HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-064 PDS ORDER 2024-064
File No. SFRVAR-2405000021
AN ORDER GRANTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7905 JAMES ROAD
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Director has reviewed the
application for an administrative variance, including, but not limited to the staff report and made
the following determinations:
1. Petition by David Whitney for an Administrative Variance from the provisions of Section
7.04.01 (Table 7-10)Lot Size and Dimensional Requirements of the St. Lucie County Land
Development Code for a proposed accessory structure (shed) to encroach up to 2.35 feet
into the required minimum 15-foot rear yard setback for property located at 7905 James
Rd. Fort Pierce, FL, and further described in Paragraph "B", within the RS-4, Residential
Single-Family-4, Zoning District.
2. On August 30, 2024, Planning & Development Services staff notified by mail all owners of
property within 500 feet of the petition site and the applicant installed a sign on the subject
property in accordance with Land Development Code Section 11.00.03.
3. The Administrative Variance provides for a 16 percent reduction of the minimum required
rear yard (setback), allowing a reduction from 15 feet to 12.65 feet for a shed. The
proposed shed is 10.8 feet in height, under the height of the single-family home. The
encroachment into the minimum required rear yard (setback) is for a length of
approximately 26 feet, generally parallel to the rear property line, for the proposed shed
depicted on the boundary survey dated May 26, 2024, as shown in Exhibit "A".
4. After consideration of staff's analysis found in a memorandum dated September 24, 2024,
entitled "Whitney 7905 James Rd. Administrative Variance - Rear yard setback reduction
for a proposed accessory structure (shed)," including exhibits and the standards of review
for granting administrative variances set out in Land Development Code Section
10.01.14.C., the Planning & Development Services Director has made the following
determinations:
The requested administrative variance meets the standards of review as set forth in
Section 10.01.14.C. of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code and is not in conflict
with the goals, objectives, and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan,
because:
a) There were no objections made from the public in regard to the proposed
administrative variance;
b) The requested encroachment will not have an undue adverse effect on adjacent
property, does not encroach into any easements, common areas, or environmentally
sensitive are--
MICHELLE R.MILLER.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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RECORDING: $27.00
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c) The request does not impair or otherwise injure other property values or improvements
in the area in which the subject property is located; and
d) The request is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of a
shed, by providing an all-weather structure for protection of equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Planning & Development Services Director:
A. Pursuant to Section 10.01.14C., LDC, the Whitney Administrative Variance is hereby
approved as described herein. The administrative variance approval provides the setback
variance for the specific footprint and the type of structure shown on the approved survey;
does not reduce or waive any other required setbacks for any future structures or
additions. The variance remains for the type of structure in the specific footprint in
perpetuity and runs with the land.
B. The property on which this approval is being granted is generally described as:
Lot 26, Block 17, LAKEWOOD PARK UNIT NO. 3, according to the plat thereof, recorded
in Plat Book 10, Page(s) 63, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
Parcel ID: 1301-603-0026-000-6
C. This Order shall become effective upon the date indicated below. An appeal from the
Planning & Development Services Director's action may be submitted within thirty (30)
days, in accordance with Section 10.01.14.C.9. of the St. Lucie County Land Development
Code.
D. This Order shall be recorded in the Public Records of St. Lucie County.
ORDER effective the 1" day of October 2024.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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BY
Benjamin Balcer, AICP
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
BY
County Attorney
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