6.b.
Planning Board
- Meeting Date:
- 05/10/2021
Information
REQUESTED ACTION
Conditional Use - Lucky 7 Arcade - 1702 Delaware Avenue
LOCATION
1702 Delaware Avenue
RESPONSIBLE STAFF
Vennis Gilmore, Planner
RECOMMENDATION
The proposed use offers a provision of Arcade Amusement Center representing a limited commercial use that is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and is generally consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code with appropriate restrictions. Therefore, Staff recommends APPROVAL with the following seven (7) conditions:
- Per City Code 125-325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement Centers.(2)(f): Amusement arcades or arcade amusement centers shall provide bicycle racks within enough stalls to accommodate one bicycle for each five game machines located within the premises. Bicycle racks shall be located as close as practical to the entrance of the facility and shall not be located in a manner that obstructs any entrances, exits, sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas. Install a bicycle rack with a minimum of 10 bicycle spaces.
- Per City Code Section 125 . 325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement (1)(f): Alcohol sales or consumption shall be prohibited in amusement arcades and arcade amusement centers. Alcohol sales or consumption shall also be prohibited in the attached restaurant.
- Please adhere to City Code Section 125 – 325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement.
- Per City Code Section 123.-6. – Required Bond., Provide a completion certification by the landscape architect, a landscape cost estimate sheet, and a security bond, certified deposit (CD), cashier’s check or a certified check upon a solvent local bank conditioned to secure 100 percent of the supply and installation cost of the landscaping improvements required. A Landscape Bond, Itemized Cost Estimate, and Certified Letter of Completion by Certified Florida Landscape Architect must be provided prior to receiving Certificate of Occupancy.
- Per City Code 125-325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement Centers.(2)(i): Landscaping must comply with requirements of the city's landscaping ordinance prior to the issuance of a business tax receipt. The applicant must submit a Landscape Plan with new trees and plantings that meet city code standards.
- Per City Code 125-325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement Centers.(2)(h): Lighting for parking lots must satisfy lighting requirements of section 125-315(g)(1) prior to the issuance of a business tax receipt. Commercial uses require a minimum average of two footcandles for parking areas.
- Per City Code 125-325. – Amusement Arcades and Arcade Amusement Centers.(1)(c): No arcade amusement center shall be located within 1,250 feet of another arcade amusement center. Such distance shall be measured from closest property line to closest property line. Approval of a Waiver of Distance Application from the Gateway Plaza Arcade, which is located at 2051 S. US Highway 1, must be approved prior to Conditional Use Approval.
- Per City Code Section 125-317. – Sidewalks - (b)Applicability. In order to provide continual access for pedestrians, sidewalks and sidewalk linkages shall be required to be provided by the property owner or permit applicant when one of the following events occur:
(4) Plans submitted for site plan, conditional use, PUD/PUR, and subdivision review. Plans shall reflect all proposed sidewalk improvements. Include a sidewalk connection to the Building from sidewalk along Delaware Ave to the entrance.
9. Provide a separate gated entrance to the refuse collection area for employee access.
10. Provide a sidewalk connection (sidewalk striping) to the refuse collection gated entrance.
11. Per City Code Section 123-37. – General Landscaping Requirements - (10) Screening of refuse collection areas. Refuse and recycling dumpsters utilized by multifamily residential complexes, in commercial, industrial and institutional facilities shall be screened from view on all sides and shall be gated. Gates may be left open only on scheduled pick-up days and must be closed following pick up. Such screening shall consist of a six-foot-high masonry wall or wooden fence. In addition, when feasible, one shrub or hedge shall be planted at two-foot centers along the outside perimeter of the screen. Dumpsters shall be located in an area that minimizes public view. This subsection shall apply to dumpsters servicing structures built on or after June 1, 1996.
12. No Parking in the 8,361 square foot grass area to the west.
13. Per City Code Section 22-56.-Definitions: Adult entertainment establishment means an adult theater, an adult bookstore, an adult performance establishment, a commercial physical contact parlor or an escort service operated for commercial or pecuniary gain, regardless of whether such establishment is permitted under this article. Whether or not an adult entertainment establishment is operated for commercial or pecuniary gain shall not depend upon actual profit or loss. An establishment which has a permit issued through this article shall be presumed to be operated for commercial or pecuniary gain. An establishment with an adult entertainment permit shall be presumed to be an adult entertainment establishment. Adult Entertainment per the City of Fort Pierce definition is not allowed, however an Arcade Amusement Center with entertainment for adults 18 years of age and older is permitted through Conditional Use Approval.
14. A Lot Combination and Unity of Title of Parcel ID: 2409-314-0027-000-0 and Parcel ID: 2409-314-0024-000-9, to provide continual access for a sustainable commercial site must be completed.
11. Per City Code Section 123-37. – General Landscaping Requirements - (10) Screening of refuse collection areas. Refuse and recycling dumpsters utilized by multifamily residential complexes, in commercial, industrial and institutional facilities shall be screened from view on all sides and shall be gated. Gates may be left open only on scheduled pick-up days and must be closed following pick up. Such screening shall consist of a six-foot-high masonry wall or wooden fence. In addition, when feasible, one shrub or hedge shall be planted at two-foot centers along the outside perimeter of the screen. Dumpsters shall be located in an area that minimizes public view. This subsection shall apply to dumpsters servicing structures built on or after June 1, 1996.
12. No Parking in the 8,361 square foot grass area to the west.
13. Per City Code Section 22-56.-Definitions: Adult entertainment establishment means an adult theater, an adult bookstore, an adult performance establishment, a commercial physical contact parlor or an escort service operated for commercial or pecuniary gain, regardless of whether such establishment is permitted under this article. Whether or not an adult entertainment establishment is operated for commercial or pecuniary gain shall not depend upon actual profit or loss. An establishment which has a permit issued through this article shall be presumed to be operated for commercial or pecuniary gain. An establishment with an adult entertainment permit shall be presumed to be an adult entertainment establishment. Adult Entertainment per the City of Fort Pierce definition is not allowed, however an Arcade Amusement Center with entertainment for adults 18 years of age and older is permitted through Conditional Use Approval.
14. A Lot Combination and Unity of Title of Parcel ID: 2409-314-0027-000-0 and Parcel ID: 2409-314-0024-000-9, to provide continual access for a sustainable commercial site must be completed.
Attachments
Form Review
- Form Started By:
- Vennis Gilmore
- Started On:
- 05/03/2021 06:10 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 05/04/2021