BY MARK J. CRAWFORD
The site plan for Starke’s new multifamily development has received the city commission’s approval.
Ten quadruplex buildings will go up at the corner of State Road 16 and Weldon Road, for a total of 40 new apartments. Each building is approximately 4,560 square feet, and most are arranged along S.R. 16. The only ingress and egress from the development is from Weldon on the south side of the property. The development will also include sidewalks and 60 parking spaces.
According to the site plan review, more than two acres of the nearly 6-acre property is an existing wetlands/flood plain area. It will not be impacted by the development. The four stormwater retention area planned will be interconnected, draining into the southernmost retention point before being discharged into the wetlands/floodplain. The discharge rates and volumes are reduced from existing conditions, resulting in no negative drainage impacts, according to the report.
According to Lance Cambell from Starke’s Building and Zoning, the development met all the requirements for site plan approval.
“Our staff has done an in-depth review on this. It does meet all of our land development codes for site plan approval. We will get more into the building aspect through the permitting process. As of right now, it is a good use for the land and staff’s recommendation is to approve the site plan,” he said.
The property is owned by HLS Rental LLC, which lists Jeremy Howard of Lawtey and Brian Blake of Alachua as managers.
