HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplement No. 28 - August 2024SUPPLEMENT NO. 28
August 2024
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
County of
ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA
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St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 SH:3 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS
2.00.00. DEFINITIONS
2.00.00
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and terms shall, for the purposes
of this ordinance, have the meanings shown in this section. Where terms are not defined in
this ordinance and are defined in the Florida Building Code, such terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in that code. Where terms are not defined in this ordinance or the
Florida Building Code, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the
context implies:
Accessory Security Residence: One (1) dwelling unit contained within the commercial
building, for on -site security purposes.
Accessory Structure, At -grade. An accessory structure constructed not more than thirty
(30) inches above the finished grade and not supported by any type of foundation or footer
system capable of supporting or permitting the erection or placement of walls or roofing
systems, which may be located within the side or rear yard, except in the case of corner lots,
provided that no public drainage or utility easement is impacted without the expressed
written release and authorization for such occupation by all affected drainage or utility
authorities. At -grade construction does not apply to permitted driveways, sidewalks access
to or through a parcel or parking areas that are otherwise compliant with applicable County
regulations.
Accessory Use: A structure or use that:
(1) Is subordinate to and serves the principal building or principal use;
(2) Unless specified in Section 8.00.02, is subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to the
principal structure or principal use served;
(3) Contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of the occupant, business, or
industry in the principal structure or use; and
(4) Is located on the same lot as the principal structure or use.
Accessory Use: For purposes of Section 7.10.23, means a secondary use including a use
that is related to, incidental to, subordinate to and subservient to the main use of the
property on which an antenna and/or telecommunications tower is sited.
Accessway: A paved or unpaved area intended to provide ingress or egress of vehicular or
pedestrian traffic from a public or private right-of-way or easement to an off street parking,
loading, or similar area.
Acquiring Authority: The governmental entity proposing to acquire private property for
public transportation or other purpose, pursuant to eminent domain action. Acquiring
authorities include, but are not limited to, St. Lucie County ("County"), and the Florida
Department of Transportation ("FDOT").
Addition (to an Existing Building): As used in Section 6.05.00, Flood Damage Prevention,
means any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter or height of a building.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:3 Adopted May 19, 2009
2.00.00 ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Adult Establishment: An establishment that is one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Adult Arcade: Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein
coin -operated or slug -operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled
still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image -producing devices are
maintained to show images to one (1) or more persons per machine at any one (1)
time, and where the images so displayed have as their primary or dominant theme
the depicting or describing of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical
areas".
(2) Adult Bookstore: An establishment that sells or rents, or offers to sell or rent, for any
form of consideration, adult materials and that (a) more than twenty percent (20%)
of the stock on view to the public consists of adult materials or, (b) more than twenty
percent (20%) of its gross revenue is derived from the sale or rental of adult
materials.
Adult Materials shall mean any one (1) or more of the following:
a. Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films,
motion pictures, video cassettes or video reproductions, slides, or other visual
representations that have as their primary or dominant theme the depicting or
describing of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" as
defined below; or
b. Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection
with "specified sexual activities" as defined below.
(3) Adult Dancing Establishment: An establishment that permits, suffers or allows
dancers, employees or other persons to display or expose specified anatomical areas
to public view.
(4) Adult Massage Parlor: A place in which "specified anatomical areas," as defined
below, of one (1) person are touched by rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping by
another person who is an employee, accompanied by the display or exposure of
"specified anatomical areas," as defined below, but not including licensed health care
facilities, licensed physicians or nurses engaged in the practice of their professions,
establishments registered under F.S. Ch. 480, educational athletic facilities if the
massage is a normal and usual practice in such facilities, health clubs and athletic
clubs if the massage is incidental to or a normal part of the health and athletic
activities, except places in which sexual intercourse takes place;
(5) Adult Motel /Hotel: Any hotel, motel, boarding house, rooming house or other lodging
which includes the word "adult" in any name it uses or otherwise advertises the
presenting of closed circuit television transmissions, films, video, motion pictures or
other visual material having as its primary or dominant theme the depicting or
describing of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," as defined
below, for observation by patrons of such establishment; or
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:4 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS
(6) Adult Motion Picture Booth: An adult motion picture booth, an enclosed area
designed or used for the viewing by one (1) or more persons of motion pictures, films,
video cassettes, slides or other visual materials which have as their primary or
dominant theme matters depicting, illustrating or relating to specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas.
(7) Adult Motion Picture Theatre or Drive-in: An enclosed building or a portion or part of
an enclosed building or open-air establishment designed to permit viewing by
patrons for any form of consideration films, video or other visual material in which
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:4.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS 2.00.00
Ground Sign: Any sign that is permanently axed 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."
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 Planning and Development
Services, who shall be appointed to serve at the pleasure of the County Administrator. Also
referred to as the Planning Director or Planning and Development Services Director within
this Land Development Code.
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 regulations. For the purposes of this Code, roof mounted solar energy panels are
exempt from the building height limitations and except where the Board of Adjustment has
granted relief for maximum height, nonhabitable architectural features and mechanical
equipment along with corresponding enclosures, including but not limited to, parapets,
chimneys, steeples, spires, elevator machinery and shafts, shall be allowed to exceed the
maximum building height limitation by not more than five (5) feet for single-family
residential structures, and by not more than twenty percent (20%) for multi -family and
commercial structures but not to exceed twelve (12) feet, and where nonhabitable architectural
features are limited to ten percent (10%) of the highest finished floor area.
In no event shall any of the exclusions for the features or equipment enumerated in this
definition be construed to permit any habitable or usable space (including but not limited to
roof top decks, dining, entertainment, recreation, etc.) to exceed the height limitations
provided in Section 7.04.01 (Table 7-10), unless a Conditional Use Permit is granted in
accordance with the provisions of LDC Section 11.07.00.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:27 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 or foundation of a structure.
Historic Building, Resource, Structure, Site, Object, or District: When used in Section in
7.10.23, means any building, resource, structure, site, object, or district that has been
officially designated as a historic building, historic resource, historic structure, historic site,
historic object, or historic district through a federal, state or local designation program.
Historic Structure: As used in Section 6.05.00, Floodplain Management, any structure
that is determined eligible for the exception to the flood hazard area requirements of the
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, Chapter 12 Historic Buildings.
Historic Tree: 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.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:28 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS
2.00.00
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.
Wireless Communications Facility or Telecommunications Facility: Any equipment or
facility used to provide wireless telecommunications service and may include, but is not
limited to, antennas, towers, equipment enclosures, cabling, antenna brackets, and other
such equipment. Placing a wireless communications facility on an existing structure does
not cause the existing structure to become a wireless communications facility. Such
definition shall not include facilities of a governmental entity where such facilities are
utilized to provide intra-governmental communications, not generally available to the
public, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, including but not limited to the
South Florida Water Management District.
Wireless Telecommunications Service: Personal wireless service or "commercial mobile
radio service" as provided under ss. 3(27) and 332(d) of the Federal Telecommunications Act
of 1996, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq., and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub.
L. No. 103-66, August 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 312. The term includes service provided by any
wireless real-time two-way communication device, including radio -telephone communica-
tions used in cellular telephone service; personal communications service; or the functional
or competitive equivalent of a radio -telephone communications line used in cellular
telephone service, a personal communications service, or a network radio access line. The
term does not include wireless providers that offer mainly dispatch service in a more
localized, noncellular configuration; providers offering only data, one-way, or stored -voice
services on an interconnected basis; providers of air -to -ground services; or public coast
stations.
Wireless Tower or Telecommunications Tower or Tower: Any structure, and support
thereto, designed and constructed for the sole or primary purpose of supporting one (1) or
more antennas and their associated equipment intended for transmitting or receiving
wireless telecommunications services, telephone, radio and similar communication purposes,
licensed or authorized by the FCC to the extent required, including lattice, monopole and
guyed telecommunications towers. Unless otherwise expressly excluded, the term includes
transmission telecommunications towers, microwave telecommunications towers, common -
carrier telecommunications towers, cellular telephone telecommunications towers, alterna-
tive telecommunications tower structures, among others. To the extent not inconsistent with
applicable law, the term Wireless Tower or Telecommunications Tower does not include a
utility pole for the collocation of a small wireless facility in the County's public rights -of -way
pursuant to the St. Lucie County Communications Rights -of -Way Ordinance, Chapter 44,
Article I, of the County Code. A Wireless Tower, Telecommunications Tower or Tower shall
not include the following:
(1) A cell -on -wheels authorized pursuant to Section 7.10.23;
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Supp. No. 28 2:59 Adopted May 19, 2009
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(2) A structure supporting a utility transmission line(s) only;
(3) A structure up to one hundred fifty (150) feet in height supporting a 69KV or higher
voltage utility transmission line(s), and antenna(e), when located in non-residential
zoning districts;
(4) An amateur radio antenna or its support apparatus; and
(5) A structure supporting a radio, television or satellite receiving antenna for residential
uses only.
Yard or setback: 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 the main building shall be used.
Yard, Front or front yard setback: 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 or rear yard setback: 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.
Yard, Side or side yard setback: 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 (also known as Vegetative Debris): Vegetative matter resulting from
landscaping maintenance and land clearing operations and includeing materials such as tree
and shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, trees and tree stumps, and associated
rocks and soils. For purposes of Section 7.10.34 only yard trash also includes clean wood.
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; Ord. No. 11-017, Pt. A, 6-21-2011; Ord.
No. 11-012, § A, 8-2-2011; Ord. No. 12-003, Pt. A, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 12-009, Pt. A,
4-17-2012; Ord. No. 12-010, Pt. A, 2-14-2012; Ord. No. 13-038, Pt. A, 9-3-2013; Ord. No.
15-002, Pt. A, 4-7-2015; Ord. No. 16-009, Pt. A, 6-7-2016; Ord. No. 17-004, Pt. A, 4-18-2017;
Ord. No. 17-005, Pt. A, 5-16-2017; Ord. No. 17-015, § 2, 7-5-2017; Ord. No. 18-001, Pt. A,
1-23-2018; Ord. No. 2018-006, Pt. A, 5-15-2018; Ord. No. 2020-22, Pt. A, 8-4-2020; Ord. No.
2020-29, Pt. A, 12-1-2020; Ord. No. 2021-14, Pt. A, 6-1-2021; Ord. No. 2022-18, § 2,
7-19-2022; Ord. No. 2022-21, Pt. A, 7-19-2022; Ord. No. 2022-027, § 2, 9-20-2022; Ord. No.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:60 Adopted May 19, 2009
DEFINITIONS
2.00.00
2022-29, § 2, 10-18-2022; Ord. No. 2023-05, Pt. A, 3-21-2023; Ord. No. 2023-7, § 2,
5-16-2023; Ord. No. 2023-14, § A, 10-17-2023; Ord. No. 2024-5, § 2, 1-9-2024; Ord, No.
2024-3, § 2, 1-23-2024)
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 2:61 Adopted May 19, 2009
ZONING DISTRICTS 3.01.03
7. Conditional Uses:
a. Agricultural labor housing. (999)
b. Aircraft storage and equipment maintenance. (4581)
C. Airports and flying, landing, and take -off fields. (4581)
d. Family residential homes located within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet of
another such family residential home. (999)
e. Farm products warehousing and storage. (4221/4222)
f. Gasoline service stations. (5541)
g. Industrial wastewater disposal. (999)
h. Manufacturing:
(1) Agricultural chemicals. (287)
(2) Food and kindred products. (20)
(3) Lumber and wood products, except furniture. (24)
i. Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels. (14)
j. Retail trade:
(1) Farm equipment and related accessories. (999)
(2) Apparel and accessory stores. (56)
k. Sewage disposal subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.13. (999)
1. Camps - sporting and recreational. (7032)
m. Off -road vehicle parks, except go-cart raceway operation or rentals (7999),
subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.21. (999)
n. Outdoor shooting ranges, providing site plan approval is obtained according to
the provisions of Sections 11.02.07 through 11.02.09 and Section 7.10.19 of this
Code.
o. Commercial composting facilities subject to the requirements of Section 7,10.34.
p. Recreational vehicle and boat storage facilities subject to the requirements of
Section 7.10.36. (999)
q. Utility trade contractors, with specialty storage engaged in the construction of
water and sewer mains, pipelines, and communication and powerline construc-
tion subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.36. (1623).
