HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplement No. 4: 03-2012SUPPLEMENT NO. 4
March 2012
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
County of
ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA
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Officials of the County at the Time of this Codification ......... iii
Current Officials(Reserved) .................................. v
Preface ..................................................... vii
Adopting Ordinance ......................................... ix
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Supplement History Table ................................... SH:l
Chapter
I. General Provisions ....................................... 1:1
1.00.00. Title ....................................... 1:3
1.01.00. Authority ................................... 1:3
1.02.00. Purpose and Intent ......................... 1:3
1.03.00. Applicability ................................ 1:4
1.04.00. Findings ................................... 1:4
1.05.00. Incorporation by Reference .................. 1:5
1.06.00. Rules of Interpretation ...................... 1:5
1.07.00. Repeal of Prior Provisions ................... 1:7
1.08.00. Effective. Date; Enactment ................... 1:7
1.09.00. Severability ................................ 1:8
1.10.00. Minimum Requirements ..................... 1:8
II. Definitions .............................................. 2:1
2.00.00. Definitions ................................. 2:3
III. Zoning Districts ........................................ 3:1
3.00.00. Zoning Districts ............................. 3:3
3.01.00. Zoning District Use Regulations .............. 3:3
IV. Special Dist ricts ........................................ 4:1
4.00.00. Airport Overlay Zones ....................... 4:3
4.01.00. Hutchinson Island-Building Height Overlay
Zone ....................................... 4:5
4.02.00. River Park-Community Overlay Zone ....... 4:13
4.03.00. Research and Education Park-Overlay Zone . 4:17
4.04.00. TVC-Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Country-
side) ....................................... 4:22
4.05.00. St. Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship Area
Overlay Zone ............................... 4:49
4.06.00 -4.10.00. Reserved .......................... 4:106
4.11.00. Historic Preservation ........................ 4:106
4.12.00. Jenkins Road Area Plan Special District...... 4:108.29
V. Adequate Public Facilities ................................ 5:1
5.00.00. Adequate Public Facilities ................... 5:3
5.01.00. Definitions ................................. 5:5
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5.02.00. Procedure .................................. 5:10
5.03.00. Development Not Subject to the Requirements
of Chapter V, Adequate Public Facilities ...... 5:11
5.04.00. Change oflJse .............................. 5:16
5.05.00. Demolition or Termination of Existing Land
Use ........................................ 5:17
5.06.00. Level of Service Standards ................... 5:17
5.07.00. Proportionaite Fair Share Transportation Im-
pact Mitigation ............................. 5:25
5.08.00. Review of Development Orders ............... 5:36
5.09.00. Variances ................................... 5:42
5.10.00. Capacity Information Letters ................ 5:43
5.11.00. Fees ....................................... 5:44
5.12.00. Conflict with Other Regulations .............. 5:45
VI. Resource Protection Standards .......................... 6:1
6.00.00. Vegetation .Protection and Preservation....... 6:3
6.01.00. Mangrove Protection ........................ 6:14
6.02.00. Environmentally Sensitive Lands ............ 6:15
6.03.00. Wellfield Protection ......................... 6:30
6.04.00. Habitat of Endangered or Threatened Species . 6:36
6.05.00. Flood Damage Prevention ................... 6:51
6.06.00. Mining ..................................... 6:60.2
VII. Development Design and Improvement Standards ....... 7:1
7.00.00. General Provisions .......................... 7:5
7.01.00. Planned Unit Development .................. 7:5
7.02.00. .Planned Nc~n-Residential Development ....... 7:14
7.03.00. Planned Mixed Use Development ............ 7:21
7.04.00. Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Require-
ments ...................................... 7:33
7.05.00. Transportation Systems ..................... 7:45
7.06.00. Off-Street Parking and Loading .............. 7:65
7.07.00. Stormwater• Management .................... 7:82
7.08.00. Utilities .................................... 7:86
7.09.00. Landscaping and Screening .................. 7:91
7.10.00. Supplemenl;al Standards .................... 7:121
VIII. Accessory and Temporary Structures and Uses .......... 8:1
8.00.00. Accessory Uses and Structures ............... 8:3
8.01.00. Home Occupations .......................... 8:7
8.02.00. Temporary Uses and Structures .............. 8:8
IX. Signs ...... ............................................ 9:1
9.00.00. Purpose .................................... 9:3
9.01.00. Permitted Permanent and Authorized Tempo-
rary Signs .................................. 9:3
9.02.00. General Provisions .......................... 9:21
9.03.00. Prohibited Signs ............................ 9:25
9.04.00. Permitting .and Exemptions .................. 9:27
9.05.00. Nonconforming Signs ........................ 9:28
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X. Hardship Relief ......................................... 10:1
10.00.00. Nonconformities ........................... 10:3
10.01.00. Variances ................................. 10:5
10.02.00. Transferable Development Rights-(Reserved) 10:20
10.03.00. Eminent Domain Waiver ................... 10:20
XI. Administrati on and Enforcement ........................ 11:1
11.00.00. General Provisions; Public Notice Require-
ments ..................................... 11:5
11.01.00. Authorization by a Development Permit Re-
quired Prior to Undertaking Any Development
Activity ................................... 11:10
11.02.00. Procedure for Review of Site Plans .......... 11:12
11.03.00. Procedure for Platting ...................... 11:47
11.04.00. Guarantees and Sureties ................... 11:59
11.05.00. Procedure for Obtaining Development Permits 11:64
11.06.00. Amendments to the Code and Official Zoning
Atlas ...................................... 11:88
11.07.00. Conditional Uses ........................... 11:92
11.08.00. Development Agreements ................... 11:99
11.09.00. Vested Rights .............................. 11:105
11.10.00. Right-of--way Abandonment and Plat Vacation
Procedures ................................ 11:112
11.11.00. Appeals ................................... 11:118
11.12.00. Fees ...................................... 11:120
11.13.00. Enforcement of Code Provisions ............. 11:120
11.14.00. Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion -Special Master Review Process ........ 11:126
XII. Decision Making and Administrative Bodies ............. 12:1
12.00.00. Board of County Commissioners ............ 12:3
12.01.00. Environmental Control Board; Environmental
Officer; Environmental Control Hearing Board 12:3
12.02.00. Planning and Zoning Commission ........... 12:4
12.03.00. Local Planning Agency ..................... 12:7
12.04.00. Board of Adjustment ....................... 12:8
12.05.00. Office of the County Administrator .......... 12:11
12.06.00. Office of the Planning and Development Ser-
vices Director .............................. 12:11
12.07.00. Office of the Public Works Director .......... 12:13
12.08.00. Office of the County Engineer ............... 12:13
12.09.00. Development Review Committee ............ 12:13
XIII. Building Regulations and Public Works Construction Man-
ual ................................................... 13:1
13.00.00. Building Code ............................. 13:3
13.01.00-13.07.00. (Reserved) ....................... 13:25
13.08.00. Standard Housing Code ..................... 13:25
13.09.00. Exterior Property Maintenance Code. ....... 13:26
13.10.00- 13.18.00. (Reserved) ....................... 13:28
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13.20.00. Reserved) ................................. 13:28
Table of Amendments ........................................ TOA:1
Code Comparative Table-Ordinances ........................ CCT:1
Code Index ................................................. CDi:l
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SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
The table below allows users of this Land Development Code to quickly and accurately
determine what ordinances have been considered for codification in each supplement.
Ordinances that are of a general and permanent nature are codified in the Land Development
Code Book and are considered "Includes." Ordinances that are not of a general and permanent
nature are not codified in the Land Development Code Book and are considered "Omits."
In addition, by adding to this table with each supplement, users of this Land Development
Code will be able to gain a more complete picture of the Land Development Code's historical
evolution.
Ord. No. Date
Adopted Include/
Omit
Supp. No.
10-026 9- 7-2010 Include 3
10-034 11- 9-2010 Include 3
10-036 12-21-2010 Include 3
11-005 2- 1-2011 Include 3
11-015 4-19-2011 Include 3
11-021 8- 2-2011 Include 3
11-031 12-20-2011 Include 4
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 SH:1 Adopted August 1, 1990
DEFINITIONS
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Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM): An official map of a community, issued by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood
hazard have been defined.
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): An official map of a community, on which the Federal
Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the
risk premium zones applicable to the community.
Flood Insurance Study: The official hydrology and hydraulics report provided by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. The study contains an examination, evaluation, and deter-
mination of flood hazards, and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an
examination, evaluation, and determination of mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and other flood-related
erosion hazards. The study may also contain flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate
Map, Flood Hazard Boundary Map (where applicable) and other related data and information.
Floodproofcng: Any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes, or
adjustments to structures, which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved
real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.
Floodway: The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that
must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the
water surface elevation more than a designated height.
Foster Home: A facility licensed by the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services, whether operated for profit or not, providing housing and collective care and
sustenance for no more than three (3) adults or children on a twenty-four (24) hour basis who
are unrelated by blood, adoption, or marriage.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 2:19 Adopted May 19, 2009
street right-0f-way
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Freestanding Sign: See "Ground Sign".
Frontage: The length of a lot that fronts on a public street or that fronts on a private street
having been constructed in conformance with the St. Lucie County Standard Specifications for
Public Works Construction.
Frontal Dune: Is the first natural or manmade mound or bluff of sand which is located
landward of the beach and which haos sufficient vegetation, height, continuity, and configura-
tion to offer protective value.
Functionally Dependent Facility: A facility which cannot be used for its intended purpose
unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water, such as a docking or port facility
necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, ship repair or
seafood processing facilities. The terra does not include long-term storage, manufacture, sales
or service facilities.
Future Well field: Public water supply well(s) that are designated as future wellfields upon
the issuance of a South Florida Wate1• Management District Individual Water Use Permit and
upon notification to the Department of specific locations.
Garage Sale: The offering for sale Hof ten (i0) or more items of used personal property from
any residential real property.
Governmental Agency:
(1) The United States or any department, commission, agency, or other instrumentality
thereof;
(2) The State of Florida or any department, commission, agency, or instrumentality
thereof;
(3) Any county or municipality; or
(4) Any school board or other special district.
Grade, Natural: The elevation of the ground surface, in its natural conditions, prior to any
man made alteration resulting in an increase or decrease in elevation relative to Mean Sea
Level (MSL).
Grade, Finished: The elevation of tlhe finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior
wall(s) of a building or structure.
Ground Cover: Low growing plants planted in such a manner as to form a continuous cover
over the ground.
Ground-Level Barrier: Any natural or artificial structure rising above the ground which
prevents beachfront lighting from shining directly onto the beach-dune system.
Ground Sign: Any sign that is permanently affixed to the ground, either flush or on poles,
and not attached to an adjoining building. Ground signs include "pole signs," "monument
signs," "freestanding signs," and "detached signs."
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 2:20 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS 2.00.00
Groundwater: Water beneath the surface of the ground, whether or not it is flowing through
known and definite channels.
Group Care Home: A facility or dwelling unit licensed by the Florida Department of
Children and Families housing persons unrelated by blood, adoption, or marriage, and
operating as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management plan
based on an internally structured relationship providing organization.
Growth Management Director: The head of the Department of Community Development,
who shall be appointed to serve at the pleasure of the County Administrator.
Grubbing: The removal of vegetation from land by means of digging, raking, dragging or
otherwise disturbing the roots of vegetation and the soil in which such roots are located.
Guyed Tower: A telecommunications tower that is supported in whole or in part by guy wires
and ground anchors.
