Rezoning - Planned Development - St. Lucie Commerce Center
2431-800-0002-000-0, 2431-800-0003-000-7, 2431-800-0004-000-4
2431-800-0005- 000-1, 2431-800-0007-000-5, 2431-800-0006-000-8 

History:
The development, St. Lucie Commerce Center (SLCC) was approved by the City of Fort Pierce City Commission on May 16, 2022, for development as a Light Industrial commerce park for the development proposing six (6) warehouse distribution buildings totaling 1,215,000 square feet with associated site features consisting of parking, landscaping, lighting, stormwater management and utilities. It is adjacent on its north property line to Heavy Industrial (I-3) zoning, occupied by a concrete batch plant, and adjacent to the western parcels are a natural gas-burning municipal power plant and a wastewater treatment facility which will process all sewer for the City of Fort Pierce.
 To the south of SLCC is a concrete fixture manufacturing facility and vacant land entitled for heavy industrial (SLC) development. 
Proposal:
Because of the existing and increasing intensity along the northern, western and southern property lines, St. Lucie CC proposes to amend the City of Fort Pierce Zoning Atlas to allow for a stepdown in intensity from those more intense uses on the subject boundaries while keeping the existing light industrial entitlements as a buffer to the east.
The application proposes a split of uses between the proposed LIGHT INDUSTRIAL and MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL areas of the Planned Development. Staff have analyzed and recommend that the table of allowed uses below be incorporated within the Planned Development agreement.
 

Staff recommendation is for the Planning Board to motion to move the zoning atlas amendment to the City Commission with a recommendation for APPROVAL with CONDITIONS.
 

Recommend Approval with Alternative or Additional Conditions

or

Recommend Disapproval

Kev Freeman, Planning Director

Technical Review Committee