Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with No New Construction, submitted by Property Owner(s), Galleria at Downtown Fort Pierce LLC. and Representative, Jennifer Zavila to operate a commercial parking lot located at 120 N Depot Drive, Fort Pierce, FL.  The property is zoned Central Commercial (C-4), Parcel IDs: 2410-503-0077-000-9.

• The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use to operate a forty-eight (48) space commercial parking lot at 120 North Depot Drive.
• The established parking lot was completed by Harbor Federal Bank (aka PNC Bank) between 2002 and 2003 to support their previous downtown branch location. Presently, the parking lot functions as reserved parking for various downtown businesses, primarily during traditional, 8am to 5pm, business hours.
• The applicant proposes additional function of the lot as a fee-to-park facility intended to service downtown visitors during peak evening/weekend activities, shows at the Sunrise Theater, and other downtown special events.
• The Planning Board, at their December 12th, 2017 meeting, voted unanimously to recommend approval with various conditions.

• A total of 33 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.

   

Approval with the following conditions:
1) Either an Ingress-Egress Easement is provided, or the applicant will need to re-develop his parking lot to meet minimum design standards as the parking aisle widths would not be sufficient for 90° parking, as noted by the City Engineer;
2) The applicant integrates an accessible route from the handicap parking spaces to an adjacent pedestrian way;
3) A trash receptacle and process for collection are integrated into the use plan; and
4) All city lighting codes are met.

 

• Approval with alternative conditions.
• Denial

Kori Benton, Senior Planner

Technical Review Committee