Height: The vertical distance between the minimum finished grade and the highest finished
main roof surface in the case of flat roofs or shed roofs, the deck line of a mansard roof and the
average distance between the eaves and the ridge of sloped roof with a pitch greater than a
4:12 ratio. For the purpose of this Code, minimum finished grade shall be that elevation, for
both residential and nonresidential uses, required to meet minimum flood protection regula-
tions. For the purposes of this Code, roof mounted solar energy panels are exempt from the
building height limitations.
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Supp. No. 4 2:21 Adopted May 19, 2009
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Highest Adjacent Grade: The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to
construction, next to the proposed walls of a structure.
Historic 71-ee: A tree which has been determined to be of notable historic interest and value
to St. Lucie County because of its location or historic association with the community and
which has been so designated by the Board of County Commissioners in the official record
books of the county following the procedures set out in Section 4.11.00.
Historic Structure or Site: Any structure or site or archaeological site that is:
(1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by
the U.S. Department of Interiior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as meeting the requi~°ements for individual listing on the National Register;
(2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing
to the historical significance of a registered historic district or preliminarily deter-
mined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
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Supp. No. 4 2:22 Adopted May 19, 2009
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(3) Individually listed on a state register of historic places in states with historic
preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(4) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic resources per the procedures in
Section 4.11.00.
Home Occupation: A business, profession, occupation, or trade conducted within a residen-
tial building for gain or support by a resident of the dwelling that is incidental and secondary
to the residential use of the building and does not change the essential residential character
of the use.
Hospital: Any building housing a medical institution designed, equipped, and staffed to
receive two (2) or more persons for diagnosis, treatment, and other health services under the
supervision of a medical doctor for periods continuing twenty-four (24) hours of a day.
Hotel /Motel: A building in which lodging is provided or offered to the public for compensa-
tion, generally with occupancies of less than four (4) weeks.
HRS: The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Illuminated Sign: Any sign designed to emit artificial light or designed to reflect light from
one (1) or more sources of artificial light.
Impermeable Surface: Any material applied to the surface of land that inhibits the natural
infiltration or passage of water into the ground.
In Kind: The creation or enhancement of a wetland with vegetation and functions as those
of an identified wetland.
Indian River Lagoon: The estuarine body of water including creeks, embayments, coves and
other water designations abutting the western shoreline of Hutchinson Island.
Industrial Equipment: Farm tractors, backhoes, bulldozers, draglines, cranes, derricks,
heavy earthmoving equipment normally used in farming, excavation and/or heavy construc-
tion activities.
Industrial Wastewater: Wastewater not otherwise defined as domestic wastewater (F.A.C.
Chapter 17-6.030), including the runoff and leachate from areas that receive pollutants
associated with industrial or commercial storage, handling, or processing.
Inspect or Inspection: Field surveys that are conducted by qualified personnel.
Institutional Residential Home: A dwelling unit licensed to serve clients of the Department
of Children and Families, which provides a living environment for more than fourteen (14)
unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such
supervision and care by supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional
and social needs of the residents. The term "institutional residential home" shall include
congregate care facilities, foster homes, group care homes and child care facilities with more
than fourteen (14) residents and that otherwise meet the definitional requirements of
institutional residential home.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 223 Adopted May 19, 2009
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Internally Illuminated Sign: A sign where the source of illumination is located inside the
sign face and light emanates throughh the message of the sign. A sign utilizing exposed neon
lighting shall be considered an internally illuminated sign.
Intertidal Areas: Those areas between mean low water and mean high water.
Jurisdictional Wetland: Any wetland within County jurisdiction as set forth in Section
6.02.03(B).
Kennel: An establishment for the breeding, boarding, or shelter of dogs and/or cats.
Land: The earth, water, and air above or on the surface, including any improvement or
structure customarily regarded as land.
Land Clearing Debris: Uprooted or cleared vegetation resulting from a land clearing
operation.
Land Clearing Operation: The uprooting or clearing of vegetation in connection with
construction for buildings and rights-of--way, residential or industrial development, mineral
operations, or the clearing of vegetation to enhance property value and aesthetics. The removal
and destruction of shade trees due too storm or insect damage is included as a land clearing
operation.
Land Clearing and Yard Trash Recycling Operation: Those businesses that are engaged in
the recycling and processing of land clearing and yard trash debris only and as may be
authorized as a specific Conditional Use under Section 7.10.12(C) of this Code, Land Clearing
and Yard Trash Recycling Operations shall not include, or apply to, the on-site disposal of land
clearing and yard trash debris generated from land clearing activities on that property,
provided that any such on-site dispo:;al is not in conflict with any applicable federal, state or
local regulations.
Land Use: The development, aci~ivity, or use that has occurred on the land, or the
development that is proposed by a developer on the land.
Lateral Limbs or Other Lateral Branches: Limbs or other branches situated on or coming
from the side of the main trunk(s) of a tree.
Lattice Tower: A communications tower that is constructed to be self-supporting by lattice
type supports and without the use of guy wires or other supports.
Level of Service: An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by a public facility
and related to the operational characteristics of the public facility.
Local Road or Street: A route providing service which is of relatively low average traffic
volume, short average trip length or minimal through-traffic involvements and high land
access for abutting property.
Lot: A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use that includes or will include
at least one (1) structure together with any accessory structure, yard, open space, buffer area,
or parking spaces required by this Code.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
5upp. No. 4 2:24 Adopted May 19, 2009
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Lot, Corner: A lot situated at the junction of two (2) or more public rights-of--way.
Lot Coverage: The total horizontal ground area of a lot covered by all buildings or structures
on the lot not open to the sky.
Lot, Depth of.• The average horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot
line.
Lot Line: The boundary of a lot.
Lot of Record: As used in this Code, a lot of record shall mean:
(1) Any contiguous quantity of land that is part of an approved subdivision recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court; or
(2) Any contiguous quantity of land which is capable of being described with such
definitiveness that its location and boundaries are established, and which has been so
recorded in the public records in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to
January 9, 1990, unless otherwise considered to be a nonconforming lot of record as
described in Section 10.00.04 of this Code; or
(3) Any contiguous quantity of land which is the subject of an agreement for deed or other
instrument of conveyance properly executed prior to January 9, 1990, and which
describes the parcel with such definitiveness that its location and boundaries are
established and recognized by Florida Law, unless otherwise considered to be a
nonconforming lot of record as described in Section 10.00.04 of this Code.
Lot Split: The division of land into two (2) contiguous lots or parcels without involving the
establishment of a new street.
Lot, Platted: A lot platted in accordance with St. Lucie County after the effective date of this
Code.
Lot, Width of.• The distance between side lot lines. If the side lot lines are parallel, this
distance is measured along a perpendicular to the side lot lines. If the side lot lines are not
parallel, this distance is measured along a line drawn such that its intersections with the side
lot lines form equal angles.
Lowest Floor: As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage Prevention, means the lowest floor
of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure,
used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage, in an area other than a
basement, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built
so as to render the structure in violation of applicable nonelevation design standards.
Machinery, Heavy: Trucks, mechanical land clearing, earth moving, or earth working
equipment with a gross weight in excess of five thousand (5,000) pounds. For the purposes of
this Code, all machinery that utilizes steel tracks for traction shall be considered heavy
machinery.
Maintenance: The action taken to restore or preserve the functional intent of any facility or
system; normal custodial work needed to sustain original plans or permits.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 2:25 Adopted May 19, 2009
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Major Arterial Road: A roadway primarily focusing on carrying through traffic. Major
arterials provide service that is relatively continuous, high in volume, of long trip length, and
high operating speed.
Major Collector Street or Road: A roadway emphasizing traffic distribution between arterial
roadways and roadways of a lower hierarchy. A major collector provides for services that are
moderate in length, volume and speed.
Major Structure: As used in Section 13.00.02, Coastal Construction Code, includes, but is
not limited to, residential buildin€;s including mobile homes, commercial, institutional,
industrial and other construction having the potential for substantial impact on coastal zones.
Mangrove: Any specimen of the species Avicennia germinans (black mangrove), Laguncularia
racemosa (white mangrove), Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) and Conocarpus erectus
(buttonwood mangrove).
Mangrove Alteration: To cut, remove, damage, or destroy by any means. Mangrove
Alteration is distinct from the "trimming" or "pruning" of mangroves.
Manufactured Building: A structure, building assembly, or system of subassemblies,
approved by and bearing the insignia of approval of the Florida Department of Community
Affairs, or its successor agency, pursuant to the provisions of F.S. Ch. 553, Part IV. No mobile
home, whether complying or not complying with mobile home construction standards promul-
gated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or required by the
State of Florida shall be considered a manufactured building for the purpose of this Code.
Manufactured Home: As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage Prevention, means a
building, transportable in one (1) or snore sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and
designed to be used with or without <t permanent foundation when connected to the required
utilities. The term also includes park trailers, travel trailers and similar transportable
structures placed on a site for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or longer and
intended to be improved property.
Manufactured Home Park or Su~hdivision: As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage
Prevention, means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more
manufactured home lots f'or rent or sale.
Marquee: A hood, canopy, or awning of permanent construction that projects from the wall
face of a building.
Marquee Sign: See "Canopy Sign."
Marsh and Salt Tolerant Vegetation: Native salt tolerant forties, herbs, grasses, sedges,
rushes, and nurse plants (for recruitment) which are listed in Chapters 17-4.02(17) or
17-4.022, Florida Administrative Code, in addition to: Halodule wrightii (cuban shoal grass),
Ruppia maritinia, Syringodium filiformis (manatee grass), and Thalassia testudinum (turtle
grass).
Mean High Water (MHW): The average height of the high tides over anineteen-year period.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 2:26 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS
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Mean High Water Line (MHWL): The intersection of the plane of mean high water, with the
estuarine or beach-dune shoreline areas.
Mean Low Water (MLW): The average height of the low tides over anineteen-year period.
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Supp. No. 4 2:26.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
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the applicant shall provide the County with an opinion of title from an attorney licensed to
practice in the State of Florida or a commitment of title insurance demonstrating the person
which has a legal or equitable interest in the property subject to the proposed Development
Agreement.
Real Estate Sign: A temporary sign indicating that the lot on which the sign is located, or
any building or structure located thereon, is for sale, rent, or lease. This definition shall not
include Rooming House signs.
Record Drawings: Amended site plans and/or construction drawings specifying the loca-
tions, dimensions, elevations, capacities and capabilities of structures or facilities as they have
actually been constructed. Record drawings must be signed, sealed and dated by a registered
professional engineer.
Recreational Equipment: Means boats, personal watercraft, trailers and items on trailers,
utility trailers, recreational vehicles, and similar vehicles or items.
Recreational Vehicle: Any vehicle-type unit primarily designed not for use as a permanent
dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use
and that either has its own mode of power or is mounted on or propelled by another vehicle as
defined in F.S. § 320.01. In addition, as used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage Prevention, a
recreational vehicle is a vehicle that is built on a single chassis; measures four hundred (400)
square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; and is designed to be
self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck.
Recreational Vehicle Park: A place set aside and offered by a person or public body for either
direct or indirect remuneration of the owner, lessor, or operator of such place, for the parking
and accommodation of six (6) or more recreational vehicles or tents utilized for sleeping or
eating; and the term also includes buildings and sites set aside for group camping and similar
recreational facilities. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms "campground," "camping
resort " "R.V. resort " "travel resort "and "travel park " or any variations of these terms, shall
be considered synonymous with the term "recreational vehicle park."
