8923-16ORDINANCE NO. 8923-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY BY UPDATING
INTRODUCTION AND THE FUTURE LAND USE NEEDS
SUMMARY SECTIONS OF THE FUTURE LAND USE
ELEMENT; UPDATING REFERENCES TO THE
COUNTYWIDE PLAN FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, AND
COUNTYWIDE PLAN MAP CATEGORIES THROUGHOUT
THE ELEMENT; ADDING POLICIES CLARIFYING
LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE
COASTAL STORM AREA, INCLUDING WITHIN THE US 19
FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES; ESTABLISHING
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE COASTAL STORM AREA;
ADDING POLICIES CLARIFYING THE CITY'S DENSITY
AND INTENSITY STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS
LAND USE CATEGORIES; REPEALING THE EXISTING
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN TABLE AND
REPLACING IT WITH NEW CITY LAND USE CATEGORY
AND FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY TABLES A -1 AND
A -2; ESTABLISHING NEW FUTURE LAND USE
CATEGORIES FOR THE US 19 REGIONAL CENTER, US
19 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND US 19 CORRIDOR,
AND CREATING A NEW TARGET EMPLOYMENT
CENTER OVERLAY; REVISING THE CITYWIDE DESIGN
STRUCTURE ADDING REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTERS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY CENTERS; ADDING A
NEW POLICY REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF
WATER VIEWS AND RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF
NORTH CLEARWATER BEACH; AMENDING EXISTING
POLICIES AND ADDING SOME NEW POLICIES
SUPPORTING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE US
HIGHWAY 19 CORRIDOR CONSISTENT WITH THE US 19
CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (2012); ADDING A
NEW POLICY REGARDING ANNEXATIONS WITHIN THE
US 19 CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA; UPDATING
MAPS A -13 AND A -14. SHOWING ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
CENTERS AND EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF
EXISTING ACTIVITY CENTERS TO REFLECT THE US 19
CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA; ADDING A NEW
MAP A -16 SHOWING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE COASTAL STORM
AREA ALONG THE US 19 CORRIDOR; ADDING A NEW
MAP A -17 SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE US 19
CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA; UPDATING
VARIOUS TERMS AND REFERENCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act of Florida empowers and requires the City Council of the
City of Clearwater to plan for the future development and growth of the City, to adopt
and periodically amend the Comprehensive Plan, including elements and portions
thereof; and
WHEREAS, the US 19 Corridor Redevelopment Plan ( "US 19 Plan "), approved
by Resolution No. 12 -18, established the City's vision for the US 19 Corridor, defining
three types of revitalization areas: Regional Centers, Neighborhood Centers and In-
Between Areas, and outlined design standards to be developed by the City; and
WHEREAS, the revitalization and redevelopment strategies for the US 19
Corridor include planning for land use intensification, applying new zoning regulations,
adopting new design standards and encouraging employment- intensive and transit -
intensive uses; and
WHEREAS, the US 19 Plan is an important part of ongoing efforts to make
Clearwater a more sustainable, livable and economically competitive community,
building upon previous City plans including Clearwater Greenprint and the Economic
Development Strategic Plan, both completed in 2011; and
WHEREAS, the new Countywide Future Land Use Plan (Countywide Plan) for
Pinellas County, adopted by the Countywide Planning Authority on August 7, 2015,
reduces thirty-six Countywide Plan Map categories down to sixteen, and this will help
preserve and enhance the high quality of life in Pinellas County by concentrating growth
in Activity Centers and Multimodal Corridors; and
WHEREAS, the US 19 Plan serves as a redevelopment plan and the Pinellas
Planning Council recognizes the US 19 Plan as meeting the requirements for
implementing regulations for Activity Centers and Multimodal Corridors pursuant to
Section 6.1.4.3 of The Countywide Rules; and
WHEREAS, in order to allow for redevelopment along the corridor at increased
densities and intensities as envisioned within the US 19 Plan and allowed for in the
Countywide Rules, new future land use categories must be established for the US
Highway 19 and its cross streets, generally consistent with the US 19 Plan; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Future Land Use Element are necessary to
provide consistency between the City's future land use categories and the Countywide
Plan Categories;
WHEREAS, the Community Development Board, serving as the designated
Local Planning Agency for the City, has held a public hearing on the proposed
amendments and has recommended adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan
amendments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the Florida
Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for review and comments, and the
objections, recommendations and comments received from the Florida Department of
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Economic Opportunity have been considered by the City Council, together with all
comments from local regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of
the amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary and proper to adopt the
amendments to the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order to reflect
changing conditions; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Introduction and Future Land Use Needs Summary sections
of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element be amended to read
as follows:
Introduction
The purpose and intent of the Future Land Use Element is to provide a framework for
land use and zoning decisions. It establishes the allowable use, intensity and density of
land and provides for consistency between land use slassi€rsations categories and
zoning atlas- districts. Additionally, this element provides for a citywide design structure
consisting of a hierarchy of places and the linkages between them to guide future
development. Since Clearwater is effectively built -out, the element provides for
sustainable redevelopment and infill development, as well as neighborhood
preservation. Goals, objectives and policies are designed to preserve and enhance
community character and quality of life, while ensuring the continued economic vitality
of the community. The City of Clearwater's planning horizon for the Comprehensive
Plan is 2018.
