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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGM-07-021 - South Island Plantation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 GM-07-021 MNSP File No. 720071282 AN ORDER GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A MINOR SITE PLAN PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS SOUTH ISLAND PLANTATION WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Growth Management Director has reviewed the application for site plan approval submitted by Culpepper & Terpening Inc., reviewed the comrnents of the St. Lucie County Development Review Committee on this application, and made the following deterrninations: 1. South Island Plantation is a proposed 28 unit residential project on 5.96 acres of property in the HIRD (Hutchinson Island Residential District) Zoning District, located on the west side of South Ocean Drive, opposite the Islandia I and II Condominiums, and previously part of the Islandia III Condominium. 2. The Development Review Committee has reviewed the site plan for the proposed project and found it to meet technical requirements of the Land Development Code and to be consistent with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan. 3. The project is consistent with the general purpose, goals, objectives, and standards of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan and the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. 4. The project will not have an undue adverse effect on adjacent property, the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utility facilities, or other matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare. 5. All reasonable steps have been taken to minirnize any adverse effect of the proposed project on the immediate vicinity through building design, site design, landscaping, and screening. 6. The project will be constructed, arranged, and operated so as not to interfere with the development and use of neighboring property, in accordance with applicable district regulations. 7. The project is to be served by adequate public facilities and services. November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 1 EDWIN M. FRY, Jr., CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE # 314219612/10/2007 at 10:13 AM OR BOOK 2913 PAGE 1218 - 1226 Doc Type: ORD RECORDING: $78.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 8. The applicant has applied for and received a certificate of capacity, a copy of which is attached to this order as Exhibit A, as required under Chapter V, S1. Lucie County Land Development Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED: A. Pursuant to Section 11.02.03 of the S1. Lucie County Land Development Code, the proposed Minor Site Plan to be known as South Island Plantation, is hereby approved as shown on the site plan drawings for the project prepared by Culpepper & Terpening Inc., dated April 25, 2006 revised through July 5, 2007, and date stamped received by the S1. Lucie County Growth Management Department on July 9,2007, on the property described below, subject to the following conditions: 1. Prior to the issuance of any final site construction authorizations, including land clearing permits, the developers, his successor assigns, shall provide a copy of a ingress/egress easement over the entry drive to the Islandia Common Area access road extending south of this project's entry drive. The purpose of this condition is to address an apparent omission in the existing recorded access easements applicable to this property to allow the use of this entry drive for access into the parking areas lying south of that drive. This condition shall be deemed satisfied upon receipt by the County of a recorded copy of any such access easement, or equivalent documentation. 2. Prior to issuance of a vegetation removal permit for any portion of the South Island Plantation site, the developers, their successor or assigns, shall submit to S1. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department a revised Sheet LD-01 showing which cabbage palms are to be preserved in place & which cabbage palms are to be relocated elsewhere on site and where (preferably to wetland buffer area). 3. Prior to issuance of a vegetation removal permit for any portion of the South Island Plantation site, the developers, their successor or assigns, shall submit to 81. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department a revised Preserve Area Management and Monitoring Plan with the following changes: a. The PAMMP shall be designed to be used as a guide by the future homeowners association for the long term management of the preserve area, including discussions of best management practices that the future residences should employ such as the nine principles of the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program promoting "green" practices such as native plant landscaping, water conservation, and minimization of November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 2 1 fertilizers uses on the grounds, and in stormwater systems, given the 2 location of this project. Please be sure this information is incorporated 3 into the HOA documents (a copy of the Institute of Food and Agricultural 4 Sciences (IFAS) Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program handbook 5 should be attached to the Homeowners Documents and distributed to 6 new residents); 7 b. The PAMMP shall include a description of proposed post wetland buffer 8 planting maintenance (will temporary irrigation be provided? What source 9 will be used? Who will determine if the plants have been established and 10 remove the irrigation? If plants are not successful who, when, what plants 11 will be replaced? etc); 12 c. Revise section 2.00 to state. 