Planning and Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the city of Port St. Lucie planning and zoning board meeting, Tuesday, 12/02/2025. It is now 06:01. Madam clerk, please call the roll. Acting chair Norton. Here. Acting chair acting vice chair Privet. Here. Mister Pedobon.

Here.

Mister Spaterra. Yes. Mister Reckenis. Here. Miss Masserino? Here. Mister Harvey?

Here.

Okay. And we do have a quorum. Please stand for the pledge. While you're standing, I'm gonna take a point of privilege and ask everyone to please take a moment of silent prayer for our sergeant Eric Lavasser. We wish him godspeed to a full recovery.

Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, Okay. Okay. Thank you. Nothing we need an approval of the minutes. We need a motion.

I make a motion we approve the November 4 motion.

We have a motion. Is there a second? Second. Motion is second. Any changes? Corrections? Hearing none. All in favor say

aye. Aye.

There's no consent agenda. We move on to item actually we're going to move up item 9A. Carly, we're going move up 9A to the first agenda item. And believe we have the review of the park improvements proposed in Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. Somebody coming up to make a presentation.

Good evening, board members. I'm Zach Sherman, executive project manager with Parks and Recreation. Thank you for having us today and thank you for moving our item up. Parks and Rec, we're going to be applying for a land and water conservation fund grant from McChesney Park. The grant's due December 15.

It's a federal grant, and it's administered by the state. And it's for outdoor recreation areas, and there are a number of things that you can use the grant for. What we're proposing is to improve the restrooms, build a brand new playground, a new picnic pavilion, improve the soccer fields, the dog park, create a fitness station and construct a new maintenance building. The park is located at the corner of Cashmere and Crosstown Parkway. There's a screenshot from Google Maps.

Up in the upper left, you can see the parking lot and our concession building, playground and maintenance building. Beneath that, you can see soccer fields. Over on the right, more soccer fields. And at the bottom where the little body of water is, is our dog park and another restroom. Here's some pictures. In the top left, you can see our current playground. We have in our CIP for the following year, 185,000 to replace that playground. And we would add and with this grant, we would it's a matching grant. So we have $7.85 in already, and the state would give us $7.85. We'd replace that playground, add a new picnic pavilion.

In the lower right, you can see our current maintenance building. So that would be replaced with a brand new one with public restrooms as well. And we do have restrooms by the dog park. The upper right hand photos, the dog park area. This is just recapping what I said. So in FY 2027, we already have $7.85 earmarked for that year to replace the playground itself. But with this grant we can do so much more including those improvements I mentioned earlier. This grant is due December 15. We are now finalizing all of the different items on the checklist. Presenting in front of you is one of those items on the checklist.

We're going have a meeting December 8 to review any outstanding items. We hope to have everything completed by December 8. That way it gives us a few more days to do anything else we may need to do before we submit this to the state. So that's the end of the presentation. And what we need from you is a motion in support of the grant application.

Any questions from members of the board?

Mr. Chair, just curious Zach, is the playground comparable to what's at Whispering Pines? Is that what you're intending on doing something like that or just curious?

Well, the whole process would involve public outreach as well when we go to design and construct these things. So we don't really have anything particular in mind yet.

Any

other questions? I understand the motion to approve.

I move to approve. Second.

Motion to second. All in favor say aye. Aye. You. Good luck.

Chair. Yes.

We move forward with the next part of the agenda, can we just make a motion for clarity of the record that we didn't move 9A up in the agenda? Thank you.

Okay. Let's do that. Let's make the motion, Pete.

So move to approve nine a review of McKesney. McKesney Park improvements proposed in land and water conservation fund grant.

Second.

Second. Mr. Harvey. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Mister chair.

Yes sir.

Pete. My ear hearing device is not working tonight. They have one in there. Could I get it?

Yes. Can you help us out here?

How

about Mr. Harvey, is your agenda up?

Yes, is. Thank you.

Okay. Let's go ahead and move on to 7A, an open public hearing. And we have a planner for the presentation.

Hello. Good evening, chair, members of the board. Bethany Grubbs for the record with the planning department.

Okay. Bethany.

Thank you, Bethany.

You'll be on next.

Don't worry.

Good evening, chair, vice chair, board members. My name is Cody Sisk, and I'm with the planning and zoning department. Today's application is for PSL Luca Bay. This is a small scale comp plan amendment, future land use amendment. This is a city initiated small scale future land use amendment.

It's approximately 46 acres, and it's to change the future land use designation of low density residential and utility future land use designation to open space recreation and institutional future land uses. The applicant and property owner is the city. This is located approximately a mile and a half south of Midway Road and is between e Northwest East Torino Parkway and Florida's Turnpike. This is an aerial. There's a total of three parcels here.

There's another aerial that we have or another picture that will show the three, but you can see that it's between Torino Parkway and the Turnpike. The future land uses to the North is low density residential and utility. The to the West is also low density residential. To the East is the Florida Turnpike. To the South is utility future land use.

To the North, the zoning district is general use, and then above that is APUD. To the South is institutional. Again, to the East is the Florida Turnpike, and then to the West is single family residential. This is the other map I was talking about. This is our proposed future land use map, and this shows that it's OSR and I, and it has three parcels here.

The parcels are currently zoned general use, and it's approximately 46 acres. The purpose of the application is to change the future land use for the property from low density residential and utility future land use classification to the open space and institutional future land uses. This would allow the zoning district to be brought into compliance with the purposes of park uses. The proposed future land use amendment is not expected to increase the demand for water and wastewater, and there's adequate, capacity to accommodate the proposed land use amendment. The proposed land use amendment is expected to result in a decrease in average daily trips and PM peak hour trips based on the IT codes.