8. Accessory Uses: Accessory uses are subject to the requirements of Section 8.00.00,
and include the following:
a. Mobile homes subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.05.
b. Retail trade and wholesale trade - subordinate to the primary authorized use or
activity.
C. Guest house subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.04. (999)
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d. Solar energy system subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.28. (999)
e. Cargo containers subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.35.
D. R / C RESIDENTIAL / CONSERVATION.
1. Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide and protect an environment
suitable for single-family dwellings at a maximum gross density of one (1) dwelling
unit per five (5) gross acres, together with such other uses as may be necessary for
and compatible with low density residential surroundings. The number in "( )"
following each identified use corresponds to the SIC Code reference described in
Section 3.01.02(B). The number 999 applies to a use not defined under the SIC Code
but may be further defined in Section 2.00.00 of this Code.
2. Permitted Uses:
a. Family day care homes. (999)
b. Family residential homes provided that such homes shall not be located within
a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet of another existing such family residential
home and provided that the sponsoring agency or Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services (HRS) notifies the Board of County Commissioners at
the time of home occupancy that the home is licensed by HRS. (999)
C. Single-family detached dwellings. (999)
3. Lot Size Requirements. Lot size requirements shall be in accordance with Section
7.04.00.
4. Dimensional Regulations. Dimensional requirements shall be in accordance with
Section 7.04.00.
5. Off -Street Parking Requirements. Off-street parking requirements shall be in
accordance with Section 7.06.00.
6. Landscaping Requirements. Landscaping requirements shall be subject to Section
7.09.00.
7. Conditional Uses:
a. Family residential homes located within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet of
another such family residential home. (999)
b. Telecommunication towers - subject to the standards of Section 7.10.23. (999)
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 3:10.2 Adopted May 19, 2009
ZONING DISTRICTS 3.01.03
Allowable Street Types in the Specialized district transect zone (refer to
Section 3.01.03.GG.2.g):
• Main Street
• Boulevard
• Avenue
• East/West Street
• North/South Street
• Alley
Streetscape Standards for the Specialized District transect zone: refer to
Section 3.01.03.GG.2.h.
b. Transect Assignment Concepts. Each proposed regulating plan must clearly
indicate the allocation of transect zones within the entire PRW district to define
the character of various portions of the district. The following general
guidelines shall be followed when proposing transect zones:
(1) A PRW district should generally have less intensity where it adjoins
existing or planned development with less intensity. Where adjacent to a
busy street or highway, or adjacent to an established urban area, the
transect zones with greater intensity may adjoin that highway or urban
area.
(2) Similar uses should face across streets; changes in transect zones should
generally occur along rear or side lot lines rather than along streets.
(3) When a PRW will adjoin an existing or approved neighborhood, the PRW
should establish similar transect conditions (such as Center aligning with
Center, and Fringe aligning with Fringe). Transect juxtapositions may be
approved by St. Lucie County where natural conditions warrant them or
where alignment of similar transect conditions would be inappropriate due
to existing or proposed uses on adjacent properties.
(4) The Specialized District transect zone may only be used in the following
situations:
i. Only for Interstate Retail west of I-95 and for Mixed -Use Business
Districts as defined in 3.01.03.GG.l.c; and
ii. Only where it is not possible or desirable to integrate the desired
development type or form with adjoining uses; and
iii. Only for that portion of a proposed development where the other
transect zones allowable in the PRW district are unsuitable; and
iv. Only where the details proposed within the Specialized District will
not interfere with any of the goals, objectives, and policies of the TVC
Element.
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C. Lot Types.
(1) The following lot types may be assigned within the corresponding transect
zones as shown in the following matrix. An applicant may propose
additional lot types, including Highway Service or warehouse retail lots
outside of a specialized district transect zone, during the PRW rezoning
process provided the lot types comply with the intent of the TVC Element.
The Board of County Commissioners shall decide whether to accept,
modify, or reject such additional lot types during the approval process
based on consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the TVC
Element and the applicable site plan approval standards in Chapter XI of
this Code.
Lot Types
Transect Zones
O
IJ
CIO
Mixed -Use Building Lot
X
X
X
Retail Building Lot
X
X
X
Apartment Building Lot
X
X
X
Live/Work Building Lot
X
X
X
Apartment House Lot
X
Rowhouse Lot
X
Civic Building Lot
X
X
X
X
Highway Service Lot
X
Warehouse Retail Lot
Countryside Tract
X
T
X
(2) Differing lot types may be placed back-to-back on a single block to provide
harmonious transitions between lot types. Lot types should be selected to
provide buildings of like scale and massing on opposite sides of streets.
The primary entrance of every building must directly face a street, a
square, a park, a plaza, or a green.
(3) Proper building placement and other regulations are illustrated immediately
below for Highway Service Lots and Warehouse Retail Lots. Similar
requirements for the other lot types are described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.
f.
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iii. Streets do not have to form an orthogonal grid and are not required to
intersect at ninety -degree angles. These streets may be curved or
bent but must connect to other streets. Jogs or centerline offsets shall
be at least one hundred (100) feet for local streets; this requirement
does not apply to alleys.
iv. All streets in the Future Street Network Plan must be publicly
dedicated. Private streets and closed or gated streets are prohibited,
notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7.05.03.E and 7.10.15.
V. The use of raised intersections, lateral shifts, and traffic circles are
encouraged as alternatives to more conventional traffic calming
measures such as speed bumps.
vi. A continuous network of rear and side alleys and/or lanes is desirable
to serve as the primary means of vehicular ingress to individual lots.
Such networks are mandatory in Core transect zones. Alley and rear
lane entrances should align so as to provide ease of ingress for service
vehicles. Internal deflections or variations in the alley/rear lane
network are encouraged to prevent excessive or monotonous views of
the rear of structures resulting from long stretches of alleys and rear
lanes.
vii. Cul-de-sacs are not permitted except where physical conditions such
as freeways provide no practical alternatives for connection for
through traffic. Canals may or may not be physical barriers; appropri-
ate crossings will be considered at the time of PRW approval.
viii. Street stubs must be provided to adjacent undeveloped land to ensure
an integrated street network is achieved over time, except where the
adjacent land is being designated as Fringe. Stub -out streets to
connect to future development will not be considered cul-de-sacs if
they are less than three hundred (300) feet long.
ix. Streets intersecting Indrio Road must be separated by at least six
hundred sixty (660) feet. Streets intersecting other roads on the
regional street network must be separated by at least three hundred
thirty (330) feet (see Section 4.04.04.B).
(3) Except in Specialized Districts, the average perimeter of all blocks within
a neighborhood may not exceed 1,500 feet. The maximum perimeter of any
block may not exceed 2,400 feet. The portion of any block between
intersecting streets may not exceed 500 feet without a publicly dedicated
pedestrian sidewalk or trail providing access to another street. Smaller
block sizes are encouraged to promote walkability. An applicant may
propose minor modifications to these block size standards during the PRW
rezoning process; the Board of County Commissioners shall decide whether
to accept, modify, or reject such modifications during the approval process
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based on consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the TVC
Element and the applicable site plan approval standards in Chapter XI of
this Code.
(4) The street design requirements of Section 7.05 apply except where they
conflict with standards for the TVC Overlay Zone or this zoning district.
Further exceptions to the requirements of Section 7.05 may be authorized
by the Board of County Commissioners through approval of a regulating
plan during the PRW rezoning process.
(5) Applications for PRW zoning on tracts larger than twenty-five (25) acres
must provide at least two (2) points of vehicular access. These access
points may not be restricted by gates.
j. Off -Street Parking Regulations. Certain modifications to the off-street parking
regulations found in Section 7.06.00 of this Code will apply in the PRW district:
(1) Except in Specialized Districts, the following minimum dimensions for
parking access aisles and standard parking stalls apply in lieu of the
specific requirements in Section 7.06.00:
Angle of parking
(degrees)
Aisle Width (feet)
Parking Stalls (feet)
Two Way
22
One Way
20
Width
9
Length
18
90,
750
22
18
9
18
60'
20
16
9
18
45'
20
14
9
18
18
30,
20
14
9
0° (parallel)
18
14
8
20
(2) Except in Specialized Districts, parking lots shall be located behind
buildings wherever possible so that buildings can screen parking areas
from sidewalks and streets. In no case shall parking be located in front of
a building. Small parking lots in side yards may be permitted provided the
buildings they serve can meet the lot width and building frontage
requirements of Table 3-1 and provided these lots are set back a minimum
of twenty (20) feet from lot lines adjoining rights -of -way, excluding alleys
or lanes.
(3) The following multipliers shall be applied to the required number of
off-street parking spaces shown in Section 7.06.02. The result of this
multiplication will be the required number of off-street parking spaces in
each transect zone.
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c. Use of Native and Drought Resistant Plants: Wherever feasible and
environmentally beneficial, landscape designs should feature native and/or
drought -tolerant plant species, especially in areas adjacent to existing native
vegetation, to take advantage of the unique natural character and diversity of
the region, and the adaptability of native plants to local environmental
conditions. Where feasible, the re-establishment of native habitats should be
incorporated into the landscape design. In the same manner, landscape designs
are encouraged to utilize drought tolerant plant materials to the maximum
extent feasible. The use of drought tolerant plants should enrich the existing
landscape character, conserve water and energy, and provide as pleasant and
varied a visual appearance as plants that require more water.
The Board of County Commissioners may condition the approval of any resort with
more stringent or restrictive landscape requirements in order to ensure compat-
ibility with surrounding land uses.
6. Sign Requirements: Site signage shall be consistent with the provisions of Section
9.01.01(E). A preliminary site signage plan shall be required as part of the site plan
review process of all resorts developed under of the CR zoning district.
Site signage for a resort shall be in keeping with the resort's character, architecture
and signature amenity or anchor attribute, both in scale and design. The scale and
design of the sign shall also be appropriate to the surrounding area in which the
resort is located. The Board of County Commissioners may condition the approval of
any resort with more stringent or restrictive signage requirements in order to ensure
compatibility with surrounding land uses and the speed limit of the road or roads
which the sign(s) faces.
7. Conditional Uses:
a. Telecommunication towers — subject to the standards of Section 7.10.23.
8. Accessory Uses: Accessory uses are subject to the requirements of Section 8.00.00,
and include the following:
a. Solar energy systems, subject to the requirements of Section 7.10.28.
(Ord. No. 10-026, Pt. A, 9-7-2010; Ord. No. 10-034, Pt. A, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 11-015, Pt. A,
4-19-2011; Ord. No. 11-021, Pt. A, 8-2-2011; Ord. No. 11-017, Pt. A, 6-21-2011; Ord. No.
11-002, § 4, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 12-004, § A, 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 12-013, Pt. A, 12-4-2012;
Ord. No. 13-007, § A, 3-5-2013; Ord. No. 15-002, Pt. A, 4-7-2015; Ord. No. 17-005, Pt. A,
5-16-2017; Ord. No. 17-015, § 3, 7-5-2017; Ord. No. 17-023, Pt. A, 12-19-2017; Ord. No
2020-8, Pt. A, 3-3-2020; Ord. No. 2020-22, Pt. A, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 2020-28, Pt. A,
10-20-2020; Ord. No. 2022-11, Pt. A, 6-7-2022; Ord, No. 2022-12, Pt. A, 6-7-2022; Ord. No.
2022-21, Pt. A, 7-19-2022; Ord. No. 2022-027, § 2, 9-20-2022; Ord. No. 2024-10, § Pt. A,
2-20-2024; Ord. No. 2024-014, § 2, 4-2-2024)
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b. Upon approval of this option, urban services may be extended at the property
owners' expense to lots that use the remaining transferable development value
despite being located outside the USB.
C. The new residential lots must be placed on one (1) contiguous portion of the
land and to the extent possible must provide an interconnected street network
as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.k and water management in the form of an
interconnected system consistent with and connected to the Flow Way System
as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.p.
