News & Notices

BUILDING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

September 25, 2024

ATTENTION…ATTENTION

On September 24, 2024, a State of Emergency is pending for potential severe storm impact that covers Pinellas County, including the Town of Redington Beach. You must immediately secure your construction sites as provided below or as otherwise directed by Town officials.

*Due to the pending emergency, inspections will not be available.

Who: Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Others in Database of Permitting

What: Towns, Tropical Storm/Hurricane Preparedness Advisory

When: Prior, during, and after a Declared State of Emergency

Why: To protect citizens and property during an inclement weather hazard

Details: All construction materials within the Town must be secured, stored, or removed so as not to create a safety hazard because of hurricane or tropical storm force winds, or similar inclement weather.

What this means for you:

  • Follow all directives provided by the Town Building Official, Town Police Department, County Emergency Management, or other Town, County, State, or Federal Officials.
  • All contractors should implement their tropical storm/hurricane job site mitigation plan during this time.
  • Secure all equipment that cannot be removed from the
  • Interiors of structures under construction should be secured to prevent materials from becoming airborne.
  • All trash or debris on a construction site must be removed from site or be stored in properly secured and in anchored containers.
  • All hazardous and or reactive materials should be identified, with provisions to safely store, neutralize or relocate the materials to a safe location.
  • Piles of dirt, sand, and stone on a construction site should be located away from the lakes, canals, right of ways, adjoining properties, swales, culverts, and inlet grates.
  • Locate and turn off all utilities (electricity, water, and gas)
  • Assure that all required silt fencing and other erosion control measures are properly in place and secured.
  • Do not drive through flooded roads or other areas.

Your cooperation in protecting the safety of the residents of the Town of Redington Beach is critical.

Please stay safe,

 
   

Building Official

Mark Vasquez CBO,CFM

Towns of Redington Shores & Redington Beach

17425 Gulf Blvd. Redington Shores Fl. 33708 O-727-397-5538

C-727-283-5208

[email protected]

SB280 VETOED!!

June 19, 2024

THANK YOU to everyone who emailed and called the Governor’s office asking him to veto SB280.  Now, please email and call Governor Ron DeSantis again and thank him for VETOING SB 280 Short Term Rentals (STR) and for being a Home Rule Hero!

 

 

BUILDING DEPARTMENT SERVICES CHANGE

June 12, 2024

EFFECTIVE JUNE 17TH, 2024, ALL NEW BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

NEW BUILDING DEPARTMENT PHONE NUMBER: 727-262-2218

NEW BUILDING DEPARTMENT ADDRESS: 17425 GULF BLVD., REDINGTON SHORES, FL 33708

NEW BUILDING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE: CLICK HERE

PERMIT PORTAL: CLICK HERE

Building Official: Mark Vasquez, CBO, CFM

PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON

May 29, 2024

Hurricane season begins on June 1st and ends on December 1st. Prepare for the upcoming hurricane season NOW.

Your neighbors in Redington Beach have put together an impressive website full of suggestions and ideas of ways to floodproof your house and property. Learn more by visiting https://floodprep.weebly.com/.

Pinellas County Emergency Management has an excellent resource for every aspect of hurricane preparedness. Click this link for lots of great information and links to resources.

Do you have your Barrier Island Re-entry pass? In the event of a mandatory evacuation, these passes, issued at Town Hall, allow residents of Redington Beach easy access back onto the barrier islands. Please call Town Hall at 727-391-3875 to make an appointment. These passes have no expiration date, so if you already have yours they are still valid.

Pinellas County publishes an annual Hurricane Readiness Guide, which is available electronically by HERE. Paper copies are available in Town Hall.

 

Board Vacancies

October 30, 2023

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SERVING
ON A TOWN BOARD? 

VACANCY POSTED FOR
THE REDINGTON BEACH PLANNING BOARD

1 Alternate Member

The Planning Board serves the Town by acting as liaison with the Pinellas County Planning Department, the Regional Planning Council and Forward Pinellas. It reviews and updates the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, which charts the evolution of the Town’s future growth, required services and population needs.

To view the Planning Board agenda and past minutes, click here.

APPLICATION AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE.

 

 

 

CODE VIOLATIONS IN REDINGTON BEACH

August 18, 2023

CODE VIOLATIONS

Redington Beach Code Enforcement is responsible for enforcing codes in the Town of Redington Beach. 

Code Enforcement is important for the health and safety of all residents and helps maintain quality standards that are important to achieve the highest property values possible.

Code Enforcement strives to achieve voluntary compliance if a violation exists. In many cases issues may arise when a resident faces unexpected hardships such as illness or unemployment. Be neighborly – check first to see if you may be able to help. 

CODE ENFORCEMENT ONLINE REPORTING NOW AVAILABLE

Use this link: CODE ENFORCEMENT

Complete the required fields to report code violations.
If you would like to submit photos of the violation, please send a separate email to: [email protected].

Please include your name, address, and phone number.

We can not accept anonymous reports of code violations.
 

