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Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from the A-E Agricultural Estate Residential District (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) District (City) for 2425 McMullen Booth Road and an unaddressed parcel on McMullen Booth Road; and pass Ordinance 8792-16 on first reading. (REZ2015-09002)
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SUMMARY:
This Zoning Atlas amendment involves two parcels of land totaling 6.522 acres located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 836 feet south of East Enterprise Road. One parcel is currently occupied by a single family residence, and the other parcel is currently vacant. The applicant is requesting to rezone the properties from A-E Agricultural Estate Residential District (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) District (City), indicating the intention to redevelop the site as an assisted living facility; however, no plans have been submitted at this time. The applicant has submitted three additional applications being processed concurrently with this case:
1. A Petition for Annexation for the 4.522-acre property not currently within the City (vacant) (ANX2015-09024);
2. A Petition for Annexation for the 2-acre property not currently within the City (existing single-family residence) (ANX2015-09025); and
3. A Future Land Use Map amendment from the Residential Low (RL) category (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) category (LUP2015-09003) for both parcels (6.522 acres) upon annexation.
The proposed Institutional (I) District will allow the site to be redeveloped with institutional uses, including an assisted living facility. The Institutional (I) zoning district is consistent with the surrounding zoning districts that exist in the vicinity of the subject property. There is an existing pattern of residential and institutional uses along McMullen Booth Road. As such, the proposed amendment will allow development that is in character with the surrounding properties and neighborhood.
The Planning and Development Department determined that the proposed Zoning Atlas amendment is consistent with the Clearwater Community Development Code as specified below:
• The proposed amendment is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Community Development Code.
• The proposed amendment is compatible with the surrounding property and character of the neighborhood.
• The available uses in the Institutional (I) District are compatible with the surrounding area.
• The proposed amendment will not adversely burden public facilities, including the traffic-carrying capacities of streets, in an unreasonably or disproportionate manner; and
• The proposed Institutional (I) District boundary is appropriately drawn in regard to location and classification of streets, ownership lines, existing improvements, and the natural environment.
The Community Development Board reviewed this application at its November 17, 2015 public hearing and recommended approval with a vote of 6-1.
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