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File #: 2026-265    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: First Reading
File created: 3/4/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/23/2026 Final action:
Title: Ordinance 26-27, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Include a Small-Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation of Approximately 8.03 Acres from Residential Golf Course (RGC) to General Commercial (CG) for a Parcel Legally Described as Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4, Central Park Commercial Plat, as Recorded in Plat Book 135, Pages 39 through 41, Inclusive, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida, in the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Located at the Northwest Corner of the Intersection of Crosstown Parkway and Verano Parkway (P26-008).
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Exhibit "A", 3. Staff Report, 4. Cover Letter, 5. Application, 6. Deed, 7. Staff Presentation
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Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 26-27, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Include a Small-Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation of Approximately 8.03 Acres from Residential Golf Course (RGC) to General Commercial (CG) for a Parcel Legally Described as Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4, Central Park Commercial Plat, as Recorded in Plat Book 135, Pages 39 through 41, Inclusive, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida, in the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Located at the Northwest Corner of the Intersection of Crosstown Parkway and Verano Parkway (P26-008).
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Submitted By: Daniel Robinson, Planner III

Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of Strategic Growth for a Resilient Future.

Executive Summary (General Business): The applicant is requesting a future land use designation of General Commercial for 8.03 acres of the Verano POD G development that has a RGC (Residential Golf Course) land use designation now. The land use change from RGC to CG is necessary because the applicant wishes to provide commercial uses that may be more intensive uses and that are typically found on property zoned CG (retail with drive through service, restaurants, automotive service) as opposed to uses that would support a residential golf course development.

Presentation Information: Staff will provide a short presentation.

Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the comprehensive plan amendment recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board.

Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the comprehensive plan amendment.
2. Move that the Council not approve and provide staff direction.

Background: The RGC Land Use is a mixed-use designation that requires a minimum of one 18-hole golf course, allows a maximum density of 5 dwelling units per ...

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