TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019
6:00 P.M. SESSION
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>>FRANK REDDICK: I'M GOING TO CALL THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING EVENING SESSION PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL.
6:05:55PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
HERE.
6:05:56PM >>HARRY COHEN:
HERE.
6:05:57PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
6:05:58PM >>YVONNE CAPIN:
PRESENT.
6:05:59PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
6:06:00PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
6:06:03PM >> AND REDDICK.
6:06:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
CAN WE GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS?
6:06:06PM >> SO MOVED.
6:06:07PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. MANISCALCO,
SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS, PLEASE STAND
TO BE SWORN IN.
6:06:20PM >>THE CLERK:
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
6:06:28PM >> YES.
6:06:28PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY HOUSECLEANING ON THIS?
6:06:32PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
WE'RE READY TO PROCEED WITH ALL OF THE AGENDA ITEMS.
6:06:37PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL START AT NUMBER 1.
6:06:41PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, ITEM NUMBER 1 IS REZ
18-101, IT IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
414 AND 418 EAST EMILY STREET FROM RM-16 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
FOR CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY.
6:06:59PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE START THE EVENING OFF IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE TAMPA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS TRANSIT WITHIN THAT AREA.
THE METRO RAPID ROUTE ONE AND ROUTE SIX ALL SERVICE THE
SITE.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT WITHIN AN EVACUATION ZONE AND ROBLES
PARK IS THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY TO THE
SUBJECT SITE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, THE SUBJECT SITE IS RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS EAST EMILY STREET.
THIS IS ROBLES PARK TO THE SOUTH.
OF COURSE, INTERSTATE 275 FURTHER TO THE EAST.
WE'VE GOT THE ROBLES PARK VILLAGE APARTMENT COMPLEX KIND OF
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED AWAY FROM
THAT DEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS SOME DUPLEX SCATTERED THROUGHOUT AND SOME OLDER
MULTIFAMILY.
THEN YOU GET THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ALONG NORTH FLORIDA
AVENUE TO THE WEST.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE
BECAUSE IT'S COVERED UP BUT THE SUBJECT SITE IS RESIDENTIAL
20, WHICH IS THE SAME COLOR AS OVER HERE TO THE EAST.
JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST IS THE RESIDENTIAL 35 IN THAT
DARKER BROWN.
THE GREEN REPRESENTS THE RECREATION OPEN SPACE, AND THEN THE
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED IS PREDOMINANTLY IN THAT RESIDENTIAL
10 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
THE RED REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL 35 FUTURE LAND
USE CATEGORY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL THROUGH THIS REZONING
PETITION TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF THAT CONGREGATE LIVING
FACILITY.
IT IS THE INTENT OF THE CITY'S PLAN TO PROVIDE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND OTHER SPECIAL
CLASSES OF PERSONS AND OTHER GROUPS PROTECTED BY THE
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND SINGLE MULTIPLE
CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES.
THE PLAN ALSO ENCOURAGES THE EXPANSION AND SUPPLY OF HOUSING
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
TAMPA'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES, INCENTIVIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONGREGATE
LIVING FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TAMPA.
OVERALL, STAFF FOUND THE PROPOSED REZONING CONSISTENT WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THAT
CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
6:09:45PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO, AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN GREEN.
IT CREATES LIKE ITS OWN SMALL BLOCK IN EFFECT.
HERE'S CENTRAL AVENUE, EMILY STREET, AVON, AND THEN SMALL
JAMES STREET TO THE NORTH.
AS I STATED, THIS IS GOING TO BE CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY.
THERE ARE TWO EXISTING STRUCTURES ON-SITE THAT WILL BE
REHABILITATED TO FACILITATE THE USE AND THEN ONE OF THE
STRUCTURES WILL BE ADDED ON TO.
HERE IS ONE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT WOULD BE
REHABILITATED.
HERE IS THE OTHER SECOND STRUCTURE THAT OBVIOUSLY WILL BE
REHABILITATED, REMODELED, AND THEN ADDED ON TO.
I'LL INDICATE THAT ON THE SITE PLAN.
HERE'S THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET.
A VIEW DOWN EMILY.
HERE IS THE HOUSING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEN
AGAIN, THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET.
ACROSS EMILY.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 150-BED MAXIMUM CONGREGATE LIVING
FACILITY, LARGE GROUP CARE.
HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
THIS IS THE PINK HOUSE THAT YOU SAW IN THE PICTURES.
THAT WILL BE USED FOR SOME OF THE BEDS AND SOME OF THE
FACILITY.
HERE IS THE OTHER MULTIPLE STORY BUILDING THAT YOU SAW THAT
WILL BE ADDED ON TO.
AND THE WHOLE THING WILL WORK KIND OF AS A CAMPUS.
BOTH BUILDINGS, THE LARGER BUILDING AND THE EXISTING
BUILDING, WILL FACILITATE THE MAXIMUM 150 BEDS THAT THEY
WERE PROPOSING.
THE ENTIRE SITE IS .8 ACRES.
IT IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
THE ONLY USE THEY ARE PROPOSING IS CONGREGATE LIVING
FACILITY, LARGE GROUP CARE.
THERE ARE NO WAIVERS BEING REQUESTED AS PART OF THIS
APPLICATION.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING THAT
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FOR SOLID WASTE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
OVERALL, STAFF DID FIND THIS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE WITH THOSE MODIFICATIONS.
SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE STAFF REPORT CAME OUT, THE APPLICANT
NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, AND THEY HAD COME TO SOME AGREEMENT TO CHANGES
TO THE SITE PLAN.
SO THE APPLICANT WILL MAKE HIS PRESENTATION AND THEN
ANTICIPATE ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR A MONTH TO
INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT THEY HAD AGREED ON
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION INTO A REVISED SITE PLAN,
BUT WE WANTED TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
6:12:39PM >> JOSEPH BRICKLEMYER FOR THE DEVELOPER, AS THE APPLICANT.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER.
AS MS. SAMANIEGO STATED, WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT TUESDAY
WITH THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
I'M SURE THEY'LL GET UP AND SPEAK, HAVE A PRESENCE HERE, AS
TO WHAT CHANGES THEY WERE REQUESTING OF THE SITE PLAN AND
ACCOMMODATION TO THOSE REQUESTS, WE HAVE TO MAKE MAJOR
CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN WHICH WILL GO BACK TO STAFF AND
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN MARCH.
I'M REALLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
BEFORE OR AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
6:13:11PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ARE YOU REQUESTING THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MAKE THEIR -- ONCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAKE THEIR COMMENTS, ARE
YOU REQUESTING THAT THIS BE CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DATE?
IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING?
6:13:23PM >> YES, STAFF IS REQUIRED BASED ON THE TYPE OF CHANGES WE'RE
MAKING, THEY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE 30 DAYS TO REVIEW THE
CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN SO WE WILL BE CONTINUED POST PUBLIC
COMMENT TO NEXT MONTH.
6:13:35PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
STAFF, DO YOU HAVE A SUGGESTED DATE ON 30
DAYS?
6:13:39PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
YES, SIR, WE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE
NEXT HEARING AT MARCH 14th.
6:13:43PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MARCH 14th?
6:13:45PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
YES, SIR.
6:13:46PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
6:13:49PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
IF I COULD, BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC,
WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORTH
SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY TELL US IS IN AGREEMENT
WITH WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US?
6:14:05PM >> SO THE TWO MAJOR CHANGES ARE THE SETBACKS AS CURRENTLY
DISPLAYED, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RUN THOSE BACK THROUGH
STAFF BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SURE IF THOSE ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE
CODE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WE SAID WE'LL DO THAT SUBJECT TO STAFF REVIEW AND REDUCTION
IN THE DENSITY ARE THE TWO PRIMARY CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN
ITSELF.
87 BEDS WILL BE THE REDUCTION IN DENSITY FROM THE PRIOR
REQUEST OF 150 WITH COMMENSURATE CHANGES TO THE PARKING
PLAN.
AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT IS NOT A CHANGE TO THE SITE
PLAN BUT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND THE
DEVELOPER IS THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO COMPLY WITH AN
APPEARANCE STANDPOINT WITH THE HAM HEIGHTS HISTORIC
GUIDELINES THAT ARE PROMULGATED FOR THE HISTORIC PART OF THE
DISTRICT.
HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE FACADES, ELEVATIONS, THOSE TYPE OF
THINGS COMPLY WITH THE HISTORIC STANDARDS.
6:14:55PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
6:14:56PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON
ITEM NUMBER 1?
6:15:07PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
OWEN YOUNG.
3407 JEFFERSON STREET, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
AS A PROUD RESIDENT OF TAMPA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 35
YEARS, WE HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
LOCATED AT 414, 418 EMILY STREET IN TAMPA HEIGHTS.
THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT OF MODIFICATION WHILE NOBLE FALL
SHORTS OF THE EXPECTATION AS RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH SIDE OF
TAMPA HEIGHTS, THE AGREEMENT OF MODIFICATION WAS SENT BY THE
TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO THE DEVELOPER.
CONVERSELY, AS RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH SIDE OF TAMPA HEIGHTS,
WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING, WE TOTALLY
DISAGREE WITH THE AGREEMENT OF MODIFICATION AND THE PROJECT
AS A WHOLE.
CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE, TO NAME A FEW, THE CURRENT WAY OF
WORK, THE UPKEEP, THE UNKEPT GROUNDS AT THE SITE DOESN'T
SUGGEST THAT IT WILL BE THE QUALITY OF FACILITY THAT WE WANT
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF THIS IS AN INDICATOR OF WHAT IS YET TO COME AS RESIDENTS,
WE ARE CONCERNED.
THE NUMBER OF PROJECTED BEDS PER SQUARE FOOT, PRESENTED BY
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROJECT, REPRESENTS A DORMITORY-STYLE
FACILITY WITH MULTIUSE BATHROOMS FOR THE ELDERLY.
THIS LEAVES THE COMMUNITY TO WONDER, WHAT WOULD THE QUALITY
OF LIFE BE FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE VETERANS THAT USE THIS
FACILITY?
THE PARK IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FACILITY.
THE PARK IS USED AS A RECREATION OUTLET FOR MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN WHICH WE WELCOME.
HOWEVER, IT OFTEN CAUSES MAJOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION AROUND THE
PARK.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND A FIRST
RESPONDER CANNOT ACCESS THE ENTRANCE TO THE FACILITY IN A
TIMELY MANNER?
OFTENTIMES THERE ARE POLICE HELICOPTERS PATROLLING THE AREA
IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING.
SOMETIMES FLYING FOR HOURS IN BETWEEN THE A.M. HOURS OF 12
AND 4 IN THE MORNING.
THE SOUND AND VIBRATION FROM THE HELICOPTERS CAN BE FELT
THROUGH OUR HOMES.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR THE FACILITY FOR OUR ELDERLY AND OUR
VETERANS?
OUR CELEBRATED VETERANS IN WHICH MANY SUFFER FROM
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALSO KNOWN TO US AS PTSD,
WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THIS FACILITY AT ALL.
THIS CANNOT BE A GOOD THING FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND
THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
AS A COMMUNITY, WE STRUGGLE OURSELVES WITH THE NOISE
POLLUTION PRODUCED FROM THE PATROLLING HELICOPTERS AND FROM
THE INTERSTATE.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
THESE ARE JUST SEVERAL OF THE MANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AS
A COMMUNITY, AS A COMMUNITY WE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDING
THAT FURTHER DISCUSSION BE HELD ON THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS
TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND A HALT TO THE
PROJECT HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU.
6:18:05PM >> JUSTIN RICKE, TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT.
MY ADDRESS IS 103 EAST 26th AVENUE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33603.
WHEN WE WERE CHARTING OUR DESTINATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, WE
OFTENTIMES USED PAST EXPERIENCES AS GUIDES TO KNOW WHERE WE
HAVE BEEN, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT KNOWLEDGE FROM PAST
LEARNINGS WE MAY USE TO HELP US MOLD THE FUTURE.
I'M OF THE BELIEF THAT THIS THOUGHT PROCESS IS APPLICABLE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOW YOU ENVISION ITS
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AS A RESIDENT.
AS A DECADE-LONG RESIDENT OF TAMPA HEIGHTS, I'VE BEEN
THROUGH THE METAMORPHOSIS THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
OUR RIVERFRONT CRA HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE AND HAD AN
EXPONENTIAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THE FORWARD-THINKING IDEAS AND MOVEMENT TOWARDS SOMETHING
THAT PUSHES NOT JUST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT OUR CITY AS A
WHOLE TO NEW LEVELS IS WHAT WE SHOULD ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE.
WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT THE RIVERFRONT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE
CRA.
THAT'S WHERE WE WERE.
OUR FUTURE TODAY LOOKS DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT.
AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION, WE FEEL LIKE THIS
SHOULD BE THE WAY THAT WE LOOK AT ALL DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS
OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST ALONG OUR RIVERFRONT.
WE WANT TO BE INSPIRED.
WE WANT TO SEE SIGNS OF INNOVATION, SIGNS OF ADVANCEMENT,
SIGNS OF MOVING AND PROGRESSING TOWARDS A VISION THAT MAKES
PEOPLE WANT TO CHOOSE TAMPA HEIGHTS AS A PLACE TO LIVE,
WORK, AND PLAY.
WHEN THE DEVELOPER OF THIS PROJECT CAME BEFORE US, WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS SOMEWHERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN BEFORE.
IT IS NEITHER PROGRESSIVE NOR NEW.
THE PROJECT DEVELOPER IS SEEKING TO PUT INTO PLACE HAS BEEN
ATTEMPTED IN TAMPA HEIGHTS BEFORE.
WE ARE HERE AGAIN, AND IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS,
BREAKING THE MOLD.
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS NO
JURISPRUDENCE FOR REJECTING THE DEVELOPER'S PLAN.
THE DEVELOPER HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO MEET WITH US AS A
COMMUNITY AND HAS ASKED US FOR INPUT IN REGARDS TO WHAT
WOULD MAKE THEIR PROJECT AMENABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THIS WAS APPRECIATED.
AS AN ASSOCIATION, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO NEITHER OPPOSE NOR
SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S PETITION DURING THIS HEARING.
WE ASK THAT COUNCIL REVIEW OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT
AND IF APPROVED, HOLD THE DEVELOPER ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR
AGREEMENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE
OPINION THAT TAMPA HEIGHTS IS IN DIRE NEED OF SOME TYPE OF
FORM-BASED OR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THAT CAN HELP GUIDE DEVELOPERS OF THE FUTURE.
THE LONGER WE WAIT FOR THIS GUIDANCE, THE MORE THESE ISSUES
WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE YOUR DOCKET, MEANWHILE, WE
JEOPARDIZE CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE
WORLD-CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO INHERIT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, WISDOM AND CONSIDERATION IN THESE
MATTERS.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
THANK YOU.
6:20:43PM >> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS ERIN BARNES.
I'M A SERVICE CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN.
