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St. Lucie commissioners approve Oak Alley PUD with environmental conditions
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners granted preliminary and partial final planned unit development approval for the 70.56‑acre Oak Alley project, a 57‑lot single‑family subdivision, with conditions including a conservation easement, monitoring and utility agreements.
The St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 15 approved preliminary and partial final planned unit development (PUD) plans for Oak Alley, a proposed 70.56‑acre subdivision to be developed with 57 detached single‑family homes and a small nonresidential component to be considered later.
Planning Manager David Kelly told the board the proposal complies with the comprehensive plan and the land development code and recommended approval with five limiting conditions covering a conservation easement, a management plan and monitoring reports, delineation of lands to be preserved prior to clearing, and a final utility service agreement before the first plat is filed.
Developer representative Bill Blazak, senior project manager, described the project site as a heavily wooded property on the west side of South 25th Street and said Oak Alley “will be developed at 40% of what is otherwise permitted by the county.” He noted the plan preserves a significant amount of open space and includes trails, a community garden and an RV storage area for residents only. Blazak also described a proposed 2.3‑acre office park that would return to the county as a separate PNRD (planned non‑residential development).
Members of the North Fork property owners attended and, through commenter John Ferrick, raised technical questions about density and future left‑turn lane possibilities if the state returns 20th Street to county control. Ferrick also said his group supported the project and listed technical questions that staff answered during the hearing.
County staff advised the board of three additional environmental conditions in the packet from the Environmental Resources Division: that South Florida Water Management District permits be secured prior to site permits, that the Environmental Resources Division be copied on Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission correspondence, and that a littoral planting plan be submitted and approved by the Environmental Resources Division.
After public comment and board discussion, a motion to approve the Oak Alley PUD passed; the board recorded its approval by voice vote.
The approval is conditioned on the items specified in staff’s recommendation and the additional environmental conditions from the Environmental Resources Division. The nonresidential office uses shown on the plan must return to the board as a separate PNRD because office uses are not permitted in the PUD’s nonresidential percentage under current code.