Future Land Use Needs Summary
The following summarizes the Future Land Use Element:
• Clearwater's redevelopment plans will continue the evolution of a multi - faceted, multi -
-modal City with tourism being a major industry impacting the City's economic
base.
Section 2. That Objective A.1.2 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Future
Land Use Element be amended, and new Policies A.1.2.1 through A.1.2.3 be added to
read as follows, with subsequent Policies renumbered:
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A.1.2 Objective — The City shall restrict permanent population densities in the
coastal storm areas in order to help facilitate a more disaster - resistant
community.
A.1.2.1 Population densities in the coastal storm areas are restricted to the
maximum density allowed by the City's Future Land Use Category or as
allowed in Beach By Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach
and Design Guidelines.
A.1.2.2 Residential density on those portions of property located within the coastal
storm area that are designated US 19 Regional Center, US 19
Neighborhood Center or US 19 Corridor future land use categories shall
be limited to the density in place prior to implementation of the US 19
future land use categories, as shown on Map A -16.
A.1.2.3 The City shall deny an amendment to its Future Land Use Map within the
coastal storm area which results in an increase of residential density or
intensity unless upon a balancing of the following criteria, as are
determined applicable and significant to the subject amendment,
consistent with Section 4.2.7 of The Countywide Rules.
a. Access to Emergency Shelter Space and Evacuation Routes. The
uses associated with the requested amendment will have access to
adequate emergency shelter space as well as evacuation routes with
adequate capacities and evacuation clearance times.
b. Utilization of Existing and Planned Infrastructure. The requested
amendment will result in the utilization of existing infrastructure, as
opposed to requiring the expenditure of public funds for the
construction of new, unplanned infrastructure with the potential to be
damaged by coastal storms.
c. Utilization of Existing Disturbed Areas. The requested amendment
will result in the utilization of existing disturbed areas as opposed to
natural areas that buffer existing development from coastal storms.
d. Maintenance of Scenic Qualities and Improvement of Public Access
to Water. The requested amendment will result in the maintenance of
scenic qualities, and the improvement of public access, to the Gulf of
Mexico, inland waterways (such as Stevenson Creek), and Tampa
Bay.
e. Water Dependent Use. The requested amendment is for uses which
are water dependent.
f. Part of Community Redevelopment Plan. The requested amendment
is included in a Community Redevelopment Plan, as defined by
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Florida Statutes for a downtown or other designated development
area.
g. Overall Reduction of Density or Intensity. The requested amendment
would result in an increase in density or intensity on a single parcel,
in concert with corollary amendments which result in the overall
reduction of development density or intensity in the surrounding
coastal storm area.
h. Clustering of Uses. The requested amendment within the coastal
storm area provides for the clustering of uses on a portion of the site
outside the coastal storm area.
i. Integral Part of Comprehensive Planning Process. The requested
amendment has been initiated by the local government as an integral
part of its comprehensive planning process, consistent with the local
government comprehensive plan.