The subject property is located in Zone X, is minimal flood zone risk in the Florida insurance rate map. The environmental assessment report was provided, and the subject property contains approximately 40 acres of upland habitat and 1.23 acres of wetlands. The policy one point one point seven point one of the future land use element states that the city shall review future land use map amendments based on the amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth, the character of undeveloped land, the availability of water supplies, public facilities and services, the need for job creation, capital investments, and economic development, as well as a need to satisfy deficiency or mix of uses in the future land use map. The planning zoning department staff found that the petition is consistent with the intent and direction of the city's comp plan and is recommending approval, and I'm here to answer any questions.

Any members of the board have questions of the applicant or the staff? Yes, mister.

Thank you, mister chairman. And just a question for you in regard to the wetlands. Would there be any type of a, buffer or a protection placed around those wetlands so that they would be continue to be protected?

At the time of a site plan, everything would be adjusted and looked at at that time. I don't think we have any site plans or anything like that at this time. But at the time when they do come in, we'll be looking at how to protect everything.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hardy. Any other questions? Okay. This is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing no one, we'll close the public hearing. We'll call for a motion and discussion.

Make a motion to approve P25-one 145 small scale future land use map amendment for the city of PSL, Luca Bay. Second.

We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes carry. Thank you. Cody? Alright. Moving on to seven B. Is that Cody or Bethany? Okay. You're both good. Okay. We're open to public hearing.

Cody? Again, my name is Cody Sisk. I'm with the planning and zoning department. Today's application is for Torino Park. It's, again, a city initiated small scale future land use amendment. This future land use amendment is at approximately 29 acres. This is to change the future land use designation of medium density residential to open space recreational future land uses. This is, again, owned by the city and is also the applicant. This is generally located on the Northwest corner of West Blanton Boulevard and Northwest Torino Parkway. This is an aerial of the actual map, and you can see it's North Of Blanton and just West of Torino Parkway.

The subject the property was acquired by the city for inclusion in the future development of Torino Regional Park. The property was previously owned by Saint Matilda LLC and was slated to be developed with 263 townhomes. Through a land swap, the city acquired the property for Torino Regional Park, and same until they acquired a property in the Southern Growth for multifamily development. The property is currently zoned for a plan new development and approximately 29 acres. The purpose of the amendment is to change the property's future land use from medium density residential to open space recreational so that the future land use is consistent with acquisition of the property for future park uses.

The proposed land land use amendment implements the city's park and recreation ten year master plan and goal six of the strategic plan by increasing residents' access to nature and recreation. The future land uses to the north and to the West are both open space recreational. To the South is low density residential as well as to the East. The zoning district to the North and to the West are both open space recreational. To the East is a PUD, and then to the South is single family residential.

This is the proposed future land use map that shows that this is proposed to be open space recreational. The proposed future land use amendment was reviewed for the impacts of the city's level of service requirements. The proposed amendment is anticipated to result in a decrease in demand of water and wastewater. It's also expected to result in a decrease in trip generation from approximately ten seventy two daily trips and 99 peak hour trips. The property is also located in Zone X, is a minimal flood risk according to the flood insurance rate map.

And an environmental assessment report was provided, and the site doesn't contain any wetlands. The native habitat has been disturbed through a previous land clearing. Policy one point one point seven point one of the future land use element states that the city shall review future land use map amendments based on the amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth, the character of undeveloped land, the availability of water supplies, public facilities and services, as well as the need to satisfy a deficiency of mix of uses in the future land use map. The proposed future land use amendment will increase the amount of land the city has available for parks recreational uses. And recreation and open space element of the city's comp plan states that the city should provide adequate recreation and open space facilities and areas offering a broad range of activities, convenient access, appropriate improvements, this and sound management to provide all citizens of Port Saint Lucie with active and passive recreation opportunities.

The planning zoning department found that the petition to be consistent with the intent and direction of the city's comp plan and is recommending approval. And I'm here to answer any questions.

You. Thanks, Cody. Any members of the board have any questions for the applicant or staff? All right. Seeing none. This is a public hearing. Anybody from the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing. And then we will move to a motion or discussion.

I'll make a motion to approve p two five dash one five one small scale future land use map amendment for the city of Port St. Lucie, Torino Park.

Okay. Second. Motion to the second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes carry. Seven c.

That was a long wait.

I'm telling you.

Bethany Grumps for the record with the planning department. The application before you is another city initiated comp plan amendment, and this is small scale. The applicant is us, the city, specifically the utility services department. And the property's address, there's four subject properties totaling point nine two acres in size located on the north of a Rosso And St. James intersection on the West Side of St.

James. The four properties are just north of an existing shopping center, shopping mall that's half office, half retail. These properties have an existing land use of ROI, residential office institutional, and they are part of the conversion area. And so with that, this would be offering a set of single family residential the opportunity to use these parcels as a buffer to our existing North Port site, which is just to the west. The city has a site plan from 2004 for that property and earlier in the year adopted a master plan to expand the facilities, and that is the objective of this comp plan amendment is to add these parcels as a buffer to the facility.

