COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD - 07/15/2014 - CONSENT AGENDA - REV 07/14/14 LL
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Clearwater
July 14, 2014
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
Welcome the City of Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) meeting. The City
strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please
advise us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations. Assisted
listening devices are available. An oath will be administered swearing in all participants in
public hearing cases. If you wish to speak please wait to be recognized, then state and spell
your name and provide your address. Persons speaking before the CDB shall be limited to
three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may
authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.
Kindly refrain from conducting private conversations, using beepers, cellular telephones, etc.
as they are distracting during the meeting.
Florida Statue 286.0105 states: Any person appealing a decision of this Board must have a
record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-
206 requires that any person seeking to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and
witness, cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests
should request party status during the case discussion. Party status entitles parties to: personally
testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision
and speak on reconsideration requests.
If you have questions or concerns about a case, please contact the staff presenter from the
Planning and Development Department listed at the end of each agenda item at 727-562-4567.
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Community Development Board Agenda—July 15,2014—Page 1 of 5
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, 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: June 17,2014
D. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ITEMS NOT HEARD ON AGENDA
E. CONTINUED FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2014—WITHDRAWN (Items 1)
1. Case: APP2013-00002—801 Bay Esplanade
Owner/Appellant: William Blackwood; 627 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater,FL 33767
Agent: Elizabeth J. Daniels, Esq., (911 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: (727)461-1818;
email: bethd(a�jpfirm.com)
Location: 0.174 acres (0.149 acres upland, 0.025 acres submerged) at the northeast corner of Bay
Esplanade and Mango Street
Atlas Page: 249A
Zoning: Low Medium Density Residential(LMDR) District
Request: An Appeal of a Level One (Flexible Standard Development) decision by the Community
Development Coordinator who denied an application for certain deviations to the dock requirements
for the property located at 801 Bay Esplanade, under the provisions of Article 4, Division 5 of the
Community Development Code.
Proposed Use: Dock as an accessory use for a single-family detached dwelling
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Beach Association; Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Melissa Baker,Planner II
F. REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO THE MEETING OF AUGUST 19, 2014 (Items 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(a�tmdlawfirm.com)
Location: 1.27 acres located at the southeast corner of South Ft. Harrison 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
Community Development Board Agenda—July 15,2014—Page 2 of 5
G. CONSENT AGENDA: The following cases are not contested by the applicant, staff,
neighboring property owners, etc. and will be approved by a single vote at the beginning of the
meeting (Items 1-5):
1. Case: FLD2014-02005/PLT2014-02002—901 Cleveland Street Level Two Application
Owner: City of Clearwater and the City of Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency
Agent: Bryan Zarlenga; Cardno TBE, (380 Park Place Boulevard; Suite 300, Clearwater, FL 33759;
phone (727)431-1547; email: bryan.zarlenga(aa�cardno.com)
Location: 6.596 acres generally located north of Prospect Lake and bound by Cleveland Street
(north), South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (east) and South Prospect Avenue (west).
Atlas Page: 287A
Zoning: Downtown(D)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a Mixed Use with 257 attached dwelling units
and 24,000 square feet of commercial space within five buildings up to 75 feet, 300 parking spaces
(1.16 parking spaces per dwelling unit) dedicated to the residential component, zero parking spaces
dedicated to the non-residential component in the Downtown (D) District as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, under the provisions of Community Development Code (CDC) Section 2-
903.D; and to permit more than 10 parking spaces in a row, permit shade trees within five feet of
impervious surface and permit a landscape island less than eight feet in width as part of a
Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of CDC Section 3-1202.G; and an allocation
of 60 dwelling units and 24,000 square feet of commercial floor area allocated from the Public
Amenities Incentive Pool under the provisions of the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan; and a
Preliminary Plat.
Proposed Use: Mixed Use; Attached Dwellings (257 units including seven Live/Work units); 15,000
square feet of commercial space including space within seven Live/Work units)
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Mark T.Parry, AICP,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—July 15,2014—Page 3 of 5
2. Case: FLD2014-04012—2560 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: 2560 Gulf to bay Boulevard, LLC
Agent: J. Paul Raymond, Macfarlane, Ferguson & McMullen, P.O. Box 1669, Clearwater, FL 33757;
phone: (727) 441-8966; email:jpr @macfar.com)
Location: 0.964 acres located on the north side of Gulf to Bay Boulevard approximately 400 feet
west of US Highway 19.