E. Residential Subdivisions Inside the Urban Service Boundary.
1. Residential subdivisions may be created inside the Urban Service Boundary (USB)
on land designated TVC only by following one (1) of these two approaches:
a. As part of a new Town or Village, using the PTV zoning district (see Section
3.01.03.EE). Planned Towns or Villages inside the USB require less acreage
and a lower percentage of land to be designated as Countryside than for a Town
or Village outside the USB (see Section 3.01.03.EE.2.b).
b. Outside a Town or Village but still inside the USB, using the transferable
development value assigned to a parcel of land, plus any TDR credits acquired
and/or any density bonuses that St. Lucie County may provide for affordable
housing, workforce housing, or mixed uses.
(1) If the land is not currently zoned to allow the desired density, the land
must be rezoned to a suitable planned zoning district (for instance, see
Sections 3.01.03.BB and 7.01.00, the standard planned unit development
category and associated PUD regulations). The rezoning application and
subsequent site plan approval applications must be accompanied by a
regulating plan that includes the information required by Section
3.01.03.EE.3.b(4) and that identifies appropriate transect zones, lot types,
and street types to achieve development forms consistent with the TVC
Element. The required Center, General, and Edge transect zone percent-
ages set forth in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.c(3) for Villages would apply to such
land, unless the parcel is less than thirty-two (32) acres. The five -acre
minimum parcel size for the standard PUD category would not apply to
such an application.
(2) Such residential subdivisions must provide an interconnected street
network as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.k and water management in
the form of an interconnected system consistent with and connected, if
possible, to the Flow Way System as described in Section 3.01.03.EE.2.p.
2. Residential development on land designated TVC that is inside the Urban Service
Boundary (USB) is afforded the following special allowances:
a. Density may be increased in all proposed development inside the USB through
acquisition of TDR credits from eligible sending sites (see Section 4.04.05).
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b. Transferable development rights are awarded higher multipliers when the
receiving site is located inside the USB.
F. Residential Driveways and Garages.
1. Intent. TVC Settlement Principles include public streets designed to meet the needs
of all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles. In residential
neighborhoods, an important walkability consideration is whether driveways, cars
and on -street parking dominate the streetscape or continuous, wide, uninterrupted
sidewalks and healthy street trees are provided. The intent of this sub -section is to
ensure that residential garages and driveways do not compromise the walkability
and intended pedestrian character of a neighborhood.
2. Applicability. The standards in this sub -section apply to new dwellings built in new
subdivisions in the PTV, PCS, or PRW Zoning Districts and to new dwellings in new
subdivisions approved pursuant to 4.04.04.D. and 4.04.04.E. Residential develop-
ment on existing parcels and residential development in new subdivisions created
pursuant to LDC sub -section 4.04.04.D.3. (after transfer of development rights) are
exempt from these garage and driveway standards.
3. Garage and Driveway Standards.
a. Front -loaded garage doors shall not comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of
the width of the front elevation of the house (including the garage).
b. Notwithstanding the previous provision, up to twenty percent (20%) of dwell-
ings within a neighborhood can include garage doors which measure up to sixty
percent (60%) of the width of the front elevation of the house.
C. Different house types and lot widths must be dispersed throughout the
neighborhood to provide variety to the streetscape.
d. Driveway width should be limited at the property line to protect the priority of
the sidewalk and to enable on -street parking. In no case shall the driveway
width exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot width or twenty (20) feet, whichever
is narrower, where the driveway meets the property line. Where measured
elsewhere, single-family residential driveway widths shall not exceed twenty-
two (22) feet.
e. Front -loaded garages on residential lots greater than forty-five (45) feet in
width shall be recessed from the main fagade no less than ten (10) feet. The
garage recess may be measured from a front porch so long as the porch is at
least six (6) feet deep and the width is at least thirty percent (30%) of the front
elevation. (Front porches meeting this standard may encroach into the front
setback.)
f. Front -loaded garages on residential lots less than forty-five (45) feet in width
must meet this standard unless modifications are granted, pursuant to
paragraph 4 below.
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g. The width of a side -loaded garage shall not be limited relative to the width of
the lot or dwelling, if the wall of the garage facing a street includes at least two
(2) windows and other features to resemble living space. The width of a
driveway serving a side -loaded garage shall be limited to twenty (20) feet where
it meets the property line. Side -loaded garages may also have reduced setbacks
from the front property line.
h. The width of a garage or driveway accessed from a rear alley shall not be limited
relative to the width of the lot or dwelling.
4. Design Flexibility.
a. Deviations from these standards may be approved by the Board of County
Commissioners upon demonstration that other proposed design features
adequately mitigate the impacts of larger garages and driveways on the
neighborhood streetscape. At time of approval of a Regulating Plan and
Preliminary Development Plan, the Board of County Commissioners may
delegate to the Planning and Development Services Director authority to
approve deviation from the standards in paragraph 3 if the Director, in his or
her professional judgment, determines that the proposed alternative design is
consistent with the intent to provide safe and inviting streetscapes that
encourage walking and that the impact of larger driveways or garages has been
adequately mitigated.
b. Such alternative design options include but are not limited to:
i. Commitment to provide a minimum percentage of dwellings within the
neighborhood that have a one -car garage and/or a driveway that does not
exceed twelve (12) feet in width;
ii. Provision of structured soils or a modular suspended pavement system
designed to meet the needs for water, soil and oxygen for the roots of
mature street trees, while still supporting the weight of heavy vehicles.
iii. Additional shade trees on individual residential lots, beyond what is
required by code.
iv. Wider sidewalks than what is required by code.
V. Providing a Boulevard street section with shade trees and pedestrian
pathways in the center median that is at least thirty (30) feet wide.
vi. Second floor living space over the garage with windows overlooking the
street and including Accessory Dwelling Units.
vii. Brick pavers or other improved hardscape materials on the driveway.
viii. Providing two (2) separate garage doors for two -car garages rather than
one (1) larger door.
ix. Providing a minimum percentage of dwellings where the front -loaded
garage is located in the rear of the lot and accessed by a narrow driveway.
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X. Providing a minimum percentage of dwellings where the garage parking is
accessed from a rear alley.
xi. Provide a minimum number or percentage of wider lots.
G. Other Non -Residential Uses.
1. Retail and workplace land uses may be placed in a Town or Village through approval
of PTV zoning (see Section 3.01.03.EE).
2. Retail and workplace land uses may also be placed outside a Town or Village when
consistent with the retail standards under Objective 3.1.8 of the TVC Element or the
workplace standards under Objective 3.1.10 of the TVC Element, or as necessary to
achieve underlying nonresidential use intensity pursuant to Land Use Element
Policies 3.1.2.5 and 3.1.3.1(4). PRW zoning (see Section 3.01.06.GG) is required
except on land indicated on the Transferable Development Value Map (Figure 3-3) as
suitable for industrial uses; land so indicated may also qualify for light or heavy
industrial zoning districts as if the land were designated Industrial on the Future
Land Use Map of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan. PRW zoning is also not
required for property with existing commercial zoning (CO, CN, or CG) as of August
28, 2009, but commercial development on such property must follow the development
standards contained in Section 3.01.03.GG.2 and be consistent with the TVC
Element. If the owner of any such existing commercially -zoned property elects to
seek approval for commercial development without PRW rezoning, then the develop-
ment application shall follow the submittal requirements, review procedures, and
approval standards as provided for Major Site Plans under Chapter XI of this Code.
(Ord. No. 11-002, § 4, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 2020-28, Pt. A, 10-20-2020; Ord. No. 2024-014,
§ 2, 4-2-2024)
4.04.05. Transferable Development Rights -[adopted by Ordinance 06-181.
A. Applicability. Section 4.04.05 establishes procedures for the Transfer of Development
Rights Program for the North St. Lucie County Special Area Plan (SAP). This section
establishes procedures by which transferable development rights are calculated, applied,
conveyed, and recorded, for the purpose of the preservation of the County's valuable
agricultural land, open space, and environmental quality, and in promoting well -designed
communities, social diversity, and economic growth. Paragraph C describes how transferable
development rights are assigned to land within the North St. Lucie County SAP. Paragraph
D explains that landowners are under no obligation to exercise their transferable develop-
ment rights and how Transferable Development Rights Credits (TDR credits) are created.
The description of the qualifying sending and receiving areas are set out in paragraphs E
and F herein. The use of transferable development rights, including calculation of the
number of TDR credits that may be transferred is established in paragraph F. Procedures for
approval of use of TDR credits are set out in paragraph G.
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CHAPTER VII
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
7.00.01. Purpose.
7.00.00. General Provisions
7.01.00. Planned Unit Development
7.01.01. Purpose.
7.01.02. Authorized Uses.
7.01.03. Standards and Requirements.
7.02.00. Planned Non -Residential Development
7.02.01. Purpose.
7,02.02. Permitted Uses.
7.02.03. Standards and Requirements.
7.03.00. Planned Mixed Use Development
7.03.01. Purpose.
7.03.02. Permitted Uses and Locations.
7.03.03. Standards and Requirements.
7.04.00. Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
7.04.01. Requirements.
7.04.02. Open Space Requirements.
7.04.03. Building Spacing Formula.
7.04.04. Base Building Line Setback Requirements.
7.05.00. Transportation Systems
7.05.01.
General Provisions.
7.05.02.
Streets.
7.05.03.
Rights -of -Way Determinations and Dedications, Improvements.
7.05.04.
Sidewalks and Bikeways.
7.05.05.
Use of Residential Property for Access.
7.05.06.
Driveways.
7.05.07.
Provisions for Access to New Development Activities.
7.05.08.
Street Naming and Identification.
7.05.09.
House and Building Numbers.
7.05.10.
Internal Trip Capture Standards.
7.06.00. Off -Street Parking and Loading
7.06.01. Purpose and Applicability.
7.06.02. Performance Standards.
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7.06.03. Relief.
7.07.00. Stormwater Management
7.07.01. Intent and Purpose.
7.07.02. Relationship to Other Stormwater Management Requirements.
7.07.03. Status of Previous Approvals.
7.07.04. Prohibitions.
7.07.05. Exemptions from Stormwater Permits.
7.07.06. Stormwater Management Requirements.
7.07.07. Local Jurisdictional Permit Requirements.
7.07.08. Failure to Maintain Stormwater Management Systems.
7.07.09. Applicability to Existing Development.
7.07.10. Permitting Procedures.
7.08.00. Utilities
7.08.01. Requirements for all Developments.
7.08.02. Utility and Drainage Easements in Subdivisions.
7.08.03. Water and Sewer Service Systems.
7.08.04. Wastewater and Sewage Disposal Compliance Permit.
7.08.05. Wastewater Reuse Standards for Sewage Treatment Plants.
7.09.00. Landscaping and Screening
7.09.01. Purpose.
7.09.02. Applicability.
7.09.03. General Provisions.
7.09.04. General Landscaping Requirements.
7.09.05. Removal of Exotic Vegetation.
7.10.00. Supplemental Standards
7.10.01. Mobile Food Vendors.
7.10.02. Outdoor Displays in Commercial Zoning Districts.
7.10.03. Animals in Residential Districts.
7.10.04. Guest Homes.
7.10.05. Mobile Homes as Accessory Uses.
7.10.06. Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of Approved Camps or Parks
Restricted.
7.10.07. Community Residential Homes.
7.10.08. Agricultural Labor Housing .
7.10.09. Marinas.
7.10.10. Adult Establishments.
7.10.11. Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages.
7.10.12. Scrap, Waste and Recycling Operations.
7.10.13. Sewage and Septage Treatment Facilities in Agricultural Zoning Districts.
7.10.14. Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts.
7.10.15. Security Gatehouse and Access Control Devices.
7.10.16. Recreational Vehicle Parks.
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7.10.17. Mobile Home Parks.
