Development agreement approved to protect Curlew Creek, cap impervious surface at 0.7
The LPA recommended approval of a development agreement for DVA 26‑02 that places conservation easements over Curlew Creek's non‑culverted reach and caps the site's impervious surface ratio at 0.7; staff said the agreement would limit development and reduce floodplain impacts.
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The Local Planning Agency voted to recommend approval of DVA 26‑02, a development agreement tied to a future land use map amendment for a site on US 19 in unincorporated Clearwater. Scott Swearingen, the county's long range planning manager, described binding exhibits to the agreement that show the non‑buildable area (the non‑culverted portion of Curlew Creek) and a 25‑foot buffer from the top of bank on each side; he said those areas would be placed under conservation easement and would "ride with the property." Swearingen added, "Note that the development agreement that it that is being included with this, would cap that ISR at 0.7."
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