Portsmouth Road subdivision
Case 26-1250A
Approved 6-1Not forecast
freeApproved 6-1moved by Commissioner Latvala
Pinellas County Meetings
Board of County Commissioners, August 25, 2026
Votes on Data center resolution direction (no moratorium)
2h 33m18,093 words
18 mentionsmotion to approveapproveddeferredshort term rentalindustrialcomprehensive plandeniedzoningresidentialpublic hearingPinellas County, FL
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What happened
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved a rezoning at 1515 Lakeview Road (case ZON 2604) from GO General Office to R3 Single Family Residential on approximately 0.21 acre, requested by Manuel Jones, unanimously.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Pinellas County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 21 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearings1515 Lakeview Road
Approved1515 Lakeview Road, unincorporated Clearwater · Manuel Jones
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Free sample: decision 1 of 21
Consent agenda approval (excluding item 11)
Board approved the consent agenda except item 11, which was pulled for discussion. Motion by Commissioner Peters, second by Commissioner Flowers.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved a rezoning at 1515 Lakeview Road (case ZON 2604) from GO General Office to R3 Single Family Residential on approximately 0.21 acre, requested by Manuel Jones, unanimously.
Key Decisions (21)
Approved
Consent agenda approval (excluding item 11)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 11 - shelter mitigation project funding
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 14 - rental car concessions at St. Pete Clearwater International Airport
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 15 - FY2026 lead event funding (Clearwater Offshore Nationals)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Items 16 and 17 - contract amendment (Carrot Connect) / permanent supportive housing & safe haven
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 18 - ARPA funds reallocation authority
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 19 - Precision Sidewalk Safety amendment
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 20 - Resilient Florida grant application (South Cross Bayou Reclamation Facility)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 21 - JPMorgan Chase banking services agreement
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
Item 22 - deferred to September 10
Approved
Item 23 - authority to file foreclosure suit on code enforcement lien
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 24 - animal custody petition ratification
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 25 - resolution for early extension of 2026 tax rolls
Vote: unanimous
Other
Data center resolution direction (no moratorium)
Approved
Rezoning at 1515 Lakeview Road
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Right-of-way vacation - Portsmouth Road
Vote: 6-1
Approved
Right-of-way vacation - Poultry Boulevard / 86th Avenue North
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Right-of-way vacation - East Lake Drive
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 33 - ordinance amending tourist development plan
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 34 - FY2027 elite event funding recommendations
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Item 35 - FY2026 budget supplement resolution
Vote: unanimous
Zoning Changes (1)
GOR-30.21 acre
Development Activity (1)
Area Agency on Aging senior living facility
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Two informal inquiries for data centers (one in unincorporated county,…
Infrastructure
County recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton drove 5,800 storm…
Sentiment
Amendment 3 homestead exemption changes and Pinellas's ranking as the…
Commercial Demand
Tourist Development Council shifted to data-driven (Placer analytics) event funding,…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCommissioner · 6Staff · 6AttorneyPublic · 3
On the record: the chair, 6 commissioners, 6 staff members, an attorney, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 4 of 4 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Poultry Boulevard Road subdivision
Case 26-0701A
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Commissioner Latvala
East Lake Drive vacation
Case 26-1281A
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Commissioner Latvala
Ordinance amending Section 118-32 of the Pinellas County Code relating to the Tourist… site plan
Case 26-1268A
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Commissioner Scott
City of Clearwater Ordinance No annexation
Case 26-1333A
No vote recorded
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