CONTINUED FROM 9/8/2020 MEETING AT REQUEST OF APPLICANT.  Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Final Plat, submitted by Property Owner and Applicant, Lennar Homes, Inc., to subdivide approximately 23.32 acres of land for a portion of a Planned Unit Development lying in Section 7, Township 35 South, Range 40 East, City of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, being a replat of Tract "B-2," Bent Creek Master Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 47, Pages 9 through 14, Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. The property is zoned Planned Development (PD). Parcel ID: 2407-700-0026-000-2.

• The applicant is requesting the review and approval of a Final Plat to subdivide approximately 23.32 acres of land for the completion of  a portion of a Planned Unit Development lying in Section 7, Township 35 south, Range 40 east, City of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, being a replat of Tract "B-2", Bent Creek Master Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 47, Pages 9 through 14, Public Records of St. Lucie county, Florida.

 

• The subject property has a Future Land Use of Medium Density Residential, RM, which intended for parcels that are best suited for multi-family residential uses ranging in density from 6.5 to 12 dwelling units per acre. This designation allows small-lot single-family units and multi-family dwellings including duplexes, condominiums, and townhomes. The proposed project is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

 

• The subject property is zoned Planned Development, PD. The surrounding properties to the south and west are zoned PD, except for the parcels to the north zoned CG (St. Lucie County Zoning) and to the east zoned General Commercial, C-3 and Planned Development, PD. The surrounding properties are occupied by single-family homes and vacant land.

 

• The subdivision comprises a total of one (1) parcel with approximately 23.32 acres and will be subdivided into a total of one hundred and twenty-one (121) separate parcels. Each lot will meet the minimum lot width, depth, and area requirements specified by original St. Lucie County Site Plan Approval of the Planned Development. Staff has reviewed the application in accordance with Chapter 121 - Subdivisions of the City Code.

The Final Plat meets the above standards of the City’s land development code and Comprehensive Plan; therefore, Staff recommends  APPROVAL with the following two (2) Conditions of Approval:
 

1. Prior to final plat approval the appropriate bonding mechanism must be in place ensuring construction completion of all outstanding infrastructure (sidewalks, roadways, drainage, utilities, curb, striping, etc.); for specific information please refer to the City of Fort Pierce Code of Ordinances Section 121-12.
2. The applicant will supply two (2) Mylars for appropriate signatures and then the plat is recorded with St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts in accordance with Florida State Statute 177.111.

 
 

• Approval with alternative conditions
• Denial

Vennis Gilmore, Planner

Technical Review Committee