8540-14ORDINANCE NO. 8540-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, CHART 2 -100,
PERMITTED USES, TO ADD OUTDOOR STORAGE AS A PERMITTED
USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (IRT)
DISTRICT, ADD PLANNED MEDICAL CAMPUS AND PLANNED
MEDICAL CAMPUS PROJECT AS PERMITTED USES IN THE
INSTITUTIONAL (I) DISTRICT, AND DELETE OUTDOOR RETAIL
SALES, DISPLAY AND /OR STORAGE AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE
INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (IRT) DISTRICT;
AMENDING ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 1, LOW
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( "LDR "), SECTION 2 -102, MINIMUM
STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, TO ADD A FOOTNOTE PERTAINING TO
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME SEPARATION; AMENDING
ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 2, LOW MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( "LMDR "), SECTION 2 -202, MINIMUM
STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, TO ADD A FOOTNOTE PERTAINING TO
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME SEPARATION; AMENDING
ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 3, MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( "MDR "), SECTION 2 -302, MINIMUM
STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, TO ADD A FOOTNOTE PERTAINING TO
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME SEPARATION; AMENDING
ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 4, MEDIUM HIGH
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( "MHDR "), SECTION 2-402,
MINIMUM STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, TO ADD A FOOTNOTE
PERTAINING TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME SEPARATION;
AMENDING ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 5, HIGH
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( "HDR "), SECTION 2 -502, MINIMUM
STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, TO ADD A FOOTNOTE PERTAINING TO
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME SEPARATION; AMENDING
ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 12, INSTITUTIONAL
DISTRICT ( "I "), SECTION 2 -1203, FLEXIBLE STANDARD
DEVELOPMENT, TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND
FLEXIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PLANNED MEDICAL CAMPUS
PROJECTS; AMENDING ARTICLE 2, ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION
12, INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT ( "I "), SECTION 2 -1204, FLEXIBLE
DEVELOPMENT, TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND
FLEXIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PLANNED MEDICAL CAMPUS;
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DIVISION 14,
PARKING AND LOADING, SECTION 3 -1402, DESIGN STANDARDS
FOR PARKING LOTS AND PARKING GARAGES, TO ESTABLISH
RULES PERTAINING TO VALET PARKING; AMENDING ARTICLE 8,
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, TO PROVIDE
DEFINITIONS FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE, PLANNED MEDICAL
CAMPUS AND PLANNED MEDICAL CAMPUS PROJECT; CERTIFYING
CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
PROPER ADVERTISEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater desires for the Community Development Code to
function effectively and equitably throughout the City, and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has determined where the Community Development
Code needs clarification and revision, and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater desires to amend the Community Development Code
to enhance its review procedures to accommodate Planned Medical Campus's and the
buildings and structures thereon, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Article 2, Chart 2 -100, Permitted Uses, Community Development
Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Accessory dwellings
Attached dwellings
x
x
x
X
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Community residential homes
Detached dwellings
Mobile homes
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
X
x
x
x
Mobile home parks
x
Residential infill projects
Adult uses
x
x
x
x
x
x
X
x
Airport
x
Alcoholic beverage sales
x
x
x
Animal boarding
x
x
x
Assisted living facilities
x
x
x
x
Automobile service stations
x
x
Bars
x
x
x
Cemeteries
x
Comprehensive infill redevelopment
project (CIRP)
Congregate care
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Convention center
x
Educational facilities
x
x
X
Governmental uses
x
x
x
x
x
x
Halfway houses
Hospitals
x
x
Indoor recreation/entertainment
X
x
x
x
Light assembly
Manufacturing
x
x
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Marinas
X
Marinas and marina facilities
X
X
X
X
Medical clinic
X
X
X
X
Mixed use
X
X
X
X
Nightclubs
X
X
X
X
Non - residential off -street parking
X
X
X
X
Nursing homes
X
X
X
X
Offices
X
X
X
X
X
X
Off -street parking
X
X
Open space
X
Outdoor recreation/entertainment
X
X
X
X
Outdoor retail sales, display and/or
storage
X
X
Outdoor storage
X
Overnight accommodations
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Parking garages and lots
X
X
X
X
X
X
Parks and recreation facilities
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Places of worship
X
X
X
X
Planned medical campus
X
Planned medical campus project
X
Problematic uses
X
Public facility
X
X
Publishing and printing
X
Public transportation facilities
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Research and technology use
X
Residential shelters
X
X
Resort Attached Dwellings
X
Restaurants
X
X
X
X
X
X
Retail plazas
X
X
X
Retail sales and services
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
RV parks
X
