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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.25.2025 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting September 25, 2025 Convened: 6pm Adjourned: 6:12pm 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM, by Chair Binner. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Binner. 3. INVOCATION Commissioner O'Dell. 4. ROLL CALL Madam Secretary Tommie Marie Fowler, called the roll. Present Board Member Ed Lounds, Board Member Billy O'Dell, Board Member Ryan Binner, Board Member Joshua Bradley, Board Member Lawrence Slay Excused Board Member Larry Neese, Ex-Officio Nicole Fogarty, Board Member Darren Guettler 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. 6. DISCLOSURE(S) Commissioner Bradley spoke to the applicant for agenda item A – Angle Rd Rezone and Commissioner Lounds received a text from the applicant for Angle Rd Rezone- agenda item A, he did not respond. 7. MINUTES A. St. Lucie County Planning & Zoning Commission minutes for the meeting of August 20, 2025 & August 21, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:00 PM 2 | P a g e RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Board Member Ed Lounds SECONDER: Board Member Billy O'Dell AYES: Ed Lounds, Billy O'Dell, Ryan Binner, Joshua Bradley, Lawrence Slay NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 8. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Petition to Rezone +/- 20 acres on Angle Road from AR-1 (Agricultural, Residential -1) to RM-5 (Residential, Multiple-Family-5) - THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE OCTOBER 16, 2025 MEETING STAFF PRESENTATION: Kori Benton, AICP, Planning Manager. Mr. Benton stated that all public notification requirements were met per St. Lucie County Development Code Section 11.00.03. Mr. Benton told the board that applicant for Agenda Item 9A, a rezoning request for approximately 20 acres on the south side of Angle Road at the future southeast corner of Angle and Jenkins Roads (from AR1 to RM5), requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission continue the hearing until October 16, 2025, at 6 p.m. BOARD DISCUSSION WITH STAFF: None. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. BOARD DISCUSSION: None. Motion: Approved. Motioner –– O’Dell - Second – Lounds RESULT: CONTINUE MOVER: Board Member Billy O'Dell SECONDER: Board Member Ed Lounds AYES: Ed Lounds, Billy O'Dell, Ryan Binner, Joshua Bradley, Lawrence Slay NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:00 PM 3 | P a g e B. Fort Pierce Commerce Center - Future Land Use Map Amendment - CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 19, 2025, JULY 17, 2025 AND AUGUST 21, 2025 MEETINGS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FURTHER CONTINUANCE TO THE OCTOBER 16, 2025 MEETING. STAFF PRESENTATION: Kori Benton, AICP, Planning Manager. Mr. Benton stated, as the Chair noted, items B and C, regarding the Fort Pierce Commerce Center, future land use map amendment and planned non-residential development are up for consideration. The applicant’s representatives have requested a continuance of the public hearing to the October 16, 2025, meeting at 6 p.m. Staff recommended that the Commission open the public hearing, allow comments from anyone who may not be able to attend in October, and then vote to continue both items to that meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS 9B: None. BOARD DISCUSSION 9B: Mr. Benton noted to the board that if Agenda Items 9B and 9C, proceed to the October 16, 2025, meeting, courtesy mailers will be sent to adjacent property owners due to the numerous continuances. Staff also acknowledged that the applicant has been keeping stakeholders informed through an email list developed from their neighborhood meeting. 9B: Motion: Approved; Continuation granted to the October 16, 2025, P&Z Meeting. Motioner –– Lounds - Second – O’Dell RESULT: CONTINUE MOVER: Board Member Ed Lounds SECONDER: Board Member Billy O'Dell AYES: Ed Lounds, Billy O'Dell, Ryan Binner, Joshua Bradley, Lawrence Slay NAYS: None EXCUSED: None C. Fort Pierce Commerce Center - PNRD Rezoning & Preliminary Plan- THIS ITEM IS QUASI- JUDICIAL CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 19, 2025, JULY 17, 2025 AND AUGUST 21, 2025 MEETINGS - THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE OCTOBER 16, 2025 MEETING. STAFF PRESENTATION: Kori Benton, AICP, Planning Manager. Mr. Benton stated, as the Chair noted, items B and C, regarding the Fort Pierce Commerce Center, future land use map amendment and planned non-residential development are up for consideration. The applicant’s representatives have requested a continuance of the public hearing to the October 16, 2025, meeting at 6 p.m. Staff recommended that the Commission open the public hearing, allow comments from anyone who may not be able to attend in October, and then vote to continue both items to that meeting. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:00 PM 4 | P a g e PUBLIC COMMENTS 9C: None. BOARD DISCUSSION 9C: Mr. Benton noted to the board that if Agenda Items 9B and 9C, proceed to the October 16, 2025, meeting, courtesy mailers will be sent to adjacent property owners due to the numerous continuances. Staff also acknowledged that the applicant has been keeping stakeholders informed through an email list developed from their neighborhood meeting. 9C: Motion: Approved; Continuation granted to the October 16, 2025, P&Z Meeting. Motioner –– O’Dell - Second – Lounds RESULT: CONTINUE MOVER: Board Member Billy O'Dell SECONDER: Board Member Ed Lounds AYES: Ed Lounds, Billy O'Dell, Ryan Binner, Joshua Bradley, Lawrence Slay NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 10. WORKSHOPS None. 11. OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Lounds asked Mr. Benton about the long-discussed issue of developer credit allowing stormwater ponds to count as open space, specifically whether credits are being given on a lake and if developers could be required to provide recreational areas in return. The commissioner questioned the status of this matter and whether it had been dropped. Mr. Benton explained that while there has been interest from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of County Commissioners, and staff in revisiting developer credit and open space requirements, progress has been delayed due to Senate Bill 180, which restricts counties affected by hurricanes from adopting more restrictive land development codes. In the meantime, staff emphasized that the commission can still evaluate plan developments on a case-by- case basis, considering whether open space is functional, accessible, and includes recreational or aesthetic amenities beyond stormwater. Staff encouraged commissioners to ask applicants how open space is being incorporated into their designs and noted that suggestions for creative use of land remain appropriate within current review standards. Commissioner O’Dell asked about Project Jarvis. Mr. Benton reported that staff and the Development Review Committee are reviewing a proposed future land use map amendment for Project Jarvis, involving about 1,200 acres off Orange Avenue/State Road 68. The petition seeks a Special District with related policies. The item is anticipated for the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda on October 16, 2025, though public notice has not yet been issued. He noted there is no site plan yet, so building size and square footage are undetermined, but staff expects to recommend maximum building coverage, floor area ratio, and square footage limits. While 20 million square feet have been discussed, staff is working to scale it down. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:00 PM 5 | P a g e 12. ADJOURN There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12pm.