DRIVE YOU THERE. IT'S ALL THE WAY ON INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. SO, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE
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MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. CHAIR PETERSON HERE. VICE CHAIR OLA HERE. BOARD MEMBER GROSSO HERE. BOARD MEMBER PALMIERI HERE. BOARD MEMBER CHAIR HERE. AND BOARD MEMBER VOGEL. OKAY, LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I KNOW THEY KEEP MOVING IT. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, FIRST, I
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GUESS WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, I. AND WE NEED A[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? CHAIR I HAVE NONE. OKAY. COMMENTS BY FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS. NO. OKAY. AND THEN SO FOR OUR ACTION ITEMS THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL. SO I'M[2. COFFEE RUSH AT CORNERSTONE - PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD CPUD AMENDMENT (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2555-2026; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO PHASE III OF THE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (CPUD); PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER SITE PLAN FOR PHASE III OF THE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD CPUD TO ACCOMMODATE A 635 SQUARE FOOT COFFEE RUSH AT CORNERSTONE CENTER CONVENIENCE RESTAURANT WITH TWO DRIVE THROUGH FACILITIES AND OUTDOOR SEATING AREA; PROVIDING FOR AMENDED DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS, A TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND MASTER SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 1501 N.W. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
GOING TO READ THE TITLE OF THE AGENDA ITEM. IT'S A COFFEE. SHOULD I READ THE WHOLE ORDINANCE AT THIS POINT. OKAY. COFFEE RUSH AT CORNERSTONE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD CPUD AMENDMENT QUASI JUDICIAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 2555-2026. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO PHASE THREE OF THE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD. COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT CPD PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER SITE PLAN FOR PHASE THREE OF THE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD. I FEEL LIKE I'M SAYING THAT TWICE CPUD TO ACCOMMODATE 100 635 SQUARE FOOT COFFEE RUSH AT CORNERSTONE CENTER CONVENIENCE RESTAURANT WITH TWO DRIVE THROUGH FACILITIES AND OUTDOOR SEATING AREA PROVIDED FOR AMENDED DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. A TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND MASTER SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 1501 NORTHWEST FEDERAL HIGHWAY, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, DO THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE? I DISCUSSED THE COMMISSIONER CLARK. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I MET WITH JODY TO GO OVER THE PROPOSAL AND THE ACTION ITEM, AND ALSO DROVE PAST THE SITE. OKAY. ALL THOSE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN. DO YOU AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES.OKAY, GREAT. AS YOU TESTIFY, PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE RECORD. OKAY.
AND I GUESS THEN STAFF REPORT. JODY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JODY COOGLER, THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF STUART. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE CORNERSTONE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD. CPDA PETITION TO DEVELOP A COFFEE RUSH. FAST FOOD, CONVENIENT RESTAURANT WITH TWO DRIVE THRU LANES AND OUTDOOR SEATING AREA WITHIN THE UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF LAND.
PHASE THREE OF THE PUBLIX AT BAKER CPD THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1501 NORTHWEST FEDERAL HIGHWAY. PURSUANT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN SECTION 11.02.00. THE APPLICANT ON JUNE 22ND, 2022, SIX MAILED NOTICES TO ALL ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE REQUESTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE DATE AND TIME OF TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING. ADDITIONALLY, TWO SIGNS WERE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY WITH THE SAME INFORMATION. THE PROPERTY IS.
