HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-019 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE# 5654316 08/06/2026 04:26:33 PM
OR BOOK 5514 PAGE 1672-1679 Doc Type:ORD
RECORDING: $69.50
PDS ORDER 2026-019
FILE NO. MNSP-2601-000189
AN ORDER OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR GRANTING APPROVAL OF
THE FIRST MAJOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE MINOR SITE PLAN
KNOWN AS FPL INDRIO SOLAR GENERATION STATION, TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITION OF A 26.77-ACRE BATTERY
ENERGY STORAGE YARD TO BE LOCATED WITHIN AN EXISTING
SOLAR GENERATION STATION SITE OF 458.47 ACRES, LOCATED
AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF INDRIO ROAD, IN
UNINCORPORATED ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS,the St. Lucie County Planning and Development Services Director has reviewed the
application submitted by property owner FPL for a Major Adjustment to an approved Minor
Site Plan, referred to as FPL lndrio Solar Generation Station, and after reviewing the comments
from the St. Lucie County Development Review Committee on this application, has made the
following determinations.
1) The property owner, FPL, represented by Culpepper & Terpening, Inc., requested
approval of Major Adjustment No. 1 to the previously approved Minor Site Plan known
as the FPL Indrio Solar Generation Station, said Minor Site Plan being approved by the
Planning and Development Services Director on February 19, 2025 (MNSP-2407-
000127/PDS Order 2025-013).
2) The FPL lndrio Solar Generation Station site is located in the AG-5 (Agricultural-5)
Zoning District along the private extension of Indrio Road, +/- 4 miles west of 1-95, in
unincorporated St. Lucie County, Florida, more particularly described in Part B and
Exhibit A.
3) The proposed Major Adjustment to an Existing Minor Site Plan provides for the
addition of a 26.77-acre Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) yard adjacent to the
existing solar generation station as depicted on the site plan drawing, included as
Exhibit B and prepared by Culpepper & Terpening, Inc. dated July 20, 2026, for the
property described in Part B. The batteries will feed power into the FPL distribution
grid during electrical non-producing hours of the solar generation station, thus
maintaining a consistent flow of power regardless of time of day.
4) The Development Review Committee has reviewed the proposed Major Adjustment to
the FPL Indrio Solar Generation Station Minor Site Plan and found that it meets the
technical requirements of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, to be
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consistent with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, and to satisfy the standards
of review set forth in Section 11.02.07 of the Land Development Code.
5) Planning and Development Services Staff have performed an analysis of the project
and determined it to be consistent with the Major Adjustment criteria of the Land
Development Code as documented in the memorandum titled "FPL Indrio Solar
Generation Station Major Adjustment(MNSP-2601-000189/PDS Order 2026-019)to Approved
Minor Site Plan (MNSP-2407-000127/PDS Order 2025-13)," dated July 29, 2026,on file with
the Planning and Development Services Department.
6) The proposed amendment to the FPL Indrio Solar Generation Station Minor Site Plan
will not have undue adverse effects on nearby property, the character of the
neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utility facilities, or other matters affecting
the public health, safety, and general welfare.
7) All reasonable steps have been taken to minimize any adverse effect of the proposed
amendment to the FPL Indrio Solar Generation Station on the immediate vicinity
through site design measures.
8) The proposed project amendment, as herein arranged, is expected to continue to not
interfere with the development and use of neighboring property, in accordance with
applicable regulations governing the construction and operation of a solar power
generation facility.
9) FPL has demonstrated legal ingress and egress from the project site to a private road
that runs to the north and intersects with Oslo Road in Indian River County.
10) An amended Certificate of Capacity Exemption has been issued for this development,
a copy of which is attached to this order in Exhibit C, as required under Chapter V, Land
Development Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DIRECTOR:
A. Pursuant to Section 11.02.00. of the Land Development Code, the proposed Major
Adjustment (Major Adjustment No. I, MNSP-2506-000189/PDS Order 2026-019) to an
existing Minor Site Plan known as FPL Indrio Solar Generation Station, designating a
new Battery Energy Storage System area in the western portion of the station site, as
depicted on the site plan drawing prepared by Culpepper & Terpening, Inc. with a
revised date of July 20, 2026, for the property described in Part B and shown in Exhibit
A, is hereby approved by the Planning & Development Services Director, subject to
previously approved conditions of PDS Order 2025-013.
