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ORDINANCE 13-037
FILE NO.: TLDC - 320134610
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
TO RESOLVE THE RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE ISSUE IN THE AGRICULTURAL
AREAS OF WESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY; REVISING SECTION 7.01.03
STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, based on the
testimony and evidence, including but not limited to the staff report, has made the following
determinations:
1. This Board is authorized by Section 125.01(1)(h), Florida Statutes to establish, coordinate
and enforce zoning and such business regulations as are necessary for the protection of
the public; and,
2. This Board is authorized by Section 125.01(1)(t) to adopt ordinances and resolutions
necessary for the exercise of its powers and to prescribe fines and penalties for the
violations of ordinances in accordance with law.
3. On August 1, 1990 the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County Florida
adopted the St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
4. On April 18, 2013, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the
proposed ordinance after publishing notice in the St. Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days
prior to the hearing and recommended that the proposed ordinance be approved.
5. On May 21, 2013 this Board held its first public hearing on the proposed ordinance, after
publishing a notice of such hearing in the St. Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days in
advance.
6. On August 6, 2013, this Board held its second public hearing on the proposed ordinance,
after publishing a notice of such hearing in the St. Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days in
advance.
7. The proposed amendment to the St. Lucie County Land Development Code is consistent
with the general purpose, goals, objectives and standards of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan and is in the best interest of the health, safety and public welfare of
the citizens of St. Lucie County, Florida.
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 3867562 08!2012013 at 11:25 AM
OR BOOK 3550 PAGE 2595 - 2600 Doc Type: ORDN
RECORDING: $52.50
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
2 County, Florida:
3
4 A. The specific amendment to the St. Lucie County Land Development Code to read
5 as follows in underline format:
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7 7.01.03. -Standards and Requirements.
8 Standards and requirements for a Planned Unit Development shall be as follows:
9 A. Minimum Size. A Planned Unit Development shall be a minimum of five (5) contiguous acres
10 of land under common ownership or control. Non-contiouous parcels can also be included in the
11 PUD application for the purpose of transferrin4 density into the developed area.
12 ...
13 I. Open Space Standards.
14 1. A Planned Unit Development that is proposed in any floricultural. Residential, Conservation,
15 Special District or Mixed Use Future Land Use Category shall conform to the following open
16 space standards:
17 a. A minimum of thirty-five percent (35%) of the gross area of land to be committed to a Planned
18 Unit Development must be for use as common open space, which may include, parks, recreation
19 areas, bicycle and pedestrian paths and facilities, marinas, swimming beaches, common open
20 space, common landscaping and planting areas, stormwater retention areas. or other areas of
21 public purpose or use. Common open space may not include et#er ±har~ street, road or drainage
22 rights-of-way, above ground utilities, exsludin~ s;8r~+water '.reatm°^+ {°^~'~~~°~, aad or parking
23 areas.
24 A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of any existing native upland habitat on the property must be
25 preserved in its natural condition as part of the required thirty-five percent (35%) common open
26 space. For each acre of preserved native habitat above the required minimum fifteen percent
27 (15%) that is preserved in its original state, credit shall be given at a rate of one hundred fifty
28 percent (150%) per acre towards the remaining common open space requirement.
29 All areas to be dedicated for common open space shall be identified as part of the Preliminary
30 Development Plan for the Planned Unit Development. Areas that are floodways, lakes, wetlands,
31 and stormwater retention areas may be applied to satisfy the total common open space
32 requirement, subject to the requirement that fifteen percent (15%) of any existing native habitat
33 on the property must be included as part of the required thirty-five percent (35%) common open
34 space. As part of the Final Planned Unit Development submission process, the developer or
35 petitioner for the Planned Unit Development shall provide for one (1) of the following:
36 1. The advance dedication of all common open space to a public, or acceptable private,
37 agency that will, upon acceptance, agree to maintain the common open space and any
38 buildings, structures or improvements that have been placed on it. All such dedications or
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1 conveyances shall be completed prior to the issuance of any building permits, including
2 land clearing, for any portion of the Planned Unit Development; or
3 2. A phased conveyance of the land to a public or acceptable private agency that will,
4 upon acceptance, agree to maintain the common open space and any buildings,
5 structures or improvements that have been placed on it. The schedule for the phased
6 conveyance of any such lands to be used for common open space shall be a specific
7 condition of approval for the Planned Unit Development.
8 3. The identification of restrictive easement or plat dedication that would serve to create a
9 perpetual conservation or use restriction easement over those portions of the properties
10 that are to be kept as open space meeting the requirements of this section.