They're currently zoned limited mixed use district. And, again, it's just short of an acre in size, the four properties combined. And this is a request for future land use amendment to change the land use to utility, and there is an associated rezoning application to change the zoning to utility as well at the end of the agenda. And this is consistent with policy one point one point seven point one of the future land use, which states that the city shall further review land use amendments based on the amount of land required to accommodate an anticipated growth, the character of undeveloped land, and the availability of water supplies in public facilities. When reviewing a comprehensive plan amendment, a site must be evaluated for the potential impacts it may have based off the highest use of the land use, and staff has found that there's adequate facilities in place to serve the use.

And by changing the land use, there will be a reduction of PM peak hour trips by 184 a day as shopping retail plaza, which is the highest use that's allowed today under the ROI land use, and there is a decrease with the more passive use of utility. The Planning and Signing Department staff finds the petition to be consistent with the intent and direction of the comprehensive plan and recommends approval. Thank you.

Thank you, Bethany. Anybody members of the board wish to ask a question? Sure. Have a question. Can I ask what this will be

a a buffer to the utilities that are already in place? Correct?

That is what was stated on the application materials from our utility services department.

So how does this what does the city do more specifically with the land? I fully support it. I just my own personal drive by this parcel multiple times a day. And I just was wondering what is it what will it look like once the city makes the zoning or the land use change?

Of course. If the utility services department, determines that they need to install any kind of perimeter, the site plan amendment would be required, and they would have to show the graphics. However, all invasive and non native species will be removed from the property as part of the site plan amendment process to incorporate those parcels into the site.

Perfect. Thank you.

Mr. If I may just add, you know, we're not getting more land. So several departments and utilities included have a policy of when parcels become available for acquisition adjacent to their existing land holdings, they're purchasing them. Some of that may just be land banking, but this provides them another road access and that is a utility site. So it's just kind of as they come up, it's an opportunity.

Okay. Thank you for the explanation.

Mr. Harvey.

Thank you. I may have misread the statement that was in here or misinterpreted it. But as I read through this, thought that I had read in there that utilities wanted to use this to create a new warehouse.

Not specifically this property, but the master plan is the North Port site as a whole, which is this property here in its totality. And they are ultimately the goal is to relocate the employees that are stationed off of Prineville, just to the on the opposite side of Arroso from here down the road and create a larger facility. What the timeline is for that, I'm not sure. I could answer that prior to counsel, but that is the ultimate plan per the master plan.

So ultimately, right now, there's no actual plan for the development of this. It's let's acquire it, make sure that it's there in case we need it, we could use it for access or whatever may come

up in the That's correct.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. Any other questions The applicant or staff? Hearing none, it's a public hearing. Anybody from the public wish to speak on this item? I see none. Close the public hearing and call for a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve P25-one 177 small scale plan amendment city of Port St. Lucie North Port utility site.

Second Harvey.

We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Right. 7D. This is a public hearing. We're going open up the public hearing. And we have the planner.

Evening, chair and members of the board. Bridget Keene with the planning and zoning department. K. This is also a city initiated application. In this case, it's it's a text amendment to the city zoning code.

K. This it's for section one five eight one ten, which establish establishes the allowed uses for the institutional zoning district and the development standards. At present, the institutional zoning district sets a maximum height of 35 feet for all development. This application will amend subsection g to provide for a maximum height of 65 feet for publicly owned or operated buildings or uses in an institutional zoning district. For all other uses the maximum height will remain 35 feet.

This

application it does follow a change that was made to the city's comprehensive plan in 2024. It amended policy one point four point four point ten to allow for an increase in building height of up to 65 feet for public buildings or uses under the institutional designation and this application amends the zoning code for the institutional zoning district, which is compatible to the institutional land use. And this just shows you the change and again it's only for publicly owned buildings or uses. And the planning of the proposed tax amendment, is consistent with the comprehensive plan as I mentioned before and again the comp plan doesn't allow for the 65 foot height for the institutional land use for public buildings. So again, we're just changing it for the zoning.

So they're compatible and can actually be implemented for projects. And I think this might need batteries changed. But anyway, the planning and zoning department does recommend approval and we're happy to answer any questions.

You. Any questions for the applicant or staff? Mr. Harvey.

Thank you. I'm I'm just curious. What do we have a definition for publicly owned and operate or publicly owned or operated? I need to check what that wording is.

Well, that would be any building that's owned by the city.

Public means city only.

Yes. Yeah. Right. That would be city owned or in the event that it was, I guess, county owned too. Right? Publicly owned would include county buildings. Right? Yes. That's correct.

Yes. But that would county would have to come to us for approval.

Exactly. And none of this is going to happen without a site plan and and been it being reviewed. But I but I mean, I'll just point out that the city, this campus, they do want to have a parking garage and the parking garage will exceed the 35 foot height. And also, they were building a public works building. The site plan hasn't come before you, but I think you had the land use change. I think it was last month's meeting.

Yep.

And that will also be higher than 35 feet. Okay.

Any other questions?

I just wonder if if the public will complain if where it's located, you know, that's my concern.

Do we own property?

Right. Well, which property are you talking about?

So this to be clear, what's before you right now is a text amendment. This isn't about any particular property. This is that our land use, our comp plan lets us have buildings 65 feet tall. And we want the zoning to be consistent so that we can develop additional public facilities.

Pete, there's no specific project. It's the what's being written into the code.

Because if you'll recall, for the police training facility, we had to go through the mechanism of having a variance because our code hadn't been changed yet. So we don't wanna have to get variances every time the city is building a facility.

Did I answer your question, Pete?

Yes, definitely.

Any other questions from members of the board? Anybody questions? Now I'll entertain a motion or discussion. Seven D.