MY ADDRESS IS 5318 36th AVENUE CIRCLE WEST, BRADENTON,
FLORIDA.
I WORK AS A CONSULTANT WITH THE APPLICANT.
AND THE IDEA AND THE DESIRE OF BUILDING A FACILITY THAT'S
CAPABLE OF HOUSING AND HELPING VETERANS LIKE MYSELF IS IN
DIRE NEED IN THE AREA.
IT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED AND CO-LOCATED TO VETERAN
FACILITIES LIKE THE JAMES A. HALEY HOSPITAL AND OTHER
REQUIRED HELP PLACES FOR THE VETERANS.
IT ALSO HELPS REVALUE AND REVITALIZE THE LOCATION OF WHERE
IT'S AT CURRENTLY BEING THAT THERE IS A PARK ACROSS THE
STREET.
NOW, WHEN I FIRST CAME AND DID A SITE SURVEY AND LOOKED AT
THE LOT AS THEY WERE BUILDING AND LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS
THAT THEY HAD, I MADE SOME CRITIQUES AND SOME OPTIONS TO
HELP THE APPLICANT DOING HIS VERY BEST TO MEET EVERYBODY'S
REQUEST.
BUT I'M JUST HERE ON BEHALF TO PUSH FOR THE BUILD, BECAUSE
IT COULD DEFINITELY HELP THE VETERANS IN THE AREA.
BEING A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN, I KNOW WHAT'S LIKE TO NEED
ALL OF US REQUESTS AND -- ALL OF THESE REQUESTS AND HELP TO
GO TO THE VA TO GET SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY WITH PTSD.
NOW, THE LOCATION IS NEEDING SOME LOVE.
I CAN AGREE WITH EVERYBODY ON THAT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO CONSIDER THE OPTION THAT
IT COULD BE SOMETHING FOR THE VETERANS THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS
TRIED TO HELP AND IS WORKING TO GET BETTER AT HELPING.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
6:22:28PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
THANK YOU.
6:22:35PM >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
MY NAME IS K.C. BOWICK.
I'M THE CEO OF THE TAMPA BAY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
3302 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET.
AND THE CHAMBER IS HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT THAT
IS GOING ON -- IS GOING TO BE GOING ON OVER ON EMILY OVER
THERE.
BECAUSE WE FEEL, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS, THAT SOMETHING
OF THIS SORT IS NEEDED IN THE AREA FOR THE SENIORS, FOR THE
VETERANS TO BE HOUSED SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN BE INSTEAD OF
BEING WAY OUT SOMEWHERE, THEY CAN BE CLOSER TO THEIR
FAMILIES AND THINGS, AND WHAT THEY SPOKE ABOUT, ABOUT THE
YARD AND EVERYTHING AND STUFF.
WHEN THINGS GET DONE AROUND THERE, I'M SURE THE YARD WILL BE
KEPT CLEAN AND EVERYTHING AND STUFF.
AND WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS AND TO APPROVE THIS AS
FAR AS THE CHAMBER GOES.
AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER APPROVING THIS
AND SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING
VALUABLE AND NEEDED FOR OUR SENIORS AND FOR THE VETERANS
THAT ARE COMING OUT AND THAT ARE OUT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN
THAT SENSE.
AND WITH THAT, I SAY TO YOU GOOD EVENING, AND TO CONTINUE
HAVING A WONDERFUL VALENTINE.
AND REMEMBER, LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO CREATE THE FUTURE.
MAY GOD BLESS.
6:24:37PM >> GOOD EVENING --
6:24:38PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
BEFORE YOU START, IF YOU PLAN ON SPEAKING
AND YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WALL, PLEASE DO SO
BECAUSE THE NUMBERS KEEP DWINDLING DOWN AND THEN SOMEONE
POPS UP.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE AT.
YOU MAY GO.
6:24:55PM >> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS SHANE THORSON.
A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, FORMER PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE WHO IS NOW
VERY INVOLVED IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD HERE IN THE TAMPA BAY
AREA.
THE PURPOSE FOR MY VISIT HERE TODAY IS NOT SO MUCH TO PUSH
FOR THE LOCATION, BUT TO ACTUALLY PUSH FOR VETERANS.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT I'VE TRAINED WITH AFTER
THEIR ACTIVE SERVICE OR ACTIVE DUTY.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS I GREW UP WITH THAT ARE INVOLVED
IN THE MILITARY AND HAVE COME BACK FROM ACTIVE SERVICE AND
ACTIVE DUTY.
MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE THERE IS AN
AVERAGE OF 20 VETERANS THAT COMMIT SUICIDE PER DAY.
AND WHETHER IT'S THE LOCATION, WHETHER IT'S CITY CODE,
WHETHER IT'S THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL, AGAIN, MY PURPOSE
HERE IS TO PUSH FOR VETERANS AND THEIR ABILITY, THEIR
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CORRECT HOUSING.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT GIVEN THE BOARD'S OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
DECISION, ALONG WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY
AND THE ORDINANCES, THAT THERE WOULD BE A WAY TO FIND AND
MEET AN AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE -- EXCUSE ME, THIS
FACILITY BE PERMISSIBLE IN ITS LOCATION.
I HOPE THAT THE BOARD RULES IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE TO BE
FAIR, VETERANS NEED THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ELDERS NEED THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE EARS OF THE BOARD, AND I WISH
YOU ALL -- THANK YOU.
6:26:21PM >> HOW ARE YOU DOING, FOLKS?
MY NAME IS JAMES SHEPHERD.
I AM A VETERAN WHO STRUGGLES WITH PTSD AND A NUMBER OF OTHER
ISSUES THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT AFTER RECEIVING HELP AT THE
VA, I WAS DISCHARGED AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR FRIENDS
BASICALLY EXTENDING THEIR HOME TO ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN
HOMELESS.
HAVING A FACILITY LIKE THIS FOR SOMEBODY WHO MAYBE THEY
DON'T HAVE THAT NETWORK AVAILABLE TO THEM, IT WOULD BE
PRICELESS.
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT STABILITY, HAVING A ROOF OVER YOUR
HEAD, HAVING THAT SENSE OF PRIDE, INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT
NEGATIVE AURA ABOVE YOU AT ALL TIMES, THAT YOU'RE LESS THAN
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEEM TO JUST GET THAT BASIC NEED OF
SHELTER, HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN HELP.
APPROVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, ALLOWING THIS DEVELOPER TO
HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE, WHY THERE
WOULDN'T BE PEOPLE CLAMORING TO SUPPORT THIS AND TO HELP
FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND CAN BE DONE TO
MAKE THIS AN EASIER PROCESS.
THIS SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.
I MEAN, AS WAS STATED BEFORE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS EVERY DAY, 22 A DAY AND IT'S RISING, FRIENDS OF
MINE WHO FELT LIKE THEY WERE JUST ANIMALS OR DISPOSABLE,
BECAUSE WE CAN'T, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAVE A BASIC
NECESSITY OF LIFE.
YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE RESOURCEFUL.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT CAN GET US
THROUGH, BUT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT BASIC NEED THAT TAKES
ONE LESS THING OFF OF OUR PLATE AND ALLOWS US TO FEEL HUMAN.
NOT FEELING HUMAN IS SOMETHING I STRUGGLED WITH FOR YEARS.
THIS COULD HELP.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
6:28:53PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU.
I'M LENA YOUNG GREEN.
I LIVE AT 3406 NORTH AVON AVENUE.
THERE'S NOBODY WHO HAS SPOKEN TO YOU SO FAR THAT LIVES AS
CLOSE TO THIS FACILITY AS I HAVE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
BECAUSE OF BEING THERE AS LONG AS WE HAVE, I COULD TELL YOU
WHAT THE HISTORY IS.
SOMEBODY MENTIONED ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES BEING AN
INDICATION OF THE FUTURE, WE HAVE HAD A FACILITY LIKE THIS
AT THIS LOCATION 4014 ADDRESS IN THE PAST.
IT TOOK US YEARS AND YEARS OF FIGHTING A FACILITY LIKE THIS
IN ORDER TO GET THAT REMOVED FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
THE IMPACT THAT FACILITIES LIKE THIS HAVE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY, VERY DEVASTATING.
IT'S FUNNY THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE WERE HERE WITH THE
CIVIC ASSOCIATION ASKING YOU NOT TO APPROVE SUCH A FACILITY
DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
AND WE ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT.
TAMPA HEIGHTS IS OVERLOADED WITH FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE
SERVICES.
WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT.
I SAID BACK THEN AT THAT HEARING THAT WE HAD NOTHING AGAINST
VETERANS.
MY FAMILY ARE VETERANS.
PEOPLE CLOSE TO US ARE VETERANS.
WE ARE NOT FIGHTING A VETERANS' ISSUE.
WE ARE FIGHTING TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN FOR
YEARS AND YEARS DEVASTATED BY ALL OF THE PAST ACTIVITIES
THAT TAMPA HEIGHTS HAS SUFFERED WITH.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN AREA THAT WHEN I OPEN MY DOOR, I
LOOK TO MY LEFT AND THAT'S THE FACILITY THERE.
AND BEHIND IT, WE DEAL EVERY DAY WITH 35 ACRES OF PUBLIC
HOUSING, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY
TO IMPROVE THAT AREA.
AND FINALLY, WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE THINK WE ARE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM -- BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT AREA.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
I HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM COREEN.
MAY I HAVE THAT?
6:31:38PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
NORMALLY THE PROCESS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO
TURN ANY IN BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING.
6:31:44PM >> OH, OKAY.
6:31:46PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
AND THEN -- YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.
6:31:51PM >> OKAY.
WE DIDN'T KNOW.
HANDED IT IN AFTER I STARTED SPEAKING.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
TAMPA HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN'T ADD 150 BEDS IN LESS THAN AN ACRE TO ANOTHER AREA
THAT HAS 35 ACRES OF OVER A THOUSAND PUBLIC HOUSING.
WHAT FAIRNESS IS THAT?
WE GOT TO IMPROVE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
WE TALK ABOUT THE HOLDING -- TALK ABOUT THE HOLE IN THE
DOUGHNUT AND THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NORTH TAMPA
HEIGHTS.
PLEASE DON'T APPROVE THIS REQUEST.
6:32:27PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
THE NEXT PERSON.
6:32:31PM >> YES, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS LIONEL POTTS.
I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR TWO YEARS, WORKING OFF AND ON.
AND I WORK FOR THIS GUY WHO GOT ME OFF THE STREETS.
MR. MOHAMMED.
GOT ME OFF THE STREETS.
GOT ME GOING.
AND WITH THIS PROJECT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY NOW.
AND WITH THE PROJECT, IT CAN HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER
FAMILIES.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
AND IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WORK FOR OTHER COMPANIES.
AND RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GOOD.
I STAND BEHIND IT 100%.
THANK YOU.
6:33:30PM >> I WISH TO SPEAK, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN.
6:33:33PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
6:33:34PM >> I DIDN'T STAND AND RAISE MY HAND.
I WISH TO SPEAK NOW, IF I MAY BE SWORN IN
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
6:33:42PM >> I DO.
GOOD EVENING, FOLKS, COUNCILMEN.
MY NAME IS McINTOSH.
I LIVE ON EMILY STREET.
512 EMILY STREET.
I'M THE CLOSEST HOUSE TO 275.
THE ADDRESS THAT THIS MAN IS LOOKING TO REDO HAS BEEN AN
EYESORE FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE BOUGHT FIVE YEARS AGO BASICALLY THIS MONTH.
IT HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE PLACE WITH NOTHING BUT DRUGS, WITH
HOMELESS, WITH LITTER.
IT'S JUST BEEN ATROCIOUS.
HE HAS COME IN AND THE MAN WHO WAS JUST BEFORE ME HAS DONE A
MARVELOUS JOB ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE BUILDING HAS GONE
THROUGH TO THIS POINT.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SETBACKS THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER
-- MAY I CONTINUE?
6:34:26PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
6:34:27PM >> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SETBACKS.
THAT'S ALL A CODE ISSUE.
I'M NOT SURE.
THE AMOUNT THAT WAS REQUESTED AT 150 IS TOO HIGH FOR THE
LOCATION.
87 IS AN ACCEPTABLE NUMBER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROJECT GO THROUGH.
SO I'D APPRECIATE -- SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
6:34:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
THE APPLICANT?
BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
DID YOU MEET WITH THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION?
6:35:04PM >> YES, SIR.
6:35:04PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MS. GREEN?
6:35:06PM >> YES.
6:35:06PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
SO YOU MET WITH THAT GROUP AS WELL.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
6:35:12PM >> I CAN VERY BRIEFLY GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THAT.
WE MET ORIGINALLY WITH THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
WE REACHED OUT TO THEM WHEN THIS PROJECT CAME UP, AND WE
FILED FOR THE PD.
MET WITH THEM THREE TIMES SINCE DECEMBER.
THE APPLICANT DEVELOPER HAD WRITTEN A VERY LONG LETTER
EXPLAINING WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO, WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO
GET ACCOMPLISHED, A LOT OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT TO
INCLUDE SOME OF THE BED COUNTS, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENT --
YOU KNOW, THE REQUIREMENTS OF AHCA WITH THE STATE AS FAR AS
DENSITY AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
AND HAS REACHED OUT THREE TIMES SINCE THEN TO MEET WITH THEM
AND THUS THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE COME TO WITH THE CIVIC
ASSOCIATION.
I KNOW MR. RICKE HAD SAID THE AGREEMENT, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S GOING TO BE ENFORCEABLE.
IT'S UP TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THE DEVELOPER FULLY INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE
COMMITMENTS THAT HE'S MADE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
I'M HAPPY TO PUT THAT INTO THE RECORD IF NEED BE.
6:36:06PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
6:36:09PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
IF I COULD, SINCE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
CONTINUANCE ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.
6:36:14PM >> YES, SIR.
6:36:14PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
IT WILL BE A PD AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PART OF ANY KIND OF PD THAT COMES
FORWARD.
I THINK THE DISCUSSION AND THE ISSUE WAS THAT THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN PEOPLE FROM THE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTED THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE ASSOCIATION, NOT THE NORTHERN PART.
I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE ISSUE.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF MS. GREEN YOUNG HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE
REDUCTION OF THE HOMES -- I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, THE BEDS, AND
WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT AT THAT TIME OR IF IT
WAS WITH MR. RICKE WHO WAS REPRESENTING THE OTHER PART OF
THE ASSOCIATION.
THAT'S THE ONLY CONFUSING PART I'VE GOT IN ALL OF THIS.
WE'RE HEARING FROM TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT WE
KNOW AND WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT IT.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE CONFUSED.
6:37:06PM >> YES, SIR.
TOTALLY AGREE.
MS. GREEN IS A MEMBER AT LARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
SHE WAS AT THE MEETING.
SHE WAS AT THE MEETING FOR ALL OF THE DISCUSSIONS, CERTAINLY
ELIGIBLE TO VOICE HER OPINION, WHICH I'M QUITE SURE SHE DID
WHEN WE WERE NOT IN THE ROOM.
