HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-005 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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ORDINANCE 2026-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND
USE MAP FOR +/-88.7 ACRES FROM AG-5 (AGRICULTURAL-5) TO MXD (MIXED-
USE DEVELOPMENT) AND ESTABLISHING MXD SUB-AREA POLICIES TO
PERMIT COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND LIMITED RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTING PROVISIONS,
SEVERABILITY, APPLICABILITY, FILING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
STATE, FILING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, CODIFICATION AND ADOPTION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, based on
the testimony and evidence, including but not limited to the staff report, has made the following
determinations:
1. On January 9, 1990, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, adopted the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
2. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie as the governing body of St.
Lucie County having jurisdiction over this application pursuant to Chapter 163,
Florida Statues, is authorized and empowered to consider amendment to the
adopted Comprehensive Plan of St. Lucie County.
3. On July 17, 2025, the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission acting
as the Local Planning Agency held a public hearing, of which due notice was
published in the St. Lucie News Tribune, and recommended approval of the
proposed amendment to the Board of County Commissioners.
4. On November 4, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida held a public hearing, of which due notice was published in the St. Lucie
News Tribune and voted to continue the public hearing on the transmittal of the
petitioned amendment to the State Land Planning Agency within the Florida
Department of Commerce until December 2, 2025.
5. On December 2, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida held a public hearing, of which due notice was published in the St. Lucie
News Tribune and voted to approve the transmittal of the petitioned amendment to
the State Land Planning Agency within the Florida Department of Commerce.
6. On March 17, 2026, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida held a public hearing, of which due notice was placed in the St. Lucie News
Tribune and voted to approve the amendment of the Future Land Use Map of the
St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
A. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby adopt the amendment to the Future
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Land Use Map of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, attached herein as Exhibit
A.
B. CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby state its intention to:
1. Amend the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to change
the future land use designation from AG-5 (Agricultural-5) to MXD (Mixed Use
Development) on approximately 88.7 acres more particularly described in the
Legal Description attached herein as Exhibit B.
2. Amend the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to
establish the Triangle Farms MXD Specific Use Activity Plan policies as set forth
in Exhibit C.
C. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
Special acts of the Florida Legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St.
Lucie County, County Ordinances and County Resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict
with the Ordinance are hereby superseded by this Ordinance to the extent of such
conflict.
D. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be
unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. If this Ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be
inapplicable for any person, property, or circumstances, such holding shall not affect
its applicability to any other person, property, or circumstances.
E. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCE
This Ordinance shall be applicable as stated in Paragraph A and B.
F. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of the Ordinance to the
Bureau of Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, 32304.
G. FILING WITH THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY
The Planning and Development Services Director shall send a certified copy of the
Ordinance to the State Land Planning Agency within the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity, 107 East Madison Street, Caldwell Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-
4120.
H. EFFECTIVE DATE
The effective date of this plan amendment, if the amendment is not timely challenged,
shall be 31 days after the state land planning agency notifies the County that the plan
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amendment package is complete. If the Ordinance is challenged within thirty (30)
days after adoption, the Ordinance shall not be effective until the State Land Planning
Agency or Administration Commission respectively enters a final order finding the
adopted amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163.3184(10), Florida
Statues.
I. CODIFICATION
This Ordinance, upon its effective date, shall be codified by incorporating any contained
changes into the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
J. ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows..
Jamie Fowler, Chair NAY
Larry Leet, Vice-Chair AYE
James Clasby, Commissioner AYE
Erin Lowry, Commissioner AYE
Cathy Townsend, Commissioner AYE
PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this 17th day of March, 2026.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Ordinance 2026-05
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Ordinance 2026-05
Exhibit B
Legal Description
LOTS 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 AND 9,TIANGLE FARMS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 112, PAGE 37, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
AND
ALL OF THAT PART OF SECTION 1,TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST,THAT LIES BETWEEN STATE ROAD
NO. 70 AND THE WHITE CITY ROAD BEING KNOWN AS MIDWAY ROAD AND STATE ROAD NO. 712;
SUBJECT TO ALL PUBLIC ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY;
LESS AND EXCEPT CANAL 85, N.S.L.R.W.C.D., BEING 99.0 FEET IN WIDTH.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING FOR STATE ROAD 70 DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 126 IN ORDER OF TAKING
RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1738, PAGE 76, PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
A PORTION OF SECTION 1,TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT A SPIKE NAIL AND WASHER IN CUT OUT MARKING THE EAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) CORNER OF
SAID SECTION 1;THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00' 27" EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-
QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION 1,A DISTANCE OF 1,048.29 FEET TO A POINT ON THE BASELINE OF SURVEY
FOR STATE ROAD 70 (OKEECHOBEE ROAD)AS SHOWN ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RIGHT OF WAY MAP FOR SECTION 94030-2505;THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 03' 55"WEST ALONG SAID
BASELINE OF SURVEY,A DISTANCE OF 207.30 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 17 DEGREES 56'05" EAST ALONG A LINE
AT A RIGHT ANGLE FROM THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED COURSE,A DISTANCE OF 70.00 FEET TO A POINT ON
THE SOUTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR SAID STATE ROAD 70(OKEECHOBEE ROAD)AS SHOWN ON
SAID RIGHT OF WAY MAP AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING;THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 03' 55" EAST ALONG
SAID SOUTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 132.60 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY
EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR THE NORTH ST. LUCIE RIVER WATER CONTROL DISTRICT(N.S.L.R.W.C.D.)
