Subject:
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Case No. ZON-25-09 (Galencare, Inc.)
A request for a zoning change from R-A, Residential Agriculture to E-1, Employment-1 on approximately 3.49 acres located at 5200 62nd Avenue North in Lealman. (Quasi-Judicial)
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Based upon the evidence and findings contained in the staff report and attachments, Case No. ZON-25-09 is recommended for approval.
A resolution approving the application of Galencare, Inc. for a zoning change from R-A, Residential Agriculture to E-1, Employment-1.
• The applicant is seeking a zoning change on a 3.49-acre vacant parcel.
• The applicant has not identified an intended end use for the property.
• The subject property is surrounded by nonresidential uses.
• The subject property fronts and takes access from 62nd Avenue North, a minor arterial roadway, and is within the Lealman Community Redevelopment Area.
• A companion Future Land Use map amendment request (Case No. FLU-25-11) is also proposed.
• The Local Planning Agency recommended approval of the request (Vote: 6-0).
o No one appeared in opposition or support and no correspondence has been received.
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Strategic Priorities:
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.5 Foster Business Growth
Summary:
Summary
The subject property is approximately 3.49 acres, located on the south side of 62nd Avenue North, approximately 0.25 of a mile west of 49th Street North in Lealman. It is currently vacant, but the applicant has not identified an intended end use. The subject property is zoned R-A, Residential Agriculture, which allows for detached single-family residential on a minimum two-acre lot and certain agriculture uses. The applicant is requesting a zoning atlas amendment to E-1, Employment-1 to accommodate future nonresidential development on the property. The proposed E-1 zoning is typically used for employment uses, light manufacturing, office, R&D uses, and warehouse uses. Additionally, the property is within the Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).
The subject property is located on and has direct access to a minor arterial roadway within a mixed industrial/commercial area. To the north is a mix of industrial and utility uses, including a plumbing supply warehouse and a Duke Energy Power utility substation/storage yard. Adjacent on the west and south is a 15+ acre Cemetery/Crematorium. To the east is a small vacant parcel, medical office, and the HCA Florida Northside Hospital.
The subject property is not within the Coastal Storm Area. It is, however, located within the 100-year Joe’s Creek floodplain. The proposed zoning amendment would remove the potential for residential development in the floodplain. The Land Development Code does not restrict nonresidential uses within the floodplain. Any new development on the property must comply with building elevation and/or floodplain compensation requirements.
Staff is of the opinion that the proposed zoning atlas amendment is appropriate for the subject property and generally compatible with the surrounding development pattern. This considers the site’s frontage along 62nd Ave N and compatibility with neighboring uses. Staff finds the amendment is consistent with the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan, subject to the approval of the companion Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment case.
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Background Information:
The LPA unanimously recommended approval of the request during its December 10, 2025, public hearing (Vote: 6-0).
Surrounding property owners within 300 feet of the subject property were notified by mail. A sign advertising the public hearing was posted on the subject property.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Kevin McAndrew, Director, Building and Development Review Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Resolution
LPA Staff Report
Case Maps
Application Documents
Survey
Certification of Ownership
Exhibit Maps from Applicant
Legal Ad
Staff Presentation