AGAIN, IT'S A MATTER OF THE HISTORY DOESN'T NECESSARILY
DICTATE THE FUTURE, WHICH I GET HER CONCERNS.
I THINK MR. MOHAMMED GETS HER CONCERNS, AND MS. DORY GETS
THE CONCERNS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADDRESS BY REACHING OUT, HEY,
LOOK, WE'RE WILLING TO COMPLY, MAKE SOMETHING WORK.
I ASKED A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING THE MEETING EXACTLY WHAT
THEY WANTED THERE, IF THEY DIDN'T WANT AN ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY, WHAT WE WERE GIVING AN OPTION OF WAS MULTIFAMILY.
WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THAT AREA, THE MULTIFAMILY
RENTS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACILITIES AS
THEY WANT TO SEE THEM.
THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY WILL.
AND WHAT MR. BIGDORY IS INTENDING TO DO IS BUILD SOMETHING
THAT IS LOOKING THREE TO FIVE YEARS DOWN THE FUTURE WHEN
THAT COMMUNITY AREA IS REDEVELOPED TO BE -- FIT IN WITH THAT
COMMUNITY AS OPPOSED TO THE WAY IT SITS TODAY.
6:38:14PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
YEAH, I WOULD MAKE THE SUGGESTION AFTER
SEEING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU MAKE SURE YOU DO MEET
WITH HER AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THAT PARTICULAR PART OF TAMPA HEIGHTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S
GOING ON.
GO THE EXTRA MILE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU COME BACK HERE IN A MONTH, I THINK IT
WOULD HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS ARE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PLANS WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES
BACK.
THAT'S UP TO YOU, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE A DECISION BASED ON
WHATEVER YOU COME BACK TO US WITH.
WITH THAT, CHAIR, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE, THOUGH, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
ABILITY FOR FOLKS TO SPEAK AT THE NEXT HEARING SINCE IT'S
GOING TO BE A BRAND-NEW PLAN?
6:39:01PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THEY COULD SPEAK TO THE CHANGES, IF
COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.
YOU COULD GIVE THEM ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, BUT THEY CERTAINLY
HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO ANY CHANGES THAT ARE BROUGHT BACK
FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
6:39:11PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
YEAH, I WOULD WISH WE GIVE BROAD LEEWAY
BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLAN BROUGHT TO US,
WHOLE AND BRAND-NEW TO US.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP BEFORE
IN THE CONTINUANCE.
I'M NOT SURE IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
KNOWS, TOO, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE
THEM SEND OUT ANOTHER NOTICE OR NOT.
6:39:35PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SEND OUT ANOTHER
NOTICE.
6:39:40PM >> WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.
6:39:41PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
OKAY.
THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE THAT.
6:39:43PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE NOTICE OF THE CONTINUANCE DATE IS WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING.
6:39:47PM >> YES, SIR.
HAPPY TO DO SO.
AND TO YOUR POINT, WE'VE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY TO REACH OUT.
AGAIN, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS THE WAY WE'VE REACHED OUT.
MR. BIGDORY HAS OFFERED TO SHOW UP AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
SO WE'RE CERTAINLY WILLING TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO TRY
TO MAKE AS MANY ACCOMMODATIONS WE CAN WITHIN A RESPONSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
6:40:08PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ACCEPT THE MOTION
FROM MR. MIRANDA?
6:40:18PM >> I'LL SECOND MR. MIRANDA'S MOTION.
6:40:20PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I MOVE THAT WE CONTINUE THIS MEETING TO
MARCH 14th AT 6:00 OF THE YEAR 2019.
6:40:26PM >>HARRY COHEN:
SECOND.
6:40:27PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. COHEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
AND IF THERE IS A CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING OR NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THE 14th, I WOULD HOPE
YOU WILL ATTEND AND TRY TO HAMMER OUT THIS.
6:40:50PM >> YES, SIR.
WE CERTAINLY OFFERED AND WILLING TO DO SO.
6:40:54PM >>HARRY COHEN:
THE HEARING IS OPEN, SO YOU CAN'T TALK TO US.
6:40:59PM >> ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.
6:41:00PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 2.
6:41:04PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO.
ITEM NUMBER 2 IS REZ 18-121, A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE
PROPERTY AT 7113 SOUTH KISSIMMEE STREET FROM CG TO RS-50.
6:41:18PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DAVID HEY WITH
YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE MOVE DOWN TO THE SOUTH TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT FOR THIS
NEXT CASE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE PORT TAMPA CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SINCE IT IS DOWN THERE, IT IS WITHIN THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD
AREA.
THERE'S ALSO TRANSIT DOWN THERE, HART'S ROUTE 17 SERVES THAT
PORTION OF THE CITY.
SINCE IT IS IN THE COASTAL HIGH-HAZARD AREA, IT IS IN AN
EVACUATION ZONE A, AND PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES WITHIN A
HALF-MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE INCLUDE THE SOUTHWEST PORT
TAMPA PARK AND THE DOSTER COMMUNITY CENTER.
ON TO AN AERIAL, HERE IS THE SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS ZOOMED OUT.
MARY WILL PROBABLY HAVE A CLOSER IN.
YOU CAN SEE THE STREET PATTERN.
THIS PORTION OF KISSIMMEE THAT THE STREET IS ON IS MOSTLY
VACANT ON THE WEST SIDE AND MOSTLY DUPLEXES AND MULTIFAMILY
ON THE WEST SIDE.
AND THIS IS COMMERCE STREET HEADING UP AND THEN UP TOWARD
WESTSHORE.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE PORT TAMPA LIBRARY BUILDING.
YOU COULD SEE PORT TAMPA HAS BEEN FILLING IN WITH A LOT OF
SINGLE-FAMILY -- NEW SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED SOUTH OF THE
SUBJECT SITE.
AND ALSO, THIS SITE RIGHT HERE IS THE WESTSHORE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT THE
SUBJECT SITE AND ALL THAT KIND OF PINK COLOR, LAVENDER, I
GUESS, IS THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35.
JUST TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST OF THE SITE IN THIS LIGHT
GRAY, THAT'S ALL SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
FURTHER SOUTH DOWN KISSIMMEE, THERE IS A POCKET OF
RESIDENTIAL 35.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT RESIDENTIAL 20.
AND THEN THIS AREA IS ALL THAT SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED UNDER
THE RESIDENTIAL 10.
YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAS LOOKED AT IT.
THE PLAN ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF NEW
HOUSES ON VACANT INFILL OR UNDERUTILIZED LANDS.
AT PRESENT, THE PARCEL IS VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED.
THE PROPOSED REZONING APPROPRIATE INFILL UNDER THE COMMUNITY
MIXED USE-35 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
IT DOES FALL WITHIN THAT COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA,
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT MUST ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS
ON HURRICANE EVACUATION TIME, ROUTES AND SHELTER DEMANDS IN
CASE OF A HURRICANE OR NATURAL DISASTER.
OVERALL, THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS COMPARABLE
AND COMPATIBLE TO THAT OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PATTERN WITHIN THIS PORTION OF PORT TAMPA CITY.
BASED ON THAT, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST
CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
6:44:20PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO, FOR THE RECORD.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN GREEN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS IN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING
DISTRICT.
AS DAVID STATED, THIS IS AN AREA THAT WAS INDUSTRIAL.
HOWEVER, THEY DID A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CONVERT
IT OUT OF THE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE INTO COMMUNITY MIXED
USE-35.
NOW THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY FROM
COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING OVER TO RS-50 TO ALLOW FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S CURRENTLY VACANT.
THE PROPERTY BESIDE IT AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SOME APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.
SO THERE IS A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALREADY
OCCURRING IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A LITTLE OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET.
PER THE RS-50 ZONING STANDARDS, EACH LOT WOULD HAVE TO BE 55
BY 100 AND 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
AND ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS TO OCCUR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
COMPLY WITH THE RS-50 ZONING STANDARDS.
THIS IS EUCLIDEAN REZONING SO THERE ARE NO WAIVERS ALLOWED
AND THERE'S NO SITE PLAN TO SUBMIT.
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMPLIANCE STAFF FOUND THIS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
6:45:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
THE APPLICANT?
6:45:58PM >> GOOD EVENING.
I'M LOU TOTH.
I'M THE APPLICANT.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.
6:46:04PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
6:46:06PM >> EXCUSE ME?
6:46:07PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
NO, I'M ASKING MY MEMBERS UP HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 2?
SOME PEOPLE COMING UP.
6:46:26PM >> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS KELLY DOANO, I'M WITH THE PORT TAMPA CIVIC
ASSOCIATION.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR REZONING, WE DO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER
KEEPING IT COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER COMMERCIAL GENERAL LOTS AROUND
THE PORT TAMPA AREA WHERE I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO REZONE
THEM AS RESIDENTIAL.
BUT THIS ONE IS ALSO AROUND AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE SOME
OTHER COMMERCIAL FACILITIES THERE.
A LOT OF THEM ARE BOAT STORAGE PLACES.
AS POINTED OUT ON THE MAP, THE LIBRARY IS CLOSE THERE.
PORT TAMPA CONTINUES TO BE FILLED IN WITH BOTH RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING AND A LOT OF APARTMENTS.
AS WE GAIN MORE PEOPLE AND CITIZENS, WE DON'T HAVE
BUSINESSES TO GO TO.
IT'S ALSO INFILLING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE AROUND TAMPA WHICH WE SUPPORT, BUT
WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES DOWN THERE IN
PORT TAMPA SO THAT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE REMAINS CONSISTENT
WITH EVERYONE ELSE COMING IN.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE, AND WE
SUPPORT THAT.
BUT WITH THIS BEING COMMERCIAL, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT
COMMERCIAL OR EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF MIXED USE.
LITTLE BIT OF APARTMENTS AND BUSINESSES SO THAT WE KIND OF
HAVE A WIN FOR EVERYBODY AND WE CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON
THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
6:47:38PM >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JEFFREY NIETUPSKI.
I AM THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GANDY CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
I'M FOLLOWING IN AL'S FOOTSTEPS.
MUCH LIKE AL GOT INVOLVED, I'LL GET INVOLVED AS WELL.
MR. TOT, ON YOUR PLAN FOR McCOY, I'M GOING TO ASK CITY
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER -- I DON'T KNOW THE APPROPRIATE
TERMINOLOGY, BUT PUSH THIS BACK OR TO GIVE US SOME MORE TIME
FOR THE DEVELOPER TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIC
ASSOCIATION.
I AM NOT SURE IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT YET, AND I'LL
MAKE SURE WE TALK.
HERE'S THE SITUATION.
DEVELOPMENT, GOOD.
APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES, CONDOS, I'M INDIFFERENT.
MARINE CORPS VETERAN, ALSO A REAL ESTATE BROKER, SO I
UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM.
I LIVE DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF I'M HUNGRY, I HAVE NOWHERE TO EAT.
IF I WANT TO GO BUY SOMETHING, THERE'S NOWHERE TO SHOP.
WE ARE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF GANDY AT A RAPID RATE, WHICH IS
GREAT.
MORE TAXABLE INCOME.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS BETTER.
HOWEVER, FOR INSTANCE, NICK CRUZ WHO OWNS FIGARO'S FISH
CAMP, HE WANTS TO OPEN UP ANOTHER LOCATION SOUTH OF GANDY
BUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF DALE MABRY.
THERE'S NOWHERE TO DO IT.
UP AND DOWN BAYSHORE, ONLY A FEW REMAINING PARCELS IN WHICH
WE MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOME RESTAURANTS IN.
WE MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME SHOPPING IN.
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN THE
AREA, HOWEVER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SMALL BUSINESSES FOR THESE
CITIZENS TO GO INTO.
WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK MR. TOTH AND CITY COUNCIL, IF PERHAPS
THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR A MIXED USE ON THIS PARCEL.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SHOPPING.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE PLACES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
ENTREPRENEURS BE ABLE TO COME IN AND HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ISSUE IS, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE UPSET ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT.
I'M NOT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M UPSET THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO EAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO AND SHOP AND SPEND OUR MONEY.
WHAT APARTMENTS DO FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, I GOT AN
UNDERSTANDING.
THEY BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN, WHICH BRINGS A LOT OF EXTRA
DISPOSABLE INCOME TO SPEND AT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE MORE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE MORE BUSINESSES WE
HAVE, THE MORE ENTREPRENEURS WHO WANT TO CREATE BUSINESSES.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE FOR THESE BUSINESSES TO GET CREATED.
NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GET ESTABLISHED.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
SO MY REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE GANDY CIVIC ASSOCIATION,
KELLY SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE PORT TAMPA CIVIC ASSOCIATION,
IS TO PERHAPS DELAY OR GIVE US MORE TIME FOR MR. TOTH, THE
DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT, TO MEET WITH THE APPROPRIATE CIVIC
ASSOCIATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE IF WE CAN'T COME TO
SOME COMMON GROUND AND PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT BENEFITS
EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
6:50:40PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 2?
YOU GOT A QUESTION?
6:50:45PM >>HARRY COHEN:
I'LL WAIT TILL --
6:50:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
THE APPLICANT, YOU GOT TIME TO RESPOND.
YOU CAN RESPOND TO WHAT YOU HEARD HERE TONIGHT.
6:50:57PM >> I REALLY DON'T KNOW --
6:51:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GO AHEAD, STATE YOUR NAME AND RESPOND.
6:51:06PM >> I'M LOU TOTH.
I'M THE APPLICANT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND BECAUSE RESIDENTIAL
BUILDER IN THE SAME AREA.
ACROSS THE STREET, RESIDENTIAL AREA, THERE IS NO ONE STORE,
NOTHING LIKE THAT.
IF THE FOLKS NEED MORE TIME TO TALK, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT I
DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE OUR REQUEST.
6:51:30PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. COHEN.
6:51:31PM >>HARRY COHEN:
I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD TALKED
TO THEM AT ALL.
6:51:38PM >> WE HAD TO SEND OUT WHAT THE CITY REQUIRED, NOTICE TO THE
CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING BACK.
I GOT A FEW PHONE CALLS THAT I ANSWERED FROM RESIDENTS
AROUND THE AREA, BUT NOTHING ELSE.
6:51:54PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. SUAREZ.
6:51:55PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
MR. TOTH, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A SINGLE-FAMILY
HOME THERE, IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
6:52:00PM >> ACTUALLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO.
6:52:01PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
TWO HOMES?
6:52:03PM >> YES, YES.
6:52:04PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
OVER THERE.
AND WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE NOW THEY'VE SAID THAT THEY
HAVE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO DO
THAT.
WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
YOU CAN ASK US FOR A CONTINUANCE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GO TALK
TO THEM AND THEN COME BACK AT A DIFFERENT DATE.
THAT'S UP TO YOU.
6:52:28PM >> FIRST, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE LAND USE.
IT TOOK FOUR, FIVE MONTHS.
THIS IS THE THIRD MONTH WE'RE IN THE REZONING PROCESS.
