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Home My WebLink About25-077 PDS ORDER 2025-077 File No. EDO-2507-000060 AN ORDER GRANTING A STATUTORY EXTENSION PROVIDED BY SECTION 252.363 FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE SCHEDULED EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND MAJOR SITE PLAN KNOWN AS KINGSGATE CENTER SELF-STORAGE, LOCATED AT 7400 ORANGE AVENUE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL. WHEREAS,the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Director has reviewed the request for a development order extension timely submitted by Steven L.Dobbs,P.E.,of Newlines Land Consulting on behalf of the property owner, and has made the following determinations: 1. On January 9, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners granted approval through Resolutions 2024-002, and 2024-041, for a Major Site Plan and Conditional Use permit, • respectively, for the project known as Kingsgate Center Self-Storage. The +/- 1.52-acre project site is located at 7400 Orange Avenue, and is zoned Planned Non-Residential Development (PNRD) with a Mixed-Use Development (MXD) future land use designation. 2. On September 23, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-218 declaring a state of emergency for certain counties in the State of Florida, including St. Lucie County, as a result of the threat of Tropical Storm Nine/Hurricane Ian. This emergency declaration was amended by Executive Order 22-219 on September 24, 2022, expanding the state of emergency to cover the entire State of Florida, and the state of emergency arising from Hurricane Ian has since been continually extended pursuant to Executive Orders 22-268,23-21,23-60,23-104,23-139,23-176,23-214,24-02,24-36,24- 80, 24-137, 24-174, 24-235, 24-287, 25- 42, 25-81, and 25-125, and remains an active pending state of emergency through Executive Order 25-125, which extended the State of Emergency (SOE) to August 11, 2025. The deadline to file an extension notification is November 09, 2025. 3. On October 5,2024,Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 24-214 declaring a state of emergency for certain counties in the State of Florida,including St. Lucie County, as a result of the threat of Hurricane Milton. This emergency declaration was effective on October 5,2024, and would have expired 60 days later, on December 4, 2024. Subsequent executive orders have continued to extend executive order 24-214, including Executive Order 25-119,which extended the State of Emergency to July 28, 2025. 4. On July 21, 2025, the applicant, Steven Dobbs, P.E., representing the property owner, File No.: EDO 2507 000060 ADS Order 2025-077 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY Page: 1 FILE# 5537360 10/08/2025 01:24:18 PM OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2843-2845 Doc Type:ORD RECORDING: $27.00 ■ Stanwick Wells, filed a request to toll and extend the termination date for the project known as Kingsgate Center Self -Storage pursuant to Executive Order 25-119 (Hurricane Milton). 5. Senate Bill 250, approved by the Governor on June 28, 2023, and effective July 1, 2023, amends Section 252.363(1)(a) Florida Statutes, increasing the extension of the expiration dates for such permits or other authorizations twenty-four (24) months per state of emergency (plus the duration of the emergency declaration), but limiting the extended period under overlapping states of emergency to forty-eight (48) months. 6. Section 252.363 Florida Statutes requires that a specific written notice be filed with the issuing authority within ninety (90) days after the termination of the declaration of emergency. The applicant applied for this extension on July 21, 2025, which is within the time frame established by the Statute. 7. Planning Staff has performed an analysis of the project and determined that the extension is consistent with the original St. Lucie County Development Order. Further analysis is found in the memorandum titled Kingsgate Center Self -Storage — Executive Order Extension - EDO-2507-000060, September 29, 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Planning and Development Services Director of St. Lucie County, Florida: A. Pursuant to Section 252.363 of the Florida Statutes State of Emergency Act, the administrative approval for the project known as Kingsgate Center Self -Storage has been found to be eligible for a statutory extension. The approvals granted under Resolutions 2024-002, and 2024-041 are extended from their last scheduled date of expiration, January 9, 2026 (Major Site Plan) and January 9, 2025 (Conditional Use) and now shall expire January 9, 2030 and January 9, 2029, respectively, for the property described below in Part B. B. The property on which this Development Order Extension is being granted is described as follows: Le al Descri tion KINGSGATE CENTER LOT 3 REPLAT (PB 122-17) LOT 1 CONTAINING 1.52 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Parcel Identification Number: 2311-802-0001-000-0 C. This statutory extension approval in reference to Resolutions 2024-002 and 2024-041, and shall expire on January 9, 2030 and January 9, 2029, respectively, unless a permit is File No.: EDO-2507-000060 PDS Order 2025-077 Page: 2 issued and active or an extension has been granted in accordance with Section 11.02.06, St. Lucie County Land Development Code. D. The conditions as outlined in Resolutions 2024-002 and 2024-041 are an integral non - severable part of the site plan approval as granted by this administrative extension. If any condition is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason and the developer declines to comply voluntarily with that condition, this development order extension approval granted by this Order shall become null and void. E. A copy of this statutory extension shall be placed on file with the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Department. This order shall be recorded in the Public Records of St. Lucie County. ORDER effective this �! � day of Se-NtA't'W—,2025. File No.: EDO-2507-000060 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR ST. LUCIE TY, FLORIDA BY TBenjamin Balcer, AICP APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: BY _ Interim County Attorney PDS Order 2025-077 Page: 3