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Gulfport Planning and Zoning Board Meeting – July 3, 2024: Subdivision and Conditional Use for Sunflower School

Planning and Zoning Commission — Wednesday, July 3, 2024
BodyGulfport, Florida
SessionPlanning and Zoning Commission
DateWednesday, July 3, 2024
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Speaker 1

6:47

Good evening.

6:48

I'd like to call to order the Wednesday, July third, twenty twenty-four meeting of the City of Gulfport Planning and Zoning Board.

6:55

Please join us in the pledge.

7:17

Thank you.

Speaker 2

7:17

Can we have roll call?

7:19

Board Member Bixler?

7:21

Here.

7:21

Board Member Cowan?

7:22

Here.

7:23

Board Member Gonzalez Hastings.

7:25

Here.

7:25

Board Member Hammerhand.

7:26

Yeah.

7:27

Vice Chairperson Craig.

Speaker 3

7:28

Here.

Speaker 2

7:29

Chairperson Reed.

7:30

Here.

7:31

Attorney City Attorney Solzman.

Speaker 3

7:32

Here.

Speaker 2

7:33

And Deputy City Clerk Hartman present.

Speaker 1

7:36

Thank you.

7:36

Welcome everybody.

7:38

Um agenda item number one is public comment.

7:42

This is for public comments on agenda and non-agenda items are limited to a maximum of three minutes.

Unassigned speaker

7:48

Uh

Speaker 1

7:48

this particular public comment is for anything that's not on the agenda.

7:53

Anyone wish to speak?

7:56

Hearing or seeing no one.

Unassigned speaker

8:06

Do

Speaker 1

8:07

we have a motion?

8:12

Do we have a second?

Speaker 4

8:14

Third.

Speaker 1

8:15

All in all in favor.

8:20

Moving on to agenda.

8:22

Excuse me.

8:23

Item number three.

8:24

Uh applications.

8:27

Three A is S R twenty-four-zero two, Sunflower School Incorporated.

8:32

And Quickshaft USA L L C the owners, with David Ottinger, Esquire.

Speaker 3

8:43

Pretty close.

Speaker 1

8:44

Okay.

8:45

I'll take that then.

8:46

Land G's Law, PA, the agent at twenty-six twenty-four, fifty-fourth Street, South Gulf Port, Florida three three seven oh seven.

8:54

The subject property is legally described as lot eighty-one, eighty-three, eighty-five, and eighty-seven.

9:01

Veteran City, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in play book four, page seventeen of the public records of Panellas County, Florida.

9:12

Thirty-three dash thirty-one dash sixteen dash nine three nine four two dash zero zero zero dash zero eight one zero.

9:23

Thirty three dash thirty-one dash sixteen dash nine three nine four two.

9:39

May we hear from the city.

Unassigned speaker

9:42

Can

Speaker 5

9:42

I can I just make a request?

9:44

I think that should be plat book, not playbook.

Speaker 1

9:48

Yeah, I stumbled.

9:50

That's what it says in here.

9:51

I know.

9:52

That's what I

Speaker 6

9:53

this is to set separate the four four lots of records.

Unassigned speaker

9:56

What's gonna become what's just currently one parcel and it's going to become two parcels.

Speaker 6

10:01

They will are going for they have already split the lots.

10:06

Now they're going through for the city for approval.

10:09

The quick shop parcel will be 90 feet across by 80, or sorry, yeah, 90 feet across by 80 feet in length or 120 feet in length, which will be 10,000 799 square feet.

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Summary of Proceedings

Gulfport Planning and Zoning Board Meeting – July 3, 2024: Subdivision and Conditional Use for Sunflower School

The Gulfport Planning and Zoning Board met on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 6:00 PM in Gulfport City Hall. The board considered two related applications for properties at 2624 54th Street South: a subdivision to split one parcel into two, and a conditional use to allow schools to operate without the former church. After extensive discussion and a motion to reconsider, the board voted unanimously to recommend approval of both applications with conditions.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of minutes from the February 7, 2024 meeting was listed on the agenda but was not taken up during the meeting (the transcript shows the board moved directly to item 3 after roll call). This discrepancy between agenda and proceedings is noted.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered comments on agenda or non-agenda items.

Discussion Items

  • Subdivision Application (SR24-02): City staff explained that the applicant seeks to subdivide one parcel (comprising four lots of record) into two parcels. Staff detailed the required variances:
    • Sunflower parcel: 13-foot front setback variance, 5.2-foot rear setback variance.
    • Quickshaft parcel: 15.5-foot rear setback variance.
    • Parking variance of 19 spaces (waiving the requirement to provide on-site parking).
    • Lot dimension variance: length/width ratio of 2.82% (required 2.5%) and lot not at a right angle to 54th Street.
    • Staff noted the final plat must be recorded within 90 days of city council approval; otherwise, the lots revert to one parcel.
  • Applicant David Ottinger (representing Sunflower School) provided history: Sunflower School has operated at the site since 1976, the church dissolved in 2022, Sunflower purchased the property in June 2023, and the fellowship hall portion was sold to Quickshaft USA LLC. He emphasized the need to maintain the existing uses without disruption.
  • Board member Hammerhand raised concerns about the sequence of recording with Pinellas County before city approval, and about the conditional use application for the Quickshaft property being bundled with Sunflower's. She also questioned

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. I'd like to call to order the Wednesday, July third, twenty twenty-four meeting of the City of Gulfport Planning and Zoning Board. Please join us in the pledge. Thank you. Can we have roll call? Board Member Bixler? Here. Board Member Cowan? Here. Board Member Gonzalez Hastings. Here. Board Member Hammerhand. Yeah. Vice Chairperson Craig. Here. Chairperson Reed. Here. Attorney City Attorney Solzman. Here. And Deputy City Clerk Hartman present. Thank you. Welcome everybody. Um agenda item number one is public comment. This is for public comments on agenda and non-agenda items are limited to a maximum of three minutes. Uh this particular public comment is for anything that's not on the agenda. Anyone wish to speak? Hearing or seeing no one. Do we have a motion? Do we have a second? Third. All in all in favor. Moving on to agenda. Excuse me. Item number three. Uh applications. Three A is S R twenty-four-zero two, Sunflower School Incorporated. And Quickshaft USA L L C the owners, with David Ottinger, Esquire. Pretty close. Okay. I'll take that then. Land G's Law, PA, the agent at twenty-six twenty-four, fifty-fourth Street, South Gulf Port, Florida three three seven oh seven. The subject property is legally described as lot eighty-one, eighty-three, eighty-five, and eighty-seven. Veteran City, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in play book four, page seventeen of the public records of Panellas County, Florida. Thirty-three dash thirty-one dash sixteen dash nine three nine four two dash zero zero zero dash zero eight one zero. Thirty three dash thirty-one dash sixteen dash nine three nine four two. May we hear from the city. Can I can I just make a request?

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