Review and approval with conditions an application for a Conditional Use with no New Construction, submitted by Property Owner, Smith Bros Contracting Equip, and applicant, Woodworkx to operate a Cabinet Assembly, Wood Finishing, & Product Showroom located at 103 N 13th Street, Fort Pierce, FL.  The property is zoned General Commercial (C-3) (Parcel ID 2409-507-0001-000-4).

• The applicant is requesting the review and approval of a Conditional Use with no new construction to reuse an existing 8,900 sq. ft. commercial structure, located at 103 North 13th Street, to establish a custom cabinet showroom and artisan manufacturing facility.
• The applicant, Wood Workx – Custom Cabinets is seeking to expand their production space, provide support office space, and introduce a customer showroom to display the custom cabinets, resulting in the addition of 10-15 employees, in addition to their current team which would relocate to this site.
• The facility would fully operate five days per week approximately 7:30 am to 5pm daily with desires of opening the showroom on Saturday as demand permits.
• A total of 48 notifications of the proposed Conditional Use were mailed to the owners of property located within 500 feet of the subject property.  As of July 22, 2016, 2 responses have been received in favor of the request. An update will be provided to the City Commission at the public hearing.
• The Planning Board, at their July 12th, 2016 meeting, voted unanimously to recommend approval of the request with the recommended condition by staff.

Approval of the presented request with the condition that the applicant integrates additional landscaping along the west and north property lines pursuant to City Code Section 22-187 (6).

 

Approval with alternative conditions
Denial

Kori Benton, Senior Planner

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