Atlas Page: 2290B
Zoning: Commercial(C)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit 12,800 square feet of medical clinic use within an
existing 20,866 square foot building in the Commercial (C) District with a lot area of 41,988 square
feet, a lot width of 150 feet along Gulf to Bay Boulevard, front (south) setbacks of 15.2 feet (to
pavement) and 68.1 feet (to building), side (east) setbacks of 2.6 feet (to pavement) and 50.6 feet (to
building), side (west) setbacks of zero feet(to pavement) and 39 feet(to building), rear(north) setbacks
of 1.2 feet (to pavement) and 66.9 feet (to building), a building height of 42.4 (to top of flat roof), and
88 off-street parking spaces as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project pursuant to Community
Development Code (CDC) Section 2-704.E; and a reduction to a portion of the width of the side (east)
perimeter landscape buffer from five feet to 2.6 feet, a reduction to a portion of the width of the side
(west)perimeter landscape buffer from five feet to zero feet, a reduction to the width of the rear(north)
perimeter landscape buffer from five feet to zero feet, a reduction to the required eight foot dimension
from back of curb to back of curb for an interior landscape island from eight to 4.06 feet, a reduction in
the amount of required trees from 45 to 14 and an increase in the number of parking spaces allowed in a
row from 10 to 13 spaces as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program pursuant to CDC Section 3-
1202.G.
Proposed Use: Medical Clinic
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Matt Jackson,Planner III
3. Case: LUP2014-04001 — 3049 and 3053 Cleveland Street; 3048 and 3054 Cherry Lane (Related to
REZ2014-04001)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: First Baptist Church of Clearwater, Inc.
Representative: Brian Aungst, Jr., Esq, 625 Court Street, Suite 200, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone:
(727) 444-1403; email: bia(c�macfar.com
Location: Generally west of N. McMullen Booth Road and east of Bayview Avenue, north of Cherry
Lane and south of Cleveland Street.
Atlas Page: 292A
Request: Future Land Use Map amendment of four parcels from Residential Urban (RU) to
Institutional(I). The four parcels total 0.62 acres in size.
Type of Amendment: Small scale
Proposed Use: Place of worship
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Del Oro Groves Neighborhood
Association
Presenter: Katie See,Planner III
Community Development Board Agenda—July 15,2014—Page 4 of 5
4. Case: REZ2014-04001 —3049 and 3053 Cleveland Street; 3048 and 3054 Cherry Lane (Related to
LUP2014-04001)
Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: First Baptist Church of Clearwater, Inc.
Representative: Brian Aungst, Jr., Esq, 625 Court Street, Suite 200, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone:
(727) 444-1403; email: biagmadar.com
Location: Generally west of N. McMullen Booth Road and east of Bayview Avenue, north of Cherry
Lane and south of Cleveland Street.
Atlas Page: 292A
Request: Zoning Atlas amendment of four parcels from Low Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
to Institutional(I). The four parcels total 0.62 acres in size.
Proposed Use: Place of worship
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Del Oro Groves Neighborhood
Association
Presenter: Katie See,Planner III
5. Case: TA2014-00002—Amendments to the Clearwater Community Development Code
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater
Request: Amendments to the Clearwater Community Development Code clarifying the intent of the
City's noise ordinance, the sounds covered by the noise ordinance, and the sounds relating to an
emergency, as well as procedures for obtaining a special events permit and the deletion of language
pertaining to religious worship activities.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Robert J. Surette, Assistant City Attorney
H. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1):
1. Case: FLD2014-05013 —483 Mandalay Avenue Level Two Application
Owner: Pelican Walk Plaza Investors,LLC
Agent: Gregory Roth, PE (Thomas Engineering Group, 4950 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL
33609; (813) 379-4100; email: groth@thomaseng.com)
Location: 1.68 acres located on the east side of Mandalay Avenue approximately 60 feet south of the
Baymont Street and Mandalay Avenue intersection; and on the west side of Poinsettia Street
approximately 65 feet south of the Baymont Street and Poinsettia Avenue intersection.
Atlas Page: 267A
Zoning: Tourist(T)District
Request: Flexible Development application to permit a parking garage with 642 parking spaces
(including 11,482 square feet of retail sales and service space) in the Tourist(T) District with a lot area
of 73,363 square feet, a lot width of 350 feet(along Poinsettia) and 302 feet(along Mandalay Avenue),
a front(east) setback of zero feet(to building), a side (north) setback of zero feet(to concrete walkway)
and 5.2 feet (to building), a side (south) setback of zero feet (to concrete walkway) and 5.2 feet (to
building), a building height of 75.3 feet(from grade) to top of flat roof and 96.11 feet(to elevator and
other mechanical equipment), as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project under the provisions of
CDC Section 2-803.D.; and a reduction to the foundation landscape buffer from five feet wide to zero
feet as part of a Comprehensive Landscape Program under the provisions of 3-1202.G.
Proposed Use: Retail Plaza and Parking Garage
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition and Clearwater Beach Association
Presenter: Kevin Nurnberger, Planner III
I. ADJOURNMENT
Community Development Board Agenda—July 15,2014—Page 5 of 5