Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve a Major Site Plan for Legacy Park North Distribution Center (Project Everest) (P23-168)
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Deputy Director Planning and Zoning Department
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Executive Summary (General Business): This application is a request for approval of a major site plan for a 1.871 million square foot distribution center. The proposed project is a distribution center consisting of 204,000 square feet for cold storage (Cold Depot) attached to 391,000 square feet for dry storage (Dry Depot) which includes 13,000 square feet of ancillary office/administrative space; a standalone 1,060,200 square foot Dry Goods Distribution Center (DDC) Facility which includes 10,500 square feet of ancillary office/administrative space, and two future expansion areas consisting of 60,000 square feet for cold storage (Cold Depot Addition Area) and 147,500 square feet for dry storage (Dry Depot Addition Area). Project Everest will be located on a 192.50 acre parcel. The proposed legal description is Lot 1, Southern Grove Plat 45. As depicted on Southern Grove Plat 45, Lot 1 is bounded by Marshall Parkway to the north, SW Hegener Drive to the south, SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Blvd to the east and the Duda Canal to the west. The site plan provides for truck loading docks along the east and west sides of the building, truck parking, truck storage areas, and an employee parking area.
The project will be built in phases with the first phase consisting of the 204,000 square foot Cold Depot and attached 391,000 square foot Dry Depot, associated loading and truck parking areas, the employee parking area, main driveway off of SW Anthony F. Sansone SR Boulevard, the truck entrance off of SW Hegener Drive. Phase II will include the 1,060,200 square foot Dry Goods Distribution Center (DDC) Facility and associated improvements. The two future expansion areas (Cold Depot and Dry Depot expansion areas) will be constructed when needed.
Presentation Information: Staff may provide a short presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the site plan as recommended by the Site Plan Review Committee.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the site plan.
2. Move that the Council not approve the site plan and provide staff direction.
Background: The Site Plan Review Committee recommended approval of the site plan at the October 11, 2023, Site Plan Review Committee meeting.
Issues/Analysis: The project will be served by the extension of SW Anthony F. Sansone SR Boulevard from SW Hegener Drive north to the Marshall Parkway right-of-way and the eastern extension of SW Hegener Drive from SW Anthony F. Sansone SR Boulevard east to the Duda Canal. Employees will access the facility from the main driveway on SW Anthony F. Sansone SR Boulevard. The truck entrance will be located via a driveway at the end of SW Hegener Drive that runs along the property’s eastern boundary line. There is a gated entry at the northern end of the driveway that is approximately 1600 linear feet from SW Hegener Drive. There is sufficient room for trucks to stack without impacting traffic.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: The offsite improvements required to serve the development including the extension of SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Boulevard, the extension of SW Hegener Drive, the water management tracts, the expansion of the Duda Canal, and a lift station are included in the construction plans for the associated subdivision plat, Southern Grove Plat No. 45. Southern Grove Plat No. 45 is scheduled for the December 4, 2023, City Council meeting.
Location of Project: The property is generally located west of Interstate 95, east of SW Village Parkway and between the Marshall Parkway Road Right-of-Way and SW Hegener Drive.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Site Plan
3. Preliminary Landscape Plan
4. Building Elevations
5. Application
6. Warranty Deed - Port St. Lucie Governmental Finance Corporation
7. Warranty Deed - PSL Project Apron Industrial Owner, LLC
8. Public Works Traffic Memo
9. Applicant’s Traffic Analysis
10. Staff Presentation
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: N/A
Legal Sufficiency Review:
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