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Applicant: redevelopment needed as U.S. 19 corridor evolves, floodplain rules tighten
Summary
Applicant representative Kevin Riali told the LPA the site's older buildings were built under less-stringent stormwater rules, and that consolidation and a vertical (four-story) design would allow redevelopment while meeting floodplain compensation and parking constraints.
Kevin Riali, representing the applicant, explained the application is motivated by economic and regulatory changes along U.S. 19 and by modern stormwater and floodplain requirements that make replicating the existing development impractical. He said the proposed change would allow a use (self-storage) better suited to a corridor that is transitioning toward limited-access and service-road configurations.
Riali described how redevelopment will likely consolidate three existing development areas into one and reduce ground-level disturbance by building vertically. “It’s less development... The proposal is for 4 stories, which is within the limitations of the code and the comprehensive plan,” he said. He added that the applicant is comfortable with the development agreement’s limits on impervious surface and conservation measures and that the site’s parking and traffic profile is relatively forgiving compared with other commercial uses.
Staff and the applicant agreed that final details on parking, loading and driveway access will be addressed during site plan review and are subject to FDOT permitting if access from U.S. 19 is proposed.
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