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Historic Preservation Board approves multiple local designations, demolition permits and recommendations
Summary
At its March 6, 2025 meeting the St. Pete Beach Historic Preservation Board approved several local historic designations and certificates of appropriateness, granted demolition permissions for storm-damaged properties and voted to forward one overlay ordinance to the City Commission.
The St. Pete Beach Historic Preservation Board on March 6 approved a slate of local designations and certificates of appropriateness, authorized several demolitions of storm-damaged structures and recommended a code amendment for the Pass-a-Grille overlay to the City Commission.
The board moved quickly through routine business before voting on property-specific items. Staff presentations and applicant testimony preceded roll-call votes on each item.
Local historic designations approved included: - Case 24108: local historic designation for the duplex at 3215 and 3217 East DeBason Avenue — motion to approve carried on roll call (Vice Chair Hockensmith, Member Dashiell, Member Hurley, Member Young, Chair Lowery voted yes). Applicants Deborah Warner Revocable Trust and Diane and Kevin O'Brien were present and affirmed their agreement to the designation. - Case 25011: local historic designation for 103 Seventeenth Avenue (owner Cheryl Callahan, represented by contract planner Lynn Rossetti) — motion to approve carried on roll call (Hurley, Young, Hockensmith, Dashiell, Lowery yes). - Case 25012: local historic designation for 3215 West Maritana Drive (applicant Gregory Caddell) — motion to approve carried on roll call (Hockensmith, Dashiell, Hurley, Young, Lowery yes).
Certificates of appropriateness and demolition actions approved included: - Case 25017: certificate of appropriateness to restore the rear patio at locally landmarked 3401 Casablanca Avenue (post-hurricane repairs) — motion to approve carried on roll call. - Case 25014: certificate of appropriateness for demolition of the storm-damaged single-family residence at 1807 Pass-a-Grille Way (owners Victor Tonis and Wendy Hopwood) — motion to approve carried on roll call; the owner testified that the structure sustained severe flood damage and intends to rebuild an elevated, FEMA-compliant home. - Case 25010: certificate of appropriateness for demolition of the contributing commercial/retail building and outbuilding at 808 Pass-a-Grille Way (owner Mary Jo Micklech) — motion to approve carried on roll call; the board added a waiver of the 30-day stay on demolition. - Case 25031: certificate of appropriateness for demolition of the contributing Hurley Park Apartments at 110 Fifteenth Avenue (applicant Johnny Francisco/Tulia Homes) — motion to approve carried on roll call; the board waived the 30-day stay.
Other votes and formal outcomes: - The board voted to recommend Ordinance 2025-O-07 (Pass-a-Grille Historic Overlay amendments) to the City Commission; the companion ordinance 2025-O-08 (CRD Eighth Avenue District) was held for further work and will return to the board next month. - The board recommended Hurley Park design and moved the playground proposal forward to the City Commission (see separate article on Hurley Park). - Staff was directed to proceed toward permitting for the design review at 106 Eighteenth Avenue after the applicant committed to expanded landscaping and other clarifications; no additional board hearing was required.
Votes at the meeting were recorded by roll call. Where the roll-call sequence is recorded in the transcript, members recorded as voting yes on motions were Vice Chair Hockensmith, Member Dashiell, Member Hurley, Member Young and Chair Lowery (recorded verbally in each roll call). The transcript shows unanimous yes votes on the listed formal actions.
The board also received public testimony and applicant comments on several items before voting. Several demolition applicants described severe hurricane damage and a desire to rebuild elevated, code-compliant homes; staff presentations repeatedly noted that a demolition stay of up to 30 days is available for locally contributing structures but the board waived that delay for multiple properties.
The board clerk recorded motions, seconds and roll-call votes in the meeting minutes, and staff will forward the approved ordinance recommendation, certificates and designation paperwork to the City Commission and building-permit processes as applicable.
