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Planning board approves variance enabling new fire station at 500 Anastasia Boulevard

Planning and Zoning Board (City of St. Augustine) · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance to allow a new elevated fire station at 500 Anastasia Boulevard, citing FEMA elevation requirements and site constraints; the applicant committed to underground stormwater chambers and a rain‑garden retention area to mitigate runoff concerns raised by neighbors.

The Planning and Zoning Board on Jan. 6 approved a variance to the Anastasia Entry Corridor design standards to permit construction of a new fire station at 500 Anastasia Boulevard.

Christina Evans, the project designer with Gulfstream Design Group, told the board the 1.27‑acre parcel has three frontages and must place the building toward the center of the lot to achieve a finished‑floor elevation of 12 feet, as required by FEMA for the facility. "The finished floor elevation for FEMA is now 12 feet," Evans said, noting that the elevation and grading needs are critical to allow…

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