77 acres of wetland buffer rather than 0.51 13 acres of wetland buffer; and 14 d. Remove RL Weight contact information from preserve area sign (Figure 5 15 of 6) and replace with SLC ERD's contact information (St. Lucie County 16 Environmental Resources Department, 2300 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, 17 Florida, 34982, (772) 462-2526, www.stlucieco.qov/erd). 18 19 4. Prior to issuance of a vegetation removal permit for any portion of the South 20 Island Plantation site, the developers, their successor or assigns, shall submit to St. 21 Lucie County Environmental Resources Department a revised copy of the 22 Homeowners Association guidelines (Homeowners/Property Owners Association or 23 Declaration of Covanence documents) for review. Please highlight all requested 24 changes so as to facilitate quicker review of the resubmitted material. The 25 guidelines, at a minimum, should specify restrictions on any encroachment into the 26 Preserve Areas as well as restrictions on vegetation removal from the relocation 27 areas and required landscaping areas. At a rninimum the documents shall include: 28 a. Language which notifies prospective property owners that the association 29 property includes preservation areas which are protected under 30 conservation easements, and a map showing the wetland and associated 31 buffer locations; and 32 b. Language which informs the prospective property owners that the 33 preservation areas may not be altered from their natural! permitted 34 condition with the exception of: exotic vegetation removal, or restoration 35 in accordance with the Preserve Area Managernent and Monitoring Plan 36 and restoration plan that shall be referenced in the conservation 37 easement. 38 c. Language which informs the prospective property owners that the South 39 Island Plantation Homeowners Association, Inc. shall maintain in 40 perpetuity, the lands dedicated as a conservation easement in 41 accordance with the approved Preserve Area Management Plan. November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 3 1 Further, the South Island Plantation Homeowners Association, Inc. 2 agrees that it shall take private enforcement action against any member 3 of the South Island Plantation Homeowners Association, Inc. who violates 4 the rules relating to use/maintenance of the conservation easement. 5 d. Language which informs the prospective property owners that the 6 Preserve Areas shall be maintained in perpetuity by the South Island 7 Plantation Homeowners Association, Inc. or a qualified maintenance 8 cornpany. Such rnaintenance shall include, but is not Iirnited to, exotic 9 vegetation removal, replanting with appropriate native vegetation, vine 10 control, and removal of trash and debris. Maintenance schedule should 11 be employed to keep the preserve areas ecologically functional and high 12 quality, as well as a minimum 90% free of exotic vegetation. 13 e. Does 9.4 (a), page 22, prohibit solar panels and hedges? If it does, ERD 14 recommends that language be struck. 15 f. Please change 9.4 (b) (ii) to include "No vegetation shall be removed 16 from any portion of the site without authorization from St. Lucie County". 17 18 5. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any portion of the South 19 Island Plantation site, Preserve Area signs shall be in place and acceptable (in 20 location and number) to SLC ERD staff. Specifically, the preserve area shall be 21 visibly and permanently posted (ERD recommends a sign between building 6 & the 22 strormwater area, buildings 5 & 4, buildings 3 and 2, and building 1 and the property 23 to the south). Please replace RL Weight contact information from preserve area 24 sign (Figure 5 of 6) with SLC ERD's contact information (St. Lucie county 25 Environmental Resources Department, 2300 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, Florida, 26 34982, (772) 462-2526, www.stlucieco.qov/erd). 27 28 6. Prior to issuance a vegetation removal permit for any portion of the South 29 Island Plantation site, the developers, their successor or assigns, shall submit to St. 30 Lucie County Environmental Resources Department a final, recorded Conservation 31 Easernent dedicated to, or made in favor of, the County and clearly identifying the 32 Preserve Area location(s) and size(es). 33 34 7. The Code Compliance Manager shall receive a copy of this Development 35 Order and the site plan it approves and shall not approve any building permits that 36 do not implement or are not consistent with this Developrnent Order and the plans 37 hereby approved. 38 39 8. Pursuant to Section 11.02.08(A)(6) of the St. Lucie County Land 40 Development Code, no work shall commence on the site until all regulatory permits 41 required from Federal, State, and regional agencies and special districts have been November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 issued. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System compliance notice rnust be submitted to the County Engineer with the constructible site plan at the time of building permit application or during permit review or no paving, grading, and drainage permit and no building permit shall be issued. All National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System Best Managernent Practices shall be instituted on the site prior to site clearing and maintained daily. Stormwater ponds shall be roughed in at the same tirne the site is cleared of groundcover. 9. No clearing or other site work shall comrnence until after constructible engineering plans have been approved by the County Engineer and all County environmental permits have been issued by Environrnental Resources Department pursuant to Section 11.02.08(A)(7) of the S1. Lucie County Land Development Code. As of this date of issuance of this Development Order, no constructible site development plans have been submitted for review. No work shall commence after the issuance of environmental permits by county, or of any other permits by any other agency, until the County Engineer has approved the constructible site plans. 10. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, and in addition to any building permit fees and charges, the developers, successor or assigns shall pay all applicable Alternative Development Fees as required pursuant to Section 3.01.03(AA)(7) of the S1. Lucie County Land Development Code. The first 5 units of this project will only be subject to the standard road impact fee assessed by S1. Lucie County. The remaining 23 units will require payment of the Alterative Development Fee of $13,697 per dwelling unit, which includes the road impact fee. All units will be subject to all other required impact fees and assessment that S1. Lucie County may lawfully assess. The property on which this Minor Site Plan approval is being granted is described as follows: A parcel of land lying in Section 2, Township 37 South, Range 41 East, S1. Lucie County, Florida being more particularly described as follows: For a point of reference, Begin at the intersection of the North line of Section 2, Township 37 South, Range 41 East with the West right-of-way line of State Road A-1-A (a 100' right-of-way); said point lying on a curve concave to the East, a radial to said point bears S700 07' 34"W; From the Point Of Beginning, run Southeasterly along the arc of said curve, having a radius of 11,615.78 feet and a central angle of 00047'34", an arc distance of 160.75 feet; thence run S68 0 45' 4 7"W, a distance of 122.64 feet; thence run November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 C. 19 20 21 22 D. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 E. 33 34 35 36 37 F. 38 39 40 41 S21°14'13"E, a distance of 139.00 feet; thence run S68°45'47"W, a distance of 65.00 feet; thence run S21°14'13"E, a distance of 46.00 feet; thence run S68 ° 45' 47"W, a distance of 398.97 feet; thence run N08 °26' 56"W, a distance of 19.21 feet; thence run N 17° 46' 49"W, a distance of 1 05.55 feet; thence run N47°24'36"W, a distance of 1 09.11 feet; thence run N35°33' 27"W, a distance of 144.35 feet; thence run N10015'10"E, a distance of 142.52 feet; thence run N31 °05'38"W, a distance of 1 03.61 feet to a point on the North line of Section 2; thence run S89°38'43"E, a distance of 651.55 feet to the Point Of Beginning. Containing 5.96 acres more or less Location: W est side of State Route A-1-A, approximately one-half mile north of Nettles Boulevard, on South Hutchinson Island. ParcellD Nos.: 4502-212-0001-0104, 4502-212-001-0506, 4502-212-0001- 0702 and 4502-212-0001-0001 The approvals granted by this administrative order shall expire on October 31,2009, unless an extension is granted in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.02.06 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. The Final Site Plan approval granted under this Order is specifically conditioned to the requirement that the property owners, Preferred Properties of St. Lucie, LLC and Repechage Development Inc., including any successors in interest, shall obtain all necessary development permits and construction authorizations from the appropriate State and Federal regulatory authorities including, but not limited to; the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management District, prior to the issuance of any local building permits of authorizations to commence development activities on the property described in Part A. A copy of this Order shall be attached to the site plan drawings described in Part A, which plan shall be placed on file with the St. Lucie County Growth Management Director and rnailed, return receipt requested to the developer and agent of record as identified on the site plan applications. The Certificate of Capacity, attached as Exhibit A, shall be valid for the same period as this order. If this order expires or otherwise terminates, the Certificate of Capacity shall automatically terminate. November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 G. This order shall be recorded in the Public Records of St. Lucie County. ORDER effective the 16th Day of November, 2007. GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY ~ Mark Satterl~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: BY November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 7 1 2 Exhibit A 3 4 5 Certificate of Capacity November 16, 2007 File No.: MNSP 720071282 GM Order No. 07-021 Page 8 CERTIFICATE OF CAPACITY 2300 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 (772)-462-2822 Date: 7/16/2007 Certificate No. 2656 This document certifies that concurrency will be met and that adequate public facility capacity exists to maintain the standards for levels of service as adopted in the St Lucie County Comprehensive Plan for: 1. Type of development 28 units, attached single-family Number of units 28 Number of square feet 2. Property legal description & Tax 10 no. 450221200010001;450221200010506;450221200010104;450221200010702 West side of South A 1 A South Island Plantation 3. Approval: Building Permit Resolution No. GM-07-021 Letter 4. Subject to the following conditions for concurrency: Owner's name Repechage Development Inc Address 1000 US 1 N #762 Jupiter FL 33477 6. Certificate Expiration Date The certificate of capacity shall be valid for the same period of time as the Development Order. Section 5.08.04(B), St. Lucie County Land Development Code. This Certificate of Capacity is transferable only to subsequent owners of the same parcel, and is subject to the same terms, conditions and expiration date listed herein. The expiration date can be extended only under the same terms and conditions as the underlying development orderissued with this certificate, or for subsequent development order(s) issued for the same pro rty, e and size as described herein. Signed I I ._~_J Date: 7/17/2007 Growth Management Director: St Lucie County, Florida AIJ/)/~.â..} e ,~,J)',: Concurrency Review by: Signed ~__ ¿:/" - Date: 7/17/2007 Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Page 1 of 1