NORTH REDINGTON BEACH — The town’s new public works building is running ahead of schedule and remains on target for completion in March 2027, Mayor Jay Super told commissioners July 29.
The basic structure of the building, on a fenced-off site next to the Town Hall parking lot, is complete, Super said. Crews are preparing to stucco the exterior and are installing plumbing, air conditioning, electrical and communications systems.
“The project is ahead of schedule and on target for completion in March (2027) as planned,” Super said.
The commission also unanimously ratified two interlocal agreements with Pinellas County covering disaster debris. One provides for debris collection and removal; the other covers monitoring and management services. Both apply throughout Pinellas County.
The July 29 session was a special meeting. The town’s regular July meeting was canceled and then rescheduled twice so the full commission could attend. All five members were on hand, but Town Attorney Jay Daigneault was absent because of a last-minute leave.
That absence shaped the agenda’s ordinance review section, which listed 10 items. None have been drafted for a vote, several will require workshops, and all are awaiting Daigneault’s legal review when he returns.
The items under review:
• Time limits on temporary event signs. Commissioners said the proposal needs clearer definitions and must be checked for compliance with constitutional free speech protections.
• Limits on live music, including how to distinguish routine entertainment from special events.
• Extending permits for portable storage containers from seven days to 14.
• Height limits on commercial buildings, which is set for the August agenda.
• Restricting Baldanza Park to resident-only parking, apart from accessible spaces and a small number of others.
• Extending the maximum dock length from 36 feet to 54 feet. Commissioners opted to leave the current rule unchanged.
• Changing the allowable slab height for in-ground pools.
• Barring variances on properties with pending code enforcement cases, as in the Redington Beach ordinance.
• Requiring residents to remove dead trees from their property.
• Revising the beach activity permit, with possible penalties for applicants who exceed the number of guests, props or the time allowed under the permit.