 90-inch oak tree. The proposed reduction along the
northwest will continue to provide cross access between the two parcels, thereby allowing
Sunshine Inn patrons to access their site to and from Gulf to Bay Boulevard, in addition to US
Highway 19. Cross accesses between businesses along major arterials reduces the number of
driveways, reduces trips being generated on the major arterials and produces safer roadways.
A Flexible Development criterion prohibits direct access to a major arterial street for
overnight accommodation uses. This site only has access on major arterial streets, US
Highway 19 and Gulf to Bay Boulevard. No other access is possible. The site is well suited for
the development of the site for an overnight accommodation use and a deviation from this
criterion is justified.
The applicant has requested a deviation in building height to allow an increase from 25
feet to 59 feet. The Flexible Development standards provide a maximum height for an overnight
accommodation of 50 feet, which the applicant is meeting to the roof deck. Code provisions
allow parapet walls to extend a maximum of 30-inches above the roof deck (52.5 feet total).
The applicant is requesting to increase the parapet an additional 6.5 feet for a total of nine feet
above the roof deck. An overnight accommodation use of 52.5 feet in height will be visible to
the travelling public along both US Highway 19 and Gulf to Bay Boulevard. The fayade on the
east and south elevations where the parapet walls extend to the 59-foot height are out of scale
o the building architecturally and disproportionate to the character of the building. The applicant
has not provided sufficient justification for the added height. The requested deviation may allow
an unnecessary increase in attached signage area. Should this case be continued attached
signage should also be shown on the revised building elevations in order to review signage and
building proportions.
The applicant is not proposing anyon-site signage (freestanding or attached) at this
time. The Flexible Development criterion for overnight accommodation uses limits freestanding
signage to monument type signage of no greater than six feet in height. The site is located
adjacent to an elevated portion of US Highway 19, qualifying freestanding signage located on
and oriented toward US Highway 19 to be a maximum of 14 feet above the highest crown of the
roadway adjacent to the property. In order to resolve the conflict between these provisions, any
approval of this request should be conditioned to allow a freestanding sign located on and
oriented toward US Highway 19 to extend to the a maximum of 14 feet above the highest crown
of the roadway adjacent to the property, but only through a Comprehensive Sign Program as
reviewed by the Community Development Board. Attached signage must be architecturally
integrated into the design of the building.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the application and supporting materials
on March 13, 2003. The decision on this request is dependent upon the decision of FLD2003-
02008 for the Sunshine Inn property to the north and affects the lot size and density of this
project._ The Planning Department, therefore, recommends denial of the Flexible Development
for an overnight accommodation establishment with a reduction of the front (east) setback from
25 feet to 12 feet (to pavement), a reduction of the front (south) setback from 25 feet to 15 feet
(to pavement), a reduction of the side (west) setback from 10 feet to five feet (to pavement), and
a reduction of the side (north) setback from 10 feet to zero feet (to pavement), an increase in
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building height from 25 feet to 59 feet and to allow direct access to a major arterial street, as a
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Section 2-704.C, for the
site at 20780 U.S. Highway 19, with the following bases:
Bases for Denial:
1. The proposal does not comply with the Flexible Development criteria as a Comprehensive
Infill Redevelopment Project per Section 2-704.B.
2. The proposal does not comply with other standards in the Code including the General
Applicability Criteria per Section 3-913.
3. The design of the parapet walls on the east and south elevations is disproportionate to the
overall architecture of the building.
4. The proposed development is dependent on Case No. FLD2003-02008.
Senior Planner Wayne Wells said the basic issue with Case FLD2003-02008, is the lack
of landscaping. In response to a question, he said Case FLD2003-02008 and Case FLD2003-
02009 involve two separate property owners. As indicated above, the property was divided into
two parcels, which no longer meet Code requirements. Mr. Wells said if the owner of the
property at 20780 US Highway 19 North would comply with the required landscaping
requirements, staff would not have recommended denial of that application. The requirements
were discussed with the applicant who refuses to comply with those requirements.