Section 3. That Objective A.2.2 and Policy A.2.2.1 of the Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element be amended, and new Policies A.2.2.2
through A.2.2.6 be added to read as follows, with subsequent Policies renumbered:
A.2.2 Objective — Future Land Use in the City of Clearwater shall be guided by
the Comprehensive— City's Future Land Use Plan Map, which shall be
consistent with the Countywide Plan for Pinellas County (The Countywide
Plan) including the Countywide Plan Map, and shall be implemented
through the City's Community Development Code.
further do fi nod in Policy # 7 2 1 bolow
A.2.2.1 Land Uses on the City's Future Land Use
Map shall generally be interpreted as indicated in the - following Ttables A -1
and A -2.
A.2.2.2 The density and intensity standards listed in Table A -1 are the maximum
allowed by the City for each future land use category, except where
otherwise permitted by special area plans or redevelopment plans
approved by the City Council. The standards referenced include: units per
acre (UPA), floor area ratio (FAR), and impervious surface ratio (ISR).
A.2.2.3 Properties designated as Activity Center (AC) on the Countywide Plan Map
may be designated by the City with future land use categories that have
more restrictive density and /or intensity standards.
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A.2.2.4 Individual zoning districts, as established by the City's Community
Development Code, may have more restrictive density or intensity
standards than those listed in Table A -1 but will not exceed the maximum
allowable density or intensity of the underlying future land use category,
unless otherwise permitted by approved special area plans or
redevelopment plans.
A.2.2.5 Residential equivalent uses shall not exceed 3.0 beds per permitted
dwelling unit based on the underlying residential density.
A.2.2.6 Hospital uses within the Institutional classification shall be guided by the
FAR bonus provisions for hospital uses in the Institutional classification
and shall be subject to the following criteria:
a. Hospital uses must be based on and subiect to an approved final
master plan or site plan; and
b. The master plan or site plan must include any and all adiacent,
contiguous, or touching property, structures, facilities, and uses,
which are:
1. Attributable to common ownership; or
2. Part of a common plan of operation, administration, promotion,
advertising, service, or business; or
3. Voluntarily sharing facilities or infrastructure; or
4. Used in any way in conjunction with the hospital use; and
c. Where the municipal boundary of any adjoining local government is
contiguous to or within 150 feet of the hospital use, the provisions set
forth hereunder shall apply. The City shall approve the final master or
site plan or any amendment thereto, subject to the following specific
provisions:
1. The hospital use shall not exceed a FAR of 0.65 for the uses
located within 150 feet of a municipal boundary of adjoining local
government(s);
2. Adjoining local government(s) shall be given an opportunity to
review and comment on the master plan or site plan, or any
amendment thereto, as it applies to the property within 150 feet of
the municipal boundary. This shall include the following:
a. Transmittal of two copies of the master plan or site plan or any
amendment thereto, to the adioininq local government(s) not
less than 30 days prior to scheduled action by the City;
b. The opportunity and specific process by which to provide
comments and recommendations by the adioininq local
government(s) so as to be timely and meaningfully considered
by the City.
3. Any proposed use within 150 feet of adioininq local government(s)
shall be so designed and located as to consider specifically each
of the following:
a. The height of any building or structure in relationship to the
distance form adioininq property and buildings in the adjoining
jurisdiction(s) to ensure minimum negative visual impact
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based on the standards for setback, separation distance and
buffering in the adjoining local government(s).
b. The separation distance and landscape buffer provisions for
any vehicular use, storage, or service area or structure,
consistent with the character and use of the adjoining property
based on the standards for such buffer area in the adjoining
local government(s).
c. The landscape treatment, including the type, size and intensity
of vegetative buffer areas consistent with the character and
use of the adjoining property based on the standards for such
landscape treatment in the adjoining local government(s).
d. That no use shall constitute a nuisance with respect to noise,
odor, air quality, fire or explosive hazard, vibration or
electromagnetic interference based on the performance
standards in the adjoining local government(s).
