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Onyx+East seeks city approval for variance
(December 4, 2024) This week, Onyx+East met with neighborhood leaders to explain a “zoning variance” application the developer is filing with the City of St. Petersburg.The request is to reduce the setback of some of the buildings from fifteen feet to 10 feet from the street on the “soccer field” property and to allow the
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Updated target dates for sale closings
(October 25, 2024) Keep in mind these are “target” dates, so any range of issues might delay or change them, but for now, Pasadena Community Church and Onyx+East are planning to close on the two property parcels one year apart. Our new target to close on the soccer field land is June of 2025 and
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Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approves rezoning: last hurdle done
The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning request by Onyx+East and Pasadena Community Church that will allow the development of the “soccer field” and the preschool, thrift shop and afterschool program. This is the last of the city and county hearings, a process that has taken us a year and a half to
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Forward Pinellas Approves PCC Plans
Forward Pinellas, the county board that oversees land use and transportation needs for communities in the country overwhelmingly approved the requested zoning changes for Onyx+East to develop the two parcels that Pasadena Community Church is selling. St Petersburg Councilmember Gina Driscoll, who voted for the zoning change at the city council level, told the Forward
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Another step forward
(August 26, 2024) The Planners Advisory Committee meeting for Pinellas Forward unanimously approved Onyx+East and Pasadena Community Church’s request for a zoning change to allow the developer to build single-family and townhomes on two parcels currently owned by the church.The Advisory Committee staff determined: Pinellas Forward’s main interest is as “a land use and transportation planning
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City Council approves rezoning request by a “Super Majority” vote
(August 8, 2024) The St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-2 to approve the rezoning request submitted by Onyx+East and Pasadena Community Church. The rezoning will allow the Onyx+East to build 20 single-family homes and 40 townhomes on the 5.2 acres that the church is selling. The City Council overturned the St. Petersburg Community Planning and
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