Salvage yards
X
Schools
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Self - storage warehouse
X
X
Social and community centers
X
X
X
X
Social /public service agencies
X
X
X
X
Telecommunications towers
X
X
X
X
X
TV /radio studios
X
X
Utility /infrastructure facilities
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vehicle sales /displays
X
X
Vehicle sales /displays, limited
X
X
Vehicle sales /displays, major
X
Vehicle service
X
Vehicle service, limited
X
Vehicle service, major
X
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Veterinary offices
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
X
Side
X
X
10,000
X
25
10
20
30
Wholesale /distribution/warehouse
facility
Detached Dwellings
20,000
100
25
10
20
30
2 /unit
X
Section 2. That Article 2, Division 1, Low Density Residential District ( "LDR "),
Section 2 -102, Minimum Standard Development, Community Development Code, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2 -102. - Minimum standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the LDR District subject to the minimum
standards set out in this Section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2- 102. "LDR" District Minimum Development
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Rear
Community Residential Homes
(6 or fewer residents)W
10,000
100
25
10
20
30
2 /unit
Detached Dwellings
20,000
100
25
10
20
30
2 /unit
(1) Community residential homes shall not be located within 1,000 feet of one another.
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Section 3. That Article 2, Division 2, Low Medium Density Residential District
( "LMDR "), Section 2 -202, Minimum Standard Development, Community Development Code, be,
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2 -202. - Minimum standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the LMDR District subject to the minimum
standards set out in this section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -202. "LMDR' District Minimum Standard Development
Use
Min. Lot
Size
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft.)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Rear''
Community Residential Homes
(up to 6 residents)
5,000
50
25
5
10
30
2 /unit
Detached Dwellings
5,000
50
25
5
10
30
2/unit
(1)
Waterfront detached dwellings in LMDR District should be 25 feet except as provided in
Article 3 Division 8, Section 3 -805 and Division 9, Section 3 -904 and except where
adjacent structures on either side of the parcel proposed for development are setback 20
feet and then the rear setback shall be 20 feet. The Building Code may require the rear
setback to be at least 18 feet from a seawall.
(2) Community residential homes shall not be located within 1,000 feet of one another.
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Section 4. That Article 2, Division 3, Medium Density Residential District ( "MDR "),
Section 2 -302, Minimum Standard Development, Community Development Code, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2 -302. - Minimum standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the MDR District subject to the minimum
standards set out in this Section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -302. MDR" District Minimum Standard Development
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft.)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Real')
Community Residential Homes
(up to 6 residents)
5,000
50
25
5
5
30
2/unit
Detached Dwellings
5,000
50
25
5
5
30
2/unit
(1) The Building Code may require the rear setback on a waterfront lot to be at least 18 feet
from a seawall.
(2) Community residential homes shall not be located within 1,000 feet of one another.
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Section 5. That Article 2, Division 4, Medium High Density Residential District
( "MHDR "), Section 2 -402, Minimum Standard Development, Community Development Code,
be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2-402. - Minimum standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the MHDR District subject to the minimum
standards set out in this Section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -402. "MHDR" Minimum Standard Development
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft.)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Rear(1)
Attached Dwellings
15,000
150
25
10
15
30
2 /unit
Community Residential Homes
(6 or fewer residents)-
5,000
50
25
10
15
30
1.5 /unit
Detached Dwellings
15,000
150
25
10
15
30
1.5 /unit
(1) The Building Code may require the rear setback on a waterfront lot to be at least 18 feet
from any seawall.
(2) Community residential homes shall not be located within 1,000 feet of one another.
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Section 6. That Article 2, Division 5, High Density Residential District ( "HDR "),
Section 2 -502, Minimum Standard Development, Community Development Code, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2 -502. - Minimum standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the HDR District subject to the minimum
standards set out in this Section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -502. "HDR" Minimum Standard Development
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft.)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Rear(1)
Attached Dwellings
15,000
150
25
10
15
30
2 /unit
Community Residential Homes
(6 or fewer units)-
5,000
50
25
10
15
30
1.5 /unit
Detached Dwellings
15,000
150
25
10
15
30
1.5 /unit
(1) The Building Code may require the rear setback on a waterfront lot to be at least 18 from
a seawall.
(2) Community residential homes shall not be located within 1,000 feet of one another.
