93-57RESOLUTION NO. 93 -57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE AS A PART OF THE CITY'S FIRST
BIANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT SUBMITTAL FOR 1994
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
RELATIVE TO INTENSITY STANDARDS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT; AND TO SIMULTANEOUSLY PROCESS RELATED
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AS RECOMMENDED
BY THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IN
ITS REVIEW OF THE CITY'S AMENDMENT NUMBER 93 -1 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES AND RULE
9J- '.1.011, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has adopted Ordinance No.
5312 -92 amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City, including
amendments to the Future Land Use Element, and Ordinance No. 5296-
92 amending sections of the Land Development Code relating to the
Consistency Requirements of the Pinellas Planning Council's
Countywide Rules; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has transmitted these adopted
ordinances to the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs
for consideration pursuant to state law; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs
has considered the City's request to amend the Comprehensive Plan
of the City; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs
has identified issues involving the lack of density and intensity
standards for the Central Business District land use category, and
has requested that the City's amendment be changed to address these
issues; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Clearwater, in reviewing the action by
the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs on the
requested amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of the City which is
being mandated by the Pinellas Planning Council's Countywide
Consistency Program, hereby finds that additional public hearing
and notice procedures are necessary to accomplish the changes as
requested by the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs.
Section 2. The City of Clearwater hereby authorizes the City
Manager to include as a part of the City's first State biannual
amendment submittal for 1994, amendments to the City's
Comprehensive Land Use Plan relative to setting intensity standards
in the Central Business District, and to simultaneously process
related amendments to the Land Development Code.
Sgction 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 1993.
West:
Can .za E. Gou eau to Garvey
Cst Clerk Mayor - Commissioner
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