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Port St. Lucie council approves land-use, zoning and finance items; residents pressed council on parks, dump and stadium
Summary
Council approved a package of ordinances and resolutions at its Nov. 21 meeting — including a comprehensive-plan amendment for a new public works site, PUD and sign-program amendments, and a CRA bond first reading — while residents during public comment raised concerns about a proposed stadium, park improvements and the closure of a temporary dump.
At its Nov. 21 meeting the Port St. Lucie City Council approved multiple land-use, zoning and finance items and heard several public comments raising neighborhood concerns.
Key council actions:
- Ordinance 25-69 (comprehensive plan small-scale future land use amendment): Council approved changing about 38.93 acres of city-owned land at the northeast corner of Crosstown Parkway and Southwest Cameo Boulevard from "utility" to "institutional" to allow siting a new Public Works facility. Planning staff said the site plan has been submitted and is scheduled for SPRC review and a January council site-plan hearing.
- Ordinance 25-70 (text amendment): The council approved a text amendment to update the microbrewery definition and add a craft distillery definition (production cap noted in staff remarks) and to allow accessory food service; staff and the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval.
- Ordinance 25-71 (Cashmere Townhomes PUD amendment): Council approved a first amendment to the Cashmere Townhome PUD to update the concept plan, building design, setbacks, parking and add a cabana/pool amenity; applicant representatives described buffering (fence, live oak and hedges) and clarified the height request was within zoning limits.
- Ordinance 25-72 (Gatlin Plaza master sign program amendment): Council approved increases to allowable primary freestanding sign square footage, adjustments to setbacks, and an internal freestanding sign allowance for BJ's; staff found the amendment consistent with code and the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval.
- Ordinance 25-77 (CRA revenue bond): Council approved a first reading authorizing the Community Redevelopment Agency to issue revenue bonds not to exceed $7.2 million to finance capital improvements within the CRA; final public hearing and ratings will be on Dec. 8.
- Resolutions R84–R89: Council approved property acquisitions for municipal expansion, an amendment to a regional-park construction agreement, renaming of certain right-of-way segments, acceptance of roadway improvements, and other municipal land transactions.
Public comment amplified neighborhood concerns. A resident identified as Miss Spence criticized the council and the Community Redevelopment Agency for ignoring resident input on the Village Green Corridor and again raised questions about whether stadium developers would receive tax incentives. She also said the Floresta project’s costs appeared to have increased substantially from original estimates. Other residents raised safety and code-compliance issues, speeding and the closure of the temporary Cameo drop-off site; staff and the chair explained that the Cameo site was temporary, that continued operation would have required additional general-fund subsidies and that staff would follow up on whether county gate fees apply at other disposal sites.
Councilmembers used the reports and approvals to highlight upcoming community events and emergency-preparedness steps — including a FEMA grant of $185,600 to procure five portable generators for wastewater lift stations — and closed the meeting with seasonal announcements and an adjournment.