Todd Pressman, representative, said his client feels as the landscaping on the adjacent
property, at 20788 US Highway 19 North, would be enhanced above Code requirements and
where it would be seen by the public, it makes no sense to expend funds for landscaping in the
rear of the property where it would not be seen next to a wall and a fence. He said the applicant
has proposed xeriscaping in center areas on the property at 20780 US Highway 19 N. He said
the applicants have contacted the FDOT to install a "Welcome to Clearwater" sign fronting on
US Highway 19 North. He said although these are two separate properties with two separate
deeds, there is a relationship between them. He said the applicants feel they are providing a
reasonable level of landscaping on both sites. He said the sites have been in a distressed state
for approximately 15 years and the proposed improvements would greatly enhance the area.
He said Mr. Menna, the applicant at 20780 US Highway 19 North, is not ignoring Code
requirements, but feels the landscaping requirements are subjective. In response to a question,
Mr. Pressman said Mr. Menna is willing to pay for the welcome sign and the related landscaping
proposed on FDOT property.
Peter Hasseloff, architect, said the proposed parapet is rather small compared to the
overall size of the proposed building. The applicant wishes to make the corner property a focal
point on US Highway 19 North. He said if the parapet were lowered, there would be a 19-foot
height difference. Mr. Pressman said Mr. Menna has indicated that although he would like the
height of the parapet to remain as proposed, it was not an issue if the CDB has a problem with
it. Mr. Pressman said Mr. Menna also indicated that he would not require additional wall
signage, as he does not wish the CDB to assume he wanted the parapet as an excuse to
request the additional signage permitted. In response to a question, Ms. Fierce said depending
upon where the parapet is located, it must be architecturally integrated into the design. Ms.
Fierce said staff feels the parapet wall is out of scale to the rest of the building and signage
remains an issue.
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Housh Ghovaee, applicant's engineering representative, felt that landscaping the rear of
the property would be costly and unnecessary, but was open to working with staff regarding the
required landscaping. He felt it necessary for the CDS to review the project since no agreement
could be reached with staff regarding the landscaping.
It was remarked that regardless of enhanced landscaping on the adjacent property, etc.,
the Code requires specific landscaping and other regulations to be followed. Concern was
expressed that the applicant originally was not willing to work with staff regarding the
landscaping requirements in the Code, but now that the CDS agrees with staff's
recommendations, the applicant wishes to do so. Mr. Parry said prior to the division of these
two properties, the original parcel met Code requirements. Against the advice of staff, the
parcel was divided anyway.
In response to a question, Mr. Ghovaee said Mr. Menna holds the mortgage on one
property, but does not own it. Mr. Ghovaee said he was the legal representative for both
applicants.
It was suggested that as the applicant is now willing to work with staff regarding the
landscaping, that staff and the applicant meet outside this meeting in an effort to come to an
agreement regarding the landscaping requirements. Ms. Fierce advised the CDS that staff was
not prepared to suggest any conditional approvals at this time as there may be other issues that
need to be addressed first.
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Member Gildersleeve moved to recommend that the applicant and staff meet in the
hallway during a break to work on landscaping conditions. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
The meeting recessed from 5:19 to 5:31 p.m.
After meeting with the applicant, staff submitted and reviewed the new conditions for
each parcel:
For property at 20788 US Hiohwav 19 North. Case #FLD2003-02008:
Conditions of Approval:
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6.
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1. That a minor lot adjustment be approved by the Planning staff and be recorded with new
surveys for each lot, including the recording of a corrective deed, prior to the issuance of
any permits for the hotel at 20780 U.S. Highway 19 and prior to the issuance of any
permits for proposed improvements on this parcel;
All signage meet Code and be architecturally integrated into the design of the site and
building;
An ingress/egress easement be recorded between this property and the one to the
south at 20780 U.S. Highway 19, prior to the issuance of any permits for either site;
The wood fence along the north property lines be repaired or replaced;
A landscape plan that exceeds Code be submitted to, and approved Staff, prior to the
issuance of any permits;
The existing chain link fence on the west property line be screened by landscaping;
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7. All required parking spaces be provided on-site (86 spaces for 86 rooms) or through a
recorded shared parking agreement with the property to the south (to be filed with the
Planning Department) prior to the issuance of any permits; and
8. A copy of an approved FOOT access connection permit be submitted to the City prior to
the issuance of any permits (for the driveway modification on US 19).
