Quasi-Judicial Hearing (waived) - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with no new construction, submitted by Property Owner, NuView IRA, Applicant, Little Angels Learning Academy, and Representative Cynthia O’Connell to operate a Daycare Facility, located at 436 N 7^th Street, Fort Pierce, FL.  The property is zoned General Commercial (C-3) Parcel ID: 2410-603-0028-000-8

• The applicant is seeking to operate a Daycare Facility in an existing four (4) unit commercial plaza.
• The property is zone C-3, General Commercial with a future land use of General Commercial.
• The City Commission adopted Ordinance No. L-11 in 2008, amending Section 22-31(c) of the City Code to permit Day Care Centers and Schools other than education service establishments as a conditional use in the C-3, General Commercial, Zoning District.
• The property is located at the southeast corner of Avenue D and N. 7^th Street. The subject property is surrounded by a duplex and single-family residence to the north, commercial businesses to the south, a St. Lucie County service building to the west and a duplex residence to the east.

The City Commission approve the request with the following conditions:

1) Comply with City Code Section 22-60. Off-street Parking and Loading (c) Design Standards, d) Commercial Uses & (j) Lighting. Please provide the lighting plan with a minimum average of two (2) footcandles.
 
2) The applicant integrates landscaping around the perimeter of the recreational area pursuant to City Code Section 22-67 (d)(1).
 
3) The applicant re-stripes the parking spaces to fulfill the required spaces per City Code Section 22-60. Off-street Parking and Loading -- (d) Number of required off-street parking spaces.
 
4) Per City Code Section 22-60. Off-street Parking and Loading – (c)(4) Access; all off-street parking  and loading facilities shall be so arranged that no automobile shall have to back into any street. Please consider parking located in the rear of the building or payment in-lieu to the city’s multimodal fund for spaces that are not in accordance.
 

Approval with alternative conditions.
Denial

Vennis Gilmore, Planning Analyst

Technical Review Committee