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Commission approves first reading of planned-development rezoning for St. Lucie Commerce Center
Summary
The commission, following unanimous planning-board approval, passed first reading of an ordinance to rezone roughly 108 acres to a planned development that splits light and medium industrial uses across the site; the PD allows the city more controls over potentially noisy or dusty industrial uses.
The Fort Pierce City Commission voted on first reading to amend the City Zoning Atlas and rezone roughly 108.38 acres near Selvig Road to a Planned Development (PD), allowing a mix of light and limited medium-industrial uses under conditions the commission and staff say are intended to control dust, noise and other external impacts.
Planning staff and the applicant, District Planning Group for St. Lucie Commerce Center LLC, presented a PD that would keep the portion adjacent to Selvig Road in a light-industrial use band while allowing more intensive — but regulated — uses on the rear parcel nearest existing heavy industrial neighbors. The PD includes a use table that leaves some high-impact uses prohibited and flags others as allowed only by major amendment and commission approval.
Planning Director Kev Freeman said the PD approach gives the city stronger, site-specific controls that a straight zoning designation would not. Applicant Leslie Olson confirmed the PD follows an earlier approved site plan (2022) and that final site-plan changes would be reflected as projects or tenants come forward. The planning board recommended approval unanimously.
Why it matters: The PD is a way for the city to match industrial land use intensity to surrounding conditions and to create a predictable review path for future potential uses that could generate dust, noise or other off-site impacts.
What27s next: The ordinance passed first reading at the meeting and will return for final reading and adoption at the commission27s next hearing, subject to any requested changes.
