St. Johns Count Planning and Zoning Agency (PZA) Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month in the County Auditorium at 500 San Sebastian View.
The September 7 meeting has 5 items for review. The full agenda can be found here: PZA Agenda
Agenda Item 1 is a minor modification request in District 1, Bartram Park, to accommodate placement of a backyard pool.
Agenda Item 2 is another minor modification request in District 2, to allow an A/C unit to encroach into the required 5 ft. setback.
Agenda Item 3 is of interest to residents who live in Race Track Road area in District 1. This is a request to modify the Race Track Road PUD to accommodate construction of a Personal Property Mini-Warehouse Facility (Self Storage.) A Self Storage warehouse is already an allowable usage in this PUD however they are requesting modifications to the currently allowed commercial and office square footage.
Check out the full application here: Race Track Road PUD
The waiver being requested is for the proximity of personal property mini warehouse being located within five hundred (500) feet of a residentially zoned property or residential portions of Planned Developments. The proposed project currently measures approximately 420 feet away from residential properties to the west and approximately 390 feet from the single-family residence located to the east.
The application also seeks to to reallocate square footage requirements. This table demonstrates the changes in square footage being requested.
Item 4 is of interest to residents of Flagler Estates. This is a request for a Special Use Permit for the construction of a 250 ft. cell phone tower on Helena Street.
Link to the application here: Flagler Estates Cell Tower
Item 5 is another request for a modification to allow a self storage facility on US1, just north of County Road 210. This is in District 4. Self Storage Facility
“This is a request to amend Comprehensive Plan Policy A.1.11.3 to allow for a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 110% in lieu of the required maximum of 50% within the Intensive Commercial FLUM designation, specifically located at 11280 US 1 North. According to the provided conceptual site plan, the proposed footprint of the building is approximately 32,750 square feet with a total of 3-stories for an overall square footage of 98,250 square feet. The applicant attest that the amendment is needed since the Comprehensive Plan requires a cumulative calculation for FAR to be based on total floor area of all floors within a building, and does not adequately account for Self-Storage uses in all locations and situations.”
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Beth Tate 