10/18/2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
October 18, 2022
Roll Call
Present 8 - Chair Mary A. Lau, Vice Chair John Quattrocki, Board Member Mike
Flanery, Board Member Andrew Caudell, Board Member Andrew
Park, Board Member Audrey Haudricourt, Board Member Bruce
Rector, and Alternate Board Member Samuel Hutkin
Also Present - Jay Daigneault—Attorney for the Board, Matthew Mytych —Assistant
City Attorney, Gina Clayton — Planning & Development Director, Lauren
Matzke —Assistant Planning & Development Director, and Patricia O.
Sullivan — Board Reporter
Awaiting approval
A. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 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: August 16, 2022
Member Rector moved to approve the minutes of the August 16, 2022
Community Development Board meeting as submitted in written
summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
D. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD RE ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Bill Jonson said the Notice of Hearing for the September 20, 2022 CDB
(Community Development Board) meeting stated the staff report and
materials would be posted on the City's website 5 days prior to the meeting;
that was not the case. Re Case FLD2022-05017, he said staff did not
inform the board that Code did not support the applicant's request to
continue a non-conforming use.
E. 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)
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1. Case: FLD2022-07020 — 1185 Court Street Level Two Application
Owner(s): In Your Face Skin Care, LLC.
Representative: Sean Cashen; Gulf Coast Consulting, Inc.; 13825 ICOT Boulevard, Suite
605, Clearwater, FL 33760; phone: (727) 524-1818; email-
krikor@gulfcoastconsultinginc.com.
Location: 0.753 acre consisting of one parcel on the south side of Court Street approximately
165 feet west of South Missouri Avenue.
Request: The Community Development Board is reviewing a proposed approximately 6,000
square foot (0.17 FAR) light assembly use in the Commercial (C) District for the property
located at 1185 Court Street. The proposed project will be approximately 15 feet in height
(from grade) and requests allowable flexibility regarding landscaping, use, setbacks, provision
of a loading zone space and parking (Community Development Code Sections 2-704.H, 3-
1202.G and 3-1406.A.3).
Neighborhood Association: East Gateway Business and Neighbors Association, Clearwater
Neighborhoods Coalition, Board of County Commissioners, Pinellas County School Board.
Assigned Planner: Mark Parry, AICP, Senior Planner, mark.parry@Myclearwater.com
Member Rector moved to approve Case FLD2022-07020 on today's
Consent Agenda based on evidence in the record, including the
application and the Staff Report, and here by 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. Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
2. PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
Level Two Application
Case: FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-01001 - 1524/1532 South Highland Avenue, and an abutting
unaddressed parcel (PIN 23-29-15-79254-002-0010)
Owner: Highlands West Coast, LLC
Representative: Sandra Bradbury, Northside Engineering, Inc., 300 South Belcher Road,
Clearwater, FL, 33765; phone: (727) 443-2869; email: sandy@northsideengineering.net
Location: 1.693 acres consisting of three parcels located on the west side of South Highland
Avenue, approximately 517 feet north of the intersection with Belleair Road.
Request: The Community Development Board is reviewing a 23-lot preliminary plat to
construct a 22-unit attached dwelling use in the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District for
the property located at 1524/1532 South Highland Avenue and an abutting unaddressed parcel
(PIN 23-29-15-79254-002-0010). The project will be 30 feet in height, provides two off-street
parking spaces per unit and requests allowable flexibility from setback requirements
(Community Development Code Section 2-304.G and Article 4, Division 7, Subdivisions/Plats).
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Board of County
Commissioners, Pinellas County School Board.
Assigned Planner: Melissa Hauck-Baker, AICP, Senior Planner,
melissa.hauckbaker@Myclearwater.com
Member Rector moved to accept Melissa Hauck-Baker as an expert
witness in the fields of general planning, zoning, redevelopment
planning, land development code & land development code
amendments, special area plans and overlay districts, site plan
review, landscape architecture, historic preservation,
comprehensive sign program. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously. Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
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Member Rector moved to accept David Ojeda as an expert witness in
the fields of civil engineering, land development, utilities, construction
and building permits, stormwater, and FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency) floodplain regulations. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate Member Hutkin did not
vote.
