Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Partial Appeal of the Denial of the Haredo Realty Advisors, Inc. and Ghanie, John and Joan Variance (P26-036) by the Planning and Zoning Board
Location: The property is generally located on the northwest corner of SW Bougainvillea Avenue and SW Gatlin Boulevard.
Legal Description: Port St. Lucie Section Twenty-Three, Block 1616, Lots 6-10 (Plat Book 13, Pages 29, 29A-29D).
A request to appeal the denial of a variance to the rear building setback requirements.
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Submitted By: Sofia Trail, Planner I, Planning & Zoning Department
Executive Summary: The City of Port St. Lucie has received a request from the Applicant, Edward McDonald, Thomas Engineering Group, on behalf of the property owners, Haredo Realty Advisors, Inc., and the John Mohamed Ghanie and Joan Davis-Ghanie Living Trust to appeal the denial of the variance from the City’s rear building setback requirements.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board review the appeal request.
Background: The Applicant submitted a request for the following variances from the City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances:
1. A variance of 14.6 feet from the rear building setback requirements.
2. A variance to the requirement of landscaping along the outside of the architectural wall, which is proposed ten (10) feet from the rear property line, and a variance of two (2) trees and 154 shrubs of perimeter landscaping required along the northern boundary of the subject property.
The Planning and Zoning Board found that the Applicant’s variance request was not consistent with the variance criteria and denied the application at its May 5, 2026 meeting. See attached order of the Planning and Zoning Board denying the variance (Attachment 1) and the Planning and Zoning Department’s staff report (Attachment 3) for more detailed information.
Issues/Analysis: The Applicant has submitted a request to appeal the denial of the variance with respect to the rear setback portion of the request but has not challenged the portion of the request relating to the landscaping.
Special Consideration: The conceptual plans associated with the LMD rezoning and SEU are contingent upon the approval of the variance request. Additionally, the development encroaches 10 feet into the 20-foot drainage easement along the rear boundary line of lots 6 through 10.
Location of Project: The project is generally located on the northwest corner of SW Bougainvillea Avenue and SW Gatlin Boulevard.
Attachments:
1. Variance Denial Order
2. 5/5/26 Planning and Zoning Board Minutes
3. Staff Report
4. Preliminary Landscape Plan
5. Application and Agent Authorization Letter
6. Recorded Unity of Control
7. Warranty Deeds
8. Staff Presentation
9. Public Comment
10. Applicant Appeal Letter
11. Applicant Appeal Presentation