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B. The property on which this proposed amended Minor Site Plan is to be applied is described
below:
Legal Description
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 9, 10, 15 AND 16, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE
38 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 9, BEING ALSO THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 10; THENCE NORTH 89°49'18" WEST, ALONG
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9, A DISTANCE OF 46.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00°26'07" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,317.63 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 89°55'10"EAST,A DISTANCE OF 2,209.81 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°00'00"EAST,
A DISTANCE OF 1,192.99 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°55'10" EAST, A DISTANCE OF
1,826.11 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°10'47" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2,510.69 FEET TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH THE SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 10 AND NORTH LINE OF SAID
SECTION 15; THENCE SOUTH 00°31'11" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2,471.26 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 89°54'19" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 4,034.42 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°26'07"
EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,470.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 400.96 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
TOGETHER WITH
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST, ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE NORTH
89°49'18" WEST,ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9,A DISTANCE OF 3,295.17
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 89°49'18" WEST,
ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 2,015.32 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE NORTH 00°38'29" EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID
SECTION 9,A DISTANCE OF 1,247.47 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°49'15"EAST,A DISTANCE
OF 2,001.35 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°00'00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,247.44 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 57.51 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
TOTAL 458.47 ACRES MORE OR LESS
C. The approvals granted by this Administrative Order shall run with the approval periods
described in PDS Order 2025-013, including any and all extensions granted thereto in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07.05(F) of the Land Development Code.
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D. The applicant (developer), including any successors in interest, is advised as part of this
Major Adjustment to a previously approved Minor Site Plan, all applicable
development permits and construction authorizations shall be obtained from the
appropriate State and Federal and Local regulatory agencies including, but not limited
to, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and South Florida Water Management District. and the St.
Lucie County Environmental Resources, Public Works, and Building Departments prior
to the commencement of any development activities on the subject property. Issuance
of this Major Adjustment approval by St. Lucie County does not in any way create any
rights on the part of the developer to obtain a permit from any state or federal agency
and does not create any liability on the part of St. Lucie County for issuance of local
development permits if the developer fails to obtain requisite approvals or fulfill the
obligations imposed by a state or federal agency or undertake actions that may result
in a violation of state or federal law.
E. The conditions set forth in Part A are an integral, non-severable part of the site plan
approval granted by this Amended Order. If any condition set forth in Part A is
determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason and the developer declines
to comply voluntarily with that condition, the site plan approval granted by this
Amended Order shall become null and void.
F. As the development site described in Part B does not have frontage on any publicly
owned or maintained road or street right way, the applicant for Site Plan approval
(developer) is advised that pursuant to the provision of Section 7.10.28(A)(1)(b)(7) of
the Land Development Code, neither St. Lucie County nor any other governmental or
public agency is responsible for the maintenance, upkeep or improvement of any
private drives, roads, streets, easements, or rights-of-way providing ingress and egress
or drainage service to the property that is the subject of this Development Order.
G. This Amended Order shall become effective upon the date of approval indicated below.
Should the property owner, developer,or authorized agent wish to appeal the approval
described in Part A above, all such appeals must be filed in writing with the County
Administrator within 30 days of the rendering of this Order, as described in Section
11.02.04(B), Land Development Code. Should an appeal to this Order be filed, no
permitting reviews or further administrative action shall take place on the processing
of this development project until the appeal is resolved.
H. A recorded copy of this Order shall be placed on file with the Planning and
Development Services Department and mailed to the developer and agent of record
as identified on the site plan application.
THIS ORDER is effective on the "day of loly , 2026.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
jamin Balcer, AICP, Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
County Attorney
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Exhibit C
Site Plan
St Lucie County
Certificate of Capacity Exemption
Date 3/24/2026 Certificate No. 7165
This document certifies that concurrency will be met and that adequate public facility
capacity exists to maintain the standards for levels of service as adopted in the St
Lucie County Comprehensive Plan for:
1. Type of development PDS Order 2026-019
Number of units 0 Number of square feet 0
2. Property legal description & Tax ID no.
1215-121-0001-000-2&a portion of 1210-121-0001-000-7
Indrio Rd., +/-4 miles west of I-95
FPL Indrio Solar Gen. Station Minor Site Plan N/A
3. Approval: Building Resolution No. N/A Letter 3/24/26
4. As part of the development:
5. On property owned by
FPL
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach FL 33408
is hereby granted a Certificate of Capacity Exemption according to the following Chapter(s)of the St. Lucie County
Land Development Code: ❑ 5.03.02(A) ❑ 5.03.02(B)1 ❑ 5.03.02(B)2 ❑ 5.03.02(B)3 ❑ 5.03.02(B)4
❑ 5.03.02(B)5 5.03.02(B)6 ❑ 5.03.04(A) ❑ 5.03.04(A)2 ❑ 5.03.04(A)3
❑ 5.03.04(B)1 5.03.04(B)2 ❑ 5.03.04(B)3 ❑ 5.03.04(B)4
6. Certificate Expiration Date 3/24/2028
This Certificate of Capacity is transferable only to subsequent owners of the same
parcel, and is subject to the same terms, conditions and expiration date listed herein.
The expiration date can be extended only under the same terms and conditions as the
underlying development orderissued with this certificate, or for subsequent
development i sue r the same property, use and size as described herein.
Signed Date: 3/24/2026
ing and Development Services Director
St Lucie County, Florida
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