For property at 20780 US Hiahwav 19. Case #FLD2003-02009:
Conditions of Approval:
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1. A maximum of 78 overnight accommodation rooms, including any manager's dwelling,
be provided in this hotel;
2. A minor lot adjustment be approved by the Planning staff and be recorded with new
surveys for each lot, including the recording of a corrective deed, prior to the issuance of
any permits for this hotel development or the existing hotel at 20788 US 19;
3. An ingress/egress easement with the adjoining parcel to the north be recorded prior to
the issuance of any permits;
4. Any future freestanding signage be designed as a monument sign not greater than six
feet in height and consistent with the color and materials of the hotel building.
Freestanding signage proposed on US Highway 19 may be greater in height due to the
overpass and shall be processed as a Comprehensive Sign Program. Attached signage
shall meet Code requirements and be architecturally integrated into the design of the
building;
5. The building height be reduced to meet Code maximum for parapet height, acceptable to
the Planning Staff, prior to the issuance of building permits;
6. A Fire Department connection be provided within 40 feet of a fire hydrant and at least 15
feet from the building;
7. A landscape plan which exceeds Code be approved by Planning Staff prior to the
issuance of any permits;
8. All requirements of Stormwater Engineering be met prior to issuance of any permits;
9. A Code compliant trash enclosure with proper servicing angles (and designed to match
the building) be provided to the satisfaction of the Solid Waste Department, prior to the
issuance of any permits; and
10. All existing signage be removed, prior to Certificate of Occupancy permit issuance.
During discussion of the above conditions, it was remarked that the COB should not be
negotiating with applicants at meetings. Another comment was made that it had been done
before with staff meeting to negotiate with other applicants while the COB continued its
business. Another remark was made that only changes to the conditions had been made at
previous meetings.
Member Gildersleeve said he had made the motion for staff to negotiate with the
applicant in the hallway while the COB meeting continued, but would not recommend doing so
again. It was suggested that staff provide information regarding suggested conditions should
the COB disagree with staff's recommendations regarding future cases.
In response to a question, Mr. Ghovaee said he reviewed and agreed to accept all the
conditions as reviewed by staff (listed above) for both cases. He stated he is the legal
representative for both property owners.
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Member Doran moved, based on the staff presentation and the evidence and testimony
presented today, to approve of Case FLD2003-02008 for property at 20788 US Highway 19
North, subject to the conditions that were negotiated and agreed upon today by the applicant.
The motion was duly seconded and upon the vote being taken, Members Mazur, Gildersleeve,
Hooper, Moran, Doran, and Chair Petersen voted "aye"; Member Plisko voted "nay". Motion
carried.
Member Hooper moved, based on the staff presentation and the evidence and testimony
presented today, to approve Case FLD2003-02009 for property at 20780 US Highway 19 North,
subject the conditions that were negotiated and agreed upon today by the applicant. The
motion was duly seconded, and upon the vote being taken, Members Mazur, Gildersleeve,
Hooper, Moran, Doran, and Chair Petersen voted "aye"; Member Plisko voted "nay". Motion
carried.
D. CONSIDERATION OF LEVEL 1 APPEALS (Item 1):
1.
Case: APP2003-00001 - 1445 South Missouri Avenue
Owner: Michael Hughey, President, Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
Applicant/Appellant: Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
Agent: Mark Bentley, Esquire.
Location: 0.335 acres located at the northeast corner of South Missouri Avenue and
Bellevue Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 314B.
Zoning: C, Commercial District.
Proposed Use: An automobile service station.