7.10.18. Airport Industrial Park —Special Regulations.
7.10.19. Outdoor Shooting Ranges.
7.10.20. Bed and Breakfast Residences.
7.10.21. Off -Road Vehicle Parks.
7.10.22. Car Washes, Self -Service.
7.10.23. Telecommunications Tower Siting.
7.10.24. Community Architectural Standards.
7.10.25. Emergency Services Communications.
7.10.26. Newsracks on Public Rights -of -Way.
7.10.27. Reserved.
7.10.28. Solar Energy.
7.10.29. Pain Management Clinic.
7.10.30. Reasonable Accommodation Procedures.
7.10.31. Membership Organizations —Enclosed Assembly Areas.
7.10.32. Supplemental Standards for Condominium Hotel Unit Uses.
7.10.33. Reserved.
7.10.34. Commercial Composting Facilities.
7.10.35. Cargo Containers.
7.10.36. Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade Contractor Facilities.
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TABLE 7-15
MINIMUM RIGHT -OF -
ROADWAY TYPE
WAY WIDTH
Arterial (8 lane)
200
Arterial (6 lane)
200
Arterial/Collector (4 lane)
160
Arterial/Collector (2 lane)
80
Local Road (w/swale drainage)
70
Local Road (w/closed drainage —curb and gutter)
60
All distances expressed in feet. Actual dimensions to be site determined and may be
greater or less than expressed minimums given site conditions and specific roadway
design requirements. Additional right-of-way will be at the request of the County
Engineer or his/her designee. The Board of County Commissioners may modify standard
right-of-way widths for Planned Unit Development if the intent of the ordinance is being
upheld.
D. Determination of Right -of -Way Alignment.
1. The Thoroughfare Network Right -of -Way Protection Plan is intended to indicate
transportation corridors, not precise alignments, and is to be based upon the
Right -of -Way Protection Map of the Transportation Element of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan. Precise alignments will be determined at the time of develop-
ment review and/or as a result of detailed alignment studies and surveys.
2. The County Engineer shall conduct, on a continuing basis, alignment studies and
surveys required to establish the precise alignment of rights -of -way shown on the
Thoroughfare Network Right -of -Way Protection Plan that are not previously
established. The centerline of the precise alignment shall be within one thousand
three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of the approximate location shown on the
Thoroughfare Network Right -of -Way Protection Plan, except where it can be
demonstrated that an alternative centerline alignment is less potentially harmful to
the environment, or displaces fewer residences, business or other development, or is
more feasible technically or financially.
a. Centerline Determination. A thoroughfare centerline shall be determined as
follows:
(1) For existing roads, the centerline shall be the centerline of the existing
right-of-way, as the same is shown in the official records of the County at
the time of approval of the Development Order, except where it can be
demonstrated that an alternative centerline alignment is less potentially
harmful to the environment or displaces fewer residences, businesses or
other development, or is more feasible technically or financially.
(FIGURE 7-15 - space reserved for future)
(2) For planned roads which are shown on the Thoroughfare Network
Right -of -Way Protection Plan and which follow section lines and/or quarter
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or half section lines, the centerline shall be the section line or quarter of
half -section line in question, except where it can be demonstrated that an
alternative centerline alignment is less potentially harmful to the environ-
ment or displaces fewer residences, businesses or other development, or is
more feasible technically or financially.
(3) For planned roads which are shown on the Thoroughfare Network
Right -of -Way Protection Plan and which do not follow section lines and/or
quarter or half -section lines, the centerline shall be determined by the
Board of County Commissioners by adoption of a resolution at a public
hearing which must be held no later than one hundred eighty (180) days
after approval of a development order which includes a condition making
development order approval subject to the centerline determination for the
road or roads in question. This hearing shall be preceded by certified mail
notice sent by the County Administrator, or his/her designee, at least
fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the hearing to every property owner of
records whose land may abut or be crossed by any part of the section of
proposed right-of-way. The cost of all surveys required to establish a
centerline shall be borne by the County.
b. Failure of the Board of County Commissioners to establish a centerline within
the time constraints set forth above shall effect a waiver by St. Lucie County of
all right-of-way dedication which otherwise may have been imposed on the
development for which application has been made.
C. Local roads are not included on the Thoroughfare Network Right -of -Way
Protection Plan.
E. Dedications to Public.
1. All rights -of -way and easements for streets, drainage and utilities shall conform to
the requirements of Chapter XIII of this Code.
2. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of County Commissioners, all roads and
streets shall be dedicated to the public. Any private roads permitted by the Board of
County Commissioners shall be constructed to public road specifications. Construc-
tion plan review, construction inspection and required guarantee and surety reviews
for private roads shall be as provided by this Code. No arterial or major collector road
or street indicated on the future right-of-way maps of the Transportation Element of
the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan shall be permitted to be private.
3. Private streets shall be permitted within property under single ownership or a
property owners' association as defined by Florida law. Where private streets are
permitted, ownership and maintenance association documents shall be submitted
with all final record plats and the dedication contained on the plat shall clearly
dedicate the roads and maintenance to the association without recourse to St. Lucie
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County or any other public agency. The rights -of -way and related facilities shall be
identified as tracts for road purposes under specific ownership on all record plats for
the subdivision.
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B. Duty of Owner for Placement on Existing Structures.
1. Generally.
a. It is the duty of the owner of any house or building to cause the house or
building number to be placed conspicuously on the front of the house or building
so that the number can be seen plainly from the street line. The numbers used
to display the street identification number for nonresidential buildings shall be
at least six (6) inches in height and for residential buildings shall be at least
four (4) inches in height. The numbers shall be made of a durable, clearly visible
material.
b. If a house or building is situated more than fifty (50) feet from the street line,
then the numbers shall be placed near the walk, driveway or common entrance
and upon a post, mailbox or other appropriate place so as to be easily
discernable from the street. The numbers used for nonresidential buildings
shall not be less than six (6) inches in height and for residential buildings shall
be at least four (4) inches in height. The numbers shall be made of a durable
and clearly visible material.
2. Noncompliance; violation. The owner of any house or building which does not have a
house or building number posted on the effective date of this Section shall have until
August 1, 1991 to comply with the requirements of this Section. Failure to comply
with this Section shall constitute a violation of the technical code of St. Lucie County
and shall be enforced pursuant to Article III, Chapter 1-2 of the Code of Ordinances.
C. Placement Required Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. No certificate of
occupancy shall be issued for new construction until the house or building number is posted
in accordance with Section 7.05.09(B).
D. Application of System to New Development Activities. All new development activities in
the unincorporated areas shall comply with the system established by this Section.
7.05.10. Internal Trip Capture Standards.
Shall follow the latest version of the "STANDARDIZED TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
STUDIES METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES," as adopted by the St. Lucie County
Transportation Planning Organization.
(Ord. No. 2024-012, § Pt. A, 4-2-2024)
7.06.00. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING*
7.06.01. Purpose and Applicability.
A. Purpose. The requirements of this Section are intended to ensure that every building,
structure, or use erected or instituted, except for bona -fide agricultural uses and buildings,
shall be provided with adequate off-street parking facilities for the use of occupants,
*Editor's note —Ord. No. 2013-44, § A, adopted December 17, 2013, repealed the former
7.06.00, §§ 7.06.01-7.06.04, and enacted a new 7.06.00 as set out herein. The former
7.06.000 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 12-003, adopted May
15, 2012.
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employees, visitors, and patrons, and that certain uses be provided with adequate off-street
loading facilities, thereby reducing congestion to the public streets and promoting the safety
and welfare of the public.
B. Applicability.
1. Existing Uses. Buildings or structures existing as of the effective date of this Code
may be modernized, altered, or repaired without providing additional off-street
parking or loading facilities, provided there is no change of use.
2. Change in Use. Effective March 1, 1999, any change in use to an existing building or
structure, will require that all on -site parking and loading facilities be brought into
full compliance with the provisions of this Code, except as otherwise provided here in
Section 7.06.00, as it may be amended from time to time. For the purposes of this
Section. "change in use" shall mean any change in use or activity that requires the
issuance of a new certificate of zoning compliance. Parking surface, landscaping,
changes in use and zoning compliance are subject to the provisions of this Code as
amended by Ordinance No. 12-003.
3. Expansion of Structure. Expansion in the floor area, volume, capacity, or space
occupied of any structure existing on or before July 1, 1984, shall require compliance
with all off- street parking and loading requirements contained in this Code to be
met for both new construction and existing structures, except as otherwise provided
below and in Section 7.06.03.
a. Exceptions:
1. If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning and
Development Services Director that the site has provided adequate
off-street parking for its use prior to expansion, only the new construction
shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Section.
2. New construction not required to comply with off-street parking require-
ments include: Entry areas or vestibules, unoccupied storage areas
provided these do not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor
area, and areas which do not add to the occupancy capacity of a structure.
4. Nonconforming Uses: When repairs and alternations are to be made in a building
occupied by a nonconforming use, all off-street parking requirements contained in
this Code shall be met of the cost of repairs and alterations exceed fifty percent (50%)
of the assessed value of the building and structures.
a. Exceptions.
1. If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning and
Development Services Director that the site has provided adequate
off-street parking for its use prior to expansion, only new construction
shall be required to comply with requirements in this Section.
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2. Construction not required to comply with off-street parking requirements
include: Entry areas or vestibules, unoccupied storage areas provided
these do not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area, and
areas which do not add to the occupancy capacity of a structure.
5. Religious Facility and Membership Organization. When a building in which persons
regularly assemble for religious worship or social organization is built, repaired, or
expanded, the off-street requirements are as follows:
a. Exceptions:
1. Up to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total parking requirement may be
stabilized grass parking for new construction and expansion of structure.
All -weathered impervious surface is not required as provided herein.
2. Grass parking shall be provided in a manner acceptable to the County
Engineer.
3. In the event grassed parking areas become deteriorated as indicated by
dead or dying grass, bare dirt or overgrown grass and weeds, the Planning
and Development Services Director may require the owner of the property
to pave all or part of such area.
4. The stabilized grass parking vehicular use area shall meet the design
standards pursuant to Section 7.06.02(B), except for material as provided
herein.
(Ord. No. 2013-44, § A, 12-17-13; Ord. No. 2021-14, Pt. A, 6-1-2021)
7.06.02. Performance Standards.
A. Number of Off -Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required.
1. Off -Street Parking per Use. The most recently published edition of the Institute of
Transportation Engineers Parking Generation is adopted by reference as the
use -specific requirements for off-street parking.
a. For any uses not listed in the latest edition of Parking Generation, the Planning
and Development Services Director will make a determination for required
parking based on the most similar use, professionally recognized standards, a
survey of similar counties' regulations, and/or analysis by a traffic engineer
based on use -specific parking requirements. The determination will be made in
writing referencing the standards or analysis used to make the determination.
2. Handicapped Parking. Handicapped parking shall be provided as required the
Standard Building Code and F.S. §§ 316.1955 and 316.1956. The number of
designated handicapped parking spaces shall be determined as follows:
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HANDICAPPED PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Total Number of Required Number of Required Handicapped
Parking Spaces Parking Spaces*
0-15
1
16-50
2
51-75
3
76-100
4
101-150
5
151-200
6
201-300
7
301-400
8
401-500
9
501-1,000
2% of total required parking
1,000+
minimum of 20, plus 1 additional space
for each 100 parking spaces over 1,000
*The number of required handicapped parking
spaces may be included within the
gross number of required parking spaces.
3. Off -Street Loading. Off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained as
follows:
a. For all commercial and industrial development:
Size of Building
Number of Spaces
0 to 24,999 square feet 1
25,000 to 59,999 square feet 2
60,000 to 119,999 square feet 3
120,000 to 199,999 square feet 4
200,000 to 299,999 square feet 5
For each additional ninety thousand (90,000) square feet over three hundred
thousand (300,000) square feet or major fraction thereof, one (1) space.
b. For each auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall, museum, motel, hotel,
office building, sports arena, stadium, hospital, sanitarium, welfare institution,
or similar use having an aggregate floor area of:
Size of Building Number of Spaces
Over 10,000 square feet, but less than 40,000 1
square feet
For each added 60,000 square feet or major fraction 1
thereof
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C. For any use not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street loading
facilities to which the unmentioned use is most similar shall apply. Such
determination shall be made by the Planning and Development Services
Director.