IT'S ALMOST A YEAR NOW.
IF I HAVE TO, OF COURSE, I DO.
IF I DON'T HAVE TO, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THE
REZONING.
6:52:46PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
OKAY.
THE REASON WHY I ASK YOU IS THAT IF YOU DON'T, SOMETIMES
WHEN WE VOTE, IT DOESN'T GO YOUR WAY AND THEN YOU WON'T BE
ABLE TO GET A CHANGE.
OR IF YOU MAKE A DECISION TO GO FORWARD AND MAYBE YOU MEET
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMETIMES YOU GET SOMETHING THAT IS
WORKABLE.
AGAIN, THAT'S UP TO YOU AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU HEARD WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAD TO SAY AND THEY HAD
SOME DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ASK US FOR A CONTINUANCE.
I'M ASKING YOU BASED ON WHAT YOU HEARD SO FAR AND THE
QUESTIONS YOU HAD, DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT?
6:53:22PM >> I'M WILLING TO DO.
I'M WILLING TO TALK TO THE ASSOCIATION.
6:53:26PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
ALL RIGHT.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME BACK, IF I COULD GET A DATE --
MARCH 14th ALSO.
6:53:34PM >> NOT MARCH 14th.
6:53:35PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
LET'S MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY --
6:53:37PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT MARCH 14th IS
PROBABLY FULL.
THIS IS THE LAST CONTINUANCE.
I WOULD SAY MARCH 28th.
IT'S AN ALCOHOL NIGHT, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
6:53:47PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FINE.
SIR, WE WILL CONTINUE IT, AND YOU WILL COME BACK ON THE
28th.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO THEM SINCE YOU ASKED FOR THE
CONTINUANCE AND COME BACK AT THAT TIME.
6:54:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
BUT THE APPLICANT MADE A STATEMENT, A
COMMENT WHEN HE FIRST RESPONDED, HE SAID EVEN IF HE MET WITH
THEM, HE SAW NO CHANGES GOING TO BE MADE.
6:54:17PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
RIGHT.
AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE WHATEVER DISCUSSION COMES
OUT OF THAT.
AGAIN, IT'S A MATTER OF HIM BEING ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM.
THAT'S UP TO HIM.
IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT --
6:54:30PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
IS THAT YOUR SAME POSITION THAT EVEN IF YOU
MET WITH THEM YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO CHANGE ANYTHING?
6:54:36PM >> SIR, I'M REPRESENTING THE OWNER, SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO
SAY WHAT HE THINKS OR NOT.
6:54:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
6:54:49PM >> HE MIGHT GET INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION, YES.
6:54:52PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
TERRIFIC.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT CONTINUE THIS UNTIL MARCH 28th I
BELIEVE AT 6 P.M.
6:55:00PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
6:55:01PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. SUAREZ.
SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA TO CONTINUE THIS TO MARCH THE
28th.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
OKAY.
YES, SIR.
6:55:12PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THERE WILL BE NO
ADDITIONAL NOTICE SENT OUT REGARDING THAT CONTINUANCE.
THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE THAT YOU'LL BE RECEIVING FOR
MARCH 28.
6:55:21PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
IF I COULD, I SUGGEST YOU TALK TO HIM NOW,
GET THE INFORMATION AND FIGURE OUT DATES THAT YOU CAN MEET.
6:55:35PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 3.
6:55:38PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
ITEM 3 IS REZ 18-122.
IT'S IN THE SAME AREA.
IT'S 7701 SOUTH O'BRIEN STREET.
6:55:51PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE'RE STILL IN THAT BUSY SOUTH TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT,
AGAIN, THE PORT TAMPA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS TRANSIT, LIKE THE LAST ONE.
IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE TO THE NORTH OF THE SUBJECT
SITE.
JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE IT'S IN THE LEVEL A EVACUATION ZONE.
THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITY IS SOUTHWEST PORT
TAMPA PARK LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN THE LAST ONE.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE RIGHT HERE.
A LOT OF THIS IS UNDEVELOPED.
A LOT OF THIS IS CITY-OWNED PROPERTY.
THIS IS PART OF THE PARK, JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
SUBJECT SITE, THESE TANKS TO THE SOUTH, THAT'S MACDILL AIR
FORCE BASE AND THE BOUNDARY FOR THE BASE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THE AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING FURTHER TO THE
EAST.
HERE IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT THE SUBJECT SITE IS THAT RESIDENTIAL
TEN, SIMILAR TO THAT TAN COLOR.
THERE IS SOME SCATTERED, UNDEVELOPED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
PARCELS ALL DOWN IN THIS AREA, BUT THIS AREA HAS BEEN
TRENDING.
THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS PLAN AMENDMENTS DOWN HERE BRINGING IT
TO THE RESIDENTIAL 10 SITE.
THE BLUE IS THE PUBLIC, QUASI-PUBLIC ASSOCIATED WITH MACDILL
AIR FORCE BASE.
THE BLACK IS ACTUALLY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
A LOT OF THIS IS CITY OWNED.
A LOT OF IT IS WETLANDS.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S INDUSTRIAL, IT'S NOT DEVELOPED.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME NATURAL PRESERVATION FURTHER TO THE
WEST.
THIS SITE, THE REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT SIDE FROM THAT
ADOPTED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH WAS THE
OLD ZONING, TO THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50, THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR COMPARABLE AND COMPATIBLE INFILL DEVELOPMENT IN
THIS SOUTHERN PORTION OF PORT TAMPA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPOSED REZONING IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE INFILL
DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL 10 FUTURE LAND USE
CATEGORY.
THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD NOT ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THIS PORTION OF SOUTH
O'BRIEN STREET.
THE EXISTING AVERAGE DENSITY FOR RESIDENTIAL PARCELS
FRONTING THIS BLOCK OF SOUTH O'BRIEN STREET WITH A
RESIDENTIAL 10 FUTURE LAND USE DESTINATION AND EXCLUDING THE
SUBJECT SITE IS 8.72 UNITS PER ACRE.
IF THE APPLICANT THROUGH THIS REZONING TO RS-50 CREATES TWO
DEVELOPABLE LOTS IT WOULD CREATE A DENSITY OF NINE DWELLING
UNITS PER ACRE ON THIS SUBJECT SITE.
THIS PORTION OF SOUTH O'BRIEN STREET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
TWO DEVELOPABLE SITES ON THE SUBJECT SITE IS COMPARABLE AND
COMPATIBLE.
THE PROPERTY IS IN THE COASTAL HIGH-HAZARD AREA, SO THE
APPLICANT WOULD NEED TO ENSURE THROUGH THE CITY THAT THE
SHELTER DEMANDS ARE MET AND ANY MITIGATION IS PROVIDED.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED REZONING CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
6:59:09PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
HERE IS THE ZONING MAP OF THE PROPERTY.
IT IS IN AN AREA ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.
THEY DID A LAND USE AMENDMENT, AS DAVID SAID.
NOW THEY'RE WANTING AGAIN TO GO TO RS-50 FOR TWO
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THIS IS AN AREA OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED
LAST YEAR, THE RELATIVELY LARGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
INFILL RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, CURRENTLY VACANT AND UNUSED.
ACROSS THE STREET, THAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND BASIC
CONSTRUCTION, SITE CLEARINGS OCCURRING FOR THE LARGER PD.
ACROSS O'BRIEN, HERE ARE SOME OF THE CANALS THAT SERVE THE
AREA AND THEN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES ARE ON THE REMAINING
LOTS.
REQUESTED THE AGREEMENT TO REZONE TO RS-50 AS A RESIDENTIAL
INFILL PROJECT.
AS DAVID INDICATED, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL
GENERAL BUT IT SAT VACANT AND NOT USED FOR INDUSTRIAL
PROJECTS FOR DECADES.
SO IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO TRANSITION IT OVER TO WHAT THE
EXISTING ESTABLISHED CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WHICH
IS RESIDENTIAL.
SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO GO TO RS-50, SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO LOTS ON THE 10,000 SQUARE
FEET.
ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS TO OCCUR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
COMPLY WITH RS-50 ZONING STANDARDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF FOUND THIS CONSISTENT WITH THE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
7:00:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT.
APPLICANT.
7:00:56PM >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
I'M LOU TOTH.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROJECT.
7:01:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 3?
7:01:15PM >> HI.
JEFFREY NIETUPSKI AGAIN.
THIS PARTICULAR REDEVELOPMENT, REZONING IS NOT IN THE GANDY
CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS DISTRICT, SO I'M COMING HERE AS A PRIVATE
CITIZEN.
I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF IT.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE INDUSTRIAL
VACANT LANDS WE HAVE TO PUT IN NICE, NEW HOMES.
I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.
I GUESS MY ONLY REQUEST WOULD BE BUILDING SOMETHING IN THERE
THAT WOULD MAINTAIN LIKE -- KIND OF LIKE THE CHARACTERISTIC
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHAT KIND OF HOUSE YOU PUT ON THERE IT
WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.
I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M A VERY REASONABLE PERSON.
THANK YOU.
7:01:59PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK
ON ITEM NUMBER 3.
7:02:03PM >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
7:02:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
MR. SUAREZ, WOULD YOU READ NUMBER 3?
7:02:12PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I PRESENT AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 7701
SOUTH O'BRIEN STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION IG (INDUSTRIAL GENERAL) TO RS-50
(RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:02:33PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION WERE MR. SUAREZ.
SECONDED BY MR. VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
7:02:39PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH CAPIN BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7th,
2019 AT 9:30 A.M.
7:02:49PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE COUNCIL HAS THE NEED TO GO IN RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES TO
TAKE CARE OF A MATTER OF IMPORTANCE.
WE WILL BE IN RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES AND WE'LL BE BACK.
[RECESS]
7:03:15PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE MEETING.
ROLL CALL.
7:22:21PM >> SUAREZ?
COHEN?
7:22:22PM >>HARRY COHEN:
HERE.
7:22:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
7:22:23PM >> CAPIN?
MIRANDA?
7:22:24PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
7:22:27PM >> VIERA?
AND REDDICK?
7:22:28PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
HERE.
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 4.
7:22:34PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO.
ITEM NUMBER 4 IS REZ 18-123.
IT IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR 2502 WEST FIG STREET FROM RM-16
TO RM-18.
7:22:48PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DAVID HEY, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE MOVE BACK UP TO THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT FOR
THIS NEXT CASE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE WEST TAMPA URBAN
VILLAGE.
THE SUBJECT SITE, THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY IS
VILLA BROTHER PARK, WHICH IS 0.17 MILES TO THE NORTH.
THERE IS TRANSIT PROVIDED DOWN ON KENNEDY BOULEVARD TO THE
SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
AND THE SUBJECT SITE IS IN THE LEVEL D EVACUATION ZONE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, THIS IS THE ZOOMED-OUT ONE.
MARY WILL HAVE A CLOSER-IN ONE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS NORTH TAMPANIA AVENUE AND WEST FIG.
THE AREA HAS A MIXTURE OF SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED AND
TOWNHOMES IN IT.
THIS IS THE VILA BROTHERS PARK, AND THIS IS THE BRYAN GLAZER
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.
THEN YOU HAVE KENNEDY BOULEVARD TO THE SOUTH WITH ALL THAT
COMMERCIAL AND THAT STUFF DOWN THERE.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALL THE
PROPERTIES SURROUNDING IT IN THAT BROWN ARE THE RESIDENTIAL
20.
THE DENSITY GOES DOWN WHEN YOU MOVE WEST OF HAVANA AVENUE
DOWN TO RESIDENTIAL 10.
TO THE EAST, THIS PINK IS ALL THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35.
THAT IS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT GETS MORE INTENSE AS YOU GO UP HOWARD AVENUE INTO THE
CC-35 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
AND THEN TO THE SOUTH, THE KIND OF LAVENDER COLOR ON KENNEDY
IS THE URBAN MIXED USE 60 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF, THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE TO
THAT RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 18.
WE FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON
PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SITE.
IT'S WITHIN THAT WEST TAMPA URBAN VILLAGE.
THE AREA OF THE CITY WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SEEKS TO DIRECT GREATEST SHARE OF GROWTH.
IT PROVIDES DIVERSE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, THE URBAN VILLAGES.
AND THIS PROJECT WOULD ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFILL IN AN
APPROPRIATE AREA.
SO BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED REZONING CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
7:25:19PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO, FOR THE RECORD.
HERE IS THE ZONING MAP.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN GREEN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LARGER AREA IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS
ALREADY IN THE RM-16 ZONING DISTRICT.
SO THEY ARE JUST ASKING FOR A SLIGHT DENSITY INCREASE TO GO
TO THE RM-18 DISTRICT.
SEVERAL AREAS -- THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOME REZONING KIND
OF IN THE AREA FOR THE SLIGHT INCREASE, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE
-- INCREASE IN DENSITY WHICH IS ALLOWABLE IN THE LAND USE
CATEGORY.
BASED ON THE LOT SIZE, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 10,500 SQUARE
FEET.
IF THE REZONING WERE TO BE APPROVED FOR RM-18, A TOTAL OF
FOUR DWELLING UNITS COULD THEORETICALLY BE DEVELOPED ON THIS
PROPERTY.
IT'S ON THE CORNER OF FIG AND TAMPANIA.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S CURRENTLY VACANT.
THE SURROUNDING AREA IS A MIX OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.
IN THE EVENT THIS PROPERTY WERE TO BE REZONED, ALL
DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD ZONING
PROVISIONS FOR THE RM-18 ZONING DISTRICT.
THERE IS NO SITE PLAN TO SUBMIT AND THERE ARE NO WAIVERS.
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF FOUND THIS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
7:26:40PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
ALL RIGHT.
PETITIONER?
7:26:47PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
STEVE MICHELINI.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONERS, 2502 WEST FIG.
BASICALLY, THE STAFF HAS RUN THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT
CRITERIA.
IT'S RESIDENTIAL 20 LAND USE CLASSIFICATION, WHICH ALLOWS
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RM-18 ZONING.
WE WILL HAVE TO MEET THE CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES REGARDING
SETBACKS AND LOT SIZE DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS
WELL AS THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY DISTRICT GUIDELINES.
BOTH THE CITY AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAVE FOUND
IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR CODES AND THEIR REVIEW
CRITERIA.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THE LOT IS 10,518 SQUARE FEET.
AND AS THE STAFF HAS POINTED OUT, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF FOUR UNITS TO BE DEVELOPED ON THIS
PROPERTY.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR PERMISSION TO GO FORWARD AND
YOUR APPROVAL.
7:27:39PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR THE PETITIONER?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 4?
7:27:51PM >> HI.
MY FIRST TIME SO I'M A ROOKIE.
I LIVE AT 2506 WEST FIG.
MY NAME IS JOILEE.
AND I DIDN'T GET A NOTICE.
I JUST SAW THE SIGN NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY.