Request: Appeal of an administrative interpretation of the Community Development Code
and decision by an administrative official (Community Development Coordinator) that: the
use of the site as an automobile service station, has been out of business for more than
six months, requiring approval through the Flexible Standard Development Process, under
the appeal provisions of Section 4-501 of the Community Development Code.
Neighborhood Association(s}: N.A.
Presenter: Frank G. Gerlock, Development Review Manager.
This 0.335-acre site on the east side of South Missouri Avenue and on the north side of
Bellevue Boulevard contains a 508 square foot building, originally constructed in 1954. There
was an addition to the building in 1983.
This case is an appeal of orders, requirements, decisions or determinations made by an
administrative official in the administration of the development code and administrative
interpretations of the development code. The site is zoned Commercial District with an
underlying land use designation of CG, Commercial General Classification. The Commercial
District permits the following minimum standard uses: governmental uses, indoor
recreation/entertainment, marinas, offices, overnight accommodations, parks and recreation
facilities, places of worship, restaurants, retail sales/services, and vehicle sales/display. The
Commercial District permits automobile service stations as a Flexible Standard Development.
The Planning Director determined the previous land use on this site occupied by "Joy
Food Store" is an "automobile service station", as gasoline sales are part of the operation. A
review of the occupational license history indicates that "Joy Food Store" was closed on
February 27,2002. In an E-mail from City of Clearwater Planning Manager Frank Gerlock to
Mark Bentley, Frank Gerlock wrote, "...As the property has been closed for approximately one
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year, it is necessary to re-apply for approval through the City of Clearwater's Flexible Standard
Development process." The proposed use will require a Flexible Development Application for
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project Use, due to the site not meeting certain criteria.
On January 31,2003, Mark Bentley, Esquire, AICP, of Gray Harris & Robinson, P.A.
submitted information to the Planning Department (liability insurance statements, electric
account information, telephone account information and security account information) in an
effort to provide proof that the "Joy Food Store" did not have the intent to cease its operations.
After reviewing the submitted information, The Planning Director determined on February 10,
2003 that the "Joy Food Store's" occupational license had been inactive for a period of more
than six months (approximately one-year) and in order for the business to re-open, it will be
necessary to apply for all required and necessary permits.
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE HISTORY:
The City of Clearwater's Occupational License database shows an occupational license
history dating back to October 2, 1997, when a license was issued for this property. The
computer database states that a "hold" was placed on December 11, 2002. The computerized
file states that the use requires a Flexible Development Application for Comprehensive Infill-
adjacent to residential property. It states that the use is not grandfathered past six months in
August 2002. The database reads, "DO NOT ISSUE A LICENSE WITHOUT A
DEVELOPMENT ORDER."
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On December 12, 2002, a data entry reads, "DO NOT REACTIVATE THIS OCL #, THIS
BUSINESS CLOSED 2/2002 AND THE NEW OPERATOR MUST MAKE A NEW
APPLICATION AND BE ASSIGNED A NEW OCL #." Records indicate that the business was
determined to be closed on February 27,2002, per a site inspection on that date.
Information from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, shows that the
status of four unleaded gas tanks are "Out of Service".
APPEAL PROCESS:
The appellant's agent, Mark Bentley, filed this appeal on February 24, 2003 (Refer to the
Appeal Application with 74-page attachment). Section 4-501 A.1. of the Community
Development Code states that the Community Development Board has the authority to hear
appeals from Administrative interpretations of the development code. Section 4-502.B. provides
that an application/notice of appeal of any decision of the City, as provided in Section 4-501,
may be initiated by the applicant or any person granted party status within 14 days of the
decision. Section 4-504 states that upon receipt of the recommendation of the Community
Development Coordinator (regarding appeals from decisions set out in Section 4-501.A.), the
Community Development Board shall review the application, the recommendation of the
Community Development Coordinator, conduct a quasi-judicial public hearing on the application
in accord with Section 4-206 (notice and public hearings) and render a decision.
