Transmittal
Staff transmitted the large-scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and other applicable state reviewing agencies on July 20, 2020. The City has received letters of no objection or comment from The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the DEO. These letters are attached to the agenda (Attachments at E.). No changes have been proposed by staff between the first and second readings of the Ordinance. The applicant has posted the hearing date on the notice sign and mailed notice letters to property owners within 300 feet.
Application and History
The intent of this application is to request a Large-scale future land use map (FLUM) amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan Residential Planned Unit Development assigning a “Multi-Family Density Residential” land use, and a Zoning designation of (RPUD) on the City of Stuart Zoning Map. The subject property is 15.88 acres. The property is currently undeveloped. The intent of this project is to allow 212 attached multi-family apartment homes within two 4-story buildings to be developed on the site while upgrading the drainage and enhancing the upland and wetland preserve.
The 15.88-acre parcel was annexed into the city via Ordinance No. 2415-2019. The applicant is requesting to assign a RPUD zoning district to establish a new site plan and is requesting to assign a Future Land Use designation of Multi-Family Residential in order develop the property for 212 multi-family residential units. The property currently has a Martin County approval for 99,000 square feet of office use, 2 story building over 1 story of parking, and 30’ in height. The approved office building is sited 52’ from the north property line.
On June 18, 2020, the Local Planning Agency voted to recommend approval and recommended minor revisions that staff incorporated as conditions of approval and provided in Ordinance 2437-2020.
On June 29, 2020, the City Commission voted to approve the application at first hearing and transmit the request to the Department of Economic Opportunity. The Department of Economic Opportunity has received and reviewed the matter without comment and therefore it has been authorized to move forward with second reading.