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Case No. ZON-23-05 (Pinellas County/Housing and Community Development Department) (first public hearing)
A request to change the zoning classification of approximately 168.63 acres comprising various parcels within the Lealman Community Redevelopment Area from C-1, Neighborhood Commercial, C-2, General Commercial and Services, E-1, Employment-1, E-2, Employment-2, I, Heavy Industry, GO, General Office, LO, Limited Office, GI, General Institutional, R-3, Single Family Residential and R-4, One, Two, and Three Family Residential to L-FBC, Lealman Form Based Code District. (Companion to Item No. 40)
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
The first of two public hearings for Case Number ZON-23-05 (resolution). Based upon evidence and findings contained in the staff report and attachments, this case is recommended for approval by the Board of County Commissioners (Board). Staff requests the Board conduct the first of two public hearings. (A second adoption public hearing is anticipated on December 12, 2023.)
This proposed resolution will enact the following changes:
• Establish a new Lealman Form Based Code (L-FBC) Zoning District along key corridors within the Lealman County Redevelopment Area on the Zoning Atlas from the newly adopted Lealman Form Based Code (L-FBC) (LDR-23-01).
• Further implement the newly adopted L-FBC (LDR-23-01).
• Facilitate adoption of the associated Comprehensive Plan text amendment application (CP-23-01), Future Land Use Map (FLU) amendment application (FLU-23-04), and the companion Land Development Regulations amendment application (LDR-23-05).
• The proposed Zoning Atlas amendment (ZON-23-5) and associated Land Development Regulations amendment (LDR-23-01) are a result of significant study and analysis along with community input and consultation with the Lealman Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC).
• The Lealman CAC and the Local Planning Agency recommend approval.
A companion Land Development Regulations amendment (Case No. LDR-23-01), Future Land Use Element amendment to the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan, aka Plan Pinellas (Case No. CP-23-01), and Pinellas County Future Land Use Map amendment (Case No. FLU-23-04) are also proposed, all being necessary for the successful completion of this request. The current zoning districts in the subject area as shown on the attached Zoning District map will be replaced by the new L-FBC District.
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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:
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This is one of four (4) administrative applications submitted by the County Housing and Community Development Department as part of a request to implement the L-FBC in unincorporated Lealman.
The new L-FBC District is intended to be applied to a total area of approximately 168.63 acres, excluding rights-of-way, along key corridors within the Lealman CRA. It includes the following three (3) areas within the L-FBC District boundary:
Neighborhood Park (NP) District:
This District is located along the west end of the 54th Avenue North corridor within the Lealman CRA. This corridor is often referred to as Lealman’s ‘Main Street’. It is enjoyed by a strong contingent of bicyclists and walkers. Future development along 54th Avenue North is intended to bring in a mix of residents and services to the corridor while enhancing the public realm.
Local Trade (LT) District:
This District includes the Haines Road North corridor. Haines Road North currently has an eclectic mix of land uses with relatively small, awkward shaped parcels, due mostly to the diagonal direction of the corridor imposed upon a mostly north-south, east-west street grid. Future development along Haines Road North will allow for more generous building placements on challenging redevelopment parcels. Haines Road North is unique in many ways, and the land uses to be permitted are intended to celebrate the corridors eclectic character and allow for a stronger mix of land uses overall. A segment along the east side of 28th Street North is also included, extending from Joe’s Creek to 49th Avenue North.
Commerce (C) District:
This District is primarily focused along 34th Street North (aka, US 19) and is an important transit corridor in Pinellas County that will allow a wide mix of land uses and densities to support a future critical mass of people that will further support future transit investments. The District also includes an area sometimes referred to as the ‘54th Avenue - 28th Street - Haines Road Triangle’. Parcels abutting all three roadways have been captured for future mixed-use development in an area approaching the I-275 interchange at 54th Street N.
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Background Information:
The CRA Plan was adopted by the Board in 2016 and amended in 2019. The Plan includes various plan implementation recommendations for improvement within the CRA. One such improvement includes the adoption of form-based districts to guide development and improve the urban design character of the community. This CRA Plan recommendation is being implemented through the adoption of a form-based code for the Lealman community: the L-FBC. The L-FBC is essentially an addition to the County’s Land Development Code (LDC). It functions as a separate zoning district within the LDC specific to certain areas of the Lealman community, providing standards, regulations, and guidelines for future development; as well as a new, associated Zoning Atlas category to be mapped as depicted in the L-FBC.
The proposed L-FBC is a result of significant study and analysis along with community input. This input consisted of a community engagement process in preparation of the L-FBC over the course of several public workshops and direct consultation with the Lealman Citizen Advisory Committee. The CAC voted to support the L-FBC.
A Board Work Session was held on February 9, 2023, highlighting the proposed L-FBC for which this case ultimately advances to adoption.
The LPA unanimously recommended approval of the request (6-0) during its May 10, 2023, public hearing. No one from the public spoke in opposition. One (1) member of the public spoke in support. Comments pertained to all four (4) Lealman CRA-related cases; however, they were primarily focused on this case and the corresponding Land Development Code case (LDR-23-01).
This meeting constitutes the first of two (2) public hearing on the case. A second ‘adoption’ public hearing is anticipated to be held on December 12, 2023.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Carol Stricklin, Director, Housing and Community Development
Partners:
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Attachments:
LPA Report
Case Maps
Resolution
Application
Boundary Description
Parcel ID and Folio
Legal Ad
Legal Ad Map
Public Notification Map
Correspondence Received
Notification Response Log
Presentation