WHEN THEY WERE EXPLAINING, THEY SAID SOME MIX OF
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND TOWNHOMES, BUT A LOT OF THE
TOWNHOMES ARE FAIRLY RECENT.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING TO BUY MY FIRST HOME, WHICH I DID TEN
YEARS AGO, I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUT ONE THAT I COULD AFFORD, AND I FOUND FIG.
AND WHAT I LOVE IS THAT WHILE IT IS FLAVORFUL IN PEOPLE,
IT'S FLAVORFUL IN ARCHITECTURE.
THEY WERE ALL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
IT WAS REALLY JUST VERY NICE TO SEE ALL THE DIVERSITY IN ALL
AREAS.
I'M NOT, NOR SHOULD I TRY TO BLOCK PROGRESS.
THAT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
SOME THINGS HAVE GONE UP RECENTLY IN THE AREA THAT ARE VERY
DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ARCHITECTURE.
JUST REAL RECENTLY FROM THE SAME DEVELOPER.
I BELIEVE 2411, CATTY-CORNER ACROSS THE STREET, THEY PUT TWO
BIG, WHAT LOOKS LIKE TWO BIG HOMES, BUT THEY ARE FOUR UNITS,
AND THEY ARE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH.
MY CONCERN IS THOSE ARE, I'M GUESSING, RM 16 BECAUSE OF THE
THREE BEDROOM IS THAT THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE PARKING.
THE THINGS THAT I THINK MAYBE COULD BE ADDRESSED HERE.
I CAN'T CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE.
IT'S CHANGING.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE ALL PRETTY SINGLE STORIES.
NOW THINGS ARE GOING UP TO LOOK VERY DIFFERENT, BUT I
DIGRESS.
THEY HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE ACROSS THE STREET WHAT I HOPE WOULD
BE ADEQUATE PARKING BECAUSE IF THERE'S THREE BEDROOMS AND
THEY ARE RENTING, THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE STUDENTS.
THERE ARE SOME U.T. STUDENTS THAT HAVE RENTED SOME OF THE
BUNGALOWS NEXT TO US.
THAT'S FINE.
PARKING JUST WOULD BE AN ISSUE.
IT'S NOT THE WIDEST STREET, AND IF YOU'RE PARKING IN THE
STREET, ESPECIALLY ON A CORNER, IT COULD BE A REAL SAFETY
ISSUE.
SO MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE PARKING
BUILT IN ON THE PROPERTY, LIKE IT APPEARS AT 2411, AT LEAST
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE FOUR GARAGES, AND THEN PARKING FOR
TWO CARS BETWEEN.
BUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO 18, LIKE I SAID I'M A NOVICE, I'M
GUESSING THAT WOULD BE FOUR BEDROOMS PER UNIT WHICH COULD BE
THE POSSIBILITY OF 16 CARS.
IF YOU HAVE THREE BEDROOMS AND EVERYONE IS DRIVING,
ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE STUDENTS AND THEY'RE RENTING, YOU
KNOW, ACROSS THE STREET YOU'RE LOOKING AT 12 CARS.
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
IF IT'S 18, WOULD THAT BE AN EXTRA BEDROOM?
7:30:31PM >>HARRY COHEN:
IT'S NOT ROOMS 16 OR 18.
IT'S RM IS A ZONING CATEGORY.
JUST TO BE CLEAR.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S THE NUMBER OF ROOMS.
7:30:40PM >> OKAY.
LIKE I SAID, NOVICE.
BUT THE OTHER ONE IS THERE ARE 12 BEDROOMS ON THE OTHER ONE.
SO I'M GUESSING AT LEAST 12 THERE.
AS LONG AS THERE'S ADEQUATE PARKING, I THINK THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT MAYBE CAN BE ADDRESSED, MAYBE CAN'T.
I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE PART OF THE PLAN TO HAVE ADEQUATE
PARKING AVAILABLE ON THE SITE ITSELF.
LIKE I SAID, IT IS AT A CORNER AND THE STREETS ARE NARROW.
AND IF THERE IS PARKING ON THE SITE, IT COULD DEFINITELY BE
A SAFETY HAZARD.
THE OTHER THING WOULD BE --
[ BELL SOUNDS ]
7:31:07PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP.
THAT RED LIGHT MEANS YOUR TIME IS UP.
7:31:12PM >> OKAY.
TREES, DO WE CARE ABOUT TREES ON THE PROPERTY AT ALL?
7:31:15PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
YOUR TIME IS UP.
7:31:16PM >> NINE TREES.
7:31:16PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
THE RED LIGHT MEANS YOUR TIME IS UP.
7:31:18PM >> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
7:31:20PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER
4?
ALL RIGHT.
THE APPLICANT?
7:31:28PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
YES, SIR.
TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS THAT THE NEIGHBOR INDICATED SHE HAD
CONCERNS ABOUT, TYPICALLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TWO-CAR GARAGE,
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPACE IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO
ADDITIONAL CARS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MEET THE TECHNICAL
STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE BACKUP SPACE.
SO EACH ONE OF THESE WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE.
CAN'T BE ANY WAIVERS FOR STORMWATER, AND IF THERE ARE TREE
ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE NATURAL
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEM
AS WELL, AND THAT INCLUDES ANY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF
TREES ON THE SITE.
SO THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE PERMITTING
PROCESS, AND YOU CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE
TRANSPORTATION, THE STORMWATER, AND THE TREE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES TREE CODE.
SO I'D RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
AGAIN, CITY STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION BOTH FOUND IT
CONSISTENT.
7:32:27PM >>HARRY COHEN:
JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR THE COMMENT THAT WE
HEARD, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE ZONING
REGULATIONS, PROVIDE ADEQUATE PARKING OR YOU'LL HAVE TO COME
BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO ASK FOR A WAIVER?
7:32:40PM >> WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE A NEW APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD BE A
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE
REQUESTING WAIVERS FOR.
WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING THAT.
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO MEET ALL THE CODE
REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT THOSE WAIVERS.
7:32:55PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE APPLICANT?
7:33:00PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
NO, SIR.
UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME.
7:33:02PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION TO CLOSE?
7:33:03PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SO MOVED.
7:33:04PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. MANISCALCO, SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
MR. COHEN, READ NUMBER 4?
7:33:14PM >>HARRY COHEN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 2502 WEST FIG STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-16 (RESIDENTIAL,
MULTIFAMILY) TO RM-18 (RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY); PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:33:35PM >> SECOND.
7:33:36PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. COHEN.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
OKAY.
7:33:43PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
7:33:44PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7, 2019,
AT 9:30 A.M.
7:33:51PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 5.
7:33:55PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, FOR THE RECORD.
ITEM NUMBER 5 IS REZ 19-02, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 6209 SOUTH 3rd STREET FROM RS-60 TO RS-50.
7:34:07PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY AGAIN WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE MOVE BACK DOWN TO THE SOUTH TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT FOR
THIS NEXT CASE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE BALLAST POINT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SUBJECT -- THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY IS
SKYVIEW PARK, WHICH IS ABOUT 420 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE.
THERE IS TRANSIT DOWN IN THAT END OF THE CITY AT DALE MABRY
AND INTERBAY, AND THEN IT IS WITHIN A LEVEL A EVACUATION
ZONE WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IT IS IN THE COASTAL HIGH-HAZARD
AREA.
ON TO THE AERIAL, AGAIN, THE ZOOMED-OUT ONE, THIS IS THE
SUBJECT SITE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS SOUTH 3rd STREET.
IT DEAD-ENDS INTO THE PAVILIONS APARTMENT COMPLEX DOWN THERE
ON MacDILL.
YOU COULD SEE THE MAJORITY OF THIS AREA IS ALL SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED, EXCEPT FOR THE APARTMENT COMMUNITY.
ACROSS -- THIS IS MacDILL, INTERBAY, THIS IS SKYVIEW
PARK, AND THEN THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ELAP PROPERTY DOWN IN
SOUTH TAMPA.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALL OF
THE PROPERTIES ON SOUTH 3rd STREET AND THE SURROUNDING
AREA IN THAT, I GUESS, TAN COLOR IS RESIDENTIAL 10.
IT GETS A LITTLE MORE DENSE AS YOU MOVE TOWARD MacDILL.
THE PROPERTIES ON MacDILL ARE RESIDENTIAL 20.
THIS REPRESENTS THE -- THE GREEN REPRESENTS THE RECREATION
OPEN SPACE.
SKYVIEW PARK AND THE ELAP.
AND THEN THE COMMERCIAL AREA IS LOCATED AT INTERBAY AND
MacDILL.
THAT'S THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROMOTES AN
ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY WITH THE ABILITY
TO MEET THE NEEDS, PREFERENCES, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES
OF A RANGE OF CITIZENS.
PLANS TO CONSTRUCT TWO SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOUSES
FURTHERING ONE OF THE PLAN'S PRIMARY HOUSING POLICIES.
THE SITE, SINCE IT IS A LARGER SITE THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY
FOUND IN THAT PORTION OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS
UNDERUTILIZED UNDER THAT RESIDENTIAL TEN, AND THIS WOULD
BRING THE DENSITY MORE IN COMPLIANCE TO DEVELOPMENT PATTERN
AROUND IT.
IT IS WITHIN THAT COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA STATED
PREVIOUSLY, AND THE APPLICANT SHOULD WORK WITH THE CITY IN
ENSURING THAT ANY MITIGATION THAT'S REQUIRED FOR SHELTER
SPACE IS HANDLED.
AND BASED ON ALL THAT, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF FINDS THE
REZONING REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
THANK YOU.
7:37:08PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, FOR THE RECORD.
THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST.
IT IS A EUCLIDEAN REZONING REQUEST FROM RS-60 TO RS-50 TO
ALLOW FOR THE ULTIMATE CREATION OF TWO SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS.
BASED ON THE RS 50 ZONING STANDARDS.
THERE IS ALREADY RS-50 TO THE NORTH.
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST BAY AVENUE, THERE IS A LARGE
MULTIFAMILY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH.
THERE'S SOME COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND MULTIFAMILY ZONING
TO THE DIRECT WEST OF THE SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD ON MacDILL
AVENUE.
WHENEVER WE DO THIS TYPE OF ANALYSIS, WE LOOK AT THE
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THIS IS AREA IS NOT CONSIDERED -- IT'S RS-50 ALREADY.
THIS IS A COMMERCIAL AREA.
THIS IS ALL MULTIFAMILY OR TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENTS.
REALLY, I JUST LOOKED AT THIS IMMEDIATE AREA.
OF THE TOTAL OF 36 LOTS THAT WERE IN THE STUDY AREA, 58%
WERE LARGER THAN 60 FEET OR EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN 60 FEET
WIDE.
OF THE SUBJECT BLOCK, 62% WERE LARGER OR EQUAL TO 60 FEET
WIDE.
REMAINING 38% WERE LESS THAN 60 FEET WIDE.
ON THE BLOCK FACE, 25% WERE -- OR JUST ONE -- IS LARGER THAN
60 FEET IN WIDTH.
AND THEN FOR THE 6200 BLOCK, 83% WERE SMALLER THAN THE
60 FEET WIDE.
BASED ON ALL THOSE NUMBERS, AND IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA, CREATING THE TWO
RS-50 LOTS APPEARS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
SAYING THAT, THERE IS NO SITE PLAN TO REVIEW AND THEREFORE
THERE ARE NO WAIVERS.
AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FOUND THIS CONSISTENT WITH THE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
7:39:07PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
APPLICANT?
7:39:17PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER FOR 6209 3rd STREET.
AS STAFF POINTED OUT, BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY
STAFF FOUND IT TO BE CONSISTENT.
IF YOU NOTICED ON THE MAP THAT MARY SHOWED YOU JUST A MINUTE
AGO, THE TWO PROPERTIES IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH AND ALL OF
THE PROPERTIES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS
REQUESTED REZONING ARE ALL 50-FOOT LOTS, AND THE ONES
FURTHER SOUTH, YOU HAVE TOWN HOUSES, YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL
PROPERTIES AND A HUGE TRACT OF LAND IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH
WHICH IS ALL 50-FOOT LOTS.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED IN 1922, AND MY REQUEST IS TO
RESTORE THE ORIGINAL PLAT AND TO GO BACK AND BUILD TWO
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ON EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL LOTS.
THIS AREA HAS UNDERGONE A GREAT DEAL OF NEW INVESTMENT AND
INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT WHERE YOU HAVE
EXISTING UTILITIES FOR WATER, SEWER, TRANSPORTATION,
SCHOOLS, AND WE'VE MET ALL OF THAT CRITERIA.
SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
7:40:25PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5?
7:40:32PM >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
7:40:33PM >> SECOND.
7:40:33PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
A SECOND BY MR. COHEN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
MR. MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU READ NUMBER 5?
7:40:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 6209 SOUTH 3rd STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-60 (RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY) TO RS-50, (RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY);
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:41:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MR. MANISCALCO.
SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
7:41:10PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7, 2019 AT
9:30 A.M.
7:41:16PM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
7:41:17PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 6.
7:41:21PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
ITEM NUMBER 6 IS REZ 19-14, FOR THE
PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 6915 EAST BROADWAY AVENUE FROM
COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL.
7:41:36PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT FOR THIS NEXT CASE,
THE SUBJECT SITE, THERE IS TRANSIT OUT THERE, SO WORKERS CAN
GET TO THE SITE.
HART ROUTE 8 SERVES THIS PORTION OF BROADWAY.
HERE WE HAVE AN AERIAL, THE SUBJECT SITE, YOU CAN SEE SOUTH
OF BROADWAY, IT'S ALMOST ALL INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE.
THERE IS SOME COMMERCIAL ALONG BROADWAY AND THEN YOU GO INTO
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY FURTHER OFF OF THIS PORTION OF
BROADWAY.
THERE'S A MIX OF USES AND STUFF IN THE COUNTY.
BUT THE CITY IS PREDOMINANTLY ALL INDUSTRIAL.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BACKS THAT UP.
ALL THIS DARK, BLACK COLOR IS THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
THIS KIND OF REDDISH COLOR, THAT'S THAT TRANSITIONAL USE 24.
IT ALLOWS THAT COMBINATION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND
INDUSTRIAL USES.
THE LAND USE IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THAT UNDERLYING FUTURE LAND USE
CATEGORY, THE ZONING.
THIS PORTION OF EAST BROADWAY IS DEVELOPED PRIMARILY WITH
THOSE INDUSTRIAL USES, SO THE USE WOULD BE COMPARABLE AND
COMPATIBLE.
TAMPA'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUPPORTS THE INTENSIFICATION OF
ITS INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE CITY MUST BE PRESERVED AND
INTENSIFIED TO STRENGTHEN TAMPA'S ROLE AS A REGIONAL
ECONOMIC CENTER, REZONING THE SUBJECT SITE TO AN INDUSTRIAL
HEAVY ZONING DISTRICT FURTHERS THIS POLICY DIRECTION IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
APPROVING THE REQUEST WOULD STIMULATE GROWTH IN THE
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF THE AREA AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
COMP PLAN.
