Site Plan (Development and Design Review) - Viva East - 5315 Edwards Road and 5496 Altman Road

The applicant is requesting the review and approval of an application for a Site Plan (Development and Design Review) for a two-hundred and six (206) unit rental community at 5315 Edwards Road and 5496 Altman Road Road. The community will consist of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom duplexes. Viva East is the sister project to Viva West. Both communities will share access to amenities such as a fitness center, business lodge, community room, catering kitchen, pet spa, outdoor grilling areas and more.

The Site Plan leaves the 8.20 acre wetland (2.25 acres are freshwater marsh and 5.95 acres are riverine swamp) preserved, providing an additional 2.5 acres of upland ecosystems adjacent to those wetlands as a buffer. The 10.7 acres of wetlands and buffer will be preserved through a conservation easement.

The proposed development is located on a parcel with an approximate acreage of 39.70 acres. The future land use of the parcel is Medium Density Residential, RM, and the zoning is Medium Density Residential, R-4. The proposed 206 units are below the allowed 397 units (10 units per acre) in the R-4 zoning district. 

Staff's recommendation is for the Planning Board to move the proposed Site Plan (Development and Design Reviews), with four conditions, for approval to City Commission.

1. A completion certification by a landscape architect, cost estimate and landscape bond pursuant to City Code 123-6 shall be required before the Final Certificate of Occupancy is approved for the site.
2.  A gopher tortoise survey will be required per State Statute before construction can begin.
3. Addresses will need to be submitted to the Planning Department for all units prior to building permit applications.
4. Prior to the issuance of any Site Clearing Permits, the applicant shall provide a Tree Mitigation Survey and coordinate with the City of Fort Pierce Arborist for the required mitigation of the City-regulated trees proposed to be removed as a result of this site's development/construction activity.

• Recommendation of approval with alternative conditions
• Recommendation of disapproval

Ryan Altizer, Senior Planner

Technical Review Committee