329-331 Ahern Street PLAT17-0004 CDB Staff Report CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM 4.B
CASE NO PLAT17‐0004
Request for re‐plat approval as required by Chapter 24, Article 4 of the Code of
Ordinances at Atlantic Beach Subdivision A, Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 Block 2
(54 East Coast Drive, 329 and 331 Ahern Street).
LOCATION 54 EAST COAST DRIVE, 329 AND 331 AHERN STREET
APPLICANT AHERN TH PROJECT LLC
DATE JULY 14, 2017
STAFF DEREK W. REEVES, PLANNER
STAFF COMMENTS
The applicant is Ahern TH Project LLC, the company that owns 54 East Coast Drive, 329 and 331 Ahern Street
in the Residential General, Multi‐family (RG‐M) zoning district. These properties have been acquired over
the last two years and will be combined into a single development project. All together the property is 300
feet by 130 feet and is 39,000 square feet or about 0.9 acres. The applicant plans to build a 12 unit townhouse
project comprised of 4 buildings, each with 3 townhomes.
The property is located within the Residential Medium (RM) Future Land Use designation, which allows up
to 14 units per acre. At 0.9 acres, the maximum total number of units is 12.6 and is therefore rounded down
to 12 units. This is further called out in the Section 24‐88(a) requirement for new townhomes to have at least
3,100 square feet of lot area per townhome. Each proposed lot exceeds this requirement at 3,199 square feet
or more in lot area.
Section 24‐188 requires any division of land resulting in three or more lots is required to be platted. This is
also consistent with state statutes. Additionally, Section 24‐201 requires lands to be platted prior to the
issuance of permits for construction. As a result, this step is required before any development starts.
As required by Section 24‐203(b), the applicants have presented preliminary engineering plans that have
been reviewed by the City’s Public Works, Public Utilities, Building and Community Development
departments. These reviews are not an approval, but rather a proof of concept. Formal reviews will be done
at permitting. There are a few minor outstanding issues that are believed to be easily resolved and will not
impact the proposed plat.
There are two significant outstanding issues and those are the proposed easements and the covenants and
restrictions. These items have not been submitted yet and the City Attorney has asked to review them prior
to plat approval. There are multiple easements shown on the plat for various things like ingress and egress
and utilities. This is specifically a concern as Section 24‐252(c) requires access to a paved public street for
every lot and many of the lots in the project must cross other lots as they come and go.
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SUGGESTED ACTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
The Community Development Board may consider a motion to recommend approval to the
City Commission of the requested Plat, PLAT17‐0004, at 54 East Coast Drive, 329 and 331 Ahern
Street within the Residential General, Multi‐family (RG‐M) Zoning District finding that;
1. Approval of this Plat is consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan; and
2. Approval of this Plat is consistent with the requirements of Chapter 24, Article 4.
SUGGESTED ACTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL
The Community Development Board may consider a motion to recommend denial to the City
Commission of the requested Plat, PLAT17‐0004, at 54 East Coast Drive, 329 and 331 Ahern
Street within the Residential General, Multi‐family (RG‐M) Zoning District finding that;
1. Approval of this Plat is NOT consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan; and/or
2. Approval of this Plat is NOT consistent with the requirements of Chapter 24, Article 4.