11 b. No parcel of land identified for use as a park or common open space shall be less than one (1)
12 contiguous acre, and all such areas shall be physically part of the Planned Unit Development.
13 c. Areas provided or reserved to meet any other environmental preservation or protection
14 requirement of this code or other lawful regulatory authority may be counted towards the overall
15 common open space requirement, provided that the common open space meets the
16 requirements of this Code.
17 ~ Pla+~aed !'n~~efsrr~e~-tha+.:= ~r~esec' in an)L,4gfis~l+.brcl P
18 shad-sea#err~~ +.s-tl~e-#et4eg--sp?^ =F3ss stn^da~~
19 a. 1=~ armed ~'ri+ no.,ei.,.,.,,o.,+ o..~;al `.s-s~-less tk~a~ ~s f:ed-si~c~y--(-~6^) asre~-ire
20 ~scs area an ~ ~gh+. ;-8}-eNsss !ats-er r^rselc, a sr~+aimbm °
21 grccs !aid ~r~~ t s t!'Q p!s cnt r.;~:s+. "a-fer ~ ~~~ °~ ^^~^
22 space; e~w~-+cti t~c~*~erssn+ i~~o/ Ea Is `,a-~f?`.-a'r'Ed a~ sense
23 even s~sc. P~ +,he rarpese-sf fht~ ;~ar~grarh, apes-spars, in an-a~~ral R~B~slgd+aQ-t#e
24 rcni~amm~-epen ~pase, ma)e, ~srac~, tisysle-~-d-pede=trian paths and-~asi~it+e~
25 czarinas, swQ--f3eask~ss, ~an af4^.r-, assn apen sras~esmr~aa
26 IaAds6ar n .,, rsst~a~ ar taral areas wish r^~^y h~-he'~T.
27 of+tio~ nnmm~!, in+.Efec;, ind+vid~:^I inteFSSt, b"Ir p~pese-sr ace-ether tf:cr~
28 dra~ags ri n rarl:+~--~re.:~ cAd a~ ,
29 ~r tr°"+mcn+ fnnili+ive.
30 der an) srm han arcs hq~dfed-si~~6^) a;~es~~_s~ area-ef
31 ens, a r.-ii~+~~m a~e+~y-pefscnt ~8~e-~sf',he~~~~ ~^^~' ^~~^ +„ he ,,,,.,,.,,i++e,+ +„
32 t#e-plann~e4epcx~s~n+ m~fae-#ar era-as~peF s~ase~#-w#~+ch a rmn+~;~rn a~-t#+#~-fFVe
33 peFSec~~t'~°'-~ ^f +he ^~^ss lard--af~~. ~ t r. srase~-wk~+sh r:,a)=
34 i~sl~de; pa~V~s, rESFeat+an ara~-, )4~sysl~ °~-~-p~.estriar. paths ard-#asEl+t+s:~, ~ir~a_, s:~g
35 cmman ~cndssaring an~i ;.lar~~ ara~-, ^~ ^+~a; aar_ sf r
36 Iran ar°°+ rn.,,+ nr rl r'+in.+r.c ri,~h+c~ ~f_u,^+v al+nve nr,~~ ~n,-) ~ ~+ili+iec. evnL ~rlinn
37 sty m~vater~fatt^~er~t fasi~iec, Gad-parr-aFaaa-.
