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Fort Pierce approves Gordy Creek planned development for 316 units, preserves wetlands and requires FDOT improvements
Summary
The City Commission approved a plan development rezoning for the Gordy Creek project, a roughly 76-acre subdivision with 316 residential units, conservation of a 1.36-acre lake and 17+ acres of preserved wetlands, and conditions that include FDOT roadway improvements and stormwater protections.
The City Commission voted Dec. 1 to approve the Gordy Creek Planned Development (PD), a 75.98-acre residential project proposing 316 units (178 single-family homes and 138 townhomes) and a conservation-focused design that maintains consolidated wetland preserve areas, staff said.
Planning Director Kevin Freeman told commissioners the proposal preserves significant wetland area along 10 Mile Creek and includes a public trail, a 1.36-acre lake with viewing access and a preservation/management plan to monitor hydrology and vegetation. Freeman said the plan provides more than 50% open space and meets the city's comprehensive plan standards.
Applicant counsel Bob Raines and representative George Messimer described buffers, landscaping and a two-phase buildout; Messimer said the project includes a consolidated preserve with more than 17 acres set aside and a public trail of more than 1,300 feet. The developer agreed to FDOT conditions, including lane improvements and median reconstruction near State Road 70 and Gordy Road prior to release of residential certificates of occupancy.
Commissioners asked about ingress, drainage, school-bus circulation and buffering; staff said mitigation, tree surveys, stormwater plans and required permits must be submitted with building permit applications. The commission's motion approved the PD and development agreement subject to 16 conditions, including required agency permits, final plat prior to first certificate of occupancy, tree mitigation review at permit stage, and FDOT-required roadway upgrades.
What happens next: The developer must satisfy the 16 approval conditions, obtain state and federal permits, submit drainage and tree-mitigation plans at building-permit stage, and complete required roadway and median improvements before final residential certificates of occupancy will be issued.
