Board denies application for private event venue after neighbors and code enforcement raise complaints

The Pinellas County Board of Adjustment and Appeals voted unanimously June 4 to deny a Type 2 use that would have allowed events at a private residence at 9551 Ninetieth Avenue North in unincorporated Seminole.

Staff presented the request as a proposed meeting‑hall/community assembly use on roughly 1.79 acres where the existing detached single‑family residence would host weddings, baby showers, reunions and limited corporate gatherings. Staff recommended conditional approval with detailed operational limits on the number of attendees, hours, parking and temporary‑event clearances.

Applicants Lauren Monas and Ronald Vigneault said they operate the property primarily as a vacation rental and sought the Type 2 approval to allow occasional controlled events. “We don’t want to be an event venue because we’re not gonna, like, rent chairs or tents,” Monas told the board, describing planned controls: valet parking, a decibel meter, preferred vendors and limits on tents. The applicants proposed a…