BASED ON ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO
YOU THIS EVENING THAT THIS -- WITH THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
7:43:32PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO.
HERE IS AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL USE.
HERE IS THE ZONING MAP.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN GREEN AND THERE
IS A SWATH OF COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE ZONING THAT'S CURRENTLY
ALONG BROADWAY AVENUE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE NORTHERN HALF
COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE AND SOUTHERN HALF IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER'S USE, HE
WOULD LIKE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY TO BE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL SO HE
CAN FULLY EXERCISE ALL OF HIS BUSINESS ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT
HIS ENTIRE SITE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BE COGNIZANT AND AWARE
OF THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO ZONING LINES AND
WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN AND CANNOT OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS
YARD.
THE SURROUNDING AREA IS A MIX OF SOME INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL
USES.
THERE IS A GAS STATION OVER HERE.
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE AREA IS SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL
USES.
IF THIS PROPERTY WERE TO BE COMPLETELY REZONED TO COVER THE
ENTIRE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ALL ACTIVITY WOULD
HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS.
THERE'S NO SITE PLAN TO SUBMIT AND NO WAIVERS.
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF FOUND THIS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
7:44:59PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
7:45:09PM >> GOOD EVENING, KEVIN REALI, 100 SOUTH ASHLEY DRIVE, HERE
FOR THE APPLICATION.
I HAVE A PRESENTATION TO SUBMIT.
THERE ARE COPIES THERE FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'LL PUT UP WHAT'S NECESSARY.
THE PORTION OF MY PRESENTATION DUPLICATES WHAT WAS ALREADY
PRESENTED.
I'LL GO THROUGH THAT VERY QUICKLY.
JUST BRIEFLY HERE, THE PROPERTY IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
CITY IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREA.
OVERVIEW OF THE GOALS HERE IS TO AVOID BIFURCATED ZONING.
THIS REZONING IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO THE
SOUTH AND THE NEIGHBORING USES ARE COMPATIBLE, AND THE HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL USE WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
AGAIN, THE BIFURCATED ZONING.
THIS WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED BY THE STAFF.
AND THEN ALSO DISCUSSED, BUT IMPORTANT HERE, THE COMP PLAN,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP HERE SHOWS THAT THE WHOLE AREA SOUTH
OF BROADWAY IS SET OUT TO BE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL BY THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I THINK IMPORTANT FOR THIS APPLICATION IS TO LOOK AT THE
NEIGHBORING USES.
THIS IS ACROSS BROADWAY TO THE NORTH.
CLEARLY, VERY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND LOTS OF OPEN STORAGE AND
INDUSTRIAL USES.
TO THE EAST SOME OPEN SPACE, AND THEN A COMMERCIAL GAS
STATION.
TO THE WEST SOME MORE INDUSTRIAL AND THEN SOME COMMERCIAL
USES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AND THEN HERE ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY IS ALSO
OPEN STORAGE AND INDUSTRIAL USE.
QUICKLY, THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE AERIAL WE'VE ALREADY
SHOWN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE STACKING
RIGHT NOW IS DONE TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY THERE AND
LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT TO USE
THE PROPERTY.
TO GET TO THE PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION HERE IS PRIMARILY
STACKING.
IT IS A PALLET BUSINESS.
A PORTION OF THE BUSINESS IS BROKERING PALLETS.
ANOTHER PORTION IS REPAIRING OR RECYCLING OF THE PALLETS
THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED.
AND DEPENDING ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BUSINESS, THERE
COULD BE A LOT OF INVENTORY ON-SITE OR MINIMAL INVENTORY.
WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF INVENTORY, THE HEIGHT FOR STACKING IS
LIMITED TO 60.
60 IS OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY HIGH, AND THAT LIMITS THE
APPLICANT'S SPACE TO FUNCTIONALLY USE THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS TRUE IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS EXCEPT FOR HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL.
IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
ALLOWS FOR HIGHER STACKING HEIGHTS DEPENDING ON SETBACKS AND
BUFFERING.
IT CAN BE AS HIGH AS 40 FEET, BUT TYPICALLY IT WOULD BE
SOMEWHERE IN THE 10 TO 20-FOOT RANGE.
JUSTIFICATION, AS STATED, THIS IS CONSISTENT AND CONTINUOUS
-- OR CONTIGUOUS, AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORING USES.
BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SET THIS OUT
TO BE A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
ENCOURAGES HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IN THOSE AREAS THAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS SET OUT FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
USES IN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ARE MEANT TO BE THOSE USES THAT ARE
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PRIMARY COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL AND
RESIDENTIAL USES, AND SINCE THE PRIMARY REASON THAT THE
APPLICANT SEEKS THIS IS TO BE ABLE TO STACK, AND STACKING IS
ONLY ALLOWED IN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
THAT SEEMS TO COMPLY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THE OTHER SLIDES, THIS IS CONSISTENT AND RECOMMENDED BY
STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
7:49:16PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 6?
7:49:22PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE TO CLOSE.
7:49:23PM >> SECOND.
7:49:23PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION BY MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
MS. CAPIN, WOULD YOU READ ITEM NUMBER 6?
7:49:34PM >>YVONNE CAPIN:
YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION,
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
6915 EAST BROADWAY AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA,
AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION CI (COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE) AND IH
(INDUSTRIAL HEAVY) TO IH (INDUSTRIAL HEAVY); PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
7:50:02PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MS. CAPIN, SECONDED BY
MR. MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
7:50:07PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH SUAREZ ABSENT AT VOTE.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7th, 2019
AT 9:30 A.M.
7:50:16PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
ITEM NUMBER 7.
7:50:18PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO.
REZ 18-125, IT IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY AT 1120
AND 1208 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD FROM CHANNEL DISTRICT 2 TO
CHANNEL DISTRICT 2.
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL RETAIL OFFICE AND ALL CD-2 USES.
7:50:40PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE'RE IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT, MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE CHANNEL DISTRICT URBAN VILLAGE.
THAT AREA IS WITHIN THE CITY'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
PERIPHERY THAT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL DENSITY.
EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD IS A TRANSIT EMPHASIS CORRIDOR AND A
SMALL PORTION OF THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN THE COASTAL HIGH
HAZARD AREA.
THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE IS IN A LEVEL B EVACUATION ZONE.
THE NEAREST TRANSIT IS -- THAT'S BUS AT KENNEDY AND NORTH
12th STREET.
IT'S ALSO WITHIN PROXIMITY TO THE STREETCAR LINE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS KENNEDY, MERIDIAN, CHANNELSIDE DRIVE.
THIS IS THE GRAND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT.
THERE'S THE CROSSTOWN, UNION STATION, THE AREA WE'RE ALL
FAMILIAR WITH IT.
IT'S A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALL THIS
KIND OF REDDISH COLOR IS THAT REGIONAL MIXED USE 100, THE
MOST INTENSIVE CATEGORY OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S STILL SOME SCATTERED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL PARCELS ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL DISTRICT.
ONCE YOU CROSS THOSE TRACKS AND THE MERIDIAN AVENUE
CORRIDOR, YOU GET INTO THE CBD, WHICH IS THE BROWN COLOR,
AND SOME COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35 UP NEAR UNION STATION.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL IN THIS PETITION TO
CONVERT 3,150 SQUARE FEET OF LOADING DOCK SPACE INTO OFFICE
SPACE.
THE REQUEST IS PART OF A REZONING FOR THE GRAND CENTRAL
PROJECT IN WHICH IT HAS A MIX ALREADY OF RESIDENTIAL,
OFFICE, THIS COMMERCIAL USES.
ORIGINALLY, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GROCERY STORE ALSO
WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, THE ANCHOR TENANT FOR THAT GROCERY STORE DID NOT
LOCATE IN GRAND CENTRAL COMPLEX AS PLANNED.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR APPROVAL TO
CONVERT THE LOADING DOCKS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR THAT
GROCERY STORE INTO OFFICE SPACE.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF CONCLUDES THAT APPROVING THE
APPLICANT'S REQUEST WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE MIXTURE OF
USES FOUND NOT ONLY WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WITHIN THE
SURROUNDING AREA.
AND BASED ON THAT, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF RECOMMENDS TO
YOU THIS EVENING THAT THIS BE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE
TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
7:53:33PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AS DAVID STATED, THIS IS THE GRAND CENTRAL EXISTING
DEVELOPMENT.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S PROPOSING TO BE CHANGED IS TWO OF THE
LOADING DOCKS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A LITTLE OVER 3100
SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.
NOTHING ELSE IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE WITH THE SITE.
IT'S CD-2.
IT CAME BEFORE YOU SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
IT'S BACK AGAIN.
THE ONLY REASON WHY IT'S BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY IS BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO ASK FOR ONE ADDITIONAL WAIVER, BEYOND THE
WAIVERS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO REDUCE THE TOTAL
OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT FROM
FIVE SPACES DOWN TO THREE.
THE ELIMINATION OF THE TWO LOADING SPACES WILL BE WHERE THE
NEW OFFICE SUITES WILL BE.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AS DAVID SAID, IT'S IN THE CHANNELSIDE DISTRICT WITH A
SMATTERING OF DIFFERENT USES THAT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED
THERE.
HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.
EXISTING CHANNELSIDE DEVELOPMENT.
THE ONLY THING THAT IS CHANGING ARE THESE TWO LOADING
SPACES, WHICH THE APPLICANT WILL STATE AREN'T USED.
IT WILL BE CONVERTED TO ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE.
AGAIN, THE REASON WHY WE'RE BEFORE YOU IS TO GET THAT
WAIVER.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
READING THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE REVISION SHEET OF THE STAFF
REPORT THAT I'LL REMIND YOU TO MAKE AS PART OF YOUR MOTION.
OVERALL, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMPLIANCE STAFF DID FIND
THIS INCONSISTENT THROUGH TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF THE
WAIVER TO THE LOADING BERTH GOING DOWN FROM FIVE TO THREE.
OTHER THAN THAT, IF IT IS THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL TO APPROVE
THIS AMENDMENT, AGAIN, THERE ARE REVISIONS BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
7:55:31PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. MIRANDA.
7:55:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU.
[MICROPHONE NOT ON]
-- ARE NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE THE STORE IS NOT COMING IN, THE
GROCERY STORE.
THERE'S REALLY, IN ESSENCE, YES, THERE'S A CHANGE, BUT, YES,
THERE'S NO CHANGE, BECAUSE THE GROCERY STORE IS NOT THERE.
7:55:47PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
YES.
HOWEVER, BASED ON THE OVERALL PROJECT, FIVE ARE STILL
REQUIRED.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE APPLICANT.
BUT I THINK WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT THEY HAVE FIVE.
THEY NEVER USED THE FIVE.
7:56:01PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
7:56:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
THE APPLICANT?
7:56:07PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
ANDY MAYTS, 401 EAST JACKSON STREET.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT.
THE INTENDED USE WAS HOPEFULLY A GROCERY STORE WAS GOING TO
COME TO THE PARCEL.
IT DID NOT.
THAT IS THE BAD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IT IS COMING ACROSS THE STREET AND IT IS GOING
IN THERE.
SO AT THE TIME THERE WERE DEDICATED BAYS THAT WOULD ALLOW
18-WHEELERS, LARGE TRUCK AND HORSE-AND-TRAILER TYPE
OPERATION TO GO IN AND UNLOAD.
THERE ARE STILL SUFFICIENT SPACES TO ALLOW MULTIPLE MOVE-INS
AND OUTS TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE SPACE.
AND THOSE BAYS THAT WERE GOING TO BE USED FOR THE INTENDED
GROCERY STORE DON'T ALLOW RESIDENTS TO MOVE IN AND OUT
BECAUSE THERE IS STRUCTURAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE BAYS
AND WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET TO, TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF
UNITS.
ESSENTIALLY, THE INTENDED USE CHANGE, AS A RESULT, WE HAD
SPACE THERE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT INTENDED
USE WHICH CAN NOW NOT BE USED.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOUR-ALL'S APPROVAL TO CONVERT THAT INTO
ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE.
WE HAD A NICE TENANT COME IN THERE AND SO THEY WANT MORE
SPACE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE.
AND THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL WAIVER FROM FIVE TO THREE WHICH
NECESSITATED THIS PETITION.
IT'S COMPATIBLE.
WE'D ASK YOUR APPROVAL.
7:57:36PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 7?
7:57:41PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE TO CLOSE.
7:57:42PM >> SECOND.
7:57:42PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
MR. MIRANDA, WOULD YOU --
7:57:51PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MOVE ITEM NUMBER 7, FILE NUMBER REZ 18-125,
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING AND
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 1120 AND 1208 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD IN THE CITY
OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION CD-2 (CHANNEL
DISTRICT) TO CD-2 (CHANNEL DISTRICT) PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
7:58:17PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
7:58:22PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CAPIN ABSENT AT VOTE.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7th, 2019
AT 9:30 A.M.
7:58:31PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 8.
7:58:33PM >> THANKS, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY'S DAY.
DON'T FORGET TO GET FLOWERS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
7:58:39PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, REZ 19-03, THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 720 WEST COLUMBUS DRIVE FROM RS-60 TO PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT FOR ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
7:58:55PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE'RE IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT FOR THIS NEXT
CASE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE RIDGEWOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE CLOSEST PUBLIC TRANSIT STOP IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
250 FEET TO THE WEST ALONG WEST COLUMBUS DRIVE, AND THAT
STOP IS SERVED BY HART ROUTE 15 WHICH CONNECTS THE SUBJECT
SITE TO WESTSHORE AND THE EAST TAMPA AREA, AND ALSO THE
NETPARK TRANSFER CENTER.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE LEVEL C EVACUATION
ZONE.
AND THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY, PHILIPS PARK, IS
LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WALKING DISTANCE TO THE WEST
OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, THIS IS THE ZOOMED OUT ONE.
MARY WILL HAVE A MORE ZOOMED IN.
THIS MAP, THERE IS A SLIGHT ERROR IN IT.
IT'S ON ME THIS PARCEL.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PARCEL RIGHT AT THE CORNER.
THEY ARE CORRECTING THAT BACK AT THE PC.
BUT TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST OF THIS SUBJECT SITE, IT'S
ALL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED.
MAYBE ONE OR TWO OLDER DUPLEXES, BUT PREDOMINANTLY
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED.
THIS IS DIRECTLY SOUTH.
THERE'S A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A LITTLE SHOPPING PLAZA.
THEY ARE INSTALLING GAS PUMPS AT THAT CORNER.
BUT THIS IS A LITTLE NODE OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
OCCURRING.
ALSO TO THE SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE THE HEIGHTS PROJECT.
THIS IS THE PEARL DOWN THERE AND, OF COURSE, THE RIVER TO
THE WEST.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AGAIN, IT'S ONLY THIS PARCEL.
THAT PARCEL AND ALL THE PARCELS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH ARE
ALL THAT RESIDENTIAL 10.
IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE IN THIS AREA,
THAT'S THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S FOUND
REALLY TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST -- TO THE EAST OF THIS
INTERSECTION.
