Subject:
Title
Public Interest Determination: Wetland Impacts for Tractor Supply Co.- Commercial Site, Northwest Corner of Pineda Causeway and Wickham Road (District 4)
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Fiscal Impact:
None.
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
In accordance with Chapter 62, Article X, Division 4, Section 62-3694(c)(3)b, Atlantic Environmental Solutions of Florida LLC (AES), on behalf of Tractor Supply Co., requests that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) grant a Public Interest Determination (PID) for wetland impacts proposed for a commercial project on the referenced parcel.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
AES, on behalf of Tractor Supply Co., submitted a Wetland Toolbox analysis (attached) for wetland impacts proposed for a commercial project at the northwest corner of Pineda Causeway and Wickham Road (Tax Account Number 2605045). The property contains three wetlands that encompass approximately 0.056 acres in total. The applicant proposes to impact two of the three wetlands located along the fringes of the property to develop a commercial building and associated parking, stormwater, and landscaping.
The proposed impacts to the isolated wetlands include 0.045 acres of Wetland 1, along the southern property line, and 0.003 acres of Wetland 3, on southwestern corner of the property. The remaining wetland (Wetland 2) will not be impacted. No-net-loss compensatory wetlands mitigation meeting the criteria of Section 62-3694(e) and Section 62-3696 will be provided through a mitigation bank approved by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD).
Chapter 62, Article X, Division 4, Section 62-3694(c)(3)b allows wetland impacts for commercial development along mitigation qualified roadways (MQRs):
On properties with frontage on mitigation qualified roadways, commercial or industrial land development activities may be permitted in wetlands if the property is designated for commercial or industrial la...
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