Recruitment: The trapping of tidally supplied mangrove seeds and seedlings and other
appropriate wetland species by nurse plants.
Regulated Area: That area within the Zone of Protection surrounding each Public Water
Supply Well, as defined by the Zone of Protection Maps.
Regulated Substances:
(1) Substances which are:
a. Known to have hazardous and toxic properties including but not limited to those
listed by the EPA in part 40 CFR 302; or
b. Listed as a priority toxic pollutant by the EPA in part 40 CFR 122.21; or
A toxic degradation product, which includes petroleum-based products; or
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Supp. No. 4 2:33 Adopted May 19, 2009
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d. On the Restrictive Use :Pesticide List promulgated pursuant to F.S. Ch. 487, set
forth in Chapters 5E-2 and 5E-9, Florida Administrative Code.
(2) Regulated substances by generic designation shall include, but are not limited to, those
set forth in the list entitled "Public Wellfield Protection Generic Substance List," which
is maintained by the Wellfield Protection Officer.
(3) Regulated Substances do not include those that are used in the quantities exempt as
set out in Section 6.03.05.
Religious Facility: A building in which persons regularly assemble for religious worship, and
that is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Remainder Parcel: That portion of the parent tract remaining in private ownership
following eminent domain action. The remainder parcel may be vacant, or improved, just as
the parent tract may be vacant or improved.
Remove or Removal of Vegetation:
(1) The actual removal of vegetation; or
(2) Direct or indirect actions resulting in the effect removal of vegetation through
damaging or poisoning; or
(3) Similar actions directly or indirectly resulting in the death of vegetation.
Resident: As used in "family residential home", "community residential home" and "insti-
tutional residential home" resident means any of the following: an aged person as defined in
F.S. § 400.618(3); a physically disabled or handicapped person as defined in F.S. § 760.225a; a
nondangerous mentally ill person as defined in F.S. § 394.455(3); or a child as defined in F.S.
§§ 39.01(8) and (10).
Residential Activity: As used in Section 6.03.00, Wellfield Protection, means any building or
structure or portion thereof that is dlesignated for or used for residential purposes and any
activity involving the use or occupancy of a described parcel of land for residential purposes.
Residential activity shall not include any activity or business requiring an occupational license
or other form of authorization to conduct a business.
Restaurant: Any establishment that serves prepared food and beverage for consumption on
the premises. Such establishment may include entertainment which is incidental to the food
service character of the use.
Restoration: See "Shoreline or Beach Restoration".
Retail Trade: The sale of consumer goods, commodities, and services to ultimate consumers.
Retrofitting: As used in Section 7.07.00, refers to improving the quality of urban stormwater
runoff to whatever degree is achievable. The improvement can include the modification of
existing, or the addition of new, structures or stormwater management practices, or changes
in activities or land uses.
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Rights-of--Way: Land dedicated or deeded to public use or otherwise owned by a public
agency on which facilities such as roads, roadways, swales, bikepaths, sidewalks, railroads,
canals, utilities and for public street purposes and includes all dedicated rights-of--way for any
such facility.
Rigid Structure: As used in Section 6.02.01, Coastal Area Protection, means aman-made or
man-placed inflexible installation within the Dune Preservation Zone or Indian River Lagoon
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utilize photovoltaic solar cells, but can also be combinations of light reflectors, concentrators,
and heat exchangers. A solar generation station is also known as a solar plant, solar generation
plant, solar farm, solar power plant, or solar thermal power plant.
Special Event Sign: A sign that calls attention to a civic event or meeting, or other similar
activity of a temporary nature.
Special Flood Hazard Area: See Area of Special Flood Hazard.
Special Master Proceeding: Means any combination of facilitation sessions, formal or
informal hearings, of a public nature authorized under Section 11.14.00 of this Code.
Specified Anatomical Areas:
Less than opaquely covered:
(1) Human genitals;
(2) Human pubic region;
(3) Human female breasts at or directly below the areola. This prohibition shall include
the entire lower portion of the female breast but shall not be interpreted to include any
portion of the cleavage of the breast exhibited by a dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, bathing
suit, or other wearing apparel, provided the areola is not so exposed;
(4) Human male genitals in discernible turgid state, even if completely and opaquely
covered; and
(5) Human buttocks.
Specified Sexual Activities: Human genitals in the state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
acts of human adamitism, anilinctus, bestiality, coprophilia, cunnilingus, fellatio, flagellation,
frottage, hyphephilia, masochism, masturbation, sadism, sadomasochism, sexual intercourse,
sodomy, or urolagnia; and fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, human pubic
region, or female breasts.
Specimen Tree: A tree which has been determined by the Board of County Commissioners,
following input from the Community Development Department, to be of high value because of
its type, size, age, or other relevant criteria, and has been so designated by the Board in the
official record books of the county following a public hearing with due notice provided in
advance by certified mail to the owner.
Sponsoring Agency: As used in the context of "community residential home" sponsoring
agency means an agency or unit of government, a profit or nonprofit agency, or any other
person or organization which intends to establish or operate a community residential home.
St. Lucie County Port and Airport Authority: That authority created under Chapter 88-515,
§2, Laws of Florida responsible for the administration of the St. Lucie County International
Airport and Port of Fort Pierce.
Start of Construction: (For other than new construction or substantial improvements under
the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P. L. 97-348)), As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage
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Prevention, includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction or improvement was
within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit date. The actual start means the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure (including a manufactured home) on a site,
such as the pouring of slabs or footings, installation of piles, construction of columns, or any
work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a
foundation. Permanent construction. does not include land preparation, such as clearing,
grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it
include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary
forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as
garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not a part of the main structure. For a
substantial improvement, the actual. start of construction means the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural. part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimension of the building.
State: The State of Florida.
State Highway System: Consists of:
(1) Interstate system;
(2) All rural arterial. routes and their extensions into and through urban areas;
(3) All urban principal arterial routes; and
(4) Certain urban minor arterial routes designated by the Florida Department of Trans-
portation.
State Jurisdictional Waters: Those waters and wetlands within the State dredge and fill
jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 17-4.02(17) and 17-4.022, Florida Administrative Code, and
rules on Sovereignty Lands, Chapter 16Q-21, Florida Administrative Code, and Florida
Aquatic Preserves, Chapter 16Q-20, :E'lorida Administrative Code.
State Minimum Building Code: 7'he building code adopted by a municipality or county
pursuant to the requirements of F.S. § 553.73.
State Roads: All streets, roads, highways, and other public ways open to travel by the public
generally, and dedicated to the public: use according to law or by prescription, and designated
by the Florida Department of Transportation as provided by law, as parts of the State Highway
System.
Stormwater Management Plan: The detailed analysis which describes the proposed stormwater
management system for the development.
Street: Public or private ways that have been set aside through dedication, deed, or
condemnation for public or private use or that have become a public way by prescriptive use,
without regard to maintenance responsibility, but not including easements. This definition
does not include any private street or way, that is not constructed in conformance with the
provisions of Chapter XIII of this Code.
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Structure: Anything constructed or installed, the use of which requires location on a parcel
of land. It does not include a movable structure, even when it is located on land that can be
used for housing, business, commercial, agricultural, or office purposes. "Structure" also
includes fences, billboards, swimming pools, and signs. Structures should meet Standard
Building Code requirements and be permanently affixed.
Subdivision: The platting of real property into three (3) or more lots, parcels, tracts, tiers,
blocks, sites, units, or any other division of land.
Subdivision Collector Roads: Routes collecting and distributing traffic between local roads
within a subdivision.
Substantial Damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of
restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent
(50°l0) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
Substantial Improvement: Any combination of repairs, reconstruction, alteration, or im-
provements to a building, taking place during the life of a building, in which the cumulative
cost equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the building, The market value
of the building should be (1) the appraised value of the building prior to the start of the initial
repair or improvement, or (2) in the case of damage, the value of the building prior to the
damage occurring. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage
regardless of the actual repair work performed. For the purposes of this definition, substantial
improvement is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other
structural part of he building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the building. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement
of a building required to comply with existing health, sanitary or safety code specifications
which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions or any alteration of a structure
listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places.
Substantially Improved Existing Manufactured Home Parks or Subdivisions: Where the
repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the streets, utilities and pads equals
or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair,
reconstruction or improvement commenced.
Telecommunications Facility: A facility that is used to provide one (1) or more telecommu-
nications services, including, without limitation, radio transmitting towers, other supporting
structures, and associated facilities used to transmit telecommunications signals. An open
video system is not a telecommunications facility to the extent that it only provides video
services; a cable system is not a telecommunications facility to the extent that it only provides
cable service.
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Vegetation, Protected: All vegetation other than:
(1) Prohibited plant species; or
(2) Non-native fruit trees that are cultivated or grown for the specific purpose of producing
edible fruit including, but not limited to, mangoes, avocados, or species of citrus; or
(3) Trees that are less than five (5) inches in diameter at a point four and one-half (4~/z)
feet aboveground or less than fifteen (15) feet in height;
(4) Grasses.
Vegetation Inventory: A drawing or sketch prepared to scale which provides the approximate
location, extent, and common names of the trees or major groups of vegetation on site. The
vegetation inventory shall include the proposed locations of buildings, structures, driveways,
and other improvements drawn to scale and the individual location of all protected trees of
approximately twelve (12) inches DBH or greater within all improvement areas and within ten
(10) feet of all improvement areas.
Vehicular Sign: A sign affixed to a vehicle or trailer for the purpose of advertising. For the
purposes of this Code, this definition shall only be applicable when said vehicle or trailer is
temporarily or permanently located on a parcel for the primary purpose of conveying a
commercial message.
Violation: As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage Prevention, means the failure of a
structure or other development to be fully compliant with the requirements of this section. A
structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other
evidence of compliance required by this section is presumed to be in violation until such time
as that documentation is provided.
Wall Face: The entire building front including the parapet.
Wall Mural: A wall mural shall mean any picture or graphic design painted on or otherwise
applied to the exterior of a building or structure or to the surface of window. A wall mural may
include advertising or other commercial slogans or statements to the extent that the
advertising or commercial slogan does not violate the wall sign requirements of the zoning
district in which the mural is located.
Wall Sign: A sign erected parallel and attached to the outside wall facade of any building or
fence, including flat, painted, individual letter, or cabinet signs.
Water Dependent Activity: An activity which can only be conducted on, in, over, or adjacent
to water areas because the activity requires direct access to the water body or sovereignty
lands for transportation, recreation, energy production or transmission, or source of water, and
where the use of the water or sovereignty lands is an integral part of the activity.
Water or Sewer Utility: As used by this Code, a water or sewer utility shall mean a water or
sewer utility which is providing service to one hundred (100) or more persons for compensa-
tion.
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Well: Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise
constructed when the intended use of such excavation is to conduct groundwater from a source
bed to the surface, by pumping or natural flow, when groundwater from such excavation is
used or is to be -used for a public wager supply well.
Well field Protection Officer: The St. Lucie County Hydrologist or designee.
Wetland: An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a
frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does
support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions,
commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation.
Wetland Alteration: Any dredging, filling, cutting, drainage, or flooding of a jurisdictional
wetland.
Wetland Dredging: Any disruption or displacement of wetland substrate or bottom sedi-
ments or contours. It also means the excavation or creation of a water body which is or will be
connected to jurisdictional wetlands as defined in Section 6.02.03(B).
Wetland Filling: The placement of any material in, on, or over a jurisdictional wetland.