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Section 7. That Article 2, Division 12, Institutional District ( "I "), Section 2 -1203,
Flexible Standard Development, Community Development Code, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2 -1203. Flexible standard development.
The following uses are Level One permitted uses in the Institutional District subject to the
standards and criteria set out in this section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -1203. "I" District Flexible Standard Development Standards
Use
Min. Lot
Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Width (ft.)
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft.)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Front
Side
Rear
Accessory Dwellings
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1 /unit
Airport
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Educational Facilities
40,000
200
15-25
10
15-20
50
0.5 - 1 per 2
students
Halfway Houses
10,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
30
1 per 2 residents
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Hospitals
1 -5 acres
100 -250
15-25
10 -25
15-25
50
1 -2 /bed
Medical Clinic
20,000
100
15-25
10
20
30
5/1000 SF
Parking Garages and Lots
20,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
50
n/a
Places of Worship
20,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
50
0.5 - 1 per 2 seats
Planned Medical Campus Project
Based upon approved Planned Medical Campus
Public Transportation Facilities
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
10
n/a
Residential Shelters
10,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
30
1 per 2 residents
Retail Sales and Service
10,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
50
5 per 1,000 SF
GFA
Utility /Infrastructure Facilities (1)
n/a
n/a
15-25
10
15-20
n/a
n/a
Assisted Living Facilities
15,000—
20,000
100
25
5
10
50
1 per 2 residents
Nursing Homes
15,000
100 -150
25
5
15
50
1 per 2 residents
Social and Community Center
20,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
30-40
4-5 per 1,000
GFA
Congregate Care
20,000
100
25
5
10
50
1 per 2 residents
(1) Utility /infrastructure uses shall not exceed 3 acres. Any such use, alone or when added to contiguous like uses
which exceed 3 acres shall require a land use plan map amendment to Transportation /Utility which shall include
such uses and all contiguous like uses.
Flexibility criteria:
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G. [Rcscrved.1
1G. Parking garages and lots.
1. The parcel proposed for development is not contiguous to land designated as
residential on the Zoning Atlas;
2. Access to and from the parking garage or lot shall be based on the findings of a
transportation analysis approved by the city;
3. The stacking spaces available for cars waiting to pass through a parking ticket
dispenser or booth to enter the garage or lot shall be based on the design and
size of the garage or lot;
4. Any frontage along a public street is designed and improved to be similar in
character and use to other uses and structures fronting on each street for a
distance of 250 feet in either direction along the street or the nearest
intersections, whichever is less;
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5. Parking structures are designed, constructed and finished so that the structure of
the garage is architecturally compatible with the design and character of adjacent
principal uses.
6. Front setback: The reduction in front setback results in an improved site plan or
improved design and appearance and landscaping in excess of the required
minimum.
7. Rear setback: The reduction in rear setback is necessary to preserve protected
trees and /or results in an improved site plan or more efficient design and
appearance and landscaping in excess of the minimum required.
I H. Places of worship.
1. Off - street parking: The physical characteristics of a proposed building are such
that the likely uses of the property will require fewer parking spaces than
otherwise required or that the use of significant portions of the building will be
used for storage or other non - parking demand - generating purposes.
2. Front setback: The reduction in front setback results in an improved site plan or
improved design and appearance and landscaping is in excess of the minimum
required.
3. Rear setback: The reduction in rear setback is necessary to preserve protected
trees and /or results in an improved site plan or more efficient design and
appearance and landscaping is in excess of the minimum required.
Planned Medical Campus Project.
1. All development activity identified in the applicable approved Planned Medical
Campus shall be processed as a Flexible Standard Development. No
Development Order, building permit or Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued
for any project within a Planned Medical Campus until the Community
Development Coordinator determines that the proposed project is consistent with
the approved Planned Medical Campus. Such a determination may be made if
the proposed project is consistent with a project that was a part of the approved
Planned Medical Campus, or if the project differs from an approved project but
can be found to create a minimal impact according to the following criteria:
a. The project does not result in the need for additional parking beyond that
which is provided for within the Campus; and
b. The project does not result in the establishment of a different use than
what was approved for the specific property area within the Campus: and
c. The project does not result in an increase of more than 5,000 square feet
of floor area from what was approved for the specific property area within
the Campus; and
d. The project does not result in an increase in coverage of more than 5,000
square feet of site area from what was approved for the specific property
area within the Campus.
