Pinellas County commissioners recently denied a land-use change that would have permitted up to 276 housing units at a former construction debris dumping site in unincorporated Largo.
Multiple surrounding residents expressed concerns regarding neighborhood compatibility, traffic impacts and potential property contamination. County staff, who recommended denial, and commissioners also bemoaned a lack of development details at the Jan. 20 public hearing.
The commission, in a 4-2 vote, disapproved of more than doubling the site’s density without additional information. Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group (BDG) is under contract to buy the 18.5-acre property at 13400 Pine Street from Green Energy for America, LLC…