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Endangered Species: The environmental survey submitted for the project indicates the limited presence of gopher tortoises on the subject site. Prior to issuance of a land development permit for the first phase or any successive phase, the applicant will need to provide a gopher tortoise relocation permit or clearance letter from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. In addition, the site has been identified as a possible wood stork (wading bird) foraging area. Mitigation for wading bird habitat is being addressed through on-site wetland preservation/enhancement and off-site mitigation, in accordance with required environmental permits. Land Clearing: One of the concerns expressed at the Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing related to the phased clearing of the site. The applicant indicated that the site will be cleared on a phased basis. Consistent with the PZC's recommendation, a condition has been incorporated into staffs recommendation that limits clearing to a phase by phase basis and requires the developer to obtain a separate land clearing and tree removal permit for each phase. 9. Concurrency Management: The applicant has obtained a conditional concurrency certificate for 397 units, which satisfies the requirement for rezoning and conceptual PD plan approval. 10. Stormwater Management: As with standard single-family subdivisions, a conceptual stormwater management plan is required prior to conceptual PD approval. For this project, a conceptual stormwater management plan has been approved by the Public Works Department. The stormwater system will consist of a series of interconnected lakes that collect, hold, and treat stormwater and then discharges the treated stormwater into the Indian River Farms canal located on the south side of 37th Street. A preliminary stormwater management plan will be reviewed and approved by Public Works with the preliminary PD. Review and approval of the final stormwater management plan will be accomplished through the land development permit review and approval process. 11. Thoroughfare Plan: The project has frontage on three Thoroughfare plan roads. These are: 33rd Street, 37th Street, and 58th Avenue. • 58th Avenue is classified as an urban arterial requiring 130' of ultimate right-of-way. Presently, 25' of right-of-way west of the section line (approximate roadway centerline) exists for 58th Avenue adjacent to the project site. The applicant proposes to dedicate without compensation an additional 40' to create 65' of right-of-way west of the section line, which is the applicant's portion of the 130' of ultimate right-of-way. The 40' of additional right-of-way is shown on the project's conceptual PD plan and must be dedicated to the County prior to issuance of the project's first land development permit. • 37th Street is classified as an urban arterial requiring 90' of ultimate right-of-way. Since the project is located on the south side of the sub -lateral canal that separates the site from 37th Street, no additional right-of-way is required for 37th Street with the exception of a 40' corner clip at the corner of 58th Avenue and 37th Street. The corner clip is shown on the conceptual PD plan and is to be dedicated to the County without compensation prior to issuance of the project's first land development permit. F:\Community Development\CurDev\BCC\2014 BCC\HarmonyReservePD-14-06-05ConcepRpt.rtf 9 140