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LPA recommends denial of land‑use change for 13400 Pine St. amid density, traffic and brownfields concerns
Summary
The Local Planning Agency voted to recommend denial of FLU25.09, an applicant request to increase future‑land‑use density on an 18.43‑acre Pine Street parcel in unincorporated Largo. Staff cited compatibility and missing assurances; opponents flagged traffic, drainage and landfill remediation issues.
The Pinellas County Local Planning Agency on Oct. 8 voted to recommend denial of a map amendment (FLU25.09) that would have changed an 18.43‑acre parcel at 13400 Pine Street in unincorporated Largo from Residential Urban (7.5 units/acre) to Residential Medium (15 units/acre).
Scott Swearingen, long‑range planner, told the board that the RU designation currently allows a range of residential and limited nonresidential uses, and that RM would raise allowed density from 7.5 to 15 units per acre. Swearingen noted the parcel’s history: a 2004 map amendment and development agreement had previously allowed up to 207 multifamily units for an affordable housing project; that development agreement expired and earlier special‑exception approvals also…
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