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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter; Finished Floor WaiverST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LINDA BARTZ CHAIR DISTRICT 3 CATHY TOWNSEND VICE -CHAIR DISTRICT 5 CHRIS DZADOVSKY DISTRICT 1 SEAN MITCHELL DISTRICT 2 FRANNIE HUTCHINSON DISTRICT 4 HOWARD N TIPTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DAN MCINTYRE COUNTYATTORNEY MAILING ADDRESS 2300 VIRGINIA AVENUE FORT PIERCE, FL 34982 PHONE (772) 462-2822 TDD (772) 462-1428 FAX (772) 462-1 581 E-MAIL OLSONL@STLUCIECO.ORG WEBSITE WWW.STLUCIECO.GOV AND DEVELOPMENT CES DEPARTMENT lanning Division October 24, 2019 White's Tackle Attn. Captain Scott Crippen 1106 S US-1 Ft Pierce, FL 34950 RE: Finished floor waiver Dear Mr. Crippen: Please accept this letter in response to your written request received October 23, 2019 to waive the finished floor elevation of 18" above the crown of the road. The waiver request is for a proposed single family residence located at 24909 Orange Ave., Ft Pierce. Pursuant to Section 7.04.01(C-3) of the St Lucie County Land Development Code, the Planning and Development Services Director has the authority to grant administrative relief, when topographical conditions are such that compliance with this subsection would be impracticable or cause grade level conditions detrimental to adjacent or nearby properties, consistent with the intent of the Flood Protection regulations and any other applicable portion of this Code. The Planning and Development Services Director has granted your request for administrative relief of the finished floor elevation based on the following determinations: 1. The proposed single family residence is located in Flood Zone X. 2. The proposed finished floor elevation will be 25.42' NAVD which is based on the floor elevation required for the septic system per the Health Department. 3. The elevation of the center line of the adjacent road is 27.79' NAVD. 4. The existing grade is at 21.8P which requires approximately 7.49 feet of fill to meet the minimum requirement. 5. Raising the finished floor 18" above center line of the road would be impracticable and costly. 6. The proposed house is approximately %a mile from the nearest road (Orange Ave.). This approval does not in any way constitute authorization to begin construction. Prior to the commencement of any construction on this property, a specific building permit must be obtained from this department. Please feel free to contact me at (772) 462-2822 if you have any questions. _._ ... ....._......... ........ —..... __...._........ —.... __......._....—._.._.._..... -- - - Sincere , Ah eslie Olson, i LICP Planning and Development Services Director cc: Monica Graziani, Building and Code Compliance Manager Jim McGuinness, Interim Building Official Melissa Brubaker, Zoning Supervisor Lydia Galbraith i q ® 4 ` OS O b From: Scott Crippen <scott@whitestackle.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:00 PM To: Leslie Olson Cc: Benjamin Balcer; Lydia Galbraith; Angela M. Vassar Subject: Re: Relief of Code (height variance) SECURITY WARNING: This email originated from outside the County systems. Please show caution when clicking links or opening attachments unless yourecognize the sender and know the content is safe. Questions, call Customer. Service at 772-462-2146.= Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, seems like a situation that would come up a bit out that way. Lydia has been in contact with our builder. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2019, at 7:10 PM, Leslie Olson <O1sonL@stlucieco.org> wrote: Cpt. Crippen: Thank you for your request. I will need to evaluate the application, but your description of the situation sounds to me like yours is a textbook case for why we have this variance process in existence in the first place. Which zoning technician at the county have you been in contact with? Is it Lydia, or Angela? Leslie Olson Director Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Scott Crippen <Scottgwhitestackle.com> wrote: SECURITY WARNING: This email originated from outside the County systems. Please show caution when clicking links or opening attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Questions, call Customer Service at 772-462-2146. , Good Morning Leslie, Below I attached several comments on our permit application. Please see the bottom blue highlighted comment. We are planning to build at, 24909 Orange Ave. The parcel is located on the Adam's Ranch and is about at/Emil-d o O_range Agve. The way the code is written it 1 requires the finished floor to be 18" above the crown -of the road. In this location that would be almost impossible because we would have to put the pad almosiif7bove7ha;�iuIraIlex�lZlle (which is 21-22' above sea level). We have the finished floor on • wr survey at 2=45- 5W This was based on the health department requirements for septic. The crown of Orange Ave is 2-�7 7�9". We w.ouldilli�ke too rreaues,t a r�eliiflf code to keep the he eilhtiw;here IILi.s on our sINb''mitted 111s,70 rvey. We checked the 5t. Lucie County Fema flood zones and we god� zone. There are many adjacent existing houses on the ranch off of Orange Avenue. We have actually built our pad higher than all of the existing homes. I have attached my builders email in order to keep him in the loop. Please let me know if this email will suffice, or if I need to mail a formal letter to proceed. Thank you for your help! Respectfully, Captain Scott Crippen White's Tackle 1106 S. US 1 Ft. Pierce, F134950 www.whitestackle.com www.crippenfishincom Please Note: Florida has very broad public records laws. Most written communications to or from County officials regarding County business are public records available to the public and media upon request. It is the policy of St. Lucie County that all County records shall be open for personal inspection, examination and / or copying. Your e-mail communications will be subject to public disclosure unless an exemption applies to the communication. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete all materials from all computers. <Report_FL_Review Comments Noncompliant_jrf.pdf5 Please Note: Florida has very broad public records laws. Most written communications to or from County officials regarding County business are public records available to the public and media upon request. It is the policy of St. Lucie County that all County records shall be open for personal inspection, examination and / or copying. Your e-mail communications will be subject to public disclosure unless an exemption applies to the communication, if you received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete all materials from all computers. Please Note: Florida has very broad public records laws. Most written communications to or from County officials regarding County business are public records available to the public and media upon request. It is the policy of St. Lucie County that all County records shall be open for personal inspection, examination and / or copying. Your e-mail communications will be subject to public disclosure unless an exemption applies to the communication. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete all materials from all computers.