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Planning board advances redevelopment standards, raises densities for downtown CRDs
Summary
The board approved Comprehensive Development Code changes to adopt standards for the Clearwater Largo Road and West Bay Drive Community Redevelopment Districts and approved a West Bay Drive future land‑use map amendment that raises density and floor‑area ratios along Alternate 19; the Clearwater Largo Road FLUMA was continued to Feb. 19.
The Largo Planning Board on Feb. 5 approved a Comprehensive Development Code amendment that consolidates Community Redevelopment District (CRD)‑specific development standards into the city’s CDC and establishes updated character districts and incentives for the Clearwater Largo Road and West Bay Drive CRDs.
Whitney Clark, a city planner, told the board the amendment moves standards formerly contained in CRD plans into the Comprehensive Development Code to give staff more flexibility in implementation. The amendment introduces a new "mixed use corridor — Alternate 19" character district intended to support higher densities and…
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