B. Design Standards.
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1. Stall Size.
a. The minimum size of a parking stall shall be as follows:
Standard: Ten (10) feet x eighteen (18) feet.
Angled: Ten (10) feet x eighteen (18) feet.
Parallel: Eight (8) feet x twenty-three (23) feet.
Handicapped: Twelve (12) feet x eighteen (18) feet.
(F.S. § 316.1955(3))
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Two (2) feet of the required eighteen (18) feet provides for the overhang of the
front of the vehicle beyond the front wheels, and therefore may be in grass
instead of pavement if that two (2) feet is not included in any other required
landscape or separation area, and if wheel stops or curbs are used to prevent
vehicular encroachment into the two -foot area.
Aisle Width, Ingress and Egress.
a. Dimensional requirements of access aisles:
MINIMUM PARKING ACCESS AISLE DIMENSIONS
Aisle Width
Angle of Parking (feet)
(degrees) Two -Way One -Way
90
26
26
75
22
22
60
20
20
45
20
16
30
20
16
0 (parallel)
20
16
b. No paving or vehicular use area, other than shared entrance or exit drives
located in accordance with Section 7.05.06, shall be installed within ten (10) feet
of adjoining property or within fifteen (15) feet of any road right-of-way
frontage, and said unpaved area shall be landscaped in accordance with Section
7.09.00.
C. All off-street parking areas shall be designed so that motor vehicles can exit
without backing into a street, except for single-family, two-family and three-
family dwellings.
3. Material.
a. Requirement for Paved Surface for All Required Off -Street Parking and
Vehicular Use Areas. Subject to the Administrative Relief provisions below, all
required off-street parking spaces, access aisles, vehicular use and off-street
loading areas constructed, expanded or altered after March 1, 1999, shall be
constructed with a paved surface meeting the requirements of the St. Lucie
County Public Works Department. The permitted impervious surface materials
be concrete, asphalt, brick pavers, stamped concrete, or paving block. Only
asphalt or concrete will be permitted within the County's Right -of -Way.
Pervious paving systems and grass paving systems shall be permitted for
non -required parking spaces when the paving systems and materials are
approved by the County Engineer. Stabilized unpaved parking areas may be
permitted at locations outside the urban service area upon approval of the
County Engineer, so long as parking spaces, accessways, and driveways are
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clearly marked and the vehicular/pedestrian circulation system is safe. The
County Engineer shall publish a list of commercially available paving systems
of pervious and imperious paving materials that are approved for use. The
County Engineer shall approve design material and specifications on each site.
For religious facilities or fraternal organizations, grass parking is exempt from
the Administrative Relief provisions below, as provided in Section 7.06.01(B)(5).
4. ADA Accessibility.
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a. All handicapped parking spaces shall be appropriately outlined with blue
painted lines, minimum four (4) inches wide, and shall be posted with the
international symbol of accessibility. Handicapped accessible spaces shall meet
the minimum design, signing and marking standards of the Florida Depart-
ment of Transportation, and shall generally be located as depicted in Figure
7-24.
b. All handicapped spaces shall have an adjacent access aisle sixty (60) inches
wide. Two (2) handicapped parking spaces may share a common access aisle.
C. All spaces shall have accessible thereto a curb -ramp or curb -cut, to allow access
to the building served and shall be located so that users would not be compelled
to wheel behind parked vehicles.
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d. Parallel spaces that are being used for handicapped purposes, shall be located
at the beginning or end of a block. Curbs adjacent to such spaces shall be of a
height which will not interfere with the opening and closing of motor vehicle
doors.
Landscaping.
a. No more than ten (10) parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row
without being interrupted by a minimum landscape area of one hundred eighty
(180) square feet for single row parking or three hundred sixty (360) square feet
for double row parking (see Figure 7-23).
b. Parking or display of any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat, trailer or
other vehicle in any required landscape area is prohibited.
6. Wayftnding.
a. All directional and regulatory signage and all pavement markings shall be in
accordance with the "USDOT Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
b. Off-street parking facilities, including access drives and aisles for all multi-
family, including two-family and three-family dwellings, and non-residential
uses and shall be marked either by painted lines, precast curbs, or in a similar
fashion to indicate parking spaces.
7. Vehicle Queuing.
a. Vehicle Queuing Area spaces required, per use:
DRIVE UP/THRU VEHICLE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
Facility / Use Minimum Vehicle Queuing Area
Drive-in Bank
Restaurant Drive-Thru
Car Wash (Automatic)
Car Wash (Self Service)
Gatehouse/Entry Control Structure
(manned or unmanned)
All other commercial drive-thru uses
6 spaces per service window
8 spaces per service window
3 spaces on approach to wash line
1 space on approach to wash line
4 spaces (see Section 7.10.15)
3 spaces per service position
b. Adequate vehicle storage areas shall be provided at all drive -through and
access regulating facilities. A vehicle queuing area is to be a minimum of ten
(10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet. Minimum vertical clearance of fourteen (14)
feet shall be required unless provisions for an unrestricted pass area are made.
C. No vehicle queuing area may block any other parking stall, access aisle,
driveway or off-street parking facility.
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d. All vehicle queuing measurements shall commence from the drive -through
service window. In the case where two (2) service windows are provided, the
measurement shall commence at the second window from which services are
provided.
8. Vehicle Storage. Off-street parking facilities supplied by the owner or operator shall
not be used by commercial vehicles owned, operated, or used in the business of such
owner or operator during his/her regular hours of business, or by vehicles offered for
sale unless additional parking spaces are made for these vehicles.
9. Off -Street Loading Space Design.
FIGURE 7-25
a. Location. Loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building or
structure to which they are accessory. No loading shall be located in a required
front yard.
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b. Designation and Use. Each required loading space shall be designated as such
and shall be used only for loading purposes.
C. Design and Maintenance.
1. Off-street loading spaces shall be an area at grade level at least twelve (12)
x fifty-five (55) feet long with a fourteen -foot vertical clearance.
2. For buildings less than fourteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine
(14,999) square feet, the required delivery space may have a minimum
dimension of twelve (12) feet x thirty (30) feet with a fourteen -foot vertical
clearance.
3. Each loading space shall be accessible from the interior of the building it
serves without crossing or entering any other required off-street loading
space, off-street parking space, or circulation area. Such loading spaces
shall be arranged for convenient and safe ingress and egress by motor
truck and trailer.
4. All loading spaces shall be paved.
(Ord. No. 2013-44, § A, 12-17-13; Ord. No. 2021-14, Pt. A, 6-1-2021; Ord. No. 2024-012, § Pt.
A, 4-2-2024)
7.06.03. Relief.
A. Administrative Relief for Developments under six thousand (6,000) SF. The Planning
and Development Services Director may grant administrative relief from the parking
standards or the required amount of paved surface for off-street parking and vehicle use
areas including vehicular use areas (Development < six thousand (6,000) square feet) based
upon a written request for such administrative relief and an analysis submitted by the
applicant. The analysis must demonstrate that the required amount of paved surface for
off-street parking and vehicle use areas is unnecessary or not practical to construct because
of environmental considerations, such as micrositing for large trees, for mass transit
considerations, such as providing transit stops in an area to be served with mass transit
services, and superior design considerations determined by exceeding the minimum
requirements of the Land Development Code. Requests for administrative relief from the
paved surface requirements shall meet the following standards:
1. Lands within the Urban Service Boundary:
a. The alterative off-street parking or vehicular use area shall not be visible from
any the adjacent right-of-way;
b. The alternative off-street parking or vehicular use area shall not be utilized for
a public use;
2. Lands outside of the Urban Service Boundary:
a. Alternative off-street parking or vehicular use areas shall not be permitted for
any operation involving retail lands.
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2. When used in this Section 7.10.34, the words "include" and "including" shall not be
construed to be terms of limitation. References to included matters or items will be
regarded as illustrative and will not be interpreted as a limitation on, or an exclusive
listing of, the matters or items referred to.
(Ord. No. 17-015, § 4, 7-5-2017)
7.10.35. Cargo Containers.
A. In the AG-1, AG-2.5, AG-5, IL, IH, and AR-1 Zoning Districts, the Planning and
Development Services Director, or designee, may authorize the installation of a cargo
container(s) as accessory structure, subject to receipt of a building permit for this use.
B. In the AR-1 district, cargo containers are subject to the following development
standards as follows:
1. Cargo container shall not be stacked above the height of a single container.
2. Cargo containers may be placed in a manner that renders the site nonconforming
with off-street parking, loading landscaping areas, or lot coverage requirements.
3. Cargo containers shall be placed in the rear yard in accordance with Table 7-10 in
Section 7.04.00.
4. Cargo containers shall be maintained free from rust and graffiti.
5. Cargo containers shall not be permitted to have signage of any type.
6. Cargo containers can be modified or retrofitted for habitation in accordance to the
Florida Building Code.
7. Cargo container shall be painted to be consistent with the primary structure.
8. Permitted cargo containers shall be limited to one (1) per acre, or fraction thereof, not
to exceed two (2) cargo containers for any parcel.
(Ord. No. 2020-22, Pt. A, 8-4-2020)
7.10.36. Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade Contractor Facili-
ties.
In the AG-5 (Agricultural-5) Zoning District, Recreational vehicle, boat storage, and
utility trade contractor facilities may be authorized as a conditional use, if located within 1.5
miles of State Roads 68 or 70 (Orange Avenue or Okeechobee Road), subject to the standards
of review set out in Section 11.07.00 and the following supplemental criteria:
A. Design Criteria.
1. The facilities are accessible via a roadway paved to the County's minimum
specifications and is subject to the site plan submission requirements of Section
11.02.00.
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2. The storage area(s) and all related activity areas shall be screened from all
public rights -of -way and any adjoining properties, at minimum, as follows:
(a) Public right-of-way: A minimum thirty (30) foot landscape buffer, contain-
ing a berm, and screening material consistent with Land Development
Code Section 7.09.04.
(b) Adjoining properties utilized for a residential use: A minimum fifteen (15)
foot landscape buffer, including an eight (8) tall opaque wall or fence, with
landscaping, in accordance with Land Development Code Section 7.09.04.
3. All vehicular use areas shall be paved in accordance with Land Development
Code Section 2.00.00, including but not limited to access driveways, interior
drive -aisles, and storage spaces for motorized vehicles, however alternative
surfaces may be considered for utility trade contractor facilities as approved by
the Board of County Commissioners through the Conditional Use Permit.
Alternative surface materials may include, but are not limited to, asphalt
millings, coquina rock, shell rock, and engineered surface products suitable for
the expected vehicle loads and frequency of use. An impervious surface may be
required for areas offering boat storage to ensure oil drip capture.
4. The site plan shall identify all proposed utilities (water, wastewater, electric),
stormwater, lighting, refuse collection, and similar improvements and provi-
sions for service.
5. All on -site lighting shall be designed to prevent spillover to adjacent properties,
including motion sensors, with no more than 0.25 footcandle of illumination
projected onto the abutting right-of-way.
6. Any restricted gate access design shall adhere to Land Development Code
Section 7.10.15.
7. In addition to the above mandatory standards and the standards of review set
forth in Section 11.07.00 of this Code, in considering any application for
Conditional Use the Board of County Commissioners may also consider
reasonable limitations on the storage operations, including but not limited, the
hours of business operation and the necessity for security provisions. If
limitations are imposed on the hours of operation or if any other special
limitation is imposed, the Board shall expressly include in any approval
resolution or other form of Final Development Order the specific reasons that
such limitations have been determined to be necessary.
B. Public Notice. Public notice for conditional use permits shall be provided in
accordance with Section 11.00.03, however in addition to the requirements set forth
in Section 11.00.03, notice shall be provided by mail to all property owners who own
real property within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property directly affected by the
proposed action, whose address is known by reference to the latest ad valorem tax
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rolls. Notwithstanding the additional mailed notice requirement set forth in this
Section, in the case of a written protest the conditional use permit application, the
provisions of Section 11.07.01(C) shall apply.
