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St. Lucie County Board of Adjustment
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St. Lucie County Administration Building Commission Chambers
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April 28, 2010
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9:30 a.m.
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A compact disc recording of this meeting, in its entirety, can be obtained
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from the Planning and Development Services Department along with these
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Minutes. A fee is charged. In the event of a conflict between the written
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minutes and the compact disc, the compact disc shall control.
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CALL TO ORDER
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Chairman Mr. Ron Harris called the meeting to order at about 9:30 A.M.
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ROLL CALL
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Ron Harris ........................................ Chairman
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Diane Andrews ................................. Vice Chair
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Bob Bangert ..................................... Board Member
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Richard Pancoast ............................. Board Member
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Buddy Emerson ................................ Board Member
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MEMBERS ABSENT
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None
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OTHERS PRESENT
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Katherine Smith ................................ Assistant County Attorney
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Linda Pendarvis ............................... Planner
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Jeff Johnson ..................................... Senior Planner
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Beverlee Deans ................................ Senior Staff Assistant
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Agenda Item #1 – Minutes
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Mrs. Andrews motioned approval of the minutes.
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Chief Emerson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
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Agenda Item #2 – Stephen & Stephanie Neill BA 122006344
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Linda Pendarvis, Planner, presented the item to correct the previous recorded
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Board of Adjustment Resolution number 07-001 for approval of the variance
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request by Stephen & Stephanie Neill.
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Mrs. Andrews stated a correction to her title on the new Resolution correcting
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Resolution 07-001.
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Mrs. Andrews made the motion:
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I move to approve Board of Adjustment Resolution number 10-004 as
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corrected, which corrects the Board of Adjustment Resolution number 07-
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001 and authorize staff to make that change.
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Mr. Pancoast seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
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Agenda Item #3 – Florida Power and Light Company BA 320104046
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Jeff Johnson, Senior Planner presented the petition.
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Petition of Florida Power and Light Company for a variance from the
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provisions of Section 7.04.01(A)(Table 7-10), of the St. Lucie County Land
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Development Code to allow the construction of a warehouse building to
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exceed the maximum forty (40) foot height requirement by five and one-
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half (5.5) feet in the Utilities (U) zoning district.
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Mr. Johnson stated the granting of the requested variance does not impair or
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injure other property or improvements in the neighborhood, staff therefore
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recommends approval of the variance requested.
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Mrs. Andrews asked how many buildings we have that exceed the height limit,
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and what is the highest.
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Chuck Millar, Land Planner for Florida Power and Light, stated this will be the
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109 structure on the site, and the tallest building is about 210 feet, which are the
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two containment structures. He could not give a specific number of which
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structures exceed the 40 feet.
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Mrs. Andrews requested a camera view from A1A. Mr. Millar provided a photo
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view to the north from the south side of the intake structure, and indicated where
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the building would be located on the site; and stated it will not be visible from any
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public roadway or any residential unit.
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Chairman Harris opened the public hearing.
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Mr. Millar extended his thanks to staff, and stated he would answer any
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questions of the Board.
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Chairman Harris closed the public hearing
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Chief Emerson made the motion:
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After considering the testimony presented during the public hearing,
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including staff comments, and the standards of review as set forth in
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Section 10.01.02 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, I
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hereby move that the Board of Adjustment approve the petition of Florida
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Power & Light Company for a variance from the provisions of Section
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7.04.01(a)(Table 7-10), of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code
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to allow a maximum building height of just under 45.5 feet which is 5.5 feet
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greater than the 40 feet maximum building height allowed in the (U)
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Utilities Zoning District, because of the unique nature of the nuclear power
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plant.
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Mr. Pancoast seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
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Mrs. Andrews requested that anyone who has copies of the Florida Power and
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Light site plan that no longer needs them destroy them because Homeland
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Security would be unhappy to see these copies.
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Katherine Smith, Assistant County Attorney, stated we would need to keep one
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copy in our file because they are public documents.
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Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at about 9:45 a.m.
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