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Early Voting Wait Times Available Online

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark announces that wait times for each early voting location will once again be available online for the January 31 Presidential Preference Primary and Municipal Elections beginning Saturday (January 21).

Voters can simple click on the Early Voting Wait Times button on the home page, www.votepinellas.com. Each location’s wait time will be highlighted in green, yellow or red: green means a wait time of 20 minutes or less, yellow means a wait time of 20-40 minutes, and red means a wait time of 40 minutes or more.

In Pinellas County, early voting will be conducted January 21-28 in all three Supervisor of Elections offices. Hours will be Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, PER NEW STATE LAW.

Only the Republican Party is having a presidential primary election. Florida is a “closed primary” state; only registered Republicans are eligible to vote for the Republican presidential nominee. All registered voters in the five municipalities conducting elections on January 31 may vote in their respective nonpartisan elections.

For information on sample ballots, mail ballot updates, ballot drop off locations, canvassing board schedule, polling places and other election information, visit www.votepinellas.com or call 727-464-VOTE (8683).

Public Notice

Collective bargaining between the City of Clearwater and International Association of Firefighters Local 1158 to be held on Wednesday January 25, 2012 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Fire Training Facility located at 1716 North Belcher Road in Clearwater.

Public Notice

Collective bargaining between the City of Clearwater and International Association of Firefighters Local 1158 to be held on Wednesday January 18, 2012 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Fire Training Facility located at 1716 North Belcher Road in Clearwater.

CITY OF CLEARWATER PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS

NOTE: All persons wishing to address an item need to be present at the BEGINNING of the Community Development Board meeting.  Those cases that are not contested by the applicant, staff, neighboring property owners, etc. will be placed on a consent agenda and approved by a single vote at the beginning of the meeting.

The City of Clearwater, Florida, proposes to adopt the following ordinances:

ORDINANCE NO. 8294-12

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY, TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SUNSET POINT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 477 FEET WEST OF SOULE ROAD, CONSISTING OF A PART OF LOT 1 AND LOT 2, THE ELKS SUBDIVISION, WHOSE POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 2750 AND 2754 SUNSET POINT ROAD, FROM INSTITUTIONAL (I), TO INDUSTRIAL LIMITED (IL); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 

ORDINANCE NO. 8295-12

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF THE CITY BY REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SUNSET POINT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 477 FEET WEST OF SOULE ROAD, CONSISTING OF A PART OF LOT 1 AND LOT 2, THE ELKS SUBDIVISION, WHOSE POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 2750 AND 2754 SUNSET POINT ROAD, FROM INSTITUTIONAL (I) TO INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (IRT); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 

Schedule of Public Hearings:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 before the Community Development Board, at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 before the City Council (1st Reading), at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 before the City Council (2nd Reading), at 6:00 p.m.

All public hearings on the ordinances will be held in Council Chambers, 3rd floor of City Hall, 112 South Osceola Ave., Clearwater, Florida. (Aviation Engineering Consultants Sunset Point, LLC)  LUP2011-09003/REZ2011-09006

Interested parties may appear and be heard at the hearing or file written notice of approval or objection with the Planning and Development Director or City Clerk prior to the hearing.  Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board or Council, with respect to any matter considered at such hearings, will need to request a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based per Florida Statute 286.0105.  Community Development Code Sec 4-206 states that party status shall be granted by the Board in quasi-judicial cases if the person requesting such status demonstrates that s/he is substantially affected.  Party status entitles parties to personally testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses, cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests, and needs to be requested and obtained during the case discussion before the CDB.

An oath will be administered swearing in all persons giving testimony in quasi-judicial public hearing cases.  If you wish to speak at the meeting, please wait to be recognized, then state and spell your name and provide your address.  Persons without party status speaking before the CDB shall be limited to three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.  The Community Development Board will review the case and make a recommendation to the City Council for final disposition.

Five days prior to the CDB meeting, staff reports and recommendations on the above requests will be available for review by interested parties between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weekdays, at the City of Clearwater, Planning and Development Department, 100 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756.  Please contact the Planning Department 562-4567 to discuss any questions or concerns about the project and/or to better understand the proposal.