(Ord. No. 2022-12, Pt. B, 6-7-2022; Ord. No. 2024-10, § Pt. B, 2-20-2024)
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ACCESSORY, TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES 8.00.03
8.00.00. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
8.00.01. Authorization.
Accessory structures and uses are permitted in any zoning district in connection with any
principal lawfully existing permitted use within such district, or in connection with any
existing conditional use within such district, subject to the requirements of Section 11.07.00,
provided that all accessory structures or uses shall meet the requirements for the zoning
district in which the structure or use is located, as provided in Section 3.01.03, and all other
requirements of this section.
8.00.02. Dimension and Location Regulations.
A. No accessory use or structure except for fences, walls, and hedges as described in
Section 8.00.04 shall be located in any required front yard in any residential zoning district.
B. No accessory structure or use in any residential zoning district shall occupy more than
thirty-five percent (35%) of the maximum permitted building area of the entire lot.
C. Non-commercial garages, carports, and enclosed storage structures located within
residential zoning districts may exceed the height of the primary structure but shall then be
limited to twenty (20) feet in height and located a minimum of five (5) feet behind the front
fagade of the primary structure.
D. Non-commercial garages, carports, pole barns, and enclosed storage structures within
agricultural zoning districts may exceed the height of the primary structure but shall then
be limited to twenty-five (25) feet in height and located a minimum of five (5) feet behind the
front fagade of the primary structure.
(Ord. No. 2024-3, § 2, 1-23-2024)
8.00.03. Particular Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in Residential,
Agricultural, and Planned Unit Development Districts.
Permitted accessory structures and uses include:
A. Non-commercial garages, parking lots, and parking areas, together with related
circulation elements.
B. Enclosed storage structures and greenhouses.
C. A child's playhouse or gazebo.
D. Non-commercial parks, playgrounds and athletic areas.
E. Private swimming pools and bathhouses, provided that the swimming pool, or the
entire property on which it is located, shall be walled or fenced to prevent
uncontrolled access to such swimming pool from the street or from adjacent
properties.
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F. Outdoor storage of recreational equipment subject to the following restrictions:
1. Recreational equipment shall not be stored in the front yard or any side yard
located between the main building and any projections thereof and the front
property line, except that one (1) piece of recreational equipment less than
thirteen (13) feet in height may be located on a paved surface in the front yard
and shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from the edge of the adjacent
paved surface or travelway, provided that the recreational equipment shall not
obstruct or interfere with the maintenance, visibility or use of any public
right-of-way or sidewalk. Where stored on a paved surface in the front yard,
such recreational equipment shall be parked as nearly perpendicular as
possible, to the street upon which the property is accessed, except when the
recreational equipment is parked at least one hundred (100) feet from any
street frontage on lots or parcels of land one (1) acre or more in total area. In
those instances of a corner lot, or a parcel having more than one (1) frontage on
more than one (1) street, and there is paved or improved access to the property
from those streets, the same setback and numeric criteria outlined above shall
apply.
Nothing is this paragraph shall be interpreted to permit any violation of the
minimum Off -Street Parking requirements and standards set forth in Section
7.06.00 and Driveway Regulations set forth in Section 7.05.06 of this Code.
2. A maximum of two (2) pieces of recreational equipment, including the one (1)
piece of recreational equipment allowed in the front yard, may be stored on a
parcel except that there shall be no limitation on the number or pieces of
recreational equipment allowed in unenclosed structures on a lot or parcel of
more than one (1) acre provided that the recreational equipment must be
parked at least one hundred (100) feet from any public street or right-of-way
and providing that the storing of this recreational equipment does not violate
any other provision of this Code or the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances.
This limitation shall not apply to recreational equipment stored in enclosed
structures.
3. Recreational equipment shall not be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping
purposes.
4. Recreational equipment must be owned or used by the owner or occupant or
guest of the owner or occupant of the property upon which the recreational
equipment is parked, located or stored, and must be for the personal off -site use
of the owner or occupant or guest, rather than for rent or hire.
5. Recreational equipment must have a valid motor vehicle license or registration
at all times as required by law.
6. Recreational equipment shall not be stored on drums, barrels, concrete blocks,
lumber or similar devices which cause the storage of the recreational equipment
to be deemed unsafe.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 8.4 Adopted May 19, 2009
ACCESSORY, TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES 8.00.03
7. No inoperative recreational equipment may be stored or parked on the paved
surface. For the purpose of this Code, recreational equipment shall be deemed
inoperative if it has removed or flat tires; partial or complete dismantling or
removal of parts; broken glass; missing major parts such as lights, doors, hoods,
or motor parts essential for the lawful and safe operation of the recreational
equipment. The positioning of the recreational equipment in other than an
upright or operable manner or lack of a current license plate or current
registration decal shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the recreational
equipment is inoperable.
8. For the purpose of implementing this paragraph, the restrictions and prohibi-
tions described in Section 8.00.02(A) of this Code shall not apply, and shall be
superseded by the restrictions and limitations contained herein.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 11.02.09
m. Proposed landscaping, including the types, location, and quantity of all plants
or materials, and the location of fences or screen plantings.
n. The location, size, and arrangement of all existing or proposed signs or lighting.
o. Boundaries depicting construction phases, if applicable.
p. The approximate location and dimension of all proposed lots and all yard
requirements, if applicable.
q. The location and dimension all paved areas within one hundred (100) feet of the
outside property boundaries.
r. The location, dimension and type of construction of all buildings or structures
within one hundred (100) feet of the outside property boundaries.
S. A transportation impact report in accordance with the requirements of Section
11.02.09(A)(4), if applicable.
t. An environmental impact report in accordance with the requirements of Section
11.02.09(A)(5), if applicable.
U. A location map, which shall delineate the project boundaries on the St. Lucie
County Tax Assessment Maps.
V. A driveway location which shall show the location of all driveways, public
streets and private drives within six hundred and sixty (660) feet of the
development, along any private or public street that will serve the project.
W. Any other information deemed necessary by the Growth Management Director
for the reasonable review of the proposed development.
4. Transportation Impact Report:
a. Applicability:
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1. Whenever submission of a site plan is required, a transportation impact
study shall be provided for any project not categorized as having a de
minimis impact, or any proposed development on North or South Hutchin-
son Island.
2. Project with de minimis impact: In order for a project to be classified as de
minimis, the Planning and Development Services Director must determine
whether the trips generated would not affect more than one percent (1%)
of the adopted level of service capacity. No impact will be de minimis if the
sum of existing roadway volumes and the trips generated from the project
would exceed one hundred ten percent (110%) of the adopted level of
service capacity of the affected road facility. A Traffic Statement, prepared
with published and acceptable transportation impact data shall be provided,
with appropriate distribution assumptions to provide for a de minimis
impact determination.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
11:35 Adopted May 19, 2009
11.02.09 ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
b. Contents. The transportation impact report shall demonstrate conformance
with the latest version of the "STANDARDIZED TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
STUDIES METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES," as adopted by the St. Lucie
County Transportation Planning Organization.
5. Environmental Impact Report:
a. Applicability:
1. Whenever a submission of a site plan is required, an environmental impact
report shall be provided if the proposed development meets any of the
following:
a. The property is ten (10) acres or over;
b. The property, regardless of size, contains any wetland, or;
C. The property is identified on the "Inventory of Native Ecosystems for
St. Lucie County," or;
d. The proposed development is located in whole or part within the One
Hundred (100) Year Flood Plain, or;
e. The property is located anywhere on North or South Hutchinson
Island.
2. The Environmental Resources Director may authorize total or partial
relief from the requirement of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Documentation shall be provided by the applicant requesting relief from
the EIR. The applicant shall demonstrate that based on conditions unique
to the proposed development all of the information foregone by such relief
is not needed to determine environmental impact of the proposed develop-
ment.
b. Contents. The environmental impact report shall contain the following informa-
tion:
1. A vegetation and substrate survey including:
a. Extent and acreage of any areas in which vegetation typical of the
primary dune extends landward of the Coastal Construction Control
Line.
b. Extent and acreage of all marsh and mangrove forest areas, including
substrate conditions.
C. Extent and acreage of all upland hammock forests.
d. Extent and acreage of wetlands.
2. The required first floor elevation, and whether all floor elevations will be
above this level.
3. The identification of any area that has experienced overwash of the
primary dune.
4. The identification of any area subject to breach during storm conditions.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 11:36 Adopted May 19, 2009
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
11.02.09
5. An assessment of the impacts upon onsite vegetation and wildlife, and
onsite and off -site natural resources; a description of the planned approach
that will be used to minimize these impacts; a description of the proposed
alterations or disturbances to any of the areas identified in response to
Sections 11.02.09(A)(5)(b)(1)(c) and (d) above; and the mitigation that will
be provided.
6. In addition to the requirements of Section 11.02.09(5)(b) above, the
following information shall be required for development within the
unincorporated areas of Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County.
a. A vegetation and landscape plan and written assessment which
demonstrates consistency with the appropriate policies set out in this
Code for all areas of the subject parcel of land, including a description
of the techniques to protect the existing onsite native vegetation.
Recommendations should be obtained from the St. Lucie County Soil
and Water Conservation District or the St. Lucie County Urban
Forester.
b. A soil and water conservation plan and written assessment which
outlines a system of best management practices to control soil
erosion, reduce sediment loss, and protect the water quality on the
subject parcel of land during all phases of development. These best
management practices shall consider the impacts of onsite develop-
ment activity on adjacent parcels of land, so as to avoid soil erosion,
sediment loss, and degraded water quality on the adjacent parcels of
land. Recommendations should be obtained from the St. Lucie
County Soil and Water Conservation District.
C. A plant and animal survey for onsite federal and state protected
species as defined in Chapter II. A compiled list of these plants and
animals shall be maintained by the Growth Management Director.
Locations of all identified species shall be depicted on a map.
d. A surface water management plan and written assessment which
demonstrates consistency with the appropriate policies set out in this
Code, including a description of the techniques to be used to prevent
both the potential degradation of surface water resources and an
increase in flood hazard damage.
e. A shoreline stabilization plan and assessment which demonstrates
consistency with the appropriate policies set out in this Code,
including beach or dune restoration and maintenance or Indian River
Lagoon shoreline stabilization to reduce or control erosion.
(Ord. No. 12-003, Pt. J, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 14-021, § A, 9-16-2014; Ord. No. 2024-012, § Pt.
A, 4-2-2024)
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 11:37 Adopted May 19, 2009
11.02.10 ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
11.02.10. Submittals for Planned Development Site Plans.
A. Planned Development Requirements. A Planned Development application shall include
the following information:
1. General Information:
a. The applicant's name and address.
b. The applicant's interest in the subject property.
C. The owner's name and address, if different from the applicant, and the owner's
signed consent to the filing of the application.
d. The street address and a legal description of the property proposed to be
reclassified as a Planned Development.
e. The present zoning classification and existing uses of the subject property
proposed to be reclassified.
f. A statement of planning objectives to be achieved by the proposed Planned
Development through the particular approach proposed by the applicant. This
statement should include a description of the character of the proposed
development and the rationale behind the assumptions and choices made by the
applicant.
g. A statement of the total number and type of dwelling units to be constructed;
parcel size; approximate lot coverage of buildings and structures; approximate
gross and net area of all non-residential facilities, and an explanation of their
use; residential densities; and approximate gross and net amounts of open
space.
h. Information on land areas adjacent to the proposed Planned Development and
an indication of the relationships between the proposed development and
existing and proposed adjacent areas, including land uses, zoning classifica-
tions, densities, automobile and pedestrian circulation systems, public facilities,
and unique natural features of the land.
A statement describing how the Planned Development is consistent with the St.
Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
A development schedule indicating the approximate date construction of the
Planned Development or stages of the Planned Development can be expected to
begin and be completed.
k. A statement of the applicant's intentions with regard to the future selling or
leasing of all or portions of the Planned Development, such as land areas,
dwelling units, and commercial facilities.
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 11:38 Adopted May 19, 2009
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 11.02.10
2. Existing Conditions:
a. An aerial photograph of the property on which the development activity is to
take place. The aerial used to satisfy this requirement may be obtained from
the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser.
b. Detailed location sketch with section, township and range.