CANAL NO. 85 AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 103, PAGE 117 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA;THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00' 27" WEST,ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXISTING CANAL RIGHT OF WAY
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 114.57 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 03' 55" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 97.31 FEET TO A
POINT ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 75 DEGREES 16, 10" WEST;
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 5,908.58 FEET,THROUGH A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 06 DEGREES 24' 29",AN ARC LENGTH OF 660.83 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE;THENCE SOUTH
78 DEGREES 28' 24" WEST,A DISTANCE OF 672.32 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 27 DEGREES 18' 54" WEST,A
DISTANCE OF 72.06 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR COUNTY ROAD
712 (MIDWAY ROAD)AS RECORDED IN ROAD PLAT BOOK 21, PAGE 8 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA;THENCE NORTH 68 DEGREES 44' 36" WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF
WAY LINE,A DISTANCE OF 169.12 FEET;THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 52' 56" EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY
EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 76.68 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF
WAY LINE FOR SAID STATE ROAD 70 (OKEECHOBEE ROAD);THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 28' 24" EAST ALONG
SAID SOUTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 838.03 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE
CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 75 DEGREES 16' 10" EAST;THENCE EASTERLY
ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 5,799.58 FEET,
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THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06 DEGREES 24' 29",AN ARC LENGTH OF 648.64 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
AND
A PORTION OF SECTION 1,TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT A SPIKE NAIL AND WASHER IN CUT OUT MARKING THE EAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) CORNER OF
SAID SECTION 1;THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53'44" WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-
QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION 1 AND THE BASELINE OF SURVEY FOR COUNTY ROAD 712 (MIDWAY ROAD)
AS SHOWN ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY MAP FOR SECTION 94030-
2505;THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53'44" WEST ALONG SAID SECTION LINE AND SAID BASELINE OF SURVEY,A
DISTANCE OF 230.59 FEET:THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06' 16" EAST ALONG A LINE AT A RIGHT ANGLE FROM
THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED COURSE,A DISTANCE OF 15.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY EXISTING
RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR SAID COUNTY ROAD 712 (MIDWAY ROAD) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING;SAID
POINT BEING A POINT ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 79 DEGREES
23' 29" WEST;THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND SAID
CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 701.78 FEET,THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 21 DEGREES 00' 31",AN ARC
LENGTH OF 257.32 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 28' 17" EAST, A DISTANCE
OF 432.60 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR THE NORTH ST. LUCIE RIVER
WATER CONTROL DISTRICT(N.S.L.R.W.C.D.) CANAL NO. 85 AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 103, PAGE 117 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00' 27" WEST ALONG SAID
WESTERLY EXISTING CANAL RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 51.43 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY
EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR SAID COUNTY ROAD 712 (MIDWAY ROAD); THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53'
44" WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 181.06 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING.
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Ordinance 2026-05
Exhibit C
Triangle Farms Mixed Use Activity Area Plan Policies
1. PNRD Zoning.All amendments of the Zoning Atlas for this land shall be to the Planned
Non-Residential Development (PNRD) Zoning District with an intent to ensure
cohesive, well-integrated development that is compatible with surrounding land uses
and is forward-looking. No rezoning to PNRD shall be approved unless and until
development of equal or greater intensity exists within one quarter mile, as consistent
with the intent of Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1.2.1.
2. Uses. All applications to rezone to PNRD shall identify the proposed permitted,
conditional, and accessory uses in alignment with the subarea policies and
compatibility with surrounding land uses. The permitted, conditional and accessory
uses require approval by the Board of County Commissioners as part of the rezoning
to PNRD process. Primarily commercial and light industrial uses are anticipated in
the Triangle Farms MXD Specific Use Activity Area. Some limited residential uses as
further described below may also be allowed.
A. Uses anticipated or desired in a future PNRD Zoning District include the following:
(a) A hotel or motel, as a conditional use.
(b) Eating and drinking establishments.
(c) A convenience store and gas station.
(d) Retail sale of tractors for use in agriculture, landscaping, or property maintenance.
(e) Heavy equipment/construction equipment sales as a conditional use.
(f') Special contractor trades.
(g) Indoor manufacturing
B. Certain uses are prohibited, including the following:
(a) Outdoor storage as a primary use, including parking or storage of recreational
vehicles, automobiles, boats or trucks. The outdoor display of tractors, heavy
equipment, or similar for sale is distinguished from parking or storage.