Senior Planner Melissa Hauck-Baker provided a PowerPoint presentation
of the Staff Report. The use is permitted and abuts a similar development.
Project sidewalks will provide pedestrian connections and visibility triangle
requirements will be met. The applicant is requesting less flexibility than
permitted. Senior Engineering Specialist David Ojeda said Duke Energy
is responsible for power lines along Highland Avenue. There are no plans
to install a traffic signal or widen Highland Avenue at the project site.
Housh Ghovaee, representing the applicant, said the project was
redesigned to dedicate a portion of the site to the City for a utility easement
as required by Code. He said the project will build new sidewalks and
eliminate the ditch. He said the request is necessary as the site's border
along the right-of-way jogs 7 feet. He said mechanical equipment must
meet City regulations. He said an advanced drainage system that meets
City and SWFWMD (Southwest Florida Water Management District)
stormwater requirements will be installed.
A resident spoke in opposition to the request and application as presented.
Member Rector moved to approve Case FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-
01001 based on evidence in the record, including the application and
the Staff Report, and here by 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. Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
F. LEVEL TWO APPLICATION: (Item 1)
1. Level Two Application
Case: FLD2022-05016/PLT2022-05006 — 1951 North Belcher Road
Owner(s): AL-ADWAN LLC.
Representative: Ely Payne; LevelUp Consulting, LLC.; Gulf Coast Consulting, Inc; 505 E
Jackson Street Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33602; phone: (727) 524-1818; email.
krikor@gulfcoastconsultinginc.com.
Location: 2.369 acres consisting of one parcel on the west side of North Belcher Road and
bound by North Belcher Road on the west and Old Coachman Road on the north and east (to
be platted into two separate parcels with Parcel 1 to be 1.227 acres and Parcel 2 to be 1.143
acres).
Request: The Community Development Board is reviewing a two-lot preliminary plat to
construct an approximately 4,350 square-foot vehicle service, limited use (car wash) consisting
of one building 25 feet in height and a minimum of 22 parking spaces (five spaces per 1,000
square-feet gross floor area) on proposed Parcel 1 and to construct an approximately 6,750
square-foot retail plaza consisting of one building up to 25 feet in height and a minimum of 27
parking spaces (four spaces per 1,000 square-feet of gross floor area) on proposed Parcel 2,
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both in the Commercial (C) District for the property located at 1951 North Belcher Road. The
project requests allowable flexibility regarding use and building orientation related to the
vehicle service, limited use as a comprehensive infill redevelopment project (Community
Development Code Section 3-704.F., Article 4, Division 7, Subdivisions/Plats).
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Board of County
Commissioners, Pinellas County School Board.
Assigned Planner: Mark Parry, AICP, Senior Planner, mark.parry(a-)-M yclearwater.com
Member Flanery moved to accept Mark Parry as an expert witness in
the fields of general planning, zoning, redevelopment planning, land
development code & land development code amendments, special
area plans and overlay districts, site plan review, landscape
architecture. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously. Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
Member Haudricourt moved to accept David Ojeda as an expert
witness in the fields of civil engineering, land development, utilities,
construction and building permits, stormwater, and FEMA floodplain
regulations. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Alternate Member Hutkin did not vote.
Senior Planner Mark Parry provided a PowerPoint presentation of the Staff
Report. Staff supports the request except for the ten 11-foot-tall vacuum
booms proposed to span 13 feet along Belcher Road, which is designated
as a primary scenic road. The booms would be visually unappealing from
the street. Parking spaces can remain in this area, the application proposes
more parking spaces than required.
Member Quattrocki moved to accept P. Ely Payne as an expert
witness in the fields of Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering and
Transportation and to accept Stephen Sposato as an expert witness
in the fields of Planning and Transportation. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate Member Hutkin did not
vote.
Todd Pressman, representing the applicant, said removing the vacuums
would be a deal breaker as they are critical to the business. He provided
a PowerPoint presentation on the site and application. He showed
photographs of the current site's boarded retail store and carwash and
drawings of site plan changes that reoriented the development, reduced
the retail store's size, added hedges and 6— 8 trees to increase buffering
and screening along Belcher Road, and relocated the vacuums away from
the road.
