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Planning board approves 6-foot Colusia hedge in lieu of wall for Southern Grove Lowe’s buffer

City of Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Port St. Lucie’s Planning and Zoning Board approved a landscape-modification to allow a continuous 6-foot Colusia hedge with canopy trees within a 10-foot northern buffer in Southern Grove, rather than the prescribed 6-foot wall; approval requires the hedge be maintained at a 6-foot minimum height.

The City of Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 3 approved a landscape-modification request (P25‑169) allowing enhanced landscaping — a continuous 6‑foot Colusia hedge plus assorted canopy trees — within a 10‑foot northern perimeter buffer in the Southern Grove SGA and PUD in lieu of the code’s usual 6‑foot wall or fence.

Planner Sophia Veil described the request, told the board the applicant submitted letters of support from Mattamy Palm Beach and the NRP Group, and said staff’s recommendation included a condition requiring the hedge be maintained at a minimum height…

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