C. A boundary survey and legal description prepared in accordance with the
current standards of Chapter 61G17-6 FAC. All boundary surveys shall be
submitted on a sheet size twenty-four (24) inch by thirty-six (36) inch and shall
be the same scale as the project site plan. All boundary surveys shall have been
prepared within the 12 months prior to the application for site plan being filed
and shall contain at a minimum the following information, as applicable:
1. Location of the Coastal Construction Control Line, along with all neces-
sary recording data,
2. The location of the mean highwater, or safe upland line, along with a
description of how these lines were determined,
3. The location of all submerged lands,
4. The limits and elevations of any jurisdictional wetlands, which shall
contain bearing and distance information used in determining the extent
of these areas, along with the identification of the agency or agencies
claiming jurisdiction.
5. The location of all existing improvements.
6. Acreage certifications of all lands lying above mean high water or the safe
upland line; and
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CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
Ordinance
Adoption
Section
Number
Date
Section
this Code
2024-014
4- 2-2024
2
3.01.03, 4.04.04
2024-10
2-20-2024
Pt. A
3.01.03
Pt. B
7.10.36
2024-3
1-23-2024
2
2.00.00, 8.00.02
2024-012
4- 2-2024
Pt. A
7.05.03, 7.05.10,
7.06.02, 11.02.09
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 CCT:7 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Cont'd.)
Endangered or Threatened Species
Habitat of Endangered or Threatened Species
Native Upland Habitat Protection
Public Acquisition .....................................
6.04.01.F
Hearings
Hearing Procedures
Appeals from Board of County Commissioners Deci-
sions .............................................. ...
11.00.04.H
Reconsideration of Action ...............................
11.00.04.G
HIRD Hutchinson Island Residential District
Intent of Application .......................................
3.01.03.AA.2
Landscaping
Removal of Exotic Vegetation
Exotic Pest Plants; Maintenance and Removal
Right of Hearing Before the Board of County
Commissioners ....................................
7.09.05.B.3
Mining
Restrictions, Regulations, and Conditions on Mining
Permit ...................................................
6.06.01
Newsracks
Appeals ......................................................
7.10.26.J
Rights Preserved .......... .................................
7.10.26.L
PCs (Planned Country Subdivision) District
Standards and Requirements
Compatibility .............................................
3.01.03.FF.2.f
PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development District
Standards and Requirements
Phasing ....................................................
7.03.03.L
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District
Standards and Requirements
Phasing ....................................................
7.02.03.I
Provisions re ...................................................
12.00.00
PRW (Planned Retail/Workplace) District
Approval Process ...........................................
3.01.03.GG.3
PTV (Planned Town or Village) District
Approval Process ...........................................
3.01.03.EE.3
Public Facilities
Adequate Public Facilities
Authority and Applicability ..................... I .......
5.00.03
PUD Planned Unit Development District
Standards and Requirements
Phasing ....................................................
7.01.03. L
Right -of -Way Abandonment and Plat Vacation Procedures
Authority and Applicability ...............................
11.10.01
Review of Petition
Board of County Commissioners, Review of ........ .
11.10.06.13
Site Plans .....................................................
11.02.04 et seq.
See: SITE PLANS
St. Lucie County Land
Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:23 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Cont'd.)
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
Applications for New Wireless Telecommunications
Towers and Antennas ..............................
7.10.23.D
General Requirements for the Location of New Wire-
less Telecommunications Towers on County
Property ..............................................
7.10.23.I
Transportation Systems ......................................
7.05.03 et seq.
See: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
TVC—Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Countryside)
Transferable Development Rights
Public Acquisition of Transferable Development Rights
4.04.05.K
Utilities
Water and Sewer Service Systems
Waiver of Dry Line Requirements ........ ............
7.08.03.0
Variances
Driveway Regulations, Administrative Variances from
Requirements of .......................................
10.01.21
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Board of Adjustment ..........................................
12.04.00 et seq.
See: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Board of County Commissioners ............................
12.00.00
Development Review Committee ..........................
12.09.00 et seq.
See: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Environmental Control Board; Environmental Officer;
Environmental Control Hearing Board .... .........
12.01.00
Regulations and Requirements ...........................
12.01.01
Historic Preservation Commission ..........................
4.11.05
Planning and Zoning Commission ..........................
12.02.00 et seq.
See: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
BOATS, DOCKS AND PIERS
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
Particular Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in
Residential, Agricultural, and Planned Unit
Development Districts ................................ 8.00.03
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Outdoor Displays in Commercial Zoning Districts
Exceptions ............................................... 7.10.02.13
IH Industrial, Heavy District
Permitted Uses ............................................. 3.01.03.U.2
Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade
Contractor Facilities ..................................... 7.10.36
Sea Turtle Protection
Existing Beachfront Lighting, Standards for
Lighting for Pedestrian Traffic ......................... 6.04.02.J.4
New Beachfront Lighting, Standards for
Lighting for Pedestrian Traffic ......................... 6.04.02.I.8
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:24 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
BOATS, DOCKS AND PIERS (Cont'd.)
Wetlands Protection
Exemptions ................................................ 6.02.03. G
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:24.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS (Cont'd.)
Sea Turtle Protection
Site Development, Standards for
Location, Alignment, and Placement of Structures..
6.04.02.H.1
Site Plans
Review of Site Plans, Procedure for
Major Site Plans, Review of Applications for
Minor Adjustment to Major Site Plans .............
11.02.04.0
St. Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay
Zone
SRA Designation
Design Criteria
Compact Rural Development Design Criteria .....
4.05.08.G.4
See: STANDARD HOUSING CODE
Temporary Buildings, Structures and Uses ...............
8.02.00 et seq.
See: TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND
USES
Towers and Antennas ......................................
7.10.23 et seq.
See: TOWERS AND ANTENNAS
Transportation Systems
Driveways ......................................... .....
7.05.06.13
House and Building Numbers ............................
7.05.09
TVC—Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Countryside)
Specific Standards, TVC
Residential Driveways and Garages ...................
4.04.04.F
BURNING. See: OPEN BURNING
BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CG Commercial, General District ...........................
3.01.03.5
CN Commercial, Neighborhood District ....................
3.01.03.Q
CO Commercial, Office District .............................
3.01.03.R
CR Commercial Resort District ............................
3.01.03.II
Development Design and Improvement Standards .......
7.00.01 et seq.
See: DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVE-
MENT STANDARDS
Home Occupations ............................... ...........
8.01.00 et seq.
See: HOME OCCUPATIONS
Landscaping ................................................
7.09.02 et seq.
See: LANDSCAPING
PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development District
Purpose................................................... ..
7.03.01
Standards and Requirements
Residential Density and Non -Residential Floor Area
Ratios .................................................
7.03.03.B
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District....
7.02.00 et seq.
See: PNRD PLANNED NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP-
MENT DISTRICT
PUD Planned Unit Development District
Authorized Uses
Nonresidential Development Uses .....................
7.01.02.B
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:29 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS (Cont'd.)
Research and Education Park —Overlay Zone
Use Limitations, Research and Education Park Overlay
Zone
Conditional Uses .........................................
4.03.05.13
River Park —Community Overlay Zone ....................
4.02.00 et seq.
See: RIVER PARK —COMMUNITY OVERLAY ZONE
Stormwater Management
Local Jurisdictional Permit Requirements
Requirement for Dry Detention/Retention............
7.07.07.0
Transportation Systems
Sidewalks and Bikeways
Sidewalks .................................................
7.05.04.A
Use of Residential Property for Access ..................
7.05.05
Wellfield Protection ...........................................
6.03.01 et seq.
See: WELLFIELD PROTECTION
CAMPS, CAMPING
AG-1 Agricultural - 1 District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.A.7
AG-2.5 Agricultural - 2.5 District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.13.7
AG-5 Agricultural - 5 District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.C.7
CG Commercial, General District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.5.7
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of
Approved Camps or Parks Restricted ...............
7.10.06
I Institutional District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.X.7
CANOPIES. See: AWNINGS, BALCONIES AND CANOPIES
CAR WASHES
CN Commercial, Neighborhood District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.Q.7
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Car Washes, Self -Service ........................... . .......
7.10.22
CARPORTS AND GARAGES
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
Particular Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in
Residential, Agricultural, and Planned Unit
Development Districts ................................ 8.00.03
Research and Education Park —Overlay Zone
Performance Standards
Off -Street Parking and Loading Requirements ...... 4.03.04.F
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:30 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
CARPORTS AND GARAGES (Cont'd.)
TVC—Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Countryside)
Specific Standards, TVC
Residential Driveways and Garages ...................
4.04.04.F
CEMETERIES
I Institutional District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.X.7
Signs and Billboards
General Provisions
Billboards.................................................
9.02.02
Permitting and Exemptions
Exceptions ................................................
9.04.02
CERTIFICATES, CERTIFICATION
Development Permits
Certificates of Zoning Compliance ........................
11.05.00.13
Guarantees and Sureties
Generally
Release of Security Following Completion of Required
Improvements .......................................
11.04.01.E
Historic Preservation Regulations
Certificate of Appropriateness ............................
4.11.09
Certificate to Dig ...........................................
4.11.13
Newsracks
Application and Issuance of Certificate of Compliance
7.10.26.0
Certificate of Compliance Required ......................
7.10.26.B
Public Facilities ...............................................
5.03.03 et seq.
See: PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sea Turtle Protection
New Beachfront Lighting, Standards for
Beachfront Lighting Approval ..........................
6.04.02.1.9
Subdivisions
Platting, Procedure for
Final Record Plat, Review of
Required Certifications of the Record Plat .........
11.03.03.E
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
General Requirements for the Location of New Wire-
less Telecommunications Towers on County
Property..............................................
7.10.23.1
Transportation Systems
Driveways, Building Regulations .........................
7.05.06.13
House and Building Numbers
Placement Required Prior to Issuance of Certificate
7.05.09.0
Utilities
Utility and Drainage Easements in Subdivisions
Option2...................................................
7.08.02.B
CG COMMERCIAL, GENERAL DISTRICT
Accessory Uses ............... ..............................
3.01.03.5.8
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:31 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
CG COMMERCIAL, GENERAL DISTRICT (Cont'd.)
Conditional Uses ..............................................
3.01.03.S.7
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Adult Establishments ......................................
7.10.10
Membership Organizations; Enclosed Assembly Areas
7.10.31
Mobile Food Vendors ...................... ................
7.10.01
Dimensional Regulations........................ .............
3.01.03.S.4
Landscaping Requirements ..................................
3.01.03.S.6
Lot Size Requirements .......................................
3.01.03.S.3
Off -Street Parking and Loading Requirements ...........
3.01.03.S.5
Permitted Uses ................................................
3.01.03.S.2
PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development District ........
7.03.02 et seq.
See: PMUD PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOP-
MENT DISTRICT
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District
Permitted Uses
Commercial or Industrial Classified Land Use Area,
For Properties Located in any .....................
7.02.02.B
Purpose .................................................. ......
3.01.03. S.1
Signs and Billboards ................................... ......
9.01.01 et seq.
See: SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
CHARGES, FEES AND RATES
Administration and Enforcement
Fees................................................. . . . .......
11.12.00
Code Enforcement
Enforcement of Code Provisions
Environmental Control Provisions, Enforcement
Procedures for
Fee Schedule .................................... ......
11.13.02.0
Conditional Uses
Application Procedures
Filing Application for Conditional Use Permit .......
11.07.05.13
Endangered or Threatened Species
Habitat of Endangered or Threatened Species
Native Upland Habitat Protection .....................
6.04.01.1-1
HIRD Hutchinson Island Residential District
Residential Densities
Credit for Payment of Roads Impact Fee .............
3.01.03.AA.7.e
Payment of Alternate Development Fee ...............
3.01.03.AA.7.c
Newsracks
Application and Issuance of Certificate of Compliance
Additional Certificate of Compliance ..................
7.10.26.C(7)
Fees...........................................................
7.10.26.E
Public Facilities
Fees...........................................................
5.11.00
Right -of -Way Abandonment and Plat Vacation Procedures
11.10.02 et seq.
See: RIGHT-OF-WAY ABANDONMENT AND PLAT
VACATION PROCEDURES
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:32 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT
STANDARDS (Cont'd.)