Section 4. That the Comprehensive Land Use Plan table included in Policy
A.2.2.1 be repealed and replaced with Tables A -1 and A -2 as follows:
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PLAN
CLASSIFICATION
MAX. DENSITY ! INTENSITY PER P wN
CATEGORY
DISTRICTS
Very-Lew-Density
Residential
(RS)
L ew - Density
Residential
OA;
Residential -Lew
Lew-Density
Residential
(RU)
Urban-Lew-Density
Residential
Residential -Lew
Medium-(RLM)
Density Residential
945
Residential-(MDR)
)
Mederate -to High
D ensity- Residential
945
(MDR);
i3
Residential-High
(
Residential
041-4P4
(RFH)
H igh-Density
Aesemmedatiens
Overnight
Accommodations:
(Alternative)
Overnight
A
3.0; ISR -9:85
Overnight
Greater-Than-3
TOLIfiet-(T)
Commercial (C)
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PLAN
CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY-USES-PER
DENSITY / INTENSITY PER R AN
CATEGORY
DISTRICTS
{Alternative) f
Low- Density
Limited am (7
0,75
{WAR}
Medium- Density
General { AG)
Cc-(C134)
RetailPubliGISerni-
Public -Uses as
Rao
Dewntown-(A)
Transit Oriented
Development-ROD)
•
Transit - Station
Urban - Center
Cowntewn
Transit-Station
Area-Tyse-lk
Suburban
Center
MAX. ResidentialAfkai
Transit-Station
Neighborhood
Center
w
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IAN
CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY-USES-PER
PLAN-CATEGORY
MAX. ENSITY I INTENSITY PER P N
ov v��w��■ru Tor yrr���rc�v�u•
CATEGORY
DISTRICTS
Transit -Station
Area-Type-IV:
Complete
Street -Corr iWe;
w,e
Residential/Office/Re
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�R)
Residential;
Residential
" Equivaient:-GffiseL
Retail; Overnight
Personal/Business
Services
9,136
�}
(MDR)
MR 0.40; {SR 0.85
Geaaaaersial
Neighborhood (CN)
9#w-Retail;
}
0.8O
(CL)
Office; Retail
Overnight
Cerealersial-(C);
Office-(0)
045
;
EGG)
Office; Retail;
Wholesale;
Warehouse
Office (0)
0;90
{ 3
Overnight
nt; Wholesale
Warehouse
TeehnelegY -f 3
. • - - - - -
- -
e
;
(Alternative)
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PLAN
CLASSIFICATION
PRIMARY-USES-PER
PI AN CATEGORY
MAX. DENSITY / INTENSITY PER PL A N
nwe OCI ■pl � � � ll� ICT�pIZTrQIRTp�}f
CATEGORY
DISTRICTS
bight-and/Of-Heavy
Manufasturing;
Wholesale;
Warehouse;
Teehnology-(4RTT)
Recreation/Open
Space-(R/OS)
Public/Private-Open
Open
Space a
Reereation-Faellity;
Preservation
(423
Naturall Undeveloped
Water- Features;
FAR 0.10; ISR 0.20
Preservation -(P)
institutional
(13
Traespertatier+/1Utility
(T /U)
Pabl♦s/Private
Public- O#fces;
Hospitals
Airports - Marina;
Facilities
Institutional -(I)
Institutional (I)
Transperiatiet tility
(T4L1)- Overlay
Utility-transmission
easement
All- categories
Water/Brainage
Featurefs)
Water -Body- and/or
Drainage -Features
fer-water-bediesr applicable-to-these-of-three
All categor es
Drainage- Feature
Overlay
Drainage features
plan - classification
All - categories
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Table #: A -1
City of Clearwater Land
Primary Uses per Plan Category
Use Category
Maximum Density /intensity per Plan Category
Density
FAR
ISR
Special
Residential Estate (RE)
Very Low Density Residential
1.0 DU /AC
0.30
0.60
Residential Suburban (RS)
Low Density Residential
25 DU /AC
0.30
0.60
Resit ert.,
Low Density Residential
5.0 DU /AC
0.40
0.65
Residential Urban (RU)
Urban Low Density Residential; Residential Equivalent
7.5 DU /AC
0.40
0.65
Residential Low Medium (RLNU
Low to Moderate Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent
10 DU /AC
0.50
0.75
Residential Medium (RM)
Residential F-igh (RH)
Residential/ Office Limited (RIOL) :
Moderate to High Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent
15 DU /AC
0.50
0.75
