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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-061JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT �� W SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE # 4297170 0411 2/201 7 01:59:13 PM OR BOOK 3984 PAGE 452 - 458 Doc Type: RESO ,ECORDING: $61.00 4'. - --Kesmution 2017-61 File No.: CU 1220165099 A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A 74.5 MW PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CENTER IN THE AG -5, (AGRICULTURAL - 5) ZONING DISTRICT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, based on the testimony and evidence, including but not limited to findings in the staff report, has made the following determinations: 0 1. Florida Power & Light Company, presented a petition for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 74.5 MW Photovoltaic Solar ,Center consisting of approximately 300,000 solar panels in the AG -5 (Agricultural — 5) Zoning District for the property depicted on the attached map in Exhibit "A" and described in Part B below. 2. On March 16, 2017, the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the petition, after publishing notice at least 10 days prior to the hearing and notifying by mail all owners of property within 500 feet of the subject property, -and recommended -that the Board of County Commissioners approve the hereinafter described Conditional Use Permit in the AG -5 (Agricultural — 5) Zoning District for the property described in Part B. 3. On April 4, 2017, this Board held a public hearing on the petition, after publishing a notice of such hearing and notifying by mail all owners of property within 500 feet of the subject property. 4. The Conditional Use Permit, with the conditions therein, is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan and has satisfied the requirements of Section 11.07.03 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. 5. With conditions therein, 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. File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 Page 1 Resolution 2017-61 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: A. Pursuant to Section 11.07.03 of the St. Lucie County Land .Development Code, a Conditional Use Permit that allows for the construction and operation of a 74.5 MW Photovoltaic Solar Center consisting of approximately 300,000 solar panels on the property described below is hereby approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The conditional use improvements and operational areas shall be consistent with Resolution No. 2017-60 authorizing Major Site Plan approval on the drawings prepared by Culpepper and Terpening, Inc. date stamped received by the St. Lucie County Planning Division on April 6, 2017. Adjustments to the site plan or conditional use permit may be made consistent with the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. 2. On-site construction activities and/or repairs to the solar energy facility shall be restricted to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. 3. Footcandle readings for all exterior lighting associated with normal operations of the solar center shall be zero (0) at.adjacent property lines. Repairs and maintenance of solar center equipment shall be exempt from this provision. 4. If the use is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months, it shall be considered abandoned, and the owner- of such solar equipment shall remove the same within 180 days of receipt of notice from the County notifying the owner of such abandonment. Failure to remove the abandoned equipment shall be grounds for the County to remove the equipment at the expense of the owner. 5. The owner at all times shall comply with the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances, Section 28-107 through 28-112, as amended regulating noise. B. The subject property is described as follows: PARCEL 1: A parcel of land being in Section 33 and Section 28, Township 37 South, Range 38 East, St. Lucie County, Florida. Said parcel of land being the West 458.80 acres of the East 1221.48 acres of that part of Sections 33 and 28 that lies East of a fence line known as the McCarty Fence and North of the North Right of Way line of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Canal C-23. Said parcel of land being more fully described as follows: File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 Page 2 Resolution 2017-61 Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Section 33 thence proceed North 0° .32' 44" West along the East line of said Section 33 for a distance of 290.74 feet to a point where said East line of Section 33 intersects the North Right of Way line of said Canal C-23. Thence proceed South 890 27'-28" West along the North right of way line of said Canal C-23 for a distance of 3236.11 feet to a point, said point being the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING of this description. (1) Thence continue South 891 27' 28" West along the North right of way line of said Canal C-23 for a distance of 1916.84 feet to a point on the above described McCarty Fence line. (2) Thence proceed North 01 07' 59" West along said fence line for a distance of 5029.55 feet to a point. (3) Thence proceed North 20 34' 25" West along said fence line for a distance of 5308.69 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 28. (4) Thence proceed South 890 28' 40" East along the North line of Section 28 for a distance of 2068.88 feet to a point, said point also being 3236.67 feet North 890 28' 40" West of the Northeast corner of said Section 28. (5) Thence proceed South 01 32' 44" East for a distance of 10,296.25 feet to a point on the North right of way line of said Canal