(b) The sale of new or used automobiles with automobile being defined to mean cars
and trucks intended as passenger vehicles and for use on public roadways. The sale
of used boats and used recreational vehicles is also prohibited.
(c) Data Centers
3. Residential Use. The Triangle Farms MXD Specific Use Activity Area permits
residential development on Parcel 3306-232-0001-000-8 and Parcel 3306-600-0006-
000-2 consistent with the density permitted by the AG-5 Zoning District. Access to
Okeechobee Road for such residential development may be from the existing driveway
apron on Parcel 3306-232-0001-000-8. Access to Midway Road for residential
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development shall be pursuant to the ingress and egress and cross-access easements of
future PNRD Site Plans on these parcels or other Triangle Farms parcels consistent
with the access easements provided on the approved Triangle Farms Site Plan (PDS
Order 2021-031) and the recorded Triangle Farms Plat (PB 112, Pages 37-38, recorded
February 8, 2023).
4. Open Space. No less than twenty-five percent (25%) of gross land area shall be
maintained as open space to preserve or create rural viewsheds, habitat, and recreation
functions. Stormwater treatment and detention facilities are not included in the
minimum 25% open space.
5. Utilities. All development within the Triangle Farms MXD shall be serviced by
centralized potable water and sanitary sewer systems. All development, including
development undertaken pursuant to the existing AG-5 Zoning District, shall be
designed so there is no net public cost for the provision of water lines, sewage lines,
storm and surface drainage systems, or other utility systems.
6. Transportation Concurrency. The Triangle Farms MXD Area shall provide
transportation improvements to serve the proposed development and provide the
capacity, circulation and connectivity needed by the development. Traffic generated by
the development which exceeds level of service (LOS) standards as established in the
Transportation Element of the County Comprehensive Plan shall be mitigated by the
development through committed roadway construction projects, payments or
alternative conditions. The timing and sequence of such construction, payments or
alternatives will be tied to specific development thresholds during the PNRD processes.
a. Each PNRD shall require a development agreement or similar binding agreement
with all local governments having jurisdiction over any impacted roadway. The
agreement shall identify specific measures to satisfy transportation concurrency. St.
Lucie County will not approve a final PNRD site plan for the development of any
phase or portion thereof of the Triangle Farms MXD unless the final site plan
provides adequate assurance that facilities and infrastructure will be available in
place and available to serve the proposed development and address level of service
requirements.
b. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the developer(s) or successor(s) in interest
shall satisfy the construction, payments, or alternative conditions for the
improvements to the roadway facility or facilities.
c. In coordination with the St. Lucie County Area Regional Transit, the MXD Specific
Use Activity Area shall identify the potential location of at least one future transit
stop on the Preliminary and Final Development Plans.
d. Trip reduction and congestion management strategies are encouraged to be explored
as alternative methodologies to maintain LOS.
7. Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1.2.1. No development on Triangle Farms MXD Area
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requiring rezoning to PNRD may proceed without demonstrating full compliance with
Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1.2.1
8. Future Land Use Map Amendment. If St. Lucie County formally adopts a plan to
implement the Outdoor Activity and Entertainment Overlay District as outlined in the
2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the County may initiate a Future Land Use
Map amendment for the subject site to ensure the continued compatibility and
coordinated development of Triangle Farms with surrounding uses. Any such
amendment shall maintain the allowable uses of the Mixed-Use Development (MXD)
designation, except where modifications are mutually agreed upon by the property
owners within Triangle Farms and the County to achieve the objectives of the overlay
district.
9. Development Standards. Triangle Farms MXD Specific Use Activity Area Development
Standards are as follows:
a. All light industrial uses shall maintain compliance with all applicable light, odor,
and noise regulations. Any light industrial activity that occurs outdoors as an
accessory use shall be properly buffered through landscape buffers and setbacks
from the public roadways and adjacent properties.
b. For commercial, light industrial or institutional uses, the maximum Floor Area
Ratio (FAR) is 0.3.
c. Maximum lot coverage by buildings is 30%.
d. Minimum open space shall be no less than twenty-five percent (25%) and
stormwater detention basins are not included in open space.
e. Outdoor storage as an accessory use shall be screened and buffered with
landscaping from public rights-of-way and adjacent parcels.
e. Setbacks in the Triangle Farms MXD Specific Use Activity Area shall be no less
than those applicable in the IL Zoning District.
f. Maximum building height is 40 feet or three stories,whichever is lower. The Board
of County Commissioners may, in its sole discretion, approve a hotel with a higher
building height.
g. To help protect the rural environs, outdoor lighting shall follow best practices for
minimizing light pollution and be consistent with recommendations by and standards
of organizations such as Dark Sky International.
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RON DESANTIS
Governor
CORD BYRD
Secretary of State
R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270
March 31, 2026
Michelle R. Miller
Clerk & Comptroller
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Ave.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Dear Michelle Miller,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 2026-05, which was filed in this office on March 31,
2026.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Leijon
Administrative Code and Register Director
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