Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve a Site Plan for Stars and Stripes Park in Southern Grove (P22-195).
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Deputy Director
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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 Stars and Stripes Park. Stars and Stripes is a proposed public park in Southern Grove consisting of star sculptures, a waving flag display, and a solar system display, a linear stormwater pond, paved walking paths, and a paved parking lot. The site plan depicts the location for a future restroom and also provides an area for future overflow parking if needed. The park will include a celebratory plaza for veterans and first responders featuring large three- dimensional stars and wave-like stripes as well as a celestial lawn or outdoor classroom anchored by a large interactive sundial. The planet displays will radiate out from the sundial at an approximate distance from one another as in the solar system.
There is an associated application for subdivision plat approval for Stars in Stripes that is on the November 13, 2023 City Council agenda (P22-224).
Presentation Information: Staff may provide a 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 directions.
Background: The Site Plan Review Committee recommended approval of the proposed project at the October 12, 2022 Site Plan Review Committee meeting.
Issues/Analysis: Stars and Stripes is one of four proposed parks in Southern Grove that will be developed to meet the demand for park and recreation facilities created by...
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