THE OVERALL ACREAGE IS 7.79 AND IT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND NORTHWEST BAKER ROAD. THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS A COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE LAND USE IS COMMERCIAL. THIS IS THE OVERALL AREA OF THE PROPOSED SHOPPING CENTER. AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE CORNER OF NORTHWEST BAKER AND NORTHWEST FEDERAL HIGHWAY, OUTLINED IN SQUIGGLY RED. THAT IS THE VACANT LOT, AND THIS WOULD. THIS IS PHASE THREE, AND THIS WOULD CONCLUDE THE PUD DEVELOPMENT ORDER. THIS IS THE LAST PHASE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS THE ADJACENT USES AND ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE. THE SUBJECT
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PARCEL AS I SPOKE BEFORE, IS COMMERCIAL AND HAS A CBD ZONING. THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY MARTIN MARTIN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL. AND THEN THERE'S RIGHT OF WAY AND ALSO A INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREA. THE SITE INCLUDES A 490 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH TWO DRIVE THRU LANES FOR SERVING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND A WALK UP PEDESTRIAN WINDOW WITH AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA TO PROPOSE. COFFEE RUSH BUILDING IS NOT A TEMPORARY OR MODULAR BUILDING, BUT RATHER A STEEL AND WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH STRUCTURALLY INSULATED PANELS ADDED. THESE PANELS ARE STRUCTURALLY ENGINEERED AND BUILT AT THE FACILITY AND BROUGHT TO THE SITE, AND MUCH LIKE CONCRETE BLOCKS AND PRODUCED ON SITE, OFF SITE AND BROUGHT TO THE SITE. THE PROPOSED PARKING REQUIRES ONE SPACE PER EMPLOYEE ON LARGER SHIFT, FOUR EMPLOYEES AND ONE SPACE PER 100FT■!S OF SERVICE AREA IS MET ON SITE, AND WITH THE PROPOSED NEW EIGHT PARKING SPACES, A PROPOSED NEW LOADING ZONE IS ALSO LOCATED ON SITE. THE FIRE ACCESS PLAN SHOWS THE FIRE TRUCKS ROUTE FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY, WATER AND SEWER AND SANITARY SERVICE CONNECTIONS ARE ALREADY PROVIDED TO THE SITE AND LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COFFEE RUSH STORE LOCATION, AND ALSO THIS WILL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR THE FUTURE CONNECTIONS BY MARTIN COUNTY. PENDING THE CPD PLAN APPROVAL, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE THE FOLLOWING. NET EXTERNAL TRIPS 36 DAILY, 9 A.M. PEAK HOURS, FOUR IN, FIVE OUT AND ONE PEAK HOUR AT ZERO IN AND ONE OUT TRIPS. THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANS INCLUDES FIVE GUMBO, LIMBO TREES OR DOWNED TREES, AND FIVE CRAPE MYRTLES, TWO SOUTHERN LIVE OAKS AND EIGHT SABLE PALMS. THE SITE ALSO WILL BE PROPOSED TO PLAN ALSO CALLS OUT FOR SIX PALMETTO TREES TO BE RELOCATED ON SITE AND ONE QUEEN PALM TO THE PROPOSED. THE PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION IS TO AMEND THE PUBLIX AT BAKER ROAD COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2104-07 TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 490 SQUARE FOOT COFFEE RUSH DRIVE THROUGH ON THE REMAINING UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF THE 7.45 ACRE CBD PROPERTY, KNOWN AS PHASE TWO THREE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THE SMALL BUILDING WITH TWO DRIVE THRUS.TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO WAIVERS. THE FIRST ONE IS TO CHANGE THE APPROVAL OF THE USE, WHICH INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PUD.
THE SITE WAS SLATED FOR A 3400 SQUARE FOOT BANK BUILDING, AND THEY'RE CHANGING THE USE TO ALLOW FOR THE CONVENIENT COFFEE RUSH. WITH THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 635, A WAIVER FROM THE REQUIRED VEHICLE QUEUING LANE. CONDITION OF APPROVAL. NUMBER FIVE OF THE ORDINANCE, NUMBER 210407, REQUIRES A MAJOR PUD AMENDMENT FOR ANY USE ON PHASE THREE OTHER THAN A BANK, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A MAJOR PUD AMENDMENT ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTING SITE PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION TO CHANGE THE APPROVAL USE FROM THE BANK TO A RESTAURANT. CONVENIENT DRIVE THROUGH. THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT ELEMENTS INCORPORATE OVERHANGS, PEAKED ROOF DISPLAY WINDOWS AND PAVERS, LATTICE SCREEN WALLS. THE COLOR COLORS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE COFFEE RUSH APPROVED BY WALMART THAT THIS BOARD LOOKED AT BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANS INCLUDES. OH SORRY. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE OF THE OVERALL, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME ONE THAT. WELL, THAT'S NEAR THE WALMART SITE. THE PETITION CONFORMS TO THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN SECTION 11.01.09 OF THE STEWART LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BOARD OF STATUTES AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICY OF THE CITY OF STEWART.