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Home My WebLink About25-005 ORDINANCE No. 2025-05 FILE NO.: TLDC—2412-000038 AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER IV, SECTION 4.03.02, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PARK OVERLAY ZONE ESTABLISHED,REVISING THE BOUNDARY OF THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION OVERLAY ZONE AND COORESPONDING MAP; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION. WHEREAS,pursuant to Article 8 of the Florida Constitution and Section 125.66,Florida Statutes, St.Lucie County possesses the police powers to enact ordinances to protect the health, safety,and welfare of the County's citizens. WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners is authorized by Section 125.01(1Xh), Florida Statutes to establish, coordinate and enforce zoning and such business regulations as are necessary for the protection of the public. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida fmds this Ordinance is necessary and essential to protect public safety and represents the minimum necessary regulation to achieve that purpose. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, based on the testimony and evidence,including but not limited to the staff report,has made the following determinations: 1. On August 1, 1990,the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,Florida adopted the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. 2. On December 19,2024,the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance,after publication of notice in the St.Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days prior to the hearing and recommended that the proposed ordinance be approved. 3. On February 4, 2025, this Board held its first public hearing on the proposed ordinance, after publication of notice of such hearing in the St.Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days in advance. 4. On February 18, 2025, this Board held its second public hearing on the proposed ordinance, after publication of notice of such hearing in the St. Lucie News Tribune at least 10 days in advance. 5. The Board has determined that the proposed amendments to the St. Lucie County Land Development Code are consistent with the general purpose, goals, objectives, and standards of the County's Comprehensive Plan,and are in the best interest of the health, safety,and public welfare of the citizens of the County. MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT` SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5448830 03/03/2025 010642 pM OR BOOK 5276 PgGE 1435-1439 Doc Type:ORDN RECORDING: $44.00 Page 1of5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners that the St.Lucie County Land Development Code is amended as set forth in the following amendments,as shown in strikethreugh and underline format in Section 2,and Section 3. SECTION 1.RATIFICATION OF RECITALS.The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as true and correct and are hereby made a part of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. This ordinance specifically amends St.Lucie County Land Development Code, as follows: Words in t srikes, -hroug„type are deletions from existing text. Words in underlined type are additions to existing text. Asterisks(***)indicate existing text not shown. 4.03.00.RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PARK—OVERLAY ZONE 4.03.01.Purpose and Intent. A. It is the purpose of this Section to protect, promote and strengthen the research, education and development of agriculture and the life sciences in the area generally described as lying between Orange Avenue and State Route 70,and west of Kings Highway to the North St.Lucie Water Control District Canal No. 52. B. It is the intent of this Section to provide a district where established and new education,research and scientific institutions,technological entrepreneurial ventures,and support services for these uses can develop and prosper. The district sets forth uses and standards that will protect, create and promote a community of scientific excellence and innovative education and technology by providing an atmosphere conducive to these activities. C. This Section indicates the permitted, conditional and accessory uses and performance standards that will be utilized when reviewing applications for a change in zoning, future land use designation, site plan or building permit in the area further described in this Section. 4.03.02.Research and Education Park Overlay Zone Established. A. The Research and Education Park Overlay Zone shall consist of all those parcels of land lying in the boundaries of the Research and Education Overlay Zone Map as shown below ' Page 2 of 5 - rII __ \L�. iP u. 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The Research and Education Park Overlay Zone,created in Paragraph A above is generally described as follows: Lands dedicated to a Research and Education Park consisting of public and private research and education institutions and business support facilities that further the intent of the Research and Education Park Overlay Zone. The area is intended to accommodate research institutions, low environmental impact manufacturing facilities that support or are associated with the research and education institutions within the Research and Education Park. SECTION 3.CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.Special acts of the Florida legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St.Lucie County,and adopted prior to January 1, 1969,County ordinances and County resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person,property, or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person,property,or circumstance. SECTION 5. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this ordinance to the Department of State. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the Department of State by the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County within ten days after enactment by the Board, and this ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State. SECTION 7. CODIFICATION. Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the St. Lucie County Land Development Code,and the word"ordinance"may be changed to"section", "article", or other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention. SECTION 8. ADOPTION.After motion and second,the vote on this ordinance was as follows: Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE Larry Leet,Vice Chair AYE Commissioner James Clasby AYE Commissioner Erin Lowry AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of February,2025. Page 4 of 5 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ST.LUCIE COUNTY,FLORIDA r- -d ` 1Gp1M 4 /8 49/ Deputy Cler J Chair I • ; 44 �`c�F couNN�*moo/ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNE S: BY: County Attorn Page 5 of 5 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT O�STATE RON DESANTIS Governor February 27, 2025 Michelle R. Miller Clerk & Comptroller St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Ave. Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Dear Michelle Miller, CORD BYRD Secretary of State Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 2025-05, which was filed in this office on February 27, 2025. Sincerely, Alexandra Leijon Administrative Code and Register Director AL/dp R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270