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CRA advisory urges code changes, demolition funding and developer vetting to fight blight
Summary
The Fort Pierce CRA advisory committee recommended drafting a law to require owners to demolish commercial or residential structures vacant five years or longer, adding FPRA demolition funding and offering CRA vetting of developers; staff said unsafe‑structure and nuisance abatement codes exist and recommended a workshop.
Members of Fort Pierce’s CRA advisory committee told the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency on March 11 they want a more aggressive city policy to remove long‑vacant, blighted properties.
Phil Thompson, chair of the CRA advisory committee, asked the FPRA to request city legislation that would mandate owners of commercial or residential properties vacant for at least five years to demolish unsafe or blighted structures at their own expense and to empower code enforcement, the special magistrate, building department and the St. Lucie County Fire District to hold owners accountable.…
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