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Council approves 5‑foot height increase for Gateway Center Live Local apartments after contentious public comment
Summary
Pinellas Park approved a conditional‑use request to increase maximum building height from 50 to 55 feet in an M‑1 zone for a Live Local multifamily project. Residents objected to the Live Local statute's effect, traffic and flooding concerns and said notice was inadequate; the council approved the conditional use unanimously.
Pinellas Park City Council voted unanimously Aug. 12 to approve a conditional‑use request that increases the maximum height in a Light Industrial (M‑1) zoning district from 50 to 55 feet for a proposed Live Local multifamily development on a 24‑acre site east of Gateway Center Boulevard.
Todd Byron, planning coordinator, presented the case (ACU0525‑00010), describing a 384‑unit project in five buildings sited toward the center of the property to maximize setbacks. Byron said the parcel is in the city’s industrial limited future land‑use category and that two nearby developments have previously been granted height increases. The applicant said the project will proceed under the Live Local Act’s requirements, including that at least 40% of proposed rental units be affordable for renters earning roughly 80–120% of area median income; affordability protections will be recorded in a declaration of covenants and enforced with annual reporting.
Nick Malone, speaking…
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