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August 27, 2014
Culpepper & Terpening Inc.
Attn. Dennis J Murphy
2980 S 25th St.
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
RE: Permit # 1408-0010, FPL site.
Dear Mr. Murphy:
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SERVMES DEPARTMENT
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Please accept this letter in response to your written request dated August 12, 2014 to waive the finished
floor elevation of 18" above the crown of the road for the medical in -processing building of FPL located at
6501 S Ocean Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34982.
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 the administrative relief for non-h8bitable7non-
residential structures, when topographical conditions are such that compliance with this subsection would
-be-impracticable-or cause grade level -conditions detrimental -to -adjacent-or nearby property, -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 property is in Flood Zone-AE-6, but the proposed finished floor elevation will be 7.82' above
minimum flood elevation.
2) SR Al A immediately in front of the location of the proposed building- is 314.51' away.
3) Compliance would be impracticable.
4) The proposed finished floor.elevation will be 13.82' NAVD, 0.15' above the average crown of the
road.
5) Positive site drainage is not being negatively impacted by keeping the existing slab elevation at
its current elevation.
This approval does not in any way constitute. authorization to begin construction. Prior to the
commencement of any construction on this property, an application for specific building permit must be
obtained from this department.
Please feel free to contact me at (772) 462-2822 if you have any questions:
cc: Monica Graziani; Building and Code Compliance Manager
Carl Peterson, Building Official
Debra Zampetti, Zoning Supervisor
CHRIS DZADOVSKY; District No. I o TOD MOWERY, District No. 2 o PAULA A. LEWIS, District No. 3 o FRANNIE HUTCHINSON, District No. 4 o KIM JOHNSON, District No. 5
County Administrator — Faye W. Outlaw, MPA, ICMA-CM Website: www.stlucieco.aov
2300 Virginia Avenue - Fort Pierce, FL. 34982-5652
Phone (772) 462-2822 FAX (772) 462-1:581