The maximum density and intensity (floor area ratio) standards for each zoning district are governed by the underlying future land use map (FLUM) category identified within the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

Land uses shall be permitted as defined in Table 138-355—Table of Uses in article III, division 3.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(a)

Individual land uses may be subject to the specific use standards as established in chapter 138, article IX, specific use standards.

(b)

Developments and land uses may be subject to the design criteria for individual districts as established in chapter 138, article X, community design standards division 6, district design criteria.

(c)

Where the standards/requirements are different the stricter regulation shall apply.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(a)

The office and commercial zoning districts include the following: LO, GO, C-1, C-2, CP, and CR.

(b)

The following sections list the development parameters and other specific requirements for each individual zoning district.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The office and commercial districts implement the policies of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan. Individual and unique zoning districts are established to support land uses, development and redevelopment of office and commercial uses that are strategically planned areas within unincorporated Pinellas County. Each zone is established to achieve a specific community character and land use intensity. Some zones are intended to support surrounding residential neighborhoods while others are intended to serve larger community and/or regional markets. All office and commercial zoning districts are intended to facilitate development and redevelopment that is attractive, economically viable, pedestrian-oriented, and transit supportive.

(a)

LO, Limited Office and GO, General Professional Office Districts — The purpose of the LO and GO districts is to permit general professional services, offices, employment, and related uses. These districts also support limited commercial uses that are complementary to office uses. These office districts include intensity limits and design standards that achieve development and redevelopment that is complementary and compatible with adjacent neighborhoods and commercial districts.

(b)

C-1, Neighborhood Commercial and C-2, General Commercial and Services Districts — The purpose of the C-1 and C-2 districts is to permit commercial sales and services at various intensities that are responsive to the surrounding uses and the markets they are intended to serve. The C-1 district is intended to support neighborhood oriented retail sales and services by allowing land uses and imposing design standards that will complement the neighborhoods they are intended to serve. The C-2 district is intended to support retail sales and services to a regional market by allowing more intensive land uses and larger scale commercial buildings to serve the intended market.

(c)

CP, Commercial Parkway District — The purpose of the CP district is to allow and plan for orderly development and redevelopment along the arterial roadways. The CP district is intended to support land uses that are normally associated and marketed to primary transportation corridors yet achieve an attractive, economically viable and orderly appearance. While development within the CP district is associated with primary transportation corridors, district standards are intended to result in pedestrian-oriented and transit supportive site design.

(d)

CR, Commercial Recreation District — The purpose of the CR district is to permit certain uses of land for commercial outdoor recreation. The CR district is intended to support recreational and entertainment uses that contribute to a livable and vibrant community. The CR district supports recreational uses that are oriented to a neighborhood and/or surrounding community. The district includes intensity and design standards to achieve development and redevelopment that is appropriate and responsive to the adjacent community.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The purpose of the LO, Limited Office District is to provide areas for the development of low intensity office uses that would be compatible with neighboring land uses. This district may serve as a step-down in transition between a higher intensity activity (such as a major traffic corridor) and a lower density neighborhood, representing areas where more intense uses may not be appropriate or desired.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The purpose of the GO, General Professional Office District is to permit office buildings of moderate intensity within proximity to residential neighborhoods. This zone is not intended for use in areas which are predominantly single-family residential in character.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District provides locations for limited commercial development, such as compact shopping areas, in or near the neighborhoods which they serve. The location of such areas is intended to conveniently meet the immediate needs of the neighborhoods where the types of services rendered and the commodities sold are those which are needed often and purchased at frequent intervals. Impacts to the surrounding residential areas should be minimized.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 41, 4-27-21)

The C-2, General Commercial and Services District provides areas for the retailing of a wide range of goods and services. This district is intended to serve a considerably greater population with a wider degree of intensity than the C-1 district, and offer certain specialized services in addition to all other retail sales outlets for consumer products. Certain research and development and light manufacturing activities are also allowed at appropriate locations. The C-2 district should be located within commercial nodes, along certain corridors, and/or in areas that transition from more intensive uses.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 42, 4-27-21; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

The CP, Commercial Parkway District provides for a variety of uses along the county's arterial roadways. The intent of the district is to facilitate smooth and safe traffic flow by minimizing the number of roadway access points and by encouraging the use of service roads, common curb and median cuts, acceleration/deceleration lanes, and/or interconnected parking facilities between properties. Structural setbacks will generally be greater than those of other commercial districts to provide more space between buildings and the heavily-used arterial roadways.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 43, 4-27-21; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

The CR, Commercial Recreation District provides locations for commercial recreation destinations within the county such as golf courses, sporting venues, RV parks, campgrounds, marinas, and similar uses. The district is also intended to support hotel/motel accommodations for visitors and tourists, as well as complementary commercial services that serve daily and seasonal users of the primary recreational and temporary accommodation uses.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(a)

The Employment and Industrial Zoning Districts include the following: E-1, E-2, I, and IPD.

