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Port St. Lucie Council approves land-use, rezoning, utility easement and several resolutions; voice votes carry items
Summary
At its meeting the Port St. Lucie City Council approved a small-scale comprehensive-plan amendment, three first-reading quasi-judicial rezoning/PUD amendments, a utility easement to FPL, and three resolutions including a road-name change and grant/impact-fee actions; all items on first or second reading passed by voice vote.
The Port St. Lucie City Council voted to approve multiple ordinances and resolutions during its public meeting, adopting a mix of land-use amendments, rezoning requests, a utility easement and several routine resolutions. The council approved the items by voice vote; motions were made and seconded and the mayor announced “motion carries” for each.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 25-10 (second reading): Amend comprehensive plan — approved. The ordinance amends the future land use map for approximately 1.5 acres from residential/office/institutional to institutional for a parcel at 2277 Southeast Leonard Road; the council approved the ordinance on second reading.
- Ordinance 25-14 (first reading, quasi-judicial): Gatlin Commons PUD ninth amendment — approved. Planning staff described the amendment as a single-sentence revision to Exhibit 6 of the PUD to align the PUD’s medical-office parking ratio with city zoning code section 158.221(c)(14). The planning and zoning board recommended approval at its March 4 meeting.
- Ordinance 25-15 (first reading, quasi-judicial): Rezoning 0.46 acre on Southwest Medlock Avenue to Highway Commercial — approved. The request rezoned two vacant parcels to be consistent with the comprehensive plan and future land use; proposed uses include a restaurant/café with a drive-through. The planning and zoning board recommended approval on March 4.
- Ordinance 25-16 (first reading): Utility easement to Florida Power & Light Company — approved. The ordinance authorizes the mayor to grant a utility easement to FPL over a portion of a park parcel (Stars and Stripes In The Park, Parcel 3).
- Resolution 25-R-11: Rename right-of-way within Veranda Oaks plat — approved. The change was described as proactive and intended to avoid duplicate street names; staff noted the change will be sent to the fire district and 911.
- Resolution 25-R-13: Application for Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program (Assistance 02/2025) — approved. Council voted to support the grant application.
- Resolution 25-R-14: Third amendment to the city impact fee agreement with Accel International Holdings, Inc. and Accel Florida LLC — approved. The resolution amends the existing impact-fee agreement.
Procedure and voting
Most items were presented by planning staff or the city clerk, followed by a motion and a second. The meeting record shows voice votes with unanimous “aye” responses and no recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript; the mayor announced “motion carries” for each item. Several items were noted as quasi-judicial; the council requested anyone intending to testify to be sworn before giving testimony. Where a public hearing was opened, no members of the public addressed the council on those items.
Notable presentations
Francis Foreman of the planning and zoning division presented the Gatlin Commons PUD amendment and answered council questions about parking ratios for medical offices. Marissa Dabria Lachman, also of planning and zoning, presented the rezoning request for the Medlock Avenue parcels; the applicant’s representative, Alejandro Toro, appeared and said he was available to answer questions.
No ordinance or resolution failed at the meeting; council members did not request additional referral or study for the items listed above.
