Title of Item:
PALMETTO COVE RPUD - REZONING TO RPUD (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(RC):
ORDINANCE No. 2463-2021; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, REZONING TWO PARCELS ON EITHER SIDE OF A 11’ PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY (ALLEY) ALONG SW PALM CITY ROAD, ON THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF SW HALPATIOKEE STREET, TOTALING 0.97 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY/OFFICE (R-3) TO RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (RPUD); ESTABLISHING THE “PALMETTO COVE” RPUD CONSISTING OF THIRTEEN (13) MULTI-FAMILY UNITS WITHIN TWO (2) INDIVIDUAL TWO-STORY TOWNHOME BUILDINGS; WITH SAID LANDS BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED; APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS AND A TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT; DECLARING THE PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Summary Explanation/Background Information on Agenda Request:
History
This Multi-Family project was conditionally approved at First Reading by the City Commission at its April 26, 2021 meeting. Since then, the applicant has submitted a revised Site and Landscaping plans with the following revisions: See Ordinance 2463 Exhibit D attached
1. A continuous 8-foot wide sidewalk connection has been added on the north side of Halpatiokee Street.
2. Additional shade trees (Silver Buttonwood's due to the overhead wire) were added to the City's Right-of-Way in front of the project along Palm City Road.
Summary
The application proposes a rezoning of property from R-3 (Residential Multi-Family/Duplex) to Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD). The proposed amendment is to allow for the construction of 13 multifamily units on .97 acres. The property is bounded to the east by commercial plaza (B-2 Publix), to the North by multi-family apartments (R-3), to the west by single family and water retention area (R-1) and to the south by an office (R-3).
The proposed project consists of two (2) two-story town home buildings divided by an existing right of way (an 11' unimproved alleyway), which serves as a main entrance to the PUD from Palm City Road. There is an secondary ingress/egress at Halpatiokee Street. A community pool and cabana is centrally located, with green-space lined with native trees and sidewalks along the frontage of Palm City Road. Additionally, the applicant is proposing six (6) on-street parking spaces along Halpatiokee Street.
Funding Source:
N/A.
Recommended Action:
Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2463-2021 at Second Reading
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