Relief.........................................................
7.06.03
Administrative Relief ....................................
7.06.03.A
Combined Properties Used for Off -Street Parking...
7.06.03.0
Context Sensitive Parking ..............................
7.06.03.13
Provision of Reserved Parking Areas ..................
7.06.03.E
Shared Off -Street Parking Areas ......................
7.06.03.D
Outdoor Displays in Commercial Zoning Districts .......
7.10.02
Exceptions ...................................................
7.10.02.13
General ......................................................
7.10.02.A
Outdoor Shooting Ranges ....................................
7.10.19
Pain Management Clinics ....................................
7.10.29
Distance Requirements ....................................
7.10.29.B
Generally....................................................
7.10.29.A
Other Regulations ..........................................
7.10.29.0
Parking and Parking Lots
Off -Street Parking and Loading. See herein that subject
Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts
Extension of Parking Restrictions .....................
7.10.14.1)
Parks and Recreation
Adult Establishments ......................................
7.10.10
Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
Open Space Requirements
General Guidelines ....................................
7.04.02.B
Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages
Distance Restrictions for Persons Selling or Transfer-
ring Alcoholic Beverages ...........................
7.10.11.A
Off -Road Vehicle Parks ....................................
7.10.21
Outdoor Shooting Ranges .................................
7.10.19
Paving or Surfacing
Off -Street Parking and Loading. See herein that subject
Planned Mixed Use Development ...........................
7.03.00 et seq.
See: PMUD PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOP-
MENT DISTRICT
Planned Non-residential Development .....................
7.02.00 et seq.
See: PNRD PLANNED NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP-
MENT DISTRICT
Planned Unit Development ..................................
7.01.00 et seq.
See: PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT
Playgrounds
Adult Establishments .....................................
7.10.10
Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
Open Space Requirements
General Guidelines ....................................
7.04.02.13
Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages
Distance Restrictions for Persons Selling or Transfer-
ring Alcoholic Beverages ...........................
7.10.11.A
Outdoor Shooting Ranges .................................
7.10.19
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:59 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT
STANDARDS (Cont'd.)
PTV (Planned Town or Village) District
Standards and Requirements
Development Standards for Lots ....................... 3.01.03.EE.2.9
Reasonable Accommodation Procedures ................... 7.10.30
Recreational Vehicle Parks ..................................
7.10.16 et seq.
See: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
Recreational Vehicles
Off -Road Vehicle Parks ....................................
7.10.21
Outdoor Displays in Commercial Zoning Districts
Exceptions ................................................
7.10.02.B
Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade
Contractor Facilities ..................................
7.10.36
Design Criteria ...........................................
7.10.36.A
Public Notice ..............................................
7.10.36.B
Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of
Approved Camps or Parks Restricted ...............
7.10.06
Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of
Approved Camps or Parks Restricted .................
7.10.06
Religious Organizations
Adult Establishments ......................................
7.10.10
Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages
Distance Restrictions for Persons Selling or Transfer-
ring Alcoholic Beverages ...........................
7.10.11.A
Off -Street Parking and Loading
Performance Standards .................................
7.06.02
Outdoor Shooting Ranges .................................
7.10.19
Residence, Residential
Adult Establishments ......................................
7.10.10
Animals in Residential Districts .........................
7.10.03
Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
Building Spacing Formula
Applicability ............................................
7.04.03.13
Off -Street Parking and Loading
Performance Standards .................................
7.06.02
Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of
Approved Camps or Parks Restricted ...............
7.10.06
Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts
7.10.14
Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts.
7.10.14
Commercial Vehicles and Semitrailers Prohibited or
Restricted in Residential Districts ..................
7.10.14.A
Delivery and Construction Vehicles; Emergency Repairs 7.10.14.13
Extension of Parking Restrictions ........................ 7.10.14.D
Industrial Equipment Prohibited or Restricted in
Residential Districts .................................. 7.10.14.0
Schools
Adult Establishments ...................................... 7.10.10
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:60 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT
STANDARDS (Cont'd.)
Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages
Distance Restrictions for Persons Selling or Transfer-
ring Alcoholic Beverages ........................... 7.10.11.A
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:60.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS (Cont'd.)
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:158.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd.)
River Park —Community Overlay Zone
Performance Standards ...................... . .........
4.02.04
Sea Turtle Protection .........................................
6.04.02 et seq.
See: SEA TURTLE PROTECTION
Site Plans
Review of Site Plans, Procedure for
Standards for Site Plan Review ........................
11.02.07
Special Master Review Process
Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution -
Special Master Review Process
Standards of Conduct for Parties and Participants..
11.14.03
Standard Housing Code ......................................
13.08.01 et seq.
See: STANDARD HOUSING CODE
Subdivisions
Platting, Procedure for
Minor Replats and Lot Splits, Procedure for
Standards for Review ........................ .....
11.03.04.D
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
Building Codes/Safety Standards ......................
7.10.23.E
Transportation Systems
Internal Trip Capture Standards .........................
7.05.10
TVC—Overlay Zone (Towns, Villages, Countryside)
Specific Standards, TVC...................................
4.04.04
Utilities
Sewage Treatment Plants, Wastewater Reuse Standards
for........................... ..........................
7.08.05
Variances.......................................................
10.01.02 et seq.
See: VARIANCES
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
Removal ............................................
6.00.05. C
Vested Rights
Provisions re
Standards for Vested Rights ............................
11.09.03.D
STORAGE
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
Particular Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses in
Residential, Agricultural, and Planned Unit
Development Districts ................................ 8.00.03
AG-1 Agricultural - 1 District
Conditional Uses ........................................... 3.01.03.A.7
AG-2.5 Agricultural - 2.5 District
Conditional Uses ........................................... 3.01.03.B.7
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:201 Adopted May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
STORAGE (Cont'd.)
AG-5 Agricultural - 5 District
Conditional Uses ...........................................
3.01.03.C.7
Airport Industrial Park
Special Regulations
Storage Area Regulations .......................... ....
7.10.18.J
Temporary Use and Structure ..........................
7.10.18.E
Cargo Containers .............................................
7.10.35
Development Design and Improvement Standards.......
7,06.02 et seq.
See: DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVE-
MENT STANDARDS
Home Occupations
Use Limitations for Home Occupations ..................
8.01.03
Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade
Contractor Facilities ............................. ....
7.10.36
RF Religious Facilities District
Accessory Uses ..............................................
3.01.03.Y.8
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
Buildings and Equipment Storage Areas .............
7.10.23.P
Transportation Systems
Sidewalks and Bikeways
Bicycle Racks .............................................
7.05.04.0
Wellfield Protection
Exemptions
Nonresidential activities exempt .......................
6.03.05.B
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Applicability to Existing Development .......... 7.07.09
Change in Use .................................... ...... 7.07.09.13
Expansion of Total Area ................................... 7.07.09.A
Site Design, Change in .................................... 7.07.09.0
Development Design and Improvement Standards
Area, Yard, Height, and Open Space Requirements
Open Space Requirements
General Guidelines .................................... 7.04.02.13
Requirements
Filled lands
Requirements for stormwater grading plan for
single-family and duplex infill development
7.04.01.D.3.A
Development Permits
Stormwater Permits ........................................
11.05.07
Exemptions from Stormwater Permits .....................
7.07.05
Failure to Maintain Stormwater Management Systems.
7.07.08
Health, Sanitation, Safety and Welfare
Exemptions from Stormwater Permits ...................
7.07.05
Failure to Maintain Stormwater Management Systems
7.07.08
Intent and Purpose .........................................
7.07.01
Intent and Purpose ...........................................
7.07.01
Intent........................................................
7.07.01.A
St. Lucie County Land
Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:202 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (Cont'd.)
Purpose...................................................... 7.07.01.13
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:202.1 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
TVC—OVERLAY ZONE (TOWNS, VILLAGES,
COUNTRYSIDE) (Cont'd.)
Specific Standards, TVC
Agricultural Uses ...........................................
4.04.04.0
Applicability of TVC Specific Standards .................
4.04.04.A
Inside the Urban Service Boundary, Residential Subdivi-
sions.....................................................
4.04.04.E
Other Non -Residential Uses ..............................
4.04.04.G
Residence, Residential
Inside the Urban Service Boundary, Residential
Subdivisions .........................................
4.04.04.E
Residential Driveways and Garages ...................
4.04.04.F
Residential Subdivisions Outside the Urban Service
Boundary .............................................
4.04.04. D
Residential Driveways and Garages .....................
4.04.04.F
Residential Subdivisions Outside the Urban Service
Boundary ...............................................
4.04.04.D
Street Network .............................................
4.04.04.13
Stormwater Management
Performance Monitoring
Open Space and Countryside ...........................
4.04.07.B
Specific Standards, TVC
Inside the Urban Service Boundary, Residential
Subdivisions .........................................
4.04.04.E
Residential Subdivisions Outside the Urban Service
Boundary .............................................
4.04.04.D
Transferable Development Rights
Conditions of the Conservation Easement or Deed
Restriction ...........................................
4.04.05.H
Transferable Development Rights ..........................
4.04.05
Allocation of Transferable Development Rights Within
the North St. Lucie County Special Area Plan
(SAP) ....................................................
4.04.05.0
Applicability.................................................
4.04.05.A
Conditions of the Conservation Easement or Deed
Restriction ..............................................
4.04.05.H
Definitions...................................................
4.04.05.L
Findings.....................................................
4.04.05.13
Obligation to Convey Transferable Development Rights;
TDR Credits ............................................
4.04.05.D
Procedures for Use of Transferable Development Rights
Credits ..................................................
4.04.05.G
Public Acquisition of Transferable Development Rights
4.04.05.K
Requirements of Open Space and Countryside Associ-
ated with Towns or Villages Created through the
Transfer of Development Rights .....................
4.04.05.I
The TDR Sending Area ....................................
4.04.05.E
Value of Transferable Development Rights .............
4.04.05.J
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:221 Adopted
May 19, 2009
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section
U
U UTILITIES DISTRICT
Accessory Uses ................................................
3.01.03.W.8
Conditional Uses ..............................................
3.01.03.W.7
Dimensional Regulations .....................................
3.01.03.W.4
Landscaping Requirements ............... ...................
3.01.03.W.6
Lot Size Requirements .......................................
3.01.03.W.3
Off -Street Parking and Loading Requirements ...........
3.01.03.W.5
Permitted Uses ................................................
3.01.03.W.2
PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development District
Permitted Uses and Locations
High Intensity ............................................
7.03.02.A
Medium Intensity ........................................
7.03.02.B
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District
Permitted Uses
Commercial or Industrial Classified Land Use Area,
For Properties Located in any.....................
7.02.02.13
Purpose ............................................. .....
3.01.03.W.1
Signs and Billboards .................................. .......
9.01.01 et seq.
See: SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
Towers and Antennas
Telecommunications Tower Siting
General ........................................ ...........
7.10.23. C
UTILITIES
Development Permits
Mining Permits
Requirement for Permit; Exemptions ..................
11.05.11.A
Drainage, Drains
Utility and Drainage Easements in Subdivisions ......
7.08.02
Wastewater and Sewage Disposal Compliance Permit
On -Site Sewage Disposal System, Requirement for.
7.08.04.13
Water and Sewer Service Systems
Sewage Systems ..........................................
7.08.03.B
Floodplain Management .....................................
6.05.01 et seq.
See: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Central Utilities, Requirement for .......................
7.10.17.M
PNRD Planned Nonresidential Development District
Purpose......................................................
7.02.01
PUD Planned Unit Development District
Purpose......................................................
7.01.01
Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade
Contractor Facilities .....................................
7.10.36
Recreational Vehicle Parks
Central Utilities, Requirement for .......................
7.10.16.P
Requirements for all Developments ........................
7.08.01
Sewage Treatment Plants, Wastewater Reuse Standards
for..........................................................
7.08.05
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:222 Adopted May 19, 2009
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX
Section
UTILITIES (Cont'd.)
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Requirements for all Developments ....... 7.08.01
St. Lucie County Land Development Code
Supp. No. 28 LDCi:222.1 Adopted May 19, 2009