Subject:
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Case No. CW 26-15 - City of Safety Harbor
Countywide Plan Map amendment from Retail & Services to Residential Low Medium, regarding 0.46 acres more or less, located at 603 Elm Street.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance approving Case No. CW 26-15, a proposal by the City of Safety Harbor to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Retail & Services to Residential Low Medium, for approximately 0.46 acres, located at 603 Elm Street.
• The subject property is within the Lincoln Heights Subdivision and is currently developed with a vacant commercial building formerly used as a restaurant, which closed in 2022.
• The proposed amendment would permit redevelopment of the property with three single-family residential dwelling units by splitting the site according to its existing lot lines.
• The surrounding area consists primarily of single-family residential uses, a church, and City-owned property to the west proposed for recreational open space.
• The amendment would eliminate an isolated commercial pocket, reduce potential commercial development intensity, and align the Countywide Plan Map category with the surrounding residential development pattern.
• Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each unanimously recommended approval of the proposal.
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Strategic Priorities:
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.1 Increase the availability of attainable housing.
Summary:
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Forward Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, voted 17-0 to recommend approval of the proposal. The Planners Advisory Committee recommended approval of this case by a vote of 15-0.
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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
Forward Pinellas Staff Analysis
Draft PAC Meeting Summary
PowerPoint Presentation
Supporting Documentation
Affidavit of Publication