2. A transportation plan shall be provided which is based upon the results of any
required traffic study and /or parking demand study that identifies any traffic
mitigation measures to be employed as well as internal traffic circulation plans,
including traffic ingress and egress locations.
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Section 8. That Article 2, Division 12, Institutional District ( "I "), Section 2 -1204,
Flexible Development, Community Development Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 2 -1204. Flexible development.
The following are Level Two permitted uses in the Institutional ill District, subject to the
standards and criteria set out in this section and other applicable provisions of Article 3.
Table 2 -1204. "1" District Flexible Development
Use
Min. Lot Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot
Min. Setbacks (ft.)
Max.
Height
(ft)
Min. Off - Street
Parking
Width (ft.)
Front
Side
Rear
Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Determined by the
community
development
clirestef
coordinator based
on the specific
use and /or ITE
Manual standards
Marinas and Marina Facilities
5,000
50
15-25
10—
15
0-20
30
1 per 2 slips
Planned Medical Campus
50 acres
250
25
25
25
60 - 110
Determined by the
community
development
coordinator based
on the specific
use and /or ITE
Manual standards
Social and Community Centers
20,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
50
4-5 per 1000
GFA
Social /Public Service Agencies
10,000—
20,000
100
15-25
10
15-20
50
2 -3 per 1,000
GFA
Telecommunication Towers
10,000
100
25
10
20
Refer to
Section
3 -2001
n/a
Flexibility criteria:
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C. Planned Medical Campus.
1. Floor Area Ratio / Impervious Surface Ratio. This shall be applied to the campus
as a whole and not to individual lots within the campus.
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2. Minimum Lot Area. This shall be applied to the campus as a whole and not to
individual lots within the campus, if any. Individual lots within the campus are
exempt from the minimum lot area requirement.
3. Minimum Lot Width. This shall be applied to the campus as a whole and not to
individual lots within the campus, if any. Individual lots within the campus are
exempt from minimum lot width requirement.
4. Setbacks.
a. Setbacks shall only be administered from the outermost perimeter of the
Planned Medical Campus, irrespective of internal rights -of -way.
b. Setbacks shall be applied to all improvements within the campus (i.e.
buildings and off - street parking).
c. Where adjacent to property designated as residential in the Zoning Atlas,
the minimum setback shall be increased to 50 feet.
5. Maximum Height. Height is limited to 60 feet except for those portions of the
subject building(s) that are used as a hospital where the height may be 110 feet.
6. Minimum Off - Street Parking.
a. A parking demand study shall be provided for all requests for a Planned
Medical Campus. The findings of the study will be used in determining
whether or not the proposed off - street parking is approved.
b. The required off - street parking must be available for each phase at the
time of completion of the phase.
7. A Planned Medical Campus must include a hospital as the primary use.
8. The following accessory uses are permissible as part of an approved Planned
Medical Campus:
a. Offices and clinics providing surgical and medical services to persons
including, but not necessarily limited to, general practice, dentistry,
psychiatry, counseling, radiology, and medical specialties.
b. Hospital - related facilities such as morgues, inpatient and outpatient
surgery centers, inpatient and outpatient therapy /treatment centers, and
inpatient rehabilitation services.
c. Clinical laboratories providing medical testing and research services.
d. Hospital support facilities and staff facilities such as educational and
meeting facilities, administrative facilities and exercise rooms /gyms.
e. Retail sales and services related to a Planned Medical Campus,
including, but not limited to: pharmacies, gift and florist shops, medical
and health care equipments sales and rentals, and food service facilities.
f. Child and adult day care facilities.
q. Parking facilities, lots and garages.
h. Heliport facilities, subject to the following criteria:
1. The helipad shall be limited to emergency medical uses only.
2. The helipad shall be sited so as to maintain a minimum separation
of 150 feet from any external border of the Planned Medical
Campus.
9. In addition to those materials specifically required in the application for
development approval, all applications for a Planned Medical Campus shall
include the following information unless the Community Development
Coordinator determines that such information is not necessary to evaluate the
proposed Planned Medical Campus:
a. A parking management plan regarding: taxi passenger loading and
unloading; accessible paratransit pick -up, drop -off, handicapped access,
and passenger waiting area; loading zones for short-term deliveries; bus
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stops; bicycle parking; and on -and off - street parking for employees and
visitors.
b. A mobility plan that includes pedestrian and bicycle circulation systems to
be provided through the campus and plans for ensuring the accessibility
of pedestrian areas and open spaces. The plan shall also include all
mass transit facilities within and adjacent to the campus.
