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Stuart redevelopment board unanimously backs rezoning at 400 Southeast Osceola Street
Summary
The Community Redevelopment Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 2549-2026 to rezone a 0.45-acre parcel at 400 Southeast Osceola Street from R‑3 residential/multifamily office to a Commercial Planned Unit Development to permit barber and beauty salons. Staff said the existing 4,100‑sq‑ft building will remain and the petition conforms to the land development code.
The Community Redevelopment Board of the City of Stuart voted unanimously to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 2549‑2026, a rezoning application for a roughly 0.45‑acre parcel at 400 Southeast Osceola Street.
Jody Coogler, the city’s development director, told the board the applicant, Osceola Street Holdings LLC, seeks to change the parcel’s zoning from R‑3 (residential/multifamily office) to a Commercial Planned Unit Development so that barber shops, beauty salons and specialty salons are permitted uses. Coogler said the site contains an existing 4,100‑square‑foot, one‑story commercial building and that the applicant is not proposing any new structures or additions. Staff reported that required public notices were mailed on 01/19/2026 and that a sign was placed on the property.
Coogler said staff reviewed the petition against the City’s land development code and comprehensive plan and recommended forwarding a recommendation of approval to the City Commission. He summarized that parking, setbacks and other development standards were met and that conditional uses in the R‑3 district would otherwise require separate approvals.
Board members asked whether the rezoning had generated any objections; Coogler said the city had not received opposition. Members also asked whether the change would alter residential density; staff confirmed the request is strictly commercial and that any future conversion to residential use would require a separate application and review. Several board members noted similar salon uses exist nearby under different zoning districts.
After discussion, a motion to recommend approval was made and seconded. The clerk conducted a roll‑call vote and every member present voted in favor; the motion passed unanimously. The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Commission for final action under Ordinance No. 2549‑2026.
The board record shows no public testimony in opposition was received at the hearing. The next procedural step is the City Commission’s consideration of the ordinance.
