05/19/2026 Community Development Board Meeting Minutes May 19, 2026
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 :00 PM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Community Development Board
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Community Development Board Meeting Minutes May 19, 2026
Rollcall
Present 5 - Chair Michael Boutzoukas, Vice Chair, Board Member Andrew Park,
Board Member Diane Achinelli, Board Member Kurt Hinrichs, Board
Member Aubrey Haudricourt, Board Member Michelle Chenault, and
Board Member Michael Mastruserio
Absent 2 - Board Member Aubrey Haudricourt, Board Member Andrew Hupp
Michael Mastruserio, and Board Member Michelle Chenault
Also Present— Noah Daiker—Attorney for the Board, Matthew Mytych —Assistant
City Attorney, Ted Kozak— Planning Division Manager, and Nicole
Sprague— Deputy City Clerk
1. Call To Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the April 21, 2026 CDB meeting.
Board Member Achinelli moved to approve the minutes of the April 21,
2026 CDB meeting. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda
4. Consent Agenda: The following cases are not contested by the applicant or city
staff. If no objections are raised by a member of the public, and member(s) of the
Board do not request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda, items will be
approved by a single vote at the beginning of the meeting.
4.1 FLD2026-03006: Flexible Development approval for retail sales and services, restaurant,
and bar (shipping container plaza) in the Commercial (C) District as a Comprehensive
Infill Redevelopment Project and accessory improvements (seating and landscaping) in
the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District for the property at 1317 N. Martin Luther
King Jr. Avenue. The buildings do not exceed 30 feet in height and parking spaces will be
provided off-site. Requested is flexibility for the use and reduced interior landscaping and
landscape buffers along property lines through a Comprehensive Landscape Program.
(Community Development Code Sections 2-7045 and Sections 3-1202.D, E. and G.)
(Level Two Application)
Body: SUMMARY:
Case: FLD2026-03006 - 1317 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Owner: City of Clearwater, Community Redevelopment Agency of Clearwater
Applicant: Sean Cashen, Gulf Coast Consulting Inc.; 13825 Icot Blvd., Suite
605, Clearwater, FL
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33760; phone: (727) 432-0365
Location: Northeast corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Tangerine
Street. (0.34 acres)
Request: Flexible Development approval for retail sales and services,
restaurant, and bar (shipping container plaza) in the Commercial (C) District as
a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project and accessory improvements
(seating and landscaping) in the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District for
the property at 1317 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The buildings do not
exceed 30 feet in height and parking spaces will be provided off-site. Requested
is flexibility for the use and reduced interior landscaping and landscape buffers
along property lines through a Comprehensive Landscape Program.
(Community Development Code Sections 2-704.F and Sections 3-1202.D, E.
and G.)
Associations: Board of County Commissioners, Clearwater Neighborhood
Coalition, Pinellas County School Board
Assigned Planner: Ava Schmidt; Planner II; email:
Ava.Schmidt@myclearwater.com; phone: 727-444-8028
The application, supporting documents, and a complete plan set are
attached to this agenda item. The staff report will be attached by the
close of the business day on the Thursday prior the CDB.
Board Member Achinelli moved to approve Case FLD20206-03006
(1317 N Martin Luther King, Jr Avenue) on today's Consent Agenda
based on evidence in the record, including application(s) and the Staff
Report(s), and hereby adopt the Finding of Fact and Conclusions of
Law stated int he Staff Report(s), with conditions of approval as listed.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Director's Report
Planning Division Manager Ted Kozak said the community did not want to
jinx the project and speak, but the are in attendance and excited about the
project.
6. Board Members to be Heard
In response to a question, Mr. Kozak said the project is progressing, the
initial timeframe to open the plaza was in the spring.
Community partner, Gloria Campbell, said the next step is the building
permit application and the plaza should be open early 2027. She said ten
tenants have been identified and there is more interest businesses than
there is space. In response to a question, she said a name for the
container plaza is being discussed.
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7. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 1:11 p.m.
Attest:
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
May 19, 2026
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Chair, Community
evelopment Board