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Home My WebLink AboutPDS-23-012 – Aquaculture Office at Harbor Branch PDS ORDER 2023-012 File Number: PDMN-2209-000008 AN ORDER OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY GRANTING APPROVAL FOR A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE VISITOR'S CENTER/MONTESSORI SCHOOL PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS THE AQUACULTURE OFFICE AT HARBOR BRANCH, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Director has reviewed the request for a Minor Adjustment to the Planned Mixed-Use Development, reviewed the comments from the Development Review Committee, and has made the following determinations: 1. Dean, Mead, Minton & Moore, on behalf of Pine Needle Point LLC, submitted a Minor Adjustment to the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Visitor's Center/Montessori School Planned Mixed-Use Development, to be known as the Aquaculture Office at Harbor Branch, to allow an administrative office for a neighboring aquaculture facility to occupy the former visitor's center and school, restripe the parking lot, improve the landscaping, and construct a sidewalk to the existing building, for the site located at 5527 Old Dixie Hwy, Fort Pierce, as more particularly described in Part "B" below. 2. The Development Review Committee has reviewed the site plan for the proposed project and found it to meet the standards of review as set forth in Section 11.02.07 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code and found it to meet the technical requirements and is consistent with the general purpose, goals, and objectives, of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan. 3. On July 21, 1998, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 98-137, granting a change in Zoning (Rezoning) from RS-2 (Residential, Single-Family - 2), RM-5 (Residential, Multiple-Family - 5), and I (Institutional) Zoning Districts to the PMUD (Planned Mixed Use Development - Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute) Zoning District. 4. On January 20, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 04-005, granting a Major Adjustment to the approved Planned Mixed Use Development for the project known as Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Visitor's Center/Montessori School for an additional 4,511 square feet of educational space. 5. Planning staff performed a detailed analysis of the project and found it to be consistent with the St. Lucie County Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan. The analysis can be found in the Planning and Development Services Department memorandum titled Aquaculture Office at Harbor Branch — Minor Adjustment to the Planned Mixed-Use Development (PMUD-2209-000008), dated February 28, 2023. 6. The proposed Adjustment will not have an undue adverse effect on adjacent properties, the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utility facilities, or other matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare. MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY Pa e 1 FILE# 5166418 03/14/2023 12:51.31 PM PDS No. 2023-012 9 OR BOOK 4961 PAGE 2898-2901 Doc Type:ORD RECORDING: $35.50 File No.: PDMN-2209-000008 7. 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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Planning and Development Services Director of St. Lucie County. Florida: A. Pursuant to Section 11.02.05 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. the Site Plan and use allowance from Visitor's Center/Montessori School to Administrative Office is hereby approved as noted above, and as shown on the survey prepared by Meridian Land Surveyors, for the property described in Part "B" below, subject to the following conditions: 1. Within 90 days of approval, all Category I invasive plants shall be removed from the site per Land Development Code 7.09.05. 2. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the site's landscaping within the current lot lines of PID# 1408-311-0003-000-1 shall comply with the landscape plan associated with the site's previously approved Major Adjustment application (PUD-03-017, Res. 04-005). 3. Prior to issuance of a vegetation removal permit, a 100 percent survey per Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) protocol for gopher tortoises shall be provided. If any construction activities are proposed within 25 ft. of any gopher tortoise burrows, a relocation permit shall also be provided in accordance with FWCC requirements. 4. The pedestrian access from the accessible parking to the building entrance will be reviewed for compliance through the Building Department. Restriping and directional/regulatory signage of the parking area shall be provided for review prior to implementation. 5. Before a Zoning Compliance is issued, the applicant/property owner shall provide pedestrian connectivity to the building and restripe the parking spaces per LDC Section 7.06.02. B. The property on which this Minor Adjustment to the Planned Mixed-Use Development. is being granted is described as follows: COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, RUN N89°57'05"E, ALONG THE 1/4 SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST. A DISTANCE OF 1,256.42 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 8; THENCE DEPARTING SAID 1/4 SECTION LINE, RUN S00°16'59"W A DISTANCE OF 491.51 FEET: THENCE RUN N89°57'05"E A DISTANCE OF 677.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PARCEL. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, RUN N00°00'03'W A DISTANCE OF 103.65 FEET; THENCE RUN N67°01'26"E A DISTANCE OF 220.41 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF A 66.00 FOOT WIDE MAINTENANCE RIGHT OF WAY, PER ST. LUCIE COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT: THENCE RUN S26°56.43"E, ALONG THE WEST LINE Page 2 PDS No. 2023-012 File No.: PDMN-2209-000008 OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY. A DISTANCE OF 135.95 FEET; THENCE, CONTINUING ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY, RUN S26°51'52"E A DISTANCE OF 91.08 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE, CONTINUE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY, S26°48'16"E A DISTANCE OF 59.16 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 123.62 FEET; THENCE, DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, RUN SOUTHWESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 79°38'12", A DISTANCE OF 171.83 FEET; THENCE RUN S89°57'05"W A DISTANCE OF 150.22 FEET; THENCE RUN N00°16.59"E A DISTANCE OF 34.45 FEET; THENCE RUN S89°57'05"W A DISTANCE OF 27.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 1.24 ACRES MORE OR LESS. Address: 5527 Old Dixie Hwy, Fort Pierce, FL 34946 Parcels ID Number: 1408-311-0003-000-1 C. This Administrative Order shall be valid for the term of the Planned Mixed-Use Development approval order. D. The developer, including any successors in interest, is advised as part of this Minor Adjustment to the Planned Mixed Use Development, the developer shall obtain all applicable development permits and construction authorizations from the appropriate state, federal, and local regulatory agencies including, but not limited to, the United States Army Corps of Engineers. the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District, the St. Lucie County Fire District, and the St. Lucie County Environmental Resources, Public Works, and Building Departments prior to the commencement of any development activities on the property described in Part "B". Issuance of a 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 a 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. E. This Order shall become effective upon the date of approval indicated below. Should the property owner, developer or authorized agent wish to appeal any condition described in Part "A" above. all such appeals must be filled in writing with the County Administrator within thirty (30) days of the rendering of this Order, as described in Section 11.02.05(D), St. Lucie County Land Development Code. Should an appeal to this Order be filed, no permitting reviews or further administrative action shall take place on the processing of any action or activity authorized through this Minor Adjustment until the appeal is resolved. F. A copy of this Order shall be attached to the site plan drawings, which shall be placed on file with the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Department and copies provided to the developer and agent of record as identified on the Minor Adjustment application. Page 3 PDS No. 2023-012 File No.: PDMN-2209-000008 G. The conditions set forth in Part "A" are an integral non-severable part of the Minor Adjustment approval to the existing PMUD Site Plan granted by this Order. If any condition set forth in Part "A" is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason and the developer declines to comply voluntarily with that condition, unless otherwise amended in accordance with the provisions of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, the Minor Adjustment approval authorized through this Order, shall become null and void, and any construction or development activity completed pursuant to this Order shall be required to revert to the previously approved condition. H. This Order shall be recorded in the PublicRecords of St. Lucie County. ORDER effective the1±11day of 747 / , 2023. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA c BY —a njamin Balcer, AICP, Director APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORR TNESS: BY Coun y Attorne Page 4 PDS No. 2023-012 File No.: PDMN-2209-000008