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Planning staff described the draft as largely clarifying existing rules rather than creating new prohibitions: the proposal would add a clear definition of \"automobile,\" tighten the RV definition to parallel state statute language, remove an unenforceable \"houseguest\" exception for watercraft storage, and move to require that long‑term storage of RVs and watercraft occur in side or rear yards rather than in front yards or within the required front yard setback. \"This is just taking what already exists and really just kind of better defining it,\" the planning director said.

The nut graf: The discussion centered on balancing enforceability and residents' practical needs. Staff sought board feedback about whether to require that stored RVs or boats be located on an improved surface (which triggers land‑development requirements) and whether a short temporary allowance in front driveways should cover realistic loading/unloading and trip‑preparation times.

Public commenters and several board members said a proposed 2‑hour allowance for temporary use is too short for families preparing long trips; residents described multi‑day packing, electrical stabilization of refrigerators and other maintenance that can take 24–48 hours. One resident suggested allowing a longer temporary window or a limited number of longer stays per year. Others said permanent parking of large RVs and deteriorating trailers can become neighborhood eyesores and depress property values and that code enforcement and police often lack clear authority under the present language.

Staff and board members discussed practical enforcement approaches. City Engineer Danessa Chambers noted the city enforces driveway and right‑of‑way standards and suggested requiring an improved surface for side‑yard storage so the land development regulations’ driveway and setback standards apply; that approach would tie storage to standards for impervious surfaces and driveways and help address stormwater and proximity issues. Planning staff also said the draft maintains a prohibition on occupying motor vehicles as living quarters on private property and that hooking RVs or travel trailers to city utilities for permanent occupancy violates code and is subject to enforcement.

Board members expressed mixed views: several urged clearer, enforceable language that prevents year‑round storage and deterioration while allowing reasonable short‑term use for trips and maintenance; others cautioned against turning the city into an HOA‑style regulator of aesthetic preferences. Staff said it will incorporate the board's feedback and bring the revised draft to City Council as a general ordinance amendment (the General Code change does not require a P&Z recommendation but staff wanted P&Z feedback before moving to council). No formal vote was taken; staff said they will incorporate comments and proceed to Council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Vero Beach Planning & Zoning 02 06 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff asked the Planning & Zoning Board for feedback on a draft that clarifies rules for storing trailers, boats and recreational vehicles in residential areas, including new definitions and whether storage should be confined to side or rear yards and to improved surfaces.","taxTitle","Vero Beach Board & Commissions, City of Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida","taxId",77457,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6309606,"Planning board approves MidFlorida Credit Union site plan with new drive‑through; neighbors raise traffic, buffering concerns",2793,89000,2882000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2411466-e7ca5d833c0fed62469b359f169acf1b&start=89&end=2882","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2411466-e7ca5d833c0fed62469b359f169acf1b/thumbnail_89000.jpg","/articles/6309606/Florida/Planning-board-approves-MidFlorida-Credit-Union-site-plan-with-new-drivethrough-neighbors-raise-traffic-buffering-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309606-b39dc8827794d879c0a44e3696ead7a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770807906&Signature=U~c8xPieJKwMja3OgycGisgIoY2OWtgQHiSDjJQcrXYgKHyS7u~XpzcClW5dW2bxQZ1~u2oJx-ElP~ZxJ6PWXHoP~lUvl60gpNeQUcoVCnITXbFaB1c~JXJH2NuYEBlxx9jcwGbhiyAm~qaZJ5LTLhIfOdgF7I6OWGQ4bpb9x7YV~KACE1UCkivPkD~vTG-zHpGRECrrTxvKHJpuPbUSo2K14iFGM4XYurhL0~JSuNvITeUtCCYzzBSaOf8O2cBZZnjx6tpgeqcz5Lbx1QjUWApssS9ZXTH2JYAFWyZpSY6wL3Lc4LcHBjYG-J5yrIUSiUAJdN0c4u8NpcbcC~EEdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vero Beach Planning & Zoning Board on a 5‑0 vote approved a site plan for MidFlorida Credit Union to construct a 2,800‑square‑foot mortgage office and four drive‑through teller lanes at 2800 Twentieth Street (SP 23000002).