LEARN MORE ABOUT REDINGTON BEACH
CODE PROVISIONS

 

Town Park and Friendship Park Updated Parking

January 20, 2023

The Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2022-16, which restricts parking for the sole, exclusive use of people using the parks.

Read the Ordinance by clicking HERE.

STORM DRAIN SYSTEM CLEANING PROJECT: UPDATE

August 27, 2021

UPDATE JULY 6, 2022

The valves have been installed in 13 of the outfalls.  There are a few locations that may need additional sealing to block any possible water intrusion.  With each rain event and high tide, we learn more about the benefits of the WaStop valve installation in Redington Beach.

 

UPDATE MAY 6, 2022

Phase 3 has begun.  The valves have been installed in 4 of the 15 outfalls.  The map below shows the locations of the valves that have been installed (red lines) and the locations where they will be installed (yellow lines).

 

UPDATE APRIL 1, 2022

All of the stormwater drainage pipes have been cleaned.  The contractor also took videos of the inside of the pipes and created a map of the locations of every pipe throughout the Town. VIEW MAP HERE.  The blue lines on the map indicate stormwater drainage pipes.  

Here’s what you can expect during the next phase:

Outfalls will be measured for WaStop valve installation.

WaStop valves will be installed in 15 outfalls. (Pink areas on map.)

LEARN MORE ABOUT WASTOP VALVES

FEBRUARY 21, 2022 UPDATE:  PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 ARE COMPLETE!

Commissioner Richard Cariello, who is overseeing the project, was interviewed by ABC Action News.  Here is a link to the video of the interview: ABC Action News Story of Storm Drain Project

 On Monday, August 23, 2021, Seminole Septic began Phases 1 and 2 of the 4 phase storm drain system project.  Phase 1 will remove the soft sediment from the Town’s stormwater pipes.  As each pipe is cleaned, a video is made by sending a scope into the pipe to inspect its condition and map its location.  Phases 1 and 2 are expected to be completed by January 2022.

The complete request for proposal (RFP) is available by clicking this link: Storm Drain Cleaning RFP

PROPERTY FRAUD ALERT SERVICE

July 2, 2021

FREE Monitoring Service provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office.

Helps to detect fraudulent documents (e.g., deed) recorded in Official Records with your name (or your business’ name) on it

The name you choose to subscribe for alerts is the only criteria that the site monitors.

Alert service will contact your preferred method (email or phone) with the Official Record (OR) document number and document type, you can then search Official Records online to review the document.

Sign up by calling 1-800-728-3858 or by clicking the link, below:

https://www.mypinellasclerk.org/Home/Recording-Services#564143-fraud-alert

SEA TURTLE NESTING AND HATCHING SEASON

June 4, 2021

 

Sea turtle nesting season begins on Sunday, May 1, and the Town is reminding residents and visitors to do their part to help protect adult and hatchling sea turtles as they nest on our beaches. 

 

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium monitors the beaches from Clearwater Beach through Treasure Island, and Sea Turtle Trackers monitors the beaches of St. Pete Beach, Shell Key and Outback. 

Staff members conduct early-morning patrols to locate new nesting sites. Residents should not pick up hatchlings heading toward the water, shine lights or use photo equipment with a flash. Hatchlings use starlight and moonlight reflecting off the water to find their way to the ocean, and if they become misled by artificial light, they can become disoriented and die. 

Besides checking the beaches every morning for signs of new nests, staff mark the nests and tape them off to avoid human disturbance. As endangered and threatened species, Kemp’s Ridley and Loggerhead turtles are protected under state and federal law, and disturbing them, their nests or even a dead turtle is illegal.  

To report the disturbance of a sea turtle nest, or report the sightings of turtles that are dead, lost, stranded or wandering in the street, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Division of Law Enforcement at 1-888-404-3922 or dial *FWC from a cell phone. Residents can also report these sightings on the FWC website at bit.ly/turtle-report.  

Redington Beach has a sea turtle ordinance. The entire ordinance can be read by clicking this link: REDINGTON BEACH SEA TURTLE ORDINANCE

Loggerheads are the most common sea turtle to nest in Pinellas County, and females generally nest from early May through August. The eggs in each nest typically hatch 50 to 60 days after they are laid. 

During nesting season, which runs through Oct. 31, beach residents and beach visitors should do the following: 

  • Turn off outside lights, close curtains and avoid using flashlights or fishing lamps on the beach. 
  • Remove obstacles such as sandcastles or sand pits that may interfere with nesting sea turtles or make it too difficult for hatchlings to make their way to the shoreline.
  • Keep the beach clean. Eliminate trash items that may entangle baby hatchlings and adult turtles.
  • Do not approach or harass adult or baby turtles. 
  • If residents spot turtle tracks or a possible nest, and it does not appear to be protected by stakes or ribbon, call 1-888-404-3922.
  • For residents who own or live in beachside properties, make sure lighting is turtle-friendly. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)’s sea turtle lighting guidelines can be found at bit.ly/sea-turtle-lighting