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAFF IS REQUESTING THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY FOR A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO THE CITY COMMISSION, AS OUTLINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2555-2026. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE MR. ROBERT GOOD WITH THE GOOD GROUP AND ALSO THE OWNER OF COFFEE RUSH. MR. RON, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DO YOU PLAN TO GIVE ANY TESTIMONY OR CALL ANY WITNESSES? THE. HI, THIS IS ROBERT GOODE WITH THE GOOD GROUP. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. JODY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING OVER THIS PROJECT PROBABLY THE LAST YEAR OR SO. SO I THINK SHE DID A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION AND WE'RE
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AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER RECORD AS WELL AS AGENT FOR BOTH THE APPLICANT COFFEE RUSH, WHICH RON YOST IS HERE. YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THE COFFEE RUSH, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN STEWART LANDINGS THAT WE JUST GOT APPROVED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND ANY ANYTHING ELSE. AND AS WELL AS THE AGENT FOR PUBLIX. OKAY. DO YOU GOT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I THOUGHT THE PROPOSAL WAS VERY WELL DONE. IT ADDRESSED ALL MY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY THE LANDSCAPING. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU CHANGING THE COLORS BECAUSE THAT WAS I MET WITH JODY JUST TWO DAYS AGO AND IT WAS STILL THE DARK COLORS. AND I WAS LIKE, WE JUST WENT OVER THIS AT THE LAST MEETING FOR THE ONE IN IN BY THE WALMART. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS FOR JODY HAD BEEN, AND THIS IS NOT REALLY FOR YOU GUYS AS MUCH AS HER IS THAT IT WAS APPROVED FOR A BANK. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO A COFFEE RUSH, WHICH IS CONSIDERED FAST FOOD. SO WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR OUR TRAFFIC COUNT? SO IF I COMPARISON OF CHAIR. SO WE DID LOOK AT THIS AND I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN THE ORIGINAL TRAFFIC REPORT, WHICH WAS DONE IN 2009 SIX 2006. YES, YES, 20 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU. TRAFFIC TRAFFIC'S CHANGED A LITTLE SINCE THEN, AND WE THE BANK BUILDING WAS SLATED TO BE 3400. SO THE TRAFFIC WAS CALCULATED BASED OFF THAT. SO BACK THEN THE TRIP VALUE TOTALED. DAILY TRIPS WOULD BE 278 TRIPS FOR THE BANK BUILDING THAT WAS PROPOSED. THE BUILDING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TODAY IS ONLY 36 TRIPS, SO IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY LESS. YES, 3400FT■!S. AND SO AND YOU FIND THAT TRUE, THAT YOU'RE GETTING 36 CARS A DAY. WELL, THERE'S ALSO PASS BY. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A COMPLETE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT SUPPORTS THAT INFORMATION IN THE FILE. OH, AND THAT YOUR THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DESCRIBING JODY. AND THAT IT STAYS WITHIN LIKE IT'S PEOPLE COMING OVER FROM PILATES OR BYPASS AND MULTIPLE TRIPS. YES. BYPASS AND MULTIPLE TRIPS FOR SHOPPING CENTERS. YES. SO THAT THAT'S ALL A COMBINATION THEREOF. BUT WHEN YOU REMOVE THE BANK, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF DAILY TRIPS THAT WERE REMOVED COMPARED TO WHAT THE DAILY TRIPS THAT WE HAD OUR TRAFFIC STUDY, MCKINSEY DO. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO, UNLESS MR. GRASSO WANTS TO GO. I AGREE THAT THE AMOUNT OF DILIGENCE THAT WENT INTO THE INFORMATION WE WERE GIVEN WAS REALLY GOOD, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE LAST CORPORATE PRESENTATION WE HAD HERE. AND.I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE COFFEE THAN A BANK. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, JUST A QUESTION OR A COMMENT AND A QUESTION. SO I ALSO I WOULD COMPLIMENT YOU ALSO ON THE, ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, ESPECIALLY YOUR COMMITMENT TO NATIVES. SO THAT'S APPRECIATED WITH THE ADDITIONAL PLANTS AND THE SPECIES LIST. SO THANKS FOR THAT. A QUESTION I IT'S, I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO IT'S A, I UNDERSTAND THE PRESENTATION FROM THE PRIOR FACILITY DOWN THE SOUTH DURING THE, THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION, BUT SO I LEARNED A BIT ABOUT THE, THE OPERATION OF THE COFFEE SHOP. SO IT'S NOT REALLY INTENDED FOR FOLKS TO WALK UP. I GUESS IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S NOT. THERE'S A WALK UP WINDOW. YEAH. BUT IT'S SO IT'S MOSTLY, I MEAN, AS IT'S DESIGNED FOR, FOR CARS, RIGHT. I'M JUST WONDERING. SO THE PARKING SPACES ARE REALLY FOR THE STAFF, NOT FOR CUSTOMERS. HOW DOES THAT HOW WAS HOW IS THAT INFLUENCED BY LIKE ADA REQUIREMENTS? IS THERE A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE OR.