Wetland Functions: The roles wetlands serve, including but not limited to flood storage, flood
conveyance, ground water recharge and discharge, erosion control, wave attenuation, water
quality enhancement and protection. nutrient removal, food chain support, wildlife habitat,
breeding and habitat grounds for fishery species, and recreational values.
Wetland Mitigation: The compensation for the loss of wetland acreage, value and functions
by the creation of new wetlands or the enhancement of existing wetlands.
Whip Antenna: A cylindrical antenna that transmits signals in three hundred sixty (360)
degrees.
Wholesale Trade: The sale of goods for resale by a retail establishment to the ultimate
consumer.
Yard: An open space at grade between a building and the property lines of the lot on which
the building is located, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as
otherwise provided herein.. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the depth of a
side yard, the depth of a front yard., or the depth of a rear yard, the minimum horizontal
distance between the lot line and they main building shall be used.
Yard, Front: A yard extending across the front of a lot, bounded by the side lot lines, front
property line and the front of the main building or any projections thereof. In all cases, the
main building and any projections thereof must be behind the line of minimum lot width.
Yard, Rear: A yard extending across the rear of a lot between the side lot lines and the rear
property line, and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear property
line and the rear of the main building or any projections thereof. On all lots the rear yard shall
be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
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Yard, Side: A yard between the main building and the side line of the lot, extending from the
required front yard to the required rear yard, and being the minimum horizontal distance
between a side property line and the side of the main building or any projections thereof.
Yard Trash: Means vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance and land
clearing operations.
Zone of Protection: Those areas around public water supply wellfields meeting the criteria
in Section 6.03.02.
(Ord. No. 10-003, Pt. A, 2-15-2010; Ord. No. 10-034, Pt. A, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 11-005, Pts. A,
B, 2-1-2011; Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. A, 12-20-2011)
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c. Devices used for removing debris from the beach should be designed and/or
operated such that they do not penetrate beach sediments by more than two (2)
inches.
4. Sea Turtle Protection Plan (STPP) Exemption: A STPP may not be required for
mechanical beach cleaning activities if it is demonstrated to the Growth Management
Director that the proposed operation(s) will have no adverse effects on the normal
development and viability of eggs and hatchlings in sea turtle nests and habitats,
pursuant to the following procedures:
a. The Growth Management Director shall be notified in writing by the applicant
that the protective/mitigative measures set out in Section 6.04.02(G)(6) shall not
be required as part of the State permit.
b. The Growth Management Director shall grant an exemption from the STPP upon
consultation with the State and receipt of a copy of the State permit prior to
commencement of the mechanical beach cleaning activities.
5. Coordination of Beach Cleaning Operations With State-Sanctioned Scientific Studies:
All beach cleaning operations shall be coordinated through the State to ensure that
these operations do not interfere with state-sanctioned scientific studies of sea turtle
nesting activities.
6.04.03. Manatee Protection (Reserved).
6.05.00. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
6.05.01. General provisions.
A. Purpose. It is the purpose of the Section to promote the public health, safety and general
welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by
provisions designed to:
1. Restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to
water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood
heights or velocities.
2. Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be
protected against flood damage at the time of initial development.
3. Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural protective
barriers which are involved in the accommodation of floodwaters.
4. Control filing, grading, dredging and other development which may increase erosion or
flood damage; and
5. Prevent or regulate the development of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert
floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards to other lands.
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B. Objectives. The objectives of this Section are:
1. To protect human life and health;
2. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood projects;
3. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and
generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
4. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;
5. To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains,
electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in floodplains;
6. To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of
flood-prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas; and
7. To ensure that potential home buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
C. Lands to which this Section Applies. This Section shall apply to all areas of special flood
hazard within the jurisdiction of St. Lucie County.
D. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard. The areas of special flood
hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its Flood Insurance Study
for St. Lucie County, dated February 16, 2012, with accompanying maps and other supporting
data, and any revision thereto, are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Code.
E. Establishment of Development Permit. A development permit shall be required in
conformance with the provisions of this Section and Section 6.05.07 prior to the commence-
ment of any development activities.
F. Compliance. No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted, or
structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this Section and other applicable
regulations.
G. Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. This Section is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or
impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this Section
and another conflict or overlap, whichever imposes more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
H. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this
Section is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and
engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights
may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land
outside the areas of special flood hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free from
flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of St. Lucie County
or by any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this
chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
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6.05.02. General standards for flood hazard reduction.
A. General Standards. In all areas of special flood hazard the following provisions are
required:
1. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent
flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
2. Manufactured homes shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral
movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-
top or frame ties to ground anchors. This standard shall be in addition to and
consistent with applicable state requirements for resisting wind forces.
3. New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials
and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
4. New construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and
practices that minimize flood damage.
5. Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment and other
service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering
or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
6. New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration of floodwaters into the system.
7. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or
eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems
into floodwaters.
8. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment
to them or contamination from them during flooding.
9. Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvements to a building which is in
compliance with the provisions of this Section, shall meet the requirements of new
construction as contained in this Section.
10. Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvements to a building which is not in
compliance with the provisions of this Section, shall be undertaken only if said
nonconformity is not furthered, extended, or replaced.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
6.05.03. Specific standards for flood hazard reduction.
In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood elevation data has been provided, as set
forth in Section 6.05.01(D) or Section 6.05.07(B)(10), the following provisions are required:
A. Residential Construction: New construction or substantial improvement of any resi-
dential building shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above
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base flood elevation. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a
structure, openings sufficient; to facilitate the unimpeded movements of flood waters
shall be provided in accordance with standards of Section 6.05.03(C).
B. Nonresidential Construction: New construction or substantial improvement of any
commercial, industrial or other nonresidential building (or manufactured home) shall
have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the level of the base
flood elevation. Buildings located in all A-Zones may be floodproofed in lieu of being
elevated provided that all areas of the building below the required elevation are
watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and use
structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrody-
namic loads and the effects of buoyancy. A registered professionaLengineer or architect
shall certify that the standards of this subsection are satisfied. Such certification shall
be provided to the Growth Management Director as set forth in Section 6.05.07(B)(9).
C. Elevated Buildings: New construction or substantial improvements of elevated build-
ings that include fully enclosed areas formed by foundation and other exterior walls
below the base flood elevation shall be designed to preclude finished living space and
designed to allow for the entry and exit of floodwaters to automatically equalize
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls.
1. Designs for complying with this requirement must either be certified by a
professional engineer or architect or meet the following minimum criteria:
(a) Provide a minimum of two (2) openings having a total net area of not less
than one (1) square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to
flooding;
(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one (1) foot above grade;
and,
(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves or other coverings
or devices provided they permit the automatic flow of floodwaters in both
direction.
2. Access to the enclosed area shall be the minimum necessary to allow for parking
of vehicles (garage door) or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in
connection with the premises (standard exterior door) or entry to the living area
(stairway or elevator); and
3. The interior portion of such enclosed area shall not be partitioned or finished into
separate rooms.
D. Standards for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles:
1. All manufactured homes placed, or substantially improved, on individually lots or
parcels, in expansions to existing manufactured home parks or subdivisions, or in
substantially improved manufactured home parks or subdivisions, must meet all
the requirements for new construction, including elevation and anchoring.
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2. All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved in an existing manu-
factured home park or division must be elevated so that:
(a) The lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to or above base flood
elevation, or
(b) The manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other
foundation elements of at least an equivalent strength, of no less than
thirty-six (36) inches in height above grade.
(c) The manufactured home must be securely anchored to the adequately
anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral move-
ment.
(d) In an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manu-
factured home has incurred substantial damage as the result of a flood, any
manufactured home placed or substantially improved must meet the stan-
dards of Sections 6.05.03(D)(2)(a) and (c).
3. All recreational vehicles placed on sites must either:
(a) Be fully licensed and ready for highway use;
(b) Be on the site for fewer than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days; or,
(c) The recreational vehicle must meet all the requirements for new construc-
tion, including anchoring and elevation requirements of Sections
6.05.03(D)(2)(a) through (c).
A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or
jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities
and security devices and has no permanently attached structures.
E. Floodways: Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section
6.05.01(D), are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely
hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential
projectiles and has erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:
1. Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improve-
ments and other developments unless certification (with supporting technical
data) by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that
encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during occurrence
of the base flood discharge.
2. If Section 6.05.03(E)(1) is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improve-
ments shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of
Section 6.05.02 through Section 6.05.06.
3. Prohibit the placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes), except in an
existing manufactured homes (mobile homes) park or subdivision. A replacement
manufactured home may be placed on a lot in an existing manufactured home
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park or subdivision provided the anchoring standards of section 6.05.02(A)(2) and
the elevation. standards of Section 6.05.03(A) and the encroachment standards of
Section 6.05.03(E)(1) are met.
F. Coastal High Hazard Areas (V ZONES): Located within the areas of special flood
hazard established in Section 6.05.01(D), are areas designated as coastal high hazard
areas. These areas have special flood hazards associated with wave wash, therefore,
the following provisions shall. apply:
1. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be located landward of
the reach of the mean high tide.
2. The bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor
(excluding pilings or a~lumns) is elevated to no lower than the base flood
elevation whether or not the structure contains a basement.
3. All buildings or structures shall be securely anchored on pilings or columns.
4. All pile and. column fi~undations and structures attached thereto shall be
anchored to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement due to the effect of
wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components. Water
loading values shall equal or exceed the base flood. Wind loading values shall be
in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.00.00 of this Code.
5. A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the design,
specifications and plans for construction are in compliance with provisions
contained in Sections 6.05.03(F)(2), (3) and (4).
6. The Floodplain Administrator shall obtain and maintain a record of the elevation
(in relation to mean sea level) of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural
member of the lowest floor (excluding pilings and columns) of all new and
substantially improved structures.
7. Provide that all new construction and substantial improvements have the space
below the lowest floor either free of obstruction or constructed with nonsupport-
ing breakaway walls, open wood lattice-work, or insect screening intended to
collapse under wind and water loads without causing collapse, displacement, or
other structural damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting
foundation system. For the purpose of this section, a breakaway wall shall have
a design safe loading resistance of not less than ten (10) and no more than twenty
(20) pounds per square foot. Use of breakaway walls which exceed a design safe
loading resistance of twenty (20) pounds per square foot (either by design or when
so required by State oi.' Florida or local codes) may be permitted only if a
registered professional engineer or architect certifies that the designs proposed
meet the following conditions:
(a) Breakaway wall collapse shall result from water load less than that which
would occur during the base flood; and
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(b) The elevated portion of the building and supporting foundation system shall
not be subject to collapse, displacement, or other structural damage due to
the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building
components (structural and nonstructural). The water loading shall be
those values associated with the base flood. The wind loading values shall be
those required by applicable Florida or local, if more stringent than those of
the State of Florida, building standards.
(c) Such enclosed space shall be useable solely for parking of vehicles, building
access, or storage. Such space shall not be finished, partitioned into multiple
rooms, or temperature-controlled.
8. There shall be no fill used as structural support. Non-compacted fill may be used
around the perimeter of a building for landscaping aesthetic purposes provided
the fill will wash out from storm surge, (thereby rendering the building free of
obstruction) prior to generating excessive loading forces, ramping effects, or wave
deflection. The Floodplain Administrator shall approve design plans for landscaping/
aesthetic fill only after the applicant has provided an analysis by an engineer,
architect, and/or soil scientist, which demonstrates that the following factors
have been fully considered:
(a) Particle composition of fill material does not have a tendency for excessive
natural compaction;
(b) Volume and distribution of fill will not cause wave deflection to adjacent
properties; and
(c) Slope of fill will not cause wave runup or ramping.
