Planning board recommends denial of Sunrise Lakes planned development after resident concerns about density and bus stop safety

The Fort Pierce Planning Board on Monday recommended disapproval of the Sunrise Lakes planned development (PD) by a 6–1 vote after lengthy public comment and debate about density, traffic and a proposed school-bus stop location.

Planning staff presented the application (an 11.54-acre site) and noted the property’s current city future land use is low-density residential (RL). Staff said the PD would create 50 lots and calculated a proposed density of 4.41 units per acre (using the property-appraiser site area), under the RL maximum of 6.5 units per acre. Staff also summarized 12 recommended conditions tied to the project, including a private lift station/force main along Sunrise Boulevard, a requirement that the force main and a school-district bus shelter be completed…