Planning Board Meeting

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Click Here To Submit Public Comment

We hope you can attend! Speaking in person is the most effective way to ensure your comments are included in the record.

If you are not able to attend, the next best option is to call and leave a voicemail (3 minutes or less) by calling 727.363.9225, or submit a video (also 3 minutes or less) to ​[email protected]​. Voicemails and videos will be played at the meeting, ensuring your comments are part of the public record.

Alternatively, you may also send an email to ​​​​[email protected]​​​​ and ​[email protected]​ with written comments. These may be included in the packet submitted to the Planning Board but will not be read into the record, and may not be individually considered given the volume of correspondence received.

Note that voicemails, videos, and emails must be submitted 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Hints for an Effective Presentation

• When formulating your thoughts, consider that you, as a resident, are able to offer "expert testimony" on the character of our City. Our City's comprehensive plan instructs our city government to maintain and protect the "residential character" of St. Pete Beach -- what does residential character mean to you, in your own firsthand observations and experiences? How does this proposal change that character?
• Consider your personal experience with things like traffic, city infrastructure, access to our beaches, and the natural environment. What information is missing from the proposal, or the city's response to the proposal, to allow us to understand this project's impact?
• Keep your remarks within three (3) minutes. If you have more to say than you can communicate in 3 minutes, write out written testimony and provide six (6) paper copies to the City Clerk before you speak to be given the the board members and included in the record.
• Stay positive -- the Planning Board members are volunteer residents, and our neighbors.

How to Learn More

Please read the following documents:

1. Charles Gauthier's letter and technical review, available for download by clicking the icon here:
   
   
2. The City Planning Staff's response and recommendation to the CUP application, available for reading and download in the Agenda Packet