Madeira Beach commissioners are moving to rezone the city’s recently purchased waterfront property while debating how — and how much — to spend on a parking garage feasibility study for John’s Pass.
At a March 18 workshop, the board discussed reverting the 555 150th Ave. parcel to its original zoning and reviewed competing bids for a study to address a looming parking shortage in the John’s Pass Village district.
Rezoning the waterfront
The city bought the 555 150th Ave. site for $18 million, billing it as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to shape Madeira Beach’s waterfront. Under city code, the property must revert from Planned Development to C-4 Marine Commercial because the private development plan originally slated for the site never moved forward.
The rezoning effectively blocks a large residential-only complex and preserves options for the marina expansion, public park and boat slips residents called for during town halls earlier this year…