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Board approves self‑storage project and associated variances after lengthy debate; vote 5–1

St. Augustine Planning & Zoning Board · February 3, 2026
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Summary

After a prolonged hearing and split views about market need and parking, the Planning & Zoning Board approved a use‑by‑exception and related variances for a multistory self‑storage project at San Sebastian View, conditioned on tree‑savings presented and a minimum of 12 parking spaces for the storage facility; the vote was 5 in favor, 1 opposed.

The Planning & Zoning Board approved application PCB2025-0086, a bundled request for a self‑storage facility, a parking‑reduction variance and permission to remove a small number of significant trees within Conservation Overlay Zone 3, after an extended hearing that included technical testimony, competing market analyses and a late applicant submission that limited staff’s ability to produce an updated recommendation.

Attorney James Whitehouse, representing the applicant, told the board the development would be a roughly 100,000‑square‑foot multistory facility and presented a market trade study and an ITE parking analysis indicating approximately 10 spaces were typical for similar facilities. He also emphasized proposed tree‑savings: after revisions the applicant said they would retain…

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