AGAIN, ALL RESIDENTIAL 10.
IT GETS UP TO RESIDENTIAL 35 SOUTH OF COLUMBUS, EAST OF
NORTH BOULEVARD.
THEN DOWN IN THE HEIGHTS IT ACTUALLY GETS UP TO RMU 100.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME RESIDENTIAL 20.
THIS IS THE VILLA MADONNA SCHOOL, BY THE WAY, PUBLIC,
QUASI-PUBLIC.
THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT
AND FUTURE PROJECTED POPULATION.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED ALONG WEST COLUMBUS DRIVE, WHICH
IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY.
THE SITE IS ALSO ADJACENT TO THOSE COMMERCIAL USES, AS
DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST FOR SEMI ATTACHED MULTIFAMILY
UNITS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT
PATTERN.
TYPICALLY, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL USES ARE NOT
PERMITTED IN AREAS DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL 10, HOWEVER,
LAND USE POLICY 9.3.5 ALLOWS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WHEN LOCATED
TO THE PERIPHERY OF AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE-FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOOD SIMILAR TO A SITE LIKE THIS THAT'S RIGHT NEXT
TO COMMERCIAL USES.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF RESIDENTIAL
INFILL WITHIN PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT, EMPLOYMENT, AND
RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT SERVICE, AND
EMPLOYMENT CENTERS DOWNTOWN AND PHILIPS PARK FOR THE
RECREATION.
THE PROPOSED REZONING IS COMPARABLE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE
LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS EXPECTED IN THIS PORTION OF
THE RIDGEWOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL PROVIDE FOR AN
APPROPRIATE TRANSITION OF INTENSITY BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL
USES AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH BOULEVARD AND WEST
COLUMBUS AND THE SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
8:02:57PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE RS-60 ZONING DISTRICT.
THEY ARE REQUESTING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR THREE
TOWNHOMES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
AS DAVID STATED, THIS IS KIND OF ON THE VERY EDGE OF THIS
LARGER SUBDIVISION.
THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBUS AND NORTH BOULEVARD HAS SOME
RETAIL AND OFFICE USES CURRENTLY.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT.
THIS IS WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.
THREE TOWNHOMES FACING COLUMBUS DRIVE WITH SIDEWALKS LEADING
UP TO COLUMBUS AND THE REQUIRED PARKING IN THE BACK AS WELL
AS WITHIN GARAGES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TREES ON-SITE THAT WOULD BE PRESERVED.
WITH THE PD SITE PLAN, THERE ARE NO WAIVERS BEING REQUESTED,
SO THEY ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD CODE
PROVISIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING THAT
ARE REQUIRED BY STAFF.
I WILL MAKE ONE NOTE FOR THE RECORD ON THE REVISION PAGE,
WHICH IS SHEET 9 -- I'M SORRY, PAGE 9 OF THE STAFF REPORT,
THE FIRST BULLET OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE CALCULATION
FOR GUEST PARKING, THAT AMENDMENT NEEDS TO BE STRICKEN.
THAT WAS AN ERROR IN THE REPORT, SO THAT REQUIREMENT IS NOT
NEEDED AS A CHANGE.
SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS APPLICATION, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND
STAYING WITH THE REVISION SHEET AS AMENDED BY MARY
SAMANIEGO.
OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW THE APPLICANT WILL DISCUSS THE CASE.
THERE ARE MINOR CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING
BUT, AGAIN, WITH NO WAIVERS, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT -- OR I'M
SORRY, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMPLIANCE STAFF FOUND THIS
CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
8:04:55PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
8:04:56PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
QUICK QUESTION, CHAIR.
THAT SAME PARKING REQUIREMENT IS ALSO IN BULLET NUMBER
THREE.
THAT SHOULD BE ALSO -- IT'S ON PAGE 2, BUT BULLET NUMBER
THREE.
UNDER GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
8:05:15PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THE STAFF REPORT.
BUT THE REVISION SHEET IS THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT THAT CONTROLS
--
8:05:19PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THEM IN
TWO SPOTS.
8:05:22PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
YES, CORRECT.
8:05:23PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
8:05:24PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
8:05:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
REAL QUICK.
THE PROPERTY THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER OF BOULEVARD
AND COLUMBUS, THAT'S NOT AFFECTED OR DEMOLISHED OR ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS --
8:05:35PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
NO.
[TALKING OVER ONE ANOTHER]
IT'S NEXT DOOR TO IT.
THANK YOU.
8:05:41PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
APPLICANT?
8:05:42PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS TY
MAXEY, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
THIS IS AN INFILL LOT, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA VERY
QUICKLY.
IT'S AN INFILL LOT.
VERY SMALL LOT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL 10 LAND USE CATEGORY.
WE'RE PROPOSING THREE ATTACHED TOWNHOME SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS.
WE'VE TALKED WITH A FEW OF THE NEIGHBORS.
I THINK WE HAVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT, PROBABLY JUDGING BY THE
FACT THAT NO ONE ELSE IS HERE.
WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
8:06:25PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
8:06:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NOT REGARDING -- DID YOU GENTLEMEN DO THE
ONE ACROSS THE STREET JUST TO THE SOUTH.
8:06:34PM >> YES, THEY DID.
8:06:35PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THAT LOOKS VERY NICE.
8:06:37PM >> THANK YOU.
8:06:38PM >> THE BIG TALL THREE-STORY ONE?
8:06:42PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 8?
8:06:51PM >> HI.
MY NAME IS TONY MONK.
I LIVE AT 2507 NORTH GLENWOOD.
WE'RE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR TO THE WEST.
AND I'VE ALSO -- AND I ALSO CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE DID COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE MEETING TONIGHT AND SHARED THE
DOCUMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED AND NONE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS IN OUR ASSOCIATION, OUR GROUP ISSUED ANY COMMENTS
SO THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS OR COMPLAINTS.
AS THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR, WE'RE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S BETTER THAN A VACANT LOT.
AS AN URBAN DESIGNER, THAT'S THE BEAR TRAP YOU STEP IN.
IT'S NOT GREAT URBAN DESIGN FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CREATE VIBRANT, WALKABLE, EQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES AT THREE TO FOUR PARKING SPACES PER UNIT.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF LAND GIVEN TO PARKING.
IT COULD BE DENSER.
CAN'T FORCE A DEVELOPER TO DO SOMETHING DENSER, AND I AGREE
WITH WHAT DAVID SAID AND WITH WHAT MARY SAID.
IT IS CONSISTENT AND COMPLIANT WITH THE PLANS WE HAVE IN
PLACE NOW, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO REVISIT WHEN WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY THOSE PLANS, PERHAPS THE CREATION OF A
CITIZENS URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE TO GET SOME INPUT FROM THE
CITIZENRY.
BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE DENSER, TO GET
DOWN TO ONE SPACE PER UNIT, ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS
ALTOGETHER, HAVE SOMETHING MORE WALKABLE.
THE FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE WILL WANT TO WALK TO ARMATURE AND
THE HEIGHTS AND ALL THAT.
THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY VINIKS AND HEIGHTS AND MID-TOWN
DEVELOPMENTS TO GO AROUND.
WE HAVE TO START MAKING SOME HAY -- NO PUN INTENDED --
[ LAUGHTER ]
-- START MAKING SOME HAY ON THE SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS.
HOW CAN WE MAKE MORE USE OUT OF OUR LAND?
IF WE KEEP DESIGNING FOR CARS, WE'LL KEEP GETTING CARS.
IF WE DESIGN FOR PEOPLE, WE'LL GET HIGHER-QUALITY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES -- I SEE ON THIS SITE WHERE
BEHIND IT, YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS -- YOU KNOW, THE NICER
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'LL WANT TO HAVE A PRESENCE ON THE
STREET.
THERE'S ALL THIS SPACE ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN PUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SMALLER UNITS.
YOU CAN REALLY MEET THE LAND USE, THE COMP PLAN OBJECTIVES
OF HAVING A VARIETY OF HOUSING.
SO WE'RE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE.
IF WE HAVE ANY TECHNICAL CONCERNS, WE'LL TAKE THOSE UP WITH
STAFF.
I THINK THAT ANYTHING WE MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT CAN
CERTAINLY BE ADDRESSED.
AND IN THE QUICK VIEW I SAW OF THE UPDATED PLAN, THEY'VE
ALREADY ADDRESSED SOME OF OUR CONCERNS.
WE'RE GENERALLY PLEASED.
THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO US.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE LITTLE MORE PROGRESS FROM OUR CITY AND FROM
OUR COMP PLAN.
THANK YOU.
8:09:21PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 8?
8:09:25PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE TO CLOSE.
8:09:25PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
PETITIONER?
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO RESPOND.
8:09:32PM >> YEAH, NOTHING FURTHER.
WE ARE LIMITED -- FOR THE RECORD, TY MAXEY.
WE ARE LIMITED BY THE RESIDENTIAL 10 LAND USE CATEGORY.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WE CAN PUT ON THIS PROPERTY
IS THREE.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF OPEN SPACE ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE'D CERTAINLY LOVE TO PUT MORE IF WE COULD.
THREE FIT NICELY AND THREE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
8:09:55PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
MR. MIRANDA.
MOTION?
8:10:01PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE TO CLOSE.
8:10:03PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
MR. VIERA, WOULD YOU READ ITEM NUMBER 8?
8:10:13PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 720 WEST COLUMBUS DRIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-60 (RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY) TO PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, ATTACHED); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WITH
THE AFORE REFERENCED REVISION SHEET.
8:10:36PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION FROM MR. VIERA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION AYE.
OPPOSED.
8:10:41PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7th, 2019
AT 9:30 A.M.
8:11:02PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
REZ 19-04, IT'S A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED AT 503 SOUTH WESTLAND AVENUE FROM RM-16 TO
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
8:11:22PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVID HEY WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WE'RE STILL IN THAT CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING DISTRICT, MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE COURIER CITY OSCAWANA NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S TWO TRANSIT STOPS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN TWO-TENTHS
OF A MILE FROM THIS SUBJECT SITE.
THE CLOSEST PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITY IS WITHIN 1,200 FEET.
IT'S HYDE PARK.
THEN THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN A LEVEL C EVACUATION ZONE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, HERE'S THE SUBJECT SITE.
WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
THERE'S A LOT OF TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING.
THERE'S NOT MANY SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED UNITS LEFT IN HERE.
THIS IS THE SOHO -- POST-SOHO SQUARE.
THIS IS THE WINN DIXIE DOWN ON SWANN.
THIS IS HOWARD.
THIS IS WESTLAND.
OF COURSE, THIS IS THE SELMON.
WE HAVE ARMENIA FURTHER TO THE WEST.
AND MARY WILL HAVE PROBABLY A BLOWUP OF THAT.
HERE WE HAVE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES IN THE ZONE OF
RESIDENTIAL 35.
IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST, PARCELS FRONTING ALONG HOWARD
AVENUE ARE THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35.
THE BRIGHT RED IS THE CC 35.
AND THEN THE GREEN IS THE PUBLIC RECREATION OPEN SPACE.
THE YELLOW, OF COURSE, IS REZ-6.
THEN YOU ALSO GET A POCKET OF RES-50 AT THE OTHER POST
APARTMENTS, OVER NEAR THE SELMON CROSSTOWN.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AN AREA WITH A MIXTURE OF HOUSING
TYPES AND STYLES.
THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT AND
RETENTION OF A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE POPULATIONS.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO ENCOURAGES THAT THE DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED AND MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS HAVE FRONT DOORS THAT ARE ORIENTED TO
A NEIGHBORHOOD SIDEWALK OR STREET.
ON THE SITE PLAN THAT PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED, UNIT TWO
AND THREE HAVE DOORS ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE.
TYPICALLY WHEN PLACING UNITS' ENTRANCES ON THE SIDE OF THE
STRUCTURE, A SIDEWALK IS PROVIDED, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE
PUBLIC SIDEWALK ALONG AN ADJACENT PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE SIDEWALK PROVIDED ON THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN DOES NOT
CONNECT TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK, INSTEAD CONNECTING TO UNIT
ONE AND FOUR'S DRIVEWAY.
TO COMPLY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY, PLANNING
COMMISSION STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE INTERNAL SIDEWALK
BE ADJUSTED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING TO CONNECT TO
THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK ALONG SOUTH WESTLAND AVENUE AND NOT TO
THE OTHER UNITS' DRIVEWAYS.
THE EXISTING DENSITY WITH ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE
SUBJECT SITE IS 5.5 UNITS PER ACRE.
IF THE REZONING IS APPROVED, THE APPLICANT COULD BUILD A
MAXIMUM OF FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON-SITE, AND THE PROPOSED
DENSITY WOULD INCREASE TO 22.2 UNITS PER ACRE.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND
USE DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL 35, WHICH ALLOWS AN OVERALL
DENSITY OF UP TO 35 UNITS PER ACRE.
IT IS ALSO COMPARABLE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING
DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
CURRENTLY, PARCELS ADJACENT TO SOUTH WESTLAND AVENUE BETWEEN
WEST HORATIO STREET AND WEST DELAND STREET ARE BUILT AT AN
OVERALL DENSITY OF 30.9 UNITS PER ACRE.
THE PROPOSED FOUR SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL UNITS
WOULD BE OF A SIMILAR FORM, HEIGHT, AND SCALE OF THE
SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL USES AND WOULD NOT ALTER THE
CHARACTER OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THIS PORTION OF
THE COURIER CITY OSCAWANA NEIGHBORHOOD.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH THE NOTE
REGARDING THE SIDEWALK ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
READING.
THANK YOU.
8:15:38PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
HERE'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT IS IN GREEN.
WE'RE IN THE COURIER OSCAWANA AREA.
THE EXISTING ZONING IS RM-16.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP FOUR
TOWNHOME UNITS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR, THIS AREA
HAS SEEN A SERIES OF REZONINGS TO CONVERT THE HISTORIC
SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD OVER TO ALLOW FOR TOWNHOME AND
APARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS.
HERE IS THE SITE PLAN THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.
TWO OF THE UNITS WILL FACE WESTLAND, THE OTHER TWO WILL FACE
THE REQUIRED IMPROVED ALLEYWAY.
WE'VE SEEN A SIMILAR LAYOUT FROM THIS APPLICANT BEFORE.
THE ONLY WAIVER THAT'S BEING --
[ NO ENCODER ]
[ NO ENCODER ]
-- BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, THEY SHOW A SIDEWALK
CONNECTION IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS IN THIS AREA.
TO CONNECT THE FRONT DOORS ALL THE WAY TO A PUBLIC SIDEWALK
WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVERSE THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE'S DRIVEWAY.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE REVISION SHEET.
OTHER REVISIONS ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL CALCULATIONS
FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT.
ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOUND IT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE AND HAD NO FURTHER REVISIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME?
8:17:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
APPLICANT?
