05/20/2014 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
May 20, 2014
Present: Chair Frank L. Dame, Vice Chair Norma R. Carlough, Board Member Richard
Adelson, Board Member Brian A. Barker, Board Member Kurt B. Hinrichs, Board
Member Donald van Weezel, Board Member Michael Boutzoukas, Alternate Board
Member John Funk
Also Present: Jay Daigneault - Attorney for the Board, Leslie Dougall-Sides - Assistant
City Attorney, Michael L. Delk - Planning & Development Director, Robert Tefft -
Development Review Manager, Patricia O. Sullivan - Board Reporter
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. at City Hall, followed by the
invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Dame, Vice Chair Carlough, Members Adelson, Barker,
Boutzoukas, Hinrichs, van Weezel, Alternate Member Funk, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: April 15, 2014
Member Carlough moved to approve the minutes of the regular Community
Development Board meeting of April 15, 2014, as recorded and submitted in written
summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate Member
Funk did not vote.
D. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ITEMS NOT HEARD ON AGENDA
Jamie Blackstone submitted photographs of a high and dry facility. She said protecting
the Old Clearwater Bay waterfront was important. She opposed changing neighborhood
zoning and allowing construction of a high and dry at the marina on N. Osceola Avenue.
E. REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO THE MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2014: (Item 1)
1. Case: APP2014-00001 - 1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue
Owner/Applicant: Harbor Oaks Condominium Association
Agent/Representative: Thomas J. Trask, Esq.; Trask, Metz & Daigneault, LLP,
(1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 201, Clearwater, FL 33756; (727)733-
0494; email: ttrask(o-)-tmdlawfirm.com)
Location: 1.27 acres located at the southeast corner of South Ft. Harrison
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Avenue and Magnolia Drive and on the north side of Magnolia Drive
approximately 350 feet east of South Fort Harrison Avenue adjacent to the west
side of the Pinellas Trail
Atlas Page: 295B
Zoning: Commercial (C) District
Request: An appeal from a Level One (Comprehensive Sign Program) approval
decision pursuant to Community Development Code Section 4-502.A, that the
requested additional attached sign as a Comprehensive Sign Program is
inconsistent with the Comprehensive Sign Program flexibility criteria as set forth
in Community Development Code Sections 3-1808.C.1.a and b.
Proposed Use: Office
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition
Presenter: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Member Hinrichs moved to continue Case APP2014-00001 to June 17, 2014. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate Member Funk did not
vote.
F. 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. FLD2014-03008 - 23 Rockaway Street Level Two Application
Owner: Clearpark, LLC.
Agent: Katherine E. Cole; Hill Ward Henderson, P.A., 311 Park Place Boulevard
Suite 240 Clearwater, FL 33759-4904; phone: (727) 724-3900/(727) 259-6791;
email: kcole(o-)-hwh law.com)
Location: 0.2395 acre located along the south side of Rockaway Street
approximately 100 feet west of Mandalay Avenue
Atlas Page: 258A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District
Request: Flexible Development application for a Termination of Status of
Nonconformity of a 16-room Overnight Accommodation use where the otherwise
maximum permitted density is 11 hotel units; a lot area of 10,440 square-feet
and a lot width of 60 feet where the otherwise required lot area and width are
20,000 square-feet and 100 feet, respectively, under the provisions of CDC
Section 6-109.
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodations
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Clearwater
Beach Association
Presenter: Mark T, Parry Planner III
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In response to questions, Planner III Mark Parry said the property was not open for
public use. The applicant wanted to rehabilitate the structure and maintain the current
number of units.
See below for motion to approve.
