Subject:
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Case No. CW 18-15 - City of Clearwater
Countywide Plan Map amendment from Office to Retail & Services, regarding 2.8 acres more or less, located at 300 South Duncan Avenue (subthreshold amendment).
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance approving Case No. CW 18-15, a proposal by the City of Clearwater to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Office to Retail & Services, regarding 2.8 acres more or less, located at 300 South Duncan Avenue (subthreshold amendment).
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.3 Catalyze redevelopment through planning and regulatory programs
Summary:
Forward Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, voted 7-5 to recommend approval of this amendment and staff concurs with this recommendation. The Planners Advisory Committee recommended approval of this amendment by a vote of 8-0.
As evidenced by the attached correspondence and concerns expressed by those attending previous public hearings, there is considerable neighborhood opposition regarding this case. A super-majority vote of the Countywide Planning Authority is required to overturn the PPC’s recommendation of approval.
Background Information:
Forward Pinellas documentation is attached.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Renea Vincent, Director, Planning Department
Rodney Chatman, Planning Division Manager, Forward Pinellas
Partners:
City of Clearwater
Attachments:
Forward Pinellas Cover Memo
Ordinance
Forward Pinellas Staff Report
Case Maps
Correspondence Received by Forward Pinellas
Draft PAC Minutes
Affidavit of Publication
Presentation and Site Visit Photos