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Commission backs zoning changes to ease post‑storm elevated homes, widen stair encroachments
Summary
The commission voted unanimously on first reading Oct. 28 to amend the city’s Land Development Code to clarify and ease permitting for elevated residences, while adding design and retention rules for accessory elements such as stairs, storage buildings and pools.
The St. Pete Beach City Commission on Oct. 28 approved first reading of ordinance 2025‑21, a package of amendments to the city’s Land Development Code aimed at recurring issues from post‑storm elevated residences and reconstruction.
Key changes under first reading include: allowing front‑yard stair encroachments by right for nonconforming residences that are elevated in place or reconstructed within the same footprint (subject to design standards such as unroofed stairs, an open base with at least 80% transparency and limits on projection); a maximum 7‑foot stair projection for stairs set closer than 17 feet to the front property line (10‑foot setback minimum for most districts; 5 feet in Pass‑a‑Grille where different setbacks already apply); clarified retention rules allowing…
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