9. There shall be no alteration of sand dunes or mangrove stands which would
increase potential flood damage.
10. Prohibit the placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) except in an
existing manufactured home (mobile homes) park or subdivision. A replacement
manufactured home may be placed on a lot in an existing manufactured home
park or subdivision provided the standards of Section 6.05.03(F)(1) through (9)
are met.
11. Prohibit the placement of recreational vehicles except in an existing recreational
vehicle park. A recreational vehicle may be placed in an existing recreational
vehicle park provided it is on the site for fewer than one hundred eighty (180)
consecutive days; is fully licensed and ready for highway use; or meets the
requirements of Section 6.05.03(F)(1) through (9).
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
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6.05.04. Standards for streams without established base flood elevations and
floodways.
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Section 6.05.01(D), where
small streams exist but where no base flood data has been provided or where no floodways
have been provided, the following provisions apply:
A. No encroachments, including; fill material or structures shall be located in areas of
special flood haz<~rd unless certification by a registered professional engineer is
provided demonstrating that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when
combined with all. other existing and anticipated development will not increase the
water surface elevation of the base flood more than one (1) foot at any point within the
community. The engineering certification should be supported by technical data that
conforms to standard hydraulic engineering principles.
B. New construction or substantial improvements of buildings shall be elevated or
floodproofed to elevations established in accordance with Section 6.05.07(B)(11).
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
6.05.05. Standards for subdivision proposals.
A. All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage
B. All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas,
electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage;
C. All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to
flood hazards; and
D. Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals and other proposed
development (including manufactured home parks and subdivisions) which is greater than the
lesser of fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 1L-20-2011)
6.05.06. Standards for areas of shallow flooding.
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Section 6.05.01(D), are areas
designated as shallow flooding areas. These areas have special flood hazard associated with
base flood depths of one (1) to three (3) feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist and
where the path of flooding is unpx•edictable and indeterminate; therefore the following
provisions apply:
A. All new construction and substantial improvements of residential buildings shall have
the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the depth number specified on the
Flood Insurance Rate Map, in feet, above the highest adjacent grade. If no depth
number is specified, the lowest; floor, including basement, shall be elevated at least two
(2) feet above the highest adjacent grade.
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B. All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures shall:
1. Have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the depth number specified
on the Flood Insurance Rate Map, in feet, above the highest adjacent grade. If no
depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated
at least two (2) feet above the highest adjacent grade, or
2. Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be completely floodproofed
to or above that level so that any space below that level is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural compo-
nents having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads anal
effects of buoyancy.
C. Adequate drainage paths around structures shall be provided on slopes to guide water
away from structures.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
6.05.07. Administration.
In addition to the administrative provisions in Chapter XI of this Code, the following
provisions shall apply.
A. Permit Procedures. Application for a development permit shall be made to the
Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development
activities, and may include, but not be limited to, the following plans in duplicate
drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in
question; existing or proposed structures, earthen fill, storage of materials or equip-
ment; drainage facilities and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following
information is required:
1. Application Stage.
a. Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor
(including basement) of all buildings.
b. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential
structure will be floodproofed.
c. Certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the
nonresidential floodproofed structure will meet the floodproofing criteria in
Section 6.05.03(B) and Section 6.05.07(A)(2).
d. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or
relocated as a result of proposed development.
e. Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the bottom of the lowest horizontal
structural member of the lowest floor and provide a certification from a
registered engineer or architect indicating that they have developed and/or
reviewed the structural designs, specifications and plans of the construction
and certified that they are in accordance with accepted standards of practice
in Coastal High Hazard Areas.
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2. Construction Stage.
a. A floor elevation or floodproofing certification after the lowest floor is
completed, or in instances where the structure is subject to the regulations
applicable to Coastal High Hazard areas, after placement of horizontal
structural members of the lowest floor.
b. No structural construction beyond the foundation shall be authorized until
the required flood certification has been submitted to and approved by the
Floodplain Administrator in accordance with subsection c. below.
c. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of establishment of the lowest floor
elevation, or floodproofing by whatever construction means, or upon place-
ment of the horizontal structural members of the lowest floor, whichever is
applicable, it shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the
Floodplain Administrator:
(1) A certification. of the elevation of the lowest floor; or,
(2) Floodproofed elevation; or,
(3) The elevation of the lowest portion of the horizontal structural mem-
bers of the lowest floor, whichever is applicable, in relation to mean
seal level.
d. Said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a
registered land surveyor or professional engineer and certified by same.
When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building, said certification
shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional
engineer or architect and certified by same.
e. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the floor elevation survey data
submitted. Deficiencies detected by such review shall be corrected by the
permit holder immediately and prior to further progressive work being
permitted to proceed. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make said
corrections required hereby, shall be cause to issue a stopwork order for the
project.
B. Duties and Responsibilities of"the Floodplain Administrator. Duties of the Floodplain
Administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Review permits to assure sites are reasonably safe from flooding
2. Review all development permits to assure that the permit requirements of this
Section have been satisfied.
3. Advise permittee that additional federal or state permits may be required, and if
specific federal or state permit requirements are known, require that copies of
such permits be provided and maintained on file with the development permit.
4. Notifying adjacent communities, the Florida Division of Emergency Management
State Floodplain Management Office, the South Florida Water Management
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District, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other Federal and/or
State of Florida agencies with statutory or regulatory authority prior to any
alteration or relocation of a watercourse.
5. Notify the Federal Emergency Management Agency within six months when new
technical or scientific data becomes available to the community concerning
physical changes affecting flooding conditions so that risk premium rates and
floodplain management requirements will be based on current data.
6. Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of
said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.
7. Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest
floor (A-Zones) or bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest
floor (V-Zones) of all new or substantially improved structures, in accordance with
Section 6.05.03(A) and (B) and 6.05.03(F)(2), (3) and (4), respectively.
8. Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the
new or substantially improved structures have been floodproofed, in accordance
with Section 6.05.03(B).
9. In Coastal High Hazard areas certification shall be obtained from a registered
professional engineer or architect that the structure is designed to be securely
anchored to adequately anchored pilings or columns in order to withstand
velocity waters and hurricane wave wash.
10. In Coastal High Hazard areas, the Floodplain Administrator shall review plans
for the adequacy of breakaway walls in accordance with Section 6.05.03(F)(7).
11. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure, the Floodplain Admin-
istrator shall obtain certification from a registered professional engineer or
architect in accordance with Section 6.05.03 (B).
12. Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of boundaries of the areas
of special flood hazard (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between
a mapped boundary and actual field conditions), the Floodplain Administrator
shall make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the
boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as
provided in Section 10.01.25.
13. When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided in
accordance with Section 6.05.01(D), then the Floodplain Administrator shall
obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data
available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer the
provisions of Sections 6.05.02 through 6.05.06.
14. All records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained in the
office of the Floodplain Administrator and shall be open for public inspection.
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C. Penalties. Violations of this section may be enforced by the St. Lucie County Code
Enforcement Board. This provision shall not preclude enforcement of this section in
the Circuit Court or as otherwise authorized by law.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
6.06.00. MINING
6.06.01. Restrictions, Regulation~a, and Conditions on Mining Permit.
A. It shall be illegal to excavate o~• mine, as defined in Chapter II, any real property in St.
Lucie County without first obtaining a mining permit for such activity, except as exempted in
Section 11.05.11.
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d. All information and documentation that will justify the variance.
3. Within a reasonable period of time not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days after receipt
of an application or receipt of additional information pursuant to this section, the
County Engineer shall examine the application or information and notify the applicant
of any apparent error or omission, and request such additional information as may be
necessary for the processing of the application.
4. Within thirty (30) working days after an application has been determined to be
complete, the County Engineer shall either grant the variance or deny the variance,
with reasons clearly stated.
5. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the County Engineer may, within thirty (30)
calendar days after the rendition of such decision, appeal to the Board of Adjustment
pursuant to Section 11.11.00.
B. General Standards for Issuance.
1. The variance requested arises from a condition that is unique and peculiar to the land,
structures, and buildings involved; that the particular physical surroundings, the
shape or topographical condition of the specific property involved, would result in
unnecessary hardship for the owner, lessee, or occupant, as distinguished from a mere
inconvenience, if the provisions of this Code are literally enforced; and the condition is
created by the regulations of this Code, and not by an action or actions of the property
owner or the applicant.
2. The granting of the variance will not impair or injure other property or improvement
in the neighborhood in which the subject property is located or endangered the public
safety.
3. The variance granted is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable
use of the land, buildings, or structures.
4. The variance desired will not be opposed to the general spirit and intent of this Code
or the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
10.01.18-10.01.20. Reserved.
10.01.21. Administrative Variances from Requirements of Driveway Regulations.
A. The County Engineer may approve variances from any dimensional requirement
pursuant to Section 7.05.06, Driveways, provided that no variance shall permit a dimension
less than eighty percent (80°l0) of that required by Section 7.05.06, except that in the case of a
lot of record and upon demonstration that no other road frontage or road access exists, a
variance permitting one (1) driveway for such lot may be granted.
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B. The County Engineer shall not approve a variance except upon specific written findings
of fact based directly upon the particular facts submitted to him showing that:
1. A literal interpretation of the provisions of this article would deprive the applicant of
rights commonly enjoyed by similar properties;
2. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental or injurious to surrounding
properties, will not substanti<rlly increase traffic congestion and will not endanger the
public safety;
3. The variance is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of
the land, building, and structures; and
4. The variance requested arise:; from a condition that is unique and peculiar to the land
involved and that is created by this Code and not by the actions of the property owner.
C. An appeal may be initiated by any person aggrieved by a decision of the County
Engineer.
1. A Notice of Appeal must be ailed with the Board of County Commissioners and the
County Engineer within ten (10) days after rendition of such decision.
2. The filing of such notice will require the County Engineer to forward to the Board of
County Commissioners any and all records concerning the appeal.
3. The Board of County Commissioners shall consider the appeal at a regularly scheduled
meeting within a reasonable time after a notice of appeal is filed. The Board may
reverse, affirm or modify the decision subject to the requirements of subsection 2.
10.01.22-10.01.24. Reserved.
10.01.25. Special Provisions Where Variance is Sought to Requirements of Flood
Damage Prevention.
A. Generally.
1. The Board of Adjustment as established by St. Lucie County shall hear and decide
appeals and requests for variiances from the requirements of Section 6.05.00, Flood
Damage Prevention.
2. The Board of Adjustment sha]~l hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an
error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Floodplain Admin-
istrator in the enforcement or• administration of Section 6.05.00
3. Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon a
determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the
structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the variance is the
minimum to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.
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B. Application Procedures.
1. A person desiring a variance from the requirements of Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage
Prevention shall apply for a variance on a form provided by Floodplain Administrator.
2. An application fee as established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners
shall accompany the application.
3. The application shall be in such form and contain such information and documentation
as shall be prescribed from time to time by the Floodplain Administrator, but shall
contain at least the following:
a. Name and address of applicant.
b. Legal description of the property which is the subject of the application.
c. Size of the subject property.
d. The purpose for the requested variance and a statement of the intended
development of property if the variance is granted.
e. A statement of the hardship imposed on the applicant by this Code and a
statement of why the variance will not be materially detrimental or injurious to
other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the subject
property is located.