Stephen Sposato, representing the applicant, said the vacuums were
necessary for the 2"d phase of the car wash process. He said redeveloping
the site was challenging. He said the project is integrated in the shopping
center and does not intensify or expand the current use or add access
points. He said proposed additional landscaping will diffuse site lines and
mitigate views of the vacuums.
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In response to a question, Ely Payne, representing the applicant, said the
retail building was pulled away from the right-of-way, saving trees. He
said a 2nd row of hedges was added for screening.
Jim Tredwell, representing the property owners, said the owners were
willing to compromise, the size of the carwash tunnel was previously
reduced. He said while it was preferable to retain the vacuum booms as
presented, the number of vacuums could be reduced. He said the owners
were anxious for a decision as the sales contract was expiring. He said a
list of all newly proposed landscaping had been prepared for staff.
Discussion ensued re the exact neutral color proposed for the booms and
ways to reduce the vacuums along Belcher Road.
Planning Manager Ellen Crandall said signage is permitted separately.
Staff requested time to discuss changes to the site plan with the applicant.
Member Haudricourt moved to suspend the hearing for Case
FLD2022-05016/PLT2022-05006 to conclude after the staff presentation.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate
Member Hutkin did not vote.
The Community Development Board recessed from 2:53 to 3:02 p.m.
Ms. Crandall reported the applicant had agreed to install additional
landscaping, remove 5 vacuum booms in the northwest portion of the
property along Belcher Road, remove 4 parking spaces in that area, and
paint the booms white to match the building. She reviewed the modified
conditions of approval. Staff recommended approval of the project with
these changes. Mr. Pressman said the applicant agreed to the conditions
of approval as presented.
Member Rector moved to approve Case FLD2022-05016/PLR2022-
05006 based on evidence in the record, including the application and
the Staff Report, and here by adopt the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law stated in the Staff Report, with conditions of
approval as listed with changes:
1) Amended Condition 5: "That, prior to the issuance of any building
construction permit, excluding demolition and clearing and grubbing,
accessory/mechanical equipment, including the A/C unit on the east
side of the building along Old Coachman Road, are removed;"
2) Condition 11 "That, prior to the issuance of any building
construction permits, excluding demolition and clearing and grubbing,
revised plans are submitted that remove the four parking spaces and
five booms at the northwest corner of the site and provide improved
landscape plans with additional trees and plants including native
understory, sensitive to the existing tree root systems, to the
satisfaction of City staff;" and
3) Condition 12 "That, the vacuum booms shall be painted white to
match the building to the satisfaction of City staff."
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The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Alternate
Member Hutkin did not vote.
G. DIRECTOR'S ITEM:
1. Presentation on Clearwater 2045 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement & Preliminary
Framework Report by Jayme Lopko
H. ADJOURN
Attest:
Long Range Planning Manager Jayme Lopko provided a PowerPoint
presentation re progress on the Clearwater 2045 Comprehensive Plan
Vision Statement and Preliminary Framework Report. She reviewed the
aspirational vision statement, planning themes, preliminary plan framework,
and chapters. Staff is scheduled to hold workshops and draft plan elements
through Spring 2023. The approval process will start with the CDB next
Fall.
Discussion ensued with recommendations the report consider rapidly
increasing sea level rise, electric vehicles, phasing out natural gas, and
installing resilient electrical backup batteries to power the City after a
devastating hurricane.
The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, POST OFF -ICI Box 4748, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33758-4748
MUNICIPAL SERVICES Bi.n.DING, 100 SOUTH MYRTLE AVENUE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
TELEPHONE (727) 562-4567
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Gina Clayton, Planning and Development Director
COPIES: Mathew Assistant City Attorney; Attorney Jay Daigneault, Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist / Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items: October 18th, 2022
DATE: October 10th, 2022
Community Development Board Packets being distributed contain the following:
Unapproved minutes of: September 20th, 2022
Level Two Applications (Items 1-31
1. FLD2022-0700=1185 Court Street
Assigned P nner: Mark Parry
Yes: V No:
2. FLD2022-05016 T2022-05006-1951 North Belcher Road
Assigned PI er: Mark Parry
Yes: 1. No:
3. FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-01001-1524/1532 South Highland Avenue, and an abutting
unaddressed parcel(PIN23-29-15-79254-002-0010)
Assigned PJiner: Melissa Hauck -Baker
Yes: V No:
I have conduct
Signature: /
Print Name: CA ` (.�- V
Prepared by: Isabel Witxet, Administrative Assistant
stigation on the personal site visit to the following properties.
