10/02/2018 - Special Meeting COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
October 2, 2018
Present: Chair Michael Boutzoukas, Vice Chair Christopher J. Anuszkiewicz,
Board Member Mary A. Lau, Board Member John Quattrocki, Board
Member Brian Barker, Acting Board Member Elizabeth Van Scoyoc
Absent: Board Member Mike Flanery, Board Member Jordan Behar
Also Present: Jay Daigneault - Attorney for the Board, Michael Fuino - Assistant City
Attorney, Michael L. Delk - Planning & Development Director, Gina
Clayton - Assistant Planning & Development Director, Lauren Matzke
— Long Range Planning Manager, Patricia O. Sullivan - Board
Reporter
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
B. ROLL CALL
C. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD RE ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None.
D. CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 2018: (Items 1-4)
1. Case: LUP2018-02002 — 1510 Barry Road Level Three Application
Owner: 1510 Barry Holdings, LLC
Applicant: Todd Pressman (334 East Lake Rd., #102, Palm Harbor, FL 34695;
Phone: 727-804-1760; email: Todd(a)Pressmaninc.com)
Location: 2.137 acres located on the north side of Barry Road approximately 650
feet east of South Highland Avenue.
Request: The Community Development Board (CDB) is reviewing a request to
amend the Future Land Use Map designation from Residential/Office General
(R/OG) and Residential Urban (RU) to Institutional (1), and making a
recommendation to the City Council.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Member Quattrocki moved to accept Lauren Matzke as an expert witness in the
fields of zoning, annexations, land use/rezoning applications and demographics,
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land development code & land development code amendments, and general
planning. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Long Range Planning Manager Lauren Matzke reviewed the Staff Report which
recommended denial.
Todd Pressman, representing the property owner, provided a PowerPoint
presentation. He said the proposal was not for a halfway house, as stated by staff,
but was for a medically supervised substance abuse rehab facility for insurance
reimbursed care. He said the facility would treat the current opioid epidemic,
providing a critical service needed by the City and its citizens. He said the Code was
antiquated as it did not recognize rehab facility uses.
Mr. Pressman said the site sat vacant for an extended time, was difficult to
redevelop, and was subject to vandalism. He said the property owner was trying to
find a credible use; this was the 3rd proposal. He said the provision of overnight care
was the only difference between the proposal and a Code permitted medical facility
run by a doctor from 5:00 a.m. to midnight. He said the 24-hour ALF (Assisted Living
Facility) previously approved for this site differed slightly from the proposal.
Mr. Pressman said the property was next to institutional zoning and near a nursing
facility, a deteriorating vacant ALF high rise, and a half filled office center. He said
the proposal would benefit the decaying community. He said the proposal met
Comprehensive Plan objectives that prioritized redevelopment of blighted properties,
land use conversions that promoted redevelopment activities, and redevelopment
that preserved and enhanced the community character.
Ms. Mazke reviewed the Code definition of halfway house, which was the closest
use to the proposal and was permitted in Institutional zoning. The proposed use was
inconsistent with other Comprehensive Plan objectives and would adversely affect
the use of properties in the immediate area. Rezoning the property would be
considered spot zoning.
Mr. Pressman said many notices had been mailed. He said no one from the public
had objected to the proposal and only 2 people attended the public meeting he held.
Concern was expressed multiple prescription drugs at nearby nursing homes would
unfairly tempt recovering addicts and thereby endanger elderly residents. It was
commented that medical treatment during working hours vs. overnight treatment
differed, no one was present to object to the proposal, a viable use for the site would
change the area's blighted character, Institutional was not appropriate zoning, and
properties in the City were zoned for drug rehab facilities.
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Discussion ensued re the term "halfway house," with concerns expressed it
encompassed both medical treatment for substance abuse and criminal
incarceration. It was recommended that staff revisit the Code and craft terms that
separated these distinct uses.
Member Anuszkiewicz moved to recommend denial of Case LUP2018-02002 based
on the evidence and testimony presented in the application, the Staff Report and at
today's hearing, and hereby adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
stated in the Staff Report. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
2. Case: REZ2018-02001 — 1510 Barry Road Level Three Application
Owner: 1510 Barry Holdings, LLC
Applicant: Todd Pressman (334 East Lake Rd., #102, Palm Harbor, FL 34695;
Phone: 727-804-1760; email: Todd(a)Pressmaninc.com)
Location: 2.137 acres located on the north side of Barry Road approximately 650
feet east of South Highland Avenue.
Request: The Community Development Board (CDB) is reviewing a request to
amend the Zoning Atlas from the Office (0) and Low Medium Density Residential
(LMDR) Districts to the Institutional (I) District, and making a recommendation to the
City Council.
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Long Range Planning Manager Lauren Matzke reviewed the Staff Report which
recommended denial.
Todd Pressman, representing the property owner, requested the PowerPoint
presentation for Case LUP2018-02002 be applied to this Case.
Member Lau moved to recommend denial of Case REZ2018-02001 based on the
evidence and testimony presented in the application, the Staff Report and at today's
hearing, and hereby adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law stated in the
Staff Report. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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3. Level Three Application
Case: LUP2018-06005 — 1434 and 1446 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Owner: Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation
Applicant: Caprena Latimore (2139 NE Coachman Road #1, Clearwater, FL 33765;
Phone: 727-364-1491; email: caprena.tampabaycdc(agmail.com)
Location: 0.3 acre located at the southwest corner of North Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue and Grant Street.
Request: The Community Development Board (CDB) is reviewing a request to
amend the Future Land Use Map designation from Commercial General (CG) to
Residential Medium (RM).
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Long Range Planning Manager Lauren Matzke reviewed the Staff Report which
recommended approval.
Carpena Latmore, representing Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation,
said the nonprofit's goal for the site was to construct 2 single family residences for
low to moderate income buyers. She said no site plans had been submitted.
Elise Saylor Bell said her parents, who owned property across the street, were
concerned the site would be developed with townhouses; she supported
development of single-family residences. She expressed concern the zoning change
not affect the status of the nearby Pinellas County African American History
Museum.
Member Baker moved to recommend approval of Case LUP2018-06005 based on
the evidence and testimony presented in the application, the Staff Report and at
today's hearing, and hereby adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
stated in the Staff Report with conditions of approval as listed. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
4. Level Three Application
Case: REZ2018-06003 — 1434 and 1446 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Owner: Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation
Applicant: Caprena Latimore (2139 NE Coachman Road #1, Clearwater, FL 33765;
Phone: 727-364-1491; email: caprena.tampabaycdc(agmail.com)
Location: 0.3 acre located at the southwest corner of North Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue and Grant Street.
Request: The Community Development Board (CDB) is reviewing a request to
amend the Zoning Atlas from the Commercial (C) District to the Medium Density
Residential (MDR) District.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition
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Presenter: Lauren Matzke, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
Presenter: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Senior Planner
Long Range Planning Manager Lauren Matzke reviewed the Staff Report which
recommended approval.
Member Quattrocki moved to recommend approval of Case REZ2018 -06003 based
on the evidence and testimony presented in the application, the Staff Report and at
today's hearing, and hereby adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
stated in the Staff Report with conditions of approval as listed. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
E. DIRECTOR'S ITEMS:
Planning & Development Director Michael Delk thanked members for attending today's
special meeting.
F. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 2;25 p.m.
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