Subject:
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Case No. CW 19-17 - City of Safety Harbor
Countywide Plan Map amendment from Residential Low Medium to Recreation/Open Space, regarding 0.5 acre more or less, located at 1538 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, Safety Harbor.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance approving Case No. CW 19-17, a proposal from the City of Safety Harbor to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Residential Low Medium to Recreation/Open Space, regarding 0.5 acre more or less, located at 1538 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, Safety Harbor.
• The subject property is currently vacant land that was purchased by the City of Safety Harbor with the intent to keep the property in its natural state and add the property to the Folly Farms Preserve.
• The proposed category is appropriate for this use and is consistent with the criteria for utilization of this category.
• The proposed amendment either does not involve, or will not significantly impact, the remaining relevant countywide considerations.
• Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each voted unanimously to recommend approval of this proposal.
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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 10-0 to recommend approval of the proposal. The Planners Advisory Committee recommended approval of the case by a vote of 12-0.
Background Information:
Forward Pinellas documentation is attached.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Rodney Chatman, Planning Division Manager, Forward Pinellas
Partners:
City of Safety Harbor
Attachments:
Ordinance
Case Maps
Draft PAC Minutes
Presentation/Site Visit Photos
Affidavit of Publication