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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.16.2015 Generated 8/5/2015 2:37 PM ST. LUCIE COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA P & Z Regular Meeting July 16, 2015 Convened: 6:00 PM Adjourned: 8:42 PM I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chair Cathy Townsend 1. Pledge of Allegiance Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Cathy Townsend Chair Present William O'Dell Vice Chair Present Bobby Hopkins Board Member Present Craig Mundt Board Member Late Edward Lounds Board Member Present James Clasby Board Member Present Kara Wood Board Member Present Stephanie Morgan Board Member Absent William Smith Board Member Present Marty Sanders Ex-Officio Board Member Present 3. Announcement(s) None 4. Disclosure(s) Chair Townsend, Kara Wood and Marty Sanders talked to Lee Dobbins regarding agenda item #1-Mark 2 Properties. Mr. Mundt stated he talked to Lee Dobbins regarding agenda item #2 Ruffin Properties. P & Z Regular Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:00 PM 2 | P a g e II. MINUTES St. Lucie County Planning & Zoning Commission minutes for the meeting of Thursday, June 18, 2015 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Edward Lounds, Board Member AYES: Townsend, O'Dell, Hopkins, Mundt, Lounds, Clasby, Wood, Smith III. PUBLIC COMMENT None IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Resolution - 2015-XXX An Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas from AR-1 (Agricultural, Residential – 1) to PNRD (Planned Non-Residential District), Preliminary/Final PNRD Site Plan, and a Conditional Use Permit for a Specialty Hospital (Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Rehabilitation) on 12.7 acres located approximately ½ mile north of Midway Road on the east side of South 25th Street. Jeff Johnson, Senior Planner stated Mark 2 Properties, Inc., is requesting an amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas from AR-1 (Agricultural, Residential - 1) to PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development), Preliminary/Final PNRD Site Plan and a Conditional Use Permit for a Specialty Hospital (Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Rehabilitation) on 12.7 acres of land located approximately ½ mile north of Midway Road on the east side of South 25th Street This specialized rehabilitation facility will serve the adult populations locally and throughout the country that are affected with substance abuse problems. On-site medical treatment and counseling will be provided that focuses on evidence-based and holistic care to foster long term recovery. The proposed facility is comprised of the following uses (see attached site plan and architectural building elevations): Medical Treatment Offices (33,193 s.f.) 80 beds (with a maximum stay of 60 days) Dining and Gymnasium (8,665 s.f. ) Executive Suite (5,453 s.f.) A landscape plan consistent with Land Development Code 7.09.04 has been reviewed and approved by the Environmental Resources Department. The minimum required ten (10) foot wide landscape buffer as required by Land Development Code 7.09.04.B. that is adjacent to the north (side) property line has been reduced to five (5) feet in width. To mitigate this loss in buffer width the applicant has supplemented small trees species (wax myrtles) in this affected area that exceed minimum planting requirements. P & Z Regular Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:00 PM 3 | P a g e The applicant has provided a signed consent form from the adjacent property owner to the north allowing for a waiver from the wall requirement of Land Development Code 7.09.04.E. The existing pond will be planted with appropriate littoral and upland buffer plantings. In addition the applicant has propped a native wildflower planting area along the southern property boundary. On June 25, 2015, the applicant held a neighborhood meeting with property owners within 500 feet of the subject property, including all real property owners in the Winding Creek and Oak Alley subdivisions. Approximately 50 residents in the area attended the meeting with concerns mainly pertaining to land use compatibility, safety/security and traffic. Staff request to forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of County Commissioners for an Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas from AR-1 (Agricultural, Residential -1) to PNRD, Preliminary/Final PNRD Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a Specialty Hospital (Drug Addiction and Alcohol Rehabilitation). The Board discussed how far the facility would be from the St. Lucie River, turn lanes or U-turns, recruitment, reasons for the location. Also evacuation procedures, number of employees. Mr. Nystrom, the applicant, spoke in-depth about the program, staff, location, no court ordered patients, volunteer basis and being on a Christian track. Discussion continued regarding rights of property owners versus safety concerns. Public hearing open Several people spoke for the project stating helping employment, property values, neighboring church and medical office are for it. Several people spoke against it stating criminals, HIV, Hepatitis C, problems with building, the areas should stay AR-1 and drainage problems. Public hearing closed After Board discussion, the first motion to approve