(b)

The following sections list the development parameters and other specific requirements for each individual zoning district.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The employment and industrial districts implement the industrial, manufacturing, and employment policies of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan. Each zone is established to achieve a certain industrial, manufacturing and/or employment characteristic and land use intensity. Some zones are intended to support industrial and employment at a smaller, community-oriented scale, while others support large and regionally significant employment centers. The employment and industrial zoning districts are intended to accommodate industrial and manufacturing operations that contribute to the county's economic vitality while protecting surrounding uses through sound site design, buffering, and compatibility standards.

(a)

E-1, Employment 1 and E-2, Employment 2 Districts — These districts are established to support employment uses but limited in scale to be compatible with surrounding uses. The E-1 district is intended for research and development, and low intensity industrial and manufacturing activities by limiting certain uses, limiting intensities, and imposing standards to ensure compatibility with nearby residential and commercial districts. Most manufacturing in this district occurs indoors and/or in highly screened areas. The purpose of the E-2 district is to provide areas within the county that allow and support limited-manufacturing, warehousing, service offices, large/bulky item sales, and other intensive commercial uses.

(b)

I, Heavy Industry District — The I district is intended for intensive industrial and manufacturing activities by allowing a wider variety of uses, increased intensities, and limited site design standards to recognize and accommodate more intense operations that contribute to the economic vitality of the region.

(c)

IPD, Industrial Planned Development District — The purpose of the IPD district is to allow employment areas to be master planned as highly specialized and technological industries, industrial support facilities, research and experimental institutions, administrative facilities and commercial uses, all of which are within a planned industrial park. The IPD is planned at the developer's option with a land use mix that is unique to the site and is implemented through a development master plan. The IPD district is a land planning option that may be used as an alternative to other industrial zones.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The E-1 district provides locations for employment uses, light manufacturing, industry, industrial support facilities, and certain public service functions. This district is intended to provide for employment uses and lower intensity general industrial development which will have limited impacts on the surrounding areas.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 44, 4-27-21; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

The E-2 district provides areas for general services, wholesale distribution, storage, and light fabrication. These areas should be conveniently located to arterial highways and transportation facilities. This district is intended as a distribution center for products sold, serviced, stored and warehoused for retail or wholesale sales to a consumer, sales outlet or wholesaler. Such areas should be located to minimize the flow of heavy trucking routes through residential areas. These areas may also provide support services to adjacent or nearby industrial areas.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 45, 4-27-21; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

The I, Heavy Industry District is intended to permit general manufacturing and industry. It is further intended that this district will be less restrictive than the employment districts so as to provide a wider variety of industrial uses.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18; Ord. No. 21-11, § 46, 4-27-21; Ord. No. 25-3, § 1, 1-28-25)

The IPD, Industrial Planned Development District will provide areas exclusively for and conducive to the development of highly specialized and technological industries, industrial support facilities, research and experimental institutions, administrative facilities and commercial uses, all of which are within a planned industrial park. The IPD district requires that the district is master planned as an employment center that responds to the surrounding land use pattern and preserves unique natural features. The IPD requires a development master plan and allows the applicant to establish the permitted uses and associated development standards that will be applied therein.

(a)

It is intended that these parks be created to produce a campus-like setting; to be aesthetically pleasing and not obnoxious or offensive to the surrounding area. These should also provide protection for the specialized uses against odor, fumes, smoke, gas, dust, noise, vibration, and similar objectionable hazards.

(b)

It is further intended that this district be located in keeping with established planning and zoning practices so as to be readily accessible to major transportation facilities and other municipal services, and to provide compatibility between uses both internal and external to the site.

(c)

The IPD district is intended to create a sustainable employment center that is master planned to incorporate complementary land uses and provide a high quality pedestrian environment.

(d)

The IPD district is intended to provide for flexible employment development in appropriate locations that have adequate infrastructure, transportation access, and market demand, consistent with the vision articulated within the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.

(e)

The IPD district should accommodate and promote multimodal transportation options so that job opportunities are extended to a wide variety of workers.

