Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 24-36, an Ordinance of the City of Port St. Lucie Adopting a Master Sign Program for the Port District (P23-116).
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, Planner III
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to provide exceptional municipal services.
Executive Summary (General Business): This is a city-initiated request to create a master sign program for the Port District Planned Unit Development (PUD). This Master Sign Program establishes comprehensive signage regulations for the Port District Planned Unit Development (PUD), formerly known as Riverwalk South PUD.
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 Port District is a mixed-use development designed to provide restaurants, recreation, historic preservation, civic, cultural, and entertainment uses. The project site is 9.75 acres abutting the North Fork of the St. Lucie River and located on the west side of Westmoreland Boulevard, south of the intersection of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Westmoreland Boulevard, and adjacent to the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens.
* The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) recommended approval of the master sign program at their September 13, 2023 meeting.
* The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval at their June 4, 2024 meeting.
Issues/Analysis: The Port District's mixed-use nature and multiple destinations necessitate a deviation from the standard signage regulations, which limit ground signs to one per street frontage. Given that the development has a single property frontage on Westmoreland Boulevard, the existing regulation allowing o...
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