4. Within a reasonable period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days after receipt of an
application or receipt of additional information pursuant to this Section, the Flood-
plain Administrator shall examine the application or information and notify the
applicant of any apparent errors or omissions, and request such additional information
as may be necessary for the processing of the application.
5. Within thirty (30) working days after an application has been determined to be
complete by the Floodplain Administrator, he shall review the application, make a
recommendation, and submit it to the Board of Adjustment.
6. Upon notification that an application for a variance is complete, the Board of
Adjustment shall place the application on the agenda of a regularly scheduled meeting
for a public hearing in accordance with Section 11.00.03. In reviewing the application
for variance approval, the Board of Adjustment shall use the standards in Section
10.01.25(C) below. The Board may require the applicant to meet certain conditions
before approval of the variance.
7. Within a reasonable time of the hearing, the Board of Adjustment shall issue its
decision approving, approving with conditions, or denying the variance.
8. The decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be mailed to the petitioner and filed with
the Office of the Floodplain Administrator in accordance with Section 11.00.04(F).
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9. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice specifying
the difference between the base flood elevation and the elevation to which the structure
is to be built and stating that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the
increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation.
10. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Adjustment, or any taxpayer may
appeal such decision to a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by the Florida
Statutes.
11. The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions and
report any variances to the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request.
C. General Standards for Issuance. In passing upon such applications, the Board of
Adjustment shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, all standards
specified in Section 6.05.00, and:
1. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;
2. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
3. The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the
effect of such damage on the individual owner;
4. The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
5. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, in the case of a functionally
dependent facility;
6. The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or erosion damage, for
the proposed use;
7. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;
8. The relationship of the proposed use to the Comprehensive Plan and floodplain
management program for that area;
9. The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency
vehicles;
10. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the
floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and,
11. The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions
including maintenance and rE:pair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas,
electrical, and water systems, and streets and bridges.
D. Ability to Impose Special Condi~!ions. Upon consideration of the factors listed above and
the purposes of Section 6.05.00, the Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions to the
granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of Section 6.05.00
E. Variances Within Designated 1%loodways. Variances shall not be issued within any
designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
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F. Conditions for Variances.
1. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum
necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief; and in the instance of a
historical building, a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary so as
not to destroy the historic character and design of the building.
2. Variances shall only be issued upon:
a. A showing of good and sufficient cause;
b. A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional
hardship; and,
c. A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood
heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create
nuisance, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing
local laws or ordinances.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
10.01.26-10.01.29. Reserved.
10.01.30. Variances from Riverine Shoreline Protection Regulations.
A. Variances Along the Indian River Lagoon System. The Growth Management Director
may approve a variance to the minimum fifty (50) foot vegetation buffers required in Section
6.02.02 along the Indian River Lagoon or other river or creek, excluding the St. Lucie River and
its tributaries, provided that no such variance shall permit a vegetation buffer of less than
forty (40) feet.
B. Variances Along the St. Lucie River System. The Growth Management Director may
approve a variance of a maximum of ten (10) feet in the boundaries of Zones A and B along the
St. Lucie River and its tributaries, as required in Section 6.02.02(B).
C. Indian River LagoonlSt. Lucie River System Variance Requests in Excess of Ten (10)
Feet. A variance of greater than ten (10) feet as permitted by paragraphs 1 and 2 above may
only be granted by the Board of County Commissioners. Such a request for a variance may only
be initiated by filing a written request with the County Administrator, or designee. Upon.
receipt of the request and within a reasonable period of time, a public hearing shall be
scheduled before the Board. The public hearing shall be subject to the formal notice and
advertisement requirements set out in Sections 11.00.03 and 11.00.04. The Growth Manage-
ment Director shall be required to submit a report to the Board on such a request including a
recommendation for or against the requested vegetation buffer, based on applicable zoning or
site data, the purposes listed in the introduction of this Section, and any other applicable
information.
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D. Standards for Granting Variances. The Board of County Commissioners shall not grant
a variance to permit a vegetation bufler of less than forty (40) feet unless it shall, in each case,
make specific findings of f<~ct based directly upon the particular evidence presented supporting
written conclusions that:
1. The variance requested arises from a condition that the particular physical surround-
ings, the shape, or topographical condition of the specific parcel of land involved, would
result in unnecessary hardship for the owner or developer, as distinguished from a
mere inconvenience, if the provisions of this Section are literally enforced, and the
condition is created by the re;;ulations of this Section, and not by an action or actions
of the owner, developer or applicant;
2. The granting of the variance will not impair or injure other property or improvements
in the neighborhood in which. the subject parcel of land is located;
3. The variance granted is the rriinimum variance that will make possible the reasonable
use of the land, building or structures; and
4. The variance desired will not be opposed to the general spirit and intent of this
ordinance or the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
E. Additional Standards for St. Lucie River System Variance. In addition to the standards
in paragraph 4 above, a variance along the St. Lucie River or its tributaries shall be granted
only when existing conditions on or adjacent to the property are such that granting of the
variance will prevent erosion and siltation to a greater extent than not granting the variance.
F. Limitations on Variances. Variances shall not be granted that would permit any
structure within any required yard, unless otherwise approved by the Board of Adjustment
pursuant to Section 10.01.00 of this Code.
10.01.31-10.01.34. Reserved.
10.02.00. TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS-(RESERVED)
10.03.00. EMINENT DOMAIN WA][VER
An eminent domain waiver is intended to provide property owners a viable and fair
alternative to the adverse impact on their property, as a result of an eminent domain action.
It allows the continued use of the remainder parcel in a manner similar to its pre-acquisition
condition. Waivers provided herein can be obtained for nonconforming lots and structures.
Waivers cannot be granted for nonconforming uses.
Sections 10.03.00 and 10.03.01 shall be applicable only after the Board of County
Commissioners adopts a resolution approving the use of eminent domain waiver for specific
public projects. The County will mail notification via certified mail to the property owner and
acquiring authority (if the County is not the acquiring authority) at least ten (10) days prior
to the meeting date for the resolution 'to be considered by the Board of County Commissioners.
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CHAPTER XII
DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
12.00.00. Board of County Commissioners
12.01.00. Environmental Control Board; Environmental Officer; Environmental
Control Hearing Board
12.01.01. Regulations and Requirements.
12.02.00. Planning and Zoning Commission
12.02.01. Powers and Duties.
12.02.02. Membership: Appointment, Removal, Terms, Vacancies and Qualifications.
12.02.03. Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
12.02.04. Secretary.
12.02.05. Office of the Growth Management Director.
12.02.06. Quorum and Necessary Vote.
12.02.07. Meetings, Hearings, and Procedures.
12.03.00. Local Planning Agency
12.03.01. Duties and Responsibilities.
12.03.02. Designation and Establishment.
12.03.03. Organization Rules and Procedures.
12.03.04. Public Meetings and Records.
12.04.00. Board of Adjustment
12.04.01. Powers and Duties.
12.04.02. Membership: Appointment, Removal, Terms, Vacancies, and Qualifications.
12.04.03. Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
12.04.04. Secretary.
12.04.05. Office of the Growth Management Director.
12.04.06. Quorum and Necessary Vote.
12.04.07. Meetings, Hearings, and Procedures.
12.05.00. Office of the County Administrator
12.05.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
12.06.00. Office of the Planning and Development Services Director
12.06.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
12.07.00. Office of the Public Works Director
12.07.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
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12.08.00. Office of the County Engineer
12.08.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
12.09.00. Development Review Committee
12.09.01. Duties and Responsikiilities.
12.09.02. Membership.
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E. In the event that less than a quorum is present at any proceeding of the Board of
Adjustment, the proceeding shall be rescheduled within a reasonable period of time. The
Secretary shall notify in writing all parties and such other interested persons as may be
designated the time, place, and date of the rescheduled proceeding.
F. All records of the Board of Adjustment shall be public records open to inspection at
reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in accordance with F.S. § 119.01 et seq., the
Public Records Act.
12.05.00. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
12.05.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
In addition to the jurisdiction, authority and duties which may be conferred to the County
Administrator by other provisions, he shall have the following powers and duties under this
Code.
A. The County Administrator shall grant or deny appeals petitions with regard to the
Vested Rights and Adequate Public Facilities in accordance with Section 11.09.00 and
Chapter V of this Code.
B. The County Administrator shall negotiate development agreements in accordance with
Section 11.08.00.
12.06.00. OFFICE OF THE PLANNINGAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR*
12.06.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
In addition to the jurisdiction, authority, and duties which maybe conferred on the Planning
and Development Services Director by other provisions, he shall also have the following
powers and duties under this Code.
A. The Planning and Development Services Director shall issue, vegetation removal,
wastewater and sewage disposal compliance, airport height permits, and wetlands
permits in accordance with the procedures in Section 11.05.00
B. The Planning and Development Services Director shall grant or deny applications for
Certificates of Capacity Exemption, and Certificates of Capacity Variances in accor-
dance with the procedures in Section 5.00.00
C. The Planning and Development Services Director shall grant or deny applications for
a Vested Rights Special Use Permit in accordance with the procedures in Section
11.09.00 of this Code.
*Editor's note-Ord. No. 11-031, Part B, adopted Dec. 20, 2011, changed § 12.06.00(title)
to read as herein set out. Prior to this amendment, § 12.06.00(title) pertained to "Office of the
Growth Management Director."
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12.06.01 ST. LLJCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
D. The Planning and Development Services Director, whenever a use is not specifically
listed in Section 3.01.03 or in the administrative use regulations, shall make a
determination as to whether the proposed use is a use permitted by this Code, in
accordance with Section 3.01..01
E. The Planning and Development Services Director shall serve as staff planner to the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners, including
the provision of aid and technical assistance in:
1. The initiation, processing, and review of applications for amendment to the
Official Zoning Atlas as provided in Section 11.06.00
2. The initiation, processing, and review of applications for amendment to the text
of the Code as provided in Section 11.06.00
3. The processing and review of applications for Planned Developments as provided
in Section 11.02.00
4. The processing and review of applications for conditional use permits as provided
in Section 11.07.00 of this Code;
5. The processing and review of site plans as provided in Section 11.02.00
6. The processing and review of applications requesting a Class A Mobile Home be
defined as a detached single-family dwelling, as provided in Section 11.05.02
F. The Planning and Development Services Director shall serve as staff planner to the
Board of Adjustment, including the processing and provision of technical assistance in
the review of variances, as provided in Section 10.01.00
G. The Planning and Development Services Director shall maintain the Official Zoning
Atlas.
H. The Planning and Development Services Director shall, whenever requested to do so
by the Board of County Commissioners, conduct or cause to be conducted, with the
assistance of other county departments if necessary, investigations, reports, surveys,
studies, maps, charts, and recommendations with respect to matters before the Board
of County Commissioners, the Planning and Zoning Commission, or the Board of
Adjustment.
I. The Planning and Development Services Director shall serve as the Floodplain
Administrator to administer and implement the provisions of Section 6.05.00, Flood
Damage Prevention.
(Ord. No. 11-031, Pt. B, 12-20-2011)
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Supp. No. 4 12:12 Adopted May 19, 2009
DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES 12.09.01
12.07.00. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
12.07.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
In addition to the jurisdiction, authority, and duties which may be conferred on the Public
Works Director by other provisions, he shall also have the following powers and duties under
this Code.