High Density Residential; Residential Equivalent
30 DU /AC
0.60
0.85
Low Density Residential; Residential Equivalent; Office
75 DU /AC
0.40
0.75
Residential /Office General (R/OG)
Medium Density Residential; Residential Equivalent;
Office
15 DU /AC
0.50
0.75
Residential/Office/Retail (P0/RI
Commercial Neighborhood (CN)
Moderate Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent; Office; Retail Sale & Service; Overnight
Accommodations
18 DU/AC;
300V /AC
0.40
0.85
Office; Retail Sales and Service
10 DU /AC
0.40
0.80
Commercial Limited (CL)
Office; Retail Sales & Service; Overnight
Accommodations
18 DU /AC;
30 OV /AC
0.45
0.85
Cen,n,eroal�enerali =G
Office; Retail Sales &Service; Overnight
Accommodations
24 DU /AC;
40 OV /AC
0.55
0.90
If located in TEC, FAR 1.1 maximum for Office and Research & Development
uses
Resort Facilities High (Uhl)
Central Business District (CBD)
Density Residential; Overnight
Accommodations; Commercial; Residential Equivalent
30 DU /AC;
500V /AC
1 2
1.2
0.95
Clearwater Beach: As set forth in Beach by Design special area plan
Overnight Accommodations on property that is *:
OV /AC
FAR
ISR
Less than 1 Acre:
70
2.0
0.95
Between 1 and 3 Acres:
90
3.0
0.95
Greater than 3 Acres:
110
4.0
0.95
*Subject to Community Development Code provisions consistent with
Section 5.2.1.3, Countywide Plan Rules
Moderate to High Density Residential; Office; Retail
Sales & Service; Public/Semi- Public uses as indicated
in approved Redevelopment Plan
As set forth in the approved Clea,waterpowntown Redevelopment Plan
US 19 Regional Center (US 19 -RC)
Office; High Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent; Retail Sales & Service; Overnight
Accommodations; Research /Development; Light
Manufacturing
N/A
2.5
N/A
Residential and overnight accommodation development potential
governed by FAR
DU /AC = Dwelling Units per Acre
OV /AC = Overnight Accommodation Units per Acre
FAR = Floor Area Ratio
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ISR = Impervious Surface Ratio
TEC = Target Employment Center
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City of Clearwater Land
Use Category
Primary Uses per Plan Category
Maximum Density/Intensity per Plan Category
Density
FAR
ISR
Special
US 19 Neighborhood Center
(US 19 -NC)
Office; High Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent; Retail Sales & Service; Overnight
Accommodations; Research /Development; Light
Manufacturing
N/A
1.5
N/A
Residential and overnight accommodation development potential
governed by FAR
US 19 Corridor (US 19 -C)
Office; High Density Residential; Residential
Equivalent; Institutional; Warehouse; Light
Manufacturing; Research/Development
N/A
1.5
N/A
Residential and overnight accommodation development potential
governed by FAR
Industrial Limited (IL)
Light /Medium Manufacturing; Overnight
Accommodations; Research/Development; Wholesale
50 OV/AC
0.65
0.85
75 OV /AC; FAR 1.5; ISR 0.85 (Subject to Community Development Code
provisions consistent with Section 5.2.1.3, Countywide Plan Rules
If located in TEC, FAR 1.3 maximum for Manufacturing, Office, and Research
& Development uses
Industrial General (IG)
All Manufacturing; Wholesale; Warehouse; Research/
Development; Vehicular Salvage
N/A
0.75
0.95
If located in TEC, FAR 1.5 maximum for Manufacturing, Office, and Research
& Development uses
Target Employment Center (TEC)
Office; Manufacturing; Research/Development
100% intensity bonus for Manufacturing, Office, and Research & Development uses; otherwise, density,
FAR, and ISR based upon the underlying future land use category
Recreation /Open Space (Ft/OS)
Public /Private Open Space; Recreation Facilities
Beach/Water Access
N/A
0.25
0.60
F ..
