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City staff recommends pausing large‑resort comp‑plan changes pending state action on SB 180
Summary
Calvin Giordano & Associates briefed the commission on a comprehensive plan review and urged that changes proposed for the city’s "large resort" zone be paused pending the outcome of Florida Senate Bill 180 and related legislation; commissioners agreed to revisit the topic after a July 1 decision window.
Consultants from Calvin Giordano & Associates (CGA) updated the St. Pete Beach City Commission on a multi‑part comprehensive plan and land‑development review and recommended pausing portions of the project aimed at the city’s "large resort" zoning until legislative uncertainty is resolved.
CGA’s planning director, Jim Hickey, told commissioners the original scope targeted community visioning and code adjustments for two areas: the large‑resort district and the town‑center zoning districts. Hickey flagged two legal developments that affect local land‑use changes: the state’s Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights statute (the “Bert Harris Act”) and a newly passed Senate Bill 180, which carries retroactive limits and would, if enacted, constrain…
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