Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P26-103 Tropic Realty LLC, Tropic Plaza - Special Exception Use
Location: South of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, north of SW Badger Terrace, and west of SW Chestnut Lane.
Legal Description: Lots 4-10 and 29-35, Block 1647, Port St. Lucie Section 05
The request is for the approval of a Special Exception Use (SEU) to allow retail or personal service uses that will exceed fifty percent (50%) of the buildings’ gross floor area and any use that exceeds 5,000 square feet on a parcel zoned Limited Mixed Use (LMD) Zoning per Section 158.155(D)(4 & 5) of the Zoning Code.
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Submitted By: Ivan Betancourt, Planner I, Planning & Zoning Department
Executive Summary: The applicant, on behalf of the property owner, Tropic Realty LLC, is requesting a special exception use approval to allow retail or personal service uses that will exceed fifty percent (50%) of the building’s gross floor area and any use that exceeds 5,000 square feet on a parcel zoned Limited Mixed Use (LMD) per Section 155.158(D)(4 & 5) of the Zoning Code. The Zoning Code lists any use over 5,000 square feet and containing over fifty percent (50%) retail or personal service uses as special exception uses that may be permitted only following the review and specific approval thereof by the City Council.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: If the board finds that the special exception use application is consistent with the criteria as listed in Section 158.260 (A) through (L) of the City code, then the Board may:
• Move to recommend approval to the City Council
• Move to amend the recommendation and recommend approval to the City Council
If the board finds that the special exception use application is inconsistent with the criteria as listed in Section 158.260 (A) through (L) of the City code, then the Board may:
• Move to recommend denial to the City Council
Background: Specific tenants have not been identified at this time; the proposed commercial development is intended to accommodate a mix of small retail, personal service, and restaurant uses which will serve the surrounding residential area. To promote compatibility with the adjacent residential properties to the south, the proposed site plan and landscape plan incorporate an 8-foot-high masonry wall supplemented by landscape buffering along the southern property boundary to provide visual screening and mitigate potential impacts associated with the proposed commercial uses.
An associated application has been submitted to establish a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants that will modify the existing property boundaries and unite the subject parcels to facilitate a right-turn lane on Port St. Lucie Boulevard serving the development. The Declaration of Restrictive Covenants will be finalized prior to the Special Exception Use application proceeding to City Council for consideration.
Issues/Analysis: See attached staff report
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Address not yet assigned
Attachments:
1. Staff Report,
2. Conceptual Plan,
3. Conceptual Landscape Plan,
4. SEU Application,
5. SEU Responses,
6. Proposed Elevations,
7. Approved Architectural Review Letter,
8. Landscape Plan,
9. Authorization Letter,
10. Deed,
11. Staff Presentation.