Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P25-121 MedSquare Becker Road - Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Location: 190 SW Becker Road, generally located south of SW Becker Road, between SW Lassiter Terrace and SW Junietta Terrace
Legal Description: Lots 1, 2 and 3, BECKER COMMONS, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 62, Page 1, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida
This is a request to rezone 5.8 acres of land from Professional (P) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a medical facility which will include a freestanding emergency department.
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, AICP, Senior Planner/Public Art Program
Executive Summary: A rezoning of 5.8 acres from Professional (P) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow for the development of a medical office complex including a Freestanding Emergency Department (FSED). The FSED will be operated by Cleveland Clinic. The remaining space will be used for medical and professional offices. The FSED will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It will not include overnight stays and will not generate Code 3 ambulance traffic (lights and sirens), making it compatible with the surrounding residential area.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board recommend approval of the proposed PUD regulation document and conceptual plan to City Council.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Board amend the recommendation and recommend approval
2. Move that the Board not recommend approval and provide direction
Background
The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) recommended approval of the proposed PUD amendment and conceptual plan on August 27, 2025.
Related Projects
• Future Land Use Amendment (P24-120): Application to change the future land use designation for 5.8 acres from Limited Commercial (CL) to General Commercial (CG).
Previous Council Actions and Approvals
• May 26, 2009 - City Council approved the Becker Commons Subdivision Plat (P09-031).
• October 9, 2023 - City Council approved the rezoning from PUD (Planned Unit Development) to Professional (P) (P23-115).
• May 13, 2024 - City Council approved the MedSquare Becker Road Major Site Plan to construct a 66,798 sq. ft. medical office building.
• August 12, 2025 - City Council approved the Preliminary & Final Plat to replat the properties as one parcel and remove ingress and egress easements (P24-049).
Issues/Analysis: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of 5.8 acres from Professional (P) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow for the development of a medical facility which will include a freestanding emergency department. In 2024, a site plan was approved for the subject property for a 66,798 square foot medical and professional office building. The project was never constructed, and the applicant is now applying to rezone the property to PUD to allow an up to 68,000 square foot medical and professional office building that will also include a 14,500 square foot freestanding emergency department. The FSED will be operated by Cleveland Clinic. The remaining space will be used for medical and professional offices. The FSED will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It will not include overnight stays and will not generate Code 3 ambulance traffic (lights and sirens), making it compatible with the surrounding residential area.
Access to the site will be provided from SW Lassiter Terrace and SW Junietta Terrace. This design helps reduce traffic impacts on SW Becker Road and avoids routing commercial traffic through nearby residential streets.
There is an associated application (P24-120) to change the future land use for 5.8 acres of Limited Commercial (CL) to the future land use of General Commercial (CG) which supports the proposed medical and office uses. Permitted uses within the PUD will include medical facilities, such as the FSED, and administrative, business, or professional offices.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: 190 SW Becker Road, generally located south of SW Becker Road, between SW Lassiter Terrace and SW Junietta Terrace
Attachments:
1. PUD Document & Concept Plan
2. Staff Report
3. Application Cover Letter
4. Warranty Deed
5. Agent Authorization Form
6. Approved Site Plan (not constructed)
7. Public Works Traffic Memo
8. Staff Presentation
9. Public Comment