(f)

The IPD district shall be developed and redeveloped pursuant to an approved Development master plan pursuant to chapter 138, article II, division 11.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

All developments shall provide a minimum of ten percent of the total land area as common open space. Required common open space shall be provided according to the following:

(a)

The required common open space shall be established pursuant to the associated development master plan.

(b)

Required common open space shall be accessible, at a minimum, to all buildings and properties within the development. This standard does not apply to areas retained for natural resource protection.

(c)

Up to 50 percent of the common open space requirement may be satisfied by stormwater management systems that utilize LID stormwater management principles, including but not limited to bio/vegetated swales, buffers and landscape strips; bioretention and biofiltration; rainwater harvesting systems, and rain gardens.

(d)

Required open space shall be usable for facility-based or resource-based recreation or retained for natural resource protection.

(e)

Additional open space, parks, and recreational uses are permitted beyond the minimum requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(a)

The mixed-use zoning districts include the following: MXD.

(b)

The following sections list the development parameters and other specific requirements for each individual zoning district.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The Mixed-Use (MXD) District is intended to promote and achieve distinctive urban nodes that include a mix of complementary land uses designed and arranged to promote economic diversity and to be walkable, bicycle-friendly, and transit supportive. The MXD district is intended to implement the pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented goals of the comprehensive plan. While there are no defined acreage parameters for the MXD district, the density, intensity, mass and scale of development must be compatible with the existing and/or intended surrounding community and its distinctive characteristics, with the availability of public services and facilities, and with the area's natural and cultural resources.

The MXD district is implemented via an approved development master plan that establishes land uses, a transportation network, utility plans, and phasing plans. The MXD district requires a development master plan and allows the applicant to establish the permitted uses and associated development standards that will be applied therein. Development within the MXD district strives to achieve the following urban characteristics:

(a)

The MXD district is intended to create diverse housing options to accommodate a range of residential building forms and housing sizes.

(b)

The MXD district is intended to promote the health and well-being of residents through facility-based and resource-based public open space that encourages physical activity, pedestrian-friendly design, access to alternative transportation choices, and greater social interaction.

(c)

The MXD district is intended to provide for flexible mixed-use developments at a scale that serves one or more neighborhoods in appropriate locations that have adequate infrastructure, transportation access, and market demand, consistent with the vision articulated within the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.

(d)

The MXD district is intended to create walkable, mixed use activity centers and corridors within the community that provide greater opportunity for pedestrian activity, bicycle uses, reduced parking, and improved sense of place.

(e)

Optimal land use relationships and compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods.

(f)

A broad range of uses, including places of employment, neighborhood shopping, and commercial services with diverse housing options that meet the community's needs.

(g)

Communities within the MXD district are developed and redeveloped pursuant to an approved development master plan pursuant to chapter 138, article II, division 11.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)

The MXD district shall be planned and developed according the following use standards:

(a)

Land uses shall be allowed pursuant to Table 138-355. Specific uses shall obtain the review approval as defined in the table.

(b)

Mixed-use development may be permitted as follows:

(1)

Vertical mixed-use—A variety of uses may be provided within a single multi-story building.

(2)

Horizontal mixed-use—A variety of uses may be provided within the same development in separate buildings.

(c)

Mixed-use developments must contain at least two distinct land use types, one of which being some form of residential use. However, this residential requirement may be waived where it is demonstrated that the average density within a one-quarter mile around the MXD district is developed with at least ten dwelling units per acre.

(d)

Residential uses must be developed to at least 25 percent of maximum allowable residential density.

(e)

Common open space.

(1)

All development master plans shall provide a minimum percentage of the total land area as common open space determined by the size of the overall MXD district as follows:

•

Less than three acres, five percent;

•

Three to ten acres, eight percent;

•

Greater than ten acres, ten percent.

(2)

Required common open space shall be satisfied as part of the development master plan and provided according to the following:

a.

The required common open space shall be established pursuant to the associated development master plan.

b.

Required common open space shall be accessible, at a minimum, to all residents within the development, or set aside for protection of natural features and visual enjoyment.

c.

Up to 50 percent of the common open space requirement may be satisfied by stormwater management systems that utilize LID stormwater management principles, including but not limited to bio/vegetated swales, buffers and landscape strips; bioretention and biofiltration; rainwater harvesting systems and rain gardens.

d.

Required common open space shall be usable for facility-based or resource-based recreation or retained for natural resource protection.

e.

Other green space, open space, parks, and recreational uses may be permitted pursuant to Table 138-355.

(Ord. No. 18-36, § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)