Rosemarie Call, MPA, CMC
City Clerk

Michael Delk
Planning and Development Director

City of Clearwater
P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, FL 33758-4748

A COPY OF THIS AD IN LARGE PRINT IS AVAILABLE IN OFFICIAL RECORDS & LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING SHOULD CALL (727) 562-4093 WITH THEIR REQUEST.

To learn more about presenting to Clearwater boards and City Council, go to
http://clearwater.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=11 and click on "Resident Engagement Video." You can also check the informational video out from any Clearwater public library.

Ad:  12/08/11 & 1/21/12

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CLEARWATER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE

The City of Clearwater proposes to adopt the following ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 8310-12 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA MAKING AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 1-103, GENERAL PURPOSES, TO DELETE UNCESSARY TEXT AND MAKE A MINOR CORRECTION; AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SECTION 3-903, REQUIRED SETBACKS, TO ADD LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO SETBACKS FOR PARKING LOTS; AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DIVISION 14, PARKING AND LOADING, TO CHANGE THE THRESHOLD PERTAINING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF A PARKING DEMAND STUDY; AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DIVISION 21, TEMPORARY USES, TO STRIKE THE DIVISION IN ITS ENTIRTY AND TO ADOPT A NEW DIVISION 21 THAT PROVIDES FOR A REVISED LIST OF PERMITTED TEMPORARY USES, ASSOCIATED APPROVAL CRITERIA AND TIMEFRAMES FOR WHICH THE TEMPORARY USES ARE ALLOWED; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURES, SECTION 4-202, APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, TO STRIKE SUBSECTION A AND REPLACE IT WITH MORE SIMPLIFIED AND  SUCCINCT LANGUAGE; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURES, SECTION 4-205, BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, TO ADD SUBSECTION C; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURES, SECTION 4-602, ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT WITHOUT THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURES, SECTION 4-606, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, TO MAKE MINOR CORRECTIONS; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURES, SECTION 4-1102, PLAN REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE MORE SIMPLIFIED AND SUCCINCT LANGUAGE; AMENDING ARTICLE 6, NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS, SECTIONS 6-101, 6-102, 6-103, 6-106, AND 6-107, TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS AND MAKE MINOR CORRECTIONS; AMENDING ARTICLE 8, DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, SECTION 8-102, DEFINITIONS, PROVIDING A REVISED DEFINITION FOR TEMPORARY RETAIL SALES AND DISPLAYS; CERTIFYING CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PROPER ADVERTISEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Schedule of Public Hearings:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 before the Community Development Board, at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 before the City Council (1st Reading), at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 before the City Council (2nd Reading), at 6:00 p.m.

All public hearings on the ordinances will be held in the City Council Chambers, in City Hall, 3rd floor, 112 South Osceola Ave, Clearwater, Florida.  TA2011-11004

Additional information is available in the Planning Department at the Municipal Services Building, 100 South Myrtle Ave, Clearwater, Florida.

Florida Statute 286.0105 states:  Any person appealing a decision of this board must have a record of the proceedings to support such an appeal.  A person making an appeal will need to ensure that a verbatim record, including testimony and evidence, is made.  The inclusion of this statement does not create or imply a right to appeal the decision to be made at this hearing if the right to an appeal does not exist as a matter of law.

Citizens may appear to be heard or file written notice of approval or objection with the Planning and Development Director or the City Clerk prior to or during the public hearing.

A COPY OF THIS AD IN LARGE PRINT IS AVAILABLE IN OFFICIAL RECORDS & LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING SHOULD CALL (727) 562-4093 WITH THEIR REQUEST.

Rosemarie Call, MPA, CMC
City Clerk

City of Clearwater
P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, FL 33758-4748

To learn more about presenting to Clearwater boards and City Council, go to
http://clearwater.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=11 and click on "Resident Engagement Video." You can also check the informational video out from any Clearwater public library.

Ad:  12/08/11 & 1/21/12