Agenda Item # 12.a.
City Commission Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 02/18/2025
- Re
- 25-013 St. Lucie Commerce PD
- Submitted For:
- Kev Freeman
SUBJECT:
Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 25-013: Review and approval of an amendment to the City's Zoning Atlas to rezone six (6) parcels generally located on Energy Lane and containing approximately 108.78-acres from Light Industrial (I-1) to Planned Development (PD). FIRST READING.
SUMMARY:
History:
The 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, which proposed 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 the in-build Mainland 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 step-down 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.
The 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, which proposed 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 the in-build Mainland 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 step-down 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.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend that City Commission APPROVE the Zoning Atlas Map Amendment from LIGHT INDUSTRIAL to PLANNED DEVELOPMENT subject to the Site Plan, Development Agreement and Associated Conditions.
ALTERNATIVES:
•MOTION TO APPROVE the proposed ZONING ATLAS MAP AMENDMENT with the associated site plan and Development Agreement with alternative/additional conditions.
OR
•MOTION TO DENY the proposed ZONING ATLAS MAP AMENDMENTRESPONSIBLE STAFF:
Kev Freeman, Planning Director.
COORDINATED WITH:
Technical Review Committee
Planning Board
City Attorney's Office
Planning Board
City Attorney's Office
Fiscal Impact
- Budgeted Y/N:
- N
OTHER INFORMATION:
N/A
Attachments
- 25-013 Staff Report
- 25-013 Staff Presentation
- Ordinance 25-013
- PD Development Agreement
- Application Packet
- Applicant Resubmittal Letter
- CA Memo PD
- CA Memo DA
- Mailout list
- Public Notification Certification
- 25-013 Mailout Buffer
- Business Impact Form
- Proof of Publication
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| City Manager | Linda Cox | 02/04/2025 04:31 PM |
- Form Started By:
- Kev Freeman
- Started On:
- 01/31/2025 09:33 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 02/04/2025