Agenda Packet

Board of Adjustments Meeting · 2026-08-26 · agenda_packet

[5611 Buchanan Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34982; case VAR-2608-000074] The document is a Board of Adjustment agenda for St. Lucie County, Florida, for a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 9:30 AM. The agenda lists two quasi-judicial items: Item A is a variance request by Michael and Debra Matos for a detached garage at 5611 Buchanan Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34982, Parcel ID 3402-602-0216-000-8. The request is to allow a proposed 30 ft. by 50 ft., 1,500 sq. ft. metal building/detached garage to encroach 2.61 ft. into the 15 ft. minimum rear yard setback (for a 12.39 ft. setback) and 3.21 ft. into the 10 ft. minimum side yard setback (for a 6.79 ft. setback) in the RS-3 (Residential, Single-Family-3) zoning district. The property is +/-0.91 acres (39,600 sq. ft.). The file number is VAR-2608-000074. Staff recommends denial of the requested variances. Item B is a lot split at 20700 Glades Cut Off Road, and the applicant is requesting a continuance. The document also includes minutes from a previous meeting on July 22, 2026, where a variance was approved for Denley and Sally Dahl at 5505 South Indian River Drive for an 8-foot concrete wall exceeding the 6-foot height limit in the RE-2 zoning district. No decision is stated for the August 26, 2026, items as the meeting had not yet occurred. Public comment sentiment for the Matos variance is not stated in the document. For the July 22, 2026, Dahl variance, no public comments were made, and no responses were received from the 11 property owners notified within 500 feet. [5611 Bechanan Dr., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 (engineering plans); 20700 Glades Cut Off Road, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987 (lot split); case VAR-2607-000073 (lot split); not stated for engineering plans] The document is a multi-part record. Part 1 is a set of engineering plan sheets for a prefabricated utility structure at 5611 Bechanan Dr., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982, with no stated project size, zoning change, applicant, case number, or decision. Part 2 is a St. Lucie County Land Development Code excerpt on variances, with no project. Part 3 is an agenda item for a lot split at 20700 Glades Cut Off Road, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987, where the applicant requested a continuance to the September Board of Adjustment meeting; the applicant is Concepcion Robles Alvarado, case number VAR-2607-000073, and the request was to split a parcel deeded at 10 acres but measured slightly less, into two lots of 5.0 and approximately 4.9 acres. The staff recommended acceptance of the continuance, and the commission action shows no votes recorded. The applicant's email states they are exploring a Lot Line Adjustment with a neighboring property instead of the lot split. No public comment sentiment is stated.