File #: ID#25-0967    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/12/2025 In control: Community Development Board
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: FLD2025-08020: Flexible Development approval for the conversion to a bar in the Tourist (T) District and the South Beach/ Clearwater Pass Character District of Beach by Design as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project for the property located at 696 S. Gulfview Boulevard. The existing building does not exceed 15 feet in height and includes four off-street parking spaces. Requested is flexibility for reduced off-street parking for the site based on a parking demand study. (Community Development Code Section 2-803.D and Section 3-1401.C) (Level Two Application)
Attachments: 1. FLD2025-08020: CDB APPLICATION, 2. FLD2025-08020: CDB PUBLIC MEETING PRINT SET - PLANS, 3. FLD2025-08020: CDB PUBLIC MEETING PRINT SET - DOCS
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FLD2025-08020: Flexible Development approval for the conversion to a bar in the Tourist (T) District and the South Beach/ Clearwater Pass Character District of Beach by Design as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project for the property located at 696 S. Gulfview Boulevard. The existing building does not exceed 15 feet in height and includes four off-street parking spaces. Requested is flexibility for reduced off-street parking for the site based on a parking demand study. (Community Development Code Section 2-803.D and Section 3-1401.C) (Level Two Application)

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Case: FLD2025-08020 - 696 South Gulfview Boulevard                                                                                                         
Owner: 696 Gulfview Blvd, LLC

Applicant: Lauren Rubenstein; Hill Ward Henderson, 600 Cleveland Street, Suite 800, Clearwater, FL33755; phone: (813) 506-5207; email: lauren.rubenstein@hwhlaw.com

Location: Northwest corner of S. Gulfview Boulevard and Parkway Drive, approximately 117 feet south of the intersection of Parkway Drive and Bayway Boulevard. (0.23 acres)

Request: Flexible Development approval for the conversion to a bar in the Tourist (T) District and the South Beach/ Clearwater Pass Character District of Beach by Design as a Comprehensive Infill Redevelopment Project for the property located at 696 S. Gulfview Boulevard. The existing building does not exceed 15 feet in height and includes four off-street parking spaces. Requested is flexibility for reduced off-street parking for the site based on a parking demand study. (Community Development Code Section 2-803.D and Section 3-1401.C)

Associations: Board of County Commissioners, Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater Beach Association, Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition, Clearwater Point Condo, Continental Towers.

Assigned Planner: Ava Schmidt, Planner II; email: Ava.Schmidt@mycleawater.com <mailto:Ava.Schmidt@mycleawater.com>; phone (727) 444-8028

 

The application, supporting documents, and a complete plan set are attached to this agenda item. The staff report will be attached by the close of the business day on the Thursday prior the CDB.