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County approves Creekside PUD, includes 22‑acre filter marsh and public park access to 10‑Mile Creek preserve
Summary
The Board approved the Creekside PUD, a mixed residential project that includes a 22‑acre constructed filter marsh connected to 10‑Mile Creek, a five‑acre public park, trail network and Audubon International gold signature enrollment.
The St. Lucie County Commission on Nov. 15 approved preliminary PUD plans for Creekside, a mixed residential community that includes ecological restoration elements tied to the 10‑Mile Creek Preserve.
Counsel for the applicant and the development team described the project as a multi‑phase residential PUD with approximately 800–840 units in various product types (the applicant said they would reduce a parcel and cap the application at 800 units for now), a public 5‑acre park to be conveyed to the county, and a system of lakes and trails designed to connect the community to 10‑Mile Creek and the county’s proposed preservation and camping area.
Engineering and environmental representatives described a proposed constructed 22‑acre filter marsh to be located in the flood plain and connected to 10‑Mile Creek; the marsh is intended to provide additional water storage, sediment reduction and habitat restoration. The developer said it had enrolled the project in Audubon International’s gold signature program; Audubon International representative Craig Marquis described the program’s development, construction and annual audit requirements.
Staff recommended approval with seven limiting conditions; those include establishing a conservation easement and management plan, monitoring reports, delineation of preserved areas prior to land clearing, right‑ and left‑turn lanes at entrances, a traffic signal if warranted, and a final utility service agreement. The developer agreed to those conditions and to pay $490 per unit to the school district in addition to impact fees.
After public comment and brief discussion, the commission moved and approved the Creekside preliminary PUD.
