Unusual Shipping Container Hotel Up for Review

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By Mike Lednovich

The city's Technical Review Committee (TRC) is scheduled Thursday to review a 19-unit hotel named the Crossings of Amelia located on .63 acres at the intersection of Broome and Front streets.

According to documents submitted by Legacy Engineering, the hotel will have 19 stacked modular units. "Based on the information provided to us, we understand the proposed project will consist of constructing a shipping container hotel at the subject site. The units will consist of a modified shipping container with a wood-framed extension/addition along the length of the container.

"The units will be constructed to be off-grade and will be supported on conventional concrete footings and piers, or auger-grouted piling. Each of the off-grade units will be accessed by a wood-framed stairway."

The developer is Fernandina Beach business owner Tim Poynter, who owns Cafe Karibo, Gregor MacGregor's Mini Links putt-putt, a duck pin bowling facility and has another project underway on North Second Street. Gulfstream Design Group is handling all approvals.

The TRC reviews construction applications and provides compliance reports for building site plans, rezoning, amendments to the Land Development Code, preliminary subdivision plats, final subdivision plats, and amendments to previously issued local development orders. The committee members are city department staff from Planning and Conservation, Utilities, Building, Facilities Maintenance and the Fire Department.

The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the City Commission meeting room.

In reviewing the landscaping for the project, the Planning Department noted, "Landscape plan shows 13 palms, 1 holly, and 8 oaks totaling 13 shade trees being planted. This lot requires 17 shade trees. Crape myrtles do not count as shade trees. Please revise showing an additional 4 shade trees being planted."