Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 21-03, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Include a Large Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map at the Request of Midway Glades Developers, LLC for Property Legally Described as a Portion of Tract D of LTC Ranch West; Located South of Midway Road and West of Interstate 95 (P20-180) as Follows: (I) Change 52.7 acres of Land Designated as Residential,Office,Institutional (ROI) to Open Space Recreation/Institutional (OSR/I); and (II) Change 55 acres of Land Designated as Open Space Recreation/Institutional (OSR/I) to Residential,Office,Institutional (ROI); and (III) Realign the Arterial A, E/W #5 and E/W #2 Road Rights-of-Way (P20-180).
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Submitted By: Anne Cox, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to plan for smart and balanced growth.
Executive Summary (General Business): This is the adoption hearing for a proposed comprehensive plan amendment that was submitted by Midway Glades Developers, LLC for property within the LTC Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The proposed changes to the Future Land Use map are as follows: 1) re-alignment of the road rights-of-way for Arterial A, E/W # 5 and E/W # 2; 2) changing 52.7 acres of land designated as Residential, Office, Institutional (ROI) to Open Space Recreation/Institutional (OSR/I); and 3) changing 55 acres of OSR/I to ROI. The proposed future land use change is for the relocation of the proposed school dedication site from the southwest corner of Arterial A and Glades Cut Off Road to the northwest corner of E/W # 5 and Glades Cut-off Road. The school dedication site is proposed to decrease by 2.3 acres from 55 acres to 52.7 acres from the original submittal, since the developer has agreed to incorporate the drainage retention for the school site into their development.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council adopt the ordinance as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and adopt the ordinance.
2. Move that the Council not adopt the ordinance and provide staff direction.
Background: The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the proposed amendment at their January 5, 2021 meeting.
Issues/Analysis: A public hearing for the first reading of the ordinance was held at the January 25, 2021 City Council meeting. The City Council approved the application for transmittal to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and reviewing agencies. There were no objections or comments to the proposed amendment from DEO or the reviewing agencies. The school dedication site is proposed to decrease by 2.3 acres from 55 acres to 52.7 acres from the original submittal, since the developer has agreed to incorporate the drainage retention for the school site into their development.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: The proposed comprehensive plan amendment is associated with a proposed amendment to the LTC Ranch DRI Development Order (P20-179).
Location of Project: South of Midway Road and west of I-95
Attachments:
1. Ordinance
2. Exhibit A
3. Exhibit B
4. Staff Report
5. Application
6. 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: 5843
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. Hertz, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.