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Magistrate takes Bayside Shops short‑term rental motion under advisement; declines constitutional challenge
Summary
A motion to dismiss a short‑term rental enforcement action against Bayside Shops LLC was argued Monday and taken under advisement by the presiding special magistrate, who ruled the city ordinance is not facially unconstitutional but reserved final disposition.
A special magistrate hearing resumed with Thomas A. Thanos presiding on the City of St. Pete Beach’s enforcement case against Bayside Shops LLC (5501 Gulf Boulevard). The respondent’s attorney moved to dismiss on the grounds that the city’s short‑term rental enforcement seeks penalties for conduct that was not “irreparable or irreversible” as required for an accelerated hearing under Chapter 162 and the city code; the magistrate took the motion under advisement and set the case for further consideration.
Attorney Jim Denhart for Bayside Shops argued the code’s use of the terms “irreparable” and…
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