Dunedin planning agency recommends annexation of Spanish Pines home and approves land-use and zoning ordinances

The Dunedin Local Planning Agency voted unanimously May 13 to recommend the voluntary annexation of 1991 Spanish Pines Drive and to approve three related ordinances that would bring the 0.24-acre property into the city and designate it for single-family use.

George Kenny of the city’s Community Development Department presented the application (2026-00001) and described the site as Lot 34 in the Spanish Pines subdivision, a 47-lot neighborhood platted in September 1975 with a single-family home built in 1976. Kenny told the agency the applicants are James R. Davis and Jean Davis and that the city-equivalent zoning for the property is R60; the county zoning listed it as R1. "It's nice to have one before you that doesn't have a room full of angry citizens," Kenny said during the presentation.

The staff recommendation included three ordinances: 26-02 to annex the property into the city limits, 26-03 to designate the site Residential Low on the future land-use map, and 26-04 to apply the R60 zoning district. Kenny noted that the land-use amendment would be transmitted to the county after first reading and described that transmission as an administrative "tier one" action.

LPA member Paul Stanic asked whether annexed properties would receive city water and sewer as well as solid-waste service. Kenny responded: "That's correct. So that will be served by our solid waste division where the other properties around it are currently not," and clarified that water and sewer service would not be added as part of this annexation.

Applicants James Davis and Jean Davis were sworn and described long ties to the area and a desire to be formally recognized as Dunedin residents. James Davis said the annexation would allow the couple to continue participating on city boards and committees. Jean Davis, noting her ties to the city’s schools, said she and her husband are entering a new phase of retirement and expect to volunteer more: "my blood bleeds orange," she said.

A nearby resident, Mark Ocean of 625 Wilkkey Street, offered public comment in support of the annexation and encouraged the city to consider whether neighboring parcels might also be candidates for annexation.

Following public input, the agency voted by unanimous voice vote to recommend the voluntary annexation and to approve ordinances 26-03 and 26-04 (the record shows voice approval for each ordinance; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript). The planning agency’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Commission for final action, and the land-use amendment will be transmitted to the county as required.

The meeting adjourned following the votes.