Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval of a Major Site Plan for Tradition Regional Park Phase I (P21-116)
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Senior Planner
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Vision to offer leisure opportunities for an active lifestyle.
Executive Summary (General Business): On behalf of the City of Port St. Lucie, Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, has submitted a site plan for the development of Tradition Regional Park. Tradition Regional Park is a proposed public park that is located along Tradition Parkway west of Renaissance Charter schools and east of future road N/S A.
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 proposed site plan at the June 9, 2021 Site Plan Review Committee meeting.
Issues/Analysis: As depicted on the site plan, Tradition Regional Park will be developed in phases. Tradition Regional Park Phase I will include: four baseball fields, three multi-purpose fields, one multi-purpose stadium, concession stands, a park maintenance facility, a restroom, sidewalks, parking, three stormwater ponds, a driveway, a solid waste and recycling dumpster enclosure, and Phase I landscaping. Phase IB will provide for the development of the BMX tract and related facilities. Future phases will include four additional baseball fields, a community center, pickleball courts, tennis courts, racquetball courts, basketball courts, event lawn, tot lot, disc golf, a trail system, additional restrooms, parking, and concession stands.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: In 2008, the City acquired approximately 110.383 acres of land from the Tradition Development Company, LLC, for Tradition Regional Park in accordance with the open space and recreation requirements in the Tradition DRI and the Western Grove DRI. The proposed park site is approximately 127 acres. It includes the 110.383 acres of land owned by the City of Port St. Lucie, ±14.31 acres of land owned by Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, that will be deeded to the City, and a 2.16 acre wetland tract, Conservation Tract 76, that will be mitigated through regulatory permitting process to accommodate development of the park. The 2.16- acre tract is dedicated to the Tradition Community Development District No. 1. The land will be deeded to the City once all regulatory permits have been issued and the mass grading is complete. There other two wetlands that abut the property - Conservation Tract 77 (3.68 acres) and Parcel 2 Wetland 81 (.923 acre). There is a third wetland that is within the parcel and under the FPL easement, Conservation Tract 80 (1.02 acres). At this time, no impacts are proposed to these wetlands in association with park’s development.
There is an associated site work agreement between Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, and the City of Port St. Lucie that provides for Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, that addresses permitting, park construction, and other items related to the development of the park. The agreement is scheduled for the September 11, 2023 City Council meeting.
Location of Project: The property is generally located on the south side of Tradition Parkway west of the Renaissance Charter School and east of the N/S A road right-of-way.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Tradition Regional Park Phase I Site Plan
3. Tradition Regional Park Phase I Landscape Plan
4. Application
5. Public Works Traffic Memo
6. Applicant’s Traffic Statement
7. Warranty Deed - City of Port St. Lucie
8. Warranty Deed - Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC
9. Staff Presentation
10. Applicant’s 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.
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Legal Sufficiency Review:
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