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Pinellas Park council approves zoning changes for rural events, streamlines code enforcement and passes $6.9 million budget amendment
Summary
At its June 27 meeting, the Pinellas Park City Council unanimously approved several second-reading ordinances: adding a rural event venue use to the land development code, moving all code-enforcement initial hearings to a licensed special magistrate, updating subdivision and sidewalk standards, and adopting a quarterly budget amendment that shifts millions to parks and capital projects.
The Pinellas Park City Council on June 27 approved multiple ordinances on second and final reading, including a zoning change to allow rural event venues, a shift in the city’s code-enforcement process to a licensed special magistrate, updates to subdivision and sidewalk rules, and a quarterly budget amendment that increases the city’s budget by about $6.9 million.
City senior planner Bob Bernhardt told the council Ordinance 42-55 adds a new “rural event venue” use to the land development code and permits mobile food trucks at approved rural events. Staff said the ordinance implements changes discussed at first reading, including shortening the allowable event cutoff from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m., and noted the city has a limited number of parcels zoned as farm and meeting the minimum size (about 15 parcels identified in the staff analysis). "This provides a means for both the city and private property owners to host events on appropriately zoned properties,"…
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