Quasi Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with New Construction and Design Review submitted by the Property Owners, Anne Supina & Sandra Twoey, & Representative, Architectonic Inc, to construct a single family home seaward (east) of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), located at 1912 Surfside Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. There is also a request to allow for a height increase to 34 feet from FEMA Based Flood Elevation.The property is zoned Single Family Low Density (R-1) Parcel ID: 2412-501-0121-000-3.

• In accordance with Sections 22-59, 22-66 and 22-76 of the City Code, the applicant is requesting approval for a Conditional Use with New Construction and Design Review for a single-family home seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL).There is also a request for a Conditional Use to allow for an increase in the height of the structure to 34 feet from FEMA Based Flood Elevation in accordance with City Code 22-16(a)(3)b.
• The proposed single-family home is located at 1912 Surfside Drive and is owned by Surfside Equities, LLC. The subject property has a Future Land Use designation of Low Density Residential (RL) with a compatible zoning classification of Single-Family Low Density Residential (R-1). The properties to the north and south are also zoned R-1. To the west, the property is zoned Single Family Intermediate Density (R-2) and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean.
• As the site is seaward of the CCCL, the proposed construction requires a Conditional Use Approval by the City of Fort Pierce City Commission prior to review for permitting by both the City and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
• The home will have a total square footage of 7,213 square feet between the first floor, second floor, and open-air patio. The proposed height of the structure is 34 feet above the FEMA Based Flood Elevation and 39 feet from existing grade. In the South Beach Overlay District, the height of a structure is not determined by measurement from existing grade, but rather from the FEMA Base Flood Elevation. Structures in the R-1 zoning district can be built up to 28 feet from the FEMA Based Flood Elevation without any special approvals. Furthermore, structures can be built between 29 feet to 35 feet with a Conditional Use approval. As the proposed structure will be 34 feet from the FEMA Based Flood Elevation, a Conditional Use approval is required. The proposed single-family home also complies with the setback provisions as stipulated in City Code 22-24(b)(2).
• At their meeting on September 17, 2019 the Planning Board voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the request as presented.
• 30 letters were mailed to property owners within 500 feet of the subject property.

Approval

Approval with Alternate Conditions
Disapproval

Brandon C. Creagan, LEED Green Associate Planner

Technical Review Committee