Natural /Undeveloped Water Features; Beaches and
Dunes; Environmental Parks
N/A
0.10
0.20
Institutional (I)
Public /Private Schools; Churches; Public Offices;
Hospitals; Residential Equivalent
12.5 DU /AC
0.65
0.85
Hospital Bonus Provisions: FAR 1.0 subject to Bonus Provisions (see Policy
A.2.2.5)
T�ensportatiiiJ�n`%Utilit �(T /rU) ■■
Airports; Marina; Utility Facilities
N/A
0.70
0.90
aansp rt�atioral..t.i ity_(T/.U) Overlay_
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Utility Transmission line located in an easement
Density, FAR, and ISR based upon the underlying future land use; applicable to properties <10 acres
Water Drainage Feature
Water Body; Drainage Feature; Submerged Land
0 DU /AC I 0 I N/A I Applicable to water bodies >3 acres
Water Drainage Feature Overlay
Drainage Features _
Density, FAR, and ISR based upon the underlying future land use category
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Transit Station Area Type I:
Urban Downtown Center
High Density Residential; Office; Retail Sales &
Service; Institutional; Public/Semi- Public; Overnight
Accommodations
200
7.0
N/A
Mixed -use projects can be all inclusive FAR or proportionate share of
density and FAR
Transit Area Type II:
Suburban Center
High Density Residential; Office; Retail Sales &
Service; Institutional; Public/Semi - Public; Overnight
Accommodations
150
5.0
N/A
Transit Station Area Type III:
Neighborhood Center
High Density Residential; Office; Retail Sales &
Service; Institutional; Public/Semi - Public; Overnight
Accommodations
90
3.0
N/A
Transit Station Area Type IV:
Complete Street Corridor
High Density Residential; Office; Retail Sales &
Service; Institutional; Public/Semi - Public; Overnight
Accommodations
60
2.0
N/A
DU /AC = Dwelling Units per Acre
01//AC = Overnight Accommodation Units per Acre
FAR = Floor Area Ratio
14
1SR = Impervious Surface Ratio
TEC = Target Employment Center
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Table #: A -2
City of Clearwater Future Land Use
Category
Consistent Zoning District
Consistent Countywide Plan Category
p
—I
ILMDR1a
2 a
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, t
p
0
0
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tn
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Residential Estate (RE)
_______________
Residential Very Low (RVL)
Residential Suburban (RS)
Residential Low Medium (RLM)
Residential Urban (RU)
Residential Medium (RM)
Residential High (RH)
Residential /Office Limited (R/OL)
Residential Medium (RM)
Residential High (RH)
Office (0)
Residential/Office General (R /OG)
Residential /Office /Retail (R /O /R)
Commercial Neighborhood (CN)
Retail & Set vices (R&S)
Commercial Limited (CL)
Commercial General (CG)
Resort Facilities High (RFH1
Central Business District (CBD)
_____IIIII__
__________
________-_
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-_=
-____
-RC
-NC
-C
___
____
-__-
Resort(R)
` Center (AC) / Special Center AM
UM Center (AC) / Major Center
US 19 Regional Center (US 19 -RC)
US 19 Nei. hborhood Center (US 19 -NC)
IIIIft Cgatedgli,c,PfTtaltiniZcArAel4A
Multi Modal Corridor (MMC) / Prima
US 19 Corridor (US 19 -C)
Industrial Limited (IL)
Target Employment Center (TEC)
_-_-_____-__
> c s
MI
__
Employment (F)
atifillaikalaiiiiiiiiiiiatititiMil
Target Employment Center (TEC)
Recreation/Open S•ace (R/OS)
Recreation/O• 5• ace (R/OS)
Preservation (P)
Institutional (I)
______________
_______________
Consistent with all zoning districts
Preservation (P)
Public /Semi - Public (P /SP)
Transportation/Utility (T /U)
Transportation /Utility (T /U) Overlay
Water /Drainage Feature
Consistent with all zoning districts
Shown as "Water"
Water /Drainage Feature Overlay
Consistent with all zoning districts
Shown as "Water"
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Zoning districts specific to the geographic location of the transit station area will be established as such time
that station locations are determined and transit station area plans are developed.
Activity Center (AC) /Transit Station Ceri e
Area Type I: Urban Center Downtown
Area Type 11: Suburban Center
Area Type III: Neighborhood Center
Area Type IV: Complete Street Corridor
I Is consistent with the Coachman Ridge Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (CRNCOD) per Section 2 -1601, Community Development Code.