C-23 and the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING of this description. ALSO: Beginning at the NW corner of Section 28, Township 37 South, Range 38 East, St. Lucie County, Florida, run South 20 34' 25" East a distance of 5308.69 feet, thence run South 00 7' 59" East a distance of 5231.32 (5279.52 Desc) to the South Fine of Section 33, Township 37 South, Range 38 East, thence run South 890 54' 26" West along Section line a distance of 243.27 feet to the Southwest corner of said Section 33, thence run North 00 20'45" West a distance of 5280.37 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 33, thence run North 00 15' 35" East a distance of 5304.10 feetto-the POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 2: Begin at the Southwest corner of Section 21, Township 37 South, Range 38 East, St. Lucie County, Florida, bear North 890 59' 00" East, along the South line of said Section a distance of 2049.75 feet; thence North 20 26' 00" West a distance 680.50 feet; thence South 891 59' 00" West a distance of 1629.79 feet to the Southeast right of way line of the Florida East Coast Railway; thence South 440 13' 30" West along said right of way line a distance of 576.93 feet to the West line of said Section 21; thence South 20 26' 00" East along said line a distance of 266.82 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 , Page 3 Resolution 2017-61 W PARCEL 3: From the Southwest corner of Section 21, Township 37 South, Range 38. East, St. Lucie County, Florida, bear North 890 59' 00" East, along the South line of said Section a distance of 2049.75 feet; thence North 21 26' 00" West, a distance of 680.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue North 20 26' 00" West a distance of 1605.43 feet to the Southeast right of way line of the Florida East Coast Railway; thence South 441 13' 30" West along said right of way Fine a distance of 2238.96 feet; thence North 890 59' 00" East a distance of 1629.79 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCELS 1, 2 AND 3 ABOVE ARE ALSO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A Parcel of land lying in Sections 21, 28 and 33, Township 37 South, Range 38 East, St. Lucie County, Florida, being -more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Section 21 run N 011 52' 01" W along the West line of said Section 21 for a distance of 266.82 feet to the Southeast Right of Way line of the Florida East Coast Rail (FDOT Right of Way, Map Section 94636-2602); thence run N 441 47' 29" E along said Southeast Right of Way line for a distance of 2815.89 feet; thence run S 010 52' 01" E, departing said Right of Way line, for a distance of 2285.93 feet to the South line of said Section 21, thence run S 891 27' 01" E along said South line for a distance of 19.13 feet; thence run S 001 31' 05" E for a distance of 10299.15 feet to the North Right of Way line of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Canal C-23 (Drawing Number C-23-10 with latest revision date of 1-1.2-76); thence run S 890 27' 28" W along said North Right of Way line for a distance of 2161.07 feet to the West line of said Section 33; thence run N 000 19' 06" W along said West line for a distance of 5036.17 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 33; thence run N 001 17' 33" E along the West line of said Section 28 for a distance of 5303.02 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 28 and the Point of Beginning. PARCEL 4: A perpetual non-exclusive easement for constructing, using, maintaining and operating a road for traffic purposes, and for utilities over, under and upon those certain lands as described in Easement Agreement by and between Mabel Corporation, a Florida corporation, Center Lake Corporation, a Florida corporation, Shawnee Groves Corporation, a Florida corporation, and Granada Groves Corporation, a Florida corporation, dated January 30, 1968, recorded February 12, 1968, in Official Records Book 170, Page 1346, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 Page 4 Resolution 2017-61 ., Parcel Identification Number: 4221-312-0040-000-1 C. The approvals and authorizations granted by this Resolution are for the purpose of obtaining a Building Permit or Zoning Compliance from St. Lucie County, and are not assigned to any other party or institution. Should the petitioners choose or decide to assign this business to another entity or individual, a minor adjustment to the Conditional Use Permit shall be required. D. The approvals and authorizations granted by this Resolution shall expire on April 4, 2018, unless a Building Permit or Certificate of Zoning Compliance for is obtained for the uses described in Part A above, or an extension has been granted in accordance with Section 11.07.05(F), St. Lucie County Land Development Code. File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 Page 5 Resolution 2017-61 After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows: Chairman Chris Dzadovsky AYE Vice -Chairman Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 4th day of April, 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLOIRDA ATTEST: nt� File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 BY Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Page 6 Resolution 2017-61 Exhibit A Location Map i r. C� . R� m spry Midway Rd Qbee U a ° e WPkNY � T crosstown ILI f° �) 't3 a �7 t6 v c r, G fi G � o flfi - Catifar�ia 8t \a b iE wj C n € Utz o 0 �. ........................... ......... Subject parcel r S1 Ltr�re Covrst� `� Cana( C-23 Berke Rd �.:-,:nom ...-. .-.--......._ .......�. .._.. .::; _. _. _ .:_. N � ,� ��tarfra Courry CU -1220165099 1 FPL Loggerhead Solar Energy Center File No.: CU 1220165099 April 4, 2017 Page 7 Resolution 2017-61