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Pinellas LPA Unanimously Recommends Land‑Use Change for Palm Harbor Church at 2261 Tampa Road
Summary
The Local Planning Agency recommended approval of a future land use map amendment to change a 4‑acre Palm Harbor property at 2261 Tampa Road from Residential Suburban to Institutional to accommodate an expansion of an existing church; the recommendation will go to the Board of County Commissioners on June 17, 2025.
The Local Planning Agency (LPA) for Pinellas County unanimously voted to recommend approval of a future land use map amendment for a property at 2261 Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, changing the parcel’s designation from Residential Suburban to Institutional.
The recommendation matters because the change would formally align the county’s future land use map with the site’s existing limited institutional zoning and allow the church owner to proceed with building plans that exceed the Residential Suburban nonresidential floor‑area‑ratio (FAR) limit. Scott Swearingen, Pinellas County long‑range planning manager, presented staff’s analysis and said staff and the development review committee recommended approval.
Swearingen told the LPA the subject property is…
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