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From YouTube: City of Clearwater Community Development Board 4/18/23
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A
A
D
D
D
To
welcome
our
new
member
Andrew
Huff
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
Please
remember
to
turn
off
your
cell
phone
so
that
they
do
not
become
a
distraction
during
the
meeting.
Please
also
refrain
from
having
conversations
in
this
room
so
that
we
might
hear
all
the
testimony
given
today
to
ensure
a
complete
record
of
this
board's
action.
We
ask
that
each
individual
wishing
to
speak,
including
the
applicant
speaking
to
the
microphone
at
the
podium
in
front
of
us,
clearly
state
your
name
and
spell
your
last
name
for
the
clerk.
D
D
D
J
J
855
Bayway
Boulevard
Clearwater
Beach
to
this
year's
2023
appointees,
a
chanelian
hub
godspeed.
You
have
inherited
the
triumphs,
the
sins
of
our
thought
of
your
father,
I'm,
coming
to
you
today
with
the
item
not
on
the
agenda:
the
southeast
corner
of
gulf
and
Gulfview
Boulevard's
Clearwater
Beach,
formerly
Fisherman's,
Wharf,
leverocks
shells.
It's
submitted
now
as
case
flg
2022
with
the
address
of
805
Golfview
Boulevard.
J
However,
the
pending
site,
that's
being
addressed,
is
now
a
Realtors
site
pending
at
25
million,
and
it
is
listed
there
as
551
Boulevard
Gulf
Boulevard
residents
have
submitted
our
concerns
in
writing.
Regarding
this
project,
I
want
to
focus
on
two
very
threatening
safety
issues
that
we
have
pointed
out
to
staff
number
one:
the
proposed
dangerous
interest
and
incident
to
Forte
Sands.
The
entry
exit
is
as
designed
an
accident
waiting
to
happen.
It
was
questioned
on
this
at
this
cdb
meeting
by
staff,
atala
and
Jordy.
J
J
This
would
not
work.
The
driver
is
too
close
to
a
busy
intersection,
which
is
Gulf
and
Gulf
View
Boulevard
at
the
bottom
of
the
Sand
Key
Bridge,
and
that
signs
would
not
give
any
driver
enough
time
to
react,
not
to
mention
pedestrians
and
bicycle
activity
which
are
rampant
on
that.
On
that
thing,
we
then
suggested
to
the
traffic
and
to
engineering
that
they
consider
an
alternate
solution
which
is
to
have
an
entrance
building
through
the
street
that
is
directly
Mars,
I'm.
J
Sorry,
east
of
all
about
Gulf
Boulevard,
which
is
called
Bayshore
that
particular
street
is
being
used
right
now
is
construction.
All
The
Parkers
used
a
lot
that
that
the
that
this
proposal
is
being
looked
at
they'll
alleviate
the
problems
with
having
direct
access
at
the
corner
of
gulf
and
Gulfview
Boulevard.
J
So,
as
we
said
on
storing
those
signs,
it's
not
going
to
do
it.
A
second
threatening
issue
is
that
site
at
one
point
was
a
gas
station
and
we
have
now
counted
at
least
11
toxic
underground
tanks
still
available.
We
have
asked
the
staff
to
investigate
and
present
us
a
clean
bill
of
health
I'm
asking
you
to
determine
that
right
now,
the
Forte
Sands
Resort
as
as
now
presented,
is
incomplete.
They
need
to
resolve
issues
that
we
I'm
going
to
give
you
right
now
and
to
at
this
juncture,
not
move
them
to
the
cdb.
H
2694
Redford
Court
West.
This
is
a
real
minor
point,
but
when
I
Was
preparing
for
the
meeting
I
looked
at
the
agenda
and
I
did
not
find
a
link
to
the
two
first
two
legislative
items
on
the
website,
it
may
have
just
been
omitted,
but
it's
important
that
we
can
get
to
it
without
having
to
bother
somebody
on
staff.
Thank
you.
K
For
this
question,
I
just
wanted
to
say
I'm
I'm,
really
thrilled
by
the
stormwater
pond
in
The
Coachman
Park,
it's
beautiful
the
the
toll
Zone
that
they
put
there
the
bald
cypress,
trees
and
I
just
hope.
The
community
Redevelopment
board
will
can
I,
don't
know
what
kind
of
input
you
have,
but
if
would
be
great,
if
every
stormwater
pond
in
the
city
has
that
literal
zone
skycrest
has
it
now
I
think
the
one
in
Coachman's
still
is
missing
the
literal
zone,
Coachman
Ridge,
but
anyway,
I
just
think
the
Pond's
beautiful
thank.
