Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P25-016 St. Lucie County - Fire Station - Milner Drive - Variance
Location: The property is located at 5531 NW Corporate Way.
Legal Description: Midway Commerce Center, Lot 3 (PB 41, PG 1)
This is a request to grant a variance of design relief to allow a metal building with roof with less of a pitch than required.
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Submitted By: Francis Forman, Planner III
Executive Summary: The City of Port St. Lucie received a request from Velcon Engineering, acting as agent for St. Lucie County Fire District, Owner, for a variance to the Citywide Design Standards for building material design and roof pitch requirements to construct a metal building with a sloped roof with a 1.5:12 pitch. Section 4.0.1(2), Prohibited Building Features and Materials, of the Citywide Design Standards, requires that the general building design cannot include the use of corrugated metal siding/butler buildings within the General Commercial (CG) zoning district. Section 5.5.1(3), Sloped Roof Design, of the Citywide Desing Standards, require that the average slope of a primary roof shall be greater than or equal to four feet of rise for every twelve feet of horizontal run, or a 4:12 slope.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board approve the variance as presented.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Board amend the recommendation and approve the variance with conditions.
2. Move that the Board deny the variance.
Background: The intent is to construct a metal building for the purposes of expanding the existing St. Lucie County Fire District logistics campus. The logistics campus currently consists of an administrative building located along NW Milner Drive and a building that is used for a combination of administrative logistical offices and a maintenance shop. The proposed northern building is to be utilized as a maintenance building f...
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