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PUBLIC NOTICE OF LIVE PUBLIC HEARING INCLUDING VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION FOR AMENDMENT OF THE COUNTYWIDE PLAN MAP
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, in its capacity as the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA), will conduct a public hearing on proposed amendment(s) to the Countywide Plan Map, pursuant to the Countywide Plan, as amended, and as set forth in the listing below.
A public hearing on the ordinance(s) with virtual public participation and an on-site participation option will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 6:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as may be accommodated by the completion of the rest of the Board agenda, in the Palm Room of the Pinellas County Communications Building, 333 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL, 33756, with virtual participation utilizing Communications Media Technology (CMT) on the Zoom platform.
The public hearing will be streamed live, and can be accessed from https://youtube.com/pcctv1 (click on “Pinellas County Meetings”) or pinellas.gov/TV. It will also be broadcast on the following Pinellas County cable public access channels:
Spectrum Channel 637 Frontier Channel 44 WOW! Channel 18
The agenda for this meeting and information about participation options can be found at pinellas.gov/board-of-county-commissioners-meetings. Interested parties may appear at the hearing or use one of the other methods below to be heard regarding he proposed ordinances to be considered by the County Commission in its role as the CPA. Members of the public wishing to address the body may attend in person, attend virtually or provide comments in advance.
To address the County Commission in person, members of the public are encouraged to preregister at pinellas.gov/comment. Preregistration is encouraged but not required if individuals plan to attend the meeting. Those who have not preregistered may register when they arrive.
Members of the public wishing to address the body virtually via Zoom or by phone are required to preregister by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting by visiting pinellas.gov/comment. The registration form requires full name, address and telephone number if joining by phone, along with the topic or agenda item to be addressed. Members of the public who cannot access the registration form via the internet may call (727) 464-3000 to request assistance preregistering. Only members of the publicwho have preregistered by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meetingwill be recognized and unmuted to offer comments. If a member of the public does not log in with the same Zoom name or phone number provided in the registration form, they may not be recognized to speak.
Members of the public wishing to provide comments in advance may call the Agenda Comment Line at (727) 464-4400 or complete the online comment form at pinellas.gov/BCCagendacomment. Comments on any agenda item must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting. All comments on any agenda item received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be included as part of the official record for this meeting and will be available to be considered by the County Commission prior to any action taken.
Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may provide public input on any agenda item through use of theState of Florida's relay serviceat https://www.ftri.org/relay/faqs or 7-1-1.
Case DA 23-01 - Submitted by the City of St. Petersburg - 17.91 acres m.o.l.
From: Activity Center and Target Employment Center
To: Activity Center and Target Employment Center
Location: Northwest corner of Gandy Boulevard and I-275
The current and proposed Activity Center category is used to recognize those areas of the county that have been identified and planned for in a special and detailed manner, serve as identifiable centers of business, public, and residential activity that are the focal point of a community, and are served by enhanced transit commensurate with the type, scale, and intensity of use. The current and proposed Target Employment Center category is an overlay used to depict those areas of the county that are now developed, or appropriate to be developed, in a concentrated and cohesive pattern to facilitate employment uses of countywide significance.
While the Countywide Plan Map category is remaining the same as Activity Center, in December 2021, an action of the Countywide Planning Authority (Case CW 21-13) approved an amendment to the City's underlying local future land use category from Industrial Limited to Planned Redevelopment-Commercial. At the time of the amendment, the developer had entered into a Development Agreement with the City requiring that at least 200,000 square feet of industrial uses be built prior to, or concurrently with, any residential uses. The City is considering an amendment to the Development Agreement to reduce the industrial development built during this phase from 200,000 to 143,000 square feet. In exchange, the amended agreement is requiring a 45% increase (an additional 147,000 square feet) in the overall required
industrial square footage to be built.
Since the Development Agreement was submitted in support of Case CW 21-13, the case is required to be reheard under the Countywide Plan Map amendment process, pursuant to Section 6.1.5.3 of the Countywide Rules.
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In review of the ordinance(s) above, there may be modifications that arise at the public hearing and/or with other responsible parties.
The proposed ordinance(s) can be viewed at the Forward Pinellas office, 310 Court St., 2 nd Floor, Clearwater, FL, 33756-5137. In addition, you may call Forward Pinellas at (727) 464-8250 or email your questions to [email protected].
The public is hereby advised that the effect of any proposed amendment may significantly impact the type and intensity of use of the subject property and may be of interest to neighboring property owners. Forward Pinellas has made an advisory recommendation to the CPA for each proposed amendment. The subsequent action of the CPA may amend the Countywide Plan Map from the existing plan category to another plan category as may be determined appropriate based on the public hearings and consistent with the Countywide Plan and procedures related thereto.
Persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the meeting/hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and, for such purposes, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING ARE ASKED TO CONTACT PINELLAS COUNTY'S OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY EMAILING SUCH REQUESTS TO [email protected] AT LEAST THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEED FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. YOU MAY ALSO CALL (727) 464-4882 (VOICE) OR (727) 464-4062 (TDD). MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADA, AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, MAY BE FOUND AT PINELLAS.GOV/ACCESSIBILITY-ASSISTANCE.
KEN BURKE, CLERK TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By: Derelynn Revie, Deputy Clerk
December 1, 2023 23-05302N