Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 19-003 - Review and approval of an application for Major Amendment to the Harbour Isle Planned Development to allow for the construction of an 11,050 sqft retail building with associated improvements for a parcel in Harbour Isle located at 825 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, FL. The property is currently zoned PD, Planned Development. FIRST READING

In accordance with Section, 22-40 of the City Code, the applicant is requesting the review and approval of a Development Review (Major Amendment) to the PD as follows: Revise the previously approved site plan for property that is located at 825 Seaway Drive. The proposal is to construct an 11,050 square foot retail building with associated infrastructure.

On August 5, 2004, the City Commission granted approval for the Planned Development know as Harbour Isle at Hutchinson Island. This PD consisted of both residential and commercial components. The commercial aspects of the project were located along seaway drive. One of the commercial developments proposed was a 15,000 square foot retail building. This commercial development was never built and the property remains vacant.

The applicant has revised the site plan for this section of the Planned Development and is proposing one building that will be 11,050 square feet in size. The remaining square footage that was allotted for the site will be used for a second commercial development on the adjacent parcel.

There is proposed to be two driveways on the property along Seaway Drive. One driveway will be ingress (right-in only) only and the second driveway will be both ingress and egress. The egress for the second driveway will be a right-in and a right-out only. There will be no driveway that connects to the interior of the Harbour Isle development, instead there will be a pedestrian path with a secure electronic gates that only the Harbour Isle residents will have access to.

The Planning Board at their meeting on December 11, 2018 voted 5-0 to recommend approval with conditions as outlined in the Staff report. 

The requested Application for Development Review (Major Amendment) meets the requirements of the City Code specifically section 22-40, Planned Development; therefore Staff recommends that the City Commission approval the request with one condition along with Ordinance 19-003.

1. A six (6) foot wall or opaque fence is constructed on the property line that borders the residential component of Harbour Isle. The landscaping that is currently on this property line must also stay in place.

Approve with Alternate Conditions
Deny

Brandon C. Creagan, LEED Green Associate, Planner

Technical Review Committee