Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 24-38, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Provide a Large-Scale Amendment Consisting of Text Amendments to the Future Land Use Element by Amending Figure 1-4 as Requested by the Port St. Lucie Governmental Finance Corporation and Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC (P24-065).
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Deputy Director
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to plan for smart and balanced growth.
Executive Summary (General Business): This application is the adoption hearing for a large scale comprehensive plan text amendment to amend Figure 1-4 of the Future Land Use Element. Figure 1-4 is the conceptual land use plan for the Southern Grove NCD District. NCD (New Community Development) is the future land use classification for the Southern Grove DRI. Policy 1.2.1.3 of the comprehensive plan requires a concept plan for each NCD District to illustrate how the seven land-use sub-categories (Residential, Neighborhood/Village Commercial Areas, Town Center, Resort, Employment Center, Regional Business Center and Mixed-Use) in an NCD District are allocated, where they are located, and how they would function in relation to each other. The proposed amendment revises the land use sub-districts for approximately 528 acres of land on the east side of SW Village Parkway and between E/W 2 (Destination Way) and SW Hegener Drive. The application also provides for the realignment of the Marshall Parkway right-of-way between Tom Mackie Boulevard and Interstate 95 to better align the area for a future I-95 and Marshall Parkway interchange. The application was submitted on behalf of the Port St. Lucie Governmental Finance Corporation (GFC) and the City of Port St. Lucie in consultation with Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, as the developer of the Southern Grove DRI.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the proposed amendment.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the proposed amendment as noted above.
2. Move that the Council not approve the proposed amendment and provide staff direction.
Background: The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the proposed amendment at the July 2, 2024 Planning and Zoning Board meeting. The transmittal hearing before the City Council was held on July 22, 2024. The proposed amendment was transmitted to the Department of Commerce, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, St. Lucie County, and the reviewing agencies. There were no objections or comments on the proposed amendment.
Issues/Analysis: The purpose of this amendment is to change the land use subdistrict on approximately 528 acres of land from the Employment Center sub-district, the Mixed Use sub-district, and the Neighborhood/Village Commercial sub-district to the Regional Business Center sub-district. All of the property that is the subject of this application is within the area of the Southern Grove DRI that is owned or overseen by the Port St. Lucie Governmental Finance Corporation (GFC) or the City of Port St. Lucie (Marshall Parkway Right-of-Way). This application is intended to create a more unified land use plan for the remaining undeveloped land in the GFC area of Southern Grove. The Regional Business Center sub-district allows industrial uses, warehouse/distribution, manufacturing, retail, commercial and office uses, and medical uses, restaurants, theaters, hotels, institutional uses, public facilities (including utilities), residential and other similar services designed to meet the needs of the larger area. Each Regional Business Center area must be a minimum of three (3) acres and a maximum of 500 acres. Each Regional Business Center requires a minimum of two uses and must contain over 1,000,000 million square feet of non-residential development. The proposed changes are further described in the attached staff report.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The property is located directly west of Interstate 95, between Tradition Parkway and the C-23 Canal and bordered to the west by SW Community Boulevard.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance
2. Exhibit “A”
3. Staff Report
4. Attachment “A” Existing Figure 1-4
5. Attachment “B” Proposed Figure 1-4
6. Application and Authorization
7. Department of Commerce and Agency Review Comments
8. Staff Presentation
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 24169-11
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Russell Ward, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, Interim City Attorney.