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Board adopts future land‑use amendment for Pruitt Commerce Center (Project Vision); next step is non‑residential plan review
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Summary
The board approved a future land use map amendment designating the county‑owned Pruitt Commerce Center property as mixed‑use development (MXD). Staff said future rezoning, plan non‑residential development (PNRD) review and traffic mitigation will follow; the county is in contract with a potential purchaser.
The Board adopted a future land‑use map amendment to designate the county‑owned Pruitt Commerce Center property as MXD (mixed‑use development), a step the applicant said is necessary to satisfy an option agreement and move toward a plan‑non‑residential development (PNRD) review and future rezoning.
Senior Planner Irene Sedlmeier told the board the proposed MXD designation will permit future non‑residential plan review under the plan non‑residential development zoning process; the site sits north of Okeechobee Road and south of Orange Avenue and is already in the City of Fort Pierce utility service area and expected to be annexed.
“Any future development will be subject to transportation concurrency, traffic impact studies and applicable state and federal permits,” Sedlmeier said, noting comments from the South Florida Water Management District flagged potential environmental permitting and water‑conservation best practices that will be addressed at the site‑plan stage.
Lee Dobbins, representing applicant Ashley Capital, said the applicant’s team is proceeding with PNRD preparations and thanked staff for their work. The board adopted the amendment by motion and authorized the chair to sign related documents.
Next steps: the property will be subject to a PNRD review and subsequent rezoning and final site‑plan permitting. The county and applicant will coordinate transportation and concurrency requirements as part of those future reviews.