8:17:51PM >> GOOD EVENING, MATTHEW CAMPO, CAMPO ENGINEERING HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST MADE FOR THE SITE PLAN
CHANGES.
8:18:02PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 9?
8:18:11PM >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
8:18:12PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. COHEN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
MR. SUAREZ.
ITEM NUMBER 9.
8:18:20PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I PRESENT AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 503
SOUTH WESTLAND AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-16 (RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY) TO
PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY);
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND INCLUDING THE REVISIONS AS
STATED BY STAFF CONCERNING THE SIDEWALKS.
8:18:47PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION FROM MR. SUAREZ.
SECONDED BY MR. VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AYE.
OPPOSED?
8:18:53PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7th,
2019, AT 9:30 A.M.
8:19:00PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER 10.
8:19:03PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
IT'S MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
REZ 19-06 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3625 WEST AZEELE
STREET FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
FOR A MEDICAL OFFICE AND ALL RO-1 USES.
8:19:21PM >>DAVID HEY:
GOING TO KEEP, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DAVID HEY AGAIN
WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
OUR LAST CASE, WE END UP IN THE CENTRAL TAMPA PLANNING
DISTRICT, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE BON AIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SUBJECT SITE, THERE IS PUBLIC TRANSIT WITHIN THE AREA.
HART ROUTES 36 SERVES THE AREA ON SOUTH DALE MABRY AND THE
SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN A LEVEL C EVACUATION ZONE.
ON TO THE AERIAL, HERE IS THE SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS AZEELE, AND HERE'S HIMES.
IT'S WEST OF HIMES.
IT'S HARD TO SEE WITH THIS AERIAL, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF
SMALL LITTLE OFFICES ALONG THIS STRETCH OF AZEELE.
AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND THEM, THERE'S SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED,
BOTH TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
THIS IS DALE MABRY.
THIS IS THE LIFESTYLE FITNESS CENTER HERE WITH THE BIG ROOF.
BUT WE ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OUT
HERE.
FURTHER TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF AZEELE, IT'S A LOT
OF MULTIFAMILY WHILE TO THE NORTH IT'S ALL SINGLE-FAMILY
UNTIL YOU GET TO HENDERSON BOULEVARD TO THE EAST.
ON TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT SITE
AND ALL THE PARCELS FRONTING THIS PORTION OF AZEELE ARE ALL
THAT RESIDENTIAL 20, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ON EITHER
SIDE IT GOES DOWN TO THE RESIDENTIAL 10.
IT LEADS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE-35 FOUND ALONG IN
THIS LAVENDER COLOR OUT ON SOUTH DALE MABRY.
AND THEN IF YOU CONTINUE FURTHER EAST DOWN AZEELE, THE
MULTIFAMILY IN THIS BROWN IS RES-35, AND AGAIN MORE
COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35 OUT ON HENDERSON AVENUE.
KENNEDY IS FURTHER TO THE NORTH WITH THE UMU-60.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL THROUGH THIS REZONING
PETITION TO MODIFY A VACANT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO ALLOW
FOR MEDICAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE UNDER RO-1 USES
IN THE BUILDING.
THE PROPOSED USES IN THE BUILDING WOULD NOT HAVE ANY
NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USES ADJACENT TO
THE SITE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MEDICAL OFFICE REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT
IN THE BUILDING IS COMPARABLE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE USES
AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ALONG THIS PORTION OF WEST AZEELE
STREET.
AND SINCE IT IS IN R-20, THE SUBJECT SITE DOES MEET
COMMERCIAL LOCATIONAL CRITERIA FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
BASED ON THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
FINDS THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
8:22:18PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
THANK YOU.
MARY SAMANIEGO, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, I HAVE AN AMENDED STAFF REPORT.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.
I'LL EXPLAIN IT.
IT'S FINE.
I'LL EXPLAIN IT.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY RO-1 ON WEST AZEELE
STREET.
IT'S A BLOCK OFF OF SOUTH STERLING AVENUE.
AS DAVID SAID, THERE'S A KIND OF SMATTERING OF SMALL OFFICE
BUILDINGS THAT ARE KIND OF RESIDENTIAL IN CHARACTER AND
SCALE.
THE SUBJECT -- THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ALL RO-1 USES
INCLUDING MEDICAL OFFICE.
HERE IS THE -- NOTHING IS CHANGING ON THE SITE PLAN BASED ON
THE AMENDED STAFF REPORT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TOTAL BUILDING TO ALLOW, AGAIN,
FOR ALL USES, 8100 SQUARE FEET TOTAL.
THE BUILDING IS HERE WITH SOME PARKING UNDERNEATH IT.
AND THEN THE REMAINING PARKING IS SURFACE PARKING.
HERE'S A BUILDING ELEVATION.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUILDING AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS AND
THEN THERE WOULD BE SOME PARKING UNDERNEATH IT, AS SHOWN
HERE.
AS FAR AS BUFFERS AND WAIVERS, THEY ARE ASKING FOR A WAIVER
TO THE NORTH.
BUFFER FROM 15 FEET WITH SIX-FOOT HIGH WALL TO 6 FEET WITH A
7-FOOT HIGH VINYL FENCE.
SIMILARLY, ON THE EAST SIDE, THEY ARE ASKING FOR INSTEAD OF
15-FOOT -- I'M SORRY, 15-FOOT BUFFER WITH A 6-FOOT-HIGH
WALL, THEY ARE ASKING FOR FIVE FOOT BUFFER WITH SIX FOOT
HIGH VINYL FENCE.
STAFF THOUGHT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.
AS FAR AS THE CHANGES, WHEN THE STAFF REPORT WENT OUT, THE
APPLICANT WAS PROPOSING THE ENTIRE SITE WAS TO BE ALLOWED
FOR CONSIDERATION FOR MEDICAL OFFICE.
THIS RESULTED IN A 31% PARKING REDUCTION, WHICH STAFF, BEING
LAND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION BOTH FOUND INCONSISTENT.
AFTER THE STAFF REPORT CAME OUT, THE APPLICANT APPROACHED
STAFF AND SAID, WHAT IF WE REDUCED THE PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAL
OFFICE IN THE BUILDING TO 50%?
THAT IS REFLECTED IN THIS AMENDED STAFF REPORT.
A MAXIMUM OF 50% OF THE BUILDING CAN BE USED FOR MEDICAL
OFFICE AND THE REMAINING 50% WOULD BE FOR BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.
THIS RESULTS IN INSTEAD OF A 31% PARKING REDUCTION WAIVER
DOWN TO ONLY AN 8% PARKING REDUCTION WAIVER, WHICH IN
PRACTICAL TERMS THEY ARE REQUIRED 37 SPOTS.
THEY WOULD BE WAIVING IT DOWN TO 34.
STAFF STILL HAS AN OBJECTION -- OR I DON'T WANT TO SAY
OBJECTION -- INCONSISTENCY TO THE PARKING REDUCTION OVERALL,
BUT OBVIOUSLY 8% REDUCTION IS MORE CONSISTENT THAN A 31%
REDUCTION.
OTHER WAIVERS AS OPPOSED TO A 24-FOOT DRIVE AISLE WIDTH ARE
PROPOSING 22 FEET.
AND A BACKUP DEPTH, ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, INSTEAD OF
SIX-FOOT BACKUP, THEY ARE ONLY PROVIDING A FIVE.
I KNOW THE APPLICANT WILL GO THROUGH THE PROPOSAL IN MORE
DETAIL.
IF THIS IS APPROVED THERE ARE CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING AS REFLECTED IN THE AMENDED STAFF REPORT AND
THE AMENDED REVISION SHEET FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES.
SO BASICALLY OVERALL, THE PROJECT SEEMS CONSISTENT HOWEVER
BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL WAIVER TO PARKING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE MEDICAL OFFICE USE, LAND DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION DID FIND THIS INCONSISTENT.
8:26:28PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
8:26:31PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
8:26:32PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
PETITIONER?
8:26:42PM >> ROTH SCHULLER.
I HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN.
8:26:45PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANYBODY ELSE WITH YOU NOT SWORN?
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
8:26:55PM >> RALPH SCHULLER, 1719 NORTH HOWARD.
I AM THE -- WE ARE THE LEAD AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
IN DRC, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS, AND THAT'S HOW WE KIND OF
GOT CONFUSED ON WHAT TO ASK FOR ON WHAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE
IN THE WAY OF PARKING OR THE USE.
THE PRIMARY USE IS GOING TO BE FOR MR. VALIENTE, HIS OFFICE
ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
HE IS AN ACCOUNTANT.
THERE WILL BE NO MEDICAL ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
THE SECOND FLOOR IS VACANT, CURRENTLY.
IT'S GOING TO BE LEASED.
AND WE WANT TO HAVE THE OPTION TO PUT MEDICAL THERE BUT
REALLY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO THERE.
WE THINK WE HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING TO ALLOW THAT.
GOING FROM 37 REQUIRED TO 34 IS WHAT WE PROVIDE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU -- THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO PROPOSE.
AGAIN, THE FIRST FLOOR IS REALLY JUST PARKING.
VERY, VERY SMALL LOBBY IN THE CORNER HERE, AND THEN THE
ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR WOULD BE CURRENTLY AN UNKNOWN USE.
THE THIRD FLOOR IS GOING TO BE MR. VALIENTE'S OFFICE.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE.
WE THINK WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE PROJECT.
WE THINK IT FITS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I THINK AZEELE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MATURE INTO A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CORRIDOR, AND WE THINK
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTING PARK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.
8:28:45PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
MR. MANISCALCO.
8:28:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS THIS BEING BUILT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO
THE BEAUTY SALON?
8:28:52PM >> YES, YES.
WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE OWNERS HERE TODAY.
8:28:58PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 10.
8:29:05PM >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
8:29:07PM >> SECOND.
8:29:08PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA, A SECOND
BY MS. CAPIN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GO TO MR. COHEN WITH ITEM NUMBER 10.
8:29:19PM >>HARRY COHEN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION --
8:29:24PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
JUST FOR THE RECORD, I SEE EYEBROWS GOING
UP AND DOWN.
THE PUBLIC IS HERE, BUT --
8:29:31PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
DO ANY OF YOU WISH TO SPEAK.
THAT'S WHAT WE WAS TRYING TO GET TO?
8:29:39PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I MOVE TO OPEN THE HEARING, REZ 19-06.
8:29:44PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
REOPEN THE HEARING.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION.
8:29:55PM >> WE ARE DELIGHTED THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BUILD SUCH A
WONDERFUL --
8:30:02PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
TAKE ONE AT A TIME, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME.
HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN?
8:30:08PM >> NO, NOT YET.
8:30:14PM >> HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN?
8:30:15PM >> NO.
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
8:30:22PM >> THANK YOU.
8:30:23PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
NOW YOU MAY SPEAK.
8:30:25PM >> CANDIDO LLANO AND ROBERT GANDARILLA.
WE OWN THE BUILDING NEXT TO THIS GENTLEMAN'S.
8:30:36PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
DID YOU STATE YOUR NAME?
8:30:38PM >> HIS NAME IS CANDIDO LLANO, L-L-A-N-O.
AND MY NAME IS ROBERT GANDARILLA.
WE ARE THE OWNERS OF CR LA MANSION RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THIS BUILDING GOING UP.
IT'S GOING TO ADD VALUE AND AESTHETICALLY GOING TO RAISE THE
LOOK OF AZEELE.
THERE ARE OTHER BUILDINGS ON AZEELE AS WELL THAT I THINK
HAVE FRESHENED UP OUR -- THE LOOK OF IT, AND I FEEL IT'S
GOING TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR PROPERTY AS WELL.
8:31:15PM >> WE BOTH THINK IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL THING FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
8:31:19PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
8:31:26PM >> NO, THAT'S IT.
8:31:27PM >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
8:31:28PM >> THANK YOU.
8:31:29PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. COHEN.
SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
MR. COHEN.
8:31:36PM >>HARRY COHEN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 3625 WEST AZEELE STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
RETAIL, OFFICE, MULTIFAMILY, PERSONAL SERVICES) TO PD
(PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE, MEDICAL, AND ALL RO-1 USES);
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8:32:06PM >> SECOND.
8:32:08PM >>HARRY COHEN:
AND INCLUDING THE REVISION SHEET.
8:32:10PM >>MARY SAMANIEGO:
ON THE AMENDED REPORT.
8:32:11PM >>HARRY COHEN:
ON THE AMENDED REPORT.
8:32:13PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION FROM MR. COHEN.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
8:32:22PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 7th,
2019 AT 9:30 A.M.
8:32:29PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GO TO INFORMATION REPORTS.
MR. SUAREZ.
8:32:32PM >>MIKE SUAREZ:
NO, SIR.
8:32:33PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. COHEN?
8:32:34PM >>HARRY COHEN:
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYONE.
8:32:37PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. MANISCALCO?
8:32:39PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO.
8:32:39PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MS. CAPIN?
8:32:41PM >>YVONNE CAPIN:
YES, SIR.
AT THE MARCH 21 MEETING, 2019 AT 9 A.M. CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE STAFF GIVE AN UPDATE ON
THE STATUS OF THE AER TOWER ACROSS FROM THE STRAZ CENTER,
INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCE.
8:32:59PM >> SECOND.
8:33:02PM >>YVONNE CAPIN:
MARCH 21 AT 9 A.M.
8:33:04PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MS. CAPIN.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ANYTHING ELSE?
8:33:10PM >>YVONNE CAPIN:
THAT'S IT FOR ME.
8:33:11PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. MIRANDA?
8:33:13PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I HAVE THREE OF THEM, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A PRESENTATION OF COMMENDATION
TO GLORIA MOREDA WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE
TO THE CITY OF TAMPA.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE COMMENDATION ON APRIL 4, 2019.
8:33:26PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION BY MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
8:33:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PRESENT
A COMMENDATION TO THE WINNERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ANNUAL
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
THESE STUDENTS ARE COMPETING BY DEMONSTRATING THEIR KEEN
INTEREST IN APPRECIATION FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
THIS COMMENDATION WOULD BE PRESENTED AT THE EVENING MEETING
AT FEBRUARY 28, 2019.
8:33:50PM >> SECOND.
8:33:50PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
OKAY.
8:33:56PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROVIDE
A COMMENDATION POSTHUMOUSLY TO MR. DOUG PIERCE, A LONGTIME
EMPLOYEE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION FORESTRY DIVISION.
THE COMMENDATION WILL BE PRESENTED EITHER THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, 2019, OR MARCH 7, 2019, AWAITING FOR DECISION
OF THE FAMILY.
8:34:13PM >> SECOND.
8:34:14PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION FROM MR. MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY MR. COHEN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
8:34:20PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, THAT'S IT.
8:34:21PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MR. VIERA?
8:34:22PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NOTHING, SIR.
8:34:23PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
8:34:24PM >> SO MOVED.
8:34:25PM >>FRANK REDDICK:
GOT A MOTION.
MOTION FROM MS. CAPIN.
SECONDED BY MR. MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
WE STAND ADJOURNED.
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