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Commission approves Oyola rezoning for barber/beauty uses and Aan Lea commercial site plan amendment
Summary
The commission approved a rezoning of 400 SE Oyola Street to a Commercial Planned Unit Development to allow barber and salon uses and unanimously approved a major amendment and site plan for Aan Lea commercial corners east (parcel D lot 11), which staff said meets site, parking and landscaping requirements.
The Stuart City Commission approved two land-use items Tuesday that will add neighborhood commercial services and a small commercial center within the Aan Lea planned unit development.
Rezoning at 400 Southeast Oyola Street
The commission approved Ordinance 2549-2026 to rezone a 0.45-acre lot at 400 SE Oyola Street from R3 (multifamily/office) to a Commercial Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow barber shops, beauty salons and specialty salons as permitted uses. Development staff said the site has an existing 4,100-square-foot one-story commercial building and adequate existing parking. The Community Redevelopment Board had recommended approval; the commission voted in favor with Mayor Christopher Collins abstaining.
Michael Benedetti, the applicant at the podium, read a letter from a local barber who plans to move to the site and run outreach programming for youth. "This would be a prime location and great opportunity for the East Stuart community as I plan to initiate an outreach program for the inner city youth," the applicant quoted from the letter.
Aan Lea commercial corners east (parcel D lot 11)
Separately, the commission unanimously approved Ordinance 2550-2026, a major amendment to the Aan Lea PUD for parcel D, lot 11, to permit a one-story, 6,827-square-foot commercial building with up to 35 parking spaces and enhanced landscaping. Development staff and the project team said the site plan complies with the city's land development code and comprehensive plan and that the parcel represents roughly 45% of the site's previously approved traffic intensity for that location; Kimley-Horn reviewed the traffic materials and did not identify significant adverse transportation impacts.
George Mmer, representing the applicant, said the site is intended to provide neighborhood-serving retail and services and to improve walkability for adjacent residential areas.
Both approvals came with standard conditions of approval and landscape commitments described in the ordinances. Staff noted possible eligibility for the city's business improvement or landscape grant programs if the property pursued façade or landscape upgrades in the future; commissioners indicated they might consider that on a case-by-case basis.
The ordinances were approved at second reading during this meeting; commissioners asked staff to ensure correct clerical items (one signature spelling was corrected during the meeting record).
