Subject:
Title
Appeal Request Re: Appeal to Denied Sidewalk Waiver for Storsafe of Rockledge (23WV00020) (22SP00038)(District 2)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development/ Public Works
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Pursuant to Section 62-3207(b) and subsequent to staff's disapproval of sidewalk waiver 23WV00020, Storsafe of Rockledge, LLC, is requesting that the Board of County Commissioners grant approval of an appeal of staff's denial of sidewalk waiver 23WV00020 to allow 800 feet of sidewalk installation to be postponed in accordance with the attached sidewalk assessment agreement...End
Summary Explanation and Background:
On November 28, 2023, the applicant, Storsafe of Rockledge, LLC, submitted a waiver to postpone the requirement to construct a sidewalk along US 1. On December 14, 2023, the waiver was evaluated based on the criteria of Section 62-2956(b)(2) and administratively denied by the recommendation of County staff. Sec. 62-2956(b)(2) Brevard County Code of Ordinances requires that the developer "provide sidewalks adjacent to roadways abutting their project" but provides that "in areas where it can be demonstrated by the applicant that there is no current or future need for sidewalks in the immediate area, the sidewalk requirement may be administratively waived, provided that a sidewalk assessment agreement is entered into by the property owner." This Section further allows for an appeal process in the case of an administrative denial of a requested waiver.
The approved Brevard Storage site development plan (22SP00038) located at 3700 S Highway US 1, containing a 104,375 square foot mini warehouse facility, abuts approximately 800 feet of 1,700 feet of frontage along South Highway US 1 owned by the applicant. The approved site plan includes the approved design of the sidewalk. The adjacent south properties, owned by the same entity, are currently undeveloped. The following concerns were raised by Public Works Engineering, ...
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