failed with a 3 to 5 vote; a second motion to deny was approved with a 5 to 3 vote. The results is as follows: YES to Deny NO to Deny Chair Cathy Townsend Ms. Wood Vice Chair William O'Dell Mr. Smith Mr. Clasby Mr. Hopkins Mr. Lounds Mr. Mundt RESULT: DEFEATED [3 TO 5] MOVER: Kara Wood, Board Member AYES: Bobby Hopkins, Kara Wood, William Smith NAYS: Townsend, O'Dell, Mundt, Lounds, Clasby 2. Ordinance - Proposed Future Land Use Map Amendment to Commercial, Ruffin Properties, LLC Britton Wilson, Comprehensive Planner presented two concurrent items petitioned by Ruffin Properties, LLC. The first proposal is an amendment to the Future Land Use Map and second is a concurrent rezoning where both items are in support of the future development of a commercial resort on a 12 acre site located on North Hutchinson P & Z Regular Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:00 PM 4 | P a g e Island. These two site specific items were presented to this Board back in November of last year, where both items were forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. On April 7th, the Board of County Commissioners granted unanimous approval for both the text amendments that set up the regulatory framework for developing a Commercial Resort as well as the site specific land use and zoning amendments that granted the entitlement to construct a resort on North Hutchinson Island. Following adoption, an error was discovered in the legal description provided by the applicant, and this incorrect legal description was attached to both the Ordinance and the Resolution of the Land Use and Zoning amendments. We return these two items to the Planning & Zoning Board in the form of two separate public hearings, ONLY to correct this scrivener’s error contained in the legal description. The county-wide text amendments were not affected by this error and were granted final adopted by the Board in April and so they are not being reheard only the land use and zoning amendments are. Staff has no new information to present to you, the data provided in tonight’s agenda package was duplicated from the previous public hearing agendas, and all that has been updated is the legal description and property boundary survey. Both public hearings were advertised in the St. Lucie News Tribune on July 2nd. The sign was placed on the property and this is the mail notice sent to residents within 500 feet. The previous rounds of public hearings generated a significant amount of quality public participation and all comments are included in the agenda packet. No new comments have been submitted from the public at this time. Staff is requesting that the official public hearing records include the data and analysis contained in the staff reports. Public hearing open No one spoke Public hearing closed RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William O'Dell, Vice Chair SECONDER: James Clasby, Board Member AYES: Townsend, O'Dell, Hopkins, Mundt, Lounds, Clasby, Wood, Smith 3. Resolution - Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas to Commercial Resort (CR) - Ruffin Properties, LLC Public hearing open no one spoke Public hearing closed P & Z Regular Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:00 PM 5 | P a g e RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kara Wood, Board Member SECONDER: William O'Dell, Vice Chair AYES: Townsend, O'Dell, Hopkins, Mundt, Lounds, Clasby, Wood, Smith 4. Ordinance - Amending the Text of the Land Development Code Pertaining to the Eminent Domain Waiver Process Britton Wilson, Comprehensive Planner stated on January 4, 2011, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No.11-005, which created the Eminent Domain Waiver Process in Section 10.03.00 of the Land Development Code. This Ordinance established a waiver process for the property owner and the condemning authority to follow if an eminent domain action renders a site non-conforming to the Land Development Code provisions. The process allows for added certainty and predictability for what development is allowed on a site following an eminent domain acquisition. Recently county staff was approached by the representative of a property owner who is interested in utilizing the eminent domain waiver provisions in the Land Development Code to mitigate the adverse impacts of a eminent domain action by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The representative expressed concern that the time period for physical changes to the remainder parcel specified in the cure plan needed to be extended to allow a property owner sufficient time to complete the physical changes. Staff recommends that the amending Ordinance be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. Public hearing open No one spoke Public hearing closed The Board had no questions for staff. P & Z Regular Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:00 PM 6 | P a g e RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kara Wood, Board Member SECONDER: Craig Mundt, Board Member AYES: Townsend, O'Dell, Hopkins, Mundt, Lounds, Clasby, Wood, Smith V. WORKSHOPS There are no items scheduled. VI. OTHER BUSINESS There are no items scheduled. VII. ADJOURN There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. Please Note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute books that are filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request.