Pursuant to Section 4-504.C. of the Community Development Code, in order to grant an
appeal, overturning or modifying the decision appealed from, the Community Development
Board shall find that based on substantial competent evidence presented by the applicant or
other party:
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1)
2)
3)
The decision appealed from misconstrued or incorrectly interpreted the
provisions of the Community Development Code;
That the decision will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the
Community Development Code; and
Will not be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare.
Mark Bentley, representative, alleged that staff misinterpreted the Code. He referred to
applicable sections of the Code, including Section 6-102, and felt that an automobile service use
is a permitted use, not a special or conditional use, under the Code. He said the property is
secured and has been properly maintained. He said the definition of abandonment does not
apply to this situation, as the property was never abandoned or deserted, but rather remained
dormant as a result of denial of the original request in December 2002, which involved the
inability of the owner to obtain an occupational license. He said the gasoline tanks are still
registered by the State. Insurance on the gas tanks, liability insurance on the property,
telephone and electric service all have been kept up to date, and there is no debris or trash
problem on the property. He said the property is not detrimental to the public health, safety, and
welfare. Mr. Bentley said the Code has permitted automobile service stations at this location
since 1954. That use is in harmony and is compatible with uses in the area. He said his client
made a diligent effort to use the property as it was intended. His client has a tenant waiting to
use the property as soon as possible. In response to a question, Mr. Bentley said his client has
complied with four of the five elements in the abandonment section of the Code.
.
In response to a question, Ms. Dougall-Sides said there is no formula for weighing
evidence. She said staff generally weighs all applicable factors and makes a determination of
the Code. She said although the property was not intentionally dormant or voluntarily closed, it
was not operational for a period of time. Ms. Dougall-Sides said that it is customary for an
attorney to request a waiver whenever they do business with the City as well as represent a
client who has business with the City, and Mr. Bentley did not do so. She also suggested that
there were some issues regarding contamination levels due to the gasoline tanks on the
property.
Mr. Gerlock referred to Section 6-103(d) regarding discontinued or abandoned
properties and Section 6-1 03( e), which refers to nonconforming structures. He said use of the
property was discontinued. He said as this property is adjacent to residential-family zoning, it
must be reviewed under the Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project use standards.
Mr. Bentley said his client is only the landlord and has leased the property out; therefore,
he is ineligible under the Code to obtain an occupational license. Ms. Dougall-Sides said
normally, the business owner must apply for an occupational license.
In response to a question, Mr. Gerlock said it is the City's position that this property is
nonconforming under the new Code and since it has been discontinued for a period of more
than six months, it will be necessary for the owner to re-apply and follow the current Code
regulations.
.
Mr. Bentley said this applicant's difficulties were solely due to the loss of the tenant and
the inability of the owner to obtain an occupational license. He said it had nothing to do with the
environmental status of the property. He said the gasoline tanks are viable for approximately
six more years. Ms. Dougall-Sides said the appellant must meet the standards of the Code and
adhere to the specific criteria therein, including the issue of its adjacency to a residential
neighborhood.
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Member Plisko moved to grant the request for an appeal of an administrative
interpretation of the Community Development Code, and decision by an administrative official
(Community Development Coordinator) that: the use of the site as an automobile service
station has been out of business for more than six months, requiring approval through the
Flexible Standard Development Process, under the appeal provisions of Section 4-501 of the
Community Development Code. The motion was duly seconded.
In response to a question, Ms. Dougall-Sides said it is the CDB's responsibility to
determine if the structure is a nonconforming use and complies with Code. Mr. Gerlock
reiterated staff's determination that staff feels the use is nonconforming as it is adjacent to a
residentially zoned property and that the applicant must follow the Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project process. In response to a question, Ms. Dougall-Sides read the
definition of a nonconforming use in the Code. She said it appears that the property did not
comply with Code due to criteria standards. Ms. Dougall-Sides said in 1999, the Code updated
landscaping regulations. It was remarked that many properties became nonconforming when
the new Code was adopted in 1999. It was remarked that the applicant clearly did not abandon
the property, but did abandon the use and did not obtain an occupational license.
