SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Zoning Atlas Amendment from undesignated (Pinellas County) to the Institutional (I) District for 2201 Main Street, Dunedin, Florida and pass Ordinance 9836-25 on first reading. (REZ2025-05001).
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SUMMARY:
This Zoning Atlas Amendment involves one parcel of land totaling .70-acres located on the southeast corner of Main Street and Belcher Road. The applicant, Largo Medical Center Inc., is requesting to amend the zoning designation of the property from undesignated (Pinellas County) to Institutional (I) District. The applicant has indicated that the property will be used as additional parking for the medical center, site plans have been submitted at this time. A Future Land Use Atlas Amendment application (see LUP2025-05001) is being processed concurrently with this case.
In previous years, this parcel was occupied by an auto and truck dealership. The Largo Medical Center will install a parking area for the new medical emergency facility at the corner of Main Street and Belcher Road. This parcel has already been contracted out of the City of Dunedin planning area, temporarily returning to unincorporated Pinellas County, and now is proposed to be annexed into the City of Clearwater to create uniformity between jurisdiction, future land use and zoning. It has been determined that the City of Clearwater is able to provide services to the site
The proposed amendment would allow the property to have a consistent zoning district of Institutional (I) with the remaining block and surrounding area and allow for the development of the property with uses consistent in the area.
The Planning and Development Department has determined that the proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment is consistent with the provisions of the 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 properties 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 impact or unreasonably affect the use of other property in the area.
• The proposed amendment will not adversely burden public facilities, including traffic carrying capabilities of streets in an unreasonably or disproportionate manner, and
• The proposed Institutional (I) District boundaries are appropriately drawn in regard to location and classification of street, ownership lines, existing improvements and the natural environment.
The Community Development Board, in its capacity as the Local Planning Agency (LPA), reviewed the proposed amendment at its meeting on July 15, 2025, and unanimously recommended approval.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
This proposed amendment supports the Community Well-Being goal of the city’s Strategic Plan by providing for targeted revitalization through responsible development standards.