C
D
Thank
you
well
now
moved
on.
We
have
two
items
that
are
requesting
continuance
before
we
do
that.
Is
there
anybody
I
heard
that
might
be
somebody
who
might
want
to
speak
about
that
before
we
go
to
continuance.
Is
there
anyone
in
the
audience
that
wants
to
speak
on
either
of
those
cases.
B
L
L
First
I
would
point
out
that
the
Florida
Coastal
Construction
Control
line
is
in
place
to
protect
Beach
environment
erosion,
avoid
destabilization
of
Dunes
damage,
Upland
properties
and
interference
with
Public
Access.
It's
also
there
to
protect
sea
turtles,
doing
plants
in
a
variety
of
other
environmental
aspects
to
this
area.
Additionally,
section
3109.2.2,
I
believe
states
in
the
event
of
a
conflict
between
Coastal
code
and
other
chapters
of
applicable
building
codes.
L
L
Seaward
of
the
Coastal
Construction
Control
line,
unless
approved
by
the
state
of
Florida
and
see
of
that
same
area
interpretation,
says
nothing
contained
in
this
section
shall
be
construed
to
conflict
with
or
supersede
the
authority
of
the
state
so
requesting
flexibility
does
not
apply
to
this,
as
there
is
no
room
for
flexibility
within
the
city
code,
therefore,
variance
to
the
state
law
would
be
required.
So
therefore,
applicants
should
be
seeking
a
waiver
or
variance
to
from
the
state,
as
noted
in
subsection
c
as
well.
L
L
Fourth,
for
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
board
in
September
of
2021,
which
I
don't
think
is
probably
anybody
left
I'll
remind
you
of
the
setback
request
for
the
rear
of
850
Bayway
Boulevard,
which
was
the
opposite
side
of
this
coin,
to
what's
being
asked
for
now,
and
at
that
time
it
was
determined
that
it
did
not
apply
because
it
was
not
in
the
city
code,
but
if
it
didn't
apply,
then
it
shouldn't
be
applying.
L
Now,
for
them
to
say,
I
want
flexibility
under
the
city
code,
and
so
finally,
you
may
hear,
as
a
rebuttal
to
the
things
I'm
saying
the
excuse
that
will
be
handled
in
permitting.
That
seems
to
be
the
standard
resolution.
Well,
it
wasn't,
it
hasn't
been
resolved
for
850
Bayway
Boulevard,
yet
we
still
have
a
whole
series
of
things
that
have
not
been
resolved,
and
so
now
is
the
time
to
say
no
or
I
guess
in
two
months
to
this
project
and
with
these
facts
and
staff
recommendations,
we
ask
you
to
reject
this
application.
D
As
stated,
probably
could
do
both
of
these
at
the
same
time,
because
they're
related.
D
I
D
We'll
now
move
on
to
the
regular
agenda.
Today
we
will
be
hearing
level
three
cases
and,
as
before,
I
get
into
that
I
didn't
know
if
staff
wanted
to
put
these
together
or
if
you
wanted
them
separate.
A
D
Yeah
all
level
three
cases
such
as
plan
Amendment,
rezoning
and
development
agreement
are
considered
legislative
hearings,
the
Community
Development
board
reviews
the
application,
the
staff
report
correspondence
and
all
evidence
presented
today
and
makes
a
recommendation
to
the
city
council
for
level
3
applications.
The
city
council
makes
the
final
decision
procedure
for
all
level.
D
E
Mr
chair
at
this
time,
I
would
ask
the
board
except
Miss.
Lauren
matsky
is
an
expert
witness
and
general
planning
zoning
annexations
land
use
and
rezoning
amendments,
demographics,
site
plan,
analysis,
Land,
Development
code,
Land,
Development
code,
amendments,
comprehensive
planning,
specialty
plans
and
overly
districts,
site
plan
reviews
and
all
that
matter.
She
is
about
to
testify
here
on.
A
Well,
thank
you
good
afternoon.
So
I
I
organized
these
a
little
bit
separately,
because
one
is
an
amendment
specifically
to
the
downtown
Redevelopment
plan
and
the
other
is
the
Community
Development
codes
and
they
have
slightly
different
processes
on
the
tail
end.
