Placement: Public Hearing - Non Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P25-085 City of Port St. Lucie - Amendment to the Community Redevelopment Plan for the U.S. Highway 1 Corridor (Original CRA).
Location: The CRA boundary includes the US Highway One corridor from just north of Village Green Drive on the north end to the St. Lucie / Martin County Line on the south end. Lennard Road forms most of the eastern boundary.
Legal Description: The legal description is included in the amendment.
This is a request to amend the redevelopment plan for the U.S. 1 Corridor
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Deputy Director
Executive Summary: The Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency) is requesting approval of an amendment to the Original Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Master Plan for the CRA area along Port St. Lucie’s U.S. Highway One corridor. The purpose of the amendment is to update certain sections of the document to extend the timeline for the master plan for an additional thirty (30) years, update and/or remove outdated data and text, clarify desired uses, add the master plan for Walton & One (formerly known as City Center) to the document, and other miscellaneous changes. The CRA is requesting that the local planning agency (planning and zoning board) review the amendment for conformity with the City’s comprehensive plan prior to the CRA making its recommendation on the amendment to the City Council. Following Planning and Zoning Board action, this application will go to the Agency for a recommendation, and then to the City Council for approval.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board approve the amendment as recommended by Planning and Zoning Department staff.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Board amend the recommendation and approve the amendment.
2. Move that the Board not approve and provide staff direction.
Background: In 2001, the City designated a CRA along U.S. Highway One in eastern Port St. Lucie and formally adopted a community redevelopment plan on June 11, 2001. The Original CRA is approximately 1,700 acres, or 2.7 square miles, and includes the Port St. Lucie’s U.S. Highway One corridor from just north of Village Green Drive, south to the St. Lucie/Martin County line. Lennard Road forms most of the eastern boundary, and the western boundary is predominantly the rear property line of those properties fronting U.S. Highway One. The redevelopment strategy is to create a central business district or commercial town center along U.S. Highway One and a series of mixed-use pedestrian and transit friendly districts. The CRA master plan represented a comprehensive long-term approach to redevelopment of the U.S. 1 Corridor for a period of 30 years. Due to downturns in the economy and other factors, the CRA Master Plan was not implemented within the timeframe anticipated by the redevelopment plan.
Issues/Analysis: See attached staff report.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The CRA boundary includes the US 1 highway corridor from just above Village Green Drive on the north end to Tickridge Road on the south end. Lennard Road forms most of the eastern boundary.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Exhibit “A” Amendment to Original CRA Redevelopment Plan
3. Applicant’s Cover Letter
4. Staff Presentation