Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with no new construction submitted by property owners, Leobardo Mata and Rosa Barajas, and applicant AWP Inc., to establish a contractor office that performs services off-site at 3101 Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce, FL.The property is zoned General Commercial Zone (C-3), Parcel ID: 2417-806-0023-000-7.
 

• The applicant, AWP Inc. (Area Wide Protective) provides traffic management services and equipment to clients.
• The subject site at 3101 Okeechobee Road would provide a new office location within the City of Fort Pierce. The property is zoned C-3, General Commercial Zone with a future land use of General Commercial.
• The proposed floor plan, for the present 950 sq. ft. work-center facility will consist of two (2) offices, two (2) restrooms, and a Lobby/Reception Office.
• The subject site can currently be accessed from four (4) development entrances; three (3) located on Okeechobee Road and one (1) located on South 31^st Street. St. Lucie County Engineering has advised the applicant to remove the two (2) easternmost driveways along Okeechobee Road. The primary access from Okeechobee Road should be from the westernmost existing driveway.
• Daily operations for the proposed Fort Pierce location would begin in the morning with the deployment of crews to customers work sites. The hours of operation would be 7am to 5pm daily. Their crews typically use small to medium-size duty pickup trucks and a variety of small to medium size traffic control equipment. AWP’s operations do not generate noise, fumes, or dust.

The requested Conditional Use with No New Construction is consistent with City Code, the Comprehensive Plan, and does not adversely affect the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare; Staff recommends that City Commission approve the request with the following conditions:
1) Comply with City Code Section 22-60. Off-street Parking and Loading (c) Design Standards, d) Commercial Uses & (j) Lighting. Please provide the lighting plan with a minimum average of two (2) foot-candles.
2) Per City Code Sec. 22-60. Required off-street parking spaces for the handicapped shall be located near the front entrance of the main building for the use or if the use has no buildings, as close as practical to the center of the area where the principal activity associated with the use takes place.
 
3) Per City Code Section 22-187. – General Landscaping Requirements; Please provide a general landscaping plan demonstrating compliance with the City’s landscaping requirements.
 
4) Please consult with the St. Lucie County Engineering Department concerning the three (3) driveway access points along Okeechobee Road. SLC Engineering is requesting that you remove the two easternmost driveways along Okeechobee Road.
 
5) The Planning Board has requested as a condition that storage of equipment be placed in the western portion of the subject property.
 

• Approval with alternative conditions
• Denial

Vennis Gilmore, Planning Analyst

Technical Review Committee