Westminster Heights Neighborhood Plan - City of St. Petersburg

WESTMINSTER HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
Site conditions of the combined area indicate that sixty-five percent (65%) are in sound condition and twentynine
percent (29%) are in substandard condition (see Site Conditions Map).
A “substandard” designation for site conditions means that 50 percent of the yard is dirt rather than covered by
grass or other type of ground cover. In addition, a fence may be in disrepair (i.e. broken slats, leaning, or
severe rust). The high percentage of substandard conditions may be attributed to the lack of reclaimed water
lines in the neighborhood, and the expense and restrictions on the use of potable water for irrigation. There
are 345 properties in this neighborhood area; of those properties 73 have been cited for code violations
(September 2008). A review of the code violations, as of September 26, 2008, shows that 38 percent of the
violations are property (PROP) cases. Property cases are generally exterior code violations such as peeling
paint, broken windows, fence disrepair, brush, rotted wood, etc. The second highest percentage of code
violations is yard parking with 17.8 percent of the cited properties. The next violation with the third highest
percentage of violations is overgrowth (OG) with 13.7 percent of the cited properties. Securing (SEC1)
structures cases total 6.8 percent of the cited properties. Securing cases can be either monitoring cases for those
buildings currently boarded or buildings in need of boarding.
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