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St. Pete Beach extends hurricane permit fee waivers, staff warns April is critical for building-fund drawdown
Summary
City staff reported progress on permit processing after hurricanes Helene and Milton, announced they have waived about $1.7 million in permit fees and recommended extending the waiver program to April 22, 2025. Commissioners gave staff consensus to proceed; a formal resolution will return to the next meeting.
St. Pete Beach officials reported continued progress on post-hurricane recovery permitting at the Jan. 14 commission meeting, and commissioners gave staff consensus to extend waiver and refund policies for hurricane-related permit and plan-examination fees through April 22, 2025.
Community Development Director Denise Sanderson told the commission the department has issued 1,256 permits (about 300 closed) since the recovery effort began and has waived or refunded roughly $1.7 million in permit and review fees so far. Staff also reported $523,000 in revenues from pre-hurricane permits that were processed during recovery work; those revenues are expected to level off.
Why it matters: The city established a $2 million building fund reserve minimum in November and is billing many vendor and contractor hours to state mission requests; Sanderson warned that significant…
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