Staff presented the application and recommended approval, saying the proposal meets comprehensive plan objectives, zoning setbacks and parking requirements. \"The proposed site plan meets all the applicable objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan and LDRs,\" Senior Planner Gail Lafferty said, and staff recommended approval \"subject to the conditions as outlined in the staff memorandum.\" The board voted to approve the site plan 5‑0.

The nut graf: The approval clears the credit union to add a new building and four drive‑through lanes on property zoned POI (professional office and institutional), after staff determined the use is permitted under the city's land development regulations and consistent with Land Use Policy 1.18. Neighbors who live about a block from the site said the new exit onto Thirtieth Avenue could increase traffic on short residential streets and asked whether additional landscaping, driveway widening, or traffic calming measures could reduce impacts.

In staff notes, the site occupies 3.76 acres, is within a POI zoning portion of a larger parcel that also includes R‑1 single‑family zoning, and the building height and setbacks conform to code; staff recorded a minimum required parking of 23 spaces and that the site will provide 49. Staff also confirmed the new drive‑through lanes achieve required stacking and that the drive‑through service facility is at least 100 feet from residential zoning, meeting the LDR requirement that such facilities be set back from residential districts. Lafferty said the conceptual landscaping plan in the packet will be corrected to mark what is existing versus proposed, and the plant list shown represents proposed new material.

Residents spoke at the quasi‑judicial hearing as affected parties. Linda Kramer, who said she lives on Thirtieth Avenue about a block away, asked whether the existing egress at \"20 Ninth\" (an existing exit referenced in the site plan) could be widened instead of adding a new driveway and whether noise and vehicle stacking would push traffic onto nearby residential streets. Martin Reese, who lives six houses from the current building, told the board that during peak times drivers already use neighborhood streets as cut‑throughs when the signal on State Road 60 is backed up.

City Engineer Danessa Chambers described the criteria the engineering staff reviews: driveway location relative to intersections, on‑site circulation, and avoidance of dead‑end conditions. Chambers said the city can conduct a speed study and, if residents demonstrate need and meet petition thresholds, the city has a traffic‑calming program (speed tables, radar signs) that is cost‑shared with residents and requires a petition and voting threshold. She said the credit union site \"has more than sufficient stacking area on their site by a landslide,\" and that stacking out into the public right‑of‑way is typically only a problem when high‑demand drive‑throughs sit on small sites.

Representing the applicant, Jason Harrison and Alejandro Toro with Haley Ward said the new Thirtieth Avenue entrance meets city engineering standards and is as far back on the property as it can be; Toro said existing trees behind the building that are part of an earlier-approved site plan will be preserved and that new planting is proposed along the west and north property edges to provide additional buffering. Chris Robertson, Metropolitan senior vice president of facilities for the credit union, said adding the entrance will allow westbound drivers on State Road 60 to use an existing turn lane and enter the site without driving into the neighborhood, which he said will reduce neighborhood circulation for some trips.

Board members asked about landscaping and buffering; several members suggested additional plantings along the Sunset Park subdivision edge and noted the applicant had indicated existing vegetation toward the rear would remain. One board member noted that the plan disperses traffic away from the 20th Avenue egress and provides longer on‑site stacking, and expressed that the change will likely be an advantage for the neighborhood in the long run.

The formal action: the planning board found that the application meets the comprehensive plan, the land development regulations and the staff memorandum conditions and approved the site plan. The roll call vote recorded Missus Fortunato: Yes; Missus Chaney: Yes; Mr. Kennedy: Yes; Mr. Ground: Yes; Chairman Bittner: Yes. The board made no additional amendments on the record.

The applicant must obtain all applicable regulatory permits and comply with conditions listed in the staff memorandum during permitting and inspections, including demonstrating required landscaping during inspection. The city engineer reiterated that property access and driveway standards are bounded by city code and, for access on State Road 60, by Florida Department of Transportation constraints, which limit driveway location and spacing.

