Notification of Director of Development's approval of a Minor Amendment to Site Plan for a new 4,989 sq. ft. Chick-fil-a restaurant with drive-thru service at 5560 Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce, FL. The properties are zoned General Commercial, C-3 zone. (Parcel IDs: 2419-603-0002-000-7 & 2419-603-0005-000-8.) The Minor Amendment accommodates storm water retention adjustments required with permitting by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD).

• The City Commission, on April, 3rd, 2017, approved a Site Plan for development of a 4,989 sq. ft. Chick-fil-a restaurant complete with drive-thru service, an indoor playground, and outdoor cafe dining at 5560 Okeechobee Road. The property is within the General Commercial, C-3, zone.
• In accordance with Section 22-58 (i) the applicant has requested authorization of a minor amendment to an approved site plan for based upon site layout design modifications necessary to avoid impacting the existing dry pond area located along the north side of the Chick-fil-A parcel.
• The summary minor adjustments to the site plan include shifting the drive-thru lane along the north side of the parcel south roughly 25’ to avoid impacting the existing pond, alteration of the parking configuration in the center of the site to accommodate shifting the drive-thru south, a reduction of the parking count by 7 spaces compared to the previous approval, and an increase to the percentage of open space to 33%.
• The amended site plan maintains compliance with the City’s land development code and comprehensive plan.

View Approved Minor Amendment

Present findings that the proposed amendment is substantial, not minor, in nature, whereupon the amendment shall then be reviewed by the same procedure required for original approval as set forth in this section.

Kori Benton, Senior Planner

Technical Review Committee