St. Pete council makes controversial change to increase city’s housing supply

The availability of housing in St. Petersburg will increase after a vote by St. Pete City Council Thursday night. After hearing from hundreds of voices — through both email and during the meeting’s lengthy public comment period — council members voted 7-to-1 to change the zoning for roughly 3,000 homes that are located in proximity to major roads. Most of the properties impacted are in the city’s core.