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Port St. Lucie council approves package of plats, easements and rezoning; council clarifies LTC Ranch DRI entitlements
Summary
The council adopted a series of ordinances and plats on June 9 — including final plat approvals and a rezoning for a portion of the LTC Ranch DRI — and members clarified that most entitlements for the DRI were established earlier by the county.
On June 9 the Port St. Lucie City Council approved a package of land-use and development measures, including final plat approval for LTC Ranch POD 9 (Phase 2 and 3) and multiple ordinances to abandon or convey easements, adopt sign programs and amend planned-unit development documents.
Among the items the council approved were final plat P-24-155 for LTC Ranch POD 9 (phase 2 and 3); second-reading ordinances 25-27, 25-28 and 25-29 (abandonments of portions of utility/drainage easements for specific parcels); ordinance 25-30 (Sundance master sign program); ordinance 25-31 (Riverland master sign program amendment); ordinance 25-32 (rezoning of 72.88 acres within the LTC Ranch DRI to a planned-unit development); ordinance 25-33 (utility easement and temporary construction easement to Florida City Gas/Pivotal Utility Holdings); ordinance 25-34 (MPUD amendment for GHO Homes at Southern Grove); and ordinance 25-35 (conveyance of a drainage easement to LTC Ranch West residential community development district). The council also approved Resolution 25-R34 authorizing acquisition of a parcel in Saint Lucie West for future City Hall expansion.
During discussion the council emphasized that much of the LTC Ranch DRI’s entitlements predate the city’s actions. A council member summarized the broader DRI entitlements on the record: the LTC Ranch DRI encompasses 2,445 acres and carries entitlements for about 4,000 dwelling units, 725,000 square feet of retail, 1,960,000 square feet of industrial space and 1,500,000 square feet of office space; the council noted that the action before it allowed a commercial component and roughly 350 residential units of that larger entitlement to proceed under the city’s review.
All items on these land-use and plat matters passed on voice votes at the meeting. Staff noted conditions on certain plats and easements that must be satisfied before final recording, including coordination with St. Lucie County when county rights-of-way or DRI conditions apply.
Why this matters: These approvals advance development projects and property-rights transactions that reflect long-standing entitlements for large-scale development in the LTC Ranch area and other parts of the city, and they set the stage for future permitting and public-infrastructure coordination.
