HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter - Finished Floor WaiverBOARD OF
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COMMISSIONERS
November 6, 2015
DiFrancesco Construction Inc.
Attn. Michael DiFrancesco
8840 Lonesome Pine Trail
Fort Pierce, FL 34945
RE: Finished floor waiver permit 1506-0565
Dear Mr. DiFrancesco:
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Planning Division
Please accept this letter in response to your written request dated November 6, 2015 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 2302
Grand Oaks Ave, Fort 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 the administrative relief, when topographical conditions are such that
compliance -with this subsection would-be impracticable--orcause-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 proposed finished floor elevation is 1.55' above the minimum required Flood Zone of AE-7.
2) The requirements of the Code would create problems for existing oaks on the property.
3) The finished floor of the single family residence will be 8.55' NAVD, which is 8" below the centerline of
Grand Oaks Ave.
4) The proposed single family residence will be 430' from the road.
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.
Sincerely,
Leslie Olson, AICP
Planning and Development Services Director
cc: Monica Graziani, Building and Code Compliance Manager
Carl Peterson, Building Official
.Debra Zampetti, Zoning Supervisor
CHRIS DZADOVSKY, District No. 1 • TOD MOWERY, District No. 2 • PAULA A. LEWIS, District No. 3 • FRANNIE HUTCHINSON, District No. 4 • KIM JOHNSON, District No. 5
Howard N. Tipton, County Administrator
2300 Virginia Avenue • Fort Pierce, FL. 34982-5652
TDD (772) 462-1428 • Phone (772) 462-2822 • FAX (772) 462-1581
Website: www.stlucieco.gov
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Michael DiFrancesco
President
License #RB29003621
DiFrancesco Construction, Inc.
8840 Lonesome Pine Trail
Fort Pierce, FL 34945
Attn: Leslie Olson, AICP, Planning Director
RE: 2302 Grand Oaks Ave, Ft Pierce
Permit # 1506-0565
Request for finish floor elevation waiver
Home: (772) 465-8231
Cell: 201-7797
Fax: 465-7873
Leslie,
Recently, I obtained up a permit to build a house for Mr and Mrs Hal Melville. At the time
we came in for permit our proposed finish floor elevation was 9.33, 2.5ft above the required
min. flood elevation. However, since then we have installed grade stakes and realized that we
would like to lower the FFE to 8.55, which would still be 18 inches above the min flood
elevation but would be 8 inches below the centerline of the road. The road however is 430 ft
from the house.
The proposed house sits on 3.73 acres and would be in the middle of a oak hammock with all
the oaks being 36 to 45 inches in diameter with driplines 6 to 10 ft from the base of the house.
Our foundation system will not effect the dripline, However, we do not want to take any
chances with the carport and garage being so high that we would need a lot of fill in that area,
to get the driveway to meet the carport which would still be close to driplines.
I would like to invite you to see this beautiful piece of property and see for yourself what we
are trying to preserve.. Again, the road is 430 ft away from any part of the structure.
If you have time to meet me, please call me anytime on my cell at 201-7797
Thanks for your consideration.
Michael DiFrancesco
DiFrancesco Construction Inc