Conditional Use Request (Consent) – Tahitian Multi-Family/Shree Ram Investment, Inc. – Conditional Use for Multi-Family Dwellings in a C-2 General Commercial District – Southwest Pasco County – West Side of US Highway 19 at the Intersection of US Highway 19 and Tahitian Gardens Circle – Containing approximately 3.04 Acres File Number PDE26-CU07

30:08Uh so Terry, if you want we can go right into the presentation now. Sure. We can have staff.

30:25Good afternoon, Amy Tull with Planning Development and Economic Growth. Item P40 is a conditional use request in the name of Tahitian Multifamily Sreen Ram Investment Inc. It's a conditional use request in a C2 General Commercial District zoning. It does have a future land use of ROR to allow for multifamily dwellings in a C2 district. They are going to propose a conversion of an existing motel in accordance with the LDC section 526.303. It is located

30:55on the west side of US9 or US Highway 19 at the intersection of US Highway 19 and Tahitian Garden Circle. Here is the county map identifying where it's located in the Anclope East District of the West Market area and the urban service area.

31:14Here's your context map to see where it's located on US 19.

31:21Here's an aerial version that zooms in and you can see that it is the existing hotel.

31:28The future land use is currently ROR retail uh residential office retail re retail office residential excuse me, tongue tied. Uh zoning is C two.

31:41So the project overview: the subject site consists of a 148-room defunct motel on approximately 3.04 acres. The motel rooms will be converted into apartments. LDC section 526.30 multifamily dwellings. Subject site is permitted there through the conditional use request for either. in affordable housing as defined by section 420.0004 Florida statutes

32:12or vertically integrated mixed use or located within the West Market area. Subject site is located within the West Market area. The number of units shall not exceed the maximum dwelling allowed pursuant to the ROR flu and in no case shall the number exceed 96 units. Yeah. Additionally, the subject site is on an active bus route, one stop approximately five hundred feet north and another stop approximately six hundred feet south. U.S. Highway 19 was

32:42identified as a conceptual trail corridor from alternate 19 north to Sunray Drive. There are currently no plans to design the construction of the conceptual trail, and there's an existing five-foot sidewalk on the west side of U.S. Highway 19. Alternative standards needed for the requirements of the LDC section 907 907 for parking and 905.1 for neighborhood parks will be provided if necessary. And the proposal aligns with the Westmarket

33:13area's vision and mission and the Harbor's Redevelopment Infill Plan. Here are the policies the pro proposed rezoning is consistent with.

33:26The site plan showing the existing hotel and the parking and conversion areas?

33:34And the recommendation to approve the conditional use request with conditions at set as set forth in the recommended conditions section. And I can answer any questions you guys may have.

33:43Okay. I'm gonna go into the cons I I had a few concerns with it. The biggest one was putting in a lot of C D B G money, ship money, um to go subsidize the project. Um I thought it'd be better not to Have it have a regular hotel coming in there because hotels are very desirable. These aren't as. However, being that they're willing to give up on those, uh, there's one thing that didn't get mentioned and I want to think of if there's anything else out there that could be subsidized that

34:13would cost us tax revenue from this thing coming in. Um Live Local comes to mind. Um is that provision been thought of?

34:25There's another condition where they waive that. They did waive that. That's already in the condition. It's already in there, okay. All right. Um

34:31I have a comment.

34:33We should eat him now.

34:34So I'm really excited about this project. When I uh spoke to the applicant, um for those of you that that don't know, um there'll be a set amount, a fixed amount on these uh units. So it'd be great for uh low-income families, single moms, and the price includes the rent, the electric, the water, they'll have a playground, a pool, uh, you know, just a place where they can really uh use

35:04it as a stepping stone to get on their feet. I think it's a great use for the property and I look forward to hopefully getting this over the finish line.

35:16Okay. Mr. Strongy.