So
this
first
ordinance
is
the
amendments
to
the
Clearwater
downtown
Redevelopment
plan,
specifically
the
public
amenities
incentive
pool.
That's
found
in
chapter
four
plan
implementation.
The
pool
was
established
in
2004
to
address
various
constraints
affecting
Redevelopment
which
have
been
identified
at
the
time.
A
The
pool
was
a
means
of
supporting
the
private
sector
in
their
efforts
to
Redevelopment
downtown,
which
concurrently
provides
benefits
to
the
public
when
utilized.
Concur,
oh
sorry,
not
concurrently.
Just
currently,
currently
only
the
Community
Development
board
is
authorized
to
Grant
these
allocations.
This
has
been
traditionally
a
more
negotiated
process,
with
a
requirement
for
a
public
hearing,
also
contributing
to
a
certain
level
of
potential
uncertainty
for
projects
just
for
reference.
Currently,
there
are
over
2
000
dwelling
units
left
in
the
pool
and
over
2
million
square
feet
of
floor
area
available.
A
The
proposed
amendments
established
that
the
Community
Development
coordinator,
which
is
the
planning
and
development
director,
may
also
approve
allocations
to
the
pool,
in
addition
to
the
Community
Development
board.
The
purpose
is
to
allow
for
a
streamlining
of
a
process,
and
then
the
companion
Amendment
to
the
Community
Development
code
implements
this
change.
A
The
second
part
of
this
amendment
is
what's
shown
here
on
the
screen.
It
restructures
and
expands
the
list
of
eligible
amenities
that
a
project
could
incorporate
to
be
eligible
for
additional
development
potential,
so,
for
example,
providing
a
residential
use
has
always
been
one
of
the
eligible
options
from
the
list,
but
the
changes.
Add
emphasis
to
the
need
for
residential
rental,
specifically
also
noted,
is
the
need
for
a
class
A
office
space.
A
As
this
is
an
amendment
to
the
Clearwater
downtown
Redevelopment
plan,
the
Community
Development
board
is
requested
to
make
a
recommendation
to
the
city
council
under
its
Authority
as
the
city's
local
planning
agency.
And
then
the
item
will
be
presented
to
Council
on
Thursday
evening
and
I'll
present.
Your
recommendation
at
that
time.
D
B
F
Sorry
so
you
said
currently
there
was
two
thousand
hotels
rooms
available
in
2
million
square
feet.
Yes,.
A
There's
a
a
little
over
2
000
dwelling
units
available
and
over
2
million
square
feet.
A
E
A
In
in
this
particular
ordinance,
all
that
we're
asking
is
to
allow
for
the
Community
Development
coordinator
to
also
also
be
authorized
to
allocate
units
from
the
pool,
the
process
of
which
is
established
by
the
next
ordinance
and
then
the
those
changes
in
reconfiguration
of
the
eligible
amenities,
adding
sustainable
development
and
then
restructuring
and
adding
a
little
emphasis.
A
So
this
will
be
slightly
covered
in
the
next
one,
but
the
the
proposal
is
ultimately
to
create
a
two-tiered
approach
where
certain
certain
projects
would
be
able
to
be
authorized
by
the
Community
Development
coordinator.
Anything
not
utilizing
that
structure,
which
is
in
the
code
Amendment,
would
be
able
to
come
to
the
community.
F
Other
the
downtown
Redevelopment
plan,
because
there
is
no
case.
D
D
A
Well,
thank
you
for
that
Lauren
matsky
again
for
Planning
and
Development.
So
this
is
the
second
of
the
two
ordinances
related
to
amending
the
downtown
plan
and
the
Community
Development
code.
So
this
establishes
how
the
changes
proposed
in
the
downtown
Redevelopment
plan
in
the
previous
ordinance
will
be
implemented
by
the
Community
Development
coordinator.
One
of
the
main
objectives
is
to
provide
a
streamlined
option
for
property
owners
or
developers
to
receive
allocations
from
the
public
amenities
incentive
pool
well,
at
the
same
time,
incentivizing.
A
Those
projects
to
include
certain
amenities
that
help
meet
the
capital
Improvement
needs
for
downtown
and
generate
activity
by
bringing
more
people
to
downtown.
The
staff
report
provides
an
explanation
of
how
this
concept
has
evolved
into
the
proposed
two-tier
approach
that
I'm
presenting
to
the
board.
Today,
the
Community
Development
Coordinator
would
be
authorized
to
approve
certain
bonuses
through
the
development
Review
Committee
process.
