Triangle Farms land-use change continued to Dec. 2 after planning refinements
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The board continued a proposed future land-use amendment to reclassify about 88.7 acres at the Okeechobee/Midway/Shinn Road confluence from Agricultural-5 to a mixed-use designation, citing the need for clearer subarea policies, notice and review of transportation impacts.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The Board of County Commissioners continued to Dec. 2 a first-reading consideration of a proposed future land-use map amendment known as Triangle Farms, which would change roughly 88.7 acres from Agricultural-5 to a mixed-use designation with subarea policies.
Senior planner Irene Sedlmeier told the board the site sits at the confluence of Okeechobee Road, Midway Road and Shinn Road and lies within the county's urban services boundary. Staff and the applicant said the MXD (mixed-use) designation could allow the flexibility necessary for a transition from mostly agricultural uses to commercial and light industrial uses that may better serve the area's growing traffic and neighboring development.
Sedlmeier said a third-party review of the traffic impact analysis, submitted the afternoon of the meeting, accepted the applicant's report. Staff estimated a hypothetical full buildout scenario of up to about 250,000 square feet of commercial and 1,600,000 square feet of light industrial could generate about 15,000 daily trips, though the actual buildout and phasing would be subject to site-plan approvals and concurrency rules.
The applicant, represented by Zach Ceccaro for property owner Dean Decker, supported a continuance to allow staff and the applicant to refine subarea language, ensure compliance with the comprehensive plan and re-notice affected property owners. The proposed subarea policies include use limitations (indoor-only light industrial, limits on outdoor storage as a primary use), development standards (minimum 25% open space, centralized utilities, maximum 40-foot/3-story height, and a 0.5 floor-area ratio) and a provision allowing residential lots on a specified 21-acre parcel consistent with AG-5.
The Planning & Zoning Commission previously recommended approval. At the Nov. 4 meeting, the board unanimously agreed to continue the item to Dec. 2 to allow additional revisions and to re-notify nearby property owners.