08/17/2021 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 17, 2021
Present: Chair Mary A. Lau, Board Member Michael Boutzoukas, Board Member Mike
Flanery, Board Member Andrew Park, Acting Board Member Muhammad Abdur-Rahim
Absent: Vice Chair John Quattrocki, Board Member Brian Barker, Board Member
Jordan Behar,
Also Present - Jay Daigneault—Attorney for the Board, Matthew Mytych —Assistant
City Attorney, Gina Clayton — Planning & Development Director, Patricia O. Sullivan —
Board Reporter
A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. at the Main Library 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: July 20, 2021
Member Boutzoukas moved to approve the minutes of the July 20, 2021 Community
Development Board meeting as submitted in written summation. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
D. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD RE ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None.
E. Request to Continue to September 21, 2021 (ITEM 1)
1. Case: FLD2021-04011— 850 Bayway Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner(s): Decade Properties, Inc.
Applicant/Representative: Brian J. Aungst, Jr., Esq.; Macfarlane Ferguson &
McMullen, P.A.; email: bia(o)macfar.com; phone: (727) 444-1403.
Location: 0.661 acre located on the north side of Bayway Boulevard approximately
500 feet east of Gulf Boulevard.
Request: The Community Development Board is reviewing a proposed 60-room
overnight accommodations and a 16-slip Marina Facility in the Tourist (T) District
and Clearwater Pass Character District of Beach by Design for the property located
at 850 Bayway Boulevard. The project is 80 feet in height (from DFE), includes a
minimum of 80 off-street parking spaces and requests allowable flexibility from
setbacks and height requirements and includes a Commercial Dock (accessory; 10
slips)/Marina Facility (non-accessory; 16 slips) Community Development Code
Sections 2-803.G, 2-803.K, and 3-603.
Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Board of County Commissioners
Assigned Planner: Mark T. Parry, AICP, Senior Planner
The full board was not present; the applicant requested this Case to be continued.
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Member Boutzoukas moved to continue Case FLD2021-04011 to September 21, 2021.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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 1-2):
1.• Level Three Application
Case TA2021-06001 — Amendments to the Community Development Code
Applicant: City of Clearwater
Request: The Community Development Board (CBD) is reviewing a request to
amend the City of Clearwater's Community Development Code to allow for the
keeping of backyard chickens and provide standards for associated accessory
structures as an accessory use in certain residential zoning districts.
Association(s):Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Board of County Commissioners
Presenter: Matthew Mytych, Esq., Assistant City Attorney
See below for recommendation to approve Case TA2021-06001.
2. Level Three Application
Case: TA2021-07002— Amendments to the Community Development Code
Applicant: City of Clearwater
Request: The Community Development Board (CBD) is reviewing a request to
amend the City of Clearwater's Community Development Code to clarify certain
location and operational requirements for Outdoor Cafes located in the public right-
of-way, as well as permitting and fee requirements and making a recommendation to
the City Council.
Association(s):Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition; Board of County Commissioners
Presenter: Gina L. Clayton, Planning & Development Director
Member Park moved to recommend approval of Cases TA2021-06001 and TA2021-
07002, on today's Consent Agenda based on evidence in the record, including the
applications and the Staff Reports, and here by 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.
F. DIRECTOR'S ITEMS: None.
G. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, POST OFFICE Box 4748, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33758-4748
MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING, 100 SOUTH MYRTLE AVENUE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
TELEPHONE (727) 562-4567
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Gina Clayton, Planning and Development Director
COPIES: Michael Fuino Assistant City Attorney; Attorney Jay Daigneault, Susan Chase, Documents and
Records Specialist / Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items August 17, 2021
DATE: August 12, 2021
Community Development Board Packets being distributed contain the following:
Unapproved minutes of July 20, 2021
Level Three Applications (Items 1-2)
1. TA2021-06001— Amendments to the Community Development Code Level Three Application
Applicant: City of
2. TA2021-07002— Amendments to the Community Development Code Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater Clearwater
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