This
is
identified
as
tier
one
streamlined
allocation
process
and
then
projects
that
may
want
to
include
other
types
or
scales
of
public
amenity
or
amenities.
A
We'll
continue
to
have
the
option
of
requesting
an
allocation
from
the
Community
Development
board.
To
your
earlier
question,
the
code
identifies
these
as
tier
2
public
hearing
allocation
process,
so
this
would
also
streamline
the
process,
but
also
provide
more
structure
to
the
pool
for
staff
to
follow,
propose
table.
One
is
shown
in
indeed
in
in
some
form
on
the
on
the
screen
for
you
and
I
can
move
that
around
if
needed.
A
The
First
Column
shows
the
requirement
or
the
public
benefit
that
would
be
provided,
so
what
type
of
amenity
is
required
in
order
to
achieve
a
specific
bonus,
then
the
next
column
identifies
which
types
of
bonuses
are
available,
so
that
could
be
dwelling
units,
hotel
rooms
or
hotel
units
or
floor
area,
and
then
in
the
the
remainder
of
the
columns.
Those
are
the
different
character
districts
in
downtown,
and
that
shows
you
know
which,
which
district
a
bonus
would
be
available.
So
not
every
bonus
is
proposed
to
be
available
in
every
character.
District.
A
The
bonuses
that
address
bringing
people
to
downtown
include
incorporating
rental
residential
units
into
the
project.
This
applies
to
both
market
rate
and
affordable
housing
projects
and
that
the
proposed
bonus
is
40
percent
of
residential
density
and
additional
density.
Bonus
second
is
to
provide
just
residential
units
of
any
of
any
ownership
type
other
options,
but
would
not
include
short-term
rentals.
A
That
also
applies
to
market
rate
and
affordable
housing
projects,
and
for
that
the
proposed
bonus
is
20.
Density
third
is
to
incorporate
or
include
Class
A
office
space
in
the
project,
and
for
that
the
proposed
bonus
would
be
25
of
floor
area
ratio
in
the
downtown
core
and
then
20
percent
floor
area
ratio
bonus
within
Prospect
Lake.
A
Those
are
our
two
districts
where
employment
is
important
and
envisioned
through
the
downtown
plan
and
the
last
one
specifically
related
to
Bringing
people
to
downtown
is
to
construct
a
hotel
use
with
public
function
spaces,
and
that
is
a
proposed
bonus
of
a
25
overnight
accommodations
units
or
hotel
units
per
acre
there.
As
I
noted
in
the
previous
one.
A
There's
also
a
big
need
in
in
one
of
the
main
goals
of
the
public
amenities
incentive
pool
is
to
help
meet
the
city's
Capital
Improvement
needs
so
there's
two
different
bonuses
proposed
for
those
one
of
which
is
to
provide
the
public
parking
and
we're
now
kind
of
moving
down
the
page.
A
little
I
can
slide
this
up.
A
Last
but
not
least,
it
doesn't
fit
neatly
into
one
of
those
categories,
but
public
art
is
something
that
helps
you
know:
kind
of
bring
a
downtown
to
life,
and
so
this
was
modeled
after
one
of
the
old
ordinances
related
to
public
art,
where
someone
could
provide
public
art
on
their
site
in
a
publicly
accessible
location
or
pay
into
the
public
art
fund,
and
for
that
it
would
be
proposed
as
a
10
residential
density,
five
percent
hotel
and
five
percent.
Far.
A
The
density
is
proposed
to
be
a
percent
increase
instead
of
a
flat
rate
which
maintains
a
proportionality
to
the
increase
of
cost
all
character
districts.
So,
for
example,
a
40
increase
would
permit
30
additional
units
per
acre
in
the
downtown
core,
but
40
percent
in
Prospect
Lake
would
equate
to
20
additional
units
or
14
additional
units
in
the
other
districts.
A
Those
are
lower
scale,
lower
intensity
districts,
so
utilizing
a
percentage
helps
maintain
that
the
staff
report
also
included
tables
illustrating
what
these
units
calculate
out
to
be,
and
you
know
a
project
would
have
the
ability
to
provide
multiple
public
amenities
to
stack
the
allowable
densities
and
intensities
to
achieve
their
project
goals.
So
in
the
staff
report
there
was
an
example
that
showed
what
options
would
be
available
for
hypothetical
rental
project
and
they
would
have
the
ability
to
mix
and
match
to
meet
their
needs.