Upon the vote being taken, Members Hooper, Plisko, Moran, and Doran voted "aye";
Members Mazur, Gildersleeve, and Chair Petersen voted "nay". Motion carried.
E. DIRECTOR'S ITEMS:
s Election of Officers - Chairperson and Vice-chairperson
Member Hooper moved to nominate current Chair Petersen as Chair. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Member Gildersleeve moved to nominate current Vice-Chair Hooper as Vice-Chair. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
S Expert Witness List Additions
Ms. Fierce introduced two new staff members in the Development Review Division. She
reviewed Michael Reynolds' (Senior Planner) and Bryan Berry's (Planner) credentials and
requested that they be approved as experts in their fields.
Member Gildersleeve moved to accept Michael Reynolds and Bryan Berry as experts in
the field of general planning. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
The Chair was congratulated for winning the title of Miss Countryside.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
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FORM 8B MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR
COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER lOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS
LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME ""'""'
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WHO MUST FILE FORM 88
This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council,
commission, authority, or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting
conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes.
Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending
on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instructions on this form before
completing the reverse side and filing the form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES
A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which
inures to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local officer also is prohibited from knowingly voting on a mea-
Are which inures to the special gain or loss of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he or she is retained (including the
parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a relative; or
to the special private gain or loss of a business associate. Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies under Sec. 163.356 or
163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one-acre, one-vote basis are not prohibited from voting in that
capacity.
For purposes of this law, a "relative" inc,ludes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. A "business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business
enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation
are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange).
ELECTED OFFICERS:
In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the conflict:
PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you
are abstaining from voting; and
WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recording the min-
utes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes.
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APPOINTED OFFICERS:
Although you must abstain from voting in the situations described above, you otherwise may participate in these matters. However, you
must disclose the nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision, whether orally or in writing and whether made
~ you or at your direction.
.YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN:
· You must complete and file this form (before making any attempt to influence the decision) with the person responsible for recording the
minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. (Continued on other side)
CE FORM 88 - EFF. 1/2000
PAGE 1
APPOINTED OFFICERS (continued)
· A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency.
· The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING:
.
· You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating.
· You must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the
meeting, who must incorporate the form in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the
agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
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whom I am retained; or
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REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, Of.
CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.
CE FORM 88 - EFF. 1/2000
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FORM 8B MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR
COUNT~ MUNICIPAL AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS
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NAME OF BOARD~U~CIL, OM ISSION, AUTHORITY, OR COMMITTEE
THE BOARD, COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OR COMMITTEE ON e-
WHICH I SERVE IS A UNIT OF:
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WHO MUST FILE FORM 88
This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council,
commission, authority, or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting
conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes.
Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending
on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instruCtions on this form before
completing the reverse side and filing the form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES
A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which
'tres to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local o.fficer also is prohibited from knowingly voting on a na
.a l which inures to the special gain or loss of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he or she is retained (including_
- . ,It organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a relative; or
.0 the special private gain or loss of a business associate, Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies under Sec. 163.356 or
163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one-acre, one-vote basis are not prohibited from voting in that
capacity.
For purposes of this law, a "relative" includes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. A "business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business
enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation
are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange).
ELECTED OFFICERS:
In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the contlict:
PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you
are abstaining from voting; and
WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recording the
utes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes.
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RM 88 - EFF. 1/2000
PAGE 1
APPOINTED OFFICERS (continued)
· A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency.
· The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING:
· You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating.
· You must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the
meeting, who must incorporate the form in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the
agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER'S INTEREST
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~EMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, tit
CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Meeting Date: April15~ 2003
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the
following properties.