OH, YEAH, WE'RE USING UTILIZING THE EXISTING ADA. IN FACT, YOU CAN EVEN SEE ON THE PLAN THE CROSSWALK THAT GOES OVER TO THE TWO ADA. SO THE ADA WAS SUFFICIENT ON THE CALCULATION FOR THIS MARGINAL INCREASE OF 635FT■!S. THAT WAS THAT WAS NO PROBLEM. AND THE ADA WAS LIKE, REALLY RIGHT THERE. SO THAT WAS THAT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. SO IN THE LANDSCAPING, AS YOU POINTED OUT, THE THE SPECIES BEING USED AS WELL AS IT'S ALREADY A VERY WELL LANDSCAPED AND WE'RE ADDING MORE LANDSCAPING. I NOTICE THAT YOU'RE MOVING, MOVING A FEW AND REMOVING, MOVING AND REMOVING SOME OTHERS, BUT OKAY. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I SUPPOSE AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THAT THE CITY WILL INSPECT THE LANDSCAPING IN A YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. WE WILL. WHENEVER THE PROJECT IS FINAL, THEIR ARCHITECT WILL GIVE US A LETTER STATING THAT EVERYTHING WAS PLANTED TO THE PLANS. WE WILL ACTUALLY DO AN INSPECTION.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO A ONE YEAR WARRANTY WITH US, AND WE DO A SIX MONTH AND A ONE YEAR CHECKUP JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE TREES AND THE SHRUBS ARE HEALTHY AND THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE PERFORMING THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO OR THEY'RE, THEY'RE STAYING HEALTHY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. DO WE DO WANT
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TO CLOSE THE HEARING. CLOSE THE HEARING FIRST. OH, SORRY. AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. SO THEN BOARD MEMBERS CAN DELIBERATE AND OFFER A MOTION. SO NOW I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN. WE NEED WE CAN ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ONE MORE TIME, WHICH WE HAVE NONE. BUT NO PUBLIC COMMENT. NO. OKAY.ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL CALL ROLL VICE CHAIR. BOARD MEMBER. GROSSO. YES. CHAIR. PETERSON.
YES. BOARD MEMBER. PALMIERI. YES. AND BOARD MEMBER. SCHERER. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN, DO WE HAVE DOES THE STAFF
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HAVE ANY UPDATES TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD? I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. SO THIS SO THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY SEVEN YEARS, WHICH IS KNOWN AS A EVALUATION APPRAISAL REPORT. WE DID NOTIFY THE STATE. SO WE'RE WE WILL BE RIGHT NOW WE'RE OBTAINING THE CONSULTANT. AND THEN WE WILL KICK OFF WITH OUR MEETINGS.THIS BOARD, WE WILL BRING BACK WHAT IS GOING TO BE EVALUATED. AND ALSO ANY THING THAT THIS BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE ADD TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BUT THIS WILL BE COMING SOON. AND THIS BOARD PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. SO THAT'S OUR FIRST UPDATE. ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A. DURING THE LEGISLATURE, THE THEY APPROVED WHAT'S CALLED HOUSE BILL 803, WHICH REFERS TO PRIVATE PROVIDERS AND BUILDING PERMITS.
