Future Land Use Policies - Implementation of the plan

GOAL 4

By 1998, Land development regulations shall be amended and adopted to implement the goals, objectives and policies of this comprehensive plan, as amended.

Objective 4.1

Recognizing that the City of St. Pete Beach is located on a barrier island, future growth and development shall be managed through the preparation, adoption, implementation and enforcement of land development regulations consistent with this adopted Comprehensive Plan, as amended.

Policy 4.1.1

The city shall adopt and implement land development regulations which recognize the limitations of development on a barrier island, including its location in the 100-year flood plain, its vulnerability to tropical storms, and its topography and soil conditions.

Policy 4.1.2

The city shall adopt and implement land development regulations that contain specific and detailed provisions required to implement this comprehensive plan, as amended, which, at a minimum shall:

• Regulate the subdivision of land;

• Protect the limited amount of marine wetlands remaining in the community and those lands designated as Preservation on the Future Land Use Map;

• Regulate signs;

• Ensure that all future development is consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations;

• Ensure that all future development is consistent with any coastal construction control regulations as may be adopted and/or amended by the State of Florida, Pinellas County, or the City of St. Pete Beach;

• Ensure the compatibility of adjacent land uses by requiring adequate and appropriate buffering between potentially incompatible uses;

• Ensure that development permits are issued only when it has been documented that such development is consistent with the level of service standards for the affected public facilities adopted by this comprehensive plan;

• Provide for improved drainage and storm water management by requiring compliance with the minimum criteria established by the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the City of St. Pete Beach Drainage Ordinance, or the regulations of other appropriate governmental agencies and the Pinellas County Master Drainage Plan;

• Provide requirements for the provision of open space safe and convenient on-site traffic flow and parking requirements;

• Encourage the use of native vegetation in the landscaping of multifamily and commercial developments;

• Provide regulations requiring the control of erosion and runoff from construction sites; and

• Encourage land development which highlights scenic amenities and ensures public access to the waterfront.

Policy 4.1.3

The city shall adopt land development regulations that shall prohibit the re-platting of existing recorded platted lots for the purpose of increasing the development density within existing single-family residential areas.

Policy 4.1.4

Land development regulations shall be adopted which implement the provisions of the Future Land Use Element policies.

Goal 5

Full compliance with Chapter 88-464, Laws of Florida, as amended, by participating in the Countywide planning process through representation on and coordination with the Pinellas Planning Council and by ensuring consistency between the city and countywide comprehensive plans.

Objective 5.1

The Future Land Use Element of the City of St. Pete Beach Comprehensive Plan shall be consistent with the Countywide Future Land Use Plan and Rules.

Policy 5.1.1

Through continued maintenance of the Future Land Use Element, the city shall maintain consistency with the Countywide Future Land Use Plan and Rules by:

• Identifying any consistencies between the future land use element and plan maps of the City of St. Pete Beach and the Countywide Future Land Use Plan and Rules; and

• Processing for action by the Pinellas Planning Council and the Board of County Commissioners, acting in their capacity as the Countywide Planning Authority, all land use plan amendments required to reconcile outstanding inconsistencies between the respective land use plans.