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Board approves land‑use and zoning changes for Ignite Academy; directs staff to negotiate development agreement
Summary
The Pinellas County Commission approved a future land‑use map amendment and rezoning for a proposed Ignite Academy site at 2271 Keystone Road, both passed unanimously; the board also directed staff to negotiate a development agreement to limit future uses and require site safeguards after neighbors raised traffic and trail‑safety concerns.
Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved a future land‑use map amendment (FLU2508) and companion zoning change (ZON25‑7) on Nov. 18 to allow Ignite Academy to relocate to a 5.23‑acre site at 2271 Keystone Road in the Eastlake‑Tarpon area, but they also directed staff to negotiate a development agreement to lock in key site‑planning commitments.
Staff told the board the parcel sits at 5.23 acres — 0.23 acres over the threshold that would have allowed a school by right under the existing residential rural land‑use category — and therefore requires a county land‑use amendment. Scott Swearingen, long‑range planning manager, said a worst‑case, high‑level traffic estimate…
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