38 d- A min+cau~ef fifE)+-pefser~-EaA°~~~f any-ex+stFr~g r,ative~plaed-habifa+. ,
39 preserved in it~ natural n suss. Par-each asFe-e~p~°~d
40 native l"~ati4a`, c`~avc tk:a-reg~+red m~i~r„ fif'., ^~~^~^+ /~^o/) +.f:a+. is r ~gir~al
41 °+°+°+~-^~~it c`:all bE-gi-veF a+. a r^ta-e€-eee k:u:~#~-~erss~t ~-~~8°') raF-as; a '~e~nFafc's tk:s
42 fer~ai~+aQ-span s~cae-feq~ireaaer~
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1 s--~'al arE^~ t sr. pass sh<^.~~ ~° is°n+ifi°~ cs ra~* of ~k~°Talir~?r~~r)<
2 Bevels~~nan+, Plsn far-~#~e-P~a~ed :.'nit E s fh~^t era-flee ways-, la!~°° ,.,°+~^n,~~
3 a~st~ m~+•^+.~-r~t~ms~ ~raas ~~ ar n sr~ac r°n~ ~ir°m°n+'
4 ~+, ihi°n+ +n +h° r°n, iir°m°n+ +h~ O '~ np~~~h^ati^ta' sn,,yt~ic praper~~
5 ~ ral t of ++,° r°n~ iir°rl °in+~+" n°rn~.-It ~~.n `S~~L.aC-f \~ ~:.af t of +hv~-crtc-rniui
6 ~~anned Ur.~ t s~~^z~~-recess, tk: c Plaf
7 Bevele~eF; shall r
8 f cll nn°n can^,.° +E c ru~li~cr asscp:sf3le r; agen6~
9 t#a~w+ll, urea--assep'.-~nss, ag~~s r:ia~t~ain +.ha-apeA--space aAd and, h~ ~--~.;m„9T
10 stFUStursc ar impre~er~e~ts tk:at t~s Geen ;. II s~eh d
11 6e~e~raFESES ^ha ,
12 ~d-slea~-~-#sr a e~~anned-~1r~i+. D ,
13 4 nh^~°r) nnn"°„^nn° of +h° Innr! +~ a r.~~~~ta~~rtYGtC-R Fhr,~.i WiTY
14 t~E~ ,. a m: int: in tie-epee spasa _~>a ~n~• ~eild+agc~, cfreer
15 +a~reuer~~en+.s +.hti k;ave-been rlased-ten If. T,T° °^~°~'~ ~~° fs. +hc ~h
16 aa~-such ~a n s~ase-sl~~Il ~s a s~es+#+s-~sr~d+tie~-sf a~~ra~a~~E; tk~e
17 Warned !'ni ,
18 `~. Th° irl°n+ifinn+inn nF r°c~+rin+iv° °^c°m°n+ c r.l
~r
19 ~c+~.~al ~ bee-FC.c.r'. s; tk:
20 +h ~+ ^r° +n h° LEpt as ~pp~-+ s~+an° m°°+inn +h° r°n„ir°m°n+c~ n~+l~ic~ e~°n+i^n
fr' "r"~ ~ r
21 d--f~s rar s .:r_ c cc thsr.
22 asFS, and-a~-such araas shall ~ >a Unit E°~•°',f
23 a-Areas pr E meek and, n+~,°r °n„ir£nr.;cn+al rr°°°~,-:Qt,~Er pratest~e~
24 ~sn+ g~alat
25 ~1+, d `.h Ma `.hP.-~E.~ .c,.~a^° moo+c ++,° r°n, iir°m°n+~+ ni ++,ic~ ~nr~°
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27 K. Development Design. Planned Unit Developments in all Future Land Use
28 Categories are required to design the project in a slusteFed manner to avoid, to the extent
29 reasonable. impacts to wetlands. native vegetative communities and protected species habitats.
30 P~,arred Un;+ n°.,°~^nm°n+~. in fh° °~-r~6ac;:fisl, ~,er-ser~a#+sn, ape gal ^i~is~sr A
31 lase-Furs ! a 'gr: the-prejes+, in a s;u`ferec' r;anaer
32 t`~st ~ ~ cst a€-Feg~+red infr ~ Isrge-i~tegra`.ed~~,^;r.;a+~
33 epen space arsac, c ~ m m~ai^fer~arse-acs+.c`~-the
34 ssr.;murif~
35 c EI,,c~+°r°.a ,-1°.,°IE~:.r:~ert-'r". ~F1F°nrl°ra +n r°~,in° +h°
36 ~ ~nfrastrastuf~
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B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
Special acts of the Florida Legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St. Lucie
County, County Ordinances and County Resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby superseded by this Ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
C. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional,
inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance. If
this Ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person,
property, or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person,
property or circumstance.
D. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCE
This Ordinance shall be applicable in the unincorporated area of St. Lucie County.
E. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Bureau
of Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, 32304.
F. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State.
G. ADOPTION
After motion and second, the vote on this Ordinance was as follows:
Tod Mowery, Chairman AYE
Frannie Hutchinson, Vice-Chair AYE
Chris Dzadovsky, Commissioner AYE
Paula Lewis, Commissioner AYE
Kim Johnson, Commissioner AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of August, 2013
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ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
`~'c~d
BY:
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of STATE
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RICK SCOTT
Governor
August 26, 2013
Honorable Joseph E. Smith
Clerk of the Circuit Court
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
Attention: Ms. Kelly Phelan, Executive Recording Secretary
Dear Mr. Smith:
KEN DETZNER
Secretary of State
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your letter
dated August 22, 2013 and certified copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 13-037, which was filed in
this office on August 26, 2013.
Since ely,
C~ Q.~.,
Liz Cloud
Program Administrator
LC/elr
R. A. Graq Building • 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270 • Facsimile: (850) 488-9879
www.dos.state.fl.us