Votes at a glance: St. Pete Beach commission actions, March 9, 2026

At the March 9, 2026 meeting the St. Pete Beach City Commission recorded several formal actions of note:

- Agenda approval (as amended): motion carried 5‑0 after roll call.

- Ordinance 2026‑02 (amend Appendix A — parking fees established and amended by resolution): final reading adopted 5‑0.

- Ordinance 2026‑03 (communication facilities in the right‑of‑way): final reading adopted with modification substituting 40‑ft recommended setback where technically feasible, adding residents’ language as a new subsection and retaining negotiation/waiver language; vote 4‑1 (Vice Mayor Marriott opposed).

- Resolution 2026‑06 (grant 10' x 10' limited utility easement to Duke Energy): adopted unanimously.

- Resolution 2026‑05 (temporarily waive building permit and plan‑review fees for private seawall permits adjoining city rights‑of‑way; 03/10/2026–03/10/2028, retroactive to Hurricane Helene): adopted unanimously; staff estimated ~4,575 lineal feet of seawall adjacent to right‑of‑way, ~$5M in estimated work and roughly $83,000 in permit fees that would be waived.

Several other informational presentations and public comments occurred; staff will return with implementation language for the parking fee resolution, final codified text and measuring guidance for the wireless ordinance, and a citywide seawall study scheduled for 2027.