35:18Um I I also am in support of this. I've met numerous times with the applicant. And um this has been an eyesore in the community for a long time. And and the reason it's defunct is because they had so many code violations there and it was really a drug. Hotel. I think this will serve the community well. And in talking with the applicant, you know, we have a workforce training program pretty much across the street, and we talked about the possibility of having some of those

35:48furnished spots in there available for people coming in for training. that that can't afford to stay in a hotel, a regular hotel. Also, I mentioned to him if we get our our voucher problem um fixed, he's looking into the ability of taking some of our folks that are on the waiting list for the voucher. And and putting them there as well. So could really, really help our

36:18uh issues in the county and Um I it's a little tight there in the front for the landscaping that I would like. As my efforts to beautify holiday continue. But I think we've got some solutions that will will help. I don't want us I don't want you to say we don't want a trail there. I always want to have a way, a a multi-use trail coming down 19 and alternate 19 so people can get to work. or the

36:48grocery store by bike. But in this instance there's absolutely no room to do anything there. So it maybe have to be across the street or something else, but let's not nix the idea of having a multi-use trail going down further south down 19.

37:07Okay.

37:10Mr. Brooklyn, just like to agree with this project. It's gonna take something that's been an eyesore and sitting still not Funding in the county. uh to be something very good. and uh be good for a citizens or to move into Pasco in in a project like this. Very nice project.

37:29Okay. Commissioner

37:30Weightman.

37:32Proves we don't need to live local lact. In Pasco County. I'll leave it at

37:37that. So I'd I'd like to be able to offer these folks something. Um I I'm I'm very pleased that they've taken away these subsidies that makes it much more palatable to me. Um I asked them about working with like Am Skills. I asked them working with other groups out there. Um Yesterday busy with uh Metropolitan Ministries and me in meeting with them. Uh they've got people that are looking for that transition. I don't want to give the direct subsidy to this group, but I don't mind looking at trying to help Met Men because they do have subsidy programs that you can work with to

38:08get them in there, and that could help as well. Uh I'd also like to say that if we can, let's go look at giving a um part of our uh tree mitigation fund, that whatever landscaping they do, we subsidize that for them. That's something that doesn't hurt the taxpayer. Money sitting there. It would get it as luscious can be. And I mean that can go internal to the property around the pool area too so they can dress it up. I think it'll only help and I think it's a good use of funds.

38:35It's it's not a not not for profit, but it is Doing um low income housing. So I Yeah,

38:44I don't remember whether low income or affordable housing is part of I David, do you remember is that is affordable housing part of the landscape tremidiation incentives?

39:00Let's let's say that it's if possible. If it yeah. Oh, I got David Engel. David?

39:07David Engel, Planning and Economic Development Director. Good afternoon. So the commercial landscape grant program allows commercially positioned zone properties, which this is on the 19 corridor, to be eligible, so we can extend some grant money to them. Okay.

39:25Good idea.

39:25And we will c we'll follow through with that, sir. Thank you.

39:28Uh so that I'm comfortable with it too. Um so there's a time for uh did the applicant want to sp talk? Five O looks pretty good, huh?

39:41All right.

39:45Is there anybody online?

39:46Someone raised a hand right there.

39:47Oh, got a hand? Come forward, please.

39:50I think they see my cat.

39:54I do.

39:58Hi, my name is Margaret O'Brien, and I'm on the Tahitian Gardens Condominium Association. I'm their president. And we are very much for this.

40:09Oh I wasn't, sorry. Okay.

40:13Do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth, so help you, God.

40:17Yes, I do.

40:17Thank you. You may proceed.

40:19Okay, sorry. Um As you said, that hotel has been an eyesore to Tahitian Gardens condominiums for several years and um has caused problems in our community, which is gated but it they don't care, you know. Uh drugs, homelessness, everything. I think this is a wonderful way to clean

40:49up that area and still be able to have it affordable for people that

40:56can't afford to go out and buy a house right away or Whatever. Tish and Gardens, they came, they spoke to us at a board meeting. And we are all for it. I don't want it to stay as that hotel. Mm-hmm. Thank you.

41:12Thank you. Can you I've asked my staff to come out and get your info because I wanna be sure sure you're sending someone to our Harbor South Leadership Council meeting.

41:22Oh, okay. Thanks.

41:24Okay. And who knows? From the the audience would like to speak. Okay. Anybody online?

41:31No one's online.

41:32All right, do you have a motion?

41:34Move to approve. Second.

41:36And that's with the anticipation they can use the tree mitigation funds for money as well. Yep. Okay. All right. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. Unanimous. All right. Item P forty-one.