Oh,

I'm sorry. It's a public hearing. Does public comments come forward? State your name for the record and your address,

My name is Brad Moore of 500799 Northwest Cheshire Terrace, Port St. Lucie. My question is for the council. If it's good for the city, why isn't it good for the public? If you guys get tired of asking for variances on your own rules, don't you think that business owners and the public do the same?

So if it's if you're gonna change the rule, I don't care whether you build them 35 feet or 65 feet, but if it's good for you, then it should be good for the public. So there shouldn't be a difference between public and city owned, we should all be under the same rule because it just makes it unfair for businesses to come in and try to build them when they see, oh, there's a 65 foot building, I can build one. No, you'll have to go through and get variance. So that's my comment.

Mr. Warren, is

it?

Yes,

sir. Thank you for your comments. I'm gonna have the city clerk get your address and get if you wanna give her your phone number and email, we'll get you an answer.

Well, and I can just say, so this is for the institutional zoning district. That's basically the city campuses. That's why we're talking about public city buildings.

Right.

Right. The only other institutional uses we have in the city would be like a detox facility or maybe if there was a college, right? If IRSC wants to do a dormitory, they're going to want to be higher than 35 feet as well. So this is predominantly for city facilities. It's institutional. That's where our campus is here. So that's why we are updating the comp plan and the city has other zoning districts where we do allow private development to be above 35 feet. So it's not like we're the only people that can do it. Scope of tonight's application is simply for the institutional zoning district. Appreciate

your comments and we'll get an answer for you. Okay. Any other members of the public wish to speak on this item? Hearing none, we're gonna close the public hearing.

I've got a question.

Who? Mr. Harvey, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Just a follow-up to what was was just stated. I believe when I read institutional, institutional was not limited to publicly owned builder public build governmental buildings, which is what I took your statement to insinuate that it would be city or county owned buildings. But I don't believe that institutional is limited to that, is it?

Can I I can I just clarify? So when we are saying public buildings, that would be anything that's considered on on behalf of the public. Right? So that would be city, that would be county, that would be federal, that would be certain types of educational institutions, that would be things such as libraries, anything that is for the benefit of the public that stems from like a governmental entity. So it wouldn't just be the city, wouldn't necessarily just be the county. I think the city is being discussed because this is a city initiated text amendment, it would be any public building.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you. No other public comment. Entertain a motion and discussion for nine seventy.

Make a motion to approve project number P25-one hundred 99, Chapter 158 Zoning Code Article seven Institutional Zoning District Amendment Section 168.11, City of Port St. Lucie zoning text amendment.

We have a motion. Is there

a second?

Second.

Motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Opposed? Ayes carry. Okay. We're moving on to the quasi judicial public hearing portion of this meeting. Items eight a, b, c, d, e, and f, g, and h are quasi judicial in nature. Madam city attorney, please tell us the rules.

When a matter is quasi judicial, the board is applying existing rules and policies to a factual situation and is therefore acting in a judicial capacity rather than a legislative capacity. Anyone who wishes to speak on any of the items of eight a through eight h, please stand to be sworn in by the clerk. I will now ask the city clerk to please administer the oath to all persons.

Do you swear or from the testimony you offer today is the truth and nothing but the truth? Thank you. Thank you. I will go ahead and open up the public hearing. First with the any quasi judicial Pete, any quasi judicial or ex parte communication?

No. None.

None. None. None. None. Thank you. Okay.

Okay. Daniel Robinson, planning and zoning. I have one in. The city file has been submitted to the city clerk more than five days prior to this meeting. Madam clerk, please enter the file into record.

The project before you is a special exception request for a business known as Decorative Concrete Specialists of South Florida. The request is to construct a concrete plant in Industrial Zoning District. Section 158.136(eight) of the zoning code lists other heavy industrial developments not listed under the are considered to have heavy intensity use with potential impacts to surrounding land uses and to be located in a heavy industrial land use district as a special exception use within Industrial Zoning District. The property is located at 2134 and 2174 Northwest Commerce Lakes Drive. The owner is George Mercado.

The concept plan shows the existing development lot to the south and the proposed improvements to the north lot with connections. The site has adequate ingress, egress, off street parking, and utilities will be provided by the City of Port St. Lucie. Landscaping and signage will be addressed at the site plan application and will meet all city code requirements. The concept plan shows all required setbacks being met, and the proposed use will be compatible with the surrounding uses.

The plant will operate between seven a. And five p. M. Monday through Saturday. Public works also analyzed the additional load being put on the city roads from the concrete trucks and found that the additional loading on the city roads will cause faster deterioration of the roadway if the roadways being utilized are not built to a higher to a high enough structural capacity to handle a concrete truck's weights.

For this reason, it was agreed that the applicant would need to provide one inch of additional asphalt to the project's Southern Drive north to Commerce Center Drive along Commerce Lakes Drive. The Planning and Zoning Board action options are to make a motion to recommend approval to the City Council, make a motion to amend the recommendation and recommend approval, make a motion to recommend denial, or make a motion to table. And I'm here if you have any questions.

Thank you, Dan. Any questions for

I'd like to see the overhead again.

This here?

And what surrounds it? It's all industrial around there?

Yeah, and the zoning is either industrial or service commercial in the surrounding areas.

I was just concerned about noise and dust flying.

That's all commercial area though, correct Daniel? Yep. So it would not impact any residents? I

don't know if I have the out all the way enough. I don't.

There's an area on page one of the staff report.

