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Council approves Parkplace amendment allowing five-story hotel and drive-through bank after resident objections
Summary
The Pinellas Park City Council approved a PUD amendment to allow a five-story, 120-room hotel, two new retail buildings and a drive-through bank at the Shops at Parkplace, despite objections from nearby town-home residents who cited traffic, safety and neighborhood impacts. Mayor Bradberry abstained on related votes.
A majority of the Pinellas Park City Council voted April 21 to amend the Shops at Parkplace commercial plan unit development to allow a five-story, 120-room hotel, two new retail buildings and a roughly 3,000‑square‑foot drive-through bank on a 66.602‑acre site at 7200 U.S. Highway 19 North.
Todd Byron, the city's senior planner, summarized the proposal and staff findings, saying the project would demolish the former Applebee's site to construct the bank, add about 28,000 square feet of retail and subdivide the parcel to create a new hotel outparcel. Byron said the amendment is consistent with the…
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