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Clearwater council approves multiple annexations and zoning changes in unanimous votes
Summary
At its May 7 meeting, the Clearwater City Council approved a series of annexations, future land-use and zoning ordinances covering Nursery Road and Sunset Point Road parcels and completed several second-reading ordinances related to Douglas Avenue and right-of-way vacations; staff said each request met comprehensive-plan requirements.
Clearwater City Council on May 7 approved a package of annexations and land‑use and zoning ordinance readings for several small parcels downtown and near Nursery Road.
Planning staff presented a voluntary annexation for 2448 Nursery Road, a 0.63‑acre parcel currently occupied by a detached dwelling that the applicant wants annexed to receive sanitary sewer and solid‑waste service. Planning and Development representative Marci St. Germain said, “This is a voluntary annexation request for a 0.63 acre site located on the north side of Nursery Road… The applicant is requesting annexation to receive sanitary sewer and solid waste service from the city,” and stated staff had concluded the annexation “is consistent with the comprehensive plan, the community development code and state statutes.” Council approved first readings of ordinances 9890‑26, 9891‑26 and 9892‑26 on a unanimous voice vote.
Council approved a second voluntary annexation for an unaddressed 0.14‑acre parcel at Sunset Point Road (ordinances 9893‑26, 9894‑26 and 9895‑26) on first reading after staff told the council the request was consistent with the comprehensive plan and state law.
A future land‑use map amendment for 2446 Nursery Road (a 0.4‑acre parcel currently used as an assisted living facility) also passed on first reading. St. Germain noted the applicant seeks the change from Residential Urban to Residential Medium “to increase the bed count,” and staff concluded the petition is consistent with the comprehensive plan.
On second reading the council approved several related ordinances for property at 1903 Douglas Avenue (ordinances 9884‑26, 9885‑26 and 9886‑26) — annexation, future‑land‑use and zoning changes — and approved ordinance 9888‑26 vacating certain alley, drainage and utility easements. The council also approved ordinance 9906‑26, an amendment to chapter 28 (trading and selling on streets). For each item the mayor called for a motion and council voted by voice; the clerk recorded the votes as unanimous.
No members of the public addressed those agenda items at the times of the readings. The ordinances as read include effective-date language; the meeting record did not specify the exact effective dates for each ordinance.
What happens next: ordinances approved on first reading will return for second readings where required; second‑reading ordinances took effect as provided in the respective ordinance texts or according to code timetables.