2 Is consistent with the island Estates Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (IENCOD) per Section 2.1602, CommumtyDevelopment Code
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Section 5. That Policy A.5.1.1 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Future
Land Use Element be amended to read as follows:
A.5.1.1 Identify Activity Centers: high intensity, high - density multi -use areas
designated as appropriate for intensive growth and an integrated pattern of
development
Activity centers are
omposed of multiple
destination points, landmarks and character
features. Activity Centers are served by enhanced transit commensurate
with the type, scale and intensity of use. There are two types of Activity
Centers shown on Map A -14:
a. Regional Activity Centers: Those that routinely provide service to a
significant number of citizens of more than one county; proximate
and accessible to maior arterial roadways
b. Neighborhood Activity Centers: Those that serve multiple residential
communities by providing a mix of neighborhood- serving shopping
centers as well as a mix of employment and residential opportunities;
may be proximate and accessible to maior or minor arterial
roadways, collector or local major streets.
Section 6. That a new Policy A.5.3.10 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use Element be added to read as follows:
A.5.3.10 Preserve the scenic water views and residential character of North
Clearwater Beach.
Section 7. That Policies A.5.4.5 and A.5.4.9 of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Element be amended to read as follows:
A.5.4.5 U.S. Highway 19 North from Curlew Road to Belleair Road, Including
Cross Streets and Gulf -to -Bay Boulevard east of U.S. Highway 19 North.
Amendments to the Future Land Use Plan Map and Zoning Atlase
sensidered --te should promote redevelopment and land assembly.
Redevelopment should prioritize pedestrian- and transit - supportive street
frontages and establish mixed -use destinations at major cross streets that
provide safe, attractive and accessible settings in order to create a safe
and attractive environment and an economically competitive community.
Annexations and the installation of appropriate streetscape improvements
should be encouraged.
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A.5.4.9 Support the adoption and utilization of Future Land Use Plan categories
and subcategories made available by the Countywide Plan for Pinellas
County toles that are consistent with and promote infill and desired
redevelopment along corridors.
Section 8. That Policy A.5.5.3 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Future
Land Use Element be amended, and new Policies A.5.5.4 and A.5.5.6 be added, with
current Policy A.5.5.4 renumbered accordingly, to read as follows:
A.5.5.3 Explore the development of special —area redevelopment plans and /or
design guidelines for Clearwater
activity centers and redevelopment corridors identified on Map A -14, as
appropriate.
A.5.5.4 The transition between intensive redevelopment areas and adiacent low
density areas should be sensitive to the scale of development in those
low density areas.
A.5.5.54 Update Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for Clearwater Beach and
Design Guidelines, the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan, as
needed.
A.5.5.6 Implement design standards for US Highway 19, which has transitioned
from a roadway providing land access to a controlled access highway with
ramps that are located less than two miles apart. Such standards should
allow for higher intensities and a mix of land uses to allow for greater
employment opportunities along the corridor, while improving accessibility
and safety for cars. people and bicycles.
Section 9. That Policies A.6.1.3, A.6.1.7 and A.6.1.8 of the Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element be amended, and new Policies A.6.1.11
and A.6.1.12 be added, to read as follows, with subsequent Policy renumbered:
A.6.1.3 The area governed by Beach by Design: A Preliminary Design for
Clearwater Beach and Design Guidelines shall be recognized on the
Countywide Plan rwMap as a Community Redevelopment
District, which is indicated on the map as Activity Center with Special
Center subcategory. This area is bounded on the north by the line dividing
the block between Acacia Street and Somerset Street, the Gulf of Mexico
on the west, Clearwater Harbor on the east, excluding Island Estates, and
the Sand Key Bridge on the south, excluding Devon Avenue and Bayside
Drive. Beachfront and public property located adjacent to the Gulf of
Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway with a Future Land Use designation
of Recreation /Open Space shall be excluded from the Community
Redevelopment District.
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A.6.1.7 Downtown Clearwater is designated as a Regional Activity Center as
defined in Chapter 380, Florida Statutes and shown on Map A -13, suitable
for increased threshold intensity for development consistent with the
boundaries of the Central Business District as identified by the Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council's Strategic Regional Policy Plan and as
indicated in the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan approved in
2004.
