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Commissioners approve Harris Market's request to sell packaged beer and wine, with conditions to pave parking within three years
Summary
After receiving neighborhood objections, the Board granted a conditional-use permit allowing packaged-alcohol sales at Harris Market, subject to conditions including paving all parking, concealing the dumpster and complying with state and county alcohol laws.
St. Lucie County commissioners approved a conditional-use permit allowing Harris Market, a 1,440-square-foot convenience store at 2233 North 20th Street, to sell packaged alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption (beer and wine). The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 4–1 vote; county staff presented recommended conditions, and the Board adopted the permit with those conditions.
Staff reported 49 mailed notices and three responses in opposition from nearby residents. At the public hearing, one nearby resident said the neighborhood already has several nearby stores and recounted recent shootings in the area, urging the Board not to grant the permit. The store owner, Brenda Carter, told commissioners that she has cleaned and improved the property and said she will enforce rules to prevent on-site loitering and will comply with all state and county alcohol laws.
Planning staff recommended, and the board adopted, conditions that include adherence to state and county hours and licensing requirements for alcohol sales; concealment or relocation of the dumpster with screening from nearby residential properties; and a requirement that all off-street parking areas be paved and marked within three years. The Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended the same three-year pavement condition.
James Glover, planning compliance specialist, told the Board the store proposes to offer alcohol between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., which complies with county code prohibiting sales between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. The Board approved the conditional use unanimously. Commissioners and staff noted they will monitor compliance and have authority to revoke the conditional use if the store fails to meet conditions or if enforcement problems emerge in the neighborhood.
