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Pinellas Park council denies waiver to remove invasive Brazilian pepper trees at 6901 Park Boulevard
Summary
The council voted to deny a landscape-waiver request that would have exempted a warehouse redevelopment at 6901 Park Boulevard from removing invasive Brazilian pepper trees in a triangular wedge of the property, citing access, maintenance and long-term invasive-species concerns.
Pinellas Park City Council on Oct. 23 denied a request for a landscape waiver that would have let a developer keep Brazilian pepper trees on a triangular portion of property at 6901 Park Boulevard instead of removing the prohibited species during development.
Todd Byron, the city's senior planner, presented the waiver request (WAV-0825-0023) and concluded the request did not meet the landscape-waiver criteria in the land development code. Byron told the council that Brazilian pepper is an invasive species that spreads aggressively and that the requested waiver “could cause adverse impacts on the neighboring properties in the future” if the plants are not maintained.
Salvatore de Pallas, an engineer representing the…
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