A. The Public Works Director shall receive, review, and approve Certificates of Zoning
Compliance in accordance with the procedures in Section 11.05.00.
B. The Public Works Director shall issue building and sign permits in accordance with the
procedures in Section 11.05.00.
C. The Public Works Director shall have the power to authorize an administrative
variance to construct an accessory agricultural structure in accordance with Section
10.01.07.
D. The Public Works Director shall review and approve, approve with conditions, or deny
applications for Minor Replats and Lot Splits, in accordance with Section 11.03.04.
E. The Public Works Director, or his/her designee, shall serve as the Building Official as
called for under the Standard Building Code described in Section 13.00.01.
12.08.00. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER
12.08.01. Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties.
In addition to the jurisdiction, authority and duties which may be conferred on the County
Engineer by other provisions, he shall have the following powers and duties under this Code.
A. The County Engineer shall authorize variances from the requirements of the driveway
and stormwater management provisions of this Code in accordance with Sections
10.01.08 and 10.01.11.
B. The County Engineer shall issue driveway, mining and stormwater management
permits in accordance with the procedures in Sections 11.05.03, 11.05.07, and 11.05.11.
C. The County Engineer shall approve the final acceptance of development improvements
in accordance with Section 11.04.00 of this Code.
12.09.00. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
12.09.01. Duties and Responsibilities.
The Development Review Committee shall be responsible for the review of all site plan and
development review applications in accordance with Section 11.00.00 of the Code.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 12:13 Adopted May 19, 2009
12.09.02 ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
12.09.02. Membership.
The Review Committee shall include representatives for the County Administrator, the
Growth Management Director, the County Engineer, the County Utilities Director, and the St.
Lucie County - Ft. Pierce Fire Marshal's Office, and other such offices and agencies as deemed
necessary by the Growth Management Director.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 12:14 Adopted May 19, 2009
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
ORDINANCES
This table contains all amendments/ordinances adopted after May 19, 2009,
and included in this Land Development Code. For all amendments/ordinances
adopted prior to May 19, 2009, and included herein, see the Table of
Amendments.
Ordinance Adoption Section
Number Date Section this Code
09-007 9- 1-2009 Pt. A 7.09.02
7.09.03 A.
7.09.04
09-025 10- 6-2009 Pt. A 11.05.11(A)
10-003 2-15-2010 Pt. A 2.00
Pt. B 4.11.01-4.11.19
10-026 9- 7-2010 Pt. A 3.01.03 T.2.w.,
3.01.03 T.7.f.
10-034 11- 9-2010 Pt. A 2.00.00
3.01.03 A.7.n.
3.01.03 A.8.d.
3.01.03 B.7.o.
3.01.03 C.7.o.
3.01.03 C.8.d.
3.01.03 D.8.b.
3.01.03 E.7.f.
3.01.03 F.7.d.
3.01.03 G.7.c.
3.01.03 H.7.a.
3.01.03 I.7.a.
3.01.03 J.7.a.
3.01.03 K.7.a.
3.01.03 L.8.a.
3.01.03 M.8.a.
3.01.03 N.8.a.
3.01.03 0.8.a.
3.01.03 P.8.a.
3.01.03 Q.8.a.
3.01.03 R.8.c.
3.01.03 S.8.d.
3.01.03 T.B.f.
3.01.03 U.8.f.
3.01.03 W.7.i.
3.01.03 W8.c
3.01.03 Y.8.f.
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Ordinance Adoption Section
Number Date Section this Code
3.01.03 Z.4.a.
3.01.03
EE.2.a(2)iii. 8)
4.03.03
4.03.05
Added 7.10.28
Added 8.00.03 L.
10-036 12-21-20]0 Pt. A 7.05.03 (Table
7-15)
11-005 2- 1-2071 Pts. A, B 2.00.00
Pt. C Added 10.03.00,
10.03.01
Pt. D 12.04.01
11-015 4-19-20]_1 Pt. A 3.01.03 T.2.x.
11-021 8- 2-2011 Pt. A 3.01.03 T.2.y.
11-031 12-20-20]_1 Pt. A 2.00.00
Pt. B 6.05.01-6.05.07
10.01.25
12.06.00(title)
12.06.01
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 CC'r;2 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
DAMAGE, DEFACEMENT, DESTRUCTION OR INJURY
(Cont'd.)
Newsracks
Installation and Maintenance ............................. 7.10.26.G
Nonconformities
Structures, Nonconforming
Termination Upon Damage or Destruction ............ 10.00.03.E
Uses, Nonconforming
Termination
Damage or Destruction ................................ 10.00.02.F.2
Signs and Billboards
Nonconforming Signs
Natural Damage .......................................... 9.05.OO.D
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
General Requirements for the Location of New Wire-
less Telecommunications Towers on County Prop-
erty .................................................... 7.10.23.I
Purpose .................................................... 7.10.23.A
Variances
Special Provisions where Variance is Sought to Require-
ments of Flood Damage Prevention
General Standards for Issuance ........................ 10.01.25.C
Vegetation
Protection and Preservation, Vegetation
Criteria Governing Approval of Vegetation Removal
Permit
Vegetation Protection Standards During the Dura-
tion of an Approved Notice of Vegetation Re-
moval ............................................... 6.00.05.C
Exemptions ................................................ 6.00.04
DAY CARE CENTERS
CN Commercial, Neighborhood District
Conditional Uses ............................................ 3.01.03.Q.7
CO Commercial, Office District
Conditional Uses ............................................ 3.01.03.R.7
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Off-Street Parking
Required Off-Street Parking .......................... 7.06.02.A
RF Religious Facilities District
Conditional Uses ............................................ 3.01.03.Y.7
DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
Board of Adjustment .......................................... 12.04.00 et seq.
See: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Board of County Commissioners ............................. 12.00.00
County Administrator, Office of the ......................... 12.05.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ....................... 12.05.01
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Section
DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
(Cont'd. )
County Engineer, Office of the ............................... 12.08.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, a~.nd Duties ....................... 12.08.01
Development Review Comrnittee ............................ 12.09.00 et seq.
See: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Environmental Control Board; Environmental Officer; En-
vironmental Control Hearing Board ................... 12.01.00
Regulations and Requirements ............................ 12.01.01
Local Planning Agency ........................................ 12.03.00 et seq.
See: LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
Planning and Development Services Director, Office of the 12.06.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, a.nd Duties ....................... 12.06.01
Planning and Zoning Commission ........................... 12.02.00 et seq.
See: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Public Works Director, Office of the ......................... 12.07.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, a.nd Duties ....................... 12.07.01
DECISIONS, FINDINGS AND REVIEWS
Airport Industrial Park
Special Regulations
General Provisions ....................................... 7.10.18.D
Amendments
Amendments to the Code and Official Zoning Atlas
Procedures
Review by Growth N[anagement Director........... 11.06.04.E
Standards of Review ..................................... 11.06.03
Appeals
Procedure, Appeals
Board of Adjustment, Environmental Control Board,
or the Board of County Commissioners, Appeals
of Decisions of the ................................... 11.11.02.F
County Administrator, Appeals of Decisions of........ 11.11.02.E
Coastal Area Protection
Overall Review and Consistency .......................... 6.02.O1.B
Communications
Registration ................................................. 7.10.27.3
Conditional Uses
Standards for Review of Conditional Use Permits ...... 11.07.03
Development Agreements
Periodic Review ............................................. 11.08.08
Procedure for Review of <~ Development Agreement .... 11.08.02
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Community Architectural Standards
Site Plan Submission Standards ....................... 7.10.24.B
Community Residential I3omes ........................... 7.10.07
Development Permits ......................................... 11.05.02 et seq.
See: DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:52 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR (Cont'd.)
Jenkins Road Area Plan Special District
Exterior Lighting
Administration
Temporary Exemption ................................. 4.12.09(f)(3)
Planning and Zoning Commission
Office of the Growth Management Director .............. 12.02.05
Public Facilities ................................................ 5.03.03 et seq.
See: PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sea Turtle Protection ......................................... 6.04.02 et seq.
See: SEA TURTLE PROTECTION
Site Plans ...................................................... 11.02.02 et seq.
See: SITE PLANS
St. Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay
Zone
SSA Designation
Review Process, SSA
Pre-application Conference with County Staff...... 4.05.07.D.1
Transportation Systems
House and Building Numbers
Generally .................................................. 7.05.09.A
Street Naming and Identification
Authority for Naming and Numbering Streets........ 7.05.08.H
TVC-Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Countryside)
Transferable Development Rights
Procedures for Use of Transferable Development Rights
Credits ................................................ 4.04.05.G
Utilities
Wastewater and Sewage Disposal Compliance Permit
On-Site Sewage Disposal System, Requirement for .. 7.08.04.B
Variances ....................................................... 10.01.04 et seq.
See: VARIANCES
Wellfield Protection ........................................... 6.03.01 et seq.
See: WELLFIELD PROTECTION
Zoning Districts
Use Regulations, Zoning District
Administrative Use Regulations for Permitted and
Conditional Uses .................................... 3.01.02
GUARANTEES AND SURETIES
Generally ....................................................... 11.04.01
Amount and Type of Security .............................. 11.04.O1.C
Applicability ................................................. 11.04.O1.A
Completion of Improvements .............................. 11.04.O1.D
Improvement Agreement Required ....................... 11.04.O1.B
Maintenance of Improvements ............................ 11.04.O1.F
Public Works and Improvements
Completion of Improvements ............................ 11.04.O1.D
Improvement Agreement Required ..................... 11.04.O1.B
Maintenance of Improvements .......................... 11.04.O1.F
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Supp. No. 4 LDCi:93 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
GUARANTEES AND SURETIES (Cont'dJ
Release of Security Following Completion of Required
Improvements ........................................ 11.04.01. E
Release of Security Following Completion of Required
Improvements .......................................... 11.04.01.E
Public Works and Improvements
Generally. See herein that subject
GUEST HOUSES
AG-1 Agricultural - 1 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.0 1.03.A.8
AG-2.5 Agricultural - 2.5 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.B.8
AG-5 Agricultural - 5 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.C.8
AR-1 Agricultural, Residential - 1 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.E.7
Development Design and hnprovement Standards ........ 7.10.04
R/C ResidentiaUConservation District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.D.8
RE-1 Residential, Estate - 1 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.F.7
RE-2 Residential, Estate - 2 District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.G.7
GUTTERS. See: CURBS ANI) GUTTERS
H
HANDICAPPED PERSONS. See: DISABLED OR HANDI-
CAPPED PERSONS
HARDSHIP RELIEF
Eminent Domain Waiver ..................................... 10.03.00 et seq.
See: EMINENT DOMAIN WAIVER
Nonconformities ............................................... 10.00.00 et seq.
See: NONCONFORMITI:ES
Variances ....................................................... 10.01.00 et seq.
See: VARIANCES
HAZARDS, HAZARDOUS
Coastal Area Protection
Use of Public Funds in Coastal High Hazard Area ..... 6.02.O1.I
Flood Damage Prevention .................................... 6.05.01 et seq.
