The Pinellas Park City Council approved two conditional‑use permits on Jan. 8 for redevelopment at 7101 Park Boulevard: a roughly 1,000‑square‑foot coffee shop with two drive‑through lanes and a walk‑up window, and a roughly 3,000‑square‑foot financial institution with two drive‑through ATM/teller lanes.

Megan Montesino, development review manager, presented the site plan and said the property is zoned B‑1 (general commercial) and lies in flood zone X. The site plan proposes 45 parking spaces where the code requires 26, and includes escape lanes for both drive‑throughs. Montesino told council Planning & Zoning recommended approval on Dec. 4 and that the proposed uses meet the conditional‑use review criteria in the Land Development Code (section 18‑15 31.10 for the financial institution and related sections for the restaurant drive‑through).

Owner Carlos Yepes said the project converts a currently vacant CVS‑area building and intends to retain existing paving and drainage where feasible. “We basically wanna take an empty building and put it to work,” Yepes said.

Council member Seville moved to approve CU‑1026‑00001 (the coffee shop) on first and final reading; the motion carried with the transcript recording a 4–1 tally and “mayor Bradbury abstaining.” Councilwoman Reid then moved to approve CU‑1026‑00002 (the financial institution) and a second carried the motion, which the transcript records as “Motion carries 4 0 with mayor Gregory abstaining.” The record notes Planning & Zoning’s prior recommendation of approval and shows staff entered the presentation for P1 onto the record for P2 to avoid duplication.

The approvals were recorded on the meeting’s electronic voting system; the council did not add additional operational conditions beyond those in staff recommendations during the hearing.