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Commission declines to modify Hutchinson Island height ordinance after developer's Bert Harris claim
Summary
After a multi‑session review and briefing, the county declined settlement offers and voted unanimously to keep the 2024 ordinance adopting the map‑based Hutchinson Island height overlay; the developer's Bert J. Harris Jr. private‑property claim remains pending.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to make no changes to a 2024 ordinance that corrected a mapping discrepancy in the Hutchinson Island height overlay, rejecting settlement options tied to a Bert J. Harris Jr. claim filed by Sand and Sea Development Group LLC.
County planning staff summarized the background: a 1995 Hutchinson Island height overlay established two zones (125 feet and 35 feet) shown on color‑coded maps and described in legal text. Staff said a discrepancy arose where three narrow oceanfront parcels near the Regency condominium were shown in one zone on the map but included in the other zone in the legal description. "When the discrepancy was discovered, staff moved forward…
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