Subject:
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Case No. FLU-23-05 (4685 Park Street, LLC)
A request for a Future Land Use Map amendment from Residential Urban to Commercial General on approximately 0.19 acres located at 4685 Park Street in west Lealman. (Companion to Item No. 5)
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Based upon the evidence and findings contained in the staff report and attachments, Case No. FLU-23-05 is recommended for approval:
An Ordinance approving the application of 4685 Park Street, LLC for a Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment from Residential Urban to Commercial General.
• The applicant is seeking a FLUM amendment on a 0.19-acre portion of a larger parcel.
• The request would consolidate the entire parcel under one FLUM designation.
• The subject property is surrounded by a broad range of uses.
• The applicant is also seeking a Zoning Atlas amendment under a separate case number.
• The Local Planning Agency recommended approval of the request (vote 7-0). No one appeared in opposition and no correspondence has been received.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.3 Catalyze redevelopment through planning and regulatory programs
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
Summary
The amendment area is an approximately 0.19-acre portion of a larger 1.58-acre parcel located at 4685 Park Street North in west Lealman. The site is currently vacant and was historically used as a towing yard. The applicant wishes to utilize the property for an RV and boat storage use, which is permitted under the CG land use category. A FLUM amendment to CG is being requested to facilitate the proposed use.
The parent parcel to the subject property shares split FLUM classifications of CG and RU. The RU land use classification covers an interior approximately 0.19-acre portion at the northeast end of the overall 1.58-acre parent parcel and is the entirety of the subject property under this FLUM application. The 1.39-acre remainder of the parent parcel is classified as CG.
The RU classification generally permits residential uses and, in limited situations, some nonresidential uses such as office, personal services, and retail. RU is intended for areas of urban low-density residential dwelling units. The CG classification permits a wide range of nonresidential and residential uses intended for areas that support and are compatible with intense commercial uses. The proposed land use change would establish one (1) FLUM classification for the entire nonresidential use parent parcel. Importantly, concurrently with this FLUM application, the applicant is also pursuing a Zoning Atlas amendment of the subject property from One, Two and Three-Family Residential, (R-4) District to Employment 2, (E-2) (Case # ZON-23-06). It should be noted that the previous property owner obtained approval for a zoning and future land use change in 2001 to amend 0.18 acres of the adjacent northern half for an expansion of the former impound yard.
The proposed land use amendment to CG would also allow a broader range of nonresidential uses that are consistent with the surrounding uses along Park Street. Additionally, the subject property is located on Park Street, a designated Scenic/Non-commercial Corridor (SNCC) as recognized by the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan. This segment of the roadway is further subclassified as Enhancement Connector at this location. Development along this scenic corridor is not exclusively non-commercial and is typically categorized within the Residential, Mixed Use, Commercial, Industrial, or Public/Semi-Public plan classifications on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. If both requests are approved, the zoning and land use will be compatible and consistent along this corridor of Park Street. The subject property is not within the Coastal Storm Area and has a low flood risk.
Staff finds that the proposed FLUM amendment is appropriate for the subject property and is compatible with the surrounding development pattern. Approval would consolidate the entire parcel under a single FLUM designation. Staff also finds the amendment to be consistent with the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.
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Background Information:
The LPA unanimously recommended approval of the request during its September 13, 2023, public hearing (Vote 7-0).
Surrounding property owners within 400 feet of the subject property were notified by mail. A sign advertising the public hearings was posted on the subject property.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Carol Stricklin, Director, Housing and Community Development
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
LPA Report
Impacts Analysis
Transportation Analysis
Case Maps
Ordinance
Certification of Ownership
Survey
Legal Ad
Legal Ad Map
Presentation