ST. PETE BEACH — A conditional-use permit request for a restaurant at 804 Pass-a-Grille Way, featuring two stories of open-deck dining, received enthusiastic praise and approval from city commissioners and residents in the Eighth Avenue historic district.
Senior Planner Gil Martinez told commissioners that developer John Dashiell proposes to open a 159-seat restaurant with open-deck dining on the second and third floors.
The floor plan shows the second level consists of about 2,300 square feet, including a 527-square-foot kitchen, 40 interior seats and 12 high chairs for 52 total seats. The third level has the same square footage with 56 seats and 19 bar seats for 75 interior seats, plus a 32-seat open-air patio for 107 total seats. Combined, the restaurant will seat 159. Design plans show a 500-square-foot exterior dining area on the second level and 640 square feet of exterior seating on the third level…