20788 u.s. Highway 19 N FLD2003-02008
~es
1353-1357 Park Street
~~es
1459 Court stree/
yes
20780 U.S. Highway 19 N
/yes
130 Brightwater;/ &
yes
FLD2003-0201O
Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, Inc.
no
FLD2003-0 1 002
McDowell Holding, Inc.
no
Happy-Go- Lucky, Inc.
no
FLD2003-02009
Menna - Pinellas, LLC
no
FLD2003-02007
PLT2003-00001
Brightwater Cove Townhomes, LLC
no
FLD 02-02-06A
810 South Missouri ~ & SGN2003-02009
vi yes no
405 North Myrtle Av /
( yes
FLD2003-02011
no
FLD2002-07021 A
6010ldcoaChm1oa: & SGN2002-01002
es no
1445 South Missouri A nue APP2003-00001
no
yes
Signature:
S:\Planning Department"
Clearwater Retail Group, Ltd.
Religious Community Services
City of Clw & Florida Power Corp.
Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
Date: yffb
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Meeting Date: Aoril15'1 2003
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the
following properties.
1353-1357 Park Street
~ yes
FLD2003-020 1 0
Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, Inc.
no
1459 Court Street
FLD2003-0 1 002
McDowell Holding, Inc.
~..yes
no
20788 U.S. Highway 19 N FLD2003-02008
~yes no
Happy-Go-Lucky, Inc.
20780 U.S. Highway 19 N
~..yes
FLD2003-02009
Menna - Pinellas, LLC
no
FLD2003-02007
130 Brightwater Drive & PLT2003-00001
Brightwater Cove Townhomes, LLC
~yes
no
FLD 02-02-06A
810 South Missouri Av & SGN2003-02009
~yes
no
405 North Myrtle Av
V-- yes
FLD2003-02011
no
FLD2002-07021 A
601 OldCoachman Road & SGN2002-01002
~ yes no
1445 South Missouri Avenue APP2003-00001
~yes
no
Signature: ~~
S:\Planning Department\C D B\CDB, property investigation check list.doc
Clearwater Retail Group, Ltd.
Religious Community Services
City of Clw & Florida Power Corp.
Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
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Date:
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Meeting Date: April 15'1 2003
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the
following properties.
1353-1357 Park St7eet
yes
FLD2003-02010
Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, Inc.
no
1459 Court Street
FLD271 002
yes no
McDowell Holding, Inc.
20788 U.S. Highway /9 N FW78
~ yes no
Happy-Go-Lucky, Inc.
20780 U.S. Highway 19 N
~yes
FLD2003-02009
Menna - Pinellas, LLC
no
130 Brightwater /Ye~
FLD2003-02007
PLT2003-00001
Brightwater Cove Townhomes, LLC
no
1
810 South Missouri A v
FLD 02-02-06A
& SGN2~009
yes no
405 North Myrtle Av
FLD2003;9011
~ no
yes
FLD2002-07021A
601 OldCoachman Road & SGN2702
yes no
1445 South Missouri Avenue APP2003-00001
/
yes no
Clearwater Retail Group, Ltd.
Religious Community Services
City of Clw & Florida Power Corp.
Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
Dale: if J:;- D3
Signature:
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Meeting Date: Aoril15'1 2003
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the
following properties.
1353-1357 Park Street
FLD2003-020 10
Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, Inc.
~yes
no
1459 Court Street
FLD2003-0 1 002
McDowell Holding, Inc.
;< yes
no
20788 U.S. Highway 19 N FLD2003-02008
Happy-Go-Lucky, Inc.
X. yes
no
20780 U.S. Highway 19 N FLD2003-02009
X yes
Menna - Pinellas, LLC
no
FLD2003-02007
130 Brightwater Drive & PLT2003-00001
Brightwater Cove Townhomes, LLC
yes X no
FLD 02-02-06A
810 South Missouri A v & SGN2003-02009
~ yes
no
405 North Myrtle Av
FLD2003-020ll
^ yes
no
FLD2002-07021 A
601 OldCoachman Road & SGN2002-01002
yes
x
no
1445 South Missouri Avenue APP2003-0000l
y
no
yes
a::2~1
S:\Planning Department\C D B\CDB, property investigation check list.doc
Signature:
Clearwater Retail Group, Ltd.
Religious Community Services
City of Clw & Florida Power Corp.
Florida Middle Properties, Inc.
Date: 1/lt/03
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