I can't pull up the staff report, but

It's surrounded by industrial.

It's all industrial and commercial so it would not have any impact on any residential. Is that your concern is?

I was a cement finisher. I know the noises. Yeah.

Okay. Did it cover your concerns?

Yes, did.

Alright. Thank you.

Doug has a question.

Yes, mister Mason.

Thank you. If you can go back to the image that you had up a minute ago showing the conceptual and the other. I wanted to clarify a couple of things. On the right hand picture on the south end, it shows a proposed concrete silo. On the left hand image, it shows a concrete silo. Is that silo existing or is it proposed? It's proposed. And then I have a follow-up for you. So, Yeah,

is the concept plans. One is just an image of the same, they're the same concept.

Okay, do we know what the, there was no elevation that I found in the package. Do we know what the height of those concrete silos are? And then my next question would be, is there a dust collection system with a shaker that's going to go onto the top of those silos?

That would be a question for the applicant.

Okay. You already know I'm about to ask.

You. The applicant is here for questions.

Any other questions for staff? Thank you. And we'll have the applicant come forward. Please state your name for the record.

Hi, my name is Jelissa Cardell and I'm here representing Decorative Concrete Specialists of South Florida. I would like to start with your question first. We have high quality measure dust collection system that will prevent any dust collection. What was your question again?

Yeah. My question is in regard to the height of the silos and if those dust collection systems will be on top of the silo.

Yes. Will have that.

And if they will have a shaker system involved?

Yes. From what I understand, yes, we will have a shaker system.

Do you plan to mitigate the noise from that? Because it's if it's more than more than five feet tall, which I'm guessing it's probably going to be higher than that. Right. That sound is going to be far above any landscape landscape buffer buffer that that could could be be installed. Installed.

So So we we have have we're we're gonna going to have buffers in place. We also are having a concrete fence as well too, to mitigate the noise.

And what is the height of the silos, please?

I'm not quite sure I would have to get back on you on that one.

Is it taller than your concrete wall?

Our concrete wall is eight feet in height, and I can actually have the applicant, he's here, and he can answer that question for you.

Thank you.

Just state your name for the record, sir.

My name is George Mercado. I'm the owner of Decorative. The height of the silo is about 20 feet high. And it's got a system. The silo that assists right now is not the silo that we're going to use for the cement plant. It's a well sophisticated equipment that we have now, and it's less higher than that one. It's about 20 feet between fifteen and twenty feet high. And every equipment that we have is electric that we don't have there's no noise or anything. It's going to create any noise. And the house is an area, it's in the South Side, far away from there, that is not going to bother anybody or any other places.

Thank you.

Did I answer your question, Harvey?

Yes.

All right.

Great. Any other questions of the applicant? Do you have any additional presentation?

No. That's it.

Okay. Any other questions from members of the board? Okay. Seeing none, this is a public hearing. Any members of public wish to speak on this item? Okay. I'm gonna close the public hearing. Thank you. Any other motion or discussion on the item?

I would put forward a motion to approve P24-one 134 as presented.

Is there a second?

Second.

Motion is second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Good luck. Thank you, sir. Okay. Move on to item 8B. So this is a quasi judicial hearing. Any members of the board have any ex parte communication left or right? None. None. None.

None.

Okay. Daniel? 8B is easy. It was a motion to table it to 01/06/2025.

Okay. Do I have a motion to table this item? Request.

I make a motion to table item number zero I'm sorry. P25Dash091 to January's planning and zoning board meeting. Second.

No motion to second. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Stable. Eight c. Okay. Is any members of the board have a any ex parte communication? None. None. None. None. None. None.

Okay. We'll open a public hearing. Daniel? Hello, Graham board. Daniel Robinson, planning and zoning. And I have been sworn in. The official city file has been submitted to the city clerk more than five days prior to the hearing. Madam clerk, please enter the file into the record. Project before you is a variance request from VREPSL Landco LLC. This is a request for a variance to the Becker Road overlay district design standards section 3.4 general requirements four one d, which requires a fueling station canopy length to not exceed a 120 linear feet.

The property owner seeks a variance of 35 feet to allow a fueling station canopy length of a 154 linear feet. The property is located on the Northwest corner of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Becker Road. The proposed development consists of 15.45 acres. The applicant has submitted a site plan with 36,882 square feet of commercial buildings for phase one.

There is 2.6 acres of possible future development. For the site plan to be approved as proposed, a variance request is required. The future land use and zoning of this development is general commercial. The concept plan shows the location of a proposed gas station at the corner of the development and the proposed canopy elevations as shown. Board has following action options, motion to approve the variance and if provide a motion to approve recommend approval, staff recommends the following conditions of approval.

The area along the street next to the gas pump station on on Port St. Lucie Boulevard shall have a three foot berm with hedges that shall be planted at the minimum of two feet in height and then maintained at no less than three feet. Trees located in these areas shall be evergreen trees creating a year round semi opaque buffer from the sidewalk and streets. You can also make a motion to deny or a motion to table. Do you have any questions?

Any questions from members of the board for staff for Daniel? Again, just to clarify, if we do a motion to approve, you want this condition included with that?

Yes, sir.

Okay. Also, if there are any residential areas that abut to any portion of this property that needs a 10 foot buffer wall, correct?

Yes. The whole northern section has the buffer wall. I think it's an eight foot buffer wall.

Thank you. Is the applicant here?

The applicant is here.

You want to make a presentation?

