Historic Preservation Board approves two local designations, clears two demolitions and backs CRD height amendment

The St. Pete Beach Historic Preservation Board on April 3 approved two local historic designations, granted certificates of appropriateness for two demolitions and voted to recommend changes to the CRD Eighth Avenue height rules to the City Commission.

The votes came after staff presentations and brief public or owner remarks. The board approved local designation for a 1956 single‑family residence at 41080 Seventh Avenue and for the Passagrel Shores condominium at 103 Eighteenth Avenue. The board also granted demolition permits for 207 Gulf Way and for the contributing structures at 108 Twentieth Avenue, waiving the 30‑day stay on each demolition.

Board chair and members said the actions followed staff findings. Lynn Rossetti, contract planner for the City of St. Pete Beach, described the 41080 Seventh Avenue property as a mid‑century single‑family structure “constructed in 1956” and recommended designation for its contribution to the North Beach neighborhood. Staff presentation for 103 Eighteenth Avenue indicated the four‑unit Passagrel Shores building was historically significant and retained distinctive exterior character despite interior…