The following policies shall govern development in the Commercial Corridor Gulf Boulevard District.
Policy 1: Urban and architectural design features are equally important for all street sides of buildings.
Policy 2: Redevelopment and new construction shall be compatible with and contribute to pedestrian vitality and human scale of the area.
Policy 3: No development of property that has no direct access to Gulf Boulevard shall be permitted.
Policy 4: Frontage properties shall be permitted to expand to the limits of the District boundaries only.
Primary uses - Small-scale commercial and office.
Secondary uses - Residential.
Density/Intensity Standards - Shall include the following:
Residential use – Shall not exceed 18 units per acre.
All other uses - Shall exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.9, which shall be in addition to the permitted density above, nor an impervious surface ratio of 0.70.
Other Standards - Shall include the following:
Plan Approval - The utilization of this plan category shall require the subject area to be formally designated as a community or neighborhood redevelopment area and a special area plan therefor approved by the local government. The process for plan amendment to employ or alter this plan category shall require recommendation by the PPC and approval by the CPA for the special area plan and any substantive amendments thereto. Minor plan changes that are not considered substantive shall not constitute an amendment to the FLUP, and shall be submitted to the PPC and CPA for receipt and acceptance. Where such plan is prepared pursuant to Chapter 163, Part III, F.S. all applicable provisions of that process will be complied with prior to review of the redevelopment plan under these Rules.
Plan Content/Criteria - The plan prepared in support of this category shall include as a minimum that information for such special area designation determined necessary by the Pinellas Planning Council to evaluate the proposed amendment in relationship to the policies of the Countywide Plan, the assessment of infrastructure impacts and the adequacy of provision therefor and the relationship of the proposed special area plan to the Countywide FLUP and affected local government plans.