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Code board finds short-term rental violation at Bayway Boulevard unit; no fine imposed but rentals must stop
Summary
The Clearwater Code Enforcement Board found that a May booking at 692 Bayway Boulevard, Unit 405, violated city development approvals and short-term rental rules. The board declined to impose a fine amid confusion over past approvals and directed owners to cease short-term rentals unless they complete a formal change-of-use process.
The City of Clearwater Code Enforcement Board on Aug. 27 found that a May 9–18 stay at Unit 405, 692 Bayway Boulevard, constituted an impermissible short‑term rental under the property’s development approvals and city code. City attorneys and code staff presented documents showing a 2002 development order approving the building for attached-dwelling residential use — not “resort attached dwelling” or transient lodging. Assistant City Attorney Jared Simpson told the board that the 2002 development order and related staff records showed the developer obtained reduced setbacks and other concessions in exchange for assuring the city the units would be owner‑occupied, and that no valid change‑of‑use application was ever approved to permit short‑term rentals. The city’s code compliance manager, Rebecca Mulder, said staff had received a sworn…
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