See: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:94 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
NUISANCES (Cont'dJ
Special Regulations
General Provisions ....................................... 7.10.18.D
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Off-Road Vehicle Parks
Generally .................................................. 7.10.21.B
Home Occupations
Use Limitations for Home Occupations .................. 8.01.03
Landscaping
General Landscaping Requirements
Off-Street Site Lighting Requirements and General
Design Standards ................................... 7.09.04.K
Removal of Exotic Vegetation
Exotic Pest Plants; Maintenance and Removal
Nuisances Declared and Prohibited .................. 7.09.05.B.1
Variances
Special Provisions where Variance is Sought to Require-
ments of Flood Damage Prevention
Conditions for Variances ................................. 10.01.25.F
NUMBER, NUMBERING
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Off-Street Loading and Delivery Spaces
Off-Street Loading Requirements .................... 7.06.03.A
PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development District
Standards and Requirements
Parking and Loading
General Provisions ..................................... 7.03.03.F.1
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District
Standards and Requirements
Parking and Loading
General Provisions ..................................... 7.02.03.E.1
PUD Planned Unit Development District
Standards and Requirements
Parking and Loading
General Provisions ..................................... 7.01.03.F.'1
Signs and Billboards
Permitting and Exemptions
Exceptions ................................................. 9.04.02
Site Plans
Review of Site Plans, Procedure for
Designation of Minor Site Plan, Major Site Plan, or
Planned Development Site Plan
Major Site Plan ........................................ 11.02.02.C
Minor Site Plan ........................................ 11.02.02.B
Transportation Systems ...................................... 7.05.08 et seq.
See: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
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Supp. No. 4 LDCi:l37 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LLJCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
O
OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN
Communications
Registration ................................................. 7.10.27.3
Development Design and hmprovement Standards
Guest Homes ................................................ 7.10.04
OBSTRUCTIONS
Development Permits
Airport Zone Permits
Existing Uses ............................................. 11.05.08.E
Newsracks
Location and Placement .................................... 7.10.26.F
Signs and Billboards
General Provisions
Signs Other Than Billboards
Ground Signs ........................................... 9.02.O1.D
Prohibited Signs ............................................ 9.03.00
OCCUPANT. See: TENANT, OCCUPANT
ODORS. See: DUST, FUMES, ODORS OR SMOKE
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
County Administrator, Office of the ......................... 12.05.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ....................... 12.05.01
County Engineer, Office of the ............................... 12.08.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ....................... 12.08.01
Planning and Development Services Director, Office of the 12.06.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ....................... 12.06.01
Public Works Director, Office of the ......................... 12.07.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ....................... 12.07.01
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE PARKS
AG-5 Agricultural - 5 District
Conditional Uses ............................................ 3.01.03.C.7
Development Design and Improvement Standards ........ 7.10.21
OPEN BURNING
Endangered or Threatened Species
Habitat of Endangered oar Threatened Species
Native Upland Habitat Protection
Approval Criteria for Alteration or Development .. 6.04.O1.C
Sea Turtle Protection
Prohibition of Activities Disruptive to Sea Turtles ...... 6.04.02.D
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
Communications
Repealing of Conflicting Ordinances ...................... 7.10.27.17
Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution - Spe-
cial Master Review Process ............................. 11.14.00 et seq.
See: SPECIAI. MASTER REVIEW PROCESS
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:138 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
PERMITTED USES (Cont'd.)
Research and Education Park-Overlay Zone
Use Limitations, Research and Education Park Overlay
Zone ..................................................... 4.03.05.A
RF Religious Facilities District .............................. 3.01.03.Y.2
RM-5 Residential, Multiple-Family - 5 District ............ 3.01.03.L.2
RM-7 Residential, Multiple-Family - 7 District ............ 3.01.03.M.2
RM-9 Residential, Multiple-Family - 9 District ............ 3.01.03.N.2
RM-11 Residential, Multiple-Family - 11 District ......... 3.01.03.0.2
RM-15 Residential, Multiple-Family - 15 District ......... 3.01.03.P.2
RMH-5 Residential, Mobile Home - 5 District ............. 3.01.03.x.2
RS-2 Residential, Single-Family - 2 District ............... 3.01.03.H.2
RS-3 Residential, Single-Family - 3 District ............... 3.01.03.I.2
RS-4 Residential, Single-Family - 4 District ............... 3.01.03.J.2
RVP Recreational Vehicle Park District .................... 3.01.03.2.2
Signs and Billboards
Permitted Permanent and Authorized Temporary Signs 9.01.00
St. Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay
Zone
Lands within the RLSA Overlay Zone prior to SSA or
SRA Designation
Underlying zoning and permitted uses ................ 4.05.06.A
Temporary Buildings, Structures and Uses
Particular Temporary Uses Permitted .................... 8.02.02
U Utilities District ............................................ 3.01.03.W.2
Zoning Districts
Use Regulations, Zoning District
Administrative Use Regulations for Permitted and
Conditional Uses .................................... 3.01.02
Generally .................................................. 3.01.01.A
PEST CONTROL
CG Commercial, General District
Conditional Uses ............................................ 3.01.03.5.7
Landscaping
General Provisions
Plant Materials
Quality .................................................. 7.09.03.E.1
Removal of Exotic Vegetation
Exotic Pest Plants; Maintenance and Removal ....... 7.09.05.B
Stormwater Management
Exemptions from Stormwater Permits ................... 7.07.05
Vegetation
Protection and Preservation, Vegetation
Exemptions ................................................ 6.00.04
Wellfield Protection
Exemptions
Activities exempt
Application of Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicides,
and Rodenticides, Exemption for ................ 6.03.05.A.4
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Supp. No. 4 LDCi:147 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LI7CIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
PETITIONS
Hearings
Hearing Procedures
Examination and Copying of Application and Other
Documents ........................................... 11.00.04.B
Right-Of--Way Abandonment and Plat Vacation Proce-
dures ....................................................... 11.10.02 et seq.
See: RIGHT-OF-WAYABAlVDONMENTAND PLAT VA-
CATION PROCEDURES
Variances
General
Initiation .................................................. 10.O1.Ol.C
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
IH Industrial, Heavy District
Accessory Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.U.8
Wellfield Protection
Exemptions
Activities exempt
Vehicular Fuel and Lubricant Use, Exemption for. 6.03.05.A.3
PIERS. See: BOATS, DOCKS AND PIERS
PIPES AND CONDUIT
U Utilities District
Permitted Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.W.2
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Planning and Development Services Director 12.06.00
Jurisdiction, Authority, a.nd Duties ....................... 12.06.01
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Amendments ................................................... 11.06.02 et seq.
See: AMENDMENTS
Chairman and Vice-Chairman ............................... 12.02.03
Conditional Uses
Application Procedures
Planning and Zoning Commission, Hearing and Ac-
tion by ................................................ 11.07.05.C
Hearings
Hearing Procedures
Reconsideration of Action ................................ 11.00.04.G
Meetings, Hearings, and Procedures ........................ 12.02.07
Membership: Appointment, Removal, Terms, Vacancies
and Qualifications ........................................ 12.02.02
Office of the Growth Management Director ................ 12.02.05
Powers and Duties ............................................ 12.02.01.1
Quorum and Necessary Voice ................................. 12.02.06
Secretary ....................................................... 12.02.04
PLATS. See: SURVEYS, MA]?S AND PLATS
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:l48 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
PLAYGROUNDS
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
Particular Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in
Residential, Agricultural, and Planned Unit Devel-
opment Districts ....................................... 8.00.03
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Supp. No. 4 LDCi:148.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Cont'dJ
County Administrator
Office of the County Administrator
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ..................... 12.05.01
County Engineer
Office of the County Engineer
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ..................... 12.08.01
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Emergency Services Communications
Owner Responsibility .................................... 7.10.25.C
Development Review Committee ............................ 12.09.01
Flood Damage Prevention
Administration .............................................. 6.05.07.B
Local Planning Agency ........................................ 12.03.01
Planning and Development Services Director
Office of the Planning and Development Services Direc-
tor
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ..................... 12.06.01
Planning and Zoning Commission ........................... 12.02.01.1
Public Works Director
Office of the Public Works Director
Jurisdiction, Authority, and Duties ..................... 12.07.01
Special Master Review Process
Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution -
Special Master Review Process
Conduct of the Special Master Proceeding
Subpoena Powers of the Special Master ............. 11.14.07.E
PRESERVATION. See: CONSERVATION AND PRESERVA-
TION
PROCEDURES. See: POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRO-
VISIONS
PROHIBITED USES
Jenkins Road Area Plan Special District
Jenkins Road Planning Area Land Use Regulations
Design Criteria ........................................... 4.12.06.B
PROPERTY
Conditional Uses
Standards for Review of Conditional Use Permits
Effect on Adjacent Properties ........................... 11.07.B
Exterior Property Maintenance Code ....................... 13.09.01 et seq.
See: EXTERIOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Right-Of--Way Abandonment and Plat Vacation Proce-
dures
Application Procedures, Petition
Access to Affected Property .............................. 11.10.05.D
PROVISIONS. See: POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRO-
VISIONS
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Supp. No. 4 LDCi;155 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
PRW (PLANNED RETAIL/W'ORKPLACE) DISTRICT
Approval Process .............................................. 3.01.03.GG.3
Purpose ......................................................... 3.01.03.GG.1
Site Plans
Review of Site Plans, Procedure for
Designation of Minor Site Plan, Major Site Plan, or
Planned Development Site Plan
Planned Development Site Plan ...................... 11.02.02.D
Standards and Requirements ................................ 3.01.03.GG.2
Allowable Street Types by Transect Zone ................ 3.01.03.GG.2.g
Compatibility ................................................ 3.01.03.GG.2.k
Density ....................................................... 3.01.03.GG.2.f
Development Standards for Lots .......................... 3.01.03.GG.2.d
Landscaping and Naturail Features ....................... 3.01.03.GG.2.m
Lot Types .................................................... 3.01.03.GG.2.c
Off-Street Parking Regul~,ations ............................ 3.01.03.GG.2.j
Permitted Uses .............................................. 3.01.03.GG.2.e
Regional Flow Way System ................................ 3.01.03.GG.2.1
Signs ......................................................... 3.01.03.GG.2.n
Street Network Design ..................................... 3.01.03.GG.2.i
Streetscape Standards b;y Transect Zone ................. 3.01.03.GG.2.h
Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
Allowable Street Type;; by Transect Zone .............. 3.01.03.GG.2.g
Street Network Design .................................. 3.01.03.GG.2.i
Streetscape Standards by Transect Zone .............. 3.01.03.GG.2.h
Transect Assignment Concepts ............................ 3.01.03.GG.2.b
Transect Zones .............................................. 3.01.03.GG.2.a
Streets, Sidewalks and Otlter Public Places
Standards and Requirements. See herein that subject
PTV (PLANNED TOWN OR VILLAGE) DISTRICT
Approval Process .............................................. 3.01.03.EE.3
Blocks, Lots and Parcels
Standards and Requirements. See herein that subject
Development Design and hmprovement Standards
Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
Open Space Requirements
Planned Towns or Villages, Open Space Standards
in ................................................... 7.04.02.G
Phasing of Towns and Villa.ges ............................... 3.01.03.EE.4
Purpose ......................................................... 3.01.03.EE.1
Site Plans
Review of Site Plans, Procedure for
Designation of Minor Site Plan, Major Site Plan, or
Planned Development Site Plan
Planned Development Site Plan ...................... 11.02.02.D
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:156 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
PTV (PLANNED TOWN OR VILLAGE) DISTRICT (Cont'd.)
Standards and Requirements ............................... .
Allowable Street Types by Transect Zone ............... .
Blocks, Lots and Parcels
Building Form and Placement on Lots .................
Development Standards for Lots .......................
Section
3.01.03.EE.2
3.01.03.EE.2.i
3.01.03.EE2.f
3.01.03.EE.2.g
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 4 LDCi:156.1 Adopted May 19, 2009