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Planning board approves Treasure Townhomes site plan with six conditions
Summary
The Planning Board approved a 94-unit townhome site plan at 4601 Regina Drive with six conditions including a tree mitigation survey, gopher-tortoise permitting, updated environmental assessment and sidewalk requirements.
The Fort Pierce Planning Board on March 10 approved the Treasure Townhomes site plan, forwarding the project to the City Commission with six conditions from staff covering landscaping, environmental protection and construction prerequisites.
A staff presenter summarized the proposal: a roughly 9-acre site at 4601 Regina Drive zoned R-4 (medium-density residential), proposing 94 fee-simple townhome units split between four seven-unit buildings and eleven six-unit buildings. Staff said the project exceeds minimum landscape requirements and noted six conditions: a landscape maintenance agreement prior to certificate of occupancy; updated environmental assessment; a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission permit for gopher tortoise relocation before land clearing; a required 5-foot sidewalk along Poinciana Avenue; a tree mitigation survey prior to clearing; and addresses for all units before building-permit application.
George Missimer, agent for Treasure Townhomes LLC, told the board the design dropped the previously proposed "innovative" zoning approach and conforms to the base R-4 standards at 10 units per acre. He said the plan provides an internal 50-foot roadway tract, additional parking beyond code minima to reduce on-street overnight parking and a central stormwater feature for the community.
Board members asked about parking counts, trash collection, and recreational amenities. The applicant said individual units would use roll-out residential trash collection rather than a centralized dumpster and that open-seat green space within the site serves recreational purposes; the developer indicated no dedicated dog-park or playground was included in the current plan. Mr. Whiting moved to accept the site plan with the six staff conditions; Ms. Clemens seconded the motion. A roll call vote was unanimous in favor.
With the board's recommendation, the project will proceed to the City Commission and then to permitting if the conditions — notably the gopher tortoise permit and tree-mitigation survey — are satisfied.
