Agenda Item # 12.d.
City Commission Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 04/02/2018
- Re
- Yousef Arcade - Conditional Use - 740 Orange Avenue
- Submitted For:
- Rebecca Grohall
SUBJECT:
Quasi-Judicial Hearing (waived) - Application for Conditional Use with no new construction submitted by property owners, Anthony Mannino and Applicant Yousef Qasem, to establish an Amusement Arcade Center with 50 arcade machines at 740 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned General Commercial (C-3), Parcel ID: 2410-604-0078-000-6.
SUMMARY:
- The applicant Yousef Qasem, is requesting the review and approval of an Application for Conditional Use with No New Construction to establish an Amusement Arcade Center with fifty (50) arcade machines in the subject commercial building. The subject property is currently zoned C-3, General Commercial.
- The selected site consists of five commercial units, averaging 1,159 sq. ft. each. The applicant proposes to use Unit 5, which is 1,159 sq. ft. in size, for an amusement arcade center.
- The center would provide customers access to fifty (50) machines providing entertainment games of skill, with the opportunity to earn prizes.
- The arcade amusement center will run at a 50% capacity (25 machines) during normal business hours which are 8am–7pm Monday through Friday. After normal business hours the arcade amusement center will run at a 70% - 100% capacity depending on the closure time of the two businesses in the building. As it stands now the business will run at 100% capacity (50 machines) on Friday from 7pm–2am, Saturday from 2pm–2am, and Sunday from 8am-12am. The business will run at 70% capacity (35 machines) on Saturday from 8am–2pm. The owners is looking to revise his Sunday hours to not be in conflict with hours that the Church across the street is in service.
- The Planning Board, at their March 13, 2018 meeting, voted 4-2 to recommend denial of the request as presented.
- A total of 62 notifications of the proposal were mailed to the owners of property located within 500 feet of the subject property. To-date, zero responses have been collected. A tally of the garnered responses will be provided to the City Commission at the public hearing on April 2,2018.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Commission disapprove the Conditional Use as the applicant has not demonstrated that the intended use will not adversely affect the health, safety, and general welfare of the surrounding community (City Code 22-74).
ALTERNATIVES:
- Approve
- Approve with Conditions
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:
Brandon Creagan, LEED Green Associate, Planner
COORDINATED WITH:
Technical Review Committee
Fiscal Impact
OTHER INFORMATION:
N/A
Attachments
- Planning Staff Report
- Application Packet
- Aerial Map
- Zoning Map
- TRC Comments
- Letters from the Public
- City Code Section 22-71
- Public Notification Certification
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| City Manager | Nick Mimms | 03/23/2018 03:45 PM |
- Form Started By:
- bcreagan
- Started On:
- 03/21/2018 12:50 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 03/23/2018