Date: / ' `/ 7/0 z Z
CITY OF CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, POST OFFICE Box 4748, CLEARIQ'ATER, FLORIDA 33758-4748
111UNJCIPAL SERVICES BALDING, 100 SOUTII MYRTLE AVENUE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
TELEPHONE (727) 562-4567
TO: Community Development Board Members
FROM: Gina Clayton, Planning and Development Director
COPIES: Mathew Assistant City Attorney; Attorney Jay Daigneault, Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist / Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items: October 18th, 2022
DATE: October 10°, 2022
Community Development Board Packets being distributed contain the following:
Unapproved minutes of: September 20°, 2022
Level Two Applications (Items 1-31
1. FLD2022-07020-1185 Court Street
Assigned anner: Mark Parry
Yes: No:
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2. FLD2022-05016/ PLT2022-05006-1951 North Belcher Road
Assign tanner: Mark Parry
Yes: No:
3. FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-01001-1524/1532 South Highland Avenue, and an abutting
unaddressed parcel (PIN23-29-15-79254-002-0010)
Assign fanner: Melissa Hauck -Baker
Yes: No:
I ha•'�Afn . igati•n on the personal site visit to the following properties.
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Prepared by: Isabel Winget, Administ '•tive Assistant
CITY OF CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER PLANNING & DEVELOPMEiNT, POST OFFICE BOX 4748, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 337584748
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: Mathew Assistant City Attorney; Attorney Jay Daigneault, Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist / Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items: October 18th, 2022
DATE: October 10°, 2022
Community Development Board Packets being distributed contain the following:
Unapproved minutes of: September 20°, 2022
Level Two Applications (Items 1-3)
1. FLD2022-07 —1185 Court Street
Assigne tanner: Mark Parry
Yes: ) No:
2. FLD2022-05016/ PLT2022-05006-1951 North Belcher Road
Assigned Planner: Mark
Yes: No:
3. FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-01001-1524/1532 South Highland Avenue, and an abutting
unaddressed parcel (PIN23-29-15-79254-002-0010)
AssigneeLP r: Melissa Hauck -Baker
Yes:
No:
I have conducte. - . _ ons i the personal site visit to th following properties.
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Sienatur• : Date:
Print Name:
Prepared by: Isabel Winget, Administrative Assistant
CITY OF CLEARWATER
CLEAR\TATER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, POST OFFICE Box 4748, CLEAR\CATER, 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: Mathew Assistant City Attorney; Attorney Jay Daigneault, Susan Chase, Documents and Records
Specialist / Pat Sullivan, Board Reporter
SUBJECT: Agenda Items: October 18th, 2022
DATE: October 10th, 2022
Community Development Board Packets being distributed contain the following:
Unapproved minutes of: September 20°, 2022
Level Two Applications (Items 1-31
1. FLD2022-07020-1185 Court Street
Assigned P nne� Mark Parry
Yes: ✓ No:
2. FLD2022-05016/ PLT2022-05006-1951 North Belcher Road
Assigned Planner: Mark Parry
Yes: ✓ No:
3. FLD2022-02009/PLT2022-01001-1524/1532 South Highland Avenue, and an abutting
unaddressed parcel (PIN23-29-15-7925"tII0�6�-
Assigned Per: Melissa Hauck -Baker
Yes: No:
I have conducted a . - 0 . .aI I the •ersonal site visit to the following properties.
Si: nature. Ji111V1,0J' Date: 1
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Print Name: 6� ` Jr' a� e
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Prepared by: Isabel Winget, Administrative Assistant