A
So
the
pool
is
also
the
one
way
that
additional
height
can
be
requested
for
a
project.
It
is
expected
that
with
additional
density
and
intensity,
additional
height
may
be
needed.
The
limit
of
up
to
20
percent
or
a
minimum
of
10
feet
increase
in
height,
is
established
in
the
downtown
Redevelopment
plan.
A
There's
a
handful
of
other
amendments
in
this
ordinance
that
I'll
just
quickly
highlight
for
you.
The
primary
focus
has
been
the
establishment
of
this
two-tier
process,
but
there
were
a
few
things
that
were
discovered
or
noticed
after
the
most
recent
big
ordinance
was
brought
forward
to
the
board
into
city
council.
So
the
first
is
that
Residential
Properties
within
the
downtown
Gateway
that
have
a
certain
Street
type
designated
would
be
allowed
three
dwelling
units
on
a
collector
street.
You
may
remember
this
one
from
the
past
ordinance.
A
It
actually
was
referenced
in
two
places
and
it
was
missed
in
this
one.
So
this
would
bring
consistency.
We're
both
both
pisos
have
that
same
language,
another
just
renames
one
of
the
sections
and
adds
some
of
that
clarifying
language.
That
you'll
remember
was
a
major
theme
of
The
Last
Amendment
as
well.
A
footnote
to
figure.
Eight
is
added
to
provide
notice
that
properties
identified
on
that
map
and
that's
the
height
transitions
map.
A
So
any
properties
that
are
identified
on
that
map
as
requiring
height
transitions,
would
not
be
eligible
for
the
additional
height
bonus
table,
four,
which
is
a
summary
table
of
the
different
street
types.
There's
a
change,
a
correction
really
to
that
to
show
that
parking
is
not
is
not
would
be,
sorry
would
be
permitted
to
the
rear
and
sides
of
parcels.
The
main
code
has
all
of
that
in
there.
A
It's
just
the
summary
table
and
correctly
reference
that
and
then
the
last
one
is
some
changes
to
the
workshop
Flex
in
urban
residential
2
front
edge
standards.
Those
are
changed
to
include
linkage,
allowing
greater
setbacks
to
enable
wider
sidewalks
consistent
with
the
downtown
plans,
master
streetscape
plan.
There's
a
number
of
streets
addressed
in
that
plan.
That
would
require
greater
setbacks
in
order
to
implement
the
true
sidewalk
width-
and
this
was
again
something
that
needed
to
be
put
is
located
elsewhere
in
the
code.
It
just
wasn't
in
these
two
frontages.
I
A
A
This
is
this,
is
the
table.
I
was
referencing.
We
provided
at
the
beginning
of
the
division,
four,
which
is
our
Frontage
standards
to
provide
a
summary
of
of
where
parking
is
allowed
and
what
those
front
setbacks
may
be,
and
the
one
that
I'm
referencing
is
here
under
Urban
residential
two
parking
is
allowed
to
decide
or
the
rear,
and
it
it
accidentally
said
that
it
was
not
allowed
in
to
the
side.
So
that
was
a
correction
in
the
summary
table.
I.
I
Setback
for
a
storefront,
Main
Street,
so
on,
like
Court
Street.
A
Well,
I
mean
I,
don't
have
my
full
downtown
zoning
District
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
separately
from
this,
but
Court
Street
off
the
top
of
my
head
is
a
d
Street,
which
is
the
blue
one,
the
fourth
one
over,
and
so
it
has
greater
setbacks.
So
loud,
okay,
wonderful.
I
E
B
D
That's
good:
we
have
any
comments
by
the
public
on
this
matter.
C
I,
don't
think
so.
I
I
wanted
to
announce
our
special
meeting
to
talk
about
the
comprehensive
Plan
update
but
I
the
exact
date
Escape.
So
we
just
remember
you
all
agreed
to
have
a
special
meeting
or
we're
going
to
concentrate
on
the
land,
use
the
mobility
and
quality
places
elements.
And
then
it's
the
week
before
your
regularly
scheduled
meeting.
D
Good
10th
of
May
right,
okay,
once
again,
I'd
just
like
to
thank
and
or
welcome
our
new
members
to
the
board,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
on
procedures
or
policies
or
anything
like
that,
I'm
going
to
strongly
suggest
you
contact
Mr
Daniel
because
he's
a
wealth
of
information
and
guidance
on
these
matters
and
other
than
that
I.
Thank
you.
This
meeting
is
adjourned
at
1,
40
pm.