Treasure Island Election Results Are In; Recount Needed

Treasure Island voters weighed in Tuesday on five referendum questions, four of which deal with downtown redevelopment — and one still hasn't been decided.

Referendum question No. 3, which would allow density of up to 60 hotel or motel rooms per acre in the city's new downtown redevelopment district, ended in a dead heat. There were 762 votes in favor and 762 opposed, according to unofficial results from the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections.

The Pinellas County Canvassing Board will meet at 9 a.m. Friday to conduct a recount and to certify the results, elections spokesperson Nancy Whitlock said.

Officials will canvass provisional ballots and conduct a manual recount if required, Whitlock said.

Here are all of the unofficial results, with all four precincts reporting:

Question No. 1

Proposed Increase of Two Feet in Maximum Height of Buildings to Compensate for Flood Regulations

Text: "Should Chapter 68 Land Use, Article VII, Supplementary Lot and Use Regulations, Section 68-481 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida be amended to increase the maximum building height by two feet city-wide to compensate for flood safety measures which require two additional feet of vertical clearance before establishing the first living floor of a building?"

RESULT: PASSED with 1,149 "Yes" votes (75.49 percent), 373 "No" votes (24.51 percent)

Question No. 2

Proposed Increase in Residential Density in the Downtown Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Core District

Text: Should the City's Planned Downtown Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Core District, established by Section 68-410.07 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, allow density of up to 24 residential dwelling units per acre as part of a mixed use development project in the new downtown development district?

RESULT: PASSED with 807 "Yes" votes (53.06 percent), 714 "No" votes (46.94 percent)

Question No. 3

 Proposed Increase in Tourist Dwelling Density in the Downtown Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Core District

Text: Should the City's Planned Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Core District, established by Section 68-410.07 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, allow density of up to 60 tourist dwelling units (hotel/motel rooms) per acre in the new downtown redevelopment district?

Result: TIE with 762 "Yes" votes (50 percent), 762 "No" votes (50 percent)

Question No. 4

Proposed Increase in Residential Dwelling Density in the Downtown Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Gulf Boulevard District

Text: Should the City's Planned Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Gulf Blvd. District, established by Section 68-410.36 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, allow density of up to 15 residential dwelling units per acre as part of a mixed use development project in the new downtown development district?

Result: PASSED with 810 "Yes" votes (53.22 percent), 712 "No" votes (46.78 percent)

Question No. 5

Proposed Increase in Tourist Dwelling Density in the Downtown Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Gulf Boulevard District

Text: Should the City's Planned Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Gulf Blvd. District, established by Section 68-410.6 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, allow density of up to 60 tourist dwelling units (hotel/motel rooms) per acre in the new downtown development district?

Result: FAILED with 769 "No" votes (50.46 percent), 755 "Yes" votes (49.54 percent)

More than 1,500 votes were cast in Tuesday's election.

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