10. If the Planned Medical Campus is to be developed in phases, then a schedule
shall be submitted as part of the Planned Medical Campus application. The
schedule shall indicate the timing, land use, building height and floor area ratio of
each phase.
11. If the concept of any phase identified within the Planned Medical Campus should
change beyond that which can be accommodated in the Flexibility Criteria for a
Planned Medical Campus Project, then the revised Planned Medical Campus
shall be resubmitted for review and approval by the Community Development
Board.
CD. Social and community centers.
1. The parcel proposed for development does not abut any property designated as
residential in the Zoning Atlas.
2. Front setback: The reduction in front setback results in an improved site plan or
improved design and appearance.
3. Side and rear setback: The reduction in side and /or rear setback is necessary to
preserve protected trees and /or results in an improved site plan or more efficient
design and appearance and results in landscaping in excess of the minimum
required.
SE. Social /public service agencies.
1. The parcel proposed for development does not abut any property designated as
residential in the Zoning Atlas.
2. The social /public agency shall not be located within 1,500 feet of another
social /public service agency.
3. Front setback: The reduction in front setback results in an improved site plan or
improved design and appearance.
4. Side and rear setback: The reduction in side and /or rear setback is necessary to
preserve protected trees and /or results in an improved site plan or more efficient
design and appearance and results in landscaping in excess of the minimum
required.
€F. Telecommunication towers.
1. No telecommunication tower is located on Clearwater Beach.
2. If the telecommunication tower is located within a scenic corridor designated by
the City of Clearwater or a scenic noncommercial corridor designated by the
Pinellas Planning Council, the applicant must demonstrate compliance with the
design criteria in those designations.
3. The design and construction of the telecommunication tower complies with the
standards in Article 3, Division 20.
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Section 9. That Article 3, Division 14, Parking and Loading, Section 3 -1402, Design
Standards For Parking Lots And Parking Garages, Community Development Code, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
* * * * * * * * * *
K. Valet parking design. An overnight accommodations use located in either the Tourist (T)
District, Downtown (D) District, or within a Special Area Plan, may provide all or part of
its required off - street parking as valet parking provided that attendants are available 24-
hours per day to receive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants,
customers and visitors on a permanent basis. The design of this valet parking must
meet all other requirements of this section with the following exceptions:
1. Parking spaces need not be delineated with pavement marking: however stall
and aisle dimensions shall be depicted on the site plan: and
2. Parking stall dimensions shall be a minimum of eight and one -half (8%) feet wide
and sixteen (16) feet deep with a maximum stacking of two (2) vehicles: and
3. Parking spaces may be provided within the drive -aisle of the valet parking area
so long as they are located on only one side of the drive - aisle.
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Section 10. That Article 8, Section 8 -102, Definitions, Community Development Code,
be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 8 -102. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Development Code, the following words and terms have the meanings
specified herein:
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Outdoor storage means the storage, in an outdoor unroofed area, of merchandise offered for
sale as a permitted use or of equipment, machinery and materials used in the ordinary course of
a permitted use. This term expressly does not include debris or salvage yards as defined in this
section.
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Planned medical campus means land that is planned and developed as a whole in a single
development or a programmed series of developments for the purpose of providing medical,
diagnostic, and treatment services including physician, nursing, specialized accommodations,
and other health services. A planned medical campus may include numerous projects to be
constructed over a period of time and will include not only the buildings where various health
services will be provided, but also those streets, off - street parking areas, pedestrian and bicycle
circulation systems, and utilities serving those buildings.
Planned medical campus project means a project that is identified as a part of an approved
planned medical campus. This term expressly does not include stormwater and utility projects
that are not otherwise expressly associated with or required for a primary or accessory use
allowed within the campus.
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Section 11. Amendments to the Community Development Code of the City of
Clearwater (as originally adopted by Ordinance No. 6348 -99 and subsequently amended) are
hereby adopted to read as set forth in this Ordinance.
Section 12. The City of Clearwater does hereby certify that the amendments
contained herein, as well as the provisions of this Ordinance, are consistent with and in
conformance with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Section 13. Should any part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a
whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 14. Notice of the proposed enactment of this Ordinance has been properly
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with applicable law.
Section 15. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
MAR 202014
PASSED ON FIRST READING
AS AMENDED
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form:
Leslie K. Doug.4des
Assistant City A • ney
Ordinance No. 8540 -14
APR 0 3 2014
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Attest:
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
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