Chris Holland, Kimberly Horn and Associates. Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the Board. No additional presentation. Just wanted to come and answer questions. Appreciate staff's help to get us to this point.

Thank you. Any members of the board have questions for the applicant? Seeing none, thank you. This is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, close the public hearing and we'll ask for a motion and discussion.

I would put forward a motion to approve P25-135VREPSL Landco LLC.

Second for discussion.

Wait, hold on.

I apologize, yeah. Interrupt, but there is a condition So that's being just to be clear if the motion includes that condition.

Craig, would you restate your motion to include the condition?

I would restate the motion to include the condition. You didn't mean to say like I'm happy to.

No, that's okay. Thank you.

Thank you. And a second by? Second for discussion. Mr. Harvey, any discussion?

I would just like to ensure that we're clear on the conditions that that landscape buffer that's planted along the rights of way, that it is planted on top of the three foot buffer, and that those plants are a minimum of two feet when they're planted, and then they are allowed to grow to be maintained at a three foot height, which I believe is what it says, but I didn't think it was exactly clear. And I just didn't wanna have any issue going forward between you and staff later on.

Appreciate that clarification, acknowledged and that's how the landscape plan will represent the proposed plantings.

Thank you. And Daniel, that's in the site plan, right? Thank you. That cover it Mr. Harvey?

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Any other discussion?

Second.

We have a motion and second on the table. Any more discussion? All in favor say aye.

Aye. The

opposed? Ayes have it. Congratulations. Okay. Moving on to 8D. This is a quasi judicial hearing. Any ex parte communication from members of the board? None. None. None. None. Okay. We open a public hearing and

staff. Logan, Daniel Robinson, planning and zoning. I have been sworn in. The city the official city file has been submitted to the clerk city clerk more than five days prior to this hearing. Madam clerk, please enter the file into the record.

The project before you is a special exception use request for VRE PSL Landco LLC. This is a request for approval of a special exception used to allow a retail convenience store and automobile fuel sales for a fuel service station within the CG, which is general commercial zoning district per section one five eight point one two four c ten and twelve of the zoning ordinance. The applicant is requesting a special exception approval to allow the the convenience store and fuel sales. The proposed development consists of 15.45 acres. The applicant has submitted a site plan with 36,882 square feet of commercial buildings for the phase one.

There is 2.6 acres of future possible development. For the site plan to be approved as proposed, the special exception request is required. The property is located at the Northwest corner of Southwest Becker Road and Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard and is legally described as Parcel A And B of NAU Ranch together with Lot 29, Block 2284, and Tract M of Port St. Lucie Section 33.

The the existing land is currently vacant, and the future land use and zoning is general commercial. The concept plan shows the location of the proposed gas station at the corner of development, and the proposed canopy elevations are shown. Adequate ingress and egress and off-site parking is proposed. The city will provide utilities. The use will be compatible with the surrounding properties.

Additional buffering is required. The site's landscaping plan provides increased perimeter landscaping, and staff recommends conditions for the additional landscape requirements. And the board can recommend approval. And if recommending approval, staff recommends the following three conditions. Prior to site plan approval, the proposed multiuse sidewalk located within the frontage landscaping buffer located along Becker Road shall be revised to be 10 feet in width and stay as a single meandering multiuse sidewalk as designed.

And the existing 10 foot wide multiuse sidewalk on Port St. Lucie Boulevard be will remain in the right of way. The landscape along both right of ways shall be enhanced and provided to provide the semi opaque buffer intended to screen or minimize the view of uses along the streets and sidewalks. In addition to the requirement of condition two, the area along the street next to the gas pump station on Port St. Lucie Boulevard shall have a three foot berm with hedges that shall be planted in a at a minimum of two feet in height and then maintained at the height no less than three feet.

The trees located in these areas shall be evergreen trees creating a year round semi opaque buffer from the sidewalks and streets. And I'm here to answer any questions.

Any members of the board have questions for Daniel?

I just this is for my curiosity only. Do fueling stations now have to have the electrical for the electric vehicles? Is there a rule that they have to have them there? No? No? Okay.

That's not on you. Pete, Kevin.

Mister chair, Daniel, I just just curious for my own edification. You've got eight c and eight d. Wouldn't you have the special exception use come first and then the variance? I'm Just curious about the order there. Don't we have to approve a special exception use first and then the variance?

It doesn't necessarily matter.

Doesn't matter?

You have to do the zoning variance first.

You have to do the variance first. They need the relief to develop the site as designed. So they can't present a conceptual plan to you for an SEU if we don't know if the design is going to happen.

Great, thank you.

Thank you, Mayor. Any other questions for a member, Daniel, members of board? Seeing none, thank you Daniel. The applicant is here. I'd like to make a presentation.

No additional presentation, again here to answer any questions the board may have.

Thank you. Any questions of the applicant? Yes, go ahead Mr. Harvey.

We'd just like to ensure that the same understanding exists on what staff is presenting in regard to buffers as to the last one.

That's correct. Yep, we acknowledge the conditions.

Thank you.

I have a question.

Yes, go ahead, Russ.

The hours of use for the convenience, is it twenty four hours open convenience?

So ownership is here to speak on that, but yeah, I understand that the convenience store use is a twenty four hour use.

Thank you.

Okay. Anything else? Any this is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on the item? Seeing none, close the public hearing. And I will entertain a motion with the three conditions requested by staff.

I'll make a motion to approve P25-one 137 special exception used via EPSL Landco LLC with staff recommended conditions. Second.

