SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the annexation of an unaddressed parcel located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 1,054 feet south of East Enterprise Road, together with abutting west half of right-of-way of McMullen Booth Road; and pass Ordinance 9000-17 on first reading. (ANX2016-07023)
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SUMMARY:
This voluntary annexation petition involves one parcel of land totaling 4.522 acres. The parcel is currently vacant and is located on the west side of McMullen Booth Road approximately 1,054 feet south of East Enterprise Road. The applicant is requesting annexation in order to receive solid waste and water service from the City, and will be connected to city sewer once the property is developed. The property is contiguous to existing city boundaries along the south and west. The Development Review Committee is proposing that 0.573-acres of abutting McMullen Booth Road right-of-way also be annexed.
The applicant has also submitted applications to annex a 2-acre parcel adjacent to the north (ANX2016-07024), to change the property’s Future Land Use Map designation of Residential Low (RL) to Residential Low Medium (RLM) (LUP2016-02002) and to rezone the property to the Medium Density Residential (MDR) District (City of Clearwater) (REZ2016-02002) upon annexation into the City of Clearwater.
The Planning and Development Department determined that the proposed annexation is consistent with the provisions of Clearwater Community Development Code Section 4-604.E as follows:
• Collection of solid waste, sanitary sewer and water service will be provided to the property by the City. The property is located within Police District III and service will be administered through the district headquarters located at 2851 N. McMullen Booth Road. Fire and emergency medical services will be provided to the property by Station 50 located at 2681 Countryside Boulevard. The City has adequate capacity to serve the property with water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, police, fire and EMS service. The proposed annexation will not have an adverse effect on public facilities and their levels of service; and
• The proposed annexation is consistent with and promotes the following objectives of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan:
Objective A.6.4 Due to the built-out character of the City of Clearwater, compact urban development within the urban service area shall be promoted through application of the Clearwater Community Development Code.
Objective A.7.2 Diversify and expand the City’s tax base through the annexation of a variety of land uses located within the Clearwater Planning Area.
• The property proposed for annexation is contiguous to existing city boundaries along the south and west; therefore, the annexation is consistent with Florida Statutes Chapter 171.044.
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