IT IS ADDRESSED. IT IS BASICALLY SAYS THAT ANYTHING UNDER $7,500 AND RESIDENTIAL FOR CERTAIN THINGS DON'T REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT, AND WE CAN'T COLLECT A FEE. SO THIS BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 1ST. AND A LOT OF BUILDING DEPARTMENTS AND A LOT OF TIME WE'VE SPENT WITH BUILDING OFFICIALS AND MET WITH THEIR THEIR GROUP, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA. SO THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE GROUP AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. SO WE WORKED STRICTLY WITH MARTIN COUNTY BECAUSE THAT IS OUR SISTER CITY. SO WE LOOK TO THEM TO GET TO GUIDANCE AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS. SO THERE IS CERTAIN THINGS THAT STILL LIKE IF YOU NEED A WATER HEATER, YOU STILL NEED PERMISSION BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO ASK FOR THE PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO ON THAT PEOPLE, IT'S GOING TO BE SOLD AS YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, ANYTHING UNDER $7,500. SO WE WILL BE ADDING THIS TO OUR WEBSITE. LET ME JUST SEE IF I CAN TRY TO PULL UP MARTIN COUNTY. SO WE CAN JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERALL BY TOMORROW, THIS WILL BE OUR WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET NOTICES. WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT OUT TO OUR NEWSLETTER AS WELL. AND ON OUR FACEBOOK. YES, MA'AM. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE EXEMPTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO PROPERTIES LOCATED IN A FLOOD ZONE OR FLOOD HAZARD AREA, ELECTRICAL WORK, PLUMBING WORK, MECHANICAL WORK, GAS WORK, OR STRUCTURAL WORK. AND ALSO THEY CANNOT THEY ALSO YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERMITS FOR WATER HEATER REPLACEMENTS, WATER SOFTENER INSTALLATIONS, AIR CONDITIONING OR HVAC WORK, ELECTRICAL PANELS, REWIRING OR ANY ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, PLUMBING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS, GAS APPLIANCES, STRUCTURAL. AND ALSO THEY CANNOT. LIKE BREAK THINGS DOWN SO THAT THEY'RE UNDER THE 7500 TO AVOID PAYING THOSE. YEAH. SO TO AVOID GETTING THOSE PERMITS. SO THAT'S WHAT'S THE COUNTY IS DOING RIGHT NOW. YES. DID IT SAY ANYTHING? I'M SORRY. HERE'S THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING AS WELL.
SO WE'RE CONSISTENT FROM EACH JURISDICTION. SO THIS IS THE NEW HOUSE BILL. JUST YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR RUMBLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, ANYTHING UNDER 7500. SO YES, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT THIS IS THE REALITY OF HOW THAT BILL WAS WRITTEN IN WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL. SO I THINK THIS MORE WE JUST NEED TO DEFINE IT. SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. SO ARE THEY SAYING YOU DON'T NEED FOR THE ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER 7500, BUT ARE THE ELECTRICAL AND THE GAS THAT YOU'LL NEED A PERMIT, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. YOU NEED IT AND YOU'LL PAY FOR IT.
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IT'S NOT EXEMPT. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, OKAY. IT'S NOT EXEMPT. OKAY. AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE OR HOW BIG OF A REVENUE HIT IS IT FOR THE CITY. SO THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THAT AND WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET. WE ALWAYS AMEND OUR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. SO THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM PERMIT FEES. HOWEVER, THE CITY WILL ACTUALLY LOOK FOR AN APPLICATION FEE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE STAFF THAT HAS TO REVIEW THE PLANS. WE STILL HAVE TO DO AN INSPECTION ON THE PROPERTY. SO JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY A BUILDING PERMIT FEE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE SHOULD BE OTHER FEES REQUIRED. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID, WE'LL FOLLOW SUIT WITH A LOT. WE'RE KIND OF FOLLOWING SUIT WITH THE COUNTY. WE WORKED WITH THEIR BUILDING OFFICIAL, JEFF JEFF DAUGHERTY. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE FROM ONE JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. YEAH. IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UP THERE. THE COUNTY THIS IS THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE AND THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW.ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMP PLAN. IS THAT ISN'T THIS A FUNNY TIME TO TO HAVE A NEW COMP PLAN WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TALLAHASSEE, LIKE WITH DEVELOPMENT OR HOW DOES THAT INTERACT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO SO BY STATE STATUTE, EITHER WE SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS, AND WE TELL THE STATE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THE EAR AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE SOME LEGISLATIVE LAWS THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS THAT OUR POLICIES ARE OUTDATED. SO WE ARE GOING TO PARTNER UP WITH TREASURE COAST PLANNING REGIONAL COUNCIL AS AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, THEY HAVE TO REVIEW ALL COMP PLANS BEFORE THEY GET UP TO THE STATE. SO THEY'RE VERY AWARE OF WHAT THE FLORIDA COMMERCE WILL ALLOW US TO AMEND AND WHAT WILL WHAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO AMEND. BUT THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WITH SENATE BILL 180. AND THE WAY THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED. BUT SOME OF THESE POLICIES ARE NOT LESS THEY'RE NOT MORE STRICTER OR MORE STRINGENT. THEY ARE ACTUALLY JUST CLEANING UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OVER SEVEN YEARS. THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND OUR POLICIES ARE OUTDATED. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT. THANKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE?
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