Motion and second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Congratulations. Next item 8E. Before we start, this is quasi judicial. Any members of the board have any ex parte? None. None.

Okay. We open public hearing. Daniel? Board. Daniel Robinson. Planning and zoning. I have been sworn in. The official city file has been submitted to the city clerk more than five days prior to this hearing. Madam clerk, please enter the file into the record. The proposed project before you is a variant request for VRE DSL Landco LLC.

The request is for a variance to the Becker Road overlay district design standards, section 3.4 general requirements two one a, which requires a setback or build to zone of 30 to 40 feet. The property owner seeks a variance of 13.3 feet to allow for a setback for the McDonald's building of 53.3 feet. The property is located at the northwest corner of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Becker Road. The proposed development consists of 15.45 acres.

The applicant has submitted a site plan with 36,882 square feet of commercial building for phase one. There is 2.6 acres of future possible development. For the site plan to be approved as proposed, this variance request is required. Future land use and zoning is general commercial and this concept plan. Shows the location of the proposed drive thru restaurant in the development and the distance from the property line.

And the board has the option to make a motion to approve, to deny, or to table. And if you make the motion to approve, staff requests the following condition. The area along the street next to the drive thru on Becker Road shall have a three foot berm with hedges that shall be planted in a minimum of two feet high and then maintained at a height of no less than three feet. The trees located in these areas shall be evergreen trees creating a year round semi opaque buffer from the sidewalk and the streets. Any questions on this?

Any members of the board have questions for Daniel?

What's the cue for this?

Is Is

that in the No.

That's under the special exception.

Yeah. It's under the special exception. I can't see the whole thing on this one.

So if I may, that's in the scope of the special exception use, not the variance per se.

That's coming up. Yeah, that'll be answered next. Okay.

I had a question Mr. Trudeau. I was just curious. Design standards section 3.4. It has a required setback or built to zone of 30 to 40 feet. Do we typically have ranges? Wouldn't we just say 40 feet? Why is it?

This is specific to these four corners of Becker Road overlay.

Okay, it's for that area.

Yeah, this is specific to this overlay requirements.

Okay,

Thank you.

Any other questions? Okay. This is also, the applicant is here. Applicant. Any presentations?

Hi, Mr. Chair, members of the Board, no additional presentation. Again, thanks to staff for working with us to this point.

Any questions for the applicant? Seeing none, this is the public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing no one, close the public hearing. And if there's a motion, remember there needs to be conditions.

I make a motion, we're on 8D, right?

8E. P25143. What's that? P25143.

P two five one four three. I make a motion that we approve with the exceptions.

With the conditions.

Conditions.

Thank you. Is there a motion or a second?

Acknowledge conditions. Is there a second?

Second. Second by Rose. Thank you very much. There's motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Okay. Moving on to eight F. This is a quasi judicial hearing. Any members of the board have any ex parte communications? None. Okay. Open to public hearing. Mister Robinson.

Chair, board, Daniel Robinson. Planning and zoning. I have been sworn in. The official city file has been submitted to the city clerk more than five days prior to this hearing. Madam clerk, please enter the file into the record.

Project before you is a special exception request for VRE PSL Landco LLC. This is a request for the approval of special exception use to allow drive thru service within the general commercial zoning district per section 158.124(fourteen) of the zoning ordinance. The applicant is requesting the special exception to allow the drive thru service in the general commercial zoning district. This is the section 158.124C14 lists any use set forth in section B permitted principal uses and structures that include drive thru service as a special exception use that may be permitted only following the review and special approval, therefore, by the City Council. The proposed development consists of 15.45 acres.

The applicant has submitted a site plan with 36,882 square feet of commercial building for Phase I, and there is 2.6 acres of future possible development. For the site plan to be approved, the proposed SEU requested is required. The property is located on the Northwest corner of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Becker Road, and the future land use and zoning is general commercial. The concept plan shows the location of the proposed drive thru restaurant that has stacking of 13 cars.

And the proposed site has adequate ingress, egress, off street parking, and utilities will be provided. Additional buffering is required. The site's landscape plan provides increased perimeter landscaping, and staff recommends conditions for the additional landscaping requirements. The drive thru use will be compatible with the surrounding properties. And the Board recommends approval to the council.

Staff recommends the following conditions. Prior to the site plan approval, the proposed multiuse sidewalk located within the Frontage landscape buffer along Becker Road shall be revised to be 10 feet in width and stay as a single meandering multiuse sidewalk as designed. The perimeter landscaping shall be enhanced to provide the semi opaque buffer intended to screen or minimize the view of uses along the street and sidewalks. In addition to the requirement of condition number two, the area next to the drive thru on Becker Road shall have a three foot berm with hedges that shall be planted at a minimum of two feet in height and then maintained at a height no less than three feet. The trees located in these areas shall be evergreen trees creating a year round semi opaque buffer from the sidewalks and streets.

Any questions?

Mr. Subtari, you have a question on queuing? Did you have your question on queuing, Pete?

Well, where's if there's over 13 cars, where's it what's it do to traffic?

You wanna pull up the queuing?

You go out on the street? That's my question. It

would take a whole lot more than thirteen to make it to the street just because let's see if I can get back to this. If you're looking here, they would have to queue all 13 stops here at the end of the driveway. Then you would have to queue all the way up here around and all the way down before it would actually get to any streets. Over 13 would only queue still in the McDonald's site. After it would get out of the site, you're still in that development until it would wrap around one way or another from this exit over here or this exit over here, if not the over here.

