HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-161-Major Site PlanRESOLUTION 2019-161
File Number: MJSP 3201915498
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY GRANTING MAJOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A 74.5 MW
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CENTER ON +/-955 ACRES OF
PROPERTY IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, based
on the testimony and evidence, including but not limited to the staff report, has made
the following determinations:
SITE PLAN
1. Florida Power & Light Company presented a petition for a Major Site Plan to be
known as FPL Pelican Solar Energy Center for the operation of a 74.5 MW
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Center on approximately 955 acres in the AG-5,
Agricultural -5, zoning district as described in Part A.
2. On August 13, 2019, this Board held a public meeting on the petition.
3. The St. Lucie County Development Review Committee has reviewed the Major
Site Plan for the project and found it to meet all technical requirements and to be
consistent with the Future Land Use Map of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive
Plan, subject to the conditions set forth in Part B of this Resolution.
4. The proposed project is consistent with the general purpose, goals, objectives,
and standards of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, the St. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan and the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie County.
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 applicable district regulations.
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4611045 08/28/2019 12:58:12 PM
OR BOOK 4314 PAGE 885 - 905 Doc Type: RESO
RECORDING: $180.00
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WAIVERS
1. After consideration of the testimony presented during the August 13, 2019 public
meeting, including staff comments the Board of County Commissioners has
made the following determinations and granted the following waivers:
a. A waiver to exceed the maximum 10% lot coverage for structures in the
AG-5 zoning district by providing 289 acres or 30.2% of the property
covered in solar arrays and vaults as stated in LDC, Section 7.04.01.A. is
hereby granted due to practical difficulties which may result from strict
compliance with the LDC and will not be detrimental to the interest of the
public.
b. A waiver from the minimum landscaping requirements as required in
LDC, Section 7.09.00 is hereby granted. More specifically, a landscape
waiver from the vehicular use areas and the buffer yards in order to
ensure optimal solar access.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
A. The property on which the Major Site Plan is being granted is described as follows:
Legal Description:
(AS FURNISHED BY CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. COMMITMENT
NUMBER 40463)
BLOCKS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20, AGRICULTURE PLAT OF FLORIDA MAID
CITRUS GROVE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 13, PAGE 1, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SAID LANDS BEING A PORTION OF SECTIONS 6 AND 7, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH,
RANGE 38 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST; THENCE RUN N00°43'31"E ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
SAID SECTION 7 (ALSO BEING THE EAST LINES OF BLOCK NUMBERS 13 AND 14
OF SAID PLAT BOOK 13, PAGE 1, A DISTANCE OF 2534.64 FEET TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK NUMBER 15 OF SAID PLAT BOOK 13, PAGE 1
AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE RUN
N87040'24"W ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 15 A DISTANCE
OF 5388.60 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 15,
SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 7; THENCE RUN
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N01 °28'47"E ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 7 (ALSO BEING THE
WEST LINES OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 15 AND BLOCK NUMBER 16 OF SAID
PLAT) A DISTANCE OF 2761.39 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
SECTION 7 (ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER
16; THENCE RUN N00029'33"E, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SECTION 6 (ALSO BEING THE WEST LINES OF BLOCK
NUMBERS 17, 18, 19, AND 20 OF SAID PLAT) A DISTANCE OF 4910.88 FEET TO
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 20; THENCE RUN
S89°28'48"E ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 20, A DISTANCE
OF 5371.84 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 20
(SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6;
THENCE RUN S00044'40"W ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 (ALSO
BEING THE EAST LINES OF BLOCK NUMBERS 20, 19, 18, AND 17) A DISTANCE
OF 5097.76 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6 (ALSO
BEING SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK NUMBER 17), THENCE RUN
S00°4331"W ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 7 (ALSO BEING THE
EAST LINES OF SAID BLOCK NUMBERS 16 AND 15) A DISTANCE OF 2744.06
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SAID LANDS CONTAINING 41,606,944 SQUARE FEET (955.164 ACRES) MORE OR
LESS.
Parcel ID#: 1206-501-0017-000-5 Location: 6201 Minute Maid Road
B. Pursuant to Section 11.02.04 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, the
Major Site Plan for the project known as FPL Pelican Solar Energy Center is hereby
approved as shown on the site plan drawings for the project prepared by Culpepper
and Terpening, Inc. dated April 24, 2019, and date stamped received by the St.
Lucie County Planning & Development Services Department on April 24, 2019
subject to the following conditions:
Environmental Resources Department
1) Prior to issuance of a Vegetation Removal Permit or Exemption, updated
species specific surveys, for the gopher tortoises, shall be provided per
appropriate state and federal protocols.
2) Within 180 days of site plan approval, the applicant shall begin eradicating all
Category I invasive plants with the objective of having completed this
requirement within one (1) year in accordance with Section 7.09.05, St. Lucie
County Land Development Code.
C. The approvals and authorizations granted by this Resolution shall expire on August
13, 2021, unless a site plan extension is granted in accordance with Section
11.02.06(B)(2), St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
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D. The property owner, including any successors in interest, 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,
Florida Department of Transportation, 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 A. 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.
E. The conditions set forth in Part B are an integral non -severable part of the site plan
approval granted by this Resolution. If any condition set forth in Part B is
determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason and the developer declines
to comply voluntarily with that condition, the site plan approval granted by this
resolution shall become null and void.
F. A Certificate of Capacity, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and made
a part hereof the Resolution, was granted by the Planning & Development Services
Department Director on August 19, 2019.
G. A recorded copy of this Resolution shall be attached to the site plan drawings
described in Part B, which plan shall be placed on file with the St. Lucie County
Planning & Development Services Department Director.
H. This Resolution shall be recorded in the Public Records.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows. -
Chair, Linda Bartz AYE
Vice -Chair, Cathy Townsend AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 13th day of August, 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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EXHIBIT "A"
SITE PLAN
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EXHIBIT "B"
CERTIFICATE OF CAPACITY
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St Lucie County
Certificate of Capacity
Date 8/ 19/2019
Certificate No. 3049
This document certifies that concurrency will be met and that adequate public facility
capacity exists to maintain the standards for levels of service as adopted in the St
Lucie County Comprehensive Plan for:
1. Type of development Major Site Plan MJSP-3201915498
Number of units 0 Number of square feet
2. Property legal description & Tax ID no.
1206-501-0017-000-5
6201 Minute Maid Road
FPL Pelican Solar Energy Center
3. Approval: Buildinq
Resolution No. 2019-161 Letter
4. Subject to the following conditions for concurrency:
Owner's name
Florida Power & Light Company
Address
700 Universe Blvd, JES/JB
Juno Beach FL 33408
6. Certificate Expiration Date 8/13/2021
This Certificate of Capacity is transferable only to subsequent owners of the same
parcel, and is subject to the same terms, conditions and expiration date listed herein.
The expiration date can be extended only under the same terms and conditions as the
underlying development orderissued with this certificate, or for subsequent
develop ent or r(s) iss d for the same property, use and size as described herein.
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Signed Date: 8/19/2019
Planning and Development Services Director
St Lucie County, Florida
Monday, August 19, 2019
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