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Pinellas Park council approves six annexations and matching land‑use changes
Summary
Council unanimously adopted six annexation ordinances and corresponding future‑land‑use amendments for small residential parcels, with conditions requiring sewer connection, right‑of‑way dedications and PUD overlay applications for smaller lot sizes.
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The Pinellas Park City Council unanimously approved six ordinances Tuesday to annex six county parcels into the city and redesignate their land‑use classifications as residential low‑medium.
Danielle Stewart, the city’s long‑range planning manager, told the council the parcels are contiguous to the city and qualify under state annexation statutes. The approved measures include site‑specific conditions: owners must connect to the city sanitary sewer at an existing manhole where noted; several owners must deed small strips (7.5 feet or five feet, depending on the case) to the city for future right‑of‑way or sidewalk work; and for one property the owner must file a planned‑unit‑development (PUD) overlay application within a year because the proposed lot sizes are smaller than the R‑4 minimum.
Why it matters: Annexation shifts municipal responsibilities and services to Pinellas Park and brings parcels into the city’s zoning and infrastructure planning. The special provisions approved with the annexations are intended to protect neighborhood character and ensure connections to city utilities and pedestrian infrastructure before or shortly after annexation.
Details from staff: Stewart said the parcel at 3355 70th Avenue North will be redesignated from county residential low to the city’s residential low‑medium classification and must connect to the city sanitary sewer system at the manhole at 70th Avenue North and 34th Street. Two parcels on 67th Lane North require the owners to deed small strips of land for future sidewalks within 90 days of the effective annexation date. For one case staff noted the R‑4 zone normally requires a minimum lot area of 8,712 square feet; the applicant proposes smaller lots and will pursue a PUD overlay to accommodate those lot sizes.
Council action: Each ordinance (including the companion future‑land‑use map amendments) was presented as a second and final reading. Councilmember Richard Butler moved approval of the annexations and LUPA items and the motions passed unanimously on Granicus roll calls.
What’s next: The ordinances become effective as specified in each document. Required follow‑up includes property owners’ sewer connections, recording of any dedicated right‑of‑way deeds, and any PUD applications the council required as part of the annexation agreements.