So it wouldn't be on any main traffic?

Would take a lot more than 13 before it hit any road.

Satisfied, yes.

Any other questions for Daniel,

Mr. Chair? Pete. Daniel. Oh boy, I lost my train of thought.

I can't remember now.

Were you distracted that perhaps McDonald's might bring I was thinking of the McRibs.

We'd have

No, I remember. I remember now. On the road, right?

Thank you. The McRib jogged my memory.

Thank you. I figured.

So Daniel, when you have the list of conditions, you've essentially sat down with applicant and reviewed those and there's agreement behind the scenes, correct? For the most part?

Yeah. Okay, great.

Thank you.

Any other questions? Great, thank you. And the applicant is here.

No additional presentation here to answer any questions.

Any questions for the applicant from members of the board? Seeing none, is a public hearing, open public hearing. Any members of public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, close to public hearing. And I will entertain a motion and discussion and remember if you are moving to approve, it's with the conditions.

I would put forward a motion to approve P25Dash138 with conditions as discussed. Second.

Motion and second. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Alright, congratulations. A couple of McRib sandwiches. Alright. Let's move on to eight g. This is a quasi judicial. Any ex parte communication? Members of the board? Left to right, Pete. None. None. None. None.

None.

Alright. We'll open the public hearing. And

Bridget. Marissa. Marissa.

What time is it? Okay. It's early.

Talk slower.

Where is the deputy last man planning a zoning department? Half of this warning, a new official files were provided to the clerk's office at least five days prior to this meeting. Madam clerk, please enter the files into the record. P two five one eight one is a request for a a variance for a monument sign. The variance are for free to allow a monument sign six feet from the side property line where a setback of 10 is required.

The applicant and property owners, Barracuda Stations LLC and agent, Steven Kemp of Kemp Signs and Services. The location is the West Side of US Highway 1, approximately 1,200 feet north of Courtsuet Musee Boulevard. Here's an aerial view of the subject property. So the property is surrounded by commercial general uses on all sides with low density residential to the west. The current zoning of the area around the property is PUD.

There's also CG to the East and CG and RS1 to the West. Here is a future land use map. And this is the approved site plan for the property with the current monument sign highlighted in red at the northeast corner of the property. This is a close-up of the location exhibit. The monument sign is currently six feet from the property line, and it shows the curved line adjacent with the catch basin.

So this is a Google Earth view of the property with the monument sign highlighted.

Just to clarify, is that the existing monument sign or the proposed?

Okay. Exist so when the site plan was approved, the required setback from the side property line for the monument sign was five feet. Chapter one fifty five was rewritten in 2010, and the setback from all property lines was changed to 10 feet. At that time, the sign became a legal nonconforming monument sign. No improvements can be made to the sign because of this nonconformity.

Here are your actions tonight. Can you make a motion to approve the variance? Make a motion to approve the variance with conditions, make a motion to deny or a motion to table?

If I may, just to clarify, I apologize.

It'd be great, man.

So the sign, so I'm crystal clear. The sign was approved where it's currently positioned.

Yes, sir.

And now to modify it, they just need this.

Yes. Okay.

Becoming in compliance. Correct. And is there any other questions for any members of the Board for Marissa? Okay. This is and the sign is well off of U. S. 1, correct, Marissa? It's not on U. S. 1?

No, is not. It's internal to the Town Center.

Right.

Thank you. And is the applicant here? Hello, would like to make a presentation?

No additional presentation. Just here to answer any questions.

Any questions for the applicant from members of the board? No. Seeing none, this is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing. And I will entertain a motion.

Make a motion to approve P25-one 181 monument signed variance Barracuda Stations LLC Marathon.

All in favor say aye.

Aye. Second. I'm sorry. I second it.

I thought I heard

a second.

Second by Mr. Pettibon. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Congratulations and good luck.

Thank you very much.

Okay. Move forward to 8H. And this is a quasi judicial ex parte communication, left to right. None. None. Okay. Open public hearing. Bethany.

Good evening again, madam chair mister chair, members of the board. It's been a long night.

Mhmm.

This is the current rezoning application initiated by the city of Port St. Lucie as the applicant, specifically the utility services department. And it's a request to rezone four parcels totaling point nine two acres from limited mixed use zoning district to the utility zoning district for property located on the West Side of Saint James Drive, north of the intersection of Arroso and Saint James. The current land use is utility with the associate associated application to amend the land use to utility. His ROI with the associated land use to amend the land use to utility, and the zoning district is currently limited mixed use district.

The rezoning intended the rezoning to utility reflects the city's intended use for the site for public utility infrastructure and is consistent with the proposed designation of utility for one point one point four point thirteen. It also encourages the development of public utility facilities. The planning and zoning department finds the petition consistent with the intent and direction of the city's comprehensive plan and recommends approval. However, the board has the following options to approve, deny or table the item. That concludes my presentation.

City is both the applicant. So are any questions for any members of the board? Seeing none, thank you. This is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak in this item? Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing. I understand a motion.

Motion to approve P25-one72 City of Port St. Lucie, Northport Utility Site rezoning.

Second.

Motion and second. All in favor say aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Nine a was already spoken. Any old business, Mary? Okay. There's no any public to be heard? Seeing none, I will again echo, send our thoughts and prayers out to sergeant LaVerser and our fine men and women of the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Stay safe out there. And since I won't see anybody till after the holidays, Merry Christmas, have a happy New Year.

Right back at you. Thank you. All of you.

We're adjourned.