2. Case. FLD2014-03009 - 2871 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Stowell, Allan J Family Trust
Agent/Representative: Stephanie Tyrell (McDonald's USA, LLC, 10150 Highland
Manor Drive, Suite 470, Tampa, FL 33610; (813) 630-9634;
email:stephanie.tyrell(a)-us.mcd.com)
Location: 1.28 acres located at the southeast corner of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard
and Cross Circle
Atlas Page: 300B
Zoning: Commercial (C) and Medium Density Residential (MDR) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a 5,206 square-foot
restaurant with drive-thru facilities in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of
55,751 square-feet, a lot width of 150 feet along Gulf to Bay Boulevard, front
(north) setback of 4.6 feet (to proposed pavement for bike rack pad) and 52.7
feet (to proposed building), front (west) setback of 8 feet (to proposed pavement)
and 74.3 feet (to proposed building), side (south) setback of 55.5 feet (to
proposed pavement) and 205.6 feet (to proposed building), side (east) setbacks
of 4.5 feet (to pavement), 5 feet (to proposed pavement for dumpster pad) and
29.9 feet (to proposed building), a building height of 15.58 (to top of flat roof),
19.34 feet (to top of parapet) and 20.25 feet (to top of roof cap element) and 47
off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project
pursuant to Community Development Code (CDC) Section 2-704.E; an increase
in the height of a wall in the side (east) and rear (south) setbacks from six to
eight feet pursuant to CDC Section 3-804.132 and a reduction to a portion of the
front (north) perimeter landscape buffer from 15 feet to 4.6 feet, a reduction to
the front (west) perimeter landscape buffer from 15 feet to 8 feet, a reduction to a
portion of the side (east) perimeter landscape buffer from five feet to 4.5 feet, a
reduction in the amount of interior landscape island trees required from 19 to 16,
a reduction to the foundation plantings along the north and west building facades
from five feet to zero feet and an increase in the percentage of accent trees from
25 to 33.3 percent, as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program pursuant to
CDC Section 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition
Presenter: Matt Jackson, Planner III
See below for motion to approve.
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3. Case. FLD2014-03007 - 655 South Gulfview Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Clearwater Grande Development, LLC
Agent: Housh Ghovee; Northside Engineering Services, Inc., (300 South Belcher
Road, Clearwater, FL 33765; phone (727) 443-2869; email:
housh(o)-northsideengineering.net)
Location: 1.437 acres located on the south side of South Gulfview Boulevard
approximately 894 feet west of Gulf Boulevard.
Atlas Page: 285A
Zoning: Tourist (District)
Request: Flexible Development application request to increase the number of
rooms from 171 hotel rooms to 181 hotel rooms; an increase in the project's
overall density from 118.99 overnight accommodation rooms per acre to 125.96
overnight accommodation rooms per acre in the Tourist (T) District as a
Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the provisions of Community
Development Code (CDC) Section 2-704.E and CDC section 4-406.
Proposed Use: Overnight Accommodation
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Clearwater
Beach Association
Presenter: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
A typo was noted on the Staff Report; the City Council approved additional rooms in
2014. In response to a question, Planner III Kevin Nurnberger said the request
increased density.
See below for motion to approve.
4. Case. FLD2014-03006- 22 Bay Esplanade Level Two Application
Owner: Mathura Properties #5, LLC.
Agent/Representative: James E. Wilkerson, A.I.A. (Wilkerson Architects, LLC.;
119 East Tallulah Drive, Suite 470, Greenville, SC 29605; (864) 370-2582; email:
wi I kpoe(o-)-charter.net)
Location: 0.099 acre located on the north side of Bay Esplanade approximately
95 feet west of Mandalay Avenue
Atlas Page: 258A
Zoning: Tourist (T) District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a restaurant in the Tourist
(T) District with a lot area of 4,350 square-feet, a lot width of 50 feet (along Bay
Esplanade), a front (south) setback of zero feet (to sidewalk) and 15 feet (to
building), a side (west) setback of 10 feet (to building), a side (east) setback of
eight feet (to building), a rear (north) setback of 16 feet (to building), a building
height of 21.46 feet (to top of flat roof) and 28 feet (to top of parapet) and zero
parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project, under the
provisions of Community Development Code Section 2-803.0 and a reduction to
the foundation landscape requirement on the front (south) facade from five feet
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to zero feet as a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of
Community Development Code Section 3- 1202.G.
Proposed Use: Restaurant
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition and Clearwater
Beach Association
Presenter: Melissa Hauck- Baker, AICP, Planner II
Member Barker moved to approve Cases FLD2014- 03006, FLD2014- 03007, FLD2014-
03008, and FLD2014 -03009 on today's Consent Agenda based on evidence in the
record, including the applications and the Staff Reports, and hereby adopt the Findings
of Fact and Conclusions of Law stated in the Staff Reports, with conditions of approval
as listed. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate Member
Funk did not vote.
G. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Chair
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Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Robert Tefft, Development Review Manager
COPIES: Leslie Dougall- Sides, Assistant City Attorney; Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist, /Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for May 20, 2014
DATE: May15, 2014
CDB packets being distributed contain the following:
Site investigation form
Unapproved minutes of previous meeting April 15, 2014
Agenda
LEVEL TWO APPILCATIONS (ITEMS 1- 4)
1. Case: FLD2014 -03008 — 23 Rockaway Street
Yes X No
Planner: Mark T, Parry Planner III
2. Case: FLD2014 -03007 — 655 South Gulfview Boulevard Planner: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
Yes No
3. Case: FLD2014 -03009 — 2871 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Planner: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Yes No
4. Case: FLD2014- 03006— 22 Bay Esplanade Planner: Melissa Hauck- Baker, AICP, Planner II
Yes x No
CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS (Items 1):
1. Case: APP2014 -00001 — 1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue Planner: Mark T. Parry Planner
III
Yes No
I have conducted a personal investigation on the personal site visit to the following properties.
Signature:
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Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Robert Tefft, Development Review Manager
COPIES: Leslie Dougall- Sides, Assistant City Attorney; Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist, /Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for May 20, 2014
DATE: May15, 2014
CDB packets being distributed contain the following:
Site investigation form
Unapproved minutes of previous meeting April 15, 2014
Agenda
LEVEL TWO APPILCATIONS (ITEMS 1- 4)
1. Case: FLD2014 -03008 — 23 Rockaway Street Planner: Mark T, Parry Planner III
Yes No
2. Case: FLD2014 -03007 — 655 South Gulfview Boulevard Planner: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
Yes No
3. Case: FLD2014 -0 009 — 2871 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Planner: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Yes No
4. Case: FLD2014- 03006— 22 Bay Esplanade Planner: Melissa Hauck- Baker, AICP, Planner II
Yes
No
CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS (Items 1):
1. Case: APP2014 -00001 — 1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue Planner: Mark T. Parry Planner
III
Yes No
I have conducted asonal investi • ation on _ e , ersonal site visit to the following properties.
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Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Robert Tefft, Development Review Manager
COPIES: Leslie Dougall- Sides, Assistant City Attorney; Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist, /Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for May 20, 2014
DATE: May15, 2014
CDB packets being distributed contain the following:
Site investigation form
Unapproved minutes of previous meeting April 15, 2014
Agenda
LEVEL TWO APPILCATIONS (ITEMS 1- 4)
1. Case: FLD2014 -0 008 — 23 Rockaway Street Planner: Mark T, Parry Planner III
Yes No
2. Case: FLD2014 -03007 — 655 South Gulfview Boulevard Planner: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
Yes
No
3. Case: FLD2014 J 3 09 — 2871 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Planner: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Yes l/ No
4. Case: FLD2014 -0 06— 22 Bay Esplanade Planner: Melissa Hauck- Baker, AICP, Planner II
Yes % No
CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS (Items 1):
1. Case: APP2014 -000
III
Yes
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Signature:
1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue Planner: Mark T. Parry Planner
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Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Robert Tefft, Development Review Manager
COPIES: Leslie Dougall- Sides, Assistant City Attorney; Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist, /Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for May 20, 2014
DATE: May15, 2014
CDB packets being distributed contain the following:
Site investigation form
Unapproved minutes of previous meeting April 15, 2014
Agenda
LEVEL TWO APPILCATIONS (ITEMS 1- 4)
"1. Case: FLD2014 -03008 — 23 Rockaway Street Planner: Mark T, Parry Planner III
Yes
No
ks2. Case: FLD2014 -03007 — 655 South Gulfview Boulevard Planner: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
Yes
No
•N`.3. Case: FLD2014 -03009 — 2871 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Planner: Matt Jackson, Planner III
Yes No
Case: FLD2014- 03006— 22 Bay Esplanade Planner: Melissa Hauck- Baker, AICP, Planner II
Yes t�
No
CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS (Items _,
�. Case: APP2014-000 — 1001 So
III
Yes Vz No
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