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Votes at a glance: St. Pete Beach commission actions, March 9, 2026
Summary
Key votes: agenda approval (unanimous), Ordinance 2026‑02 (parking fees admin) adopted (5‑0), Ordinance 2026‑03 (communication facilities) adopted (4‑1), Resolution 2026‑06 (Duke Energy easement) adopted (5‑0), Resolution 2026‑05 (seawall fee waiver) adopted (5‑0).
At the March 9, 2026 meeting the St. Pete Beach City Commission recorded several formal actions of note:
- Agenda approval (as amended): motion carried 5‑0 after roll call.
- Ordinance 2026‑02 (amend Appendix A — parking fees established and amended by resolution): final reading adopted 5‑0.
- Ordinance 2026‑03 (communication facilities in the right‑of‑way): final reading adopted with modification substituting 40‑ft recommended setback where technically feasible, adding residents’ language as a new subsection and retaining negotiation/waiver language; vote 4‑1 (Vice Mayor Marriott opposed).
- Resolution 2026‑06 (grant 10' x 10' limited utility easement to Duke Energy): adopted unanimously.
- Resolution 2026‑05 (temporarily waive building permit and plan‑review fees for private seawall permits adjoining city rights‑of‑way; 03/10/2026–03/10/2028, retroactive to Hurricane Helene): adopted unanimously; staff estimated ~4,575 lineal feet of seawall adjacent to right‑of‑way, ~$5M in estimated work and roughly $83,000 in permit fees that would be waived.
Several other informational presentations and public comments occurred; staff will return with implementation language for the parking fee resolution, final codified text and measuring guidance for the wireless ordinance, and a citywide seawall study scheduled for 2027.
