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File #: 2023-557    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/14/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/26/2023 Final action:
Title: Resolution 23-R60, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, A Resolution Granting A Special Exception Use to Allow a Car Wash in the General Commercial (CG) Zoning District per Section 158.124(C)(4) of the Code of Ordinances (P22-155).
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. Application, SEU Criteria, Deed, 3. Agent Authorization, 4. Conceptual Site Plan, 5. Conceptual Landscape Plan, 6. Building Elevations, 7. Noise Study, 8. Public Works Traffic Memo, 9. Staff Presentation
Placement: Resolutions / Quasi-Judicial Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 23-R60, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, A Resolution Granting A Special Exception Use to Allow a Car Wash in the General Commercial (CG) Zoning District per Section 158.124(C)(4) of the Code of Ordinances (P22-155).
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, Planner III

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Executive Summary (General Business): The City of Port St. Lucie has received a request from PS Lucie SR CGP, LLC, the property owner, for a Special Exception Use (SEU) to allow a car wash in the General Commercial (CG) Zoning District per Section 158.124(C)(4) of the Code of Ordinances. According to the conceptual plan, the proposed self-service car wash consists of a 4,326-square-foot building housing a drive-thru automatic car wash tunnel, a parking area with fourteen (14) vacuum stations, and related site improvements.

Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.

Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the special exception use with the following conditions of approval as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board.
a. Prior to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) the applicant shall have a licensed sound engineer perform a noise study while the car wash is in operation to determine the actual level of sound emitted from all sides of the building near the property lines. This sound study should be submitted to the Planning and Building Departments for review in conjunction with the existing noise ordinance outlined in Section 94.04 of the Code of Ordinances. If the sound levels exceed the allowable limits specified in the noise ordinance, additional sound mitigation may be required. Mitigation may include alterations to the site or to the hours of operation. If mitigation is necessary, the mitigation shall be completed within 180 days.
b. If the noise study or additional mitigation (if war...

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