03/04/2025 Building/Flood Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes March 4, 2025
and Appeals
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
2:00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals
City of Clearwater
Building/Flood Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes March 4, 2025
and Appeals
Roll Call
Present - Chair Earle Cooper, Vice Chair Kathryn Helmus, Board Member
Aaron Petersen and Board Member Justin Kimmich
Also Present - Jay Daigneault —Attorney for the Board, Kevin Garriott —
Building Official, and Danielle DeBois — Board Reporter
1. Call To Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 7, 2021 Building/Flood Board of
Adjustments and Appeals meeting.
Member Helmus moved to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2021
Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals meeting as submitted
in written summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda: None.
4. New Business Items
4.1 Review of Sunshine Law and Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals
Board Rules - Jay Daigneault, Esq. of Trask Daigneault, LLP
Attorney for the Board Jay Daigneault reviewed the Sunshine Law as
applicable to the board.
4.2 Elect Chair and Vice Chair of the Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and
Appeals Board.
Member Kimmich moved to nominate Earle Cooper as Chair for the
Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
Chair Cooper moved to nominate Kathryn Helmus as Vice Chair for
the Building/Flood Board of Adjustment and Appeals. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4.3 Approve the request for a variance, as part of the Beach Marina Replacement
Project, for construction and installation of floating docks complete with marina
utilities, a fueling system, and a walled attendant structure. These would replace
the existing fixed timber docks and related utilities and structures.
Marine Structural Engineer from Moffit and Nichol Engineers Nicole
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Meeting Minutes March 4, 2025
Shaw presented a power presentation on the proposed floating dock and
marina utilities. In response to questions, Ms. Shaw said the service life,
flood elevation, fuel system, and attendant structure are designed to
withstand high intensity flooding and wind conditions. Ms. Shaw said the
city provides insurance for the structure and there are not specifications
regarding floating structures with FEMA or other relevant entities at this
time.
Member Kimmich moved to approve the request for a variance, as part
of the Beach Marina Replacement Project for the construction and
installation of floating docks with marina utilities, a fueling system, and
a walled attendant structure. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
5. Old Business Items: None.
6. Director's Report
Building Official Kevin Garriott said the city has taken over 1600 permit
applications for damage repair, many of which are underway or
completed, while continuing to issue standard permits since the most
recent storms.
7. Board Members to be Heard: None.
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m.
Chair
Building/Flood Board of Adjustment & Appeals
Attest:
Bo -rd Reporter
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