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Case No. CW 24-13 - City of St. Petersburg
Countywide Plan Map amendment from Industrial, Activity Center and Target Employment Center to Industrial, Activity Center and Target Employment Center, regarding 58 acres more or less, generally located at the 22nd Street South SunRunner Bus Station, south of 1st Avenue South, east of 24th Street South and north and west of Interstate 275.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, adopt an ordinance approving Case No. CW 24-13, a proposal by the City of St. Petersburg to amend the Countywide Plan Map from Industrial, Activity Center, and Target Employment Center to Industrial, Activity Center, and Target Employment Center, regarding 58 acres more or less, generally located at the 22nd Street South SunRunner Bus Station, south of 1st Avenue South, east of 24th Street South and north and west of Interstate 275.
• While the Countywide Plan Map categories remain unchanged, this action adopts a Special Area Plan and associated Target Employment Center-Local subcategory, as recommended by the Target Employment and Industrial Land Study Update (2022) and the SunRunner Rising Development Study (2022).
• The Countywide Planning Authority approved adding the Target Employment Center-Local subcategory to the Countywide Plan in August of 2023. This subcategory allows for a greater flexibility of uses in areas that have warehouse and industrial footprints but also have uses that do not fit within the definition of traditional target industries.
• This area of St. Petersburg, known as the Warehouse Arts District, is within the SunRunner Bus Rapid Transit’s 22nd Street South Station Area and has a unique concentration of smaller-scale manufacturers and artisanal uses as well as traditional industrial uses.
• The Special Area Plan creates an optional overlay for property owners that protects current development rights while also providing additional options for uses that are consistent with community goals. The plan also includes an incentive-based development intensity bonus structure for projects that incorporate affordable housing, mixed-use, and/or transit-oriented development.
• Forward Pinellas and the Planners Advisory Committee each unanimously recommended approval of the proposal.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.3 Catalyze redevelopment through planning and regulatory programs.
Summary:
Summary
Forward Pinellas, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, voted 10- to recommend approval of the proposal. The Planners Advisory Committee recommended approval of this case by a vote of 14-0.
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Background Information:
Forward Pinellas documentation is attached.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Rodney Chatman, Planning Division Manager, Forward Pinellas
Partners:
City of St. Petersburg
Attachments:
Ordinance
Case Maps
Forward Pinellas Staff Analysis
Draft PAC Minutes
PowerPoint Presentation
Supporting Documentation
Affidavit of Publication