HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-082RESOLUTION 18-082
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PARKING REGULATIONS ON THE COUNTY
PROPERTY KNOWN AS SWEETWATER HAMMOCK PRESERVE LOCATED AT
4100 SOUTH 25TH STREET
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida enacted
Ordinance No. 82-10, which provided for the adoption of regulations for properties and facilities
owned or leased by St. Lucie County, and also for the operation and parking of motor vehicles
pursuant to Section 316.006, Florida Statutes.
2. Sweetwater Hammock Preserve (the "Preserve") is an eight -acre natural area
owned and managed by St. Lucie County. The Preserve protects a large oak hammock, floodplain
forest, and approximately 400 linear feet of shoreline along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.
The %-acre parking area and trailhead is located at 4100 S. 25th Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
(Parcel ID No. 2433-231-0002-000-0), adjacent east of Fort Pierce Central High School. The
Preserve was acquired by St. Lucie County as part of the North Fork Addition project in 2001 and
the County partnered with the State of Florida's Florida Communities Trust Program for its
acquisition. The Preserve is open to the public from sunrise to sunset daily for passive recreation
and includes a %-mile hiking trail, picnic tables, and an unimproved landing for paddlers on the
North Fork. The Preserve is well known for its birding opportunities and is very popular among
visitors seeking a short hike near the City Limits.
3. The Board of County Commissioners has determined that individuals who are not
using the Preserve are parking their vehicles in the Preserve parking lot located at 4100 South
25th Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. Only patrons using the Preserve trail are authorized to park in the Preserve parking
lot located at 4100 South 25th Street in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance
No. 82-10 and Section 316.006, Florida Statutes.
2. The St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department is hereby authorized to
erect signs in accordance with Florida Department of Transportation regulations
sufficient to notify the public of the parking restrictions hereby established.
3. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to
the Sheriff of St. Lucie County.
After motion and second, the vote on the resolution was as follows:
Chair Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
Vice Chair Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner Anthony Bonna
AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of May, 2018.
ATTEST:
DEPUTY CLERIC
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
B,k-
FRANNIE HUT'CHINSON, CHAIR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
BY:
COUNTY ATTO