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Community Development Board approves consent agenda covering clinic conversion, dock lift and two Pineapple Lane land-use changes

April 21, 2026 | Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida


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Community Development Board approves consent agenda covering clinic conversion, dock lift and two Pineapple Lane land-use changes
The Community Development Board voted April 21 to approve four consent-agenda items addressing flexible development and land-use changes.

The board adopted staff recommendations and findings of fact and conclusions of law for FLD 2025-10026, a flexible development approval to convert the property at 375 Turner Street into a medical clinic as part of an infill redevelopment project; FLD 2026-01002, which permits a 1,838-square-foot commercial dock and a new boat lift accessory to a 27-unit attached dwelling at 125 Island Way; and two related land-use actions for the parcel at 1399 Pineapple Lane: LUP 2026-02001 (an amendment to the city's future land-use map changing the site from residential low to recreation/open space) and REZ 2026-20001 (a zoning atlas amendment changing the property from residential RA to open-space recreation, OSR).

Chair Michael Boothcas read each consent item aloud and invited anyone in the audience to request removal for separate consideration; no one requested removal. A motion to approve the level-two flexible-development applications and a subsequent motion to recommend approval of the level-three land-use and rezoning amendments were moved, seconded and carried on voice votes. When asked, board members disclosed no ex parte communications on the level-two items.

Why it matters: The flexible development approvals clear the way for a medical clinic conversion and a residential accessory dock project in two neighborhoods, while the future land-use and zoning changes for 1399 Pineapple Lane move that vacant parcel toward integration as parkland if later approvals follow. The board’s endorsement advances the applications to the next steps required by ordinance and intergovernmental review.

What the record shows: The board’s actions were taken on the basis of the staff reports and the evidence in the record; the motions were adopted with the conditions listed in the staff reports. The record shows voice votes of "aye" and the chair stated "motion carries," but the transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies or the names of makers and seconders for each motion.

Next steps: The approved items will proceed per the existing review process described in staff reports; the land-use and rezoning amendments for 1399 Pineapple Lane will require review by city council and applicable county and state agencies before being finalized.

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