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PDS 13-030
SPMN820134659
AN ORDER GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A MINOR
ADJUSTMENT TO MAJOR SITE PLAN KNOWN AS
SAVE THE CHIMPS (FKA CENTER FOR CAPTIVE
CHIMPANZEE CARE)
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Director has reviewed
the request for a site plan adjustment submitted by Lucido and Associates on behalf of Save
the Chimps and made the following determinations.
Save the Chimps (fka Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care) requested a minor
adjustment to a Major Site Plan to construct a special needs facility consisting of two
buildings totaling 11,200 square feet for the shelter of chimpanzees. The subject
190.66 acre property is zoned AG-5 (Agricultural - 5) and is located at 16891 Carole
Noon Lane.
2. On December 16, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners through Resolution No.
03-245 granted a Major Site Plan approval known as Save the Chimps (fka Center for
Captive Chimpanzee Care), which is anon-profit organization that rehabilitates and
provides safe harbor for adult chimpanzees.
3. On November 12, 2012, through PDS No. 10-016, the Director of the Planning and
Development Services Department granted approval for a minor adjustment to Save
the Chimps (fka Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care) Major Site Plan.
4. The Development Review Committee reviewed the minor adjustment and found it to
meet the technical requirements of the St. Luce County Land Development Code and
to be consistent with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
5. The proposed 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.
6. All reasonable steps have been taken to minimize any adverse effect of the proposed
project on the immediate vicinity through building design, site design, landscaping,
and screening.
7. The proposed project will be constructed, arranged, and operated so as not to
interfere with the development and use of neighboring property, in accordance with
St. Lucie County Land Development Code requirements.
File No.: SPMN 820134659 PDS Order No. 13-030
September 18, 2013 JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF 7HE CIRCUIT COURT Page 1
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 3885646 10/09/2013 at 08:04 AM
OR BOOK 3568 PAGE 80 - 82 Doc Type: ORD
RECORDING: $27.00
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8. The proposed project is to be served by on-site septic and well, governed by the State
of Florida Health Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED:
A. Pursuant to Section 11.02.04 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, the
minor adjustment to the Save the Chimps (fka Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care)
Major Site Plan is hereby approved as shown on the site plan drawings for the project
prepared by Lucido & Associates and date stamped received by the St. Lucie County
Planning and Development Services Department on September 12, 2013.
B. The property on which the minor adjustment to a Major Site Plan approval is being
granted is described as follows:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
The Northwest 1/4 of Section 25, Township 35 South, Range 38 East in St. Lucie
County, Florida. Less and except that part thereof owned in fee simple by any party for
roads, canals, ditches, drainage and water
management purposes.
Together with:
That plat filed May, 2002 known as Header Ranches Subdivision, as recorded in Plat
Book 40, Page 38 of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
PARCEL ID# 2225-211-0001-000/2
C. The approvals granted by this administrative order shall expire on September 18,
2015, unless a building permit is obtained or an extension is granted in accordance
with the provisions of Section 11.02.06 of the St. Lucie Land Development Code.
D. The developer is advised as part of this minor adjustment approval for Save the
Chimps, including any successors in interest, the developer shall obtain all applicable
development permits and construction authorizations from the appropriate state and
federal and local regulatory agencies including, but not limited to, the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and
South Florida Water Management District, and the St. Lucie County Environmental
Resources and Building Departments prior to the commencement of any development
activities on the property described in Part B. Issuance of this permit by the County
does not in any way create any rights on the part of the developer to obtain a permit
from a state or federal agency and does not create any liability on the part of the
County for issuance of this permit if the developer fails to obtain requisite approvals or
fulfill the obligations imposed by a state or federal agency or undertake actions that
may result in a violation of state or federal law.
File No.: SPMN 820134659
September 18, 2013
PDS Order No. 13-030
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E. This order shall be recorded in the Public Records of St. Lucie County.
ORDER effective the 18th day of September, 2013.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DIRECTOR
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Mark S erlee, AICP
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS
BY
File No.: SPMN 820134659
September 18, 2013
PDS Order No. 13-030
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