760 Gulf Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785

High Density Commercial Tourist

The CT-1 district provides for various commercial tourist facilities of high density and related to both the natural assets of the city as well as the ability to provide the necessary public facilities and utilities. The CT commercial tourist district correlates with the resort facilities high RFH category of the countywide plan. Any use which is not specifically identified as a permitted use, accessory use or special exception use is a prohibited use. Temporary lodging use of dwellings is permitted. More specifically, the CT-1 zoning district is to be used to allow for the conversion of existing, legally nonconforming zoning uses and structures to legally conforming zoning uses and structures to the greatest extent possible consistent with the comprehensive plan and the Pinellas County Countywide Rules. Each rezoning to CT-1 shall include a survey, site plan or comparable document depicting such items as setbacks and parking. Rezoning to CT-1 will not cure legally nonconforming items such as density, floor area ratio and impervious surface ratio. Nor can it be used to cure nonconformities related to FEMA, building code requirements and other requirements outside the authority, purview and jurisdiction of the City of Indian Rocks Beach.; In considering an application to CT-1 zoning in order to cure or remedy a legally nonconforming use or structure, the planning and zoning board, the local planning agency and the city commission shall give serious consideration to the positive contribution that the legally nonconforming use makes to the community. It is not the intent of these regulations to provide an exemption, variance or special exception from the city's zoning requirements related to the initial purpose of nonconforming uses.