Ending: With approval, the credit union may proceed to the permitting stage subject to the staff memo conditions; staff and the applicant said they will continue to coordinate with engineering and neighborhood interests on final landscaping and construction staging to limit disturbances near residences. The board closed the public hearing after the vote.","The Vero Beach Planning & Zoning Board on a 5‑0 vote approved a site plan for MidFlorida Credit Union to add a 2,800‑square‑foot mortgage office and four drive‑through teller lanes at 2800 Twentieth Street, clearing the way for new building and circulation changes while neighbors urged more buffering and traffic mitigation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6309601,"Planning board backs zoning map move to P‑3 for Riverside Park museum and theater area",752,2884000,3636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2411466-e7ca5d833c0fed62469b359f169acf1b&start=2884&end=3636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2411466-e7ca5d833c0fed62469b359f169acf1b/thumbnail_2884000.jpg","/articles/6309601/Florida/Planning-board-backs-zoning-map-move-to-P3-for-Riverside-Park-museum-and-theater-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309601-7a9496a5eceb804e5ee85b0a8fb4f4c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770807906&Signature=dgerxzYKAvFPsVoStsy4iFEsEd464wHqs-QAtPln36FB9Uc8IXVJa~9760LXKEFEJtP4DV7hC24m9BqzyDWf~hnt6vjLZT19MjDGp7hFjibjhuMDBCvpx7Ql0GAizoYubirLv~bvlrAgnQkIT-bS7PRKNVow~sL1MUoApcSCllYELME0jzi65Vykn4yBxS~RwIB80~bimdmwo9e-dfGY5CTqYnQGmLWkcta5VNMbM4wIp-HGwY9f884SXNKFsiAHxe5IWllIBWeOSaHjL0EIoFkiZ0sh7C4t9y0iNOp82vaynrctUqjI~1S2kID~pazhnpUIbXrV7YZHgyIb94ky6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vero Beach Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of a city‑initiated zoning map amendment to reclassify approximately 22.96 acres at Riverside Park from P‑2 (neighborhood park) to P‑3 (community and special facility park). The change implements a 2023 update to the land development regulations that separates neighborhood park uses from more intensive cultural and institutional uses.

Staff presented the application as an administrative, city‑sponsored request to adjust the zoning map so the portion of Riverside Park that contains the museum and theater and their shared parking is zoned P‑3, which permits art and cultural centers, libraries, museums and performance theaters in addition to park uses. \"The P‑3 district allows additional permitted uses such as art and cultural centers, museum and performance theaters,\" Planning staff member Sherry Fitzgerald said during the staff presentation, and staff recommended approval based on consistency with the comprehensive plan and with the recreation element.

The nut graf: The amendment does not change property ownership or immediately alter existing uses; it aligns zoning to the uses already present on the city‑owned park land and implements changes made to the city's Land Development Regulations last year. Staff concluded the map amendment is consistent with Section 65.28 standards for map amendments, with the comprehensive plan, and would not adversely affect public facilities or the environment because the museum and theater already exist on the site.

Board members asked technical questions about a small FDOT right‑of‑way strip on the parcel’s northeast edge and the presence of a water‑system tank in the park; staff confirmed the narrow strip is FDOT right‑of‑way and that the tank is a city water‑system facility that is a permitted use. The planning director explained that the action is a map amendment only, not a rezoning that would change uses elsewhere, and that any future expansions of museum or theater uses would still require site‑plan review.

At roll call the board recorded Missus Fortunato: Yes; Missus Chaney: Yes; Mr. Kennedy: Yes; Mr. Brown: Yes; Chairman Bittner: Yes, passing the recommendation 5‑0. The item will proceed to the City Council for public hearings and final action, including two readings at council because the affected area is larger than 10 acres.

Ending: Staff said the map amendment is part of an ongoing effort to align the zoning map with recent LDR text amendments; if City Council approves the change at its hearings, the official zoning map will be updated to place the museum and theater area in the P‑3 district.","The Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended a zoning map amendment to reclassify roughly 22.96 acres of Riverside Park from P‑2 (neighborhood park) to the new P‑3 (community and special facility park) district to reflect existing museum and theater uses and align zoning with recent LDR text changes.","actionData","errors"]

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