A.6.1.8 The City shall continue to support and implement approved redevelopment
plans, such as the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan adapted -in
12004) aed Beach by Design adepted-in L2001), and the US 19 Corridor
Redevelopment Plan (2012).
A.6.1.11 US Highway 19 is recognized on the Countywide Plan Map as a
Multimodal Corridor (MMC), with major intersections designated as Activity
Center (AC). The applicable Multimodal Corridor and Activity Center
subcategories are shown on the Transit - Oriented Land Use Vision Map
within the Countywide Plan Strategies.
A.6.1.12 Redevelopment of US Highway 19 shall be encouraged through the
establishment of development standards which implement the Planning
and Urban Design Principles within the Countywide Plan Strategies bv
allowing for more intense development while also promoting more
employment- intensive, transit- and pedestrian- supportive development,
establishing mixed -use destinations and providing safe and attractive
settings for working, living and shopping. In order to implement the These
standards should:
a. Concentrate office and other emplovment- intensive uses in places
with easy access to US 19;
b. Provide for retail, entertainment and other uses that serve the needs
of surrounding neighborhoods;
c. Promote high- intensity uses in close proximity to potential or planned
transit routes;
d. Lessen demands on local and regional street network bv maximizing
opportunities for the localization of work, shopping and leisure trips;
e. Support shared parking and "park once" trips;
f. Promote active lifestyles bv encouraging walking and biking as
convenient alternatives to automobile travel; and
q. Contribute to street -level pedestrian activity and the informal
surveillance of public spaces.
A.6.1.134 The City of Clearwater will continue to promote infill development and
the removal of blight through the Unsafe Structures Program.
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Section 10. That Policies A.6.8.2 and A.6.8.7 of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Element be amended to read as follows:
A.6.8.2 Encourage mixed -use development that includes a combination of
compatible land uses having functional interrelationships and aesthetic features.
Commercial and mixed -use buildings shall be sited to maximize pedestrian connections
from the building to adjacent streets. Buildings should be sited and parking arranged to
minimize the off -site impacts to residential areas.
A.6.8.7 Create mixed -use, higher density, livable communities through
design, layout and use of walkability techniques within existing and proposed
transit corridors, including prepesed- planned PSTA, Pinellas County MPO and TBARTA
lines and potential station locations.
Section 11. That a new Policy 7.2.5 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use Element be added to read as follows, with subsequent Policy
renumbered:
A.7.2.5 Unincorporated property within the Clearwater Planning Area located
within the US 19 Corridor redevelopment area shall be designated with
the appropriate future land use category upon annexation, consistent with
the US 19 Regional Center, US 19 Neighborhood Center and US 19
Corridor future boundaries depicted on Map A -17.
Section 12. That Maps A -13 and A -14 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan be
replaced with the updated maps below, that the Attachment to Map A -14 be updated to
read as follows, and that new Maps A -16 and A -17 be added:
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City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan 2016
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Activity Centers
Map #: A -13, 2016 ADDENDUM
Date: 4/27/2016
Source: City of Clearwater
Planning Department 4/18
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City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan 2016
Citywide Design Structure
Map #: A -14, 2016 ADDENDUM
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ATTACHMENT TO MAP A -14
CITYWIDE DESIGN STRUCTURE
HIERARCHY OF PLACES
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Section 13. This ordinance shall be published in accordance with the
requirements of law.
Section 14. The effective date of this plan amendment, if the amendment is not
timely challenged, shall be 31 days after the Department of Economic Opportunity
notifies the local government that the plan amendment package is complete. If timely
challenged, this amendment shall become effective on the date the Department of
Economic Opportunity or the Administration Commission enters a final order
determining this adopted amendment to be in compliance. No development orders,
development permits, or land uses dependent on this amendment may be issued or
commence before it has become effective. If a final order of noncompliance is issued by
the Administration Commission, this amendment may nevertheless be made effective
by adoption of a resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which resolution shall
be sent to the Department of Economic Opportunity.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
SEP 1 5 2016
DEC 1 5 2016
Cre-ttkos
George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Approved tt`i t6rm: , . Attest:
ty tiCJQ l)
Camilo A. Soto 1r = Rosemarie Call
Assistant City Attorney
City Clerk
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