Quasi-Judicial Hearing - an application for Major Site Plan with innovative designs has been submitted by property owner, Arrow Investment Group, LLC and Representative WGI, Inc., to construct a 106 apartments on 6.87 acres, located at 3000 Okeechobee Rd., Fort Pierce, FL.  The properties are zoned Medium Density Residential (R-4). Parcel ID is 2417-504-0020-0001-6.

A major site with innovative design application has been submitted by applicant WGI, Inc., on behalf of property owner, Arrow Investment Group, LLC to a develop multi-family living space  on 6.87 acres of land.

Staff's recommendation is for Approval of the major site plan and innovative community design with the following seven (7) conditions:

1. Prior to issuance of final certificate of occupancy, a Landscape Maintenance Agreement shall be approved and shall acknowledge the following:
               a.All approved landscaping shall be installed, irrigated, and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with section 123-7 of the City Code of Ordinances, in order that it continues to present a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance free of refuse and debris, in conformity with the     following requirements:
                   i.Vegetation required by this article shall be replaced with equivalent or better vegetation if it is not living.   All trees for which credit is awarded, and which subsequently die shall be replaced by the same or greater number of living trees according to the standards established in this article
                     ii.Maintenance shall include sufficient weeding, watering, fertilizing, pruning, mowing, edging, mulching and other horticultural practices to ensure that the landscaping continues to maintain a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance

2. A 5-foot sidewalk along S. 31st Street to provide site connectivity to the existing Okeechobee Road sidewalk

3. A 12.5 ft. right-of-way donation on S. 31st Street

4. Prior to the CO, a maintenance plan and agreement signed by the owner and/or operating entity shall be notarized and submitted to the City Engineer. The agreement shall include the operation and maintenance of all stormwater facilities and shall ensure the stormwater management system has a plan for the removal of nuisance and invasive exotics or other vegetation to ensure no re-growth of the same

5. Sign permits shall be filed separately during the permit process

6. An updated Environmental Assessment shall be required prior to land clearing and development

7. Prior to the issuance of any site clearing permits, the applicant shall provide a Tree Mitigation Survey and coordinate with the City of Fort Pierce Arborist for the required mitigation of the City's regulated trees proposed to be removed as a result of its site development/construction activity

1. Recommend approval with additional/modified conditions
2. Recommend approval 

Kerry C. Driver - Senior Planner

1. Technical Review Committee
2. Planning Board