Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 22-06, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 163, "MODEL HOMES", Article XV of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port St. Lucie (P21-146).
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Submitted By: Stephen Mayer, Planner III
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): This is a request from Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, to amend Article XV, Section 163 of the Zoning Code to clarify development standards for model homes within Master Planned Unit Developments (MPUD) and Planned Unit Developments (PUD) and allow the site plans to be approved administratively.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council adopt the ordinance as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and adopt the ordinance.
2. Move that the Council not adopt the ordinance and provide staff direction.
Background: Currently, model home site plans within PUDs are reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) and must be approved by City Council as a minor site plan. The applicant identified a potential text change in Section 163.20(D), entitled Model Home Permit, Eligibility, which will enable the SPRC to review and approve model home site plans within PUDs.
In order to provide more flexibility for parking areas, the applicant identified potential text changes to Section 163.04(D), entitled Site Requirements and Accessibility. The proposed text change would allow only one separate parking lot is required for model homes, therefore alleviating the requirement to provide an additional parking area when model homes happen to be separated within the same development.
The amendment is necessary to allow the SPRC to review and approve Model Home site plans rather than requiring City Council appr...
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