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Ridge Brook CSP cleared for administrative follow-up; gopher tortoise permit and lift-station details remain
Summary
Applicant seeking construction-site plan approval for Ridge Brook (formerly Plymouth Harbor) told the DRC that gopher tortoise permit requirements and lift-station utility details must be resolved; staff said engineering comments expected by week’s end and that construction cannot start until permits are obtained.
At the May 7 DRC meeting, the team reviewing the Ridge Brook construction-site plan — the project formerly called Plymouth Harbor — reiterated that several external approvals must be completed before construction can begin, although minor planning comments were not expected to block administrative CSP approval.
Jeff Summit of Summit Engineering told the committee the project has addressed many planning comments but that a gopher tortoise permit will require a municipal approval letter before Florida Fish and Wildlife permits can be issued. Summit asked that the CSP approval not be held up by that permit process, noting that “we need a letter from a municipality saying that the project is approvable before we can actually obtain that permit from FWC.” The city planner confirmed that site construction cannot begin until those permits are in place and that final site construction is also subject to pre-construction checks.
Summit also raised outstanding utility questions related to a nearby lift station and requested assistance from the city to confirm connection pressures and assumptions. Vladimir (city engineering) and other staff said they would provide comments by the end of the week and work with the applicant on the utility assumptions so the CSP can move forward administratively.
Police, public works, fire and building divisions reported no additional hold-ups at the DRC meeting. The committee agreed that if remaining items are limited to outstanding engineering comments, they could be resolved via email rather than requiring another DRC appearance.
