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Mayor pushes 90-day plan to speed permits after surge of post-storm applications
Summary
After processing more than 6,000 post-storm permits in 2025, St. Pete Beach’s mayor proposed a 90-day action plan and longer-term improvements including same-day low-risk permits, single-file ownership, a website cleanup and evaluation of a new permit portal; staff agreed to provide a timeline and monthly updates.
Mayor Petrillo told the commission Dec. 16 that the city must improve permit turnaround, customer communication and interdepartmental coordination after a surge of more than 6,000 permits following last year’s storm.
His proposed near-term steps included exit interviews with volunteer permit aides to capture lessons learned, improvements to tone and responsiveness in applicant communications, a pilot program for same-day or 24–48-hour permits for routine low-risk work (roofs, HVAC, windows), a single staff point of contact per permit file to avoid “moving goalposts,” consolidated interdepartmental reviews…
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