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LPA approves land‑use and zoning amendments to consolidate towing operations at I‑275 interchange in Lealman
Summary
The Local Planning Agency approved companion cases FLU25‑07 and ZON25‑05 to change a 0.6‑acre parcel at 2550 Fifth Avenue North from a mixed‑use corridor designation and Lealman form‑based code to Commercial General and C‑2 zoning to allow a consolidated towing and vehicle storage operation; a nearby resident opposed on traffic and noise grounds.
The Pinellas County Local Planning Agency approved FLU25‑07 and ZON25‑05, companion cases to convert a roughly 0.6‑acre parcel at 2550 Fifth Avenue North in Lealman from a mixed‑use corridor primary commerce future land‑use designation to Commercial General and to rezone the parcel from the Lealman form‑based code to C‑2 (general commercial and services).
Long‑range Planning Manager Scott Swernian told the board the parcel sits at the northwest quadrant of the I‑275 and 50th Avenue North interchange and is currently used to store towed vehicles. The property owner also controls an adjacent parcel to the west and intends to redevelop the two parcels cohesively for…
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