Planning board recommends Savanna Preserve Phase 1 final plat for recording

The Fort Pierce Planning Board voted March 10 to recommend City Commission approval of the Savanna Preserve Phase 1 final plat, a step required before recording parcel information and allowing lot-level permits.

Planning Director Kevin Freeman told the board the Phase 1 final plat covers a mix of residential lot types within a larger planned development, including 203 townhome lots and 98 two-family lots, along with community recreation tracts and preservation areas. He said the plat met the technical requirements of Chapter 121 of the City Code and city engineering review, but staff recommended two plat-specific conditions: (1) provision of legal instruments/signatures required for recording and (2) submission of an infrastructure bond amount and agreement for city engineering endorsement.

Dennis Murphy, representing Culture Land Development, said much of the phase has been constructed and that the developer will bond the remaining Phase 1 improvements to allow recording. He noted the plat reflects some geometry adjustments from the preliminary plan (a T configuration in one area) and reiterated preservation of a large wetland corridor through the site. "The majority of the development yet to come will be the villa units in the back portion of the property," Murphy said.

Ms. Clemens moved to recommend approval with the two conditions; Ms. Carter seconded. The roll call vote was unanimous in favor. Experts and staff said the plat allows parcel IDs and clears a path for lot-by-lot permits once the stated plat requirements are satisfied and city-engineering bond conditions are met.

The developer will record the final plat after delivering the required legal and bonding documents, and the remaining phases will follow in later plat filings or site-plan submittals.