9861-26ORDINANCE NO 9861-26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY, TO APPLY THE
PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY AS
AN OVERLAY CATEGORY IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL), RESIDENTIAL URBAN (RU),
RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM), RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH),
COMMERCIAL GENERAL (CG), INSTITUTIONAL (I), AND
RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE GENERAL (R/OG) FUTURE LAND USE
CATEGORIES FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF LAND KNOWN AS THE NORTH
GREENWOOD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (CRA),
AND EXCLUDING THOSE PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
GREENWOOD CRA WHICH ARE DESIGNATED WITH THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD), RECREATION/OPEN
SPACE (R/OS), PRESERVATION (P), INDUSTRIAL LIMITED (IL),
TRANSPORTATION/UTILITY (TU) AND WATER FUTURE LAND
USE CATEGORIES, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN
ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A" AND AS DEPICTED IN ATTACHED
EXHIBIT "B", ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan (the "Comprehensive Plan"),
adopted January 18, 2024, includes a framework that serves as a guide to development,
redevelopment, and investment in the city, establishing neighborhoods, corridors, activity, mixed-
use and neighborhood centers, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to promote mixed-use development, walkable and transit -
supportive redevelopment, and infill development in these areas which are depicted on QP 1
Framework (the "Framework Map"), and
WHEREAS, the North Greenwood Area is identified as a neighborhood center on the
Framework Map, and
WHEREAS, the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area Plan (the "CRA
Plan"), adopted by City Council on January 12, 2023, establishes a vision for North Greenwood
and sets forth redevelopment policies to address vacant land redevelopment, housing needs, and
the ability for community members to "age in place" and
WHEREAS Forward Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, administers the
Countywide Future Land Use Plan for Pinellas County (the "Countywide Plan"), inclusive of the
Countywide Strategies, Countywide Plan Map and Countywide Rules, and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Rules, as amended through August 21, 2023, provide the
Planned Redevelopment District Countywide Map category to depict areas of the county
developed with a mix of residential and nonresidential uses, within neighborhoods or distinct
areas that are interrelated and complementary, with densities/intensities and urban design that
promote walking, biking and transit use, and
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WHEREAS, cities may establish planned redevelopment districts locally, provided their
policies and land development regulations are consistent with the requirements in the Countywide
Rules, and
WHEREAS, the southwestern portion of the North Greenwood CRA is also located within
the city's Central Business District, designated as Downtown District on the City's Zoning Atlas,
and is subject to the policies set forth in the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan and the
Downtown District and Design Standards in Community Development Code Appendix C, and
therefore this portion of the North Greenwood CRA would not be designated as a Planned
Redevelopment District, and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan
of the City, as proposed by this ordinance, implements the intent of the CRA Plan by designating
properties within the CRA Plan area with a new Planned Redevelopment District ("PRD") Overlay,
and
WHEREAS, this ordinance proposes changes to the Future Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan to apply an overlay district only to properties designated with certain existing
categories, and
WHEREAS, upcoming amendments to the City's Community Development Code will be
required to establish a new North Greenwood Community Overlay District with density, intensity,
and ISR bonuses and design standards and apply the overlay district to the properties described
herein on the City's Zoning Atlas, and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan
of the City as set forth in this ordinance is found to be reasonable, proper and appropriate, and is
consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Section 1 The Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Pian of the City of
Clearwater is changed by adding an overlay land use category to the hereinafter described
property as follows
Property
See attached Exhibit "A" for
Legal Description
(LUP2025-11005)
Land Use Category
From RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL), RESIDENTIAL
URBAN (RU), RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM),
RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH), COMMERCIAL GENERAL
(CG), INSTITUTIONAL (I), AND
RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE GENERAL (R/OG)
To RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) & PLANNED
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY,
RESIDENTIAL URBAN (RU) & PLANNED
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY,
RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM) & PLANNED
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY,
RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH) & PLANNED
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY,
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL (CG) & PLANNED
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY,
INSTITUTIONAL (I) & PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT (PRD) OVERLAY, AND
RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE GENERAL (R/OG) &
PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRD)
OVERLAY
The map attached as Exhibit "B" is hereby incorporated by reference
Section 2 The City Council does hereby certify that this ordinance is consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan
Section 3 The effective date of this plan amendment, if the amendment is not timely
challenged, shall be 31 days after the Department of Commerce notifies the City that the plan
amendment package is complete and shall be contingent upon If timely challenged, this
amendment shall become effective on the date the Department of Commerce or the
Administration Commission enters a final order determining this adopted amendment to be in
compliance The Community Development Coordinator is authorized to transmit to Forward
Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, an application to amend the Countywide Pian
Map in order to achieve consistency with the Future Land Use Element of the City's
Comprehensive Plan as amended by this ordinance
PASSED ON FIRST READING 3/30/2026
AS AMENDED
PASSED ON SECOND READING 10/1/2026
AS AMENDED
PASSED ON THIRD AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form
10/14/2026
Bruce Rector
Mayor
Attest
Matthew J Mytyc•', Esq
Senior Assistant City Attorney
r Rose are Call, MP
City Clerk
MM
Ordinance No 9861-26
EXHIBITA
Legal Description
BEGIN ATA POINT AT THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION with Sunset Point Road and
Kings Highway right-of-way and proceed South along the centerline of Kings Highway right-
of-way to its intersection with the centerline of Palmetto Street right-of-way, thence
Proceed West along the centerline of Palmetto Street right-of-way to its intersection with
the northerly extension of the East line of Block E, New Country Club Addition, as recorded
in Plat Book 20, Page 64 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, FL, thence
Proceed South along the East line of said Block E to its intersection with the centerline of
Seminole Street right-of-way, thence ,
Proceed East along the centerline of Seminole Street right-of-way to its intersection with
the centerline of North Missouri Avenue right-of-way, thence
Proceed South along the centerline of North Missouri Avenue right-of-way to its
intersection with the North right-of-way Line of the CSX Rail Road, thence ,
Proceed West and Southwest along the North right-of-way line of the CSX Rail Road to its
intersection with the centerline of North Myrtle Avenue right-of-way, thence
Proceed North along the centerline of Myrtle Avenue right-of-way to its intersection with
the centerline of Maple Street right-of-way, thence
Proceed West along the centerline of Maple Street right-of-way to its intersection with the
East right-of-way line of Blanche B Littlejohn Trail, thence
Proceed Northeasterly along the East right-of-way line of Blanche B Littlejohn Trail to its
intersection with the South right-of-way line of Eldridge Street right-of-way, thence
Proceed West to the intersection of the South right-of-way line of Eldridge Street and the
West right-of-way line of Blanche B Littlejohn Trail right-of-way, thence
Proceed generally Northeast along the West right-of-way line of Blanche B Littlejohn Trail
right-of-way to its intersection with the South lot line of Lot 41, Block D of the J J Eldridge
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 85 of the public records of Hillsborough
County, Flonda, of which Pinellas was formerly a part, thence
Along said South lot line to the Southwest corner of said Lot 41, thence
Proceed Southwesterly along the East lot line of the property described in OR Book 22190,
Page 0021, having Parcel ID number 09-29-15-25542-004-0351, as recorded in the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida to the Southeast lot corner of said parcel, thence
Proceed Westerly to the Southwest corner of said parcel, thence
Proceed Northwesterly, crossing the North Garden Avenue right-of-way to the Northeast
corner of Lot 30, Block C of the JJ Eldridge Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 85
of the public records of Hillsborough County, Florida, of which Pinellas was formerly a part,
thence
Proceed Westerly along the North lot line of said Lot 30 to the Northwest corner of said Lot
30, thence
Proceed Southwesterly along the West line of said Lot 30 to its intersection with the
Northeast corner of the Parcel described in OR Book 20660, Page 2151 of the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida whose Parcel ID Number is 09-29-15-25542-003-0230,
thence
Proceed Northwesterly along the North lot line of said Parcel to the Northwest corner of
said Parcel, thence
Proceed Northwesterly, crossing the North Fort Harrison Avenue right-of-way to the
Southeast corner of a Parcel described in OR Book 21155, Page 0259 of the public records
of Pinellas County, Florida, whose Parcel ID Number is 19-29-15-25542-002-0150, thence
Proceed Westerly along the South lot line of said Parcel to the Southwest corner of said
Parcel and its intersection with the East lot line of the Parcel described in OR Book 09960,
Page 0828 of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, whose Parcel ID Number is 09-
29-15-25542-002-0110, thence
Proceed Southwesterly along the East lot line of said Parcel to the Southeast corner of said
Parcel, thence
Proceed Westerly along the South lot line of said Parcel to the Southwest corner of said
Parcel being located on the East right-of-way line of North Osceola Avenue right-of-way,
thence
Continue Westerly along the extension of the South lot line of said Parcel to its intersection
with the centerline of North Osceola Avenue right-of-way, thence
Proceed Northeasterly along the centerline of North Osceola Avenue right-of-way to its
intersection with the centerline of Sunburst Court right-of-way, thence
Proceed Southeasterly along the centerline of Sunburst Court right-of-way to its
intersection with the centerline of North Fort Harrison Avenue right-of-way, thence
Proceed North along the centerline of North Fort Harrison Avenue right-of-way to a point on
the south seawall or top of bank of Stevenson Creek, thence
Proceed meandering Southeasterly along the south seawall or top of bank of Stevenson
Creek to its intersection with the East boundary line of the Pinellas Trail, thence
Proceed Northeasterly along the East line of the Pinellas Trail to its intersection with the
centerline of Sunset Point Road right-of-way, thence
Proceed East along the centerline of Sunset Point Road right-of-way to its intersection with
the centerline of Kings Highway right-of-way and THE POINT OF BEGINNING
Less and except all unincorporated Pinellas County enclaves_
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PRD Overlay
PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP
Owner(s): Multiple Owners (City Initiated Amendment)
Site: Multiple Addresses
LUP2025-1 1005
Property 659.98 outer boundary
Size(Acres): 458.26 with exclusions
From:
To:
Land Use
Residential Low (RL), Residential Urban (RU),
Residential Medium (RM), Residential High (RH),
Commercial General (CG), Institutional (I), and
Residential Office/General (R/OG)
Same as above, all with Planned Redevelopment
District (PRD) Overlay
PIN:
Exhibit "B"
Atlas Page:
Multiple Parcels
259B, 260A, 260B, 268B, 269A,
269B, 277B, 278A, 278B