Clearwater Community Development Board Meeting - April 21, 2026
Clearwater Community Development Board Meeting - April 21, 2026
The Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) met on April 21, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the Main Library Council Chambers. The meeting covered consent agenda items, a public comment, a director's report, and board member remarks. All consent agenda items were approved unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval (ID#26-0399): Approved the minutes of the March 17, 2026 CDB meeting by voice vote.
- FLD2025-10026: Flexible Development approval for conversion to a medical clinic at 375 Turner Street, including reduced off-street parking and landscape buffers. Approved with conditions from staff report.
- FLD2026-01002: Flexible Development approval for an existing 1,838 sq ft commercial dock (new boat lift) accessory to 27-unit attached dwellings at 125 Island Way. Approved with conditions.
- LUP2026-02001: Amendment to the Future Land Use Map from Residential Low (RL) to Recreation/Open Space (R/OS) for 1399 Pineapple Lane. Approved with conditions.
- REZ2026-02001: Amendment to the Zoning Atlas from Residential Agriculture (R-A) to Open Space/Recreation (OS/R) for 1399 Pineapple Lane. Approved with conditions.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Scott Lauer (resident at 2760 Naval Jive for 36 years) expressed concern about rumors that the property at 1399 Pineapple Lane might be rezoned for multifamily use. City staff clarified that the property is being annexed from Pinellas County and rezoned to recreation/open space to be integrated into a park. Further public notice will be provided as the annexation process progresses, which is delayed until after the 2026 elections due to state requirements.
Discussion Items
- Director's Report (Ted Kozak): Reported positive downtown development activity, including new construction cranes, groundbreakings, and city hall construction on schedule for a new chambers in fall 2026. Noted that several board members are terming out and encouraged nominations for qualified replacements. Introduced new Board Attorney Noah Daiker, who briefly addressed the board.
- Board Members to be Heard: One board member (unidentified, but likely a terming-out member) thanked city staff for the opportunity to serve on volunteer boards since 2009, including the Code Enforcement Board and CDB, and expressed pleasure in serving.
Key Outcomes
- All four consent agenda items were approved unanimously by separate motions: Level Two applications (FLD2025-10026 and FLD2026-01002) and Level Three applications (LUP2026-02001 and REZ2026-02001). Motions adopted findings of fact and conclusions of law from staff reports with listed conditions.
- No items were removed from the consent agenda.
- The board acknowledged the pending annexation and rezoning of 1399 Pineapple Lane for park use, with final approval expected after the election cycle.
Meeting Transcript
on April 21st, I believe. And uh good afternoon. Um please join me in the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. Diana Glee. Yes. Um thank you for giving a safe arrival to everyone here today at the meeting and everyone sitting here on the dais. Please help us keep all of our distractions at the door so that we can pay attention to what is going to be discussed so that we can make proper decisions and intelligent decisions. Thank you for continuing to look over not only us but our city, our state, and our country during this time of unrest in your son's precious name amen. No, ma'am. I pledge of the United States and two nation under God with liberty and justice for all. This board consists of seven members and one alternate who are appointed by the city council and serve voluntarily. I am Michael Bootskas, and I will ask the other members of the and the staff to introduce themselves beginning on my left. Andy Park, Obray Hodge report. Mike Master Sario, Noah Dyker, Board Attorney. Rosemary Call, City Clerk. Matt Mitage, Assistant City Attorney. Ted Kozak Planning and Development. Lauren Matsky Planning and Development. Diane Accinelli. Kurt Heinrich. Michelle Chenault. Andrew. Please remember to turn off your cell phone so that it did not become a distraction during the meeting. Please also refrain from having conversations in this room so that we might hear all the testimony given today. To ensure a complete record of this board's actions, we ask that each individual wishing to speak, including the applicant, speak into the microphone at the podium in front of us. Clearly state your name and spell your last name for the clerk. Now I'll ask all those in attendance today who plan to speak to please rise and be sworn in by the clerk. Agendas of today's meeting on the podium to your left near the entry door. Also on this podium are a roster of the community development board, the list of city staff experts and their resumes, the board's rules procedure, and the annual schedule of this board. Our first order of business is to review and approve the minutes from last month's meeting. Second. Aid and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries. At this point, uh, is there any person wishing to address this board that's here today concerning any matter that does not appear on today's agenda? Any public comment on matters not on today's agenda. Seeing none. Consent agenda items are those items for which the planning and development department recommends approval and the applicant is in agreement with any proposed conditions. Please note that written comments of the case that have been received to date do not result in any item being removed from the consent agenda. Items may be removed from the consent agenda today by a member of the board, a member of the staff, or any person in the audience for questions or objections. I'll read each item on the consent agenda. And if any person wishes to remove this item from the consent agenda, please so state or raise your hand, and we will remove it from the consent agenda. Items removed from the consent agenda will be heard in the regular order of the meeting. Items that remain in the consent agenda will be approved with a single vote as to each type of hearing. The consent agenda items today are as follows. Seeing none. Flexible development approval of an existing 1,838 square foot commercial dock for a new boat lift accessory to a 27 unit attached dwellings within the high density residential aisle of the state's neighborhood conservation overlay and preservation districts for the property located at 125 Island Way. Does anybody wish to have this matter removed from the consent agenda?
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