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Commissioners approve Orange Avenue farmers market with phased paving and sidewalk review
Summary
The Board approved a conditional-use permit for the Orange Avenue Growers Market on county agricultural land, granting temporary relief from full paving and a multiuse path while requiring monitoring and a phased schedule for permanent improvements if usage or site deterioration triggers it.
St. Lucie County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a conditional-use permit to establish a farmers market on an agricultural parcel at 10485 Orange Avenue, west of the Turnpike. The market is intended to allow local farmers to sell fresh produce and value‑added farm products from a single property and is the first petition considered under a recent code change permitting farmers markets in Ag zoning districts.
The market area will occupy about 3 to 4 acres of an 8.7‑acre parcel. The proposed sales footprint is modest (roughly 7,800 square feet of vending area). The applicant proposed parking for 39 cars, portable restrooms and hand-washing stations, a landscaped dumpster area, and a 26‑foot…
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