St. Petersburg: remove nine Jamestown vacant lots from park map for housing
St. Petersburg city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
The City Charter Park and Waterfront Map contains a composite parcel identified as “Jamestown” composed of: Unity Park, recreational open space within Jamestown apartments, and nine City-owned lots in the adjacent neighborhood that are vacant and closed to the public. Shall the City Charter be amended to remove those nine vacant lots from the Map to allow subsequent / separate land use changes and potential sale of those lots for affordable or workforce housing?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This charter amendment removes nine vacant city-owned lots from the City Charter's Park and Waterfront Map. The map lists a composite parcel called Jamestown. It includes Unity Park, open space within the Jamestown apartments, and nine city-owned lots in the adjacent neighborhood. Those lots are vacant and closed to the public. The question says removing them would allow later land use changes and possible sale for affordable or workforce housing. A YES vote removes the nine lots from the map. A NO vote keeps them on the map.
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