Planning board approves MidFlorida Credit Union site plan with new drive‑through; neighbors raise traffic, buffering concerns

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…