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St. Pete Beach commission denies Windward Pass condo-hotel and related requests
Summary
The City Commission voted to deny a developer's request for variances, a conditional-use permit and a density allocation for a proposed 104-unit condo-hotel called Windward Pass, citing incompatibility with the Bayou Residential district and concerns about density, noise and shoreline impacts.
The City Commission of St. Pete Beach voted on May 13 to deny a package of land-use requests for Windward Pass, a proposed 104-unit condo-hotel and amenity complex on multiple consolidated parcels along the bayou.
The developer sought three linked approvals: a hardship variance for two pools to encroach into required side setbacks; a conditional-use permit to construct a six‑story, 104‑unit condo‑hotel with outdoor bars, pools, a mini‑golf course, indoor ballroom, an arcade and a 12‑slip lodging dock; and an ordinance allocating 104 temporary‑lodging units from the town‑center / bayou residential density pool. Commissioners voted to deny the variance (6a), the conditional‑use resolution (6b), and the density‑allocation ordinance (7a) during the same meeting.
Why it matters: the project would have concentrated a high level of hotel‑style activity — amplified music, rooftop bar service, commercial watercraft access and multiple pools — in the Bayou Residential district, a zone the city’s code and comprehensive plan describe as a transitional area…
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