Subject:
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Case No. CW 26-04 - Pinellas County
Countywide Plan Map amendment from Residential Low Medium to Employment, regarding 3.49 acres more or less, located at 5200 62nd Avenue North.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance approving Case No. 26-04, a proposal by Pinellas County to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Residential Low Medium to Employment, regarding 3.49 acres more or less, located at 5200 62nd Avenue North.
• The proposed Countywide Plan Map amendment from Residential Low Medium to Employment transitions a vacant 3.49-acre parcel within the Lealman Community Redevelopment Area to a category that supports economic redevelopment and employment clustering.
• The site fronts 62nd Avenue North, a minor arterial roadway, and is surrounded by established nonresidential uses, including medical offices, hospital facilities, industrial, and utility uses.
• The Employment category aligns with the existing development pattern and advances the Countywide Plan’s target employment strategy by promoting job-supportive land uses in an area targeted for reinvestment.
• The amendment also removes the potential for residential development within a flood hazard area, further supporting sound land use planning principles.
• The proposed amendment increases allowable intensity within an underperforming Multimodal Accessibility Index grid cell; however, the amendment qualifies for approval based on its location within the adopted Lealman Community Redevelopment Area and its contribution to economic growth and redevelopment objectives identified in the local Community Redevelopment Plan.
• Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each unanimously recommended approval of the proposal.
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Strategic Priorities:
Prosperity and opportunity
3.3 Increase workforce opportunities.
3.5 Foster business growth.
Summary:
Summary
Forward Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, voted 16-0 to recommend approval of the proposal. The Planners Advisory Committee recommended approval of this case by a vote of 12-0.
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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:
N/A
Attachments:
Ordinance
Case Maps
Forward Pinellas Staff Analysis
Draft PAC Minutes
PowerPoint Presentation
Affidavit of Publication