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County denies rezone for 5.7-acre South 20 Fifth Street parcel amid U‑turn and drainage concerns
Summary
The commission denied a request to rezone a 5.7-acre parcel from AR‑1 to RS‑2 after staff and residents raised safety concerns about u-turns on South 20 Fifth Street and flagged drainage, tree‑mitigation and neighborhood‑character issues.
St. Lucie County planners recommended changing zoning for a 5.73‑acre parcel on South 20 Fifth Street from AR‑1 (agricultural residential) to RS‑2 (single‑family residential, up to 2 units per acre). The Board of County Commissioners voted to deny the rezoning after residents and the board raised traffic safety and drainage concerns.
Senior planner Irene Sedlmeier told the board the property sits inside the county’s urban service area and that RS‑2 zoning would be consistent with the parcel’s residential‑suburban future land‑use designation. Staff noted the area contains a mix of parcel sizes, that public water and wastewater lines are available nearby, and that some surrounding…
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