St. Petersburg City Council voted 7-1 Thursday to clear the way for a contested Chick-fil-A redevelopment on 4th Street North, overturning an earlier rejection despite concerns about the residents and small businesses that could be displaced.
The Nov. 5 decision approved land-use and zoning changes for a portion of the property at 4201 4th Street N., where the restaurant’s operator wants to rebuild the existing Chick-fil-A on a larger site with expanded parking and drive-thru capacity. Vice Chair Richie Floyd cast the lone dissenting vote.
The roughly 1.56-